O.K. LET'S DEFINE "FAIR"
By Neal Boortz
Aug. 10,1999
boortz.com
One of the missions of the American Bar Association is to "increase respect for the law." Well, they failed. The ABA went right out and disgraced itself yesterday by honoring one of the most prolific law-breakers ever to occupy the White House.
I didn't listen the speech. One can only stand so much. I did catch Bill Nigut's usual fawning coverage of Clinton last night on Channel 2.
Three things that Clinton said caught my attention.
The first Clinton buzzword was "fair." He asked the delegates to the convention to "help make this country more fair." Wow! Now that's a loaded word. Just what do you think he means by "fair?" Delve into it and I'll bet that you find some quest for an egalitarian society behind that word. One thing for sure --- Clinton doesn't think its "fair" for high achievers to get some of their money back in a tax cut.
Next we have Clinton's "one America" bit. Again, what does he mean? What is "one America?" Maybe my huge head isn't working here --- I'm clueless. Maybe it's just another poll-tested phrase that sounds good.
Finally we have the word "diversity." Clinton wants more diversity in the judiciary and in the law offices. This "diversity" word is a denial of the individual and individual worth and achievement. The premise behind the drive for "diversity" is that value is to be found on one's group identity rather than one's personal individual character and achievement. In the quest for "diversity" the identity of the individual is discounted while the value of his group identity --- race, gender, sexual preference, religion --- is elevated. It is entirely in keeping with the liberal anti-individual agenda.
The probable truth is that even Clinton may not know what he means by these words. This is the polling president. He lives and dies by the polls. Every day his pollsters fan out to the shopping centers and public squares to corral people and pepper them with various words and phrases. These pollsters then deliver their findings to the White House. Right now the pollsters are telling the president that the word "fair" and the words "one America" give the dumb masses little warm fuzzies. Clinton then incorporates those words into his speeches and the American people swoon. I guarantee you, if the pollsters told Clinton that the American people oohed and aahed at the word "kumquat" he would find a way to have it in his next speech.
NIT-PICKING THE PRESS AGAIN
Let's turn the tables a bit. Let's make the ABA a conservative organization very friendly with the Republican Party instead of the Democrats. Let's pretend that it was Bill Clinton who had resigned the presidency after Watergate 25 years ago, and it was Richard Nixon who had been sanctioned by the courts for seeking to obstruct justice and undermining the American judicial system. And let's say the ABA invited Nixon to deliver their keynote address.
Here's how the news copy would read on NBC, CBS, ABC and the rest of the mainstream media:
"The invitation from the ABA to President Nixon was issued less than two weeks after a federal court found him to be in contempt for lying to the court and fined him $90,000. This invitation was in stark contrast to the ABA's treatment of Bill Clinton during the Watergate scandal. Rather than inviting Clinton to speak before their convention, the ABA issued a resolution calling for disciplinary action to be taken against him."
Well, that's if the names and times had been switched. That type of thorough reporting just won't be found today.
IS THIS SOMETHING PHIL'S PROUD OF?
During his speech to the ABA convention yesterday Clinton thanked Phil Anderson, the outgoing ABA President, for a favor from the past. Clinton said "I got beat for Governor in 1980, and I was the youngest former governor in the history of America. ... Phil Anderson was the only guy in Arkansas who offered me a job."
Is that something Anderson's proud of? Seems the other people in Arkansas had it right. |
