Why do major media hacks not allow trackbacks and open comments? ( Joe can’t take the heat )
Posted by Moonage on 29 Jun 2006 | Tagged as: The Media
Joe Scarborough this totally wrong opinion piece this morning:
The Senate has just finished a heated debate of flag burning, an act that some Republicans say is an attack on American troops. Democrats blasted back, saying the constitutional amendment to ban flag burning was pure politics. Ultimately, the amendment failed by one vote.
Whether Republicans were playing partisan politics with the flag issue is open to debate, but few can argue that this constitutional amendment would actually impact many Americans€™ lives……
Still, if the White House and congressional Republicans pulled off a political stunt, it was a popular one. A poll released this month shows that 56 percent of Americans support a flag-burning amendment, while 40 percent oppose it.
And like the marriage amendment that went up in flames last month, this flag-burning proposal is an example of George Bush and Karl Rove setting political traps for Democrats, who can now count on being painted as the party of gay marriage and flag burning.
Not exactly the best way to win back €śRed State€ť America.
George Bush and Karl Rove didn’t invent this tactic. Not even close. Just a very cursory research would reveal that the modern effort to ban flag burning gained momentum with events occurring in 1989. Since that point, it has been introduced EVERY SINGLE CONGRESS.
So, Joe, it is blatantly incorrect to say this issue is an example of Bush setting traps for Democrats considering the legislation predates Bush by OVER A DECADE. And, since it’s so easy to figure this out, it leads me to wonder why it is SOME people like Joe Scarborough don’t allow comments or trackbacks on THEIR posts?
I’ve got mine open. I’m more than willing to take the heat.
Probably because I’m a lot more confident I’m right than Joe is.
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