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To: EvasiveManuever
Why do we have to wrestle the greased pig?

The "greased pig" is an elected representative of a self-governing nation, and we are the citizens of that nation. That makes it our job.

82 posted on 06/01/2011 5:37:21 PM PDT by tacticalogic
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To: tacticalogic

The left is busy eating its own.

There’s an old saying ... when your enemy is destroying himself, get out of the way.

No reason for our “ME too!” piling on. It make us look cheap. It reduces the commentary and the coverage to reality TV standards. That’s exactly it. And I’m glad I thought of the label.

They are commoditizing and infantilizing coverage of government.

Next you’ll see members of the House walking to the podium wearing Shirts with advertisements on them. $500 on the first Congressman to have “Goldenpalace.com” tattooed on his forehead.

This isn’t rational. This constant voyeuristic obsession. It is not a healthy debate. We cheapen our side, gain nothing (and I say lose ground) and fail to educate anyone on any salient issue.

The proper response is either to shut up and let the left destroy themselves, or to point out that UNLIKE THEM (and how they treated GOP Senators and Congressmen) we do not comment on what people do in their spare time. It’s not our place.

Raise the level of dialogue. Be the respect that you want.


87 posted on 06/01/2011 5:43:56 PM PDT by EvasiveManuever (Shakespeare got it wrong. Not the lawyers... journalists.)
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