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SedanChair posted:"The IRS was targeting us. This doesn't get enough play. The whole "scandal" was based on the IRS investigating political groups who were trying to file as social charities. They weren't filing that way because they had to--there are a number of valid categories for political groups. They were filing that way to be able to hide their donor rolls, but in order to do that they had to lie their asses off or bend the truth enough so that if you squinted just right they could pass as a social welfare group. People are literally complaining about the IRS investigating tax cheats.
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Iron Crowned posted:- No taxation without TaxTiger representation@!!!! Fixed that for you. They give all the glory to God!
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isildur posted:Oh man, thanks for the pointer. This is glorious. has he eclipsed Gelnn Beck in the Most Punchable Face category?
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isildur posted:Oh man, thanks for the pointer. This is glorious. quote:Mark actually sounds like Ayn Rand in Atlas Shrugged in parts of this monologue. He is inspirational and uplifting So he's long-winded and batshit crazy?
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I was going through Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes recently and in one, Shake said this:quote:We’re gonna solve mysteries, and we live in Seattle now, where I think I also host a radio program. That's a dig at Levin right?
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az posted:I was going through Aqua Teen Hunger Force episodes recently and in one, Shake said this: Fraiser!
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Iron Crowned posted:I've tried explaining that to some people before, I just get one of the following responses: Don't forget "but getting rid of Democrats IS social welfare, they're ruining us"
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Feb 13, 2014 19:11
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OAquinas posted:This doesn't get enough play. The whole "scandal" was based on the IRS investigating political groups who were trying to file as social charities. The problem is that the right wing wants taxes to go away entirely. They think taxing is wrong if it isn't for military spending. All they were doing was keeping what was rightfully theirs. They also go on maximum meltdown mode over the fact that that dirty liberal communist Muslim not white guy in the white house is spending their tax dollars on things they don't like. Do remember that they think that preventing tax dollars from going to anything that's even remotely related to abortions is saving babies. They're trying to get all tax dollars taken away from things like Planned Parenthood because abortions. Even though abortions is like single-digit percentage when it comes to funding. And also forgetting that easy access to cheap/free birth control goes a long way toward preventing pregnancies and thus reducing the number of abortions that happen. But they hate that because that means a woman might enjoy having sex somewhere and we can't loving have that now can we?
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I think it's more of the idea that sex (for women) is meant for procreation and nothing more. By using birth control, you negate the possibility of creation. When I was in Key Club, one of our members refused to participate in anything we did that was tied to UNICEF because she was Catholic and UNICEF advocated pro-choice policy. Doesn't matter if they also advocated things like the eradication of polio. If there's a hint of abortion or birth control, it was evil.
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Rush Limbaugh was on the air bitching about the fact that apparently "LIBERALS ARE PISSED BECAUSE WE'RE NOT SAYING HATEFUL THINGS, THEY DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE GENUINE WHEN WE SAY SOMETHING "CONGRATS ON YOUR NFL CAREER, MICHAEL SAM"" ... Has there been any "liberal" anywhere that hasn't at least given credit to someone when they show an ounce of tolerance or stumble upon a correct idea? It's kind of ridiculous the victim complex these people build up about themselves.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Rush Limbaugh was on the air bitching about the fact that apparently And the extent to which liberals indulge them (unless the onion has moved from regular satire into double fakeout satire): http://www.theonion.com/articles/conservative-acquaintance-annoyingly-not-racist,35236/
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hello internet posted:Just for the sake of example, what are these guys going to do if a republican wins the next election? The biggest talking heads have probably made enough money to retire but are they going to continue to write books about Obama or something? My poor step dad had to buy a kindle because he was running out of room for all these goddamn books. Focus on congress (assuming it's a Dem majority), the media, Hollywood, unions, Muslims, Mexicans, political correctness, gays, feminists, gun rights, The War on Christmas, etc. Basically the same poo poo they railed about during the first six years of Bush. They'll also blame Obama for all the poo poo they can't get done (see: Clinton, Bill). Basically what a couple other posters said. ToxicSlurpee posted:Taxes Cain was going on about this, whining about how the richest 10% pay 70% of the taxes. Well no poo poo, Herman. Maybe that's because they have all the loving money. I guess I'm supposed to be shocked that someone making $500,000 a year contributes more to the tax base than I do.
