Sunday funnies
This doesn’t have anything to do with our topic, but I thought it was the funniest cartoon of the week, by Chip Bok at Townhall.com…
Now, with tvbythenumbers.com reporting, “Fox News’ ratings… climbing… and… at or near the levels for October 2008 while both CNN and MSNBC are down 50% plus from their October 2008 levels,” come these germane cartoons…
by Mike Luckovich at GoComics.com…
by Drew Sheneman at GoComics.com…
by Glenn McCoy at Townhall.com…
On that topic, bravo to CNN’s Campbell Brown for calling the White House’s Valerie Jarrett this out for complaining about conservative Fox and not liberal MSNBC. Campbell’s only blind spot, of course, is liberal CNN, which she laughingly attempts to portray as innocent objective cable media outlet caught in the crossfire….
So what say you about this, Campbell, by Chip Bok at Townhall.com?
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
I love the polar bear cartoon! These “experts” who spoke of “drowning” and “stranded” polar bears as a result of “global warming” were a hoot. Even I know better and I am certainly no expert.
Polar bears are expert swimmers who frequently go diving for food and rarely drown. The “stranded” bears were actually frolicing on an ice berg.
The White House merely pointed out the obvious- Fox is a 24/7 far right wing propaganda machine dedicated to opposition to the Obama administration, without regard to the harm to the country caused by its constant lies.
Fox is “news” in the same way Tokyo Rose broadcast “news” during WWII- both are designed to mislead and discourage Americans.
Watching Valerie Jarrett pretend she cares about the truth is nauseating. The Obama administration disorted the truth — no, that’s too soft — they lied about abortion being in the health care bill over and over.
“Speaking truth to power” — ha! Uh, I thought the President was the most powerful man in the world. Apparently not.
Bystander,
Do you think that ACORN, Van Jones and more are not newsworthy? Why had Charles Gibson not even heard about ACORN when it was all over the blogs?
Neil, no one outside of the Fox addicts gives a hoot about ACORN, Van Jones, Kevin Jennings, or whatever else Fox’s obsession is on a given day.
Bystander 9:46am
Which is exactly why we need Fox News since the other “news” outlets aren’t doing their jobs. Thank you for pointing this out.
Please specify the “harm” done to this country by Fox News.
Well Mary, right now Fox News Sunday is broadcasting a half hour anti-Obama hate rant by Rush Limbaugh, the white supremacist, segrationist and racist who refers to our President as “boy” because he is African American.
I am sure the KKK and the far right find this amusing, but it is nauseating to most Americans.
Fox broadcasting and promoting racist hate speech
on a daily basis is harmful to the country.
See? If you don’t agree with Obama, you’re a racist. Minnow, are you seeing this?
Bystander, 10:14am
For heaven’s sake calm down. I watched this “hate rant” and did not hear Rush express one word of hatred for the president. Criticism yes, hatred no.
On what do you base your accusations that Rush supports racism, segregation, and white supremacism? Because he dares criticize a black president? Non-white people should not be criticized? Sounds a little patronizing on your part Bystander.
Oh, and “boy” is in reference to Obama’s lack of experience, decisivenss and competence, not his race. In case you haven’t noticed the world’s tyrants are giving Obama “the finger”, largely for the same reasons Rush refers to him as the “boy president”.
The KKK has nothing to do with the “far right” of America. The KKK was founded as the terrorist arm of the Democrat party who were determined to keep the newly freed blacks in their “place”. You will find most segregations and white supremacists were in fact Democrats.
Please some direct quotes from Fox promoting “racist hate speech” on a daily basis.
The only “racist hate speech” I have ever heard was a black radio host named Ballantine telling black Fox New Correspondent Juan Williams to go back to the porch. Apparently this was meant as a racial slur.
Just because someone doesn’t think a certain woman is a good candidate, does not make them a sexist. Just as it’s wrong to say anyone against Obama must be a racist.
Posted by: Minnow at October 31, 2009 4:15 PM
Wow, you libs really need to get on the same page with your rhetoric. Not that I expect anything more than saying one thing and doing something totally different from any one of you lot. :)
Mary, Rush’s daily or weekly racist statements and race baiting are carefully preserved on the Media Matters site, which has an entire section devoted to him. If you wish to live in denial about your racist idol, don’t go there. Anyone who denies the racist nature of “boy” directed at a black man is either racist or clueless.
I would add that Fox is harmful to the country in promoting the crazy conspiracy theories of Glenn Beck, who is either mentally ill or feigns mental illness for attention. In either event, to promote and publicize his rants is irresponsible. I think Beck and Fox should have been idicted for homicide in the death of the three Pittsburgh police officers who were killed by a Beck fan who was convinced by Beck that they were coming to take his guns away.
