A Few Words on the Blog and Spin

I started writing this blog shortly after Obama became President. It was actually set up and named by my daughters, who saw that I had been sending political emails to maybe 10-12 people I knew. Now, one daughter just added an email address for readers to be able to email me directly; as many readers are reluctant to post public comments. The email is in my profile, "About Me," and is mike.truthuncensored@gmail.com. My daughters also want to get my blog linked to other sites in order to increase readership. Stay tuned and I will let you know.

My last post discussed Melania's speech and the plagiarism issue. It was mentioned by some on the right that both Obama and Biden had been guilty of plagiarism. Why didn't I bring it up? The answer is because the plagiarism by Obama and Biden was irrelevant. Plagiarism is wrong. As with anything else that is wrong, it is not a defense to say "but other people do it also." Is stealing okay because others do it? Obviously not. I had no interest in defending Melania's partial copying of Michelle Obama's speech. What was significant was the difference in genuine beliefs of the Trumps versus the Obamas.

Similarly, an issue arose in one of the group emails in which I participate. One reader was incensed that I would not condemn Trump for accusing a judge of bias just based on his ethnicity (Hispanic) alone. I believe that reader was just so upset with my conservative views (this particular group email consists of mostly liberals) that he missed my very first comment about the issue. I had said that Trump's accusation of bias on the basis of ethnicity with no facts to support the bias was unconscionable. That participant in the blog had no interest in discussing any of Hillary's problems. He just wanted to make sure that I said Trump was wrong.

A friend recently just told me that he was watching the Republican convention on CNN, but would also switch to FOX periodically. He felt that he was entering into a different universe each time he switched from one station to the other. CNN commentators had nothing good to say about the convention or Trump's speech. On the other hand, the FOX commentators were gushing over Trump's speech as one of the best political speeches ever. Both views are nonsense.

Trump hit many issues that concern the average American: law and order, terrorism, the economy, jobs and manufacturing, taxes, education and school choice and school debt, veterans, Supreme Court appointments, the Second Amendment and foreign affairs. Along the way, he threw in his criticisms of Hilary Clinton. It was, substantially, a populist speech, with a fair number of issues that would ordinarily appeal to Democrats. That made it all the more obvious that CNN and FOX were simply defending "their side," rather than giving a fair analysis. Which is why I encourage people, especially young people, to read different viewpoints. Which is also why I enjoy talk radio shows that have many callers, and make it a point to read letters to the editor. Those sources provide many different viewpoints.

Question: then weren't you justifying Trump's attack on the press when you answered with Obama's behavior towards the press? (See the 7/20/16 post "Get Ready For All The Lies.") Weren't you doing what you said you would not do because if something is wrong, it is wrong? Answer: not at all. The point of that post was not to defend Trump. Rather, it was to show the incredible bias of the elitists in the universities who were making Trump out to be the worst potential president for the First Amendment and freedom of the press, while ignoring the very real attacks on the press by a man who has actually been President for 7 1/2 years. The bias of the academy, like the bias of the media, is a very real and serious issue, and this blog has addressed it on multiple occasions.

The bottom line, of course, is that this blog has a conservative viewpoint. But I do my best to provide facts and information, not just my opinions. And, as long term readers of the blog will know, I have posted a number of exchanges between myself and others in order to present both sides of an issue. If any reader would like to engage in an exchange on a particular issue, email me and I will do my best to post it. Your name would not be posted, you would only be identified as "Reader," unless you preferred otherwise.