Video: Jon Stewart on Brian Williams: All Hail the Guardians of the Veracity
Jon Stewart has a great take on the Brian Williams scandal; he cuts Williams no breaks, but points out the monumental hypocrisy of his loudest critics.
Jon Stewart has a great take on the Brian Williams scandal; he cuts Williams no breaks, but points out the monumental hypocrisy of his loudest critics.
1 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 1:09:29pm |
Nothing says “serious political commentator” like a long string of upper case crazy laughter. pic.twitter.com/JSkx11CeMI— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 10, 2015
2 | bratwurst Feb 10, 2015 1:10:38pm |
Rush Limbaugh is pretty much going wall-to-wall with this story. Ok, I guess if I were him I wouldn’t want to talk about the first month performance of the GOP majorities or the clown car filling up ahead of the presidential primaries either.
3 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 1:11:11pm |
If you expand Malkin’s abbreviation, it means:
Laugh Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud.
4 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 1:15:02pm |
re: #3 Charles Johnson
If you expand Malkin’s abbreviation, it means:
Laugh Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud.
Somebody do something, her needle is skipping.
5 | withak Feb 10, 2015 1:15:57pm |
re: #3 Charles Johnson
If you expand Malkin’s abbreviation, it means:
Laugh Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud Out Loud.
Watch out, she’s going recursive!
6 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 1:16:00pm |
re: #3 Charles Johnson
Malkin is ololating.
7 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 1:16:56pm |
A part of the Brian Williams gaffe that I think needs more emphasis.
A journalist, newscaster, or any other news-related professional, like panelists and pundits sell verisimilitude. They are playing a part that has the same name as the performer, the same backstory as the performer: the performance is to sound authentic. They perform honesty, which is not the same thing as actually telling the truth.
The response from the media is intense—and hypocritical—because they need that uncritical acceptance of their presentation as reliable. It’s their cultural capitol. It keeps them on the air.
Wingnuts are labeling Williams a liberal, and inflating this story bigger and bigger, precisely because they’re the emperor with no clothes. Their stories don’t hold up. Their pundits lie. They need to divert attention, they need scapegoats.
8 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 1:22:04pm |
re: #7 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
A part of the Brian Williams gaffe that I think needs more emphasis.
A journalist, newscaster, or any other news-related professional, like panelists and pundits sell verisimilitude. They are playing a part that has the same name as the performer, the same backstory as the performer: the performance is to sound authentic. They perform honesty, which is not the same thing as actually telling the truth.
The response from the media is intense—and hypocritical—because they need that uncritical acceptance of their presentation as reliable. It’s their cultural capitol. It keeps them on the air.
Wingnuts are labeling Williams a liberal, and inflating this story bigger and bigger, precisely because they’re the emperor with no clothes. Their stories don’t hold up. Their pundits lie. They need to divert attention, they need scapegoats.
When did we start doing philosophy here?
9 | Blind Frog Belly White Feb 10, 2015 1:23:20pm |
re: #1 Charles Johnson
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I seem to have missed something. What are the morons all in a swivet over?
10 | Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 10, 2015 1:24:35pm |
Williams is the scapegoat for the media’s shameful performance in the run up to the war in Iraq. It seems that this same media is not so chastened, though, that it will seriously question the GOP’s goals, motives, tactics or even any of its baldfaced lies.
11 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 1:25:47pm |
re: #4 b_sharp
Somebody do something, her needle is skipping.
Nah. The government took over her keyboard (obviously to make her look stupid, a la Atkinson).
12 | Kragar Feb 10, 2015 1:26:45pm |
BREAKING: @govsambrownback rescinds executive order by Sebelius that granted same-sex couples protected status in KS https://t.co/xxaWYrGDhx— Garrett Haake (@GarrettHaake) February 10, 2015
13 | lawhawk Feb 10, 2015 1:30:15pm |
re: #12 Kragar
.@GarrettHaake @govsambrownback wasn't content to watch KS budget implode on trickle down economics, he's rolling back civil rights too— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 10, 2015
14 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 1:31:21pm |
re: #8 b_sharp
When did we start doing philosophy here?
The very minute wingnuts decided that conventional standards of epistemology could be dropped in favor of “because I said so, no backsies” and “only a Satanic babyeater would disagree.”
15 | jc717 Feb 10, 2015 1:32:34pm |
Memory is not a video tape recorder. With time our memories change, and many things that we think we remember clearly, we probably don’t; most of us just don’t have 10 year old videos or detailed logs floating around to prove us wrong.
There are many studies that show how easy it is to manipulate memories and how fallible our memories are.
We also tend to personalize stories that we’ve seen others do:
pss.sagepub.com
The shocking thing is that we as a society continue believing that memory is reliable and placing a high value on eye witness testimony and personal anecdotes.
16 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 1:33:47pm |
I love this place because of all the incredibly bright people here.
On bad days I don’t have to think, I just have to read.
17 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 1:34:20pm |
re: #15 jc717
Memory is not a video tape recorder. With time our memories change, and many things that we think we remember clearly, we probably don’t; most of us just don’t have 10 year old videos or detailed logs floating around to prove us wrong.
There are many studies that show how easy it is to manipulate memories and how fallible our memories are.
We also tend to personalize stories that we’ve seen others do:
pss.sagepub.comThe shocking thing is that we as a society continue believing that memory is reliable and placing a high value on eye witness testimony and personal anecdotes.
This.
18 | 3eff Jeff Feb 10, 2015 1:34:24pm |
re: #15 jc717
It’s a novelette, and a meditation on the reality of human memory. Also, really good.
19 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 1:37:29pm |
re: #9 Blind Frog Belly White
I seem to have missed something. What are the morons all in a swivet over?
It’s the fake outrage of the day. On every single right wing site: Now Obama Wants to Deny Reality of Anti-Semitism, Too.
20 | leftynyc Feb 10, 2015 1:37:37pm |
re: #1 Charles Johnson
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I can only speak for myself here but I’m getting mighty sick of all these so called conservative gentiles telling me what I, as a Jewish person, am supposed to be outraged about.
21 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 1:39:07pm |
You are what you eat. You=Arby's. Worms are you. The earth is worms. The sun is the earth. The void is the sun. Nothing's everything. Arby's— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) February 4, 2015
22 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 1:39:28pm |
Today, why not choose Arby's for lunch: no clowns, no tacos, no kings, no god, no hope, no bullshitting. You will die. Enjoy Arby's.— Nihilist Arby's (@nihilist_arbys) February 3, 2015
23 | EPR-radar Feb 10, 2015 1:40:17pm |
re: #14 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
The very minute wingnuts decided that conventional standards of epistemology could be dropped in favor of “because I said so, no backsies” and “only a Satanic babyeater would disagree.”
