REPUGNANT
Occasionally an incident occurs that crystallizes the difference in ethics/ morality between the elite media and the majority of Americans. A few weeks ago there was not only a classic but also an additional example of what constitutes morality for those that roam the halls of Congress.
Let’s start with the more infamous situation, the Mark Foley scandal.
While those affected politically point fingers about who knew what and when, this much is clear. A lot of people knew that Foley was to some degree a sexual predator. And they knew it for a long time. This included members of both political parties, other pages, the parents of some pages and a whole host of those who spend their time digging up dirt.
Here’s a simple question for all of you. Where is your moral compass? Why didn’t you contact any of the many law enforcement agencies that deal with the predators that stalk our children? For the Republicans that did nothing to “protect their party” and the Democrats that did nothing so as to exploit the situation at a better time there is only one thing you’ve earned. Your picture should be in every newspaper below the caption” This person aids sexual predators”.
Why would any decent American not take the next step? That step is not just whispering to your boss or associate, it’s contacting the authorities. Or did all of Congress learn their response from the Catholic Church’s playbook. Of course, that means they’ll have to promote Dennis Hassert since the church hierarchy promoted Cardinal Law to the Vatican from his throne of sexual perversion in Boston. Your duty is to contact the authorities that are trying to protect our children, not aide the predator in abusing more children.
The next incident was under the radar but much more significant because it clearly demonstrates the difference between how the elite media thinks versus the majority of this country. CBS evening news hosted by Katie Couric has a” free speech” segment where ordinary Americans state their beliefs A few weeks ago this is what guest Brian Rohrbough said.
“I’m saddened and shaken by the shooting at an Amish school today, and last week’s school murders. When my son Dan was murdered on the sidewalk at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, I hoped that would be the last school shooting. Since that day, I’ve tried to answer the question, "Why did this happen?" This country is in a moral free-fall. For over two generations, the public school system has taught in a moral vacuum, expelling God from the school and from the government, replacing him with evolution, where the strong kill the weak, without moral consequences and life has no inherent value. We teach there are no absolutes, no right or wrong. And I assure you the murder of innocent children is always wrong, including by abortion. Abortion has diminished the value of children. Suicide has become an acceptable action and has further emboldened these criminals. And we are seeing an epidemic increase in murder-suicide attacks on our children. Sadly, our schools are not safe. In fact, we now witness that within our schools. Our children have become a target of terrorists from within the United States.”
For some strange reason Couric decided to make the following statement on her blog.
“We knew when we decided to put on this segment that a lot of people would disagree with it. We also knew some might even find it repugnant”
Who is some Katie? The majority of Americans, the minority, just a few, or could it be you and those in the media that think like you. Let’s take a look at Rohrbough’s free speech segment and analyze it point by point.
1.” When my son Dan was murdered on the sidewalk at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, I hoped that would be the last school shooting. Since that day, I’ve tried to answer the question, "Why did this happen?" -------Nothing repugnant here, only the emotions of a grieving father that very few could relate to.
2.” This country is in a moral free-fall”------Only those without morals or no knowledge of the past fifty years could disagree with this statement and it certainly doesn’t resemble repugnancy.
3. “ For over two generations, the public school system has taught in a moral vacuum”------ Room for disagreement, I don’t believe they’ve taught in a moral vacuum but absolute values of right and wrong are definitely absent. Truth has become relative. At any rate nothing repugnant here.
4. “Expelling God from the school and from the government”------Statement of fact and the first elephant enters the room.
5. “replacing him with evolution”------I don’t know if evolution has been a replacement but God has been removed along with the words of the Founding Fathers that continually referenced God in forming the foundation of this country. Even the basics of our declaration are ignored which states that are rights come from our Creator.
6. “where the strong kill the weak, without moral consequences and life has no inherent value”------ An emotional statement referring to the animal kingdom. Very true, but not comparable to our society yet.
7. “We teach there are no absolutes, no right or wrong”-------Open for debate but not repugnant
8.” And I assure you the murder of innocent children is always wrong”------ No one should disagree here.
9. “including by abortion”-------Ah! The second repugnant elephant enters the room. Without these three words Couric’s Blog is never written. Rohrbough believes abortion is the killing of innocent children. Certainly the position of the pro life crowd and the opposite of the pro choice. But where is the repugnancy in his statement? For those in the abortion camp only disagreement is an option. Because abortion rights is the card carrying belief of the elite media, Couric felt it her duty to say something.
10. “ Abortion has diminished the value of children”------- How could even the pro choice crowd disagree with this statement? A simple yet powerful statement of fact. Should I bring up China?
11.”Suicide has become an acceptable action and has further emboldened these criminals. And we are seeing an epidemic increase in murder-suicide attacks on our children”.-------I disagree with this statement but find nothing repugnant.
12.”Sadly, our schools are not safe. In fact, we now witness that within our schools. Our children have become a target of terrorists from within the United States”------ Certainly the school attacks have been sensational and students were not packing guns in the 50’s. The terrorist reference is misplaced but far from being repugnant.
In summary, most of what Rohrbough said was true; some statements open to disagreement and some the emotions of a grieving father. But what was repugnant? (Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive). Couric didn’t want her elite media cohorts to think she agreed with him. After all, he mentioned God and abortion and we all know what they think about those two.
