On 9/11: the exploitation

Rng: There are plenty of divisive media and political characters out there and they're on both ends of the political spectrum. Their words, actions, and deeds speak for themselves--therefore, it's not necessary to exaggerate and make up stories about those characters. People are obviously pissed off over the fact that certain media personalities have made a big name for themselves and that those same personalities espouse a particular ideology. Guys like Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity, etc. have a huge following and have had so for years. I think that there's a little more to that huge following than just "the scared and confused segment of the populace." There has been a concerted effort to get Beck and those of his talk radio ilk to shut up. And now the effort has been stepped up because Beck has recently played tapes of Van Jone's speeches and comments and has quoted Van Jones and others that are in (or connected to) the Obama administration. Van Jones' words speak for themselves and it was President Obama--not some conservative talker--that accepted Van Jones' resignation. In my opinion, and the opinion of many others, Van Jones is also "a divisive character intent on using a crude wedge to garner attention for the scared and confused segment of the populace." Again: There's divisiveness on both ends of the political spectrum and if we're going to go down the slippery slope of getting our political opponents to shut up and thrown off the air waves, instead of engaging in open and honest dialogue and debate without calling each other names, then the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution will be rendered meaningless. If that should occur, we'll be in big trouble as a nation.