It is very ironic that the most enthusiastic practitioners of post-modern rejection of objective reality are US wingnuts who doubtless view all philosophy since Aquinas (including post-modernism) as Satanic.
25 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 1:42:38pm |
re: #19 Charles Johnson
It’s the fake outrage of the day. On every single right wing site: Now Obama Wants to Deny Reality of Anti-Semitism, Too.
Let him talk of racism against blacks and he’s being divisive just by reminding us it exists, but now he’s not being vociferous enough about anti-semitism?
26 | EPR-radar Feb 10, 2015 1:42:54pm |
re: #15 jc717
Memory is not a video tape recorder. With time our memories change, and many things that we think we remember clearly, we probably don’t; most of us just don’t have 10 year old videos or detailed logs floating around to prove us wrong.
There are many studies that show how easy it is to manipulate memories and how fallible our memories are.
We also tend to personalize stories that we’ve seen others do:
pss.sagepub.comThe shocking thing is that we as a society continue believing that memory is reliable and placing a high value on eye witness testimony and personal anecdotes.
This bothered me greatly when I served on a jury for a robbery case, and we ended up convicting based on the testimony of a single witness, who was the victim. How can that be proof ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’.
27 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 1:44:32pm |
re: #22 Charles Johnson
I suddenly want that.
28 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 1:45:05pm |
re: #26 EPR-radar
This bothered me greatly when I served on a jury for a robbery case, and we ended up convicting based on the testimony of a single witness, who was the victim. How can that be proof ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’.
It can’t be. In any case.
29 | Kragar Feb 10, 2015 1:46:39pm |
31 | jaunte Feb 10, 2015 1:48:06pm |
I’d like to see Nihilist Arby’s get into it with Coke’s MakeItHappy hashtag.
32 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 1:48:18pm |
I’ve never eaten it. I’d like a Double Entropy burger with fries, please.
33 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 1:48:50pm |
35 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 1:51:17pm |
re: #19 Charles Johnson
It’s the fake outrage of the day. On every single right wing site: Now Obama Wants to Deny Reality of Anti-Semitism, Too.
This shit is more sinister than “outrage.”
This is stab-in-the-back myth territory. It’s been building: accusations of being Muslim, being a terrorist sympathizer, being an antisemite.
No joking, it’s a trend that has me worried. Even if the specific statements are by cynics and opportunists getting paid by the click and the soundbite, the cumulative effect is getting more and more toxic. These kinds of moral panics hurt people and cost lives. State sponsored moral panics—fear of infiltrators and “wreckers”—have wracked up enormous body counts.
Peak wingnut is the moment when this stuff stops being “unreal” and thus kind of funny, and instead becomes “real” because it starts affecting our safety. The bigger the lies are allowed to inflate, the bigger the chance people aren’t coming out unscathed.
37 | #FergusonFireside Feb 10, 2015 1:57:31pm |
re: #35 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
This shit is more sinister than “outrage.”
This is stab-in-the-back myth territory. It’s been building: accusations of being Muslim, being a terrorist sympathizer, being an antisemite.
No joking, it’s a trend that has me worried. Even if the specific statements are by cynics and opportunists getting paid by the click and the soundbite, the cumulative effect is getting more and more toxic. These kinds of moral panics hurt people and cost lives. State sponsored moral panics—fear of infiltrators and “wreckers”—have wracked up enormous body counts.
Peak wingnut is the moment when this stuff stops being “unreal” and thus kind of funny, and instead becomes “real” because it starts affecting our safety. The bigger the lies are allowed to inflate, the bigger the chance people aren’t coming out unscathed.
B I N G O
I thought the he’s a Muslim shit died down. It’s back with a vengeance.
38 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 1:58:48pm |
I’m glad to see this. It’s about time.
39 | iossarian Feb 10, 2015 2:01:54pm |
re: #20 leftynyc
I can only speak for myself here but I’m getting mighty sick of all these so called conservative gentiles telling me what I, as a Jewish person, am supposed to be outraged about.
Nothing says philo-semitism like Erick Erickson ranting about what “the Jews” should think or not think.
41 | #FergusonFireside Feb 10, 2015 2:08:29pm |
What's tiger for 'hold up, wtf?' http://t.co/SfegxCHn6g pic.twitter.com/F0BK7YFKK9
— southpaw (@nycsouthpaw) February 10, 2015
42 | Hercules Grytpype-Thynneghazi Feb 10, 2015 2:13:06pm |
re: #41 #FergusonFireside
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“Looks like another tigger to me.”
“Oh, no it’s not. I’m the only tigger.”
43 | klys (maker of Silmarils) Feb 10, 2015 2:13:25pm |
For Lizards who will not be out running errands for the next several hours:
LIVE NOW: Watch coverage of @NOAA & @NOAASatellites #DSCOVR launch, set for 6:05pm ET http://t.co/TZKSZMQKkm pic.twitter.com/gZsznC2lxC— NASA (@NASA) February 10, 2015
44 | Varek Raith Feb 10, 2015 2:15:20pm |
45 | Blind Frog Belly White Feb 10, 2015 2:17:08pm |
re: #19 Charles Johnson
It’s the fake outrage of the day. On every single right wing site: Now Obama Wants to Deny Reality of Anti-Semitism, Too.
OFFS.
46 | Blind Frog Belly White Feb 10, 2015 2:17:58pm |
re: #20 leftynyc
I can only speak for myself here but I’m getting mighty sick of all these so called conservative gentiles telling me what I, as a Jewish person, am supposed to be outraged about.
And according to Joe Scarborough, Bibi Netanyahu is your spokesman.
47 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 2:20:49pm |
re: #46 Blind Frog Belly White
And according to Joe Scarborough, Bibi Netanyahu is your spokesman.
Not in my lifetime.
Bibi does more harm to Israel than most anyone else. When you turn off American Jews, you’re definitely doing something really wrong.
48 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 2:21:10pm |
re: #39 iossarian
Nothing says philo-semitism like Erick Erickson ranting about what “the Jews” should think or not think.
Excavate the “support Israel” wingnuts’ sources and you find an ongoing trend of:
(1) perpetuating the stereotype of the dangerous leftist/Marxist Jew, with all the attendant antisemitic caricature…which also manifests in the tendency for “Israel” to be synonymous with “the really conservative parties in Israeli politcs” and any other politics to be deemed radical and dangerous.
(2) A thorough policing of who the “real” Israelis are, which excludes all liberalism and all positions contrary to American culture war positions held by wingnuts. See in its most extreme form here.
49 | Varek Raith Feb 10, 2015 2:22:35pm |
It takes a lot of gall to tell someone of another faith that they are essentially doing it wrong.
