Joseph West commented on Andrea Tantaros – Fox News Resident “Pro-Life” Extremist?
2015-12-05 01:43:54 -0500
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You know, Tantaros really needs to shut the fuck up herself. She’s 38 and she’s apparently NEVER been married and she’s apparently NEVER had children.
To some skeptical folks, that would suggest that she’s probably utilized the services of an abortion provider at some point. Maybe she needs to come clean and tell everyone about her abortions.
You know, it’s a common thought among LGBT folks and their allies that the people who protest the loudest about LGBT rights are probably deep-closet cases themselves. Couldn’t you apply that thought to women who protest the availability of abortions the loudest as having had their own abortions at some point in their lives? (The fun thing, of course, is that even if she denies having had an abortion, there’s no way that she can actually prove it without opening up her medical records—and you know she’s not going to do that.)
To some skeptical folks, that would suggest that she’s probably utilized the services of an abortion provider at some point. Maybe she needs to come clean and tell everyone about her abortions.
You know, it’s a common thought among LGBT folks and their allies that the people who protest the loudest about LGBT rights are probably deep-closet cases themselves. Couldn’t you apply that thought to women who protest the availability of abortions the loudest as having had their own abortions at some point in their lives? (The fun thing, of course, is that even if she denies having had an abortion, there’s no way that she can actually prove it without opening up her medical records—and you know she’s not going to do that.)
Joseph West commented on Bill O'Reilly: Planned Parenthood Deserved 'Every Single Thing They Got'
2015-12-01 12:26:50 -0500
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Tim, it’s funny how Black Lives Matter has NOT been connected by ANY reputable source with any violence or murder “against the police.”
No, Tim, the REAL hypocrisy here is that you “righties” always point fingers at OTHERS’ failings. You spew hatred and vitriol and then act surprised when someone else actually carries out the actions that your kind talk about (but, deep down, your ilk are pleased with the violence).
Just like O’Reilly. He spent weeks and months vilifying (and targeting) Dr Tiller, and has refused to accept that HIS words led to the man’s death. Even in this case, he’s blaming Planned Parenthood by CONTINUING to perpetuate right-wing LIES that have been thoroughly debunked (not that right-wingers think they need to accept the REAL facts, when their invented facts are so much better). And the shooter here (who, let’s remember, shot a couple of cops in the process—I guess, in O’Reilly’s world, they also deserved “every single thing they got”) was spouting the same sick bullshit that O’Reilly and his right-wing liars have been spewing against Planned Parenthood.
Now, just go slink back to your sewer.
No, Tim, the REAL hypocrisy here is that you “righties” always point fingers at OTHERS’ failings. You spew hatred and vitriol and then act surprised when someone else actually carries out the actions that your kind talk about (but, deep down, your ilk are pleased with the violence).
Just like O’Reilly. He spent weeks and months vilifying (and targeting) Dr Tiller, and has refused to accept that HIS words led to the man’s death. Even in this case, he’s blaming Planned Parenthood by CONTINUING to perpetuate right-wing LIES that have been thoroughly debunked (not that right-wingers think they need to accept the REAL facts, when their invented facts are so much better). And the shooter here (who, let’s remember, shot a couple of cops in the process—I guess, in O’Reilly’s world, they also deserved “every single thing they got”) was spouting the same sick bullshit that O’Reilly and his right-wing liars have been spewing against Planned Parenthood.
Now, just go slink back to your sewer.
Joseph West commented on Fr. Jonathan Morris Equates Planned Parenthood Killing To Abortion?
2015-11-30 23:03:04 -0500
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Well, I’d be a bit more concerned about Father Sparky’s opinion if his God weren’t such an advocate of murdering LIVING babies.
God commanded the Israelites to kill babies during their conquest of Canaan. And, of course, there was that little business involving the death of the first-born in Egypt.
