Letters to the Editor
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Thanks for this response
Thanks for this response--I read the review but didn't want to take the time and trouble to register to give him a response. What is completely lacking in the review is the step Barnett fails to take in linking the mythical presentation of figures like Reagan to the political use that is made of these myths by Republican operatives and the attempts to smear the opposition. He makes the same mistake/ommission with the neocons--they aren't just men with opinions someone might find repugnant--they are people who actively influenced the foreign policy of this country. I am still blown away by the fact that people took the swiftboating of Kerry seriously--when his opponent was too drunk/stoned to take the physical that was part of his elite, million-dollar, combat-avoiding "service"! Chris Matthews had the swiftboaters on for MONTHS, even after they were pretty well discredited, treating them like people worthy of respect!
And now I watch in disbelief as MSM-types continue to spin this Obama elitism story, clinging to their "take" in the face of pretty strong evidence to the contrary that the "insulted" really didn't feel insulted (and oblivious to the irony of elite MSMers speaking for the "common man")! These are the same frigging people who sold the more naive among us with the "Bush is a regular guy you can have a beer with and he understands you--he'll keep you safe"--and they aren't even the least little bit ashamed! I keep waiting for someone to confront them on the air about this. How about some video on Matthews drooling over Bush's "manliness"? We need more of this pointing the finger.