50 | Blind Frog Belly White Feb 10, 2015 2:23:14pm |
re: #35 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
The crazy thing about it is that it’s all in what they expect to hear. Obama could read a GWB speech verbatim, and they’d see it as evidence of his committment to radical Islam.
We really are in ‘Through The Looking Glass’ territory, where there’s another reality. This week they all LOVE King Abdullah and think he’s so much better a leader than Obama, who is apparently not doing ANYTHING about ISIS. But who ORGANIZED the coalition that’s bombing ISIS, and who commands the forces flying most of the missions?
51 | EPR-radar Feb 10, 2015 2:23:53pm |
re: #35 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
This shit is more sinister than “outrage.”
This is stab-in-the-back myth territory. It’s been building: accusations of being Muslim, being a terrorist sympathizer, being an antisemite.
No joking, it’s a trend that has me worried. Even if the specific statements are by cynics and opportunists getting paid by the click and the soundbite, the cumulative effect is getting more and more toxic. These kinds of moral panics hurt people and cost lives. State sponsored moral panics—fear of infiltrators and “wreckers”—have wracked up enormous body counts.
Peak wingnut is the moment when this stuff stops being “unreal” and thus kind of funny, and instead becomes “real” because it starts affecting our safety. The bigger the lies are allowed to inflate, the bigger the chance people aren’t coming out unscathed.
Precisely. The US right is most definitely looking to justify political scapegoating as a way to seize power via fascist ideology.
Their intent is as awful as any previous wannabe fascist groups. The only difference is that so far they have not succeeded.
52 | Kragar Feb 10, 2015 2:24:17pm |
Oh my God. http://t.co/GRBqDuZrlp pic.twitter.com/trp1LQG8iJ— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) February 10, 2015
53 | EPR-radar Feb 10, 2015 2:25:26pm |
re: #49 Varek Raith
It takes a lot of gall to tell someone of another faith that they are essentially doing it wrong.
Wingnuts have a great deal of practice at this. After all, one could reasonably argue that they are doing this with respect to Christianity as well.
54 | Blind Frog Belly White Feb 10, 2015 2:27:29pm |
55 | EPR-radar Feb 10, 2015 2:28:06pm |
re: #52 Kragar
It’s always good for ‘moderates’ like Sen. Mark Kirk (R) to out themselves as the GOP assholes and tools that they are.
No such thing as a moderate Republican any more, and people who vote for such frauds need to wake the hell up as to what they are really voting for.
57 | Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 10, 2015 2:31:11pm |
re: #52 Kragar
Send the bill back to the House? Right. That way they can attach an amendment repealing the ACA. I’m surprised they didn’t think of that on the first go round.
58 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 2:31:42pm |
re: #55 EPR-radar
It’s always good for ‘moderates’ like Sen. Mark Kirk (R) to out themselves as the GOP assholes and tools that they are.
No such thing as a moderate Republican any more, and people who vote for such frauds need to wake the hell up as to what they are really voting for.
Kirk has always been an asshole. The only ones who think he’s a moderate are foam-at-the-mouth teabaggers, because you’re never crazy enough for them.
59 | Romantic Heretic Feb 10, 2015 2:33:54pm |
re: #1 Charles Johnson
What’s she laughing at? Is she happy that some Juice are dead? Does she think it’s humorous that the person whose Tweet she responded to didn’t blame Muslims? Had she been snorting something?
You can never tell with wingnuts.
60 | Romantic Heretic Feb 10, 2015 2:34:43pm |
61 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 2:37:24pm |
re: #49 Varek Raith
It takes a lot of gall to tell someone of another faith that they are essentially doing it wrong.
I’ve never had the fortitude to do it, but you can line up all the Rapture-ready guys that our Congress panders to and get a very interesting picture of what they think of Israel.
62 | ObserverArt Feb 10, 2015 2:39:01pm |
re: #43 klys (maker of Silmarils)
For Lizards who will not be out running errands for the next several hours:
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Thanks for that link Klys. I’m all set to watch. Let’s light that candle!
63 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 2:39:08pm |
re: #48 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
Linky not worky.
64 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 2:40:33pm |
65 | Jenner7 Feb 10, 2015 2:42:07pm |
BREAKING: NY Cop Indicted in Stairwell Shooting
bluenationreview.com
66 | Dave In Austin Feb 10, 2015 2:45:10pm |
Stay the fuck home. And thats what my Jewish friends are saying. .@netanyahu
— DaveT62 (@DaveoutofAustin) February 10, 2015
67 | #FergusonFireside Feb 10, 2015 2:47:28pm |
re: #48 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
Excavate the “support Israel” wingnuts’ sources and you find an ongoing trend of:
(1) perpetuating the stereotype of the dangerous leftist/Marxist Jew, with all the attendant antisemitic caricature…which also manifests in the tendency for “Israel” to be synonymous with “the really conservative parties in Israeli politcs” and any other politics to be deemed radical and dangerous.
(2) A thorough policing of who the “real” Israelis are, which excludes all liberalism and all positions contrary to American culture war positions held by wingnuts. See in its most extreme form here.
Link didn’t work.
68 | Mike Lamb Feb 10, 2015 2:47:55pm |
69 | Higgs Boson's Mate Feb 10, 2015 2:49:45pm |
re: #66 Dave In Austin
I am going to the United States not because I seek a confrontation with the President, but to speak up for very survival of my country.
Netenyahu’s intelligent, subtle approach will be welcomed by all thinking Americans.
70 | CuriousLurker Feb 10, 2015 2:53:44pm |
re: #61 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
I’ve never had the fortitude to do it, but you can line up all the Rapture-ready guys that our Congress panders to and get a very interesting picture of what they think of Israel.
Y’know, the more I read about antisemitism, white supremacists, right-wing Christianists, and groups like Daesh & Boko Haram, the more similarities I see. There are patterns in their tactics, strategies and goals, the only difference being a lack of violence (for the most part) with right-wing Christianists. WRT religion, none of them are really following their respective faiths in a way that’s recognizable to the average moderate believer—they hide their thuggery behind religious talk. It creeps me right the hell out.
Example: I don’t typically read VICE News, but the following article about Boko Haram came in via my Google Alerts today and it caught my eye:
Two months earlier, hundreds of Boko Haram fighters had entered Mubi, driving through the town, taking what they wanted from shops and market stalls and forcing their way into the people’s homes. Abdullahi Umar, senior bodyguard to the local emir, could only watch as they took over the ruler’s palace and set up shop. Every Friday they preached the importance of being good Muslims from the central mosque. But the militants, some of them rugged fighters from neighboring Chad, would drink beer, smoke and stare at the local women, according to accounts from the town. Some of them were later forced to marry the fighters. […]
Assholes.
