The Weeks Tidbits - 10-21-2012

Two disparate news blurb postings this week on many levels encapsulate what is at the heart of this election and what it means for this nation moving forward.

First, Trinity Church in New York City this week announced that it will need to cancel its annual Halloween festivities. Oddly enough it is not because of some mindlessly aggrieved collection of people that have successfully litigated the issue but rather because of a group of misguided people exercising what they falsely believe are their constitutional rights. A collective of protesters from the Occupy Wall Street enclave are encamped on the sidewalk in front of Trinity.

Church officials have explained that it is their belief to hold festivities with the aforementioned encampment on their doorstep would put the children into potentially harmful situations and so they are acting prudently and preemptively: quoting from the officially released statement – “Last year, more than 1,200 people took part. However, we are deeply concerned about the escalating illegal and abusive activity the camp presents.”

Ed Needham, an Occupy Wall Street organizer, said he found it "frankly disingenuous" for the church to cancel its Halloween celebration.

The second incident of note came from the on-air comments made by the almost comical Chris Matthews, who stated on his MSNBC ‘Hardball’ show, in discussing the second presidential debate and Mr. Romney’s interaction with the President that:

“I don’t think he understands the Constitution of the United States…He’s the president of the United States. You don’t say, ‘you’ll get your chance.’”

There are so many issues raised with this type of ignorant and sycophantic comment.

Consider that Mr. Matthews spent a sizeable part of his professional career on Capitol Hill, working in various and sundry capacities including stints as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter and as an aide to former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill.

There is much hue and cry, whining and bluster by some about a mass media bias. Mr. Matthews is not exhibiting any bias in his comments; he is demonstrating outright stupidity.

His comments, again, live on air, apparently attempt to convey now that Mr. Romney is in violation of a constitutional protection of the president.

It can be discussed whether Mr. Romney may have been rude, or even possibly disrespectful, but to spew forth the claim of constitutional infringement goes beyond even extreme partisanship.

One wonders if Mr. Matthews will extend such concerns to Mr. Romney, should he win the election.

What these two seemingly seperate tidbits demonstrate however is just how far this nation has come to allowing the inmates to run the asylum.

It is absolutely unconstitutional to block access to a church, or to illegally assemble, but it is condoned  because the mass media seems to believe that the ‘righteousness’ of the Occupy Wall Street protesters endows them with the right to flaunt the laws that the average citizen must obey. Mr. Matthews gives voice to this concept by publicly claiming constitutional privilege for what is at most a poor demonstration of manners by Mr. Romney.

Bestowing rights of non-confrontation to an elected leader, but allowing, even encouraging confrontation because the cause is somehow ‘just’ shows how intellectually bankrupt much of the extreme left has become.

They can do and say what they wish, apparently, because they are so much more politically pure than anyone else.

Rubbish.

America must be vigilant to keep these charlatans of freedom and their ilk from infecting the body politic. The Occupy Wall Street thugs and punks should be moved by the police or arrested. Mr. Matthews should be removed from his position as an on air political personality.

If the electorate does not demand these actions be taken, then it must be interpreted as the axiom that their silence is acceptance of these transgressions against democracy.

Our founders, the framers of The United States Constitution and our posterity would be no less than ashamed of us.

We owe them, and ourselves, better.

Let your voice be heard.