Last week we highlighted a conservative female #15 FCIL in the likable person of Dana Perino, along with her new book, And the Good News Is: Lessons and Advice from the Bright Side. This week, in contrast, we’d like to turn our attention to a liberal #15 FCIL “talking head” by the name of Kirsten Powers. Yes, while Kirsten is a strong democrat, her new book would almost lead someone to believe she’s on the elephant’s side. Ominously titled, “The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech,” the description of the book goes on to read, “While preaching tolerance and claiming to hold liberal values, the illiberal left works to delegitimize political and ideological opponents in ways that stifle freedom of expression, thought, and religious belief.”
Powers went on to tell Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly (#13 FCIR) recently, “It’s systematic silencing that is going on. And they use the same tactic. I also am not talking about disagreement. I’m not talking about people being civil. I’m talking about these are people who are not having a debate. They will attack you, you are racist. You are misogynist. It’s never about what the actual issue is.”