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Karl Sharks posted:One thing I don't get, beyond the fact how stupid this is, is how is it a selfie if it's with other people? Selfies are just yourself, it's in the loving name. Otherwise it's called a "picture." Selfie means you shot the picture yourself.
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Karl Sharks posted:One thing I don't get, beyond the fact how stupid this is, is how is it a selfie if it's with other people? Selfies are just yourself, it's in the loving name. Otherwise it's called a "picture." Settle down, grandpa. (That's not how the word is used by, like, anyone)
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Good Citizen posted:Settle down, grandpa. The only selfies I've ever seen are just the person by themself, taking it.  Exhibit A: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FarGT40V8tc
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radical meme posted:Somebody please tell me what Levin says to him now that the deal has been announced. I can't listen in today but I really want to know how Levin insults Ryan cause its almost a guarantee he will. Levin called the deal Mickey Mouse stuff, saying it was small time, and it gave the democrats short term spending increases for long term decreases that would never come to pass. He wasn't particularly rude, but he did get Ryan to squirm, at which point Ryan began to sound a little (more) petulant (than normal). It wasn't fireworks, but it was pretty great to see the GOP's supposed budget wonk get worked over from his own side by a B-grade pundit. I think that's what's really going to kill the GOP, for a little while at least. They used to circle the wagons on poo poo like this. Five years ago, Levin wouldn't have dared question the compromise and would have given Ryan a soapbox from which to proclaim how soundly they had whipped the Democrats. Now, they still get in the circle, but they point their Winchesters inward instead of outward.
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Phone posted:So whoever said that there was going to be news about the photo of Obama taking a selfie with the PM of Denmark and Michelle looking FUKKEN MAD AS HELL was spot on. I saw it on one of the TVs at the karting place tonight. Be in awe  I mean if Obama talks about how good it is to breathe the right will say maybe it's not right to breathe and a lot of people will believe it This is what we've been reduced to
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Here's the AP photographer talking about the selfie photo, in case you're curious.
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Dec 11, 2013 17:09
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Joementum posted:Here's the AP photographer talking about the selfie photo, in case you're curious. That link isn't working, i tried ap.com instead of afp.com and still no go.
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Dec 11, 2013 17:11
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Vertical Lime posted:Be in awe I'm sorry but that front page is totally awesome.
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joeburz posted:That link isn't working, i tried ap.com instead of afp.com and still no go. The AFP site seems to be having some issues right now, here's the Google cache version.
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Intel&Sebastian posted:I don't have sound at work so I'm assuming it's Vampire Weekend. Please do not ruin this for me. http://www.achewood.com/comic.php?date=03182002
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Joementum posted:Here's the AP photographer talking about the selfie photo, in case you're curious.  that will surround this blog post It will not be mentioned and the right-wing will continue their ragefest unabated until something else comes along Really though, I am expecting today to focus on how butthurt Obummer is over Pope Francis being Time's Person of the Year.
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Joementum posted:The AFP site seems to be having some issues right now, here's the Google cache version. Thanks, most reasonable people figured this was already the case, but my facebook was littered with people so utterly disgusted that our president did something ordinary while being black.
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Vertical Lime posted:Be in awe How do these loving people sleep at night god drat
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Warchicken posted:How do these loving people sleep at night god drat Is the cover supposed to further the "ANGRY BLACK LADY" trope that GOP media has been trying to do for years
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Man, I was going to be fine with the news cycle tearing the whole Castro handshake thing to pieces. At least that's actually kinda almost an actual foreign policy thing. That it managed to be knocked out of the cycle completely by something even more stupid and trivial is really vexing.
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Being hopping mad about a website not working, getting upset somehow over selfies, not giving a poo poo about Nelson Mandela... Maybe they're just writing off Millenials and going right for the generation after them?
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Being hopping mad about a website not working, getting upset somehow over selfies, not giving a poo poo about Nelson Mandela... Being hopping mad about a website not working managed to actually knock Obama's popularity down to his lowest levels and putting the Senate in danger of flipping in 2014. So why would they stop if they see these attacks are somewhat working? Keep the base energized.
