http://paxchristiusa.org/2012/07/12/reflection-how-religious-super-pacs-shape-public-perceptions-of-the-catholic-church-in-the-u-s/
At the height of imperial hubris during the George W Bush presidency, Ron Suskind of the New York Times reported a conversation he had with Karl Rove. According to Rove guys like Suskind were “in what we call the reality-based community”– which he defined as people who “believe that solutions emerge from your judicious study of discernible reality.” In rejecting that kind of thinking Rove went on to say, “We’re an empire now, and when we can we create our own reality.”What Rove and conservatives have understood for many years is that “discernible reality” is not important in acquiring or wielding power and influence. It is the perception of reality that matters, not the facts on the ground. Those who can control perceptions can make their own reality. (Of course, as the Bush Administration learned far too late inIraqandAfghanistan, sooner or later actual reality can wreck havoc on created reality.)
the keeper of Bush' brain and the architect of right wing reality. were they successful in having America buy into their world of fantasy, yes has the right wing and some progressives realize they've been viewing America through the looking glass, no. will this change in favor of truth and reality not anytime soon IMO. refusal of change is blocking America as much as republicans for whatever reason they come up with, it's anal retentive. unfortunately it's not just elderly and old racist it's the young in those new and not so improved categories.
For decades conservative Catholics have tried their best to change the direction of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) away from promoting social justice to encouraging charity and enforcing sexual prohibitions.
The problem has always been the stubborn consistency of over 100 years of Catholic Social Teaching which asserts that social justice is a constituent part of the Gospel; that authentic Catholic faith calls for both charity and justice; and that all social and economic policies should be judged by their impact on the poorest and most vulnerable members of society.
“Who’s funding the Catholic bishops’ religious freedom campaign?”
Here in the Chicagoland area I have seen at least 10 straight days of full-page ads in the Chicago Tribune in support of the bishops’ campaign for religious freedom. Although some of the ads are identified as paid for by the Archdiocese of Chicago, others cite RemainFreeUSA.org as the sponsor.
there seems to be a malignant force behind each and every right wing "great plan", that serves as the misdirection and eventual misleading of intent. and the base and others walk away "half cocked".
