Up with Chris Hayes 5/19/2012 -- Those cranky billionaires
Saturday, May 19, 2012 at 09:22AM I've lost respect for Chris Hayes. At first I thought he was an intelligent young man searching for a greater truth. After watching his program from several months, I realize he's a partisan hack and not that intelligent in a broad or deep sense.
When Billionaires unapproved of by the Left participate in politics, they are dangerous cranks, but when George Soros and unions pour millions in campaigns it's enlightened political activism is the service of social justice.
When sceptics on the Right talk about periodic weather trends to support their scepticism, they are called neanderthal deniers of science, but when Chris reports, like he did this morning, that the temperture in the last year in the US has been the highest recorded, he presents this as undeniable proof of all climate change propositions from all Left-approved scientists, even though in eastern Europe they have recorded record low temperatures. We are talking global, right? Is it the warmth in the US proving global warming, or the cold in eastern Europe proving global cooling? Or do both prove Hayes is right about climate change? Any change in the climate is proof -- of what?
The point is that Hayes takes the simplest path to promote modern liberalism while contantly using every caricature and cartoon version available to smear wealthy individuals unapproved of by the Left and Republicans. It's the sign of a small mind, although he certainly is clever -- Hayes is not very smart in any comprehensive way.
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