Cry of The Loon …(One Continual Commercial)

Advertisers try to convince us that perception is reality. If you drink a certain beer then hot babes will notice you. Andre Agassi in his Nikon commercials used the slogan perception is reality. On Monday Ed Schultz joined Senator Joe Biden and the Democratic party in calling for the closing of the military prison in Guantanamo Bay.

Ed agreed with his Democratic buddies that it did not matter if the abuses in Guantanamo Bay were true or not but rather the abuses were perceived to be happening. Rather than shout down the misinformation and state the reality of the situation, him and his what ever hurts Bush the most pals prefer to react to lies. Creating and acting as if perception is indeed fact is the essence of their anti-war stance. If enough people believe a lie, it then must be true. The rule of perception equaling reality is often a Democratic way of thought. It shapes their beliefs.

There are other ways they use perception rather than reality. They try to make Americans believe the religion is intruding into all aspects of government. They want to be perceived as supporters of our troops while condoning the military apparatus. Democrats present Robert Byrd as a champion of the minority while the reality is he was a member of the KKK.

Ed also wallows in the art of perception. He has his listeners believing he actually knows what he is talking about when in reality he makes a living being a mouthpiece for any cause that brings monetary gain. His years on the radio stand as one of the greatest dupes of all time. For years he had many on the right believing he was one of them. Now he has the left fooled into thinking he is their knight in shining armor. In reality he is neither a righty nor a lefty but rather he is just one continual commercial, a commercial all about perception and living the lie. Reacting to perception may be how Ed and the Democrats want to live but let’s hope Republicans make their decisions on what is real.