The USA

'Why would anyone take Sarah Palin seriously?'

We live in a television age where the battle of ideas is fought out on our screens in very short timeslots and what matters is increasingly personality and telegenics. People back whomever is closest to what they want. If she taps in to what people really want and feel and if she can act well and pull it off on the screen, then people will back her, whether she is for real or not. the people will obly find that out later, but by then the game has moved on and new actors have entered the stage.

'Why do people watch Fox News?'
For a closer representation of the truth than is available in the progressive media.

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Pox 'News' is the televisual equivalent of the Daily Heil. All the words are true, just not in the sequence they're put.

If you want an insight into American politics look up Abby Martin. Feisty, intelligent and insightful young woman. For a look at why their economy (and ours) is going tits up look at Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert.

' Why is 'progressive' a dirty word?'
Because it is spin and propaganda and everybody knows it.

' How can the land of the free and the home of the brave have 1 in 5 of it's citizens on food stamps?'

Capitalism. Treat 'em mean, keep 'em keen.

' Is the GOP now lost to any resemblance of sanity?'

It's a high stakes game of poker and the loser is the one who blinks first. The winner is the one who can go to the cliff's edge and retain their footing.

'Ted Cruz for President?'
Why not? The real power is with the string pullers, not the puppet.

'Why is 'progressive' a dirty word?'
Excellent question.

'Why do people watch Fox News?'
For a closer representation of the truth than is available in the progressive media.

'Is Glen Beck for real or just a big hoaxer'
No, I don't think he is for real. He is the mainstream's attempt to steal the clothes of conspiracy theorists in order to mislead the viewers, in my opinion.

'Why would anyone take Sarah Palin seriously?'
Good question. I like her, but I think she is probably not for real either and is a good actor. But, a lot of what we saw on the news is theatre anyway and is not the truth, so she is entertaining.

'Are the Founding Fathers spinning in their graves?'
According to the conspiracy theorists, yes.

Very good questions. They all in some way get to the heart of the matter, who is for real, who is a hoaxer, are we all being played and what is their game.