Showing posts with label glenn beck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label glenn beck. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Linky Dinks
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Rape Victim Abortion Funding | ||||
| ||||
US aid to the dictator and torturer Hosni Mubarek 2009-2010: $4billion. US aid to homeowners facing foreclosure 2009-2010: $0.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Ogre-oid: Arizona Mass Murder
Details are still coming out about the shooting of Rep. Gabriel Gifford (D-AZ) but it appears she survived a point-blank gunshot to the head that passed through her brain. 20 people were shot, of these six died including a Federal judge and a 9 year old girl that planned on running for class office. Fox News is reporting* there is a strong link between the shooter and a right wing extremist hate group known as American Renaissance. There is no direct link between him and the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, or Fox News' stable of frothing hate mongers, but it is early yet. I would like you to read these quotes from Sheriff Dupnik's news conference last night (Dave & I were watching the direct feed after the horrible Saints game and were both astonished to hear this):
And Keith Olbermann names names and points his fingers:
*For a real "through the looking glass" experience, read the comments that follow this article.
[just before he started answering questions] When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be ou...trageous. And, unfortunately, Arizona I think has become sort of the capital. We have become the Mecca for prejudice and bigotry.
It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included. And that's the sad thing of what's going on in America. Pretty soon, we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people who are willing to subject themselves to serve in public office.
[at the end of the press conference just before he handed the podium to the doctor] Let me just say one thing, because people tend to poo-poo this business about all the vitriole that we hear inflaming the American public by people who make a living off of doing that. That may be free speech.... But it's not without consequences.
And Keith Olbermann names names and points his fingers:
*For a real "through the looking glass" experience, read the comments that follow this article.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Linky Dinks
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Glenn Beck, the Ogre-fuck that Keeps on Fucking
[This is one of those posts that I keep starting, erasing, and re-writing (like the post about the Republican mayor and fire chief allowing a man's home to burn to the ground) because it's mostly cursing and little sense. Hopefully I've overcome that. - AM]
Glenn Beck is dangerous. He is inciting violence and hatred. How close to coming right out and telling people to kill other people do you have to get to be guilty of incitement in this country? Apparently there is no "close." You can't suggest that someone is guilty and should be executed and be guilty of a crime, you have to actually tell someone directly to kill that person. Glenn Beck has encouraged the assassination of our President* (though he will deny it), he has encouraged the bombing of abortion clinics (again he'll deny it), and he's encouraged attacks on institutions he thinks help poor people like ACORN or the Tides Foundation. Now in each of these cases he (and his associates) did not actually say "assasinate the President," "bomb abortion clinics," "shoot Dr. Tiller," "film nonsense at Acorn clinics and then edit to appear incriminating," or "attack the Tides Foundation with multiple firearms" but his rhetoric implies, without a doubt, that these are things that should be done. He even encourages his listeners to listen to what he is saying "between the sentences." But since he doesn't explicitly say these things he cannot be tried for the crime of causing them to happen.
Beck's rhetoric inspired the real life shoot-out on I-580 in San Francisco between Byron Williams and the police. Williams is an ex-felon that heard what Beck was telling him "between the sentences." From the SFGate story:
*Blowing his dog whistle as hard as he can Beck has insinuated the "Left" will assassinate Obama [1, 2, 3] (read: if you kill him we'll blame the hippies) and recently he's decided that he and his Tea Party followers are on Obama's list of people to assassinate [1, 2, 3](read: protect me from the evil Kenyan!).
And just in case you still have doubts about Glenn Beck, there's this.
Glenn Beck is dangerous. He is inciting violence and hatred. How close to coming right out and telling people to kill other people do you have to get to be guilty of incitement in this country? Apparently there is no "close." You can't suggest that someone is guilty and should be executed and be guilty of a crime, you have to actually tell someone directly to kill that person. Glenn Beck has encouraged the assassination of our President* (though he will deny it), he has encouraged the bombing of abortion clinics (again he'll deny it), and he's encouraged attacks on institutions he thinks help poor people like ACORN or the Tides Foundation. Now in each of these cases he (and his associates) did not actually say "assasinate the President," "bomb abortion clinics," "shoot Dr. Tiller," "film nonsense at Acorn clinics and then edit to appear incriminating," or "attack the Tides Foundation with multiple firearms" but his rhetoric implies, without a doubt, that these are things that should be done. He even encourages his listeners to listen to what he is saying "between the sentences." But since he doesn't explicitly say these things he cannot be tried for the crime of causing them to happen.
