As I was watching Keith Olbermann the other day talk about the heinous things some conservatives are saying about Haiti, I began to think about why we repeat the stupid things that conservatives say.
I am going to be more careful in reposting and retweeting what the conservatives like Rush Limbaugh and Pat Robertson say.
Why?
Their words aren’t worth repeating.
Why should I post how bad they are when I could just as easily post about how good something else is?
Conservatives will only take the criticism of their words as further evidence of their “persecution.”
These people also say outlandish things for ratings, and we give it to them for free by broadcasting it all over the news and the blogosphere for weeks on end.
The only way to stop the influence of people like Limbaugh is to stop acting like what they say is a big deal.
In the HBO mini-series “Generation Kill,” the RTO of the one of the humvees is talking incessantly to the reporter about his theories of war and Iraq. The team leader says something quite important that we can use in this situation:
“Stop scribbling down what he says. It encourages him.”
Danny is a credentialed social science teacher in California, but is especially interested in students with special education (always the person first and the disability second). He is pursuing his education specialist credential at Cal State Northridge with help from President Obama who has given lots of money to teachers in residency willing to work for three years in Title 1 Schools. Please know that his thoughts are always forming and are subject to change at a moment's notice.