Unzip and Attack posted:

This is exactly the reason this has happened. Sony and the theatre giants didn't "cave to terrorism" they made a very calculated and wise financial decision.

Rexicon1 posted:

Yea Sony made the right financial call but I wouldn't be surprised if more of these kinds of things happen in the near future. It's impossible to say, I guess.

beatlegs posted:

She will occasionally say something reasonable, but yeah she's generally as awful as her cohorts on FOX, whose mission is to do everything possible to make sure liberals are never perceived as being right about anything. If that means defending torture, so be it.

FuzzySkinner posted:

https://tv.yahoo.com/news/jimmy-kimmel-starts-campaign-fox-173236313.html

Would you kind of respect Fox News if they did this or what would your take be?

Intel&Sebastian posted:

I'd respect them for deciding to not subject the nation to Fox news for an hour and a half

Vertical Lime posted:

I have to look this up, but I swear the station in New York had problems long before Obama came in.

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

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Rexicon1 posted:

what does this even mean?

Rexicon1 posted:

what does this even mean?

Rexicon1 posted:

what does this even mean?

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What might be next on the Obama agenda? Breitbart News has obtained one such to-do list:

10. Marijuana to be completely decriminalized under the ever-expanding doctrine of “prosecutorial discretion.” In the meantime, the administration will push for a complete ban on all tobacco products and e-cigarettes.

9. The Federal Communications Commission to reimpose the “Fairness Doctrine” on radio; the FCC to further study whether the same Doctrine can be applied to cable TV news.

8. Jane Fonda to be named Secretary of Veterans Affairs; Ted Turner to be named Ambassador to the United Nations.

7. Wind-energy turbines to be made mandatory across the country, except for Cape Cod, The Hamptons, Malibu, and other coastal enclaves, where such turbines are forever forbidden.

6. The FDA and EPA to team up and decide that coal is a carcinogen. Meanwhile, solar panels are to be included in school lunches.

5. The Presidential Medal of Freedom to be awarded to Alec Baldwin, Michael Bloomberg, David Brock, Wendy Davis, Sandra Fluke, Arianna Huffington, Bill Maher. Michael Moore, and Rosie O’Donnell.

4. Posthumous presidential pardons for Joe Hill, Sacco & Vanzetti, the Rosenbergs, and also a pardon for a living prison inmate, Willie Horton.

3. Al Sharpton to be named White House Police Brutality Czar.

2. President Obama to commit to the complete eradication of both homophobia and Islamophobia.

1. The Obama administration to propose a new Constitutional Amendment allowing individuals born in Africa or Asia to serve as President of the United States; also, the administration to propose the repeal of the 22nd Amendment.

Note: The makers of this list are confident that if President Obama follows through on all ten of these items, he will be awarded a second Nobel Peace Prize.

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

Breitbart tries to be humorous

FlamingLiberal posted:

A lot of people also forget that Fox News exists to continue the long running scam of conservatives getting dumb voters to buy their awful books or sponsored garbage. Half of the hosts on Fox probably make more money shilling their own books.

El Gallinero Gros posted:

Wasn't she the one who made fun of Karl Rove live on election night when he was still trying to convince himself and others that Romney still had a shot?

mr. mephistopheles posted:

Today Hannity has said Sony "folded like a cheap suit" and "folded like a cheap camera."

I don't understand how this man is paid to speak.

A Mediaite article about Hannity's upcoming birthday posted:

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

Breitbart tries to be humorous

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RUSH: Here is Greg in Louisville, Kentucky. Great to have you on the program, sir. Hello.

CALLER: Hi, Rush. Good to talk to you.

RUSH: I appreciate your patience in waiting to appear on the program, Greg.

CALLER: Oh, it's always worth it. I wanted to say, I disagree with you about Cuba. I think that's exactly the right way -- look at the history. The Soviet Union is gone, no longer communist. Eastern Europe is no longer communist. China is not killing 40 million people like they did under Mao anymore. They are a much freer society. They still got a long way to go, but it's much freer than it used to be because of the trade and exchange that they've had with the west. The two communist countries that are not free, that are still holding on, are North Korea and Cuba. Remember the Berlin Wall was built to keep people in, not keep people out. So I think openness and exchange and free trade and travel is gonna do more to destroy the Castro regime than anything else.

