The Nearness of You (Stanky Republicans)

"It isnt your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation, oh no
Its just the nearness of you"
-- Hoagy Carmichael

Prometheus 6 demonstrates his distrust of all things Republican and Right as he calls upon his readers to protest the involvement of Frank Luntz in the Democrat Presidential debates with Tavis Smiley (and Professor Kim).

I don't want to hear shit about "fair and balanced." It looks way too much like part of the CBCI deal, and if Mr. Smiley is in bed with Fox News it's going to change the way I categorize him. Immediately. The inclusion of progressive bloggers was sort of last minute and I can't help but wonder if Luntz' appearance on the press release is connected.

Let him appear on Smiley's show  the next day, I could shiv a gitz about that.

Yes, I'm still going, yes I'm paying my own way like all the others. And now, part of the reason is so can pass judgement on the media aspect as well as the political one.

It seems to me that if the candidates had anything worth saying or listening to, then such matters would be of little concern. But when people actually wonder aloud if their integrity is being compromised by being in the same room with people with different opinions, it's a sign that it's more about hate than ideas.