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Way to go Rush! You finally found the one gay person undeserving of being called a human being on national radio (but still deserves all the other discrimination) and he earned that distinction by being an NFL prospect. Would you like the ticker tape parade on a Saturday or a Sunday? Edit: I would also venture a guess that people like Rush did a ceasefire on Michael Sams less out of a newfound respect for one gay guy and more out of a cowardly, hypocritical unwillingness to go on an hour long screed about how their precious NFL is now a doomed haven for faggots, flower basket weaving and decent House music that no one should do business with anymore. Intel&Sebastian fucked around with this message at 20:40 on Feb 13, 2014 |
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BiggerBoat posted:Cain was going on about this, whining about how the richest 10% pay 70% of the taxes. Well no poo poo, Herman. Maybe that's because they have all the loving money. I guess I'm supposed to be shocked that someone making $500,000 a year contributes more to the tax base than I do. But if we had a flat rate tax, then everyone pays the same and it's all perfectly fair and no one's paying more or less than anyone else. Because surely we can fund the government the same way we help fund our local Kiwanis club with our membership dues.
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Not much of a RW news media story, but #FoxNewsValentines is picking up steam on Twitter. I mean, its no #RomneyDeathRally but some are good for a laugh. Current favorites: quote:Roses are red quote:Hey girl. My love for you is legit, but don't worry, my body won't shut you down #foxnewsvalentines
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Intel&Sebastian posted:Way to go Rush! You finally found the one gay person undeserving of being called a human being on national radio (but still deserves all the other discrimination) and he earned that distinction by being an NFL prospect. Would you like the ticker tape parade on a Saturday or a Sunday?  ing about the destruction of the NFL for months now. Although, that is mainly because he doesn't believe the concussion studies are valid science and laments any rule changes that would make the players more safe because of the 'chickification' of America by the 'feminazis' since the NFL all wore pink that one time in support of breast cancer.Another thing w/r/t the Michael Sams chat is the Dale Hansen rant about pointing out the hypocrisy of the NFL celebrating criminals vs celebrating the first openly gay NFL player. Rush is just absolutely befuddled about what the big deal is about a homosexual joining the NFL. Rush just keeps repeating the question "Why should we celebrate a gay guy joining the NFL?" I think this might be because he and his listeners actively work to deny homosexuals equal rights, but what the gently caress do I know?  Another highlight of that clip was when Hansen brought up that some people were uncomfortable with the idea of a black guy being a quarterbackOh yeah, and Obama raised the minimum wage for federal contractors so Rush was naturally raging against that: quote:RUSH: Yesterday at the end of the program -- the last half hour of the program -- I was watching TV. Obama did his White House ceremony raising the minimum wage for federal contractors. It just hit me. There he is giving away some more of other people's money, and it immediately hit me: TL;DR: Black guy giving away your hard earned TAX DOLLARS buying off illegal immigrants' votes 
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kik2dagroin posted:Oh yeah, and Obama raised the minimum wage for federal contractors so Rush was naturally raging against that: "Paying to people to work" = "giving away money". Got it, Rush.
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kik2dagroin posted:Rush has already been Rush knows what country he lives in. Nowadays It's completely acceptable to rag on a manly manny man man organization for protecting it's employees from massive brain injuries, it's no longer acceptable to rag on them for not immediately resorting to the most homophobic options possible.
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"I would be a popular politician if I focused on spending public money on the people who need it most"; presented, without elaboration, as a bad thing. That pretty much tells you what you need to know about the right.
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I didn't read that it was Rush before I started reading the quote, and I actually thought that it was someone speaking in favor of raising the minimum wage as a way to get democrats elected and make the country better. Until I got to the part about Michelle Obama picking up stragglers on her private government jet or whatever.
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The distilled essence of modern conservatism: It's MY money and I don't want it going to THOSE people.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Rush Limbaugh was on the air bitching about the fact that apparently Rush once claimed, years ago, that liberals were upset that there wasn't more killing in Iraq. His reasoning was that more death meant they got to complain louder and support the war less so OBVIOUSLY liberals want more American soldiers to die because they aren't getting to complain as much as they want. Intel&Sebastian posted:Rush knows what country he lives in. Nowadays It's completely acceptable to rag on a manly manny man man organization for protecting it's employees from massive brain injuries, it's no longer acceptable to rag on them for not immediately resorting to the most homophobic options possible. This is actually why I have always argued why Rush is actually really goddamned brilliant and very much in touch with the current zeitgeist. He knows EXACTLY what he can and can't get away with. He knows EXACTLY where the line he can't cross is. His entire show is about running right up to that line, dancing on the side of it he's on, and never crossing it, ever. If the line moves he just dances somewhere else and acts like it was his idea it moved in the first place. The man can play an audience like nobody else I've ever heard. He can also somehow make ANYTHING wrong. You hear it time and time again. Scientists and engineers could get together and create a machine that made infinite food so nobody would be hungry again, ever and his response would be "see? Science encourages us to be lazy! Destroy this thing, till the soil, DON'T BE LAZY YOU STUPID ELITIST IVORY TOWER LIBS! You think you're BETTER than farmers because you can make infinite food. Well, I know I have a lot of listeners that are farmers and THEY ARE NOT HAPPY!"
