Regarding those recent ginned up non--scandals over Limbaugh and O'Reilly's remarks

Two sterling examples of "The Big Lie" technique, long favored by many of our Usual Suspects in the Dem/Lefty/"Progressive" Storm Trooper brigade, have been in the news this past week.

First was the Limbaugh smear, orchestrated by the Soros-influenced (and likely Soros financed) Media Matters propaganda outlet.

Second was the purposeful misrepresentation of the O'Reilly conversation with Juan Williams, which has been misrepresented on local blogs as well as on national media outlets.

Peter Wehner exposes the lies about Limbaugh.


Excerpt:


"You’ll be shocked to learn that Media Matters does not include this portion of the transcript in their posting — and Senator Kerry and the others failed to mention it as well. I wonder why?

Perhaps — and this is only a wild guess — it’s because it would demonstrate that when Rush Limbaugh mentioned “phony soldiers,” he meant, literally, phony soldiers. "


Regarding the smears of O'Reilly, here's an spot-on analysis of the structuring of the attack.

Noteworthy:

"Instead, it’s just another example of how “racism” as a charge has become nearly meaningless, a way to put an ideological opponent on the defensive, or to shame him into silence, without any concern that such cynical and opportunistic accusations weaken the force of the charge when it is applied to actual racists (or instances of actual racism).

It is character assassination for the purpose of character assassination — and as such, it is as every bit as vile as the history of racism it uses as a pre-made slur."

Exactly........