You are correct in that there are evil people in every group. Unfortunately, the true haters I’ve met call themselves conservatives.

On the other hand, some of the worse corporate criminals I’ve met in higher education have called themselves liberals.

So don’t believe I believe it only goes one way.

Rotten people abound no matter what group they espouse and they only serve to make the group itself appear vile.

Here is what I mean when I talk about bias in the news media. When you complimented me, you you gave others, the not “True Conservatives”, the back of your hand. Why? I suggest you think about that and remember that while the much of news media would like us to believe otherwise, hatred in America has little to nothing to do with Conservatism. Does anyone have to be a Conservative to demonize their opposition? Of course not, and I hope you do not believe that they do.

Anyone can hate. All people do hate. All we have to do to hate is to forget for a moment to put ourselves in the shoes of the object of our hatred.

I also can’t stand rhetoric that induces hatred, and unfortunately, I’ve heard it from people who claim to be conservatives. True conservatives don’t endorse hate. Frankly, Tom, we need more conservatives like you who don’t seem to be in the “get them to hate and we shall overcome” camp.

Suffice to say the coverage the presidential elections was the most biased I have seen in my lifetime. To some extent, even the Washington Post had to admit the bias (see here) — after the election, of course.

As a Conservative, I almost cannot help but see both Conservative news coverage (what little there is), and mainstream news media coverage (the vast majority being Liberal news sources). When I compare the two, only then do I claim to have some idea of what is going on. I suggest that you too consider both sides of the news.