The American voter turns left - or does he?

News organizations and editors and pundits, oh my! They're all touting the reasons why Obama won - that the economy has turned voters to the left, that incumbents were paying the price for whatever they've done, etc. I have a different take.

Surely, the Democrats didn't win on the facts. In 2006 voters gifted to the Dems the US Congress, and since then not one damned thing has been accomplished, other than blaming George Bush for what they could have done themselves. Democrats won across the board because voters are either too busy or too stupid or just plain too ignorant to know what's in their own best interests. So much so, that voters, 9 times out of 10, pick the wrong guy. They vote on emotion, because they don't know enough to vote with their brains.

There's a documentary out called Media Malpractice, in which people are interviewed who have just voted for Obama. Across the board, they can't even name one of his policies, nor can they name the top 2 Democrats - people in their own party. This kind of ignorance on the part of voters has many - including John Stossel, noted journalist for ABC news, thinking there should be some sort of voter qualification. I agree. But it surely won't be based on the public educational system. I digress, however...

The American voter really has no idea what's going on, therefore he votes with his gut, votes with the feelings put into him by the media. And we know how that's been for the last decade, at least.

I'd like to say that the media is largely responsible for the dumbing of the voter , but that's really not fair. People have to take responsibility for their own actions - a basic American tenet we may see disappear if the country does turn. The American in general is too busy maintaining his obesity, or buying the latest gadget, or mis-parenting his child. See, too busy to be concerned with less important things, like the government about which he will do nothing but complain.

We should ask for better, certainly from our politicians, but also demand a media free from ideology. Freedom depends on it. But first, we have to know enough to know when we're being fed a trough of swill.


Washington Times - Economy turns voters left, but may delay agenda

Breitbart.tv » ‘Media Malpractice’: Documentary Reveals How Little Obama Voters Knew About Issues