This Just In ...
Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Liberals are embarrassed: Part Two
On Monday of this week, I blogged that liberals hate being called or using the term, “liberals” as compared to conservatives who are proud to be labeled as “conservatives.”A few hours after my post, conservative columnist and talk show host Michael Medved (a staunch John McCain backer) put out a similar blog, Why No Fight Over Who's a "True Liberal"? Medved had just appeared on “Larry King Live” discussing the primaries.
Medved blogged:
“The most striking aspect of the conversation involved the asymmetry in language – there was much talk of the remaining Republican candidates (McCain and Huckabee) trying to claim the mantle of “true conservative,” but no discussion whatever of Hillary and Obama seeking to portray themselves as “true liberals.”
Why are Republicans trying to compete (as we have for months) as to which candidate best qualifies as conservative while Democrats never rush forward to identify themselves as liberal?”
Medved offered two explanations. Number one:
“First, there’s the obvious fact that “conservative” remains a positive word in America at large while “liberal” still sounds like an insult. In presenting Mitt Romney to CPAC, some of his supporters presented him as “a conservative’s conservative.” Even in the midst of the Democratic primary campaign, with furious competition for the party’s ideologues and activists, has anyone designated Clinton or Obama as “a liberal’s liberal”?
And number two:
“The other reason there’s more argument over the candidates’ ideological status on the Republican side than on the Democratic side reflects the long-standing “maverick” reputation of John McCain. Though his conservative record on core issues – support for the military, opposition to tax increases, smaller government, pro-life – has been consistent for a quarter century, his critics prefer to focus on his heresies on controversies like campaign finance reform or global warming. McCain’s life-time voting record (according to the American Conservative Union) is 82.3% -- meaning he voted on the liberal side of issues some 17.7% of the time. “
Here’s Medved’s entire blog.
And I should vote for someone who’s embarrassed to admit who and what he really is, why?
This site uses Facebook comments to make it easier for you to contribute. If you see a comment you would like to flag for spam or abuse, click the "x" in the upper right of it. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use.