This Op-Ed is not directed at rank and file Republicans. It is directed at their leadership; by the time you finish reading this article, if you're a Democrat, Progressive, Liberal, or even an honest Conservative, you are likely to agree that the title is correct and it may be an understatement in describing the individuals that created and approved "a vicious 25-minute infomercial that accuses President Barack Obama of harboring "hostility" towards America and ties him to malicious rhetoric." The public, those that still retain their dignity and sanity will be the judge of whether I am being too harsh on the Republican Leadership:

The below Editorial was published on BuzzFlash April 13, 2010. We agree with 90% of Mark Karlin's Editorial, however, there are some fundamental issues of free speech that we strongly disagree with, therefore have decided to post his revealing commentary and also our reply, which was posted as a comment to his original article.

If you check-in at Raw Story, the latest debacle at CNN is prominently headlined and represents just one of the reasons they appear to be in an irreversible tailspin that is causing them to crash and burn, and sadly, they are picking up speed and need to be placed on suicide watch. I'm not a big fan of CNN, but in reality, they do provide the best International News in our nation, however fall way behind when it pertains to any matter that could cause harm to corporate America, and they are self-censoring themselves out of existence! Our entire Mainstream News Media needs to join CNN on suicide watch except for Fox News, and associating "News" with Fox is like associating "integrity" with Dick Cheney... That said, Fox News is taking market share from all of the major news channels, and no one appears to have a clue in how to battle the dreaded Fox Juggernaut:

And yes President Obama, I do understand the risk; the last President that attempted to stand-up for the American people was assassinated - which I fear may enter into your decision making as you ponder our situation and “how” to bring forth change that will benefit the entire country.

During the Nuremberg Trials after World War II when Julius Streicher was convicted and subsequently hung for “Jew Baiting” provides us the legal precedent for prosecuting those that incite others to violence. There are also US legal precedents that also allow for prosecuting those who incite violence. It's time to stop those who are attempting to incite violence whom are hiding behind Free Speech.

The changes that have occurred at CNN in just the past few months is alarming. We all know that Faux News, The Republican Leaning Channel, has constantly bent, spun, and distorted the truth since Bush came into power; ABC wasn’t much better, but CNN used to be the one channel where an individual could actually ... Read More »