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The "fog" is called "argument by non-essential", and it is not innocent; It's a logical attack designed to change the subject from the important to the trivial so the attacker can sneak something past you. It's like a smoke screen or diversionary tactic in a war.

For example, when interviewing liberal (or RINO) canditate for office, a reporter, instead of asking the candidate, "What do you see as the proper function of government in a free society?, will ask "Do you wear boxers or briefs?" (We wouldn't want him to actually answer the first question in public, now would we?)

When given a clear choice, Americans never vote for bigger government and less freedom. Never. Those in power know this, so they see to it that the people are simply not given a clear choice.

The "mainstream" media are willing and eager accomplices in this great mass deception. Don Henley had them pegged in his song Dirty Laundry:

We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When it’s said and done we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that crap is king
Give us dirty laundry!

There is an epidemic of ignorance in modern America. Americans are not stupid, but their minds are numbed and unfocused. But just as in any epidemic, a doctor can't cure it all by herself - she can only cure it one person at a time.

Dr. F, you cured the people you talked to, and they will cure other people. In time, we can cure this epidemic. The battle for preserving the American system of government (as our founders created it) is worth the fight.

We can do the innuendo
We can dance and sing
When it’s said and done we haven’t told you a thing
We all know that crap is king

Gotta love Henley.

I would add that this lyric applies not only to the press. It is probably etched in granite above the doors of both the RNC and DNC headquarters.

Regards

J.R.

Thanks for the painfully true Henley lyrics, John.

Four of my favorite lines of his are:

I’m not the kind to smile and bow out gracefully
I always wanted to take it to the wall … and …

We condescend and in the end
we lose our very souls.

Would that there were more people who feel that way, rather than being satisfied with simply rolling over and playing dead.

In time, we can cure this epidemic. The battle for preserving the American system of government (as our founders created it) is worth the fight.

I wholeheartedly agree with the last sentence, and will be soldiering until the end (as will you). But I have my doubts about the first sentence. I don’t share your restrained optimism, John. This past month has been an eye-opener for me. On the one hand, it was good to experience the receptiveness of the hundreds of people with whom I talked. But on the other hand it was deeply disturbing to discover just how many otherwise intelligent people don’t have any idea that their country is being sold down the river.

I’ve already written too much about my feelings in that regard, so won’t continue the soapbox spiel here. But the bottom line is that I have seen it so often before: You speak to friends and family and neighbors about an important political ballot contest/issue. They comprehend and do the right thing. But then they once again revert to business as usual (i.e., allowing the media, especially, to do their thinking for them). It becomes a matter of not being able to get through their heads the importance of thinking for themselves. You simply have to drag them aside and educate them at various critical times. That’s not a solution. It’s a band-aid. Our republic is hemorrhaging and pretty soon band-aids aren’t going be able to stop the bleeding.