And why, Father Sparky, did God do nothing to prevent the THOUSANDS of slaughtered male babies (2 years and younger) when Herod was looking for Jesus?
(Of course, a cynic might suggest that he’s only interested in the unborn “babies” because they might become born children that he—and his fellow priests and bishops and cardinals—can molest.)
God commanded the Israelites to kill babies during their conquest of Canaan. And, of course, there was that little business involving the death of the first-born in Egypt.
And why, Father Sparky, did God do nothing to prevent the THOUSANDS of slaughtered male babies (2 years and younger) when Herod was looking for Jesus?
(Of course, a cynic might suggest that he’s only interested in the unborn “babies” because they might become born children that he—and his fellow priests and bishops and cardinals—can molest.)
Joseph West commented on Fox News Blames Obama Over Planned Parenthood Shooting
2015-11-29 01:08:17 -0500
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@ mlp !: Well, it’s always nice to help the unfortunate but remember that they need to be willing to ACCEPT the help for it to do any good.
And too many of the teabaggers and their Christian Taliban allies simply refuse to acknowledge there may be another view point if it conflicts with their already accepted view.
And too many of the teabaggers and their Christian Taliban allies simply refuse to acknowledge there may be another view point if it conflicts with their already accepted view.
Joseph West commented on Chicago Sun-Times’ Lynn Sweet Destroys Fox News Credibility Over Black-On-Black Crime
2015-11-28 12:41:31 -0500
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Thomas was complaining about how “Democrats” won’t let “poor African-American children [to] escape from failing schools.”
And exactly WHERE are these “good” schools that the “poor African-American children” are supposed to go? Right-wingers keep harping on vouchers as some sort of magic cure-all but all that vouchers do is to transfer the limited amount of funding for public schools to private and charter schools and, of course, public school funding is limited because a lot of states rely on specific tax sources for funding and way too many voters object to paying even slightly higher taxes. In most cases, private schools charge such high tuition that the vouchers, at best, offset a part of that tuition (which is why so many mostly GOP-voting parents want school vouchers; they vote against “evil government handouts” until they need some of those “evil government handouts”) and, for “poor” students, the parents can’t usually afford to make up the (often sizable) difference for their kids to go to the private schools. (Let’s ignore the inconvenient fact that private schools do NOT have to take any students and a lot of them have unofficial quotas that tend to prevent helping the vast majority of “poor African-American children”—you know, to maintain the school’s “exceptional” character.) As to charter schools, a lot of them have turned out to be nothing more than corporate money-making schemes (plenty of horror stories abound about parents going to get their kids ready for the new school year only to find that the school closed down with no notice). And for some reason, a lot of the charter school horror stories seem to have had a disproportionate impact on those “poor African-American children.”
And exactly WHERE are these “good” schools that the “poor African-American children” are supposed to go? Right-wingers keep harping on vouchers as some sort of magic cure-all but all that vouchers do is to transfer the limited amount of funding for public schools to private and charter schools and, of course, public school funding is limited because a lot of states rely on specific tax sources for funding and way too many voters object to paying even slightly higher taxes. In most cases, private schools charge such high tuition that the vouchers, at best, offset a part of that tuition (which is why so many mostly GOP-voting parents want school vouchers; they vote against “evil government handouts” until they need some of those “evil government handouts”) and, for “poor” students, the parents can’t usually afford to make up the (often sizable) difference for their kids to go to the private schools. (Let’s ignore the inconvenient fact that private schools do NOT have to take any students and a lot of them have unofficial quotas that tend to prevent helping the vast majority of “poor African-American children”—you know, to maintain the school’s “exceptional” character.) As to charter schools, a lot of them have turned out to be nothing more than corporate money-making schemes (plenty of horror stories abound about parents going to get their kids ready for the new school year only to find that the school closed down with no notice). And for some reason, a lot of the charter school horror stories seem to have had a disproportionate impact on those “poor African-American children.”