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The Angry Bum posted:Being hopping mad about a website not working managed to actually knock Obama's popularity down to his lowest levels and putting the Senate in danger of flipping in 2014. So why would they stop if they see these attacks are somewhat working? Keep the base energized. Don't you ever get tired? More on topic, I'm not sure how right-wing Politico is considered, but it looks like Mike Allen might have been taking some grift to push certain points of view. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/12/politico-stonewalls-mike-allen-payola-scandal.html Spun Dog fucked around with this message at 19:12 on Dec 11, 2013 |
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The Angry Bum posted:Being hopping mad about a website not working managed to actually knock Obama's popularity down to his lowest levels and putting the Senate in danger of flipping in 2014. So why would they stop if they see these attacks are somewhat working? Keep the base energized. Yes, I'm terrified just thinking of the wave of newly elected US Senators who ran on "remember last year when that website wasn't working for a month?"
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VitalSigns posted:Of course, if it's a liberal area and LGBT activists organize a boycott of the business, then "I'm being bullied by hateful meanies for my beliefs! *organizes boycott of Heinz ketchup*
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To be fair, most of them probably are. 
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mr. mephistopheles posted:He seriously thinks his listeners are dumb as gently caress. He's drat right.
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I had a few people on my Facebook feed posting about how "classless" the Obama selfie was and pontificating about how gross it is to make merry at funerals (never mind that it was a memorial service that by all reports was pretty celebratory in tone). So out of curiosity I googled "Presidents smiling at funerals" and lookie lookie what I found: New York Daily News photo caption posted:Appropriate? President George W. Bush posted this Instagram pic of him smiling with Bono at the Nelson Mandela memorial. from http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/president-obama-poses-funeral-selfie-article-1.1543188 Of course, when I posted this in response, I got a whole bunch of "I'm not being political, I think it's bad whether it's a Democrat or a Republican who did it." Right. 
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It's amazing how a few rightwing dumbshits complain about something and it becomes an "international incident" in the US media's eyes. What the gently caress.
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I'm more angry that Bono would take a pic with Bush. Not that I'm a Bono fan or anything like that but c'mon, have some self respect.
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The Ape of Naples posted:I'm more angry that Bono would take a pic with Bush. Not that I'm a Bono fan or anything like that but c'mon, have some self respect. Looking at the faces it's more of Bush taking the opportunity to get a picture with Bono. Bush is all excited and Bono is all "Oh, hey, I guess I'm in a picture with another famous dude."
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Hahaha, I wasn't really thinking of it from that perspective but Bono does seem to be in the middle of an "uhhh" that could possibly be followed by a "...how about we not take this picture". Just close your eyes and think of his record on AIDS in Africa, Bonny.
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beatlegs posted:It's amazing how a few rightwing dumbshits complain about something and it becomes an "international incident" in the US media's eyes. What the gently caress. Which is funny because Limbaugh was saying the war on women was "media propaganda" similar to how when a Republican is president the media bitches about the economy non-stop (when? Bush Sr? certainly not Reagan or Bush Jr), but if you ask people if they are struggling directly nobody actually is. Similarly the media says sexism is all over but if you ask women directly, none of them have ever experienced any kind of hostility or condescension because of their gender. Which tells me Rush has never actually spoken to a woman beyond the word "cuanto."
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Hulk Krogan posted:I had a few people on my Facebook feed posting about how "classless" the Obama selfie was and pontificating about how gross it is to make merry at funerals (never mind that it was a memorial service that by all reports was pretty celebratory in tone). So out of curiosity I googled "Presidents smiling at funerals" and lookie lookie what I found: All part of Bush's policy of preemptive photobombing
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The Ape of Naples posted:I'm more angry that Bono would take a pic with Bush. Not that I'm a Bono fan or anything like that but c'mon, have some self respect. IIRC, the two actually got to know each other back during the Bush Administration when Bono was pushing for 3rd World aid and debt relief. Wouldn't surprise me if they were still friendly.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:Which is funny because Limbaugh was saying the war on women was "media propaganda" similar to how when a Republican is president the media bitches about the economy non-stop (when? Bush Sr? certainly not Reagan or Bush Jr), but if you ask people if they are struggling directly nobody actually is. Similarly the media says sexism is all over but if you ask women directly, none of them have ever experienced any kind of hostility or condescension because of their gender. Which tells me Rush has never actually spoken to a woman beyond the word "cuanto." Limbaugh bitches about "the media" non-stop. As if he weren't even a part of it. Seriously, play this game: turn on his show and bet the over/under on how long it takes for him to mention/blame the media for something. He has his audience convinced that the entirety of the U.S. media is in the pocket of Democrats and that he alone will report the Real News. Whenever something goes wrong in the right wing universe (meaning someone said, voted for or otherwise did something stupid and inexcusable), the go-to card is always "the media" and reporting "out of context".
