Hypocrisy on the Left!

Hello Guys and Gals!

Have you guys seen the new Newsweek magazine cover? On it, it has all these labels by which conservatives view President Obama. The story then goes into depth on how these labels are 'definitively' wrong and that President Obama is none of these labels. Now I'm not going to talk about the story, that is for you to go read and use your discretion as to whether you believe the author or not. What I am going to talk about is the reaction from this story.

On the right, Conservatives are upset because it assumes that it has the authority to declare America's definitive answer to those inquiries about President Obama. But on the left, Liberals/Progressives are upset because these labels that Newsweek used, even though they were used by the author to prove a point and make a statement, they will 'STICK' to President Obama in a bad way simply because of the shock value of the cover.

What gets me is that the Liberals/Progressives have been using this shock value for years. Their politicians and spokesmen have been making outlandish statements about a topic or person in order to deliberately label them with the shock value aspect in an effort to make it stick to that topic or person. They know the value of shock! They also know that if they say a lie loud enough for long enough, then the public begins to view that very lie as the truth because all they seem to catch is the shock value statement or story.

Knowing all this, the Liberals/Progressives are very upset with Newsweek for using this shock value against President Obama because they KNOW that it will have the same effect on him that it does on their intentional targets. This screams 'HYPOCRISY' in my mind so loudly that I cannot let this pass without commenting on it.

But let me be very clear about this next point! We, as Conservatives and especially as Christians, should not use shock value in an attempt to discredit someone. However we should be truthful and stand up against this type of mudslinging that is going on. We should also make sure we do our homework and research into the truth or lies behind any story by any author and be discerning with our own judgment as to whether or not any story is an attempt at mudslinging or simply good reporting attempting to get the word out about any person or issue that happens today.

Pray daily to God and make sure you treat Him like your BFF, Best Friend Forever, and go ahead and talk to Him about the little things in your life as well as the big things. But also ask for a discerning heart and mind so that you can find the truth in what you are hearing and seeing. I believe that if we keep God involved in our lives, and we seek to do His will, then we will be just fine with whatever trouble comes our way!

God bless you all this day!