2 + 2 = Conservative Success

By GottaLaff

A letter to the Calendar section of the L.A. Times:

Liberal radio vs. conservative

Liberal radio will never succeed like conservative radio has because conservative radio is based on black-and-white opinions while liberal radio is all shades of gray ["Air America Ends on Mixed Message," by Steve Carney, Jan. 23].

People like to hear that two and two are four. They can't really take that two and two are sometimes four and sometimes 22, unless it is two squared.

So according to this person, conservative radio listeners find the following too difficult: Examining all sides of an issue, nuance, texture, introspection, challenging one's own party, complex analysis, open mindedness, inclusiveness, thinking outside the box, not marching in lockstep, critical thinking, sophistication, subtlety, detail, possibility, and substance.

This is what they understand: "No".

Got it.

John Sidney McBush: The black and white candidate

By GottaLaff

This occurred to me as I cringed and gagged throughout the Fake Forum last night:

My gut reaction was that J Sid was doing his best George W. Bush impression, and that the pundits were once again buying into it. He was chuckling it up and piling the manure high as he gave blunt black-and-white answers to questions that demanded critical discernment and careful insight.

We as a country have had our fill of simplistic, dumbed down, action-figure responses to complex issues.

We as progressives should push this message. Obama's acuity is something to be treasured, not ridiculed. Name me one parent who hopes his child will eschew intellect and vision for reckless, unenlightened brashness. I mean other than 41 and Bar.