Moonbattery: John Kerry Says NO Media "Equal Time" to the TEA Party

Every day, the world gets turned upside down by one more notch.

On yesterday's (Friday, August 5th) MSNBC "Morning Joe", Senator John Kerry (D - MA) said:

And I have to tell you, I say this to you politely. The media in America has a bigger responsibility than it's exercising today. The media has got to begin to not give equal time or equal balance to an absolutely absurd notion just because somebody asserts it or simply because somebody says something which everybody knows is not factual."

"It doesn't deserve the same credit as a legitimate idea about what you do. And the problem is everything is put into this tit-for-tat equal battle and America is losing any sense of what's real, of who's accountable, of who is not accountable, of who's real, who isn't, who's serious, who isn't?"

That's correct, the American media has a responsibility to not provide "equal time" to TEA Party type ideas or "notions."

So let's see: if there is speech with which Mr Kerry disagrees, then it is to be dismissed out-of-hand. But let's portray things a bit more plainly: it is dissent that Mr Kerry wishes to suppress -- in total contravention of, I'd care to point out, the First Amendment.

In truth, it is challenging and caustic speech that requires defense, not political pablum spewed by -- for example -- the likes of Mr Kerry and his ilk. And even then, of course, Mr Kerry's speech requires protection under the First Amendment. I have no desire whatsoever to suppress what Mr Kerry says. Nor, rightly so, any lawful ability to do so. That is as it should be.

I contend, further, by dint of his Senatorial position, Mr Kerry holds no major sway on veracity; I would submit, perhaps even the reverse. It is his job to fabricate and parse and minimize.

The final upside-down aspect I'd care to point out today: 58-year-old Roseanne Barr has decided to run for President of the United States:

I was raised a Socialist."

That there, buddy, is called a Clue. She said she will rid Americans of all taxes, overlook student loans, eliminate the exchange of money and legalize marijuana. Will her family at least vote for her? Oh, that's right; she doesn't have a family.

The Moonbattery keeps on keepin' on.

BZ