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Ed Henry of Fox News just made it a point to get Obama to say "Merry Christmas" in this press briefing.
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Joementum posted:Ed Henry of Fox News just made it a point to get Obama to say "Merry Christmas" in this press briefing. BREAKING: MAJOR COUP IN WAR ON CHRISTMAS, ENEMIES GENERAL HAS BEEN STRUCK A FATAL BLOW, NATIVITY SCENES DESCEND ON CAPITOL
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Dec 20, 2013 20:42
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White suburbanites thinking they are being subversive and sticking it to anyone by saying "Merry Christmas" is pretty much the dumbest thing I have ever seen ever.
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Dec 20, 2013 20:48
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It goes from bad to worse for A&E -- apparently now there's a video of Mr. Duck's sermon floating around. http://t.entertainment.msn.com/duck-dynasty-phil-robertson-anti-gay-sermon-surfaces quote:"First they say, 'There is no God. Get him out of your mind,'" Robertson says in the speech. "Then they bow down to birds, animals and reptiles, and each other. And the first thing you see coming out of them is gross sexual immorality. They will dishonor their bodies with one another, degrade each other. Uh, is that going on in the United States of America? Look around. God's not there ... And boy is there some immorality going on around here. Does it get worse?" I expect the bobbleheads to double down on their defense now... in for a penny...
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Dec 20, 2013 20:52
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mr. mephistopheles posted:White suburbanites thinking they are being subversive and sticking it to anyone by saying "Merry Christmas" is pretty much the dumbest thing I have ever seen ever.
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Dec 20, 2013 20:53
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quote:"First they say, 'There is a catholic God. Get him in your mind,'" Robertson says in the speech. "Then they bow down to wood sculptures, the pope, and each other. And the first thing you see coming out of them is gross sexual immorality. They will dishonor their bodies with one another, degrade each other. Uh, is that going on in christian America? Look around. God's there ... And boy is there some immorality going on around here. Does it get worse?" Edit: Whatever, not a fantastic example but a bloo bloo bloo to another Christian butthole pretending their club is blameless and the judge of all mankind. Or the idea that Christianity doesn't run ramshackle over society and is just some sort of observor of it's sins. Show me the religious affiliations of our gays, prisoners etc. Intel&Sebastian fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Dec 20, 2013 |
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Dec 20, 2013 20:55
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kik2dagroin posted:Ahahaha, Limbaugh is out and subbing in for him is none other than Erick son of Erick Did I hear him posit that the duck guy was so smart that he intentionally caused this controversy because he wanted out of his contract? Or did I imagine that?
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Dec 20, 2013 21:00
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FMguru posted:These are the same people who stuck it to liberals by standing in line for a mediocre chicken sandwich that one day last year, and who tried to bring the government to its knees by holding up handmade signs from their lawn chairs. Yeah but those things have a vague semblance of milquetoast controversy. Literally no one is offended by "Merry Christmas."
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Dec 20, 2013 21:01
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FMguru posted:These are the same people who stuck it to liberals by standing in line for a mediocre chicken sandwich that one day last year, and who tried to bring the government to its knees by holding up handmade signs from their lawn chairs. Dunno, maybe they think I'll just burst into flame, or fall down on my knees and understand the error of my ways from their smug rejoinders....
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Dec 20, 2013 21:02
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Joementum posted:Ed Henry of Fox News just made it a point to get Obama to say "Merry Christmas" in this press briefing. Boom, another one from Major Garrett.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:03
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ReidRansom posted:Did I hear him posit that the duck guy was so smart that he intentionally caused this controversy because he wanted out of his contract? Or did I imagine that? Well did he want out of his show? Because the rest of them are threatening to walk unless they put him on the show.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:05
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It's really, really too bad the Daily Show and Colbert are going on break right now. This Phil Robertson thing is just endless material. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/gop-congressional-candidate-compares-duck-dynasty-star-to-rosa-parks quote:GOP Congressional Candidate: Duck Dynasty Star Is 'Rosa Parks Of Our Generation
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Aliquid posted:Boom, another one from Major Garrett. That was Chuck Todd, actually. Also, Dan Pfeiffer says that the White House Communications staff has a pool on which reporter asks the Duck Dynasty question.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:05
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Well did he want out of his show? Because the rest of them are threatening to walk unless they put him on the show. I've never seen the show and have no idea.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:06
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Joementum posted:That was Chuck Todd, actually. It was all three, then. Infectious!