RUSH: Well, okay. Let's just be patient and we'll see. Fidel's gonna die at some point, if he's still alive. He's still gonna die at some point. So we can't credit the lifting of the embargo for that when that happens because he's been sick --

CALLER: No. I don't think that, but I think eventually that will happen, but I'm saying the best way to expose the people of Cuba and to open up the society is to have an open exchange.

RUSH: Right.

CALLER: And have people travel there, travel here --

RUSH: Yeah, absolutely.

CALLER: -- broadcast, the Internet open up, they're gonna open up the Internet to some extent.

RUSH: Right.

CALLER: And then we'll get some free ideas exchanging. That's a good thing. That's what we believe in, freedom. We believe in liberty and spreading the word --

RUSH: Do you think the Cuban people are not aware of what they're being denied?

CALLER: Well, yeah, they are aware and they'll be a lot more aware when the Internet is no longer censored the way it is and they'll get more broadcasts, absolutely, and the more they know --

RUSH: There will be? There are gonna be more broadcasts?

CALLER: Yeah, there's gonna be more freedom and exchange of information. That's the point. Travel, back and forth travel, and I think that's --

RUSH: Back and forth travel's happening now. Cuban families, they can get travel permits, and they can even send dollars. That's been the case for decade now.

CALLER: But the more the merrier, the more that happens the better off we are. The more we can travel back and forth, the more we expose them to freedom. A slave society can't compete with a free society, there's no way, if you have an open exchange. I think we can lead by example. I think it's a good thing. I don't know why Obama did it. Maybe he did it for the wrong reason. I don't know. I think, let's face it, the reason it's been that way for decades is electoral votes in Florida. We all know that. What's the difference between the Soviet Union and Cuba? I mean, come on.

RUSH: What's the difference between the Soviet Union and Cuba?

CALLER: Yeah, why will we trade with the Soviet Union, you can travel, why trade with East Germany, why trade with China, but not Cuba? There's no rational distinction between those places. It's all American politics in Florida. Wouldn't you agree?

RUSH: Well, I'm not sure that your assumptions are correct here. I think we didn't openly trade with the Soviet Union. Things got into the Soviet Union in the black market. There were things like videotapes, like the TV series Dallas was one thing, and believe it or not TV commercials with Levi's because the Soviet people were lied to by Soviet leaders. The United States was portrayed the way the Soviet Union really was, and then people saw evidence, but not because there was open and free trade between the two countries. It was a black market. We had spies. We were doing our best to undermine them with people in clandestine services working very hard to do it.

Now, your better argument would be North Vietnam, if you wanted to cite -- I mean, there's a communist country that we lost a war to, arguably, and we did open economic trade relations with them. However, they are still communists, and their people are still poor. But westerners can go there. China would be another. If you wanted to argue this way --

CALLER: Right.

RUSH: -- you could say that free trade with China. But the ChiComs still have a vise-like control over their people.

CALLER: But they're not killing 50 million people the way they did under Mao, is the point I'm making. It's improved. I'm not saying it's a free society.

RUSH: There are political, religious prisoners in droves in China. It just isn't reported. Look, I know your thought on this. I've had people express it to me before. You're not totally wet.

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RUSH: You know, you can make book on it, folks, you can make book on it. Obama does a typically dumb, dangerous thing. Shortly followed by Mr. Snerdley finding a caller claiming to be a super conservative saying, "You know what, this might work out. I think openness and free trade, we gotta give it some time. I think this is how we spread freedom around. We got free trade. We open up and people see how great things are in America, and it's a great move."

And then they call back two years later and apologize for being wrong. But we always seem to find those guys.

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RUSH: Enrique, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Hi, Enrique, great to have you on the EIB Network. Hello.

CALLER: Hey, Rush, it's a real, real pleasure. I gotta tell you, I graduated from a very liberal university, and I was as liberal and as atheist as I could be, and once I listened to Rush Limbaugh by the demands of my mother-in-law, that I listened to you for a day, caused a complete turnaround and I am now as conservative as they come.

RUSH: That is amazing, and you owe it all to your mother-in-law to boot.

CALLER: My mother-in-law. She's a wonderful woman, and at the time I hated her like the devil. But now I'm as Christian as can be and as conservative as can be, and conservatism is truly the answer to all ills.

RUSH: Enrique, that's wonderful to hear.