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Rush Limbaugh posted:Do you think Obama's upset that he didn't win the Man of the Year award from TIME? I mean, nobody outdoes him in anti-capitalism. And to lose to a guy who's pro-life? It's gotta be a huge insult to Obama. In case you haven't heard, Pope Francis was named the Man of the Year by TIME Magazine. I'm just wondering, folks, if I gave a speech on anti-capitalism, do you think I could be named Person of the Year by TIME Magazine? If I didn't change my view, if I remained anti-abortion, if I remained anti-gay marriage -- well, the pope certainly is. Do you realize what happened here? Also Joementum posted:Here's the AP photographer talking about the selfie photo, in case you're curious. kik2dagroin posted:It will not be mentioned and the right-wing will continue their ragefest unabated until something else comes along 
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kik2dagroin posted:Ahahahaha, I can't even begin to imagine how he can deliver those lines with a straight face. A smug grin behind a golden microphone is hardly a straight face.
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Glenn Beck is spittin' mad the liberals at Time picked Pope Francis over Ted Cruz. They BURIED him, the man that'll change the destiny of this country. His cohorts agreed, theorizing that it could've been a good thing for both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats HATE the man, and Republicans worship him. It's a win-win because of his influence, they say.quote:Just like his fellow conservative host Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck was not pleased with TIME Magazine’s decision to name Pope Francis I Person of the Year for 2013. But unlike Glenn Greenwald and countless other journalists, Beck didn’t think the honor should have gone to Edward Snowden. He had someone else in mind: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). http://www.mediaite.com/tv/beck-fires-back-at-times-progressive-fascism-names-ted-cruz-his-man-of-the-year/ I think Beck's cohorts might be the most aggravating dummies on the radio. Their voices and constant Beck-worship infuriates me. turnip kid fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Dec 11, 2013 |
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lil mortimer posted:Glenn Beck is spittin' mad the liberals at Time picked Pope Francis over Ted Cruz. They BURIED him, the man that'll change the destiny of this country. His cohorts agreed, theorizing that it could've been a good thing for both Democrats and Republicans. Democrats HATE the man, and Republicans worship him. It's a win-win because of his influence, they say.
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lil mortimer posted:TIME stresses that their annual honor goes to the person who “for better or for worse …has done the most to influence the events of the year.” So no matter which side you’re on, Cruz might not have been such a bad choice after all… Bullshit. If that were the case we would've had Snowden this year (or at least "The NSA") and Osama Bin Laden in 2001.
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As a Time Person of the Year I can confirm that the selection process is indeed bullshit.
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Acquilae posted:Do Republicans really worship Cruz or is the old guard still afraid to be primaried out if they speak out against Tea Partiers like him? Consider that Beck is a crazy Tea Partier who has probably never been truthful about anything and you'll get your answer.
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BiggerBoat posted:Limbaugh bitches about "the media" non-stop. As if he weren't even a part of it. Seriously, play this game: turn on his show and bet the over/under on how long it takes for him to mention/blame the media for something. He has his audience convinced that the entirety of the U.S. media is in the pocket of Democrats and that he alone will report the Real News. The fact that there exist media outlets reporting news other than their daily talking points is media bias by their definition. When my local radio clowns share the day's talking points with the listener, like it's some kind of inside scoop and definitely not the same thing Rush, Hannity, and Levin are saying in a different timeslot, they always preface it by saying that the mainstream media isn't covering it. And it's entirely true, because the 'mainstream media' consists of lots of unrelated organizations that don't receive the daily RNC talking points. The existence of any news at all other than their talking points is an example of bias. icantfindaname fucked around with this message at 00:18 on Dec 12, 2013 |
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