What's a Radical Extremist.

       The Huffington Post had an article yesterday by Allen Frances he titled "Wolfish radicals in Conservative Sheep's Clothing." And I hate to and have to admit I've called these crazies Conservatives too. Frances is talking about folks like Sarah Palin putting a bull's-eye on Gabby Giffords, or Ted Nugent calling Obama a "sub-human", or Gov. Perry of Texas talking of seceding from the union. The tea party itself for gleefully shutting down the government. That's not to say that every person who considers themselves to be Tea partiers were in favor of such silliness, but too many are.
       All of the above have little or nothing to do with conservatism. They are radically far beyond conservative. But the media still insists on calling them "Conservatives." Why? Why does the media insist on calling them Conservatives? I think because if they rightly called them radical extremists, the media would probably lose a substantial segment of it's viewership. The networks would have to create a completely new series called The Nutcases of Alaska, or Name Callers of the World or Haters from Texas. Or as they're most properly called, Radical Extremists of America. But whatever, the media would be labeled as freedom haters.
       These folks, not conservatives, are well trained and experienced name callers. If they get asked a question they should have an answer for, but don't, then the one who asked is on the hit list. If they don't get equal time on the networks to spew their venom, they scream, if someone disagrees, it's because they hate freedom, or are a Muslim as though all Muslims hate freedom.
       Actually the idea of these folks being predatory is a fair and honest appraisal of their approach to political discourse. They pretend to be Conservatives when in fact the hate the idea of freedom, independence, democracy or a Republic. They want a country in which everyone thinks exactly like themselves or just shuts up and puts up. And they see no problem with vilifying anyone who doesn't go along.