71 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 2:56:11pm |
I hope every Dem doesn’t attend Bibi’s speech, if he winds up coming. You align yourself with our hard right, let it be shown that your “friends” care about Israel only in terms of End Times. That should go over really well at home.
72 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 3:02:37pm |
re: #66 Dave In Austin
I am going to the United States not because I seek a confrontation with the President, but to speak up for very survival of my country.
Exaggerating much?
73 | goddamnedfrank Feb 10, 2015 3:04:10pm |
Fuckin’ Paparazzi.
IN PHOTOS: ‘DRUNK’ MOUNTAIN GORILLA PUNCHES WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
75 | Iwouldprefernotto Feb 10, 2015 3:06:38pm |
re: #73 goddamnedfrank
Fuckin’ Paparazzi.
IN PHOTOS: ‘DRUNK’ MOUNTAIN GORILLA PUNCHES WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
I don’t know about you, but I want to buy that ape a drink.
76 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 3:06:39pm |
re: #73 goddamnedfrank
Fuckin’ Paparazzi.
IN PHOTOS: ‘DRUNK’ MOUNTAIN GORILLA PUNCHES WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER
Sometimes a victim does have only himself to blame.
77 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 3:06:51pm |
re: #19 Charles Johnson
It’s the fake outrage of the day. On every single right wing site: Now Obama Wants to Deny Reality of Anti-Semitism, Too.
#tcot is full of these over the top memes:
EVERY member of Cong must #StandWithIsrael & be in attendance for #Netanyahuspeech!!! #IStandWithIsrael #tcot #Israel pic.twitter.com/lq4nmZd9el— Nicole George (@NicoleSGeorge) February 10, 2015
MLK fake quote:
@GKButterfield @netanyahu speech is too important to #boycott Israel deserves a chance to be heard #tcot pic.twitter.com/5oUo163Aae— FastpitchMOMohio (@ohioMom10) February 10, 2015
78 | goddamnedfrank Feb 10, 2015 3:07:28pm |
79 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 3:09:52pm |
re: #77 The Vicious Babushka
Took a look at the accounts. Suddenly wingnuts “love” them some Abdullah. Who is pretty cool as far as “kings” go, I will admit. But aren’t they the same folks who want all Muslims deported and conflate the whole of Islam with one small terrorist splinter sect?
80 | Blind Frog Belly White Feb 10, 2015 3:12:05pm |
re: #79 Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD
Took a look at the accounts. Suddenly wingnuts “love” them some Abdullah. Who is pretty cool as far as “kings” go, I will admit. But aren’t they the same folks who want all Muslims deported and conflate the whole of Islam with one terrorist splinter sect?
He must secretly be a Christian.
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81 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 3:13:07pm |
Please. A political pre-election speech for the survival of the state. What a clown.
82 | ObserverArt Feb 10, 2015 3:20:23pm |
Bummer!
Scrub: SpaceX launch from Cape pushed to Wednesday
UPDATE: Tuesday evening’s launch has been scrubbed following a violation of upper-level winds rules. The next launch attempt will be at 6:03 p.m. ET Wednesday.
83 | Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 10, 2015 3:21:11pm |
re: #77 The Vicious Babushka
gee…when did I, as an American citizen, swear allegiance to the Israeli flag and vote in Israeli elections? When did I vote for Bibi as president of the USA?
84 | makeitstop Feb 10, 2015 3:21:46pm |
re: #82 ObserverArt
Bummer!
Scrub: SpaceX launch from Cape pushed to Wednesday
UPDATE: Tuesday evening’s launch has been scrubbed following a violation of upper-level winds rules. The next launch attempt will be at 6:03 p.m. ET Wednesday.
HAARP!!!!!!1!11!11
85 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:22:07pm |
It looks like I was reported to Twitter for spam because my account has been locked & it asked for my phone number.
I guess some people fear being outed as frauds.
86 | Dave In Austin Feb 10, 2015 3:22:08pm |
re: #82 ObserverArt
I was wondering what happened? I came back to the box 2 min. before launch and it was off.
87 | Kid A Feb 10, 2015 3:22:11pm |
So, I see the righties are also in a foaming rage that Obama said that climate change is a bigger threat than terrorism, and that those sneaky scientists cooked the books on temp data. What is this all about?
88 | #FergusonFireside Feb 10, 2015 3:23:30pm |
re: #86 Dave In Austin
I was wondering what happened? I came back to the box 2 min. before launch and it was off.
Wind I think. If it’s launching here in CA, we are getting Santa Ana’s right now.
89 | Dave In Austin Feb 10, 2015 3:23:38pm |
re: #85 b_sharp
It looks like I was reported to Twitter for spam because my account has been locked & it asked for my phone number.
I guess some people fear being outed as frauds.
Was that the thread that I faved you on? Guy was a dick.
90 | #FergusonFireside Feb 10, 2015 3:24:09pm |
re: #88 #FergusonFireside
Wind I think. If it’s launching here in CA, we are getting Santa Ana’s right now.
Florida. I should never type without looking it up.
92 | Kid A Feb 10, 2015 3:25:59pm |
Fox just used some expert from Heritage as a counterpoint to Obama on climate change. Isn’t that lovely.
93 | Kid A Feb 10, 2015 3:28:02pm |
MATTHEW YGLESIAS, VOX: Do you think the media sometimes overstates the level of alarm people should have about terrorism and this kind of chaos, as opposed to a longer-term problem of climate change and epidemic disease?PRESIDENT OBAMA: Absolutely. And I don’t blame the media for that. What’s the famous saying about local newscasts, right? If it bleeds, it leads, right? You show crime stories and you show fires, because that’s what folks watch, and it’s all about ratings. And, you know, the problems of terrorism and dysfunction and chaos, along with plane crashes and a few other things, that’s the equivalent when it comes to covering international affairs. There’s just not going to be a lot of interest in a headline story that we have cut infant mortality by really significant amounts over the last 20 years or that extreme poverty has been slashed or that there’s been enormous progress with a program we set up when I first came into office to help poor farmers increase productivity and yields. It’s not a sexy story. And climate change is one that is happening at such a broad scale and at such a complex system, it’s a hard story for the media to tell on a day-to-day basis.
There is nothing wrong about what Obama said here.
94 | Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 10, 2015 3:28:23pm |
re: #85 b_sharp
It looks like I was reported to Twitter for spam because my account has been locked & it asked for my phone number.
I guess some people fear being outed as frauds.
I still see you.
96 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:29:27pm |
re: #94 Backwoods_Sleuth
I still see you.
Good, I wouldn’t want to ghost people.