Obviously, many Beck listeners are mentally ill (what normal person would listen to his crazy rants?) and may be provoked to violence by deliberate false statements. To give false information that can resonably be expected to result in violence is a crime in most states.
Bystander’s short answer:
Please do not press me about any comments I make here, as I personally have nothing to back it up. Media Matters does all of my thinking/fabrication for me.
Hey, Bystander, if you believe Media Matters, I got a bridge to sell ya…
Mary @ 12:23
“Oh, and “boy” is in reference to Obama’s lack of experience, decisivenss and competence, not his race. “
Bystander @ 12:45
“Anyone who denies the racist nature of “boy” directed at a black man is either racist or clueless.”
Bystander, please list all of Obama’s major accomplishments. To make it easy, list only five.
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“Please some direct quotes from Fox promoting “racist hate speech” on a daily basis.
The only “racist hate speech” I have ever heard was a black radio host named Ballantine telling black Fox New Correspondent Juan Williams to go back to the porch. Apparently this was meant as a racial slur.”
Posted by: Mary at November 1, 2009 12:23 PM
I saw this live, Mary, and was appalled at the disrespect shown Juan Williams. I don’t think Williams will ever recover from the embarrassment of it all. It showed total ignorance on the part of Ballantine.
I agree that many of the cries of racism by liberals is a result of ignorance of the real issues, as has been stated by many commenters before me.
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Bystander,
I don’t watch Beck every day, but enough to know he often makes good arguments for his points of view. Have you attempted to do any research on Beck’s commentaries before bashing him? He shows a lot of emotion – so that makes him wrong, crazy? Calling him mentally ill is not helpful to your argument. It’s the substance of what he says that matters. One case in point, check out the facts about Obama’s relationships with known radicals. If you don’t care, fine, but just say that. Don’t call Beck and other conservatives liars.
Bystander,
Are you aware the “racist statements” attributed to Rush were fabricated? Even the MSM acknowledges this and used the excuse that Rush may not have made these comments but that he “thinks” them. Amazing how they can read people’s minds.
The term “boy president” as Rush calls him refers to Obama’s being in over his head, way over his head. Its racist in the minds of those who are determined to see racism in everything they see and hear.
I thought Fox was harmful because it promoted “racist hate speech”, now its conspiracy theories? Which is is Bystander?
Glen Beck and Fox should be indicted because some lunatic kills three police officers? Bystander, should actress Jodie Foster have been indicted because John Hinckley’s obsession with her motivated his shooting of Ronald Reagan? Should The Beatles have been indicted because their White Album inspired Charles Manson to believe in a black/white race war that some claim led to murder? Come on already.
Glen Beck gives the story as he sees it just as Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow do. I think the latter two are full of crap, smarmy, and totally biased but hey, this is America, there’s freedom of speech, and no one forces me to listen to them.
Hi Janet,
I saw the Juan Williams incident as well but did not immediately catch the significance of the “porch” comment. Williams was just trying to give Ballantine some facts which apparently Ballantine didn’t want to hear so of course the most intelligent thing to do is level a racial slur. Class, real class Mr.Ballantine.
Hi Mary,
I have to correct myself, I didn’t see the original, I saw what I believe was the second airing of the comment, when Williams was hosting the O’Reilly show and interviewed Ballantine. I’d never heard the slur used by Ballantine before in my life, but it was obvious by the look on Williams’ face that he was shocked. I really felt bad for him.
Mary,
Campbell Brown wants us to think she is middle-of-the-road, but have you seen the vitriol she displays towards pro-lifers when talking about abortion?… The subject came up during the election or shortly after. It’s something to see.
Obviously X has never visited the Media Matters site, as what they do is preserve, word for word, on tape, what Racist Rush and Boo Hoo Beck say.
Fortunately ESPN and the NFL had no problem determing Rush is a race-baiter, who is morally unqualified for any position in any business.
Why anyone would pay any attention to these uneducated,drug-addicted idiots baffles me.
Bystander,
Thanks for setting us straight. :)
yeah, let’s just let people make their own “judgments” based on what we feed them through the media! haha, that lady must really think Americans are dumb….
“when you just target one side you reveal your own bias – that you are only critical of those who are critical of you” so very true!
Posted by: Bystander at November 1, 2009 10:14 AM
Well Mary, right now Fox News Sunday is broadcasting a half hour anti-Obama hate rant by Rush Limbaugh, the white supremacist, segrationist and racist who refers to our President as “boy” because he is African American.
I am sure the KKK and the far right find this amusing, but it is nauseating to most Americans.
Fox broadcasting and promoting racist hate speech
on a daily basis is harmful to the country.
Posted by: Bystander at November 1, 2009 10:14 AM
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BS’er
I cannot see into Limbaugh’s heart of heart, but I do know that he invites Walter Williams and Thomos Sowell, two conservatives who happen to have an abundance of pigmentation, to guest host for him. Rush has always spoken highly of United State Supreme Court Justin Clarence Thomas, another conservative with a pigmentation count that has to be at the high end of the scale.