Dooley 11/4/06
http://dooleysense.blogspot.com/
Occasionally an incident occurs that crystallizes the difference in ethics/ morality between the elite media and the majority of Americans. A few weeks ago there was not only a classic but also an additional example of what constitutes morality for those that roam the halls of Congress.
Let’s start with the more infamous situation, the Mark Foley scandal.
While those affected politically point fingers about who knew what and when, this much is clear. A lot of people knew that Foley was to some degree a sexual predator. And they knew it for a long time. This included members of both political parties, other pages, the parents of some pages and a whole host of those who spend their time digging up dirt.
Here’s a simple question for all of you. Where is your moral compass? Why didn’t you contact any of the many law enforcement agencies that deal with the predators that stalk our children? For the Republicans that did nothing to “protect their party” and the Democrats that did nothing so as to exploit the situation at a better time there is only one thing you’ve earned. Your picture should be in every newspaper below the caption” This person aids sexual predators”.
Why would any decent American not take the next step? That step is not just whispering to your boss or associate, it’s contacting the authorities. Or did all of Congress learn their response from the Catholic Church’s playbook. Of course, that means they’ll have to promote Dennis Hassert since the church hierarchy promoted Cardinal Law to the Vatican from his throne of sexual perversion in Boston. Your duty is to contact the authorities that are trying to protect our children, not aide the predator in abusing more children.
The next incident was under the radar but much more significant because it clearly demonstrates the difference between how the elite media thinks versus the majority of this country. CBS evening news hosted by Katie Couric has a” free speech” segment where ordinary Americans state their beliefs A few weeks ago this is what guest Brian Rohrbough said.
“I’m saddened and shaken by the shooting at an Amish school today, and last week’s school murders. When my son Dan was murdered on the sidewalk at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, I hoped that would be the last school shooting. Since that day, I’ve tried to answer the question, "Why did this happen?" This country is in a moral free-fall. For over two generations, the public school system has taught in a moral vacuum, expelling God from the school and from the government, replacing him with evolution, where the strong kill the weak, without moral consequences and life has no inherent value. We teach there are no absolutes, no right or wrong. And I assure you the murder of innocent children is always wrong, including by abortion. Abortion has diminished the value of children. Suicide has become an acceptable action and has further emboldened these criminals. And we are seeing an epidemic increase in murder-suicide attacks on our children. Sadly, our schools are not safe. In fact, we now witness that within our schools. Our children have become a target of terrorists from within the United States.”
For some strange reason Couric decided to make the following statement on her blog.
“We knew when we decided to put on this segment that a lot of people would disagree with it. We also knew some might even find it repugnant”
Who is some Katie? The majority of Americans, the minority, just a few, or could it be you and those in the media that think like you. Let’s take a look at Rohrbough’s free speech segment and analyze it point by point.
1.” When my son Dan was murdered on the sidewalk at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, I hoped that would be the last school shooting. Since that day, I’ve tried to answer the question, "Why did this happen?" -------Nothing repugnant here, only the emotions of a grieving father that very few could relate to.
2.” This country is in a moral free-fall”------Only those without morals or no knowledge of the past fifty years could disagree with this statement and it certainly doesn’t resemble repugnancy.
3. “ For over two generations, the public school system has taught in a moral vacuum”------ Room for disagreement, I don’t believe they’ve taught in a moral vacuum but absolute values of right and wrong are definitely absent. Truth has become relative. At any rate nothing repugnant here.
4. “Expelling God from the school and from the government”------Statement of fact and the first elephant enters the room.
5. “replacing him with evolution”------I don’t know if evolution has been a replacement but God has been removed along with the words of the Founding Fathers that continually referenced God in forming the foundation of this country. Even the basics of our declaration are ignored which states that are rights come from our Creator.
6. “where the strong kill the weak, without moral consequences and life has no inherent value”------ An emotional statement referring to the animal kingdom. Very true, but not comparable to our society yet.
7. “We teach there are no absolutes, no right or wrong”-------Open for debate but not repugnant
8.” And I assure you the murder of innocent children is always wrong”------ No one should disagree here.
9. “including by abortion”-------Ah! The second repugnant elephant enters the room. Without these three words Couric’s Blog is never written. Rohrbough believes abortion is the killing of innocent children. Certainly the position of the pro life crowd and the opposite of the pro choice. But where is the repugnancy in his statement? For those in the abortion camp only disagreement is an option. Because abortion rights is the card carrying belief of the elite media, Couric felt it her duty to say something.
10. “ Abortion has diminished the value of children”------- How could even the pro choice crowd disagree with this statement? A simple yet powerful statement of fact. Should I bring up China?
11.”Suicide has become an acceptable action and has further emboldened these criminals. And we are seeing an epidemic increase in murder-suicide attacks on our children”.-------I disagree with this statement but find nothing repugnant.
12.”Sadly, our schools are not safe. In fact, we now witness that within our schools. Our children have become a target of terrorists from within the United States”------ Certainly the school attacks have been sensational and students were not packing guns in the 50’s. The terrorist reference is misplaced but far from being repugnant.
In summary, most of what Rohrbough said was true; some statements open to disagreement and some the emotions of a grieving father. But what was repugnant? (Arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive). Couric didn’t want her elite media cohorts to think she agreed with him. After all, he mentioned God and abortion and we all know what they think about those two.
Dooley 11/4/06
http://dooleysense.blogspot.com/
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