Friday, May 13, 2005
Grassley and the Big Lie about Social Security
Sen. Charles Grassley, Republican Head of the Senate Finance Committee, blasted Democrats for not coming up with solutions for making Social Security solvent. His tirade is just a prolongation of Bush’s “big lie” campaign to scare Americans into believing that Social Security is in crises.
The “big lie” works like this. Invent a crisis where none currently exists. State only the information (real or not) that benefits your argument and repeat the message over and over and over until people believe. Ignore all information that might undermine your argument and attack anyone who might disagree. Then, after convincing everyone that there is a crisis and marginalizing your opponents, you come up with the solution to the crisis you manufactured.
http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1070
The “big lie” works like this. Invent a crisis where none currently exists. State only the information (real or not) that benefits your argument and repeat the message over and over and over until people believe. Ignore all information that might undermine your argument and attack anyone who might disagree. Then, after convincing everyone that there is a crisis and marginalizing your opponents, you come up with the solution to the crisis you manufactured.
http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1070
Monday, May 09, 2005
Nothing good about this "Good old Country Boy"
Though one church member referred to him as a "wonderful, good old country boy," I see nothing good about a church pastor who ousts his own congregational members for their democratic political beliefs. (CNN.com - Pastor tries to calm waters over political oustings - May 8, 2005)
The Rev. Chan Chandler from the East Waynesville (N.C.) Baptist Church may have issued a statement (through his attorney, no less) saying the "church" doesn't care about its members' political affiliations, but that doesn't say much for this reverand's "personal" beliefs.
One has to wonder what kinds of "sermons" this man has been preaching over the course of the years. He says he's invited all church members to attend a "business" meeting on Tuesday, and expects it all to be "cleared up" by the end of the week. Gee, didn't Bush have something like that in mind when he decided to invade Iraq?
The Rev. Chan Chandler from the East Waynesville (N.C.) Baptist Church may have issued a statement (through his attorney, no less) saying the "church" doesn't care about its members' political affiliations, but that doesn't say much for this reverand's "personal" beliefs.
One has to wonder what kinds of "sermons" this man has been preaching over the course of the years. He says he's invited all church members to attend a "business" meeting on Tuesday, and expects it all to be "cleared up" by the end of the week. Gee, didn't Bush have something like that in mind when he decided to invade Iraq?
