The Atheist Communist Caliphate Made Flesh, Spread the Clusterfuck Around Thread

[Brownie]

America has it's first Anarcholiberallatinoathiestcommunosocialisticracialistfascist Supreme Court justice.

68-31.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/sotomayor-confirmation-vo_n_253298.html

And, from MediaMatters:

Three companies who run ads during Glenn Beck — NexisLexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance — today distanced themselves from Beck. LexisNexis has pulled its advertising from Beck and says it has no plans to advertise on the program in the future. Both Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance called the Beck advertising placements an error that they would correct.

The decision by the three companies comes as over 45,000 ColorofChange.org members call on advertisers to pull their ads from Glenn Beck after the controversial news host called President Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people" on "Fox & Friends" last week.

the FREE MARKET at work!

Actually, that is. As it is when Rupert Murdoch tells O'Reilly to cool it with his rhetoric because its hurting his bottom line. But when Immelt asks Olbermann to limit the amount of breaths he wastes lambasting his competitors on TV, it's CENSORSHIP!

[Internet Apex]

Sgt. Crowley is this year's "Joe the Plumber".

Didn't Vic Mackey shoot that guy in the face?

[Oleg]

America has it's first Anarcholiberallatinoathiestcommunosocialisticracialistfascist Supreme Court justice.

68-31.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/sotomayor-confirmation-vo_n_253298.html

And, from MediaMatters:

Three companies who run ads during Glenn Beck — NexisLexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance — today distanced themselves from Beck. LexisNexis has pulled its advertising from Beck and says it has no plans to advertise on the program in the future. Both Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance called the Beck advertising placements an error that they would correct.

The decision by the three companies comes as over 45,000 ColorofChange.org members call on advertisers to pull their ads from Glenn Beck after the controversial news host called President Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people" on "Fox & Friends" last week.

the FREE MARKET at work!

Actually, that is. As it is when Rupert Murdoch tells O'Reilly to cool it with his rhetoric because its hurting his bottom line. But when Immelt asks Olbermann to limit the amount of breaths he wastes lambasting his competitors on TV, it's CENSORSHIP!

I'm sure Morph can smell this STRAWMAN all the way from Winnetka or Wilmette or wherever he is.

Are you upset because O'Reilly gives in to those pressures and Olbermann doesn't?  These are supposed to be news shows.  Are you saying that journalism should give in free market pressures?

[ChuckD]

http://washingtonindependent.com/54104/punkin-the-birthers-priceless

It's looking more and more like the forged "Kenyan birth certificate" released by Orly Taitz on Sunday was a prank by a supporter of President Obama. Politijab points to an anonymous blogger at FearlessBlogging, who has uploaded four photos of the original forgery and a mocking declaration:

• Fine cotton business paper: $11
• Inkjet printer: $35
• 1940 Royal Model KMM manual typewriter: $10
• 2 Shilling coin: $1
• Pilot Varsity fountain pen: $3
• Punkin' the Birthers: Priceless

[Brownie]

America has it's first Anarcholiberallatinoathiestcommunosocialisticracialistfascist Supreme Court justice.

68-31.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/08/06/sotomayor-confirmation-vo_n_253298.html

And, from MediaMatters:

Three companies who run ads during Glenn Beck — NexisLexis-owned Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance — today distanced themselves from Beck. LexisNexis has pulled its advertising from Beck and says it has no plans to advertise on the program in the future. Both Procter & Gamble and Progressive Insurance called the Beck advertising placements an error that they would correct.

The decision by the three companies comes as over 45,000 ColorofChange.org members call on advertisers to pull their ads from Glenn Beck after the controversial news host called President Obama a "racist" who "has a deep-seated hatred for white people" on "Fox & Friends" last week.

the FREE MARKET at work!

Actually, that is. As it is when Rupert Murdoch tells O'Reilly to cool it with his rhetoric because its hurting his bottom line. But when Immelt asks Olbermann to limit the amount of breaths he wastes lambasting his competitors on TV, it's CENSORSHIP!

I'm sure Morph can smell this STRAWMAN all the way from Winnetka or Wilmette or wherever he is.

Are you upset because O'Reilly gives in to those pressures and Olbermann doesn't?  These are supposed to be news shows.  Are you saying that journalism should give in free market pressures?

No, they are opinion shows. And I have no use for O'Reilly. He's a populist, as is Olbermann. I thought people were bitching that Olbermann indeed gave in to the pressure by Immelt and his superiors and stopped tearing into O'Reilly. 

Regardless, I don't lose too much sleep over cable television "news" personalities. They're all carnival barkers. Show me one that's not and is still on the air?

[Gil Gunderson]

I have really no idea what to make of these town hall protests that are going on around the country.  I can see several points.  First off, I really fucking hate most protesters, be they on the right or the left.  However, I have to reconcile this fact with my opinion that civil discourse is one of the best traits of our democracy. 

Nevertheless, the way that the right is orchestrating these things, and the attendant people they have brought out, is truly scary.  While I am sure some people are at these things to express what are probably true concerns about the health insurance reform legislation in Congress, others are clearly reacting to more base emotions, be it the "otherness" of Obama, the loss of the White House, and demographic changes in the country at large (probably some latent religious fear, as well). 

