I saw the news article the other day that representative Steve Scalise (R-LA) made a speech twelve years ago to an organization that had ties to white supremacists. Scalise was running for the Louisiana state legislature at the time. This story was then picked up by the national media which reported it as news even though it was from twelve years ago. Last night, I turned on MSNBC three times and each time they were discussing this "big" news.
It's worth noting that Scalise did not endorse or otherwise support the group in question. It is also important that Scalise spoke about state economic issues to the group. In other words, Scalise did not endorse the racial positions of this group just by speaking to them. That basic truth, however, has not stopped the mainstream media from going berserk in covering the story.
In fairness then, I want to uncover a major scandal among the Democrats in the House. About six years ago, Nancy Pelosi, the House Democrat leader, went to Damascus to speak to Bashir al Assad, the president of Syria. As we all know, Assad is guilty of genocide. He used chemical weapons on Syrian civilians and killed over 2000 innocents with them. His forces have killed over 200,000 people during the civil war. Indeed, the civil war began because Assad sent snipers to shoot down random Syrians who were marching in peaceful protests. Assad wants to keep the Sunnis in Syria (who number about 75% of the population) under the control of the Alawaites (who include Assad). It is a racist policy in which a tiny religious group controls the much larger group of Sunnis. Since Assad's actions include mass murder to carry out this policy, it is much worse than anything the tiny group that Scalise spoke to has ever done. Pelosi's scandalous discussions with Assad should be widely disseminated in the media and she should be forced to resign as House Democrat leader.
Of course, if anyone thinks that will happen, I suggest you rethink that. The real truth is that speaking to a person or a group is not something that is wrong. The media (even including MSNBC) should move on.
It's worth noting that Scalise did not endorse or otherwise support the group in question. It is also important that Scalise spoke about state economic issues to the group. In other words, Scalise did not endorse the racial positions of this group just by speaking to them. That basic truth, however, has not stopped the mainstream media from going berserk in covering the story.
In fairness then, I want to uncover a major scandal among the Democrats in the House. About six years ago, Nancy Pelosi, the House Democrat leader, went to Damascus to speak to Bashir al Assad, the president of Syria. As we all know, Assad is guilty of genocide. He used chemical weapons on Syrian civilians and killed over 2000 innocents with them. His forces have killed over 200,000 people during the civil war. Indeed, the civil war began because Assad sent snipers to shoot down random Syrians who were marching in peaceful protests. Assad wants to keep the Sunnis in Syria (who number about 75% of the population) under the control of the Alawaites (who include Assad). It is a racist policy in which a tiny religious group controls the much larger group of Sunnis. Since Assad's actions include mass murder to carry out this policy, it is much worse than anything the tiny group that Scalise spoke to has ever done. Pelosi's scandalous discussions with Assad should be widely disseminated in the media and she should be forced to resign as House Democrat leader.
Of course, if anyone thinks that will happen, I suggest you rethink that. The real truth is that speaking to a person or a group is not something that is wrong. The media (even including MSNBC) should move on.
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