America's Real Bullying Crisis - Liberal Scare Tactics

This week CNN has been hosting a series of specials on "America's Bullying Crisis" addressing the supposed problem of young students and children terrorizing each other in the playgrounds and at schools.  My initial response is to laugh and shake my head, especially when I see the straight-faced Anderson Cooper dishing out ridiculous statistics like: "fifty-six percent of all children are bullies, or victims, or both."  

Surely there must be issues of greater importance in the world than excessive coverage of kids testing the boundaries of social interaction and competition? 

I can think of a few topics that seem slightly more newsworthy, like the failed Iranian terrorist plot, our nation's current unemployment rate, or even how billionaire Warren Buffet's company, Berkshire Hathaway, has compiled around one billion dollars in back taxes over the past decade. 

Yet, the more I think about it, the more bullying might actually be a legitimate topic of conversation -- just not in the way CNN imagines it. Consider Vice President Joe Biden's line of reasoning, for example, during a speech to gain support for Obama's jobs bill on his recent visit to Flint, Michigan this past week (video below):

According to Mr. Biden (emphasis mine)

In 2008, when Flint had 265 sworn officers on their police force, there were 35 murders and 91 rapes in this city,” the vice president said. “In 2010, when Flint had only 144 police officers, the murder rate climbed to 65 and rapes–just to pick two categories–climbed to 229. In 2011, you now only have 125 shields. God only knows what the numbers will be this year for Flint if we don’t rectify it.

In other words, America, pass this bill or rapes and murders will increase. Flashback to 4th grade recess, anyone? Give me your lunch money, or you'll be sorry! The media would have you believe that this "bullying" problem affects our youth, but they clearly do not understand the full implications of bullying to leave it as a childhood epidemic.

...which is why CNN invites puppets from Sesame Street as experts on addressing the problem. 

Little bullies grow up to be big bullies. Little children who don't get their way stomp their feet, slap classmates, and steal lunch money. Big bullies who don't get their way use fear tactics to scare the population into legislating the change they demand. In the adult world, bullying is known as political scare tactics (a.k.a. argumentum in terrorem or argumentum ad metum) and seems to be the reigning line of reason that liberals are currently using to get their way in the political world.

Pass this jobs bill or rapes and murders will increase.

Pass this environmental regulation or the oceans will rise and drown half our population.

Pass this stimulus package or our economy will blow up.
Pass this health care legislation or grandma will die of influenza.


It's a shame the "Worldwide Leader in News" can't make that connection to America's real bullying crisis.

~Gee

Liberal Temper Tantrums, with love from Madame Guillotine

Who knew that liberals are attempting to forge their very own modern-day replication of the French Revolution, right here in our own backyard?

We've got Roseanne Barr advocating be-headings of the rich, protesters provoking police with violence, rioters defecating on police vehicles, and even squatters ...er, copulating in broad daylight.

Side Note to the ladies at The View:  

Sorry, Whoopi, once again you've proven your complete ignorance for history by insinuating that these ridiculous, violent, and out-of-control riots are patriotic and American. There is nothing patriotic or American about the Occupy Wall Street group. Ever wonder, Whoopi, why history has come to remember the French Revolution as the "Reign of Terror"?  The violent upheaval of the French populous succeeded in obtaining their "liberty" by throwing the entire country into a state of chaos, fear and panic through violence and, oh, yea -- decapitating offenders.

People have the right in this country to a peaceful demonstration.  These lunatics, however, are once again proving themselves to be nothing more than a sick, angry mass mob.

~Gee