Proving
just how out of touch with the American people political pundits
and news anchors have become, John McLaughlin, host of The McLaughlin
Group, has declared the concept of freedom as the "most
overrated" political issue of 2009.
The host of the long running public affairs show made the announcement
during The McLaughlin Group 2009 Year-End Awards special.
While the rest of the panel on the show described global warming,
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and leading bankers as "most
overrated", McLaughlin himself took a shot at the core
concept behind the Bill Of Rights and the U.S. Constitution.
"The most overrated is freedom," McLaughlin said.
"When faced with economic uncertainty, people don't want
freedom. When they can't see their economic future, they want
the nanny state." he blathered.
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Seemingly McLaughlin was living under a rock throughout the
"summer of rage" then, as mass protests were held
throughout the nation on every political issue going, including
the economy.
Neither has he been monitoring the president's recent approval
ratings, which have hit record lows for a president after one
year in office.
McLaughlin must have also missed the recent
news that a vast majority of Americans have expressed
great dissatisfaction on virtually every single issue polled,
once again including the economy.
Perhaps Mr McLaughlin can show us some evidence to suggest
the American people are happy living in a nanny state at the
expense of their freedom, because we don't see it.
Proving
just how out of touch with the American people political pundits
and news anchors have become, John McLaughlin, host of The McLaughlin
Group, has declared the concept of freedom as the "most
overrated" political issue of 2009.