They just stop me from tweeting.
97 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 3:31:01pm |
re: #83 Backwoods_Sleuth
gee…when did I, as an American citizen, swear allegiance to the Israeli flag and vote in Israeli elections? When did I vote for Bibi as president of the USA?
As an American Jew who has loved ones in Israel, this is just freaking embarrassing. :(
98 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 3:31:18pm |
99 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 3:31:40pm |
re: #95 b_sharp
Here’s what I’m getting.
Why does your account get blocked but not CCJ?
Maybe you should doxx and threaten more people.
100 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:32:18pm |
re: #99 The Vicious Babushka
Why does your account get blocked but not CCJ?
Maybe you should doxx and threaten more people.
That’s obviously my mistake.
101 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 3:32:27pm |
re: #95 b_sharp
Here’s what I’m getting.
Did you do a lot of RTs in a short period of time? I got locked for that once.
Be sure to check the URL before providing personal info.
102 | Kid A Feb 10, 2015 3:32:52pm |
Governor Who Turned White Also Turned $900 Million Surplus Into Billion Dollar Deficit #Tcot http://t.co/JKOiWycjoV pic.twitter.com/0Qe1lW3HI5
— slackadjuster (@slackadjuster) February 9, 2015
103 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 3:34:03pm |
Fucking Twitter.
Your account has been locked.
Your account appears to have exhibited automated behavior that violates the Twitter Rules. To unlock your account, please click the button below and confirm that you are the valid account owner.
104 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 3:34:25pm |
re: #97 The Vicious Babushka
As an American Jew who has loved ones in Israel, this is just freaking embarrassing. :(
This. Agreed.
While I’m wholly unreligious, I’m still - and always will be - a Jew. I can’t explain it really. It’s in the RNA or something.
105 | De Kolta Chair Feb 10, 2015 3:34:49pm |
re: #77 The Vicious Babushka
#tcot is full of these over the top memes:
Nicole George @NicoleSGeorge
EVERY member of Cong must #StandWithIsrael & be in attendance for #Netanyahuspeech!!!
THAT INCLUDES PAST AND DECEASED MEMBERS OF CONG AS WELL!!!!! EXCEPT FOR RON PAUL BECAUSE HE’S SPECIAL!!!1!!!
106 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 3:36:13pm |
108 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 3:36:56pm |
re: #103 Gus
Are you guys sure this isn’t some kind of Twitter being hacked? Two of you in a short period of time is suspicious.
109 | Great White Snark Feb 10, 2015 3:39:01pm |
Just did a little test. Must be a Twitter malf.
Tried to Tweet B Sharp got this
This request looks like it might be automated. To protect our users from spam and other malicious activity, we can’t complete this action right now. Please try again later.
110 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:39:39pm |
re: #101 WhatEVs
Did you do a lot of RTs in a short period of time? I got locked for that once.
Be sure to check the URL before providing personal info.
I replied to a number of people with different text in the tweets.
112 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:40:46pm |
re: #109 Great White Snark
Just did a little test. Must be a Twitter malf.
Tried to Tweet B Sharp got this
Somebody must not like me.
114 | Great White Snark Feb 10, 2015 3:40:50pm |
115 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 3:41:37pm |
Tried several times to unlock using the text message to my phone. No dice. Now it says I’ve exceeded requests.
116 | Great White Snark Feb 10, 2015 3:42:53pm |
117 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 3:44:52pm |
re: #116 Great White Snark
I think it’s a system problem, not our accounts.
Screw it. I’ll leave it alone for now.
119 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 3:45:46pm |
120 | WhatEVs Feb 10, 2015 3:46:05pm |
I tested my app and Safari on my phone. Twitter is working for me.
And yes, this is in my TL.
Rumor: White House adviser Valerie Jarrett once said she seeks 'to help change America to be a more Islamic country… http://t.co/IrRTHDdYkH
121 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 3:46:34pm |
Whoa if true. Jon Stewart says he’s leaving The Daily Show http://t.co/I2YcdkUULe— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 10, 2015
122 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:47:23pm |
re: #119 Gus
That’s understandable.
True, but I was hoping nobody would realise I’m an asshole until I built up a huge asshole cache.
123 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 3:47:24pm |
Lots of people saying they’re suddenly locked out of their accounts. Looks like a Twitter problem.
124 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 3:48:01pm |
I’m not having any problem with Twitter. (Yet?)
125 | b_sharp Feb 10, 2015 3:48:07pm |
re: #123 Charles Johnson
Lots of people saying they’re suddenly locked out of their accounts. Looks like a Twitter problem.
And I thought I was special.
126 | Dave In Austin Feb 10, 2015 3:48:34pm |
@ChrisOwlCam Yea!! She's back!!
— DaveT62 (@DaveoutofAustin) February 10, 2015
128 | bratwurst Feb 10, 2015 3:51:28pm |
‘Defeat Jihad Summit’ to feature a parade of Islamophobes via @Imagine2050 http://t.co/ZkBk27jVPa pic.twitter.com/0PrC38fJYg— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) February 10, 2015
This is going to be like Woodstock for bigots!
129 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 3:51:44pm |
re: #121 Charles Johnson
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Great run for Stewart, good for him.
THEY PROBABLY UNCOVERED STEWART LYING AND ARE FORCING HIM OUT!!
130 | 3eff Jeff Feb 10, 2015 3:52:58pm |
re: #127 Dave In Austin
I wonder is Chuck is??
I sure hope so. This looks like a buggy deploy from where I sit (a normal type of mistake for a tech company, if a bad one). It would make his butthurt more delicious.
131 | Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 10, 2015 3:53:08pm |
re: #122 b_sharp
True, but I was hoping nobody would realise I’m an asshole until I built up a huge asshole cache.
I already knew that.
Have a sammich…
132 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 3:53:42pm |
No Twitter. I will now chew my fingers off to the knuckles.
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133 | Mike Lamb Feb 10, 2015 3:55:16pm |
134 | Khal Wimpo Feb 10, 2015 3:56:41pm |
135 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 3:56:56pm |
It’s hard to believe that the train wreck is only one year old.
Decades worth of drama and minutes worth of news all rolled up in one year.
Happy 1st year birthday to @the_intercept, which launched last year on this date with this article: https://t.co/gueWI4jFWm
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) February 9, 2015
137 | De Kolta Chair Feb 10, 2015 3:59:57pm |
re: #135 b.d.
It’s hard to believe that the train wreck is only one year old.
Decades worth of drama and minutes worth of news all rolled up in one year.
Yep, lots of drama, but don’t recall any news.
140 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:04:14pm |
The borg mind of dudebro journalist collective. All the same clean-cut white guys with university degrees that live basically in the same demographic neighborhoods.