Joseph West commented on Fox's Kilmeade Asks African American Faulkner If She Serves Kool-Aid
2015-11-27 01:27:09 -0500
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Robin, did Kilmeade ask the WHITE woman if SHE made Kool-Aid? Hasselhack just announced that she’s planning to leave FoxNoise to “spend time with her family.” Not her “husband” but her “FAMILY,” implying “children.”
So, why didn’t Kilmeade ask Hasselhack if SHE made Kool-Aid?
THAT is why it comes off as racist, you ignorant nut.
(Interesting too that your first ever comment on this site just happens to come off as a defense for implied racism.)
So, why didn’t Kilmeade ask Hasselhack if SHE made Kool-Aid?
THAT is why it comes off as racist, you ignorant nut.
(Interesting too that your first ever comment on this site just happens to come off as a defense for implied racism.)
Joseph West commented on Elisabeth Hasselbeck Gushes Over Patriotic, Christian Baker's Exclusionary Sign
2015-11-26 00:58:15 -0500
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So, they say “Merry Christmas.” Even in the middle of July? And they say “God bless America?” For no reason at all? Just out of the blue? I mean, what? “Here’s your order, God bless America. That’ll be $6.96, Merry Christmas.” That sounds like a really absurd way of doing business.
And they salute the flag? How many do you suppose the guy has in his store? And, when exactly do they stop to salute the flag? Every 10 minutes? Every time a fresh batch of bread loaves come from the oven?
And “give thanks to troops, police and fire fighters?” How specifically do they “give” those “thanks?”
We already know that Hasselhack’s problem is the result of a lifetime overdose of peroxide fumes but this guy sounds like he’s, um, well, operating three cookies short of a dozen.
And they salute the flag? How many do you suppose the guy has in his store? And, when exactly do they stop to salute the flag? Every 10 minutes? Every time a fresh batch of bread loaves come from the oven?
And “give thanks to troops, police and fire fighters?” How specifically do they “give” those “thanks?”
We already know that Hasselhack’s problem is the result of a lifetime overdose of peroxide fumes but this guy sounds like he’s, um, well, operating three cookies short of a dozen.
Joseph West commented on Fox’ Jesse Watters Praises France For Not ‘Worrying’ About Civil Liberties
2015-11-18 17:03:35 -0500
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Maybe someone should suggest that FoxNoise is supporting terrorists and terrorism and raid the network’s offices. And since the talking heads are so appreciative of how the French “aren’t worrying about civil liberties,” then they shouldn’t mind being handcuffed and strip-searched and perp-walked out of the building for “further questioning.”
Bet every last one of these MFers would be screaming for lawyers and demanding the firing of every last officer who “violated” the mouthpieces’ civil liberties.
Bet every last one of these MFers would be screaming for lawyers and demanding the firing of every last officer who “violated” the mouthpieces’ civil liberties.
Joseph West commented on Fox’s Bo Dietl: ‘Let’s Stop Worrying About People’s Rights’ When Fighting Terrorism
2015-11-17 13:14:10 -0500
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I hope Bo’s words are thrown back in FoxNoise’s face the next time some conservative or Christian “victim” comes forward.
I mean, why should these people be upset or fretting over some mean liberal teacher making fun of a conservative student or some evil school banning kids from saying “Merry Christmas” or prohibiting “Christmas” songs when we’ve got “terrorists” to fight?
Something tells me FoxNoise will be able to handle making sure the conservative/Christian “victim” is treated with all the sympathy they’re due WHILE “fighting terrorists.” (It wouldn’t surprise me if, at some point, the interview goes something like, “So, do you think Obama’s failure to stop the terrorists from sneaking into OUR country/blowing up Paris is responsible for your situation?”)
I mean, why should these people be upset or fretting over some mean liberal teacher making fun of a conservative student or some evil school banning kids from saying “Merry Christmas” or prohibiting “Christmas” songs when we’ve got “terrorists” to fight?
