"Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in
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> Joe wrote:
>> "Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in
>> news:o8ydnUCjGcqTzHPenZ2dnUVZ_sGdnZ2d@giganews.com:
>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>> "Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in
>>>> news:OvOdnfi1V6GW3XPeRVn- sg@giganews.com:
>>>>
>>>>> He is truly the "Barney Fife" of the left wing, Bush hater crowd.
>>>> Michael, in all fairness, we can hate Bush without being associated
>>>> with Hank. ;)
>>> There's people who really dislike the President and then there are
>>> people that have a blind hatred of him. The same happened with
>>> Clinton.
>>> Funny how most everything is cyclical. With both presidents the
>>> people with the blind hatred did their cause more harm than good by
>>> their actions.
>>
>> Absolutely agreed. But as you know, the 'hatred' thing goes beyond
>> presidents. It's why there are racially and religiously motivated
>> crimes.
>
> What bothers me the most about politics is the outright lies that are
> told. The next thing that bothers me is that the press has become just
> as politicized as the politicians. The only way for a person to find
> the truth anymore is to go to the Internet and rely on the more
> legitimate neutral bloggers. The press ought to be totally humiliated
> with the lack of truth and honesty in their reporting. They don't think
> we can hear the unbiased truth and make up our own minds. Either that
> or they don't want us to know the truth for fear their own personal
> political agendas won't be advanced to their liking.
Right on all counts. The only thing I'd like to point out is that it's
unilateral. Both parties and their supporters are full of bottom-feeders.