Hugh
Hewitt highlighted the Piers Morgan interview of Ben Shapiro on Thursday,
1/10/2013. The discussion was on gun
violence, and Mr. Hewitt describes the interview as an “embarrassment” for Mr.
Morgan.
Mr. Shapiro, a 29 year-old Republican, makes the case for the
2nd Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Mr. Hewitt sees
it as effective political debate. Watch
the video here.
Mr. Shapiro may have been good at making his points, but the
main obstacle in the debate was not addressed.
That was the use of the Democratic Party theme “Republicans are harming our children.”
This theme is typically used in debate on the implementation
of No Child Left Behind and
various school subsidy issues.
Republicans are characterized as harming our children by wishing to
enforce standards and compliance. Sadly,
the theme becomes especially potent when attached to school violence. It stokes anti-Republican hatred.
Piers Morgan employs Dhimmitude
to put the Republican in his place. You
can feel it dripping from the imputation, “How dare you!”
Mr. Shapiro retains his composure and makes arguments based
on fact and principle, but it is not enough.
Mr. Morgan uses characterization and The Themes to validate his feelings and
win the hearts of his viewers.
Republicans always contend their approach is a solid
strategy, but it reflects a
discouraging pattern. Republicans
must stop ignoring The Themes of the
Democratic Party and begin to counter them.
In the meantime, that “little book” Piers gestures with is
all we’ve got.
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