Something tells me FoxNoise will be able to handle making sure the conservative/Christian “victim” is treated with all the sympathy they’re due WHILE “fighting terrorists.” (It wouldn’t surprise me if, at some point, the interview goes something like, “So, do you think Obama’s failure to stop the terrorists from sneaking into OUR country/blowing up Paris is responsible for your situation?”)
Joseph West commented on Fox Host: Hillary is not a girl’s girl, she’s a gutter girl
2015-11-13 02:02:39 -0500
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@ Eyes On Fox: Don’t be pulling that crap. FoxNoise—courtesy of its website (FoxNution.com)—routinely has nuts just drooling at the prospect of KILLING Obama and other “liberals” (read that as, “Anyone who doesn’t believe in our racist, reactionary, right-wing bullshit”) without getting the slightest bit of “tut-tut, now” or “play nice, kids” or “I’m sorry, but you’re banned for offensive language” from the site’s so-called moderators.
The “incident” with Hillary is far less damning when seen in FULL context. The man was obviously NOT really threatening Fiorina and the rest of the crowd was laughing as well. But, bear in mind the man was among those people whose jobs were destroyed by Fiorina, so he’s got a reason to get a bit hyperbolic with his language. We’ve ALL been there at some point but very few (infinitesimal really) ever actually follow through on the “threats.” Because, you know, they’re not crazy.
The “incident” with Hillary is far less damning when seen in FULL context. The man was obviously NOT really threatening Fiorina and the rest of the crowd was laughing as well. But, bear in mind the man was among those people whose jobs were destroyed by Fiorina, so he’s got a reason to get a bit hyperbolic with his language. We’ve ALL been there at some point but very few (infinitesimal really) ever actually follow through on the “threats.” Because, you know, they’re not crazy.
Joseph West commented on Bill O’Reilly’s Tip For The ‘Liberal Press’: Be More Like Me!
2015-11-11 01:40:37 -0500
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I doubt we could offer “David Billingsley” any kind of proof without his IMMEDIATE pulling a “moving the goal posts” stunt.
In his second comment here, “David” writes, “Not saying he never has lied” but then tries to make it a “we all do it” bullshit. The fact, “David,” is I don’t have a TV show in which I promote myself as a JOURNALIST. I can get away with a little lie or exaggeration (or even weird self-aggrandizement such as what Mr Ben Carson’s been caught doing) and it’s no big deal—at least until I’m caught, and even then, the lie or whatever isn’t going to affect more than a handful of people.
O’Reilly’s LIES, however, are promoted on NATIONAL television under the guise of “legitimate news and commentary.” This affects not just O’Reilly and a couple of friends or relatives; it can effect how people vote, how they deal with their political representatives.
And, at any rate, Bill also likes to promote himself as a “good Catholic”; last time I checked, part of being a “good Catholic” involves a refraining from LYING . And, Bill has committed a number of both venial and mortal sins under Catholic teachings. Under the cover of the 8th Commandment, “being negative, critical or uncharitable in thought towards others” and “bragging or boasting” and “exaggerating the truth” and “complaining, whining or seeking attention” can ALL be venial sins." And O’Reilly committed a MORTAL sin when he suggested that Dr Tiller should be killed—that falls under the “seriously wish evil upon another person” category. (Then, of course, under the “Michael Jackson rule,” so frequently espoused by “holier-than-thou” types, O’Reilly should NEVER have agreed to pay Andrea Macklis any money to settle her suit against him if there wasn’t SOME serious hanky-panky going on—that also qualifies as ADULTERY under Catholic teaching.)
In his second comment here, “David” writes, “Not saying he never has lied” but then tries to make it a “we all do it” bullshit. The fact, “David,” is I don’t have a TV show in which I promote myself as a JOURNALIST. I can get away with a little lie or exaggeration (or even weird self-aggrandizement such as what Mr Ben Carson’s been caught doing) and it’s no big deal—at least until I’m caught, and even then, the lie or whatever isn’t going to affect more than a handful of people.
