Comments on: With “Friends” Like This — Credibility On The Net

By: Flagstaff

Flagstaff — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:06:34 +0000

But Erick’s article “David Brody Thinks I’m Shrill…” unfortunately refers to his Human Events story that pushes the idea of Obama approving of infanticide. While his points may be technically accurate, they are the perfect strawman for Bob Beckel and Alan Colmes to use as they rant that “Republicans are claiming that Obama is in favor of infanticide.”

It’s hard enough to try to get the idea across that the Obama is lying about how he voted and what his reasons were without having to cut through the clutter of an accusation that uses the inflammatory word “infanticide.”

Far better to drop the word and talk or write about the facts.

By: TheSophist

TheSophist — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:33:02 +0000

way to go

-TS

By: simpson316

simpson316 — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:37:10 +0000

You got Instalinked

Glenn also notes that it seems like the right is spending a lot of time debunking these myths for Obama. Which side plays dirty?

By: Moe_Lane

Moe_Lane — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:39:31 +0000

They just won't..

By: gamecock

gamecock — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:44:51 +0000

By: ZootSuit

ZootSuit — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:04:56 +0000

You deserve the good words.

By: Tim_Schieferecke

Tim_Schieferecke — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:55:09 +0000

All of these old school media outlets are bleeding out faster than one of the Ripper’s victims. IMHO, what they are doing isn’t all that much different from Germany’s last ditch effort with the Battle of the Bulge. They are throwing everything they have at electing Democrats that will install liberal Pravda-esque safeguards to protect them. If they fail, they’re done. End of story. For me, this is the only way to explain their Alice in Wonderland flummery for Barry and his gang. The truth may have trouble getting its boots on sometimes, but it always comes out in the end.

By: David_Hinz

David_Hinz — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:43:25 +0000

During the primary season there was SO much of that coming from questionable websites run by the supporters of “The Enemy of My Enemy” who is now our friend…

It has caused me to question almost every report — and to look for at least one reputable second source before I believe or post anything.

HEY, WAIT! Isn’t that what the MSM is supposed to be doing all the time? Hmmm, I may need to rethink this whole premise. Perhaps lies and innuendo is not all that wrong after all.

By: Tim_Schieferecke

Tim_Schieferecke — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:36:19 +0000

When junk like that is allowed to stand unanswered, it gives the left the GREY AREA they thrive on. They can latch onto the idiot’s statement that is a lie and use it to paint the rest of us as guilty of the same. I think a certain amount of that crap is a double entente done by leftists posing rightwing. Everything must be sourced and double sourced.

By: David_Hinz

David_Hinz — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:33:26 +0000

My thought is that we can police our side, and Kos can police the left.

I don’t want to hit some leftist site for lies and distortion and then have some Socialist step forward and claim, “Well, what about …”

By: David_Hinz

David_Hinz — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:30:08 +0000

I figure that we need to be completely accurate on our side, since we will be accused of every sort of hate and Racism if we allow distortions to go unchecked.

By: ZootSuit

ZootSuit — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:16:27 +0000

There are plenty of very legitimate and very important reasons to oppose Barack Obama without resorting to lies and innuendos, if not out-and-out racism. The Right in general and RedState in particular does not degrade itself to this level nor condone those who do.

By: jonlester

jonlester — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:40:29 +0000

I guess close polling motivates some to milk human nature as long as they can to keep doubts alive in the minds of a few.