Comments on: FreedomWorks Makes Shit Up, Michelle Malkin Uncritically Repeats It, Wingnuts Uncritically Link to Malkin — Then Blame Media

By: gerryphillyesq

gerryphillyesq — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:00:33 +0000

I’m not a conservative, but I wouldn’t characterize conservatives as a whole as being equivalent to the bunch that we see on Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity and O’Reilly. The classic movement has a real and honorable philosophy that has been subverted and bastardized by opportunists and scoundrels. True conservatives hold the individual person to be of worth no matter what their nationality and would be horrified by the torture countenanced by the previous Administration. They also would not embrace the dehumanization of their opponents and of people in need no matter their nationality or color. I recognize the value of true conservatives because I believe that our system works best when principled people of both liberal and conservative philosophies act together to forge a consensus that best serves the country. The Teabaggers are not the inheritors of the conservative mantle – they remind me of nothing more than petulant children who are unworthy of any leverage in the resolving the crises that we face today.

By: Gasman

Gasman — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:29:34 +0000

Conservatives have embraced the mantle of obdurate ignorance for decades, so why should this behavior surprise anyone? The wingnut sheeple bleat with delighted acceptance at the most ludicrous and impossible of “facts” that their shepherds at FauxNews force feed them. They do not register the cognitive dissonance of maintaining that President Obama is somehow both a communist AND a fascist. These folks believe in the pathetically amateurish faked Kenyan birth certificates that “prove” Obama isn’t an American citizen. These morons are dumb enough to believe that counseling about hospice and do not resuscitate orders constitute liberal “death panels.”

It was a given that if more than a few dozen misguided souls responded to Glenn Beck’s febrile calls to assemble in D.C., that they would loudly trumpet this as evidence of some vast sea change against President Obama. These folks don’t let any facts hinder their delusional paranoia.

At this gathering of “patriots,” I saw no shortage of Obama as Hitler signs, swastikas, and birther/deather crap galore. This “grass roots” gathering which was organized by corporate whore Dick Armey has absolutely nothing to do with what motivates most Americans. This is nothing more than fear mongering and race baiting. It IS racism which fuels these buffoons. They are afraid of a black man in the White House. They are afraid because if he indeed does well, it undercuts all of their bigoted tripe that blacks have been to blame for much of what ails our society. Remember, just last year the conservatives were trying to pedal the notion that the collapse of the housing market was due solely to impoverished blacks who somehow forced honest bankers into giving them risky mortgages that they couldn’t afford. If President Obama does well, it disproves their entire political raison d’etre.

The inconvenient truth is that without the racial animus, this group fizzles into nothingness instantaneously.

By: roxsteady

roxsteady — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:04:51 +0000

I saw that too Nahant! Side by side with the inaugration photo, there is simply no contest. We crushed that little get together with 2 million after crushing their lunatic party in the elections. Maureen Dowd has a great op ed in todya’s times about the fact that they still can’t seem to come to terms with the fact that the President is black. It’s a good quick read. You guys should check it out.

By: Phoenix Woman

Phoenix Woman — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:59:30 +0000

How fake are the crowd pics the teabaggers are using to claim huuuuuuge crowds? Some of them are recycled from old Promise Keepers events:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/.....d-estimate

By: dakine01

dakine01 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:04:04 +0000

Book Salon a couple of flights upstairs with Robert Frank’s The Economic Naturalist’s Field Guide hosted by Mark Thoma

By: nahant

nahant — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:41:29 +0000

The Press? the Press? There is no freaking Press in this country any more!! Well except maybe Keith & Rachel the rest are all suspect in their stories and motives!!

By: mlmc

mlmc — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:27:44 +0000

What happened to the concept of fact checking? Earlier in the week it was attacks on the Pentagon from boats. No one bothered to check with anyone about that either.

The press has become a gaggle of chicken littles, not even bothering to look up to verify the hysteria that the sky is falling.

By: Blub

Blub — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:12:58 +0000

Erick Erickson, of viking and Redstate fame, is sticking to his guns on 2 million. He seems to be linking a British socialist tabloid in defense of that figure.

By: ShotoJamf

ShotoJamf — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:06:41 +0000

Guy’s got balls.

By: Frank33

Frank33 — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:04:11 +0000

An incredible video of a heroic man! The corporations are setting up their fascist regime.