Comments on: Natural-born citizens of Idiot America

By: Michael Pahre

Michael Pahre — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:15:26 +0000

Not to beat a dead horse )or an old commentator), but...

On the issue of whether or not Lou Dobbs is a journalist, CNN management kind-of thinks he is -- and is doing a "relatively straight newscast". From the AP (via Media Matters):

"[CNN President Jonathan] Klein said Dobbs does a smart newscast that explores issues that get little in-depth attention elsewhere... He suggested Dobbs' CNN work is unfairly lumped in with his unrelated radio show...

The two men sat down after last year's election to make changes, aware that the anti-immigrant Dobbs' image ran counter to the brand CNN was trying to create...

Since then, Dobbs has been doing a relatively straight newscast, Klein said.
[emphasis added]

By: lkcape

lkcape — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:15:41 +0000

Speaking of hurling insults….

Golly gee.

By: Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:38:22 +0000

Come to think of it. . .

The "less than excellent" Unitarian*Universalist minister who almost certainly made *that* dubious libelous allegation about me might well qualify as a Natural-born citizen of Idiot America. Not that I think that all or even most Americans, or indeed "Unitarians" are idiots but *that* particular U*U, U*U cleric or not, certainly qualifies as an idiot if only for failing to disguise his glaringly obvious writing style while libeling me under the cowardly (or should I say Tim*id?) cover of internet anonymity.

Interestingly enough the WVC for *this* comment is scentlec which *I* will interpret as -

the stink of a Left-Wing (or Loony) Eclectic Cleric who quite foolishly, indeed quite idiotically, got into a pissing match with this alleged *skunk* on the internet. . . :-)

By: Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:12:23 +0000

Only one?

I will have you know that I am a moderate political liberal, making me somewhat left-wing, and an alleged "dangerously deranged psycho/sociopath whose antagonistic and aggressive threats against others should be sufficient enough to commit him involuntarily to a mental institution". Doesn't get much more nutty than that does it? ;-)

By: lkcape

lkcape — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:43:14 +0000

Are we talking about left-wing nuts here?

Hmmmm… one of our regulars may not like such conversation.

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:10:07 +0000

who the hell takes Noam Chomsky seriously? (And yes, I realize we're probably going to hear from a few fans, but you know what I mean.)

Oh my, Dan. Do you know how many people listen to Amy Goodman and Democracy Now? Those crackpots hang on Chomsky's every word. And there's quite a few of them...I've heard that WZBC's fundraising doubled after they added DN to the lineup.

By: Robin Edgar

Robin Edgar — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:29:51 +0000

"Dan, I think you're right that as long as idiots are getting air time in media outlets that care about their "respectability", they should be confronted and exposed as idiots for all to see."

Couldn't agree more. :-)

By: LFNeilson

LFNeilson — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:52:43 +0000

It strikes me that this brouhaha has more to do with hurling insults than consideration of evidence, facts, or citation of law.

(Not so much in this forum, thank you, Dan. But it's out there.)

By: lkcape

lkcape — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:00:12 +0000

"…[Lou Dobbs] is trading on his prior credibility."

What credibility?

Same can be said for many…most…of the other talking body parts.

By: Adam Riglian

Adam Riglian — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:30:03 +0000

My main curiosity with this debate, aside from how fervent the nutjobs are, is what their goal is?
In the Birthers dream scenario, where Obama is proven to be of Kenyan birth, what happens?

I would assume he would be removed and that Biden would take over, but I don't see how that improves the Birthers situation.

I guess if you're crazy you don't have to think things through.