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

[CBStew]

I have really no idea what to make of these town hall protests that are going on around the country.  I can see several points.  First off, I really fucking hate most protesters, be they on the right or the left.  However, I have to reconcile this fact with my opinion that civil discourse is one of the best traits of our democracy.  

Nevertheless, the way that the right is orchestrating these things, and the attendant people they have brought out, is truly scary.  While I am sure some people are at these things to express what are probably true concerns about the health insurance reform legislation in Congress, others are clearly reacting to more base emotions, be it the "otherness" of Obama, the loss of the White House, and demographic changes in the country at large (probably some latent religious fear, as well).  

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

"latent religious fear"?   This is about vaccinations?

[BC]

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

See! Everything in life can be boiled down to a BC'ism...

[Gil Gunderson]

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

See! Everything in life can be boiled down to a BC'ism...

Yeah, for a lark, I grazed a woman's ass on the bus to work today.  I truly felt BCified.

[CBStew]

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

See! Everything in life can be boiled down to a BC'ism...

Yeah, for a lark, I grazed a woman's ass on the bus to work today.  I truly felt BCified.

I thought that you were in Los Angeles.  You want us to believe that you found a bus to ride?  The doors on the buses in LA don't even open.

[Gil Gunderson]

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

See! Everything in life can be boiled down to a BC'ism...

Yeah, for a lark, I grazed a woman's ass on the bus to work today.  I truly felt BCified.

I thought that you were in Los Angeles.  You want us to believe that you found a bus to ride?  The doors on the buses in LA don't even open.

Commuter Express number 534, Westwood.  Takes me from Downtown LA to the Westside in usually 30 minutes.  Nice ride.  And with the government footing the bill to the tune of a 100 dollar voucher a month for public transportation, it makes sense.

What are you doing for the environment, Mr. Senior-Labor-Attorney-California-Bar-Magazine-Writer-Attorney-Man?

[Oleg]

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

See! Everything in life can be boiled down to a BC'ism...

Yeah, for a lark, I grazed a woman's ass on the bus to work today.  I truly felt BCified.

I thought that you were in Los Angeles.  You want us to believe that you found a bus to ride?  The doors on the buses in LA don't even open.

Commuter Express number 534, Westwood.  Takes me from Downtown LA to the Westside in usually 30 minutes.  Nice ride.  And with the government footing the bill to the tune of a 100 dollar voucher a month for public transportation, it makes sense.

What are you doing for the environment, Mr. Senior-Labor-Attorney-California-Bar-Magazine-Writer-Attorney-Man?

How many attorneys is he?

[ChuckD]

I have really no idea what to make of these town hall protests that are going on around the country.  I can see several points.  First off, I really fucking hate most protesters, be they on the right or the left.  However, I have to reconcile this fact with my opinion that civil discourse is one of the best traits of our democracy. 

Nevertheless, the way that the right is orchestrating these things, and the attendant people they have brought out, is truly scary.  While I am sure some people are at these things to express what are probably true concerns about the health insurance reform legislation in Congress, others are clearly reacting to more base emotions, be it the "otherness" of Obama, the loss of the White House, and demographic changes in the country at large (probably some latent religious fear, as well). 

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/08/grassroots-protester-actually-gop-official.php?ref=fpa

Here's a fun example of astroturfing in its purest form: A woman attending a town hall event for Rep. Steve Kagen (D-WI), and--while loudly raising objections to the Democrats' health care reform proposal--insisting she's just a regular concerned citizen. Except, she's actually a GOP official.

Heather Blish was vice-chairman of the Kewaunee County GOP until 2008. She actually worked for Kagen's opponent, and, according to her own resume, is affiliated with the Republican National Committee.

Astroturf is fun.

[Gil Gunderson]

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

See! Everything in life can be boiled down to a BC'ism...

Yeah, for a lark, I grazed a woman's ass on the bus to work today.  I truly felt BCified.

I thought that you were in Los Angeles.  You want us to believe that you found a bus to ride?  The doors on the buses in LA don't even open.

Commuter Express number 534, Westwood.  Takes me from Downtown LA to the Westside in usually 30 minutes.  Nice ride.  And with the government footing the bill to the tune of a 100 dollar voucher a month for public transportation, it makes sense.

What are you doing for the environment, Mr. Senior-Labor-Attorney-California-Bar-Magazine-Writer-Attorney-Man?

How many attorneys is he?

2, since he is a super lawyer.

[Oleg]

I have really no idea what to make of these town hall protests that are going on around the country.  I can see several points.  First off, I really fucking hate most protesters, be they on the right or the left.  However, I have to reconcile this fact with my opinion that civil discourse is one of the best traits of our democracy. 

Nevertheless, the way that the right is orchestrating these things, and the attendant people they have brought out, is truly scary.  While I am sure some people are at these things to express what are probably true concerns about the health insurance reform legislation in Congress, others are clearly reacting to more base emotions, be it the "otherness" of Obama, the loss of the White House, and demographic changes in the country at large (probably some latent religious fear, as well). 

So, in short, let's see how this plays out...

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/07/opinion/07krugman.html?_r=1&ref=opinion

There was a telling incident at a town hall held by Representative Gene Green, D-Tex. An activist turned to his fellow attendees and asked if they "oppose any form of socialized or government-run health care." Nearly all did. Then Representative Green asked how many of those present were on Medicare. Almost half raised their hands.