Thursday, July 16, 2009

Speaking Truth to Power (A.K.A. the Greatest Moment Ever on CNN)

Speaking truth to power is an overused term that was heavily abused during the last presidential campaign. The idea behind it is that if you speak truth, power comes from that truth, not necessarily to yourself, but it will bring power to your message. At least that's my interpretation. It was most misused as politicians who were speaking lies got raves for their bullshit. Well, every now and then, someone who isn't blind or doesn't know they are supposed to play along speaks truth and destroys power.

President George Bush, Jr., did more for Africa than any liberal whining about Darfur ever accomplished, directing tons (both literally and figuratively) to Africa for various causes such as hunger, AIDS and other diseases (while liberals were still banning DDT on bad science, which would probably have eliminated malaria by now). However, President Barack Obama, as the first socialist tyrant to visit the country....I mean African American...should have brought the house down.

Now CNN was all about this. The question from a black reporter to an African was loaded. Isn't this momentous, or something like that. If I asked that in court I'd get an objection, leading the witness. Of course it is counselor, you've suggested as much to me with the question (isn't it true, wouldn't it be correct to say, aren't you fat, these are other examples of questions that lead the response). The person being interviewed didn't take the bait, probably because she knows, like all people who aren't racists, that it isn't about Obama being black, it's about who he is. When asked about how great the visit was, she said, "Oh no, it is not the first, President Bush came to cheering crowds and danced and played drums with us." Now, my memory is by no means exact on this, but I'm looking for the video clip to post. It shows a great deal about what non-racial politics should mean.

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