One Mans Opinion 4/27/2012
By Dewaine Shoulders

Sometimes it's hard to decide what to write about. With the news rushing by at speeds close to Warp 2, I have found it harder and harder to keep up with the daily events that are forever shaping our world. But I have also found that at least half of the news that's being reported is barely newsworthy. The stuff that we should know--- and need to know--- is compressed into 15 second soundbites, and the fluff stories ends up being the news de jour.

To give you an example, the Secret Service Sex Scandal is big new, just like Angie and Brad getting engaged after six (I think) kids. Which story do you think most people cared about? With the attention span that most people have today, I'd say Bradgelina won the ratings.

Another example: The Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman story is a tragedy! But what about the white man down in Mobile, Alabama that was attacked in his own front yard, and beaten by a bunch of black folks (upwards to 20 with baseball bats, paint cans, and God knows what else)?
I saw a small story on Fox.com, but I haven't heard nary a peep from the rest of the mainstream media about that one. The Trayvon Martin case is being treated as a hate crime, whereas this Alabama case is not. A black on white crime isn't considered a hate crime, I suppose, but if a white on black crime occurs, you damn well better believe it will be treated as a hate crime. Why the double standard?

Another point: Let's say that Sarah Palin says something pro-American. It's looked down upon by the lamestream media as hokum. But, if you pick any leftist comedian who says something anti-American, anti-woman, or anti right-wing, the press will hail them as prolific!

Meanwhile, the Pick and Choose media will overwhelm us with news and entertainment, disguised as news, but the big stories hardly get the coverage they deserve. Is it all about ratings, or is there something else behind their choices in what is reported? Hmm?

For example: Mitt Romney, the all but anointed nominee for the GOP, is being vetted daily by the media. They have dug up stories from his days as the Gov. of Mass, and how his dog rode on the top of the family truckster to Canada once upon a time. But have they talked about Obama eating a dog while a child in Indonesia? Well, some mention of it has been heard, but the left attacked anyone who spread that tale because "he was a child." Boo freakin' hoo! He's an adult now, and he wrote it in that laugh out loud book, Dreams of my Father. It's fair game, if you ask me. But to the media, or a leftist, it's verbotten!

Look, I'm sure that it's okay over in some Middle Eastern/Asian countries to eat dogs (or rats, snakes, and the occasional elephant steak), but over here, that's a terrible thing to do to a dog. So is strapping a dog kennel (with a dog inside of it) to the top of a vehicle and driving several hundred miles. But at least the Romney dog lived to see another day. Whereas the Obama dog was digested. Who do you think the media will talk about more, and who do you think PETA will protest?

Here's another example of lamestream media bias:

Back in the debates, Newt Gingrich was panned for wanting to establish a lunar base by 2020. But just this week, a couple of billionaires and a big-time Hollywood director decided they are going to mine asteroids, and they are lauded by the press. Why the double standard? Well, let's see, a conservative has a bold idea and it's seen as a waste of money. Some loonfish on the left can have a similar idea and they become darlings for the liberal news machine. Is the 99%, Occupy Your Street protesters upset with the billionaires? Nope, because they're good liberals!

So, Dewaine, what's your point?

Well, my point is that the left is willing to overlook small, insignificant details in order to propagate their agenda. For instance, the media will overlook things about the Community Organizer in Chief--- like his birth certificate, his school records, and most every other detail of BO's life--- but they will attack Romney, or just about anyone else on the right, early and often, and call it fair and balanced. If Mitt Romney, or any other GOP, right-wing, Tea Party person sneezed and used a paper towel to wipe their nose, the left will come unglued because they wasted precious paper!

The media will go after RomneyCare, but not so much as whisper anything bad about ObamaCare. I have said it before and I'll reiterate it yet again, the double standard for the left and the right amazes me. Let's say someone on the right and left says Booger in a speech. The media will go after on the person on the right, blasting them over the airwaves, and in the newspapers, for their stupid statement. If the leftist says Booger in a speech, well that's just fine; and all you get is a knowing wink and a nod. They were being funny, that's all!

The right gets crucified, and the left... Oh well! And this is SOP (Standard Operational Procedure) for the left-leaning media, militant leftist bloggers, and other ne'er-do-wells in the Democratic Party.

So, friends and neighbors, let us prepare for the summer of attacks now that Romney is the presumed GOP nominee. If you think you've seen mud slinging and left-leaning reporting at its best before, then you need to remember the immortal words of Bachman Turner Overdrive:
B-b-baby, you ain't seen nothin' yet!

But that's just my opinion, I could be right!