April 25, 2013

Sen. Marco Rubio's Tangled Web of Dishonest PC Spin

By John T. Bennett
"A society of emasculated liars is easy to control. I think if you examine political correctness, it has the same effect and is intended to." So said British prison psychiatrist and social commentator Theodore Dalrymple. No better words could describe the current fad of calling illegal aliens "undocumented." On that note, Senator Rubio is once again endearing himself to the left by adopting the PC terminology "undocumented."  I asked Rubio's press secretary, Alex Conant, why the senator is using the left wing terminology "undocumented" instead of "illegal immigrants." Conant replied that Sen. Rubio "continues to use both terms interchangeably." Since that reply evaded my original question, I again asked why Rubio is using the left-wing terminology. Conant did not reply to my request for clarification. In days gone by (last year) the Associated Press, of all groups, held the line on truthful reporting and chose the path of legal and factual accuracy. The AP, with...(Read Full Article)