Through Obamas two terms, most of the mainstream media has remained strangely silent about the astonishingly ugly race baiting that now passes for mainstream conservative media commentary. That same press corps is now turning a blind eye to the tangible damage that kind of rhetoric has done to public debate, or the chance of public debate, and how the right-wing media has tried to implement a hecklers veto on Obama; to effectively shout him down. Its fine for pundits to yearn for open dialogue and rhetorical leadership from the White House. Its less helpful for them to ignore the unpleasant realities of nasty partisan politics in the age of Obama. It does no good to pretend race baiting hasnt become a badge of honor and a professional path to success for lots of right-wing pundits.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 03:17:50 +0000
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