Fox News: 'Alternative Knowledge System' Says David Frum

Former George W. Bush speechwriter who coined the phrase "axis of evil" was apparently willing to risk his GOP cred by speaking truth to Fox News and talk radio. He was even willing to go as far as pointing out the correlation between Fox News and their viewers having less factual knowledge of world events.

Frum wrote a News and Features article for New York Magazine in November 2011 titled, "When Did the GOP Lose Touch With Reality?" It is a long article but I encourage you to bookmark it; it helped me better understand what has happened to the GOP from someone who is actually willing to acknowledge it publicly.



Here is an example of what happens when organizations use conflict and division to make a living: From CBS News: An Arkansas political campaign manager was shocked to discover his family pet with one side of its head bashed in -- and the word "liberal" scribbled across the corpse in paint. More...

I include this photo not to be gruesome but to illustrate what happens when your neighbor is perceived as different and bad because of how they vote. Fortunately, it was reported the five-year-old child who first found the family cat could not read the word to make a connection.








After I wrote this, I scrolled down to see that I had posted the "Newt as Chucky" photo, so I am having to reflect on how much I contribute to this divisiveness. I personally don't think it compares since it is more pop culture and cartoonish, plus I do not have that many page hits in a day's time. We should all step back and examine closely what we contribute to the conversation.