141 | Ace-o-aces Feb 10, 2015 4:05:26pm |
Craig Kilborn is tan, rested and ready #DailyShow
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) February 11, 2015
143 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:05:40pm |
Tweetdeck is still working.
@Gus_802 @DoubleDumas What's up?— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 11, 2015
144 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:06:34pm |
I got some derp in my Time Line because of this:
Who the hell cares, you hate POTUS no matter what he does @ProgsToday @gatewaypundit #tcot #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/r0IgG3oMI1— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 10, 2015
146 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:07:08pm |
147 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:08:25pm |
Thanks loads wingnuts & Bibi, now there is pushback from the left:
“Genocide” WTF
Found Some More Cash We Waste that Could Feed the Poor, House the Homeless & Fund Education Programs! #UniteBlue pic.twitter.com/RKeGJL7yyJ— Jerome B Masters (@jeromebristow76) February 11, 2015
148 | Ace-o-aces Feb 10, 2015 4:08:38pm |
I think you mean the survival of your political career. @netanyahu
— aceoaces (@aceoaces) February 11, 2015
149 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:09:19pm |
re: #135 b.d.
It’s hard to believe that the train wreck is only one year old.
Decades worth of drama and minutes worth of news all rolled up in one year.
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Glenn Greenwald: http://t.co/apQYSj86Ms Allen West: http://t.co/n8vGscfjYk Koch Brothers: http://t.co/V1HMo8ZKud— Gus (@Gus_802) February 10, 2015
150 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:11:24pm |
Do you #tcot people even know that IDF is very supportive of Gay soldiers, and abortion is free for all Israeli women @HaroldItz— The Vicious Babushka (@viciousbabushka) February 11, 2015
151 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:13:22pm |
re: #149 Gus
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Also part of the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation.
Early in his career, he spoke out against the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, claiming that the bill’s sponsors did not have adequate statistics to prove their case, that the bill would increase racial mob violence, and that the bill ultimately impinged on states’ rights.[3]
Speaking on the House floor while some African-Americans watched from the balcony, Sumners continued to attack the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill with racist tropes. “Only a short time ago… their ancestors roamed the jungles of Africa in absolute savagery…[Y]ou do not know where the beast is among them. Somewhere in that black mass of people is the man who would outrage your wife or your child, and every man who lives in the country knows it.” [4] [5]
Sumners served on the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives and was appointed regularly to investigate allegations of corruption among federal judges, serving on the impeachment committees for three federal judges.[6] Sumners became Chairman of the Judiciary Committee in 1932,[2] and as a loyal Democrat supported much of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation. However, when the Supreme Court began invalidating key parts of the New Deal, Roosevelt proposed a plan to expand the Court, his so-called Court-packing plan was announced in 1936. As Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, Sumners discreetly worked in opposition, but as the plan was clearly in trouble, Sumners reportedly said, “Boys, here’s where I cash in my chips,” referring to his waning support for the President.[2] Ultimately, Chairman Sumners came out formally against the Court-packing plan. As a consequence of this, he faced two serious opponents in the 1938 election, but Sumners was re-elected and was not seriously challenged again. In 1946, Sumners announced he would not seek re-election.
152 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:13:36pm |
re: #149 Gus
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The Hatton Sumners Lecture series:
This Hatton Sumners:
Early in his career, he spoke out against the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, claiming that the bill’s sponsors did not have adequate statistics to prove their case, that the bill would increase racial mob violence, and that the bill ultimately impinged on states’ rights.[3]
Sumners continued to attack the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill with racist tropes. “Only a short time ago… their ancestors roamed the jungles of Africa in absolute savagery…[Y]ou do not know where the beast is among them. Somewhere in that black mass of people is the man who would outrage your wife or your child, and every man who lives in the country knows it.” - Hatton Sumners
Stay classy Greenwald.
153 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:15:05pm |
154 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:17:06pm |
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Jon Stewart Leaving ‘The Daily Show’ http://t.co/9TSe4wu4M3— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 11, 2015
156 | blueraven Feb 10, 2015 4:18:20pm |
re: #121 Charles Johnson
Looks like it is true
:(
Thank you Jon. pic.twitter.com/yPdxjnkuLw
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) February 10, 2015
157 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:18:43pm |
Time magazine put up the “Stewart leaving” story 15 minutes ago.
158 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:19:37pm |
BREAKING: Jon Stewart's replacement has been named and you won't believe who it is… pic.twitter.com/UX2FtS8Wv8— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 11, 2015
159 | Great White Snark Feb 10, 2015 4:20:45pm |
I think Jon will turn up in something at least as good at his show. This is a door opening not closing as they say.
161 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:22:20pm |
re: #135 b.d.
It’s hard to believe that the train wreck is only one year old.
Decades worth of drama and minutes worth of news all rolled up in one year.
Happy 1st year birthday to @the_intercept, which launched last year on this date with this article:
Can’t wait until it’s potty trained.
162 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:23:53pm |
I was wondering how long it would take this vicious scumbag to start attacking Kayla Mueller. @ChuckCJohnson pic.twitter.com/Le5dgVQwy8— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 11, 2015
163 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:24:30pm |
Alexrod admitted Obama always favored gay marriage today. Will he finally admit Obama is gay?— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) February 11, 2015
164 | blueraven Feb 10, 2015 4:24:39pm |
re: #159 Great White Snark
I think Jon will turn up in something at least as good at his show. This is a door opening not closing as they say.
He may go into directing more movies, or writing a book but I don’t see him doing another nightly show. He will be sorely missed on a day to day basis.
165 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:25:16pm |
re: #160 Gus
Screw it. I’m paging this.
Libertarian claptrap
To that end, the Hatton W. Sumners Foundation supports programs and activities that will result in an increased understanding by the public of the benefits of individual freedom and civic and personal responsibility, and the corresponding threat to liberty posed by a lack of informed, active participation by citizens at all levels of government.
166 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:26:31pm |
Obama was always lying about gay marriage just like he's lying about being in a straight marriage.— Charles C. Johnson (@ChuckCJohnson) February 11, 2015
167 | Archangelus Feb 10, 2015 4:26:38pm |
Well crap…. :(
Thank you Jon. pic.twitter.com/yPdxjnkuLw— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) February 10, 2015
Losing Colbert was bad enough, now this..
168 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:26:43pm |
Award-winning right wing journalism. pic.twitter.com/g7UV365CwA— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 11, 2015
169 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:26:50pm |
Daughter1’s very backwoods AL county judge is not performing any marriages. She called the judge and volunteered to get an online ordination and officiate in her town.
