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Posted by maxrandb in General Discussion (01/01/06 through 01/22/2007)
Fri Mar 24th 2006, 09:53 AM
In all the furor from the “right” about the ABC Producer that had the audacity to say "Bush made him sick", there is something critical that the “right” is missing.

I’m an active duty military member, who also happens to be a “bleeding heart liberal”. If there was ever an opportunity to deal with “bias”, I might be the one you could look to as an example. That, however, is not the case. I have been extremely successful, and have advanced from “E-nothing” to the officer ranks. You might be wondering how a “bleeding heart liberal” could advance so far in a world where every TV is “locked-on” Faux News?

The answer is very simple, and it is something that most Americans practice every single day. It’s something called ”Personal Integrity” and ”Professional Ethics”.

Here’s one thing you won’t see in the “right’s” rush to destroy Mr Greene. You won’t see an examination of the number of stories run on Good Morning America that were favorable to the “right”, or to the pResident. They won’t be able to show you proof that there was any “bias” in the stories presented. For them, the simple fact that Mr Greene expressed an negative opinion about Bush, is enough to condemn him and indict the entire news media.

That’s because the “right” can’t comprehend, and does not practice ”Personal Integrity”, or ”Professional Ethics”. Those values are foreign to them. Think for a minute about the rush to hang Mr Greene, and then think of the last time you heard a story from Rush or Hannity that was favorable to the Democrats. You won’t find one, because they are unable to overcome their bias and practice ”Personal Integrity”, or ”Professional Ethics”.

Let’s examine for a minute, how important ”Personal Integrity” and ”Professional Ethics” are to everyday life in America. The ability to practice these values and put our biases aside, enables:

- The pro-life doctor to provide quality medical care to a woman that has had an abortion.

- The anti-war police officer to provide safety and security to pro-war demonstrators.

- The devout Christian to provide food and shelter to a poor Jew.

- The fundamentalist nurse to provide counseling and hospice care to the gay man dying from AIDs.

- It enables the “bleeding heart liberal” working for the staunch conservative to be advanced solely on his merits.

Those are just a few examples of Americans puting our biases aside and practicing the art of ”Personal Integrity” and ”Professional Ethics.

It's no wonder the “right” can’t comprehend that. They don't practice it.




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