"facts"

Right-wing detachment from reality is nearing completion. Today, Rush Limbaugh urged his listeners to read Kate O'Beirne's essay at NRO. She was defending Limbaugh against the reports about his radio show that are presented at Media Matters. In her piece, she related the following falsehoods:

• ... the Left ... transparently prefers this latest image of the American military [at abu Ghraib] to the daily evidence of their courage, character, and self-sacrifice ...
• Rush went on to defend our troops. ... This is Rush's true offense.

And ends with this line: (emphasis added)

Rush is one of those rare acquaintances who can be defended against an assault challenging his character without ever knowing the "facts." We trust his good judgment, his unerring decency, and his fierce loyalty to the country he loves ...

That just about sums it up. Right-wingers don't need to know the facts, which they prefer to refer to as "facts".

posted by Quiddity at 5/14/2004 10:00:00 AM