There's a reason why the the political and media right attack Rachel Maddow more than any of the other political show hosts on MSNBC. Yes, she's the most liberal -- with the possible exception of Dylan Ratigan, they're all liberal obviously -- but the reason why they choose her as the poster child of the liberal media is because she's the one who most has her facts and her act together. The right has always been very successful at holding someone up and demonizing them, labeling them as something to fear in a successful effort to keep their readers, listeners and partisans from even finding out for themselves what someone stands for.
Many times I've watched her show and felt, like I have with the others, that she's dead right but the difference with her is that she takes you to school and backs it up with lots of facts, evidence and proof. Watching her first segment two nights ago was a textbook example of this, even more so than usual; but the reason I'm sharing this is because it's a wakeup call. More often than not her topics of illustration bring to light something even the most informed hadn't thought of or noticed. Also, there's an excellent interview at the end of the following clip with Maine's Democratic Representative Chellie Pingree regarding this issue and whether she's likely to run for Senator Olympia Snowe's seat.
Many of us moderate liberals have felt this going on for some time now. Now is the time to put a stop to this and, if any, start dragging the center back to the left.
Cross-posted on For Consideration
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Friday, March 02, 2012
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Anti-American
Carl Rove is offended -- not upset, offended -- by the Chrysler Corporation ad with Clint Eastwood that aired during the Super Bowl. First, let me step back. Hey Carl, who the fuck are you anyway? On what basis do you have a right to be offended by anything anyone does, unless it was directed at you? Get your fat, egotistical head out of your selfish ass.
The other point I'd like to make loud and clear is this: Ask yourself what response the Carl Roves of the world would have if someone of liberal leanings were to ever be so bold as to disagree, say nothing about being offended by, with anything Clint Eastwood said or did? That's right, they would've called you a pinko, commie, liberal, unAmerican so-and-so, and ask that you leave their country at once. (The same crowd, by the way, that places bumper stickers on their trucks saying "If you don't love America, leave it" right next to their rebel flag bumper sticker)
So I have to say, not for the first time either, that Carl Rove is unAmerican and his umbrage is anti-American. What other response is there to someone who takes offense at something done by arguably the most iconic of American symbols?
Here's the ad, if you haven't seen it. Tell me what could possibly be offensive about asking us all to unite and knock off the partisan horseshit?
And for the sake of full disclosure: I am a liberal, a proud American who served his country, a huge Clint Eastwood fan and a Mopar guy. So this commercial is pure love for me. I guarantee The Greaseman had a boner when he saw the commercial.
UPDATE: Here is a link to article regarding Clint's response to the uproar about the ad, as well as at the top you'll now find a link that contains Rove's comment, which I forgot to include.
The other point I'd like to make loud and clear is this: Ask yourself what response the Carl Roves of the world would have if someone of liberal leanings were to ever be so bold as to disagree, say nothing about being offended by, with anything Clint Eastwood said or did? That's right, they would've called you a pinko, commie, liberal, unAmerican so-and-so, and ask that you leave their country at once. (The same crowd, by the way, that places bumper stickers on their trucks saying "If you don't love America, leave it" right next to their rebel flag bumper sticker)
So I have to say, not for the first time either, that Carl Rove is unAmerican and his umbrage is anti-American. What other response is there to someone who takes offense at something done by arguably the most iconic of American symbols?
Here's the ad, if you haven't seen it. Tell me what could possibly be offensive about asking us all to unite and knock off the partisan horseshit?
And for the sake of full disclosure: I am a liberal, a proud American who served his country, a huge Clint Eastwood fan and a Mopar guy. So this commercial is pure love for me. I guarantee The Greaseman had a boner when he saw the commercial.
UPDATE: Here is a link to article regarding Clint's response to the uproar about the ad, as well as at the top you'll now find a link that contains Rove's comment, which I forgot to include.
Monday, February 06, 2012
The Lamestream Media?
The "moral majority" is always raving that the mainstream liberal media is biased and lies, at least when the right doesn't like what that media reports. You would think if they didn't trust and believe what is printed in the liberal media, they wouldn't be so easily fooled by the likes of The Onion, which they perceive to be part of the liberal media. In my opinion this is a very good insight into what the right truly believes regarding the veracity of the liberal media. They may say the media is not to be trusted as a tool to control their nodding masses but it's pretty obvious they know the liberal media is usually spot on regarding most issues.