“Straight, not narrow”
170 | Dave In Austin Feb 10, 2015 4:27:25pm |
re: #162 Charles Johnson
Bile rising now.
This after I just posted to FB:
RIP Kayla, The world has lost a true gem for humanity. You are what we should all strive to be. I morn with my AZ and Prescott family. God Speed.
While Kayla shows the best humanity has to offer, CCJ shows the absolute worst.
171 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:28:20pm |
re: #170 Dave In Austin
Bile rising now.
This after I just posted to FB:
RIP Kayla, The world has lost a true gem for humanity. You are what we should all strive to be. I morn with my AZ and Prescott family. God Speed.While Kayla shows the best humanity has to offer, CCJ shows the absolute worst.
Left the best part of himself on the dorm floor.
172 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:28:33pm |
This title sound fair?
Glenn Greenwald to Lecture at Koch Funded Group and Groupd Named After Pro-Lynching Congressman
173 | calochortus Feb 10, 2015 4:30:15pm |
re: #162 Charles Johnson
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But I can answer his question: No. I don’t find it interesting.
174 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:30:27pm |
re: #172 Gus
This title sound fair?
Glenn Greenwald to Lecture at Koch Funded Group and Groupd Named After Pro-Lynching Congressman
I’d add the word racist but looks great.
175 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:31:40pm |
re: #172 Gus
This title sound fair?
Glenn Greenwald to Lecture at Koch Funded Group and Groupd Named After Pro-Lynching Congressman
I think it could be shortened to:
Glenn Greenwald to Lecture at Koch Funded Group Named After Pro-Lynching Congressman
176 | The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 10, 2015 4:31:52pm |
re: #168 Charles Johnson
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To quote my favorite Apple-centric blogger, The Macalope:
“There will be a brief pause while the Macalope flicks lit matches at the screen of his computer in a vain effort to burn the Internet to the ground.”
177 | ipsos Feb 10, 2015 4:33:09pm |
So what is CCJ going to tell us he had on Jon Stewart to get him to resign?
DAMN YOU, FURBY MUPPET!!!!!!
178 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:33:38pm |
179 | Thanos Feb 10, 2015 4:34:42pm |
So SPLC Hatewatch posted about a Klan group issuing a call to arms to defend the state of Alabama against the gays, but you can’t get to it. It’s like both hatewatch and intelligence report are being hit with a shit ton of traffic or a DDOS.
180 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 4:36:24pm |
Greenwald is at home with Paul, Huckabee and Napolitano, it would seem. And that’s just the front page.
181 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:37:10pm |
re: #179 Thanos
So SPLC Hatewatch posted about a Klan group issuing a call to arms to defend the state of Alabama against the gays, but you can’t get to it. It’s like both hatewatch and intelligence report are being hit with a shit ton of traffic or a DDOS.
Couldn’t get into it, but that phrase “call to arms” is why I’m an Alabama Second Amendment liberal.
182 | Thanos Feb 10, 2015 4:38:10pm |
re: #181 Decatur Deb
It’s a Mississippi post, they are calling for robeless demonstrators, it’s crossposted to Stormfront.
183 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:38:58pm |
re: #182 Thanos
It’s a Mississippi post, they are calling for robeless demonstrators, it’s crossposted to Stormfront.
They can demonstrate all they want, bless their hearts.
184 | Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 10, 2015 4:40:13pm |
In other news, I have been such an adult today by not telling my 30-something year old step-daughter that the world doesn’t revolve around her and just STFU because she thinks I’m refusing to let her attend each and every one of her father’s doctor’s appointments to “support him”.
MrBWS’ exact words: “Good gawd…I have enough problems without her fecking drama all over the damned place…”
Yeppers…I am now the evil step-mother…sigh…
185 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:41:00pm |
186 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:41:33pm |
This oughtta be good. pic.twitter.com/bqyXipDHSJ— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 11, 2015
187 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:41:59pm |
Glenn Greenwald to Lecture at Group Named After Congressman Opposed to Anti-Lynching Legislation
188 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:42:56pm |
re: #178 b.d.
Take a look at the past speakers in that lecture series
It is a roll-call of the most crazed in Wingnutville.
John Stossel
Alan Simpson
Newt Gingrich
Robert Novak
Ken Starr
Henry Hyde
Bill O’Reilly
Benjamin Netanyahu
Bernard Goldberg
Rick Perry
Dick Morris
Charles Krauthammer
Karl Rove
Clarence Thomas
Jonah Goldberg
John Bolton
Steve Forbes
Frank Luntz
Liz Cheney
Huckabee
Cal Thomas & Bob Beckel
Andrew P. Napolitano
Ben Carson
Allen West
Ron Paul
Heck of a list to join Glenn
190 | Decatur Deb Feb 10, 2015 4:44:13pm |
Heh. Just got a robo-survey from the local TV station, asking about today’s “most important issue in Alabama”.
Wait for it—-
Three obvious push questions on casino gambling.
192 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:44:59pm |
re: #182 Thanos
It’s a Mississippi post, they are calling for robeless demonstrators, it’s crossposted to Stormfront.
I’d post a photo of hot gay guys wearing KKK & nazi thong underwear but I’m not turning off “safe search”
193 | Gus Feb 10, 2015 4:45:05pm |
Glenn Greenwald to Lecture at Group Named After Congressman Opposed to Anti-Lynching Legislation http://t.co/tJXKtqqfg2— Gus (@Gus_802) February 11, 2015
194 | Charles Johnson Feb 10, 2015 4:47:05pm |
Why you gotta do me like that? @AnnTBush @chuckCJohnson— Charles Johnson (@Green_Footballs) February 11, 2015
195 | Archangelus Feb 10, 2015 4:47:34pm |
Sigh i don’t even wanna imply how some RWNJs in my social media timeline are reacting to the Jon Stewart news… you can probably take a guess.
In one year, no more Ferguson, no more Colbert and no more Stewart. But all the Faux News a man should not have to stomach. It is true, the end times are upon us…
197 | The Very Reverend Battleaxe of Knowledge Feb 10, 2015 4:49:34pm |
198 | Great White Snark Feb 10, 2015 4:54:02pm |
So usually if I go out after footage for one of our video “shoutouts” we will shoot 30 to 45 minutes of footage that clips down to a minute or so. Maybe I should turn this around like this guy did. 5 seconds of video becomes over 3 minutes of cool music video.
199 | Thanos Feb 10, 2015 4:54:57pm |
NBC suspends Brian Williams for six months.— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) February 11, 2015
201 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:56:01pm |
re: #195 Archangelus
Sigh i don’t even wanna imply how some RWNJs in my social media timeline are reacting to the Jon Stewart news… you can probably take a guess.
