Posted on 12/06/2013 5:51:19 PM PST by LonelyCon
No, but it does show just how much the Left has won and how much the Right has lost when conservatives start embracing and praising leftist icons like Mandela, MLK, etc.
And as far as I'm concerned, Rubio lost his legitimacy as a conservative as soon as he spearheaded the push for amnesty to illegals. He sounds just like Obama on immigration. This is yet another issue where mainstream Republicans have capitulated to the Left.
They should research and write their own statements. I can understand statements that say that Mandala was a voice that ended apartheid, that he was president, and that many people looked to him as inspiration for demanding more freedom. They should also say that he was jailed for his terrorist activities and that South Africa faces serious challenges under the current system.
Believe it or not, CBS News came close to being that even-handed.
Scratch most any American Jew and you have a pandering liberal.
Not just the education system. Everyone has speech writiers and nobody, neither the speech writers nor the people making these statements has background knowledge. "checking the facts" has become what appears online or in the "news". Thus, the statements they make don't get the scrutiny that they should.
What these statements need in difficult situations is to be nuanced. Saying something like "After Mandala left prison, his leadership of anti-apartheid dissidents led to the end of the apartheid era in South Africa".
Someone as smart as Cruz is should know better. Since he's busier now with speaking out, he needs some research specialists who don't make mistakes like this.
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