[TLBSHOW]

An excellent truth story.

[gcruse]

"Hey, Arlen, whazzzup?"
"Orrin, good to see ya.  How are you enjoying
Atlantic City so far?"
"It's great man.  This idea of conservatives giving more
than lip service to Bill Bennett is a blast.  Can you
believe it?  Half the Senate is here gambling millions
in a show of  solidarity."
"Well, Arlen I think it was a stroke of genius, but it wasn't
me who thought of it.  I got the idea from Carville, actually."
"You gotta be kidding me."
"No, not at all.  See that long line over there?"
"Yeah."
"That leads into Monica Lewinsky's room   The Democrats are showing loyalty to Clinton."

[isthisnickcool]

Bill Bennett holds no elected office. Any weight people gave Bennett was their choice. Personally, I liked Bennett's messages but didn't need his words for my moral compass. Bennett sold himself as something and people bought it. If they continue to, fine. If not, no biggie. Not from here.

Does anyone really think that Bill Bennett by promoting what he has in the past actually changed anyone? Like someone heard Bennett on TV or read one of his books or heard him speak and suddenly found "virtue"? Nah! Wait, I take that back. His "Book of Virtues" was animated into stories on PBS. That might have made a little difference with some kids. Maybe.

What's amusing about this article is the mention of the name Andrew Sullivan. Many here like Sullivan. Because he spouts the conservative line so well. The conservative message rolls off Sullivan's tongue. At least while he does not have another mans XXXX in his mouth. If that's not a concern to others then what's the big deal with Bennett having all his positive qualities along with his own "deviation"? Gambling.

Oddly enough, if one pretends that Bennett had the same "quirk" Andrew Sullivan has then the left would not be saying a damn thing.

[CanisMajor2002]

We can either hold ourselves accountable, or stoop so low as Maxine Waters defending Robert Byrd.

Unfortunately Big Media doesn't hold the same integrity standard to everyone, or even itself.

[jagrmeister]

These human interest stories (Lott, Santorum, Bennet) play out in the broader news media (liberal) and entertainment industry such as the Daily Show (liberal). It is very difficult for conservatives to shape public opinion when a story gets into this domain. It's why conservatives were hopeless in winning the public opinion wars over the Clinton impeachment. So long as the story remains within the confines of political insiders/junkies, it can be shaped by AM radio, Limbaugh, Washington Times, cable news (especially Fox). Once you slip outside that boundary and into the mainstream, it's a lynching by the Left's media and entertainment industry arsenal.

[TLBSHOW]

The latest from Joseph J. Sabia of Cornell Review,
who wrote this classic last week....

Democrats’ 2004 Kamikaze Mission

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/908788/posts?page=

[N. Theknow]

Thanks for the ping.

Leftist elites are still trying to bring everyone down to Clinton's level.

[Teacher317]

Do Right-Wingers Ever Defend Their Own?

We defend principles, not people.

What's that old saw? "Small minds talk about people, average minds talk about events, great minds discuss ideas"?