Closed-mindedness saturates The Lone Star Times... surprise!

In my recent venture to find a Texas-centric blog article with a less-than-100% partisan slant, I must admit that several hours into the ordeal, I wanted nothing to do with politics what-so-ever, nor the narrow minded automatons who blog about it. Therefore, with that spirit of frustration and disillusionment, I would like to introduce this article from the Lone Star Times:

In this piece ironically titled The Messiah, acclaimed political savant The Panda Man (Christian name: Jeremy Weidenhof) addresses his audience, which must certainly be described as hard-line conservative (to say that the United Rednecks of America are his target audience would be to venture into the well-worn path of Ad Hominem fallacies that Mr. Weidenhof has so explertly blazed; I'll try to keep it professional for you). Throughout his brief diatribe, the author makes several dozen points, but as you may have guessed, not one of them in any way reflect his political credentials (or lack thereof). To the contrary, by his cavalier attitude you can read a genuine disdain for "journalistic conventions" as well as other forms of "proof" that Texans would do well to take their bureaucratic cues from a "Panda."

Lack of ethical or logical appeals to reason aside, Mr. Weidenhof does have one strong suit which he tirelessly exploits throughout the piece: his emotional appeal. Colorful phrases and words abound as the author is set on a path to paint Sen. Obama as a Pied Piper, a socialist, and "Jimmy Carter’s second term." Not content to bash the liberal candidate alone, Weidenhof alludes to the Democratic Party as "Media Disciple Roadies... in their Yellow Media Bubble." While a painfully stereotypical culling of small-town xenophobes could be expected to endure this shallow sermon, the average reader will surely see it for what it is: a stalwart attempt to redefine the phrase "scare tactics."

Having read the article several times over, I am still at a loss as to how such insupportable fallacies can be labeled as journalism, much less find an audience. The Panda Man has contributed absolutely nothing to the political debate here, short of a virulent "us against them" attitude -- an attitude which only the most closed-minded sycophants must enjoy.