Oh my god, you guys... you have got to see this. I love the "the date usually falls apart once I drop the "R" word." Duh, dude... duh.
Well it's September 11 again. I saw something last night on Fox News, which I'm starting to become addicted to simply because it's so distasteful and unfair and unbalanced that it actually gets my blood going a little bit. It's like the Weekly World News of politics. In all of its right wing agenda politics it really makes a case not necessarily for democrats, but against conservatives, at least to anyone with enough intellegence to actually think about it. It's neat because if you watchi it for long enough, you realize that these people don't have thoughts of their own, they just say whatever is best for their party.
For example, last night they were talking about these documents that have come up, brought to the light by CBS, saying how George W. Bush sluffed off his duty in the Texas national guard. They interviewed the guy who signed off on these papers kid (yes, not the guy, his kid, the guy may have been dead) and asked him if he thought the documents were authentic. He said the signature looked like his fathers, but he couldn't tell, and that he remembers talking to his father once (once!) about GWB and that he said his father liked the kid. Based on that alone they think hte documents are complete trash. Then they get the democrat on and ask him his opinion, and any time the guy starts to make a point, strategically Sean Hannity interrupts him and starts calling him names or resorts to some childish argumentive technique. He was moments from breaking out the famous "I-Know-You-Are-But-What-Am-I" manuever, when a second republican piped in, and basically talked over the democrat in what was the most biased and pathetic piece of unprofessional journalism I have ever seen. Here's the contradictory hypocritical doublespeak part. Sean Hannity then asks the republican if he feels that the democrats should apologize for going to press with this information that was speculation and not in anyway authenticated to try to stir public opinion if the information turned out to be false, to which he says "of course they should, it's the only decent thing to do." Allow me to repeat that in bold lettering as it's own paragraph.
Sean Hannity then asks the republican if he feels that the democrats should apologize for going to press with this information that was speculation and not in anyway authenticated to try to stir public opinion if the information turned out to be false, to which he says "of course they should, it's the only decent thing to do."
Of course the democrat on the program doesn't pick up on this, because I think they screen out the smart ones so that Sean Hannity can win the arguements, but the first thought through my head was, "Has George Bush apologized for saying there were WMD's in Iraq?"
These people don't believe anything. They don't believe that people should apologize for relaying false information unless they're Michael Moore, or a democrat. They don't think it's a big deal if a president used to do drugs unless it's Bill Clinton. They think it's not a big deal if someone skips out on Vietnam, unless it was Bill Clinton. Make up your mind and have a backbone.
Me? I don't care that Bush didn't go to Vietnam, I don't care that Clinton didn't go to Vietnam, because I'm not going to Iraq. I don't care that they've done drugs, because who hasn't? Well, I take that back, I've never snorted cocaine. I don't think I know anyone who has, because that's a little more hardcore compared to marijuana, which I think about half the people I know have at least tried. But all this stuff tey tried to say about Clinton to make him looks bad, Bush has done worse, and they're cool with it, which is why it's a blast to argue with most conservatives. You can get them to argue against themselves in a manner of minutes. The problem is, they somehow don't see it. I've argued with my uncle time and time again, proving him wrong here, getting him to contradict himself there, and he always seems to think he wins the battles. Every now and then I meet up with a conservative person who really knows their stuff, and still functions within reality and logic. Those people are awesome, but few. Nick Cain for example is someone who I really like talking to, becasue we can debate, not argue. He won't take it personally if I say the 2nd amendment is outdated. He won't look at me as if I just kicked his mother down a flight of stairs like some people I know. Moreso, his opinions are not just repeated and regurgitated talking points used for republican press conferences.
I don't know. This blog has become political, religious, or about Kevin Smith. I'd love to get away from it and just talk about meaningless stuff again, but it's hard because this is the stuff I feel I have to say. Especially right now seeing as it's what is going on in the country.
Oh well, I'm ordering a pizza.
jgp
Well it's September 11 again. I saw something last night on Fox News, which I'm starting to become addicted to simply because it's so distasteful and unfair and unbalanced that it actually gets my blood going a little bit. It's like the Weekly World News of politics. In all of its right wing agenda politics it really makes a case not necessarily for democrats, but against conservatives, at least to anyone with enough intellegence to actually think about it. It's neat because if you watchi it for long enough, you realize that these people don't have thoughts of their own, they just say whatever is best for their party.
For example, last night they were talking about these documents that have come up, brought to the light by CBS, saying how George W. Bush sluffed off his duty in the Texas national guard. They interviewed the guy who signed off on these papers kid (yes, not the guy, his kid, the guy may have been dead) and asked him if he thought the documents were authentic. He said the signature looked like his fathers, but he couldn't tell, and that he remembers talking to his father once (once!) about GWB and that he said his father liked the kid. Based on that alone they think hte documents are complete trash. Then they get the democrat on and ask him his opinion, and any time the guy starts to make a point, strategically Sean Hannity interrupts him and starts calling him names or resorts to some childish argumentive technique. He was moments from breaking out the famous "I-Know-You-Are-But-What-Am-I" manuever, when a second republican piped in, and basically talked over the democrat in what was the most biased and pathetic piece of unprofessional journalism I have ever seen. Here's the contradictory hypocritical doublespeak part. Sean Hannity then asks the republican if he feels that the democrats should apologize for going to press with this information that was speculation and not in anyway authenticated to try to stir public opinion if the information turned out to be false, to which he says "of course they should, it's the only decent thing to do." Allow me to repeat that in bold lettering as it's own paragraph.
Sean Hannity then asks the republican if he feels that the democrats should apologize for going to press with this information that was speculation and not in anyway authenticated to try to stir public opinion if the information turned out to be false, to which he says "of course they should, it's the only decent thing to do."
Of course the democrat on the program doesn't pick up on this, because I think they screen out the smart ones so that Sean Hannity can win the arguements, but the first thought through my head was, "Has George Bush apologized for saying there were WMD's in Iraq?"
These people don't believe anything. They don't believe that people should apologize for relaying false information unless they're Michael Moore, or a democrat. They don't think it's a big deal if a president used to do drugs unless it's Bill Clinton. They think it's not a big deal if someone skips out on Vietnam, unless it was Bill Clinton. Make up your mind and have a backbone.
Me? I don't care that Bush didn't go to Vietnam, I don't care that Clinton didn't go to Vietnam, because I'm not going to Iraq. I don't care that they've done drugs, because who hasn't? Well, I take that back, I've never snorted cocaine. I don't think I know anyone who has, because that's a little more hardcore compared to marijuana, which I think about half the people I know have at least tried. But all this stuff tey tried to say about Clinton to make him looks bad, Bush has done worse, and they're cool with it, which is why it's a blast to argue with most conservatives. You can get them to argue against themselves in a manner of minutes. The problem is, they somehow don't see it. I've argued with my uncle time and time again, proving him wrong here, getting him to contradict himself there, and he always seems to think he wins the battles. Every now and then I meet up with a conservative person who really knows their stuff, and still functions within reality and logic. Those people are awesome, but few. Nick Cain for example is someone who I really like talking to, becasue we can debate, not argue. He won't take it personally if I say the 2nd amendment is outdated. He won't look at me as if I just kicked his mother down a flight of stairs like some people I know. Moreso, his opinions are not just repeated and regurgitated talking points used for republican press conferences.
I don't know. This blog has become political, religious, or about Kevin Smith. I'd love to get away from it and just talk about meaningless stuff again, but it's hard because this is the stuff I feel I have to say. Especially right now seeing as it's what is going on in the country.
Oh well, I'm ordering a pizza.
jgp
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