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TheQat posted:
You're loving kidding me. They are comparing his situation with one of a black lady that was living in a time of suppression? loving assholes! The man is not only white, but probably gets a decent amount of money from the show. They aren't even loving close! Aaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:09
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As someone pointed out to me, the best part is actually that Phil Robertson said (by analogy) Rosa Parks would've been happier/better off going to the back of the bus, only for this doofus to come out and compare him to Parks . . .
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Dec 20, 2013 21:10
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ReidRansom posted:Did I hear him posit that the duck guy was so smart that he intentionally caused this controversy because he wanted out of his contract? Or did I imagine that? All in all I disliked Erickson's broadcast because he was just too all over the place. He jumped from topic to topic pretty incoherently and tried waaaaaaay too hard to mimic Rush's many on-air mannerisms. He was literally arguing with a crazy person that called in for at least 5 minutes whereas you just know Rush would have cut that guy's call off immediately and launched into a tirade about how liberalism is a mental illness. I mean, I've seen Erickson on TV and read some of the dribble he vomits out on his site from time to time but he is really un-engaging as a broadcast personality especially when stacked up to a titan like Limbaugh.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:12
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TheQat posted:It's really, really too bad the Daily Show and Colbert are going on break right now. This Phil Robertson thing is just endless material. Ah yes, the Rosa Parks card. Not the first time I've heard it: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/02/27/hey-ted-nugent-you-re-no-rosa-parks.html It's like they have a preset amount of talking points whenever something happens.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:13
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A healthcare policy is slavery and fighting it is like being Nelson Mandela. At this point I'm pretty sure there is a coordinated attack from whatever people send out the marching order fliers to right wing media groups and politicians to try and water down the history of racism and oppression by constantly comparing it to whatever boring thing is currently in the news.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:13
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Between the Rosa Parks comparisons and the 'poor kids should starve at school/work for their food' memes on the right, these people have never been more punchable.
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RadicalR posted:You're loving kidding me. They are comparing his situation with one of a black lady that was living in a time of suppression? loving assholes! The man is not only white, but probably gets a decent amount of money from the show. They aren't even loving close! Aaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh. He's even braver than Ros Parks you see, because no one has ever been more prejudiced against than white Christians now, not even black people in the pre-Civil War South. His bold statements give hope to all the enslaved White Christians blahghghhhg. How do people earnestly believe this poo poo?
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Dec 20, 2013 21:21
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TwoQuestions posted:How do people earnestly believe this poo poo? I'm not sure they do, but it gets ratings and sells commercial time.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:29
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kik2dagroin posted:Nope he said exactly that, coincidentally a FReeper posted the exact same sentiment when the story broke. This was my thought for the brief time I listened to Erik today I had two thoughts on the matter. Almost immediately my first thought was, "Wow this guy makes Rush's babbling look great." The second after listening to a tirade about Obama bowing I had the second thought was "This guy is trying his hardest to include every single buzzword mentioned about Obama in the past 6 years into a 2 minute rant."
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Dec 20, 2013 21:33
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TheQat posted:It's really, really too bad the Daily Show and Colbert are going on break right now. This Phil Robertson thing is just endless material.
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Dec 20, 2013 21:34
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It's interesting watching a guy use the Bible to sell his duck calls. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiDjXf4AUIE I wonder if that's what Jesus would have done?
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Dec 20, 2013 21:37
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Pixelboy posted:It goes from bad to worse for A&E -- apparently now there's a video of Mr. Duck's sermon floating around.
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RadicalR posted:You're loving kidding me. They are comparing his situation with one of a black lady that was living in a time of suppression? loving assholes! The man is not only white, but probably gets a decent amount of money from the show. They aren't even loving close! Aaarrrrrggggghhhhhhhhh. It's worse than that. The reason they have a show is because they already made more than decent money off selling duck calls. Behold the Rosa Parks of our generation.  Rich white southerners getting paid even more money to goof off for the camera.
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poor nose posted:"This guy is trying his hardest to include every single buzzword mentioned about Obama in the past 6 years into a 2 minute rant." 