O’Reilly’s LIES, however, are promoted on NATIONAL television under the guise of “legitimate news and commentary.” This affects not just O’Reilly and a couple of friends or relatives; it can effect how people vote, how they deal with their political representatives.
And, at any rate, Bill also likes to promote himself as a “good Catholic”; last time I checked, part of being a “good Catholic” involves a refraining from LYING . And, Bill has committed a number of both venial and mortal sins under Catholic teachings. Under the cover of the 8th Commandment, “being negative, critical or uncharitable in thought towards others” and “bragging or boasting” and “exaggerating the truth” and “complaining, whining or seeking attention” can ALL be venial sins." And O’Reilly committed a MORTAL sin when he suggested that Dr Tiller should be killed—that falls under the “seriously wish evil upon another person” category. (Then, of course, under the “Michael Jackson rule,” so frequently espoused by “holier-than-thou” types, O’Reilly should NEVER have agreed to pay Andrea Macklis any money to settle her suit against him if there wasn’t SOME serious hanky-panky going on—that also qualifies as ADULTERY under Catholic teaching.)
Joseph West commented on Fox News War On Christmas: Starbucks And Simon Malls Edition
2015-11-10 02:07:53 -0500
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I do wish these FoxNoise mouthpieces would stick with one argument or the other. It’s so confusing trying to keep up with the “rules” for businesses.
I mean, if FoxNoise supports the idea that businesses should be able to pay their employees whatever they want without having “the evil gummint” setting some silly minimum wage, then shouldn’t businesses also be able to dictate what their employees say to customers whether it’s “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas” or “Would you just f#cking leave me alone, already?”
And, as for the Starbucks cups, as I understand it, Starbucks has NEVER actually had any sort of religious Christmas imagery (much less the phrase “Merry Christmas”) on the cups. Snowmen and snowflakes say “winter” more than “Christmas” and, last time I checked, Santa Claus isn’t exactly a religious figure (sure, he’s based on St Nicholas, but that ship sailed a long, long time ago). I also read elsewhere that the main reason that red is associated with Christmas is because of Coca-Cola which started a MAJOR portion of the current commercial aspect of Christmas about a century ago. As the cups look this year, I don’t really see anything wrong with them—they have the “Christmas colors” of red and green on them. Also, since the cups are just going to eventually wind up in the garbage anyways, what f#cking difference does it make what’s on them? They only use the cups for HOT drinks, and the baristas usually put the hot cups in a brown/beige sleeve which cover up a sizable portion of whatever imagery is there. And, of course, Starbucks is still going to sell their “Holiday Blend” coffee packages (and those usually have some “festive” decorative packaging). I go to Starbucks, on average, once a week, and I don’t ever remember having any strong opinions about the cup designs.
But, what would it be if FoxNoise can’t be bitching about something like the whiny little snot-nosed punks they are?
I mean, if FoxNoise supports the idea that businesses should be able to pay their employees whatever they want without having “the evil gummint” setting some silly minimum wage, then shouldn’t businesses also be able to dictate what their employees say to customers whether it’s “Happy Holidays” or “Merry Christmas” or “Would you just f#cking leave me alone, already?”
And, as for the Starbucks cups, as I understand it, Starbucks has NEVER actually had any sort of religious Christmas imagery (much less the phrase “Merry Christmas”) on the cups. Snowmen and snowflakes say “winter” more than “Christmas” and, last time I checked, Santa Claus isn’t exactly a religious figure (sure, he’s based on St Nicholas, but that ship sailed a long, long time ago). I also read elsewhere that the main reason that red is associated with Christmas is because of Coca-Cola which started a MAJOR portion of the current commercial aspect of Christmas about a century ago. As the cups look this year, I don’t really see anything wrong with them—they have the “Christmas colors” of red and green on them. Also, since the cups are just going to eventually wind up in the garbage anyways, what f#cking difference does it make what’s on them? They only use the cups for HOT drinks, and the baristas usually put the hot cups in a brown/beige sleeve which cover up a sizable portion of whatever imagery is there. And, of course, Starbucks is still going to sell their “Holiday Blend” coffee packages (and those usually have some “festive” decorative packaging). I go to Starbucks, on average, once a week, and I don’t ever remember having any strong opinions about the cup designs.
