Fool Me Once, Shame On You. Fool Me Three Times...

[caty]

"Fareed Zakaria reminds Americans that this newest re-taking of the House is the third "Republican revolution", behind the Reagan revolution and Newt Gingrich's Contract On For America. Neither era of Republican control worked out well for the vast majority of Americans. Will the American people give the GOP another chance if they screw this one up?

I know that there are many who agree with Susie Madrak that this is an opportunity to show once and for all that Republican policies simply do not work. Unfortunately, as much as I like and respect Susie's attitude, I just can't be that sanguine. One would hope that people could have been sentient enough to realize that it was the Republican policies writ large with majorities in both the House and the Senate as well as control of the White House that put us in the dire straits we're in and that the trickle-down effect of Reaganomics really never did trickle down to not vote in this third Republican revolution. But unfortunately, overestimating the American people's ability to think critically and sanely seems to be a Democratic curse.

And worse, there is little chance that the majority of Americans will have this pointed out to them via our traditional media. Sure, you and I see it and we seek out media that provide facts and context, but the vast majority of people in this country do not.

That's why it's so refreshing to have a cable news commentator say what needs to be said: The Republican Party have shown time and time again they cannot govern the country well."

http://crooksandliars.com:80/nicole-belle/fareed-zakaria-republicans-fool-me-on



Some people just never learn. But I don't see how they can learn anything as long as certain news networks and radio personalities are allowed to lie, omit the facts, and twist the truth.

[treestar]

1. Rec'd

Very true.

[Vincardog]

2. K & FKNR

[tblue37]

3. Lesson: propaganda works. Propaganda always works.

Th RW spent decades buying up the media organs they needed to control the propaganda outlets, and they funded think tanks to provide a constant stream of RW talking heads to act as "pundits" on TV. They also fund fellowships and other such things, so that bright young things coming out of college figure out that they will make a living if they go right, not so much of they don't hew to the RW party line.

[Kablooie]

4. Fool Me Three Times and I'm an American.