CALLER: That's a fact. I tried calling you for ten years! Ten years I've been calling you, and I just got through today. I'd love to call you some future day and talk to you about black relations, because that's my new pet. I am an elected official in the city of Bridgeport. I am a city councilman. I'm the only Republican out of 20, and I'm the first Republican in eight years to sit in that council. So, you know, frankly, as conservative as can be and looking --

RUSH: Okay, let me guess what's coming next. Let me guess what's coming next. The lifting of the embargo was a great thing?

CALLER: Well, now, look, let's not go there. My father fought against Fidel Castro, okay, so I don't even want to go to the point that I think that helping a Regime or a Castro-like person is a good thing. However, I do believe that free trade with Cuba, because I believe in capitalism, will liberate the people a hell of a lot faster than what's been the example for 53 years --

RUSH: Right.

CALLER: -- it's not 55; it's 53 years of an embargo that has not worked.

RUSH: Well, Enrique, look, I appreciate the call. I am moved deeply by your announced conversion. It's great. I'm thrilled that your mother-in-law is your mother-in-law. I'm really glad you called. Thanks much. Okay, that's two today. Do you know what I'm talking about? What am I talking about? (interruption) Hm-hm. (interruption) No, it's not just that. You're leaving out a key ingredient. We've had two people who have called, "Rush, I am as conservative as can be." This last guy, "I used to be the biggest liberal, but I am more conserve, I'm the biggest conservative. I love lifting the embargo."

Look, I'll drop it. It doesn't matter. It's a no-win in this case. This is one of those moments where I'll hold my opinion in check. Anyway, Snerdley, I know, when we have a day like this, when Obama comes along and does something that America has steadfastly stood for for decades and then reverses it, you are guaranteed to find me at least two people who claim to be more conservative than anybody in the country who love the idea. (interruption) No, I'm not calling -- no, no, no, no, no, no. No, I'm observing how these things happen.

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RUSH: Now, don't misunderstand me, folks. Our last caller, Enrique, we looked him up. He's Enrique Torres, city councilman in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Might run for mayor of Bridgeport. He is a pretty conservative guy. I was not challenging what he said. I just... I don't know. This is the second call today, we got a guy calling up, "Man, I'm the biggest conservative in the world. I used to be the biggest liberal. I used to hate you, but my mother-in-law, my sister convinced me that you're the greatest guy in the world. I've been trying to get a hold of you for 10 years, and I finally have, and I just gotta tell you, I'm the biggest conservative in the world, and I agree with Obama."

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RUSH: Yesterday we made mention of the fact that Barack Obama was running around talking about the fact that one time, that time long ago, he was insulted that somebody thought he was a valet. Not when he was president. Over seven years ago, somebody thought he was a valet, and that meant the United States was racist.

That meant that he had a legitimate chip on his shoulder, and his wife was running around saying (summarized), "Yeah, I went into Target, and I was first lady. Now, I was in disguise, but I went into Target and somebody asked me to get something off the top shelf," and that was supposed to be racist because that meant that the person at Target thought that she was an employee, a grunt employee, and for only one reason: That she was black.

So that was used to tell us that our country is still racist when even the first lady and the president are insulted with racist comments. "Don't tell us that Barack's election means anything," was the point of that. So let me ask a question: If I call Michael Jordan and say, "Hey, man, can you show me how make a jump shot," am I racist? Is that racist, if I call M.J. and say I need some help with my jump shot? (interruption) It's not? It's not insulting him because he's black?

Well, I could just as easily call Kiki Vandeweghe and ask him, but no, I'm calling M.J. Is that not racist, if I want M.J. to show me how to make a jump shot? Well, then how come Obama gets away with saying it's racist when somebody thinks he's a valet? Anyway there's a little news here on the Mrs. Obama aspect of this, and it comes from our buddies at TruthRevolt.com.

"On Wednesday, People magazine released an interview with President Obama and Michelle Obama, in which the two discussed their harrowing experiences with racism. Among those experiences was a shocking incident during Michelle Obama’s undercover trip to a Target: 'I tell this story -- I mean, even as the first lady -- during that wonderfully publicized trip I took to Target, not highly disguised, the only person who came up to me in the store was a woman who asked me to help her take something off a shelf.

"'Because she didn't see me as the first lady, she saw me as someone who could help her. Those kinds of things happen in life. So it isn't anything new.'" From that we're supposed to believe that America is so rotten discriminatory that asking a black woman in Target to help get you something off the shelf is racist, because it means that every American thinks that every black is nothing more than an average, minimum wage store clerk.

