By Doug Patton ——Bio and Archives--December 6, 2013
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“Our free stuff today is being paid for by taking money from our children, and borrowing from China,” Palin said in a recent speech. “When that note comes due…it’s going to be like slavery…”
“When Mrs. Palin invoked slavery, she doesn’t just prove her rank ignorance. She confirms that if anyone truly qualified for a dose of discipline from Thomas Thistlewood, then she would be the outstanding candidate.”Apparently, the firestorm that blew back on the network was too much even for the hateful lefties over at the NBC news division’s muckraking editorial department on cable, known as MSNBC. Bashir issued an on-air apology, then was suspended, and now has “submitted his resignation.” Several years ago, uber-conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage wrote that “liberalism is a mental disorder.” While Savage himself has crossed the line on occasion with his on-air anger and name-calling, he makes a valid point in this case. However, I think liberalism or progressivism — call it what you will — is more than a mental disorder. It might more appropriately be described as a religious cult, with hatred as its sacrament, as expressed in just the sort of vitriol spewed by Martin Bashir. Conservatives, for the most part, look at liberals as deceived utopians who operate strictly on emotion, with very little cohesive thought, and who simply do not understand human nature or basic economics. Liberals look at conservatives the way a religious extremist would look at his arch enemy: as evil. Like the Islamic zealots they now refuse to acknowledge even exist, liberals are willing to destroy themselves and everyone around them before they will agree to compromise their failed policies and destructive beliefs.
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(Editor’s note: Doug Patton passed away on February 27, 2014. He will be greatly missed.)
RIP Doug Patton – beloved husband, father and columnist
Doug Patton was s a freelance columnist who has served as a political speechwriter and policy advisor to conservative candidates, elected officials and public policy organizations.