Liberal Media Member Reveals his True Feelings

[ianmdrennan 2]

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I really can only laugh at this statement. See above. I'm really not 'scared' of people who don't think like me. Seems, maybe you are?

Ian

I'm not saying your opinion is wrong, or that you're silly or anything, but when I read the above quoted section of your reply, I laughed. The only thing I could think was "I know you are, but what am I?"

LOL - fair enough, you're right it does actually sound that way. I was attempting to address how ludicrous I thought the statement was and guess I got a little carried away
Whoops

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[wmw999 2,603]

I'd agree with DanG.

There are individual programs (like Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me) that are emphatically more liberal than conservative. But airing points of view that listeners might not have considered is not liberal, unless closed-mindedness is a conservative value. I really hope it isn't.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[DanG 1]

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Where have you met them?

You have an opinion about Obama. Where did you meet him?

- Dan G

[rushmc 23]

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Where have you met them?

You have an opinion about Obama. Where did you meet him?

No

I do not have an opinon about Obama

I do have an opinion on the programs he supports and the direction he wants to go

(it is a liberal tactic to try and take things like this to a personal level however but lets not go there this time)

He probably is a very nice guy

Like you most likely are

Doent mean I agree with what he is doing

The tape released in this case give a rare insite into someones thinking

Thinking you have indicated you agree with

Why?

What experience has given you to believe what he said and what you posted you agree with?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[rushmc 23]

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I'd agree with DanG.

There are individual programs (like Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me) that are emphatically more liberal than conservative. But airing points of view that listeners might not have considered is not liberal, unless closed-mindedness is a conservative value. I really hope it isn't.

Wendy P.

IMO

99% of the information news type or political programming on NPR is heavily slanted left

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[GeorgiaDon 385]

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There are individual programs (like Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me) that are emphatically more liberal than conservative. But airing points of view that listeners might not have considered is not liberal, unless closed-mindedness is a conservative value. I really hope it isn't.

What about "All things considered"? Can you get more liberal than admitting you consider all things? Now if it was "One side considered" that might be balanced enough for some. Especially if the one side is "Zerobama is a muslim communist Kenyan surrender monkey who probably believes in evolution and global warming, and who sticks American babies in the blender feet first so he can see the expression on their faces while he's whipping up some watermelon and burritos to serve to his Mexican drug lord buddies when they sleep over in the Lincoln room". Programming like that might possibly be centrist enough for rushmc et al.

Don

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[DanG 1]

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No

I do not have an opinon about Obama

Wow. And you nominated my post for craziest of the year! What, are you going for craziest of the decade?

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(it is a liberal tactic to try and take things like this to a personal level however but lets not go there this time)

You asked me when I met national wannabe leaders of the Tea Party to form my opinion. Are you now using liberal tactics?

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The tape released in this case give a rare insite into someones thinking

Thinking you have indicated you agree with

Why?

What experience has given you to believe what he said and what you posted you agree with?

I watch the news. There are plenty of people, your godsend Sarah Palin is one, who are desperately trying to take over the Tea Party. They, like her, are uneducated evangelicals. Palin hasn't shown herself to be a racist, but others have.

- Dan G

[rushmc 23]

Palin hasn't shown herself to be a racist, but others have.

[rushmc 23]

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No

I do not have an opinon about Obama

Wow. And you nominated my post for craziest of the year! What, are you going for craziest of the decade?

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(it is a liberal tactic to try and take things like this to a personal level however but lets not go there this time) I asked you who you met that led you to believe what you posted

You asked me when I met national wannabe leaders of the Tea Party to form my opinion. Are you now using liberal tactics?I didnt say anything about any leaders. Again, I asked you who you met that gave you the idea tea party members were uneducated racists. You have now stated the news gave you that idea. What stories convinced you of this

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The tape released in this case give a rare insite into someones thinking

Thinking you have indicated you agree with

Why?

What experience has given you to believe what he said and what you posted you agree with?

I watch the news. There are plenty of people, your godsend Sarah Palin is one, who are desperately trying to take over the Tea Party. They, like her, are uneducated evangelicals. Palin hasn't shown herself to be a racist, but others have.

Ah yes, the great news

again
what story?
what incident?
convince me

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DanG 1]

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I didnt say anything about any leaders.

I did:

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From the text, I would agree with him that a lot of the most vocal members of the Tea Party are uneducated evangelical racists. That doesn't mean they all are, or even that a majority is, but there are certainly some prominent people who fit that profile, and who are trying very hard to bend the Tea Party agenda to their views.

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convince me

Not possible.

