Reply #30: That kind of denial is silly [View All]

[MonkeyFunk]

These things DO matter - not necessarily as standalone issues, but as part of a big lie. The republicans seem to want to portray Obama as not sufficiently "American". The hand-over-heart thing, the lapel flag-pin, the madrassa, the "muslim" middle name, and now this.

Yes, these things DO change people's minds - even liberals. Look how effective the 15-year campaign to portray Hillary Clinton as a power-hungry, meanspirited bitch has been, even here on this board. By all accounts she's a warm, funny, competetent, hard-working woman. But most of the people here have bought into the Big Lie about her. Same for Bill - they've portrayed him as a corrupt slickster. He ran one of the least corrupt adminmistrations in US History, but the Big Lie worked. Even people here believe it.

John Kerry was portrayed as weak, vacillating, wimpy. A war hero and one of the toughest Senators we have, yet even people here fell for it.

Yes, her statement matters, as it fits in perfectly with the Big Lie they're pushing. That's how it works. Every little thing that supports the lie is magnified and expanded - everything counter to it is ignored or minimized.