But, what would it be if FoxNoise can’t be bitching about something like the whiny little snot-nosed punks they are?
Joseph West commented on Watch Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly And George Will Go At It Over ‘Killing Reagan’
2015-11-07 02:30:42 -0500
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I’d love to have been there when O’Reilly (or, more accurately, his ghostwriter) came up with the connection between the assassination attempt and Reagan’s “mental decline.” Reagan was shot in the chest (just below his underarm).
James Brady, on the other hand, was shot IN THE HEAD. And he didn’t seem to suffer any sort of significant mental decline (he did, of course, suffer partial paralysis and did experience some cognitive issues but by the time of his death, his neurosurgeon had said that Brady was effectively his old self in terms of brain activity).
James Brady, on the other hand, was shot IN THE HEAD. And he didn’t seem to suffer any sort of significant mental decline (he did, of course, suffer partial paralysis and did experience some cognitive issues but by the time of his death, his neurosurgeon had said that Brady was effectively his old self in terms of brain activity).
Joseph West commented on Ben Carson’s West Point Fabrication Has Almost Cost Him Fox News
2015-11-07 02:20:04 -0500
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Antoinette, I thought you knew better.
Of course, he can blame the “liberal media” for the scandal. When you’re a GOPer, as the current crop of Geico ads go, “That’s what you do.”
Of course, he can blame the “liberal media” for the scandal. When you’re a GOPer, as the current crop of Geico ads go, “That’s what you do.”
Joseph West commented on Fox’s Greg Gutfeld Defends Ben Carson’s West Point Fabrication: It’s Not A Deliberate Lie Like Benghazi
2015-11-07 02:08:10 -0500
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Aria, your analysis of 2008 is WRONG. Hillary was the victim of a massive misogynist campaign not to mention the continued piling on by the DNC FROM DAY ONE.
The misogyny was quite evident (you can easily go back and look at the MANY examples). The one that really stands out though also had a racist tinge to it—the one where Hillary was accused of “pimping” Chelsea to campaign for her. Think about it—do you think anyone would’ve been allowed to keep working if they’d made that accusation about Obama (it’s not like Malia and Sasha didn’t show up from time to time on the campaign trail)? But just imagine the implications of accusing Obama of “pimping” his daughters. And after Hillary took David Shuster (the “man” who made the statement) to task for it and after he was rightfully suspended, he played the victim—as though he didn’t deserve being suspended. (But I’ll guarantee you an accusation like that against Obama, and the “man” would’ve been lucky if he hadn’t been run out of the country by Obama’s supporters.)
And, of course, there was the constant “urging” that Clinton withdraw from the race. Very ironic, as the Dems in general were touting that, after 8 years of Shrub, ANY Democrat would win without a problem. And yet, once the DNC found their favored son, oh Hillary was told to “drop out for the good of the party”; that “a convention fight could turn into a disaster for us in November.” (Maybe they were remembering when Ted Kennedy’s little “take it to the convention floor” fight in 1980 certainly didn’t help Carter in November. Of course, the irony that Teddy was one of the top dogs trying to get Hillary out of the race before February of 2008.) And the just giving away convention delegates to Obama (he got half of Florida’s delegates even though he didn’t come close to 50% of the primary vote and he got half of Michigan’s delegates even though he wasn’t even on the Michigan ballot).
Sorry. But you really need to remember how that race ACTUALLY went.
