I believe you either have a reading comprehension issue or I did not articulate myself properly.
I will take the blame as I was the one who spoke, so I will say it differently.
The republican Party and the Democratic party are the two entities that create a two party system; a system that works. Regardless of the stance of either party, the two party system opens the door to debate. Debate is healthy as it pertains to legislation. It allows the lawmakers as well as the American People an opportunity to see issues from different points of view.
Not quite sure why you had to drag in race and science. Cant for the life of me see where the hell I said anything about the two parties being identical.
But whatever.
Anyway, I said it as clearly as I can. Do with it what you wish.
Mr. J, I wonder if you will allow this 'fly in the ointment.' While I can get behind your post, as in "the two party system opens the door to debate. Debate is healthy ..." there is an unspoken assumption, which, alas, is missing from your statement.
The Fourth Estate.
A free and unbiased press would be necessary to have a healthy and open debate. We do not have such.
BTW, Mr. J, I take exception to your back-hand to deanie-weanie: I have always considered that my prerogative.
Please consider this, as tempting as it is.
I can not and do not blame either party for the irresponsibility of the press. Both parties enter into debate as they should. And on the most part it works.
I do take exception to BOTH parties and their abuse of the irresponsibility of the press.
One thing to use the press to get yourself elected. Another thing to use the press to INTENTIONALLY get out spun information.
As for the back hand. Referring to what? I lost you there. My brain is a bit fried.
This is an incorrect view: the MSM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Democrat Party.
Example: "
From April 23 to May 3, the top three television networks offered viewers 50 stories and interview segments on their morning and evening news programs. The tone was strongly hostile to the law and promotional to the "growing storm" of left-wing protesters: 37 stories (or 74 percent) were negative, 10 were neutral, and only three were positive toward the Arizona law's passage -- 12 negative stories for every one that leaned positive. Stories were much kinder and sympathetic to illegal aliens than they were to police officers. Cops were potential abusers of power. Entering the country illegally was not an abuse of power. It was portrayed as an honorable step by the powerless.
The soundbite count was also slanted, with 92 quotes against the law and only 52 in favor. The pro-law numbers, however, included many soundbites of Arizona public officials defending themselves against liberal charges that they were racists or in favor of racial profiling."
Read more: MRC Study: By 12 to 1, ABC, CBS, and NBC Rip Arizona's Immigration Law | NewsBusters.org