I have heard Limbaught repeatedly refer to B.O. as the ‘man child’ because of B.O.’s lack of experience. If ‘man child’ gets your panties in wad in your ‘PC’ world then it is you who has the problem.
If B.O. were a conservative, or if B.O. accidently swerved into a conservative moment and actually did the ‘right’ thing, then I am sure Rush would give B.O. the what little credit B.O. might merit.
If Limbaugh deliberately used to the word ‘boy’ in reference to B.O. or any other man with abundance of pigmentation, then he did in an way that was calculated to annoy hyper sensitive artificial floweres like you and produce a completely predictable hysterical response.
B.O.’s administration is such a target rich environment for conservative commentators that none would ever deal the race card from the bottom of the deck in order to effectively criticize B.O. on matters of substance.
Your feined indignance is nothing more than a lame limp wristed attempt to divert attention away from your love child, B.O.!
yor bro ken
Bystander,
LOL. The NFL has no problem determining that Rush is morally unqualified to invest in an NFL team?
Apparently that isn’t the case with singer Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas. She was supposed to become an investor in the Dolphins. Apparently the fact she got so intoxicated she wet her pants on stage is of no relevance to the NFL and their supposed high standards!
Why anyone would pay attention to this alcohol addicted idiot is beyond me!
Mary, Your idol Rush, the Oxycontin addict, has probably done far worse. And what exactly was he doing when he was arrested coming back on a plane from the Dominican Republic with a huge amount of Viagra, on a plane with 5 other men?
A little sex tourism perhaps? Ever wonder about his constant comments about “anal poisoning”? Your idol may have some very nasty habits.
Bystander,
Please get your facts straight. He wasn’t arrested only detained. At worst it would have been a misdemeanor. He stated in an affadavit that the prescription was his, but was made out to his physician to protect his privacy.
Sex tourism perhaps? When the proof is in either way let us know. Personally I don’t care what consenting adults want to do in their bedrooms. BTW Rush’s referring to “anal poisoning” has to do with the constant kissing someone’s backside.
I’ve got absolutely no problem with Rush, or his desire to be an NFL owner. As I said last week, I’m sure his politics are not very different than most of the owners. However, the NFL is a private enterprise and I just can’t picture Rush taking the position that the government or the courts should tell a private organization who they must sell shares to. If he doesn’t like the position the NFL is taking, he doesn’t have to watch NFL games anymore.
Mary you don’t care what consenting adults do in their bedrooms? LOL. I presume you want to ban all contraceptive like Jill, and have the state a control everyone’s sex life like Jill. Are you kidding?
And by your definition of “anal poisoning” (or mine) I think both Chris Wallace and Rush will die as a result of their encounter this weekend.
I don’t care what consenting adults do in their bedrooms.
Bystander,
You should always remember that when you assume, you make an ass(out of) u (and) me.
I have never expressed any desire to ban all contraception and I have never known Jill to want to control people’s sex lives. I have stated repeatedly that I have no feeling about gay people one way or the other.
Mary and X, you should be aware that sex tourists do not go to the Dominican Republic or Thailand for sex with “consenting adults”, they go there for sex with exploited boys and girls.
As David Vitter and Ted Haggard have proven, good right wing Republicans with family values can easily hire adult female or adult male prostitutes in the US.
Ever wonder why Rush, who makes a hundred million dollars a year in hate radio, can’t maintain a relationship with a woman? I do.
Bystander 7:25am
Just remember what I told you about assuming. When you have indisputable evidence to back up your assumptions, let’s see it.
Also, don’t you think the MSM would love nothing more than a story like this and would fall all over themselves to expose it to the public? This isn’t something that would be easily hidden from a probing media.
Just look at Democrat John Edwards, who’s wife has terminal cancer, getting caught with his mistress in a major hotel. He couldn’t even wait for her to die.
If some media outlet wants to get you, they will.
Bystander is just like every other lib. The truth is what they want it to be – and when told that they don’t know THE TRUTH (reality/facts/what really happened/not fantasy), they talk in circles – like bringing up the idea that Rush’s trip to the Dominican was for sex (NO PROOF OF THAT) or assuming that one poster was against contraceptives (BS doesn’t know “conservatives” well – most openly practice contraception and sterilization). This talking in circles is what they have to do since they can’t just say “I have no proof – you are right. I don’t know for sure that Media Matters is telling the truth.” Simple, but BS can’t do that. So, BS brings up the KKK. Another poster who knows the truth, posts that sorid history of the KKK that’s filled with Democrats. BS can’t say anything to the TRUTH, so BS just moves on in a circle with more … well BS.