Media Call Conservatives ‘Crazy,’ ‘Stupid,’ Racist’ and ‘Evil’

[mandym]

Wednesday, August 31, 2011
By Dan Gainor

Conservatives are crazy. Sometimes they’re stupid, racist or even evil. On creative occasions they’re all four – at least that’s how they’re portrayed by the American media.

This election season, journalists have partnered fully with the left to depict conservatives in the most vile ways they can muster. While it’s nothing new, the sheer volume of attacks is noteworthy. What’s worse is that many are coming from supposedly legitimate news operations.

http://cnsnews.com/commentary/article/dan-gainor-media-call-conservatives-craz

 

[Gina B]

Why do conservatives always seem so surprised when they find out that liberals think this stuff about them? Don't conservatives think the same types of things about liberals?

 

[mandym]

Why do conservatives always seem so surprised when they find out that liberals think this stuff about them? Don't conservatives think the same types of things about liberals?

Conservative do not use the left wing press to launch a pr campaign based on it.

 

[Gina B]

Conservative do not use the left wing press to launch a pr campaign based on it.

Does that make it any better?

Point is, the attitudes of BOTH sides and the way they go about promoting views is wrong, no matter who is correct and I get very weary of ALL of it.

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Does that make it any better?

Point is, the attitudes of BOTH sides and the way they go about promoting views is wrong, no matter who is correct and I get very weary of ALL of it.

Thanks Gina. I was going to say that those names used in the thread title sound exactly like what people on this very board call the president.

 

[mandym]

Thanks Gina. I was going to say that those names used in the thread title sound exactly like what people on this very board call the president.

Havent seen it in my time here

 

[mandym]

Does that make it any better?

Point is, the attitudes of BOTH sides and the way they go about promoting views is wrong, no matter who is correct and I get very weary of ALL of it.

maybe you should read the op. The "media" not just individuals.

 

[NaasPreacher (C4K)]

Is this different from conservative media doubting the president's citizenship or calling him a Muslim?

 

[InTheLight]

maybe you should read the op. The "media" not just individuals.

Ironic that the OP names the individuals making these claims. When I think of "the media" making a claim I think of editorial boards, like the NY Times editorial pages. The OP names individual pundits.

 

[mandym]

Is this different from conservative media doubting the president's citizenship or calling him a Muslim?

Of course//////

 

[preachinjesus]

Ironically around here it seems we can let others get away with calling the President (and other democrats) all these names and more (even saying he is having marital problems) and nobody gets their feelings hurt.

Whenever politics devolves into name calling, loose labeling, and rhetorical shenanigans we all lose.