What's the Penalty For Hijacking a Debate?

Oops! They did it again, but it wasn't an accident.

If you've been on any moderate to liberal websites lately, or heck, even read any mainstream media articles dealing with congress and the presidential financeer butt-kissing season, you've seen it. Another debate has been hijacked by the changing of terms: "defense" is now "the politics of fear".

I'm not going to link to any of the articles; suffice it to say, you can find them without even trying. I heard news stories on our local talk radio station that mentioned the term yesterday.

What does it mean? That's simple. If you have any gumption to defend yourself, your family or your nation, you are fearful. If you consider protection important - but aren't talking about sex - you are fearful. If you want to "be prepared", as the Boy Scouts say, you are fearful. It is no longer acceptable for you to prepare for the worst but expect the best, or even prepare for the worst but take things as they come. Now, you have to carry yourself as though the best is the only option, and everything else is folly. Otherwise, you are fearful.

I wonder if JFK was engaging in the politics of fear as he addressed the Cuban missile crisis with the Americans. Hmmm.

I wonder if Dennis Kucinich engages in the politics of fear when he takes his bodyguards through the worst parts of Cleveland with him. Hmmm.

I wonder if Jessie Jackson engages in the politics of fear when he talks about blacks defending themselves against the suppressing white racist machine. Hmmm.

So, don't be fooled if you hear "the politics of fear". Rather, be angry, and let everyone know that it is a ruse.

BTW...if you can use the mental exercise, stop by Patriots & Tyrants and help us figure out how to level the playing field for all federal political candidates.