What They Know That Isn't So

by Dinesh D'Souza - January 22nd, 2007 - Townhall.com

As I debate the topics covered in my new book The Enemy at Home: The Cultural Left and Its Responsibility for 9/11 I find myself arguing with a whole bunch of people on the left who “know” things that aren’t true. I’m both amused and surprised not only at the ignorance out there, but the confidence with which it is bandied about. “D’Souza, has it occurred to you…?” But actually it hasn’t occurred to me, because what you are saying is false. So here are a few myths that I’d like to correct.

They’re furious at us for stopping democracy in Iran. As the left-wing story goes, Mohammed Mossadegh was the elected prime minister of Iran in the early 1950s. The United States didn’t like the fact that he was anti-imperialist, so the CIA engineered a coup and installed the hated Shah of Iran. The people of Iran have still not forgiven us for this, and it is a continuing source of radical Muslim hatred against us.

Actually, Mossadegh was never elected by the Iranian people. He was appointed by the Majlis, the Iranian parliament, and the Shah of Iran, who was already in power, ratified the choice. Mossadegh soon got into a power struggle with the Shah, sought to overthrow the Shah, dissolved parliament, and suspended civil liberties. At this point the CIA orchestrated a coup that got rid of Mossadegh and kept the Shah in power. The radical Muslims were delighted with Mossadegh’s ouster, because they viewed him for what he was, a secular socialist. The Ayatollah Khomeini preached a sermon thanking Allah that Mossadegh was gone.

This reminds me of the constant litany of arguments from the democrats about what we are doing wrong in our current partisan war. They have a cliche LIE for almost everything that has been done. There is a great email going around that lists all of the good things happening in America, and then asks, when the democrats promise they have a "new direction for America . . . . "

A few examples:

The stock market is at a new all-time high and 401 K's are back.
A new direction from there means, what?

Unemployment is at 25 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?

Taxes are at 20 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?

Federal tax revenues are at all-time highs.
A new direction from there means, what?

The Federal deficit is down almost 50%, just as predicted over last year.
A new direction from there means. what?

Home valuations are up 200% over the past 3.5 years.
A new direction from there means, what?

Inflation is in check , hovering at 20 year lows.
A new direction from there means, what?

Not a single terrorist attack on US soil since 9/11/01.
A new direction from there means, what?

You may not have noticed all the good news since the MSM is so intent on removing Republicans from power they never mention any of these good things. All we get from them are the litany of democrat complaints. However there is little doubt the good news will start to change. The scary thing is that since democrats are in charge, none of the bad will be mentioned by the MSM except as complaints against Bush. As regular readers know, I am not a strong Bush supporter. However it sometimes seems we are a real risk of losing democracy over the fact that we no longer have a "free" press. We have a liberal press that touts the liberal party. A large part of our voting public does not seem to care.

If you really want to know more of the truth, read this article by Dinesh D'Souza.