SARS, West Nile, H1N1, Autism from vaccinations, ADHD, ADHD in adults, Ebola, Ebola, Ebola. Media overkill. Media pastimes. Sensationalism of the year. The search for a scary topic to boost readership or increase television audiences.
Republicans looking for anything to attack Democrats. Republicans using worldwide health issues as Obama fodder. Republicans behaving inappropriately to drum up votes. Democrats siding with Republicans about nonissues in order to distance themselves from a sometimes unpopular President.
It seems on the surface that Republican attacks and toxic campaigning have reached a dangerous peak. But that's only on the surface. There are articles surfacing on the internet and in the media accusing both President Richard Nixon and President Ronald Reagan of treason. And before you start saying that this is Democratic propaganda, read the articles floating around. Also note the authors. In the case of President Nixon, the accusation is more of an admission by a conservative Republican columnist, George Will.
Then we remember the infamous Watergate scandal.
The media sensationalism provides the fodder and the fuel which the most amoral Republicans use for political gain. What is happening to our country?
Granted Ebola could become a threat in the United States. It is not yet. In fact it is such a new threat, that it is asinine to begin accusing the President of moving too slowly. Anything for a vote, folks?
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