Bottom line- when people on either side shows such disrespect, they become part of the problem and not the answer.
Very true. And it makes the "job" much harder than necessary. Of course, in some ways that's why they act out in the way they do.
I think the knee-jerk reaction that both sides have, has way too much clout. Although I think the right's knee-jerk reaction has more clout in congress, than the left does.
There was loud opposition to the War in Iraq and the Patriot act, but congress (albeit, more R dominated) didn't do jack about it. The opposition now to the UHC and pretty much anything Obama does, gets coverage and made into a much larger group than it really is.
I've said this before, the right is far more organized and business like when it comes to their party, their "protests" and their voice. The left has a very small fringe group, that is poorly organized and has very little clout or voice.
Was there anything, ANYTHING, that the left protested about (in the last 12 years) that has gotten as much continual coverage as the health care protesters have gotten?
Yah, the protests over the war were covered well, but only as long as the media deemed it necessary. Once it served it's purpose, the coverage of the protests stopped almost immediately (as did the actual # of them).
For me, the media is spinning things to best suit their financial needs. There isn't anyone on TV who doesn't call out the BS, cept for The Daily Show. And no one (outside of it's fanbase) takes them seriously. Because, you know, it's a comedy show.
So like you said, these idiots (on both sides) make the jobs so much harder.