Okay, that's what Michelle Obama meant.

But do you know she told this same story two years ago in an entirely different way, on Letterman? Same story, same event. Here's how she described it on Letterman: "I thought I was undercover. I have to tell you something about this trip though. No one knew that was me because a woman actually walked up to me, right? I was in the detergent aisle, and she said -- I kid you not -- she said, 'Excuse me, I just have to ask you something,' and I thought, 'Oh, cover's blown.'

"She said, 'Can you reach on that shelf and hand me the detergent?' I kid you not ... And the only thing she said -- I reached up, 'cause she was short, and I reached up, pulled it down -- she said, 'Well, you didn't have to make it look so easy.' That was my interaction. I felt so good. ... She had no idea who I was. I thought, as soon as she walked up -- I was with my assistant, and I said, 'This is it, it’s over. We're going to have to leave.' She just needed the detergent."

So two years ago it was a charming and funny event where a woman needed the assistance of a tall person to reach something from a high shelf. But today, the same story's racism. This is another example of how it's done. This spreading of guilt, making things up, structuring them as you go to achieve the desired result that you want. It's just... I think it's obviously beneath these people to engage in this kind of thing.

But it illustrates for us who they are and what they're really intending to do and what their base manner of thinking is. I mean, to tell this story in a different way recently to People magazine, "Is the country still racist?" How does that advance anything? How does that help a thing, particularly when that was not her original interpretation of the event?

Michelle Obama posted:

I tell this story – I mean, even as the first lady – during that wonderfully publicized trip I took to Target, not highly disguised, the only person who came up to me in the store was a woman who asked me to help her take something off a shelf. Because she didn't see me as the first lady, she saw me as someone who could help her. Those kinds of things happen in life. So it isn't anything new.
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I thought I was undercover. I have to tell you something about this trip though. No one knew that was me because a woman actually walked up to me, right? I was in the detergent aisle, and she said — I kid you not — she said, ‘Excuse me, I just have to ask you something,’ and I thought, ‘Oh, cover’s blown.’ She said, ‘Can you reach on that shelf and hand me the detergent?’ I kid you not…And the only thing she said — I reached up, ’cause she was short, and I reached up, pulled it down — she said, ‘Well, you didn’t have to make it look so easy.’ That was my interaction. I felt so good. ... She had no idea who I was. I thought, as soon as she walked up — I was with my assistant, and I said, ‘This is it, it’s over. We’re going to have to leave.’ She just needed the detergent.

SnakePlissken posted:

Every big city has a local Fox News station that is, generally, a reliable television news source, and that's what most people think of when they hear the words, "fox news."

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

Breitbart tries to be humorous

Intel&Sebastian posted:

I like how if Obama reads something into someone mistaking him for a valet, he's fishing for poo poo to get mad about and is too sensitive.

However when WE get offended by his choice of mustard...

SnakePlissken posted:

"Is this the math you do as a republican?" I had hopes for her to not be such a quisling then.

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2. President Obama to commit to the complete eradication of both homophobia and Islamophobia

STAC Goat posted:

Wait, what? I mean, I get that they're terrible people and that list is hilarious because I want at least half of those things unironically but what's even the joke here? "Ha ha ha! The president wants us to stop hating gays and muzzies! How ridiculous is that!

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

In their mind homophobia is not real

Along with
White privilege
Rape culture
Feminism
Pro choice (don't you mean pro murder)

STAC Goat posted:

She just says that stuff to try and maintain the illusion that she's being reasonable. Then she spends the next hour being horrible and framing everything in the channels agenda.

quote:

RUSH: Well, okay. Let's just be patient and we'll see. Fidel's gonna die at some point, if he's still alive. He's still gonna die at some point. So we can't credit the lifting of the embargo for that when that happens because he's been sick --

Dirk Pitt posted:

Why does Limbaugh have two cochlear implants?

STAC Goat posted:

Wait, what? I mean, I get that they're terrible people and that list is hilarious because I want at least half of those things unironically but what's even the joke here? "Ha ha ha! The president wants us to stop hating gays and muzzies! How ridiculous is that! I bet people would say he was about peace if he spoke against hate! What commie socialist loons!"

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

Breitbart tries to be humorous