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author, Jim Wrenn.
Bill
O'Reilly claims Dan Rather is being "smeared" for smearing George W. Bush in "RatherGate"
a.k.a. "MemoGate"; The factor O'Reilly ignores when critics of Dan he deplores-- So wryly
O'Reilly.
Bill O'Reilly's commentary
on November 29, 2004 (here),
claims Dan Rather is being "smeared" by critics accusing him of having partisan motives in
participating in a pre-election 60-Minutes smear of George Bush founded on forged documents and
axe-grinding sources described by Rather as "highly reliable." O'Reilly contends
that Rather's "right wing" critics are unfairly refusing to accord Rather a
"presumption of innocence." He equates Rather's hatchet job on Bush with sincere
criticisms of John Kerry by SwiftBoat Veterans and former Prisoners of War in Vietnam. When,
where and how has Dan Rather earned greater credibility than those SwiftBoat Veterans and former
Prisoners of War? Rather's partisan bias is not a right-wing myth-- for an example from
August, 2000, see RatherBlather
(here).
O'Reilly says "Rather was smeared" without the "presumption" most dear-- i.e.,
presume aims were "innocent" aims unless and until guilt is clear. In fact, it was
Dan, not his critics, who skipped such "presumed" analytics when "facts" for a
smear of Bush were unclear and cluttered with flaws quite prolific. The factor O'Reilly
ignores when critics of Dan he deplores? The flaws in his smear of Bush made it clear such
flaws did Dan Rather ignore. Despite Bill's attempt as
comparer, the critics of Rather are fairer t'ward Rather than he attempted to be
t'ward Bush as a uniform wearer.
Defenders of Dan might retort "A free press should never abort the Fourth Estate gumption
eschewing presumptions of innocent government warts." But likewise, consumers of
news from Dan and his ilk should eschew
the same type presumption to judge when they function as sources of views 'stead of
news.
It ought not, say I, be a myst'ry to Bill, who taught civics and hist'ry,
that we who peruse reporting of "news" should view such presumption as risky.
Designed to induce peers' respect, his swipes at the right and the left
imply with ambivalence a moral equivalence between acts of Dan and the Vets. The viewpoints
I've hereby opined are not just for prose, but designed in lyrical ways for views to convey the
truth in both rhythm and rhyme:
So
Wryly O'Reilly.
O'Reilly
says "Rather was smeared"
without the "presumption" most dear--
i.e., presume aims
were "innocent" aims
unless and until guilt is clear.
In
fact, it was Dan, not his critics,
who skipped such "presumed" analytics
when "facts" for a smear
of Bush were unclear
and cluttered with flaws quite prolific.
The
factor O'Reilly ignores
when critics of Dan he deplores?
The flaws in his smear
of Bush made it clear
such flaws did Dan Rather ignore.
Despite
Bill's attempt as comparer,
the critics of Rather are fairer
t'ward Rather than he
attempted to be
t'ward Bush as a uniform wearer.
Defenders
of Dan might retort
"A free press should never abort
the Fourth Estate gumption
eschewing presumptions
of innocent government warts."
But
likewise, consumers of news
from Dan and his ilk should eschew
the same type presumption
to judge when they function
as sources of views 'stead of news.
It
ought not, say I, be a myst'ry
to Bill, who taught civics and hist'ry,
that we who peruse
reporting of "news"
should view such presumption as risky.
Designed
to induce peers' respect,
his swipes at the right and the left
imply with ambivalence
a moral equivalence
between acts of Dan and the Vets.
Too often O'Reilly's attempts to portray himself as a centrist are too contrived. This is an
example. On some issues he's obviously left of center and on others he's obviously right of
center. Contrivances such as this fatuous defense of Rather's patently partisan motivations in
embracing a hit-piece founded on flaws that would be obvious to all but the ideologically blind are
unnecessary to illustrate what's already obvious-- i.e., that O'Reilly occupies positions on both
sides of the political center.
--Jim
Wrenn, Editor@PoliSat.Com.
Nov.
26--28, 2004: Thanksgiving Holiday-- See Nov. 25, 2004 installment
(here).
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Thanksgiving
Day-- Americans say to our troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, at home and throughout the world:
Thanks in Our Name for Deeds in Our Name-- Special Commentary.
Today being Thanksgiving Day warrants repeat of a special commentary by PoliSat.Com.
Americans reiterate to our troops the following sentiments:
To
Citizen Soldiers a Song to Explain
How Proudly We Thank You for Deeds in Our Names.
From
farms in the country, from cities and towns,
from places quite humble, from places renowned,
from fact'ries, from stores and from offices tall,
from service professions, from stores in our malls,
come citizen soldiers their country to serve
as full time professionals or guard or reserve.
From mothers and fathers and husbands and wives,
from children and lovers and friends in their lives,
our citizen soldiers depart despite tears
on missions of danger in spite of their fears
as selflessly, proudly, and bravely they serve
that freedom of conscience and Faith be preserved.
In
caves and in tunnels where murderers train
unspeakable terror they face in our name.
With principled discipline, training and skill
in taming the instinct to kill or be killed
our citizen soldiers have honored our name,
so, proudly we thank them for deeds in our name.
They serve in the skies, and at sea and on land,
in mountains and jungles and deserts of sand,
on foot and in foxholes, in trenches and tents,
in tanks and on submarine mission descents,
in planes and on ships and on carrier decks,
in Humvees, and hangars and convoys on treks.
For risks to themselves in their battles with terrors
increased by attempts to use force without error,
for risks to themselves they increase by providing
assistance to those who for freedom are striving,
our citizen soldiers have honored our name,
so thank them we must for their deeds in our name.
So we and posterity freedom retain
barbaric regimes you confront in our name.
To you who defend us, we proudly proclaim
our pride in the deeds you have done in our name.
We thank you, we thank you for deeds in our name,
We thank you, we thank you for deeds in our name.·
Another
way we can say "thanks" is to support the Intrepid
Fallen Heroes Fund, Salute
America's Heroes and the numerous other
organizations (find additional links here)
supporting our troops and their families and honoring their sacrifices that generations of
historians will view as pivotal contributions to the march of liberty against tyranny.
--Jim
Wrenn, Editor at PoliSat.Com.
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Copyright, November, 2003, by James R. Wrenn, Jr., Editor at PoliSat.Com. Note to visitors:
I'm in the process of arranging for recording and production of this song, which I authored to honor
those who serve us in the military. --Jim Wrenn, Editor@PoliSat.Com.·
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