The Profit Of Denial

Having grown up in a family that had little but made due with what we did have, I fully understand working hard to get something. I can see how getting a good education and becoming someone that contributes a great deal to society is worthy of a larger salary than most. But, for the very life of me, I cannot comprehend how WellPoint can literally profit off of the sick and dying.



Do any other companies sue the towns and cities they operate in based on their abject greed and selfishness? How many other companies would be allowed to operate in such a manner?

These are the people that conservative Republicans are trying to protect. These are the people that conservative Republicans are defending. These are the people that are responsible for how horrible our system is.

The Latest From Brave New Films

Robert Greenwald's Brave New Films provides interesting insight into how Fox"News" presents Republican propoganda, spin, conjecture, distortion, and outright lies as "facts".

Their latest video is about how Fox uses these tactics to paint an obscure and "scary" portrait of Barack Obama.

We're More Patriotic Than You, And Probably A Little Racist As Well

There's a fine line that people like Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly walk when discussing issues involving 'race'. Fox"News" can present a story with definate "racist" overtones and have just enough 'wiggle-room' to get out of being called a blatant, dyed-in-the-wool, racist.

When discussing The Obama's, Fox has a big problem that many people are refusing to acknowledge. But, their problems don't stop with them.



When people like O'Reilly are called-out for being 'racist', they have this neat little trick that they play. They claim "race-baiting".

You see, there's something that the good people at Fox"News" don't seem to realize.

When you frame a story, or discussion, or an entire program around a person's race, you have injected race before your subject even has a chance to repsond.

Of course, stories like this - whether in relation to the Obama's or not - play well with the conservative base that makes up the bulk of Fox"News'" viewership.

There are several Fox Attacks pieces available for you to view at their website.