Beck's rhetoric inspired the real life shoot-out on I-580 in San Francisco between Byron Williams and the police. Williams is an ex-felon that heard what Beck was telling him "between the sentences." From the SFGate story:
"He hasn't been able to get a job because he's an ex-felon and nobody will hire him," [Williams's mother Janice Williams] said.
She said her son, who had been a carpenter and a cabinetmaker before his imprisonment, was angry about his unemployment and about "what's happening to our country."In two separate jailhouse interviews Williams states that Glenn Beck told him what was "really" going on. The "news" he was watching was the hate mongering Glenn Beck and the Fox News family of hate mongers. But there is no legal way in this country to inform Mr. Beck that his rhetoric is inspiring violence and that if it happens again he will go to prison for incitement. Apparently we have no recourse against this horrible, horrible man for his crimes against humanity and our country. But smoke a joint in public and go to prison. Yep, that's American justice for you.
Williams watched the news on television and was upset by "the way Congress was railroading through all these left-wing agenda items," his mother said. [emphasis added - ED]
*Blowing his dog whistle as hard as he can Beck has insinuated the "Left" will assassinate Obama [1, 2, 3] (read: if you kill him we'll blame the hippies) and recently he's decided that he and his Tea Party followers are on Obama's list of people to assassinate [1, 2, 3](read: protect me from the evil Kenyan!).
And just in case you still have doubts about Glenn Beck, there's this.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Weekly Link Dump
Teabagger Politician accused of fucking little girl he met at church where he's an "elder."
David Vitter (R-LA) is avoiding debates with his opponent Charlie Melancon.
Who knew Afghanistan was an EXXXTREME version of ancient Greece?
Even Fox Noise's own Chris Wallace can see that Glenn Beck is full of shit.
The Waterworld of white self pity.
David Vitter (R-LA) is avoiding debates with his opponent Charlie Melancon.
Who knew Afghanistan was an EXXXTREME version of ancient Greece?
Even Fox Noise's own Chris Wallace can see that Glenn Beck is full of shit.
The Waterworld of white self pity.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Ogre-oids 29 Aug. 2010
Dismas charities: Today's C-J reports the "non-profit" charity organization funded by tax payer dollars purchsed one of the $92,000 suits at the new Yum! downtown arena in Louisville. The CEO makes, according to the C-J, more than most CEO of other charity organizations and last year had an income higher that Papa John sugardaddy J. Schatner, who himself has not been an Ogre-oid in MoPod's brief journalistic history only by default.
NYC skyscraper: the latest outrage in NYC is plans to build a new skyscraper that will rival the Empire State Building. The rationale is to boost the economy by building another giant skyscraper in the vicinity of the Empire State building (Bloomberg-ville thinking that emphasis on the economy and high-rise developments is just what NYC needs). What imagination. NYC needs another skyscraper like the Catholic church needs another pedophile.
CIA funded Afghan operatives: Both the NY Times and Washington Post report that a man at the center of an investigation into corruption in the Karzai administation is on the CIA payroll. Fidel Castro reported that Osama bin Laden is on the CIA payroll to scare the shit out of Americans as soon as the military industrial complex needs more taxpayer dollars to produce more corpses and mutilated bodies. Not that I'm a big fan of Castro, but until bin Laden is found and killed a la Hussien, this theory remains plausible.
Surging deaths in Afghanistan: Three more dead U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and the Taliban is spreading its reach and influence throughout the country. If I didn't know better, I'd say this looks a lot like Iraq.
Media sugar-coating: "U.S. deaths for the month of August totalled 38, down sharply from 66 last month." See: everything is getting better. Just like since it will be cooler in December than in June: so no global warming. How's that for objectivity?
Spreading violence in Iraq: I know: it's hard to believe. Yet as the U.S. follows through in its plans to withdraw forces from Iraq which it's told the whole world about for the last four years, violence again is on the rise. Time for another surge!
Firing employees for medical marijuana use: Employees using medical marijuana have been fired for testing positive for THC. We can't regulate the financial banks, but sleep well, because if you use medical marijuana you'll be fired! That'll help put Americans back to work!
"Restoring honor": Glenn Beck's call to restore "American values" by recognizing God is our King is like saying we should all eat with chopsticks and use the metric system. America was founded on freedom of speech and religion and a democratic system that has a President, not a monarchy--but if you need to be reminded of that you are already a brain-dead tool.
President Obama's "military learning curve": Mainstream media again depict our commander-in-chief as someone who needs to learn about America's military culture. This point betrays that the military does not honor authority and respect. Obama is the commander-in-chief. If you respect authority, then you do what he says, rather than tell him what he should do. The military can't even fight wars functionally (see above). I don't give them much credibility for telling a Harvard law school graduate and editor of its law review how to do his job.