And, for the record, the MAIN problem for Hillary in 2008 was that silly Iraq War Authorization vote. The one that Obama could NEVER have voted on (since he was safely in the Illinois State Legislature at the time and didn’t have to cast a vote) and the one that THREE of Hillary’s primary opponents had likewise supported when they were in the Senate—including the eventual VP nominee, Joe Biden. (But there was no problem with Biden’s vote.)
And also, bear in mind that the same people who allegedly have problems with Hillary’s truthfulness (and Iraq War vote) now were, in 2004, begging her to run for President against Dubya. (That’s one of the things that turned off a lot of people—because she’d promised to serve at least one full term if elected to the Senate before considering a Presidential run. A campaign pledge she FULFILLED.)
The misogyny was quite evident (you can easily go back and look at the MANY examples). The one that really stands out though also had a racist tinge to it—the one where Hillary was accused of “pimping” Chelsea to campaign for her. Think about it—do you think anyone would’ve been allowed to keep working if they’d made that accusation about Obama (it’s not like Malia and Sasha didn’t show up from time to time on the campaign trail)? But just imagine the implications of accusing Obama of “pimping” his daughters. And after Hillary took David Shuster (the “man” who made the statement) to task for it and after he was rightfully suspended, he played the victim—as though he didn’t deserve being suspended. (But I’ll guarantee you an accusation like that against Obama, and the “man” would’ve been lucky if he hadn’t been run out of the country by Obama’s supporters.)
And, of course, there was the constant “urging” that Clinton withdraw from the race. Very ironic, as the Dems in general were touting that, after 8 years of Shrub, ANY Democrat would win without a problem. And yet, once the DNC found their favored son, oh Hillary was told to “drop out for the good of the party”; that “a convention fight could turn into a disaster for us in November.” (Maybe they were remembering when Ted Kennedy’s little “take it to the convention floor” fight in 1980 certainly didn’t help Carter in November. Of course, the irony that Teddy was one of the top dogs trying to get Hillary out of the race before February of 2008.) And the just giving away convention delegates to Obama (he got half of Florida’s delegates even though he didn’t come close to 50% of the primary vote and he got half of Michigan’s delegates even though he wasn’t even on the Michigan ballot).
Sorry. But you really need to remember how that race ACTUALLY went.
And, for the record, the MAIN problem for Hillary in 2008 was that silly Iraq War Authorization vote. The one that Obama could NEVER have voted on (since he was safely in the Illinois State Legislature at the time and didn’t have to cast a vote) and the one that THREE of Hillary’s primary opponents had likewise supported when they were in the Senate—including the eventual VP nominee, Joe Biden. (But there was no problem with Biden’s vote.)
And also, bear in mind that the same people who allegedly have problems with Hillary’s truthfulness (and Iraq War vote) now were, in 2004, begging her to run for President against Dubya. (That’s one of the things that turned off a lot of people—because she’d promised to serve at least one full term if elected to the Senate before considering a Presidential run. A campaign pledge she FULFILLED.)
Joseph West commented on O’Reilly Pretends His Hit Job On Cornell University Was Legitimate Journalism
2015-11-06 12:19:51 -0500
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Maybe Watters should be a moderator for one of the GOP debates. I mean, he’s such a respectable journalist and would never stoop to asking any of the hateful “gotcha” questions that the CNBC moderators did that I’m surprised no one’s considered Watters for a moderator job.
Joseph West commented on Fox Lectures Protesters To ‘Cállete Their Bocas’ About Donald Trump Hosting SNL
2015-11-06 02:10:28 -0500
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Well, I’m sure McGuirk’s comment drew howls of laughter from Spanish-speaking audiences as well. But only because his grasp of Spanish is about as minimal as anything else that might be floating between his ears.