The Onion, if you didn't know, is a parody online news source. Today's headline there is basically that Eli Manning, after winning his second Super Bowl yesterday, is asking his dad if he can now finally quit playing football. Being fooled by The Onion is the modern equivalent of being fooled in the old days by Mad Magazine. So what does it say that Louisiana Republican Representative John Fleming was fooled by an article in The Onion claiming that Planned Parenthood (ooooh, evil) was readying to open a billion dollar abortion factory. From Huffington Post this morning:
(Planned Parenthood)
I got this chart from an excellent article by Ezra Klein in the Washington Post.
The Onion, if you didn't know, is a parody online news source. Today's headline there is basically that Eli Manning, after winning his second Super Bowl yesterday, is asking his dad if he can now finally quit playing football. Being fooled by The Onion is the modern equivalent of being fooled in the old days by Mad Magazine. So what does it say that Louisiana Republican Representative John Fleming was fooled by an article in The Onion claiming that Planned Parenthood (ooooh, evil) was readying to open a billion dollar abortion factory. From Huffington Post this morning:
Fleming shared a link on Facebook to an article from the satirical newspaper headlined "Planned Parenthood Opens $8 Billion Abortionplex."Unfortunately, you're more likely to get accurate information regarding Planned Parenthood from The Onion than you are by getting your information from the GOP.
"More on Planned Parenthood, abortion by the wholesale," he wrote.
(Planned Parenthood)
I got this chart from an excellent article by Ezra Klein in the Washington Post.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Your insatiable appetite for crap
Warning: Old Zebster rant.
When I worked in sales for a cable company, several times a day I would hear complaints that "there's nothing on TV," while you glance at their television to see it's on a "reality" show or some junk like Entertainment Tonight and copies of the worst tabloid rags are lying around their home telling you who's sleeping with who or who's pregnant with an alien baby or who has a crack habit.
America, you can complain all you want about what's on television but it's a simple matter of profit. Media companies only deliver what you and your neighbors watch and read. Advertisers will only spend their bucks on media that's being viewed by large numbers. The more sensational and scandalous, the more likely you are to want to know about it and then to know more about it. Your crap habit is out of control and the media companies don't mind as long as it's profitable.
Why are our television shows, newspapers and magazines filled with salacious stories about celebrities? Because for some reason that I'm unable to fathom, you want to know about that shit. Just last night my local NBC affiliate showed a segment during the 6:00 news where they were trying to get a peek of Taylor Swift filming a music video in Kennebunkport, ala TMZ. At least they led with the fatal shooting by police officers of a Marine veteran shooting a gun outside the VA Hospital in Togus, but then again that still fits the profile. To you sheep it's less a news story and more a sensational story.
Here's something for you to chew on: In the three years I was selling cable I was in thousands of homes. If I was in a home that had scandal rags lying around and they also had a cable news channel turned on, every single time it was the same one. I'll let you guess which one and you can decide for yourself what to make of that.
You claim to hate the paparazzi but they're the ones feeding your insatiable appetite for crap. There's obviously money to be made stalking celebrities.
So don't complain to the networks or your cable salesman, complain to your neighbors and take a look in the mirror.
When I worked in sales for a cable company, several times a day I would hear complaints that "there's nothing on TV," while you glance at their television to see it's on a "reality" show or some junk like Entertainment Tonight and copies of the worst tabloid rags are lying around their home telling you who's sleeping with who or who's pregnant with an alien baby or who has a crack habit.
America, you can complain all you want about what's on television but it's a simple matter of profit. Media companies only deliver what you and your neighbors watch and read. Advertisers will only spend their bucks on media that's being viewed by large numbers. The more sensational and scandalous, the more likely you are to want to know about it and then to know more about it. Your crap habit is out of control and the media companies don't mind as long as it's profitable.
Why are our television shows, newspapers and magazines filled with salacious stories about celebrities? Because for some reason that I'm unable to fathom, you want to know about that shit. Just last night my local NBC affiliate showed a segment during the 6:00 news where they were trying to get a peek of Taylor Swift filming a music video in Kennebunkport, ala TMZ. At least they led with the fatal shooting by police officers of a Marine veteran shooting a gun outside the VA Hospital in Togus, but then again that still fits the profile. To you sheep it's less a news story and more a sensational story.
Here's something for you to chew on: In the three years I was selling cable I was in thousands of homes. If I was in a home that had scandal rags lying around and they also had a cable news channel turned on, every single time it was the same one. I'll let you guess which one and you can decide for yourself what to make of that.
You claim to hate the paparazzi but they're the ones feeding your insatiable appetite for crap. There's obviously money to be made stalking celebrities.
So don't complain to the networks or your cable salesman, complain to your neighbors and take a look in the mirror.
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