Fun with Progressives

In an effort to foster informed dialogue with the left - who now call themselves in true propagandist style, "Progressives" (in homage to Woodrow Wilson, the Jimmy Carter of his day), under my nom de plume "GregorSamsa, I joined the reader ranks of huffingtonpost.com. I reproduce below a recent string, to give you a taste of my "success." I admit the string is acontextual, but you'll get the drift. . . .

GregorSamsa
"I guess facts have never been all that important to right wingers like the folks who put out this story. . . ." I agree with Mr. Lux that right-wing misinformation is both predictable and frustrating. Take this outright lie, for example: "[A] young cohort of activists, backed by an illustrious group of online organizing veterans like Zephyr Teachout, Joe Trippi and Mike Lux, recently launched A New Way Forward to raise awareness and support for alternative bailout plans and to protest the current [bailout] plan." This tired old canard was spewed electronically Tuesday last by that ignorant enclave of conservative backwardthought, "The Nation." (See http://www.thenation.com/blogs/actnow/425015?rel=hp_picks.) Yes, so predictable, so reactionary, so pathetic.
Posted 02:29 AM on 04/10/2009

tekerati
I guess comprehending what you read is not your strong suit. The Cafepress story Mr. Lux is referring to quite explicity states that A New Way Forward was formed by Mr. Lux as an Obama front group. Your quote taken from an article in The Nation makes it clear that A New Way Forward was conceived and launched by a group of activists not Mr. Lux. He backs this group, he didn't create this group. If you go to A New Way Forward's website, you will not see Mr. Lux's name listed anywhere. So yes, the Cafepress article is fact-free, predictable, reactionary and pathetic.
Posted 08:37 AM on 04/10/2009

GregorSamsa
I guess understanding irony and getting facts straight is not your cup of tea. I did not and do not endorse the blatant errors in the post Lux quotes. My point is that perpetuating factual errors is hardly a right-wing phenomenon. By the way, the source of Lux's diatribe against the right is Canada Free Press (http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/10073), not as you assert as a "fact," The Cafepress. Thank you for making my point.
Posted 10:52 AM on 04/10/2009

To paraphrase Mark Twain, "There are lies, damn lies, and the world according to Progressives."