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ToxicSlurpee posted:Rush once claimed, years ago, that liberals were upset that there wasn't more killing in Iraq. His reasoning was that more death meant they got to complain louder and support the war less so OBVIOUSLY liberals want more American soldiers to die because they aren't getting to complain as much as they want. Funny, that's exactly what the right does when it comes to Obamacare - gleefully hoping for it's failure, oblivious to the suffering that would result. They project, and if you point it out to them they say "no, it's the left that projects". It's like trying to reason with mentally disturbed children.
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beatlegs posted:Funny, that's exactly what the right does when it comes to Obamacare - gleefully hoping for it's failure, oblivious to the suffering that would result. They project, and if you point it out to them they say "no, it's the left that projects". It's like trying to reason with mentally disturbed children. They were hoping so hard that Libya would turn into an Iraq style quagmire for Obama, with all the death that would bring.
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Mark Levin was ranting about how bad his wikipedia page was being edited by leftists. Calling it "propaganda" effort by leftists. So this means he reads it. Goons. You know what to do.
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Feb 14, 2014 02:11
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FuzzySkinner posted:Mark Levin was ranting about how bad his wikipedia page was being edited by leftists. Calling it "propaganda" effort by leftists. Aside from stirring up faux outrage at a problem that doesn't exist.....
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Pixelboy posted:Looking at the edit history... I'm not sure what's he's on about here. Wikipedia is very academic, that means it has liberal bias. If the page says anything other than "this conservative is a saint and is literally always right about everything, here is a list of their accomplishments" it's obviously propaganda.
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Can I get a quick rundown on how Obama can even raise the minimum wage without congress? Like, Obama can't enforce an executive order that sells Texas back to Mexico, so what am I missing from this one?
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HootTheOwl posted:Can I get a quick rundown on how Obama can even raise the minimum wage without congress? He's raising it for Federal workers. Whether or not the same situation applies I dunno.
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FuzzySkinner posted:Mark Levin was ranting about how bad his wikipedia page was being edited by leftists. Calling it "propaganda" effort by leftists. I heard this as well, and I swear it sounded like his feelings were actually hurt for a second. This of course resulted in a threat to "bring down wikipedia" unless they "start reporting truth and not propaganda." I was honestly shocked when he said that he dares not say all the thoughts in his head on the air. With everything he says, it's to imagine the level of crazy poo poo that he won't mention.
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I haven't heard much of Mark Levin, but I clicked ahead in that recording and heard him say the word "bipartisanship" and it was immensely gratifying.
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What was he complaining about? I can't find anything on the page that's even remotely objectionable. A person reading that page would come away with a view of him being a nice man who loves dogs, donates to charity, and likes to write books, rather than the reality of him being the essence of spite and impotent rage.
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I almost feel bad for Michael Medved. He tries his best to explain the realpolitik behind the passage of the debt ceiling increase and how Ted Cruz hosed everything up for senate republicans who were happy to let it pass on nothing but democratic votes and one of his callers was very clearly pissed with him for it and calling him "Mr. Reasonable." The tone of his show for the past several months has been "Guys, if you just spent half the energy you waste attacking your fellow republicans on attacking democrats we can win the senate in 2014" and all of his callers are "NO MORE RINOS WE NEED TO TAKE A STAND AND FIGHT!"
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Rhesus Pieces posted:I love that "Mr. Reasonable" is now a grave insult in right wing circles. I'm honestly temped to sign up for his premium site so I can download today's episode and share that guy's call. It was such a perfect microcosm of the entire Tea Party. Edit: Eh, it was cheap. Here's the call. Republicans fucked around with this message at 07:36 on Feb 14, 2014 |
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MaxxBot posted:What was he complaining about? I can't find anything on the page that's even remotely objectionable. A person reading that page would come away with a view of him being a nice man who loves dogs, donates to charity, and likes to write books, rather than the reality of him being the essence of spite and impotent rage. It was something about liberty amendments and how there was two or three negative comments for every positive one. I've never looked at his page so I have no idea what he's talking about. I guess i'll go to wikipedia and see. Edit: I have no idea what he was ranting about. Liberty Amendments is some book he wrote, but wikipedia on has some info about its place on the bestseller list. Either he got the site wrong or its been changed. Bait and Swatch fucked around with this message at 07:30 on Feb 14, 2014 |
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