Media Ethics?
Posted by Peter Strom on June 15, 2011 at 7:17pm
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Now that is an oxymoron! "Media Ethics". With so much divisiveness in the world today, religious wars, ethnic infighting, political differences, and my morality versus yours, we don't need the media to fuel the fires of hatred and ignorance with derision.
The Tea Party is often the target. Media often portrays the Tea Party, and those who support those views, as right wing fanatics. But, that also means we are getting more attention these days. We are no longer the little kid on the block - we are a force to be seriously reckoned with. Liberals and the RINOs, Republicans In Name Only, realize that we mean business and are serious about returning our government to the principles laid out by the founders and defined by the Constitution.
Our face to the public must be clear. We must stand united in principle and in action. We need to overcome the slander and lies by being steadfast and open in our base principles of smaller government, fiscal responsibility, and free markets. No one would deny those values. However, as expected in politics, the "other guys" are the bad guys regardless of which side of the political fence they are on. And when people on either side of that fence need a scapegoat, we are it. But do not be dismayed. I am sure that our founding fathers had many disagreements on policies and procedures, but they stuck to the truths that defined our nation to this day: Freedom, Government of, by, and for the people, and Free market Capitalism. Government needs to step back and get out of the way of the people who want to restore this country to those principles. Corruption, greed, and divisiveness have no place in government, and the Tea Party is willing to lead toward that goal.
Division among the Republican candidates is greatly weakening the chances for Conservatism. We need a strong, responsible leader who can rise above the rest. And that leader must abide to the Constitution as stated in the Oath of Office of the President. And that person must have as a primary goal during his or her administration, to get this economy back on track to solvency, and reject the socialist agenda of more government.
As with any grass roots movement, the Tea Party needs to be united in our core principles. That is what the public needs to see if we are to effect positive changes in government. That is what we stand for, and without those fundamental core principles we are just another radical fringe group to be ignored.
