The editorial writers at the New York Times are obviously out of touch with the hearts and minds of America. They believe we follow media goons such as Limbaugh and Beck like zombies because we cannot think for ourselves. So, they go out and demonize the goons we love, hoping that one of us zombies will now get that alternate schools of thought are abominable and must be dismissed by any means.

In a recent Times editorial, Fred Conrad, while making the point that people who object to President Obama’s health care plan are racist, reminds us of the time that a racial slur was hurled during a rally attended by an “all-white mob” hosted by Sarah Palin, then Vice Presidential nominee for the Republican Party. The racial slur the article referred to was a one- time occurrence reported by a lone journalist (whose credibility was questioned) out of dozens of rallies attended by thousands and thousands of people. Are we to believe that in modern day America, a group of white people cannot openly support a white candidate who is campaigning against a black candidate, without being deemed racist?

We are also led to believe that when the first African American in history is nominated for President, African Americans did not attend the Palin rally for fear of racists, rather than the fact that they supported Obama for President in droves – and would not be caught dead at a Palin rally.

Instead of addressing the real concerns that Americans have about healthcare overhaul, and Federal spending that has tripled the deficit, the fringe media and the White House have come up with ten excuses why the American people are in an uproar against Obama’s health care plan: Racism, confusion, misinformation, fishy lies, zombie-effect, anti-immigrant, special interest influence, wrong, angry, dangerous mob.

Here we are on the brink of drastically changing the way we receive our healthcare, and all the “best writers in the world” can do is bad mouth Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Americans who oppose the Obama plan. In disgust, I will leave the race-baiting and fear mongering to the professionals at the Times, and address an issue that is important to the public.

The President made two very clear promises at his address before Congress. He promised that no federal dollars will pay for abortions; and that illegal immigrants would not be covered under a government run health insurance policy.

The problem with the health care reform bills currently circulating in Congress is that they do not directly address these two issues. Members have introduced clear and concise legislation that would insure that the President’s promises are honored. The Democrat majority, however, will not permit these simple provisions to be added to any of the bills thus far, nor have they permitted any meaningful debate.

When President Obama tells us that his plan will not add to the deficit, will not cover illegal immigrants, will not cover abortions, will not squeeze out private insurance companies, will not lead to a government run healthcare system, and will not raise taxes on the middle class, we want to believe him. But can we?

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