“Cállate” is only applicable when addressing ONE person directly. It’s the imperative form of the verb (ie, the “command” form). What he was saying, however, was an INDIRECT command—what most people would describe as a “suggestion”—and the imperative form is utterly wrong.
IF he wanted to be more correct in his “suggestion,” he should have said, “They should cerrar their mouths.” The verb “callarse” (the “se” makes it a reflexive verb) means “to be quiet” (literally, “to quiet oneself”) or, more crudely, “to shut up.” “Cerrar,” on the other hand, means “to close”—whether a door, a window, or one’s mouth. When someone tells you “shut your mouth” in Spanish, they say “cierra tu boca” (or “cierre su boca,” if you want to be a bit more formal or more polite); if addressing a group, and telling them to “shut your mouths,” the usual way for most of our friends of Latin American heritage to say that would be “cierren sus bocas” (in Spain, the standard form would be “cerrad vos bocas” although the other is used in some areas). At any rate, you would NEVER use “callarse” if you want to add “boca” in the mix (just as most English speakers would find “shut up your mouth” to be a bit weird). Some reflexive verbs in Spanish can include a body part (like “lavarse” and “afeitarse”—“to wash” and “to shave”) but most don’t.
Now. The other part of where McGuirk erred was by saying the protesters “should,” he really needed to use the infinitive form (“these people should cerrar their bocas”—a proper Spanish equivalent would be “estas personas deben cerrar sus bocas” (“deben” being the equivalent to “should”).
At any rate, as I commented on another site, NBC as a whole doesn’t really have that much control over SNL’s hosting slot. And, what the Fox liars ignore is that tRump was among the whiners who complained SOOOOO loudly about the “unfair” treatment they were “subjected to” by CNBC that the Republicon National Committee yanked the Republicon debate scheduled to be held on NBC. It looks to me like tRump is being the typical whiny GOP hypocrite. He can’t handle a little “tough questioning” by moderators on CNBC but he believes he should be afforded a prime slot on an NBC telecast.
“Cállate” is only applicable when addressing ONE person directly. It’s the imperative form of the verb (ie, the “command” form). What he was saying, however, was an INDIRECT command—what most people would describe as a “suggestion”—and the imperative form is utterly wrong.
IF he wanted to be more correct in his “suggestion,” he should have said, “They should cerrar their mouths.” The verb “callarse” (the “se” makes it a reflexive verb) means “to be quiet” (literally, “to quiet oneself”) or, more crudely, “to shut up.” “Cerrar,” on the other hand, means “to close”—whether a door, a window, or one’s mouth. When someone tells you “shut your mouth” in Spanish, they say “cierra tu boca” (or “cierre su boca,” if you want to be a bit more formal or more polite); if addressing a group, and telling them to “shut your mouths,” the usual way for most of our friends of Latin American heritage to say that would be “cierren sus bocas” (in Spain, the standard form would be “cerrad vos bocas” although the other is used in some areas). At any rate, you would NEVER use “callarse” if you want to add “boca” in the mix (just as most English speakers would find “shut up your mouth” to be a bit weird). Some reflexive verbs in Spanish can include a body part (like “lavarse” and “afeitarse”—“to wash” and “to shave”) but most don’t.
Now. The other part of where McGuirk erred was by saying the protesters “should,” he really needed to use the infinitive form (“these people should cerrar their bocas”—a proper Spanish equivalent would be “estas personas deben cerrar sus bocas” (“deben” being the equivalent to “should”).
At any rate, as I commented on another site, NBC as a whole doesn’t really have that much control over SNL’s hosting slot. And, what the Fox liars ignore is that tRump was among the whiners who complained SOOOOO loudly about the “unfair” treatment they were “subjected to” by CNBC that the Republicon National Committee yanked the Republicon debate scheduled to be held on NBC. It looks to me like tRump is being the typical whiny GOP hypocrite. He can’t handle a little “tough questioning” by moderators on CNBC but he believes he should be afforded a prime slot on an NBC telecast.