Catholic priests: when they're not butt-fucking deaf male youths, Catholic priests like Deacon Dominick Azzara defend war by saying that "I thank God we have young men and women willing to die for our country." Of all the times we hear about the Ten Commandments, the one context where it might actually be welcome might something like "Thou shall not kill" when discussing the loss of life in the Fort Campbell, Ky area. Alas, not to be.
NYC skyscraper: the latest outrage in NYC is plans to build a new skyscraper that will rival the Empire State Building. The rationale is to boost the economy by building another giant skyscraper in the vicinity of the Empire State building (Bloomberg-ville thinking that emphasis on the economy and high-rise developments is just what NYC needs). What imagination. NYC needs another skyscraper like the Catholic church needs another pedophile.
CIA funded Afghan operatives: Both the NY Times and Washington Post report that a man at the center of an investigation into corruption in the Karzai administation is on the CIA payroll. Fidel Castro reported that Osama bin Laden is on the CIA payroll to scare the shit out of Americans as soon as the military industrial complex needs more taxpayer dollars to produce more corpses and mutilated bodies. Not that I'm a big fan of Castro, but until bin Laden is found and killed a la Hussien, this theory remains plausible.
Surging deaths in Afghanistan: Three more dead U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan and the Taliban is spreading its reach and influence throughout the country. If I didn't know better, I'd say this looks a lot like Iraq.
Media sugar-coating: "U.S. deaths for the month of August totalled 38, down sharply from 66 last month." See: everything is getting better. Just like since it will be cooler in December than in June: so no global warming. How's that for objectivity?
Spreading violence in Iraq: I know: it's hard to believe. Yet as the U.S. follows through in its plans to withdraw forces from Iraq which it's told the whole world about for the last four years, violence again is on the rise. Time for another surge!
Firing employees for medical marijuana use: Employees using medical marijuana have been fired for testing positive for THC. We can't regulate the financial banks, but sleep well, because if you use medical marijuana you'll be fired! That'll help put Americans back to work!
"Restoring honor": Glenn Beck's call to restore "American values" by recognizing God is our King is like saying we should all eat with chopsticks and use the metric system. America was founded on freedom of speech and religion and a democratic system that has a President, not a monarchy--but if you need to be reminded of that you are already a brain-dead tool.
President Obama's "military learning curve": Mainstream media again depict our commander-in-chief as someone who needs to learn about America's military culture. This point betrays that the military does not honor authority and respect. Obama is the commander-in-chief. If you respect authority, then you do what he says, rather than tell him what he should do. The military can't even fight wars functionally (see above). I don't give them much credibility for telling a Harvard law school graduate and editor of its law review how to do his job.
Catholic priests: when they're not butt-fucking deaf male youths, Catholic priests like Deacon Dominick Azzara defend war by saying that "I thank God we have young men and women willing to die for our country." Of all the times we hear about the Ten Commandments, the one context where it might actually be welcome might something like "Thou shall not kill" when discussing the loss of life in the Fort Campbell, Ky area. Alas, not to be.
Friday, August 27, 2010
8/27/2010 Video dump
Well. Glenn Beck must be very important.
And the "Ground Zero" mosque thing according to the Daily Show:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| The Parent Company Trap | ||||
| ||||
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Ogre-oid: Justice Clarence Thomas's Wife Joins Teabaggers
As Virginia Thomas tells it in her soft-spoken, Midwestern cadence, the story of her involvement in the "tea party" movement is the tale of an average citizen in action.
"I am an ordinary citizen from Omaha, Neb., who just may have the chance to preserve liberty along with you and other people like you," she said at a recent panel discussion with tea party leaders in Washington. Thomas went on to count herself among those energized into action by President Obama's "hard-left agenda."
But Thomas is no ordinary activist.
She is the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and she has launched a tea-party-linked group that could test the traditional notions of political impartiality for the court...
It leaves me gasping like a fish that finds itself suddenly on the shore. I knew Justice Thomas was a moron but couldn't his wife wait until he retired to become an open supporter of these America haters? She even uses the idea of "what made America great" to define these bigots, assholes, idiots, and fascists. Is that really "what made America great?" It wasn't tolerance, unions, regulation of industry and finance, reluctance to enter wars, free thinking, and individual freedom? It wasn't outlawing and abhorring torture? What made America great was semi-literate hate mongers with no proof of their allegations, just belief? Fuck that America.
...Her biography notes that Thomas is a fan of Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin, author of Men in Black: How the Supreme Court is Destroying America.
"She is intrigued by Glenn Beck and listening carefully," the bio says. read complete article
Friday, February 12, 2010
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)