The Left Gets Another Scalp
Numerous sportswriters, CNN, MSNBC, among others, falsely attributed to me statements I had never made. Their sources, as best I can tell, were Wikipedia and each other. But the Wikipedia post was based on a fabrication printed in a book that also lacked any citation to an actual source.
I never said I supported slavery and I never praised James Earl Ray. How sick would that be? Just as sick as those who would use such outrageous slanders against me or anyone else who never even thought such things. Mr. Wilbon refuses to take responsibility for his poison pen, writing instead that he will take my word that I did not make these statements; others, like Rick Sanchez of CNN, essentially used the same sleight-of-hand.
That’s the American Butthash Media in these days of civility: spreading lies told by racists like Sharpton and Jackson. Eric Holder was right: we are cowards when it comes to talking about race. Too many of us are afraid to stand up and point to real-life racism and denounce its practitioners.
The left wept and moaned and bitched and cried for years about the “chill wind” that brought patriotic dissent in this country to a screeching halt during the Bush administration, but they’ve proven themselves to be extremely talented at the politics of personal destruction themselves, and aided by their allies in the media, it’s a long row to hoe to be a conservative in public life.
The left owns the House, Senate, and Presidency. It’s also got a stranglehold on academia and the media. It’s no longer okay for us to tolerate this kind of left-wing bias, right? Before it wasn’t a problem when Bush was in office, because, um, Bush was in office. He’s not any longer. Time to stand up for a truly free press.