I can't help but comment on the unnecessary destruction of the party, and people within it, as a result of petty, gotcha style politics at the hands of some perhaps well meaning, but woefully misdirected Republican bloggers.
My fellow bloggers would be wise to learn from past media mistakes that have proven that the first to post is usually the most wrong. Just look at any major news story in the last few years. The first news agency to jump on the air was usually wrong. Sure, in mediums that require ratings, they have little choice. Bloggers, on the other hand, have the ability to take the time to get stories right.
All of the bloggers I'm referring to presumably have respect for Conservative commentators such as George Will, William Buckley Sr. (RIP), Fred Barnes, and the list goes on and on. The bloggers also have respect from radio talk show hosts such as Limbaugh, Medved and Hewitt. Yet none of the aforementioned have websites and blogs which present breaking news. Instead, they investigate and get the stories correct before writing stories and taking to the airwaves.
I tell my 8 and 6 year that in class, it's not the kid who raises his/her hand first who gets the highest grade, it's the kid who gets each answer right. Thus, it's far more important to be right than it is first.
Republicans, but especially Conservatives, are supposed to be the party of ideas. Of late, we've employed the liberal methods of personal destruction to elevate ourselves as individuals. We need to go back to working together to elevate the party. As Ronald Reagan said, a person who agrees with me 80% of the time is my friend. We need to attack the liberal socialist ideas being put forth in America. For as the Republican infighting moves us backwards, socialism roles on.
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