In one year, no more Ferguson, no more Colbert and no more Stewart. But all the Faux News a man should not have to stomach. It is true, the end times are upon us…
Let me guess, like this?
But where will Comedy Central ever come up with another smarmy, self-congratulatory ignoramus leftist? #JonStewart— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) February 11, 2015
202 | Prof. Backpfeifengesicht, PhD Feb 10, 2015 4:56:06pm |
re: #193 Gus
Suggestion: replacing the wiki link with the primary source. Note that it adds some more text to the quote.
203 | Thanos Feb 10, 2015 4:56:07pm |
NBC News President Deborah Turness said besides Iraq, Brian Williams misrepresented events while covering other stories as well.— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) February 11, 2015
204 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 4:57:14pm |
WTF
@viciousbabushka @palmerkiss If you think taxation is any different than theft, you are retarded— ?Architect?fChange? (@teejayflow) February 11, 2015
206 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 4:58:23pm |
re: #199 Thanos
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Wow, that’s a long time for someone else to be sitting in that chair.
208 | De Kolta Chair Feb 10, 2015 4:59:17pm |
209 | Thanos Feb 10, 2015 4:59:40pm |
BREAKING from NBC: Brian Williams will be suspended for 6 months pic.twitter.com/j2sFZ582SO— Hunter Walker (@hunterw) February 11, 2015
210 | Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 10, 2015 4:59:42pm |
211 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 5:01:11pm |
I missed the timeout on the broken link above (net gain: decent frozen pizza, italian chacuterie to further bling out said pizza):
Modern Day Israel Has Forgotten Her Creator
While Now The End Begins is the deep end of the crazy prophecy pool, its sentiments about Israel—and go ahead and look at the Israel section and read the comments because fucking what—are perfectly in line with what John Hagee, Tim LaHaye, and basically every dispensationalist pastor communicates.
We should all be mightily pissed when any politician sucks up to these people. It should not be even minimally acceptable.
213 | ipsos Feb 10, 2015 5:03:18pm |
re: #211 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
It’s always been my understanding that “modern-day Israel” was created by a bunch of collectivist, socialist, primarily eastern European, largely secular Jews.
Was I not paying enough attention in Hebrew school all those years ago?
214 | De Kolta Chair Feb 10, 2015 5:03:31pm |
re: #212 The Vicious Babushka
This fucking fucker has over 100K followers
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Astral projection, weed, flouride in tap water — he’s got all the woo bases covered. No doubt he has a podcast, a chiropractic license, and a Ron Paul 2008 sign on his front lawn.
215 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 5:03:52pm |
216 | lawhawk Feb 10, 2015 5:03:53pm |
if only the critics were as critical of their own network/outlet malfeasance and held themselves to the same standards— lawhawk (@lawhawk) February 11, 2015
217 | Archangelus Feb 10, 2015 5:06:55pm |
I don’t even…
Jon Stewart leaving @TheDailyShow “later in 2015”. Unconfirmed reports the phenomenal success of #WakeUpAmerica launch scared him away.— ericbolling (@ericbolling) February 11, 2015
218 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 5:06:56pm |
re: #213 ipsos
It’s always been my understanding that “modern-day Israel” was created by a bunch of collectivist, socialist, primarily eastern European, largely secular Jews.
Was I not paying enough attention in Hebrew school all those years ago?
Theirs is an Imagined Israel for which Actual Israel is an inconvenience.
219 | The Vicious Babushka Feb 10, 2015 5:11:37pm |
Is Jon Stewart replacing Brian Williams? That would KICK ASS
NBC News suspends “Nightly News” anchor Brian Williams for six months without pay. Next on NBC4 pic.twitter.com/c6vqKPxJvV— NBC Los Angeles (@NBCLA) February 11, 2015
220 | Dark_Falcon Feb 10, 2015 5:12:27pm |
re: #218 The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss
Theirs is an Imagined Israel for which Actual Israel is an inconvenience.
That’s true for the USA, Russia, France, Mexico, any nation with a national myths.
221 | De Kolta Chair Feb 10, 2015 5:13:03pm |
222 | b.d. Feb 10, 2015 5:13:46pm |
It’s that whole “without pay” deal that I would object to.
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223 | Dark_Falcon Feb 10, 2015 5:15:55pm |
re: #222 b.d.
It’s that whole “without pay” deal that I would object to.
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He’s got enough money to survive the suspension, don’t worry about that. And Williams is damn lucky he will still have some kind of job come August. NBC could easily have punted him.
224 | Backwoods_Sleuth Feb 10, 2015 5:19:50pm |
re: #223 Dark_Falcon
He’s got enough money to survive the suspension, don’t worry about that. And Williams is damn lucky he will still have some kind of job come August. NBC could easily have punted him.
Because NBC has ethics, unlike the other networks.
225 | Eventual Carrion Feb 10, 2015 5:19:59pm |
re: #201 The Vicious Babushka
Let me guess, like this?
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And he had the job right up until the last word.
226 | De Kolta Chair Feb 10, 2015 5:22:17pm |
Brian Williams? All this time I thought everybody was talking about
Chuck Scarborough. Sue Simmons carried him, man, she carried him!
A little NYC humor there, folks. Just needed to vent.
227 | Eventual Carrion Feb 10, 2015 5:22:21pm |
re: #210 Backwoods_Sleuth
Architect needs to get off my roads.
And don’t call my police and take them away from the job I pay them to do. Hire your own.
228 | The Ghost of Tonalite Gneiss Feb 10, 2015 5:39:19pm |
re: #220 Dark_Falcon
That’s true for the USA, Russia, France, Mexico, any nation with a national myths.
This is a US-based sectarian Christian myth that requires Israel to not only exist, but to be in a constant state of conflict and expansion up until the Third Temple is built, and then experience an even larger conflict versus rest of the world controlled by the Beast, and then finally for the unconverted remainder to be thrown into eternal fire by God.
Oh, and I forgot the part where all the Jews have to return to Israel to start the Apocalypse, because God is gave them a subtle, Hitler-shaped hint.
National mythologies contain some insane shit, but goal-tending a completely different nation *and* an entire ethnic group *and* a religion, so that they can suffer, die, and get sent to hell according to the right timetable to ensure maximum chuckle-value amongst the Christian “saved” is pretty fucking unique.
It’s not okay that this is any part of our politics. It is really, really not okay that we have politics genuflecting to the purveyors of this, that we have politicians echoing prophecy and apocalypse from their government seats. Built into this myth is an acceptance—even an eagerness for—massive amounts of death and chaos. Know what isn’t built into this mental framework? Long-term planning for the health, happiness, and safety of American citizens. Since the only thing that matters is the fate of souls—saved versus hellbound—every single living person is an acceptable loss.