- Dan G

[rushmc 23]

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I didnt say anything about any leaders.

I did:

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From the text, I would agree with him that a lot of the most vocal members of the Tea Party are uneducated evangelical racists. That doesn't mean they all are, or even that a majority is, but there are certainly some prominent people who fit that profile, and who are trying very hard to bend the Tea Party agenda to their views.

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convince me

Not possible.

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You cant come up with any backing and
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The news is all knowing for you

I will remember that in the future

Thanks

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[wmw999 2,603]

Do you have an example of a middle-of-the road media outlet?

What makes them middle-of-the road?

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[wmw999 2,603]

IMO
you're wrong.

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[DanG 1]

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So 1
You cant come up with any backing and
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The news is all knowing for you

That is exactly what I'm saying. Well put as usual.

(Where's that sarcasm smiley again?)

- Dan G

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Do you have an example of a middle-of-the road media outlet?

What makes them middle-of-the road?

Wendy P.

Unfortunately, no...

So i actually read quite a lot of them and try to come to a consensus.

I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...

[wmw999 2,603]

I just get all my news from dropzone.com

Wendy P.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)

[airdvr 210]

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Seems reasonably accurate to me and members of the tea party I've come across.

Not sure what the big deal is.

To be fair, you could say this about ANY party.

Same deal with the guy who got fired from NPR who expressed a 'far right' opinion.

Ian

Sorry...this is a publicly funded operation and subject to a little more scrutiny.

Please don't dent the planet.

Destinations by Roxanne

[turtlespeed 226]

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Seems reasonably accurate to me and members of the tea party I've come across.

Not sure what the big deal is.

To be fair, you could say this about ANY party.

Same deal with the guy who got fired from NPR who expressed a 'far right' opinion.

Ian

Sorry...this is a publicly funded operation and subject to a little more scrutiny.

Can you imagine what the outrage would be if he was FOR the Tea Party?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[DanG 1]

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Can you imagine what the outrage would be if he was FOR the Tea Party?

Since the video producers have a conservative slant, we never would have heard about it if he was for the Tea Party.

NPR is only partially funded from the government. If they were completely funded from the government, they wouldn't need a fundraiser, which is what this guy did.

- Dan G

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I just get all my news from dropzone.com

Wendy P.

If you did that, wouldn't you need antipsychotics?

I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...

[turtlespeed 226]

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Can you imagine what the outrage would be if he was FOR the Tea Party?

Since the video producers have a conservative slant, we never would have heard about it if he was for the Tea Party.

NPR is only partially funded from the government. If they were completely funded from the government, they wouldn't need a fundraiser, which is what this guy did.

You mean like PBS?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[rehmwa 2]

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I just get all my news from dropzone.com

Wendy P.

fair and balanced

well, at least balanced

if balanced is 900 pounds on each end of a 50 foot fulcrum and nothing in the middle

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Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants

[rushmc 23]

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So 1
You cant come up with any backing and
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The news is all knowing for you

That is exactly what I'm saying. Well put as usual.

(Where's that sarcasm smiley again?)

How about this?

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The opposing rallies were divided by 10th Street, west of the State Capitol. All was peaceful, until members supporting unions crossed the street.

"He bum rushed across the street, came right at us, swung his bullhorn at me, hit me in the hand and then put his hand around my throat and started choking me," Rodney Stanhope of Placerville said.

Dam violent tea partiers

http://www.news10.net/news/story.aspx?storyid=125097&catid=2

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DanG 1]

First of all, you "forgot" to quote the rest of the story:

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The video doesn't show the choking incident, but clearly shows the shoving. Because of it, Sacramento Police officers cited Andazola for battery.

Andazola tells a different story though.

"He was spitting on me, he's bigger than me, and I told him to get off of me," Andazola said. "I was backing up and he was staying on me 'til the point that he spit in my mouth."

That incident was the only one that occured. The rest of the demonstration fizzled out with arguments yelled across 10th Street.

All of the demonstrators were gone by 3 p.m. when the rallies ended.

Secondly, the fact that a union supporter assaulted a tea party rally attender doesn't have anything to do with my statement about some of the purported national leaders of the tea party being uneducated evangelical racists. You might as well have posted a soup recipe, it would be just as relevent to the point.

Both side have violent assholes.

- Dan G

[rushmc 23]

Cool

I await the links backing your position

In the mean time

More violent tea partiers?

NOT

Oh
This is an AP story linked on NewMax

You watch the news correct?


http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/WisconsinBudgetUnions/2011/03/09/id/388934

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln