Comments on: Late Night: It’s The False Equivalencies, Stupid. http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:40:00 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: KayInMaine http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915841 KayInMaine Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:36:57 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915841 <p>The crazed right wing loonies are now saying this guy was a 9/11 conspirarist which makes him a ‘lefty’. Ummmmmm, there are lots of republicans in this country who didn’t believe the official story of 9/11 nor did they trust George Bush & Dick Cheney, hence, their voting for the Democrat, President Obama, in this last election!</p> The crazed right wing loonies are now saying this guy was a 9/11 conspirarist which makes him a ‘lefty’. Ummmmmm, there are lots of republicans in this country who didn’t believe the official story of 9/11 nor did they trust George Bush & Dick Cheney, hence, their voting for the Democrat, President Obama, in this last election!

]]> By: shell http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915820 shell Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:33:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915820 <p>Yeah, I saw that loon on Tweety’s show, saying the right-wing TERRORISTS are just like Greenpeace. I waited and waited for Tweety to call him on it …. SILENCE. Or, considering it’s Tweety, more yapping, but no response to this outrageous comment.</p> <p>Tweety is just like my kids were when they were very young: they were too busy thinking of what they would say next to HEAR what was said to them.</p> <p>A couple of weeks ago, someone called Tweety on it when he did this. (After the fact, of course.) I guess it was one of the GOPers who Tweety “respects” so he sort of apologized, and admitted “they” were telling him “in his ear” what to say next. The networks should hire someone who can actually think on his feet, while interviewing someone, rather than waiting for a handler to tell him what to say.</p> <p>Tweety? Professional? You have to be kidding me!</p> Yeah, I saw that loon on Tweety’s show, saying the right-wing TERRORISTS are just like Greenpeace. I waited and waited for Tweety to call him on it …. SILENCE. Or, considering it’s Tweety, more yapping, but no response to this outrageous comment.

Tweety is just like my kids were when they were very young: they were too busy thinking of what they would say next to HEAR what was said to them.

A couple of weeks ago, someone called Tweety on it when he did this. (After the fact, of course.) I guess it was one of the GOPers who Tweety “respects” so he sort of apologized, and admitted “they” were telling him “in his ear” what to say next. The networks should hire someone who can actually think on his feet, while interviewing someone, rather than waiting for a handler to tell him what to say.

Tweety? Professional? You have to be kidding me!

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915812 eCAHNomics Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:22:11 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915812 <p>Good plan. The market, used effectively, can be much more important than government intervention.</p> Good plan. The market, used effectively, can be much more important than government intervention.

]]> By: spocko http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915807 spocko Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:17:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915807 <p>Profit. And also they convince themselves that they have a right to their opinion, that the hosts aren’t actually pulling the trigger and, in some cases that they are brave guardians of “Free Speech”. </p> <p>It is really misguided liberals who allow it to go on. Now, as I have demonstrated with my campaign in 2007, if you cost them enough money things change. </p> <p>If advertisers know that their brand is tainted with ties to violent rhetoric and other hate speech they will walk. KSFO lost millions of dollars and Melanie Morgan lost her job. </p> <p>what I did was not a boycott, but an advertiser education program that got the violent rhetoric into the ears of the people paying the bill. They were disgusted. That is the key to pushing this down. When violent rhetoric becomes less profitable then they will make changes. The obscenity and indecency fines pushed Howard Stern off the broadcast network. I would like to think that the inciting violence is more dangerous to our society than Howard’s sex jokes, but what do I know, I’m just let the team that cost ABC Radio Disney 28 advertisers and millions of dollars.</p> Profit. And also they convince themselves that they have a right to their opinion, that the hosts aren’t actually pulling the trigger and, in some cases that they are brave guardians of “Free Speech”.

It is really misguided liberals who allow it to go on. Now, as I have demonstrated with my campaign in 2007, if you cost them enough money things change.

If advertisers know that their brand is tainted with ties to violent rhetoric and other hate speech they will walk. KSFO lost millions of dollars and Melanie Morgan lost her job.

what I did was not a boycott, but an advertiser education program that got the violent rhetoric into the ears of the people paying the bill. They were disgusted. That is the key to pushing this down. When violent rhetoric becomes less profitable then they will make changes. The obscenity and indecency fines pushed Howard Stern off the broadcast network. I would like to think that the inciting violence is more dangerous to our society than Howard’s sex jokes, but what do I know, I’m just let the team that cost ABC Radio Disney 28 advertisers and millions of dollars.

]]> By: katymine http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915800 katymine Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:08:19 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915800 <p>WOW … Mayor of Phoenix asked Sheriff Joe to renounce neo-nazi and skin heads, they showed several pictures of old Joe with his buddies….</p> <p>local news reported that there are 5 active wingnut groups in Utah, 1 in New Mexico and missed how many are in AZ…. I know there is the Minutemen group</p> WOW … Mayor of Phoenix asked Sheriff Joe to renounce neo-nazi and skin heads, they showed several pictures of old Joe with his buddies….

local news reported that there are 5 active wingnut groups in Utah, 1 in New Mexico and missed how many are in AZ…. I know there is the Minutemen group

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915797 newtonusr Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:04:50 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915797 <p>It is admittedly not many, but doctors I have spoken to freakin love Medicare.</p> It is admittedly not many, but doctors I have spoken to freakin love Medicare.

]]> By: Petrocelli http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915796 Petrocelli Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:04:16 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915796 <p>Giving Americans more choice will restrict their choice … sounds about right !<br /><em><br /> Who are these guys ?</em></p> Giving Americans more choice will restrict their choice … sounds about right !

Who are these guys ?

]]> By: Funnydiva2002 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915795 Funnydiva2002 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:02:56 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915795 <p>Oh, crap. Horrible news! A bit like the APA officially supporting torture, no?<br /> Went to my doc yesterday and we had a small discussion about this. She “[doesn’t] think the ins companies add anything to actual patient care.” Sounded like she’d be up for a public plan.<br /> Very interesting and unexpected conversation. Came up because I’ve been unemployed a good chunk of the last 4 years, and she wondered about my insurance.<br /> Hey, I even got to point out that universal coverage isn’t the same as universal CARE!</p> <p>FunnyWheelieDiva<br /> didn’t see many typos there, man!</p> Oh, crap. Horrible news! A bit like the APA officially supporting torture, no?
Went to my doc yesterday and we had a small discussion about this. She “[doesn’t] think the ins companies add anything to actual patient care.” Sounded like she’d be up for a public plan.
Very interesting and unexpected conversation. Came up because I’ve been unemployed a good chunk of the last 4 years, and she wondered about my insurance.
Hey, I even got to point out that universal coverage isn’t the same as universal CARE!

FunnyWheelieDiva
didn’t see many typos there, man!

]]> By: newtonusr http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915793 newtonusr Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:01:14 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915793 <p>Smells fishy. Like believing that women in favor of reproductive independence know that NARAL is as full of shit as a Christmas goose.</p> <p>Doesn’t make sense.</p> Smells fishy. Like believing that women in favor of reproductive independence know that NARAL is as full of shit as a Christmas goose.

Doesn’t make sense.

]]> By: katymine http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915792 katymine Thu, 11 Jun 2009 05:01:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/06/10/late-night-its-the-false-equivalencies-stupid/#comment-1915792 <p>Ah OH….. pictures of Sheriff Joe and neo-nazie members…. that is the teaser….. will let you know the rest of the story….</p> Ah OH….. pictures of Sheriff Joe and neo-nazie members…. that is the teaser….. will let you know the rest of the story….

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