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June 27, 2004 In the past four years it has become taboo to be anything but a hard-right conservative. People like Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, and to a lesser extent, Michael McCrae here on Useless Knowledge, assail the evil liberal machine. The conservatives rail on former President Clinton, who hasn’t been in the Oval Office for nearly four years now. They attack the past of Ted Kennedy, John Kerry, Hillary Clinton and countless others while declaring George W. Bush’s alcoholism, drunk driving, and military service as irrelevant because they are not current events. This conservative hypocrisy machine has declared repeatedly how bad it is to be a liberal, how wrong it is to not share the viewpoint of President Bush. They have branded the likes of Michael Moore, Al Franken, Barbara Streisand and Tim Robbins to be terrorists, enemies of the state for declaring their opinions and wearing their liberalism proudly. Come November, the conservative smear machine, Fox News and President Bush will see just how many liberals are fed up with being told they’re terrorist-sympathizers for demanding accountability over Abu Ghraib, a statement courtesy of Bill O’Reilly, conservatism’s talking head. When Jack Ryan withdrew from the Senate race in Illinois, giving popular Democrat Barack Obama an even larger lead, Democrats drew a breath of hope. Ryan was subjected to a lighter version of what Bill Clinton was given. It was only sad that Ryan could not be impeached for saying there was nothing embarrassing in his divorce file, only to admit he lied. Had a liberal said that, the gallows would be ready by sunset. In Colorado, proud liberal Ken Salazar is putting multi-millionaire beer tycoon Pete Coors through the ringer. Coors will soon find that running without a message, on name alone, is a lot harder than selling beer to college students. A recent Zogby poll shows President Bush polling 54% negative in an approval poll. For the first time, a majority of Americans (60%) of Americans disapprove of Bush’s cash crop, the Iraq War. 53% - a larger majority than Bush received in 2000 – believe it is time for someone new. The conservative smear machine is accomplishing the opposite of what it planned – it has reinvigorated the liberal base and energized swing voters to get out there in November. Ron and Nancy Reagan have aligned against President Bush, as have many members of Congress, for his arrogant position on stem cell research. Bill O’Reilly will not be happy come November, when the majority of Americans tire of having their political views mocked, insulted and degraded. The ineptness of President Bush has been revealed as it was before 9-11. Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11 is opening the eyes of youth voters otherwise disinterested in the political process. The party of Franklin Roosevelt, of Woodrow Wilson, of the budget-balancing and socially conscious Bill Clinton, will not tolerate having its name dragged through the mud by the Republican Party. Come November, the Senate and the Presidency are fair game, and the liberals will not roll over again. President Bush will walk in the footsteps of his father: one term. As usual, I invite all comments, questions and responses to be e-mailed to me at MBurns_NS@hotmail.com. I will do my best to respond quickly. ------------ About the author: Max Burns lives in Indianapolis and interns with the Indiana Democratic Party. Visit The Rabid Demoncrat or read the fantasy-fiction novel "Alcardia". He is currently a junior at Lawrence North High School and is active in political clubs and associations. Email: MBurns_NS@hotmail.com Tell a friend about this site! ------------ |
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