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Because I was driving to and from Columbus, I literally heard this on an AFA affiliate that has a bizarrely strong signal within that region. "Please, to anyone that's listening, Pray for Phil Robertson! He is being attacked by SECULAR LIBERALS for standing up for TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE" Two things. Number 1. Who the hell is attacking him? I listened to the Ed Schultz show to kind of see how things balanced out, and his reaction (and most of his listeners) was that of: "Well, He's an idiot. He has the right to say such a thing, but there's such a thing as consequences. If Conservatives are correct about the "Free Market" than the show will find a new home (if cancelled). Thus far I've not heard a single sponsor pulling out." The worst I heard was some professor calling in and calling him a "Neanderthal", and saying his POV was on the way out. Then saying how we've come along way. That's not attacking. Number 2. Guess what AFA? You're frauds. Any real christian wouldn't waste a breathe praying for some Millionaire that said some stupid comment that cost him more money. Also, Mark Levin was calling the GQ article a "Hit piece", which is hilarious because well, the author had this to say: quote:I don't agree with Phil's politics, and I have a lot of gay relatives and colleagues who would bristle at Phil's "hate the sin, love the sinner" view of homosexuality. They've had to hear that poo poo for years. But I still like Phil and found him to be an otherwise decent fellow. I think it's all right to think that, and I think it's all right to hope that whatever fuss arises out of his comments—it's happening already—will soften him a bit toward what he believes to be wicked behavior. Consider this my own version of "hate the sin, love the sinner."
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I caught a bit of Fox at the gym today and even Karl Rove was quoted as saying the guy has a right to free speech, but not to a TV show.
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Dec 21, 2013 02:00
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What really kills me is that everyone is so fixated on his anti-gay remarks that they're completely ignoring the 1000x more despicable "blacks had it so good under Jim Crow" remarks.
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Dec 21, 2013 02:40
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Everyone knows that the Jim Crow remark was stupid, so conservative pundits are going to ignore it, emphasize the gay remark as much as possible and hope their listeners/viewers don't notice that part.
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Dec 21, 2013 02:55
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FuzzySkinner posted:Because I was driving to and from Columbus, I literally heard this on an AFA affiliate that has a bizarrely strong signal within that region. I've caught this shitstain of a radio network driving through rural areas too. It's probably the first "Christian" station I've heard that's had 0% actual religious content EVERY time I've tuned in. It's always political and social whining that society has moved forward since .... the 1800's? They don't seem to even cite the bible, they just know what Jesus wants. Good thing the SPLC labels them as a hate group, not that their audience would know or care.
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Radio Nowhere posted:I've caught this shitstain of a radio network driving through rural areas too. It's probably the first "Christian" station I've heard that's had 0% actual religious content EVERY time I've tuned in. It's always political and social whining that society has moved forward since .... the 1800's? They don't seem to even cite the bible, they just know what Jesus wants. Good thing the SPLC labels them as a hate group, not that their audience would know or care. Yeah I had first heard it trying to go down to Indianapolis. It's station ID is coincidentally that of Sirius/XM's preset on FM (89.1.), I kind of think that's done on purpose in attempt to get Truck Drivers to tune in. Here's what they were saying earlier this year, from a post I made a long time a go. FuzzySkinner posted:-A message for how standing up for "Traditional Marriage" (AKA denying people normal basic human dignity) is the equivalent of when Abolionists stood up to slavery. There was an ad for a study done by the FRC/AFA rambling on about how there was a study done on people being "Denied religious" freedom, and showing where to go for the report online. I want to find it really bad. Honestly it was frightening to listen to because I think if..(god forbid) fascism ever found a way to take hold in this country, I think I saw it's face, and it was terrifying. e: Forgot to add, they had an entire segment I listened to once about "Creationism", some museum, and I believe Ken Ham was featured.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Number 1. Who the hell is attacking him? Any suggestion that it is acceptable to believe anything that isn't whatever conservative leaders want you to believe is an attack. The merest hint of tolerance for the gays is a crime against humanity. Do remember that there are folks that literally believe that gay people cause disasters. No. Really. They believe that because homosexuality is a sin America is being punished for its tolerance of gay people every time something bad happens.
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Someone needs to ask Beard Lord for his thoughts on how black homosexuals were treated under Jim Crow. Also, I think a clothing line called J. Crow might sell really well down there on the Bayou.
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All kidding aside, and there have been some funny posts about this Duck dude, but gently caress if this story isn't depressing to watch unfold. I really, really think that right wing media is winning the messaging battle and controlling the narrative more and more every day. I mean, we joke and kid about it here, but even what little conversation I was able to overhear while dining out alone tonight eventually led me to get up and leave. Anecdotal for sure but gently caress if it didn't ruin my appetite. I shudder to think what news is going to be like by the time my son is old enough to watch or listen to it.
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BiggerBoat posted:I shudder to think what news is going to be like by the time my son is old enough to watch or listen to it. 
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