May Day poster by Bob Patterson
Poster for the May Day Protest in Oakland
Conservatives, who were unaware that Fox ignored the fact that Dubya completely disregarded the principles of invasions established at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, have been very enthusiastic about the Fox effort to find out the facts about events related to an incident in Benghazi, Libya, which is where the threat of nationalizing British Petroleum's holdings are rumored to have caused an investor with large amounts of stock in that company (a fellow who owns newspapers in Great Britain, Australia, and the USA?) to urge the company's largest stock holder (AKA Queen Elizabeth) to use military means to protect their cash cow.
The Fox team stonewalled criticism of George W. Bush but has suddenly had the journalistic St. Paul's moment when they saw the chance to investigate a Democratic Party President for (possible) malfeasance regarding the attack in Benghazi. Why do they have such different attitudes about Presidents from opposing parties?
Speaking of reviving the double standard, on Tuesday Uncle Rushbo took fiendish delight in repeatedly playing Larry Flynt's endorsement of the Republican Congressional candidate in South Carolina, Mark Sanford, because of the family values conservative's implicit endorsement of the double standard and exposure of hypocrisy in America regarding morals with a recent high profile love affair. It wasn't clear if Flynt was being sarcastic or ironic with his endorsement, nor was it clear if Uncle Rushbo was being ironic with his enthusiasm about Flynt's endorsement.
If President Obama makes a military move into the Syrian Civil War without calling for a vote in Congress, would the masters of the double standard forget that George W. Bush pulled two similar stunts, and call for the immediate impeachment of Obama for using illegal means (executive order) for starting a new war?
Uncle Rushbo is encouraging his listeners with a high school level of education to look down on the Democrats (with a college education?) as "low information voters."
Recently, while doing some fact checking on Ayn Rand, we noticed that she is not mentioned in any of the various "Beginners Guide for Dummkopfs" series of introductory books. What's up with that? Could there be a conspiracy among scholastics to discredit her and keep her out of those comprehensive survey books? Is that comparable to the fact that most compact histories of the United States fail to mention the reign of Emperor Norton?
Is there a secret double standard in the world of academic Philosophy? You are automatically disqualified if too many people buy and read your books? If that's the criteria would that mean that the author of "Mein Kampf" was also a disqualified Philosopher?
Would it be an example of the double standard if compassionate Christian conservatives insisted that leftist pundits had to produce grammatically flawless work while they enthusiastically approve the eloquence level of the President who mangled his thoughts with examples of grammatical errors that were hilarious? Is there a double standard for articulation?
If the Republicans cringe when they are compared to Nazis and the Democrats have conniptions when they are accused of using Gestapo tactics, why doesn't some University professor, whose area of expertise is the Third Reich, speak out with the tie breaking vote and say which of America's political parties are putting the principles elaborated in "Mein Kampf" into action in America's political arena? Do both American Political Parties each have a double standard for judging allegations of being like Germany's dominant political party in the Thirties?
Does the mainstream media care (or know) that most voters in California are very unenthusiastic about building a bullet train for the Golden State. Supposedly the husband of one of California's Senators owns a company that (reportedly) will play an integral (and very profitable) role in the historic upgrade effort. Our efforts to fact check that allegation have been unsuccessful. Doing a Google News search was very futile. It seems like the Democrats in California have a double standard regarding the appeal of an obvious boondoggle.
Is there a Double standard for news coverage of protests? Would an anti-war rally that attracts a million people and had no violence, injuries, or arrests get more coverage than a small march with some smashed windows, broken bones, and arrests?
In a Democracy, can the citizens be forced to pay for a Bullet Train that the majority doesn't want? In a Democracy would the President start a war the voters don't want? It looks like the citizens of the USA are going to get the XL pipeline whether they want it or not.
Do Republicans have a double standard regarding the care of wounded veterans? Benefits for vets are a commendable endeavor before a new war starts and then are subjected to sequester cuts when the wounded vets come home?
Is there an unspoken double standard in the world of journalism? Does the kid who mumbled the f-bomb word in North Dakota have to embrace the "rugged individual" school of achievement and start at the bottom of the ladder while rookies like Luke Russert, one of the Bush twins, and Chelsea Clinton start at the network headquarters?
Speaking of Texas, we noticed that the New York Times quoted Barbra Bush's response to a question about JEB's turn in the White House by saying " . . . we've had enough Bushes."
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