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sigmasix

(794 posts)
4. just serves to underscore the power of progressive sensibilities
Fri Aug 16, 2013, 12:54 AM
Aug 2013

The right wing relies on hours and hours of hate-speech and fake "news" to acheive maximum core voter support by inflaming the hatred and fears of the teabagger mindset. Right wing media "think" tanks have been involved deeply in constructing a "news" media monopoly that concentrates on misinformation that finds support in emotional appeals to willfull ignorance and confirmation of racist and bigoted stereo-types.
This antiAmerican approach to partisan character assasination through misinformation and hyperbole, purposefully used in the "news", has been perfected by limbaugh, beck, fox "news" and the 700 club.
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Progressives are not interested in streaming hatred and lies as part of their information (news) gathering endeavors. There will never be a progressive Limbaugh-type on progressive radio or TV outlets. This is because of the vast intellectual and moral short-comings of teabaggers versus progressives; Teabaggers give their support to those that have vowed to hate and destroy the American government.
Colbert and Stewart offer an intelligent, humourous look at the ramifications of the politics of hate and destruction being utilized by the reactionary right wing teabaggers. Progressives don't need or want to listen to manufactured outrage and partisan anger and hatred as part of their news.
Fox "news" simply reinforces a child-like understanding of the world and a bully's attempts to block-out the reality of their lies.
Hooray for courageous and intelligent Americans like Colbert and Stewart. I've never understood how right wingers can feel so threatened by a comedian that has a 20 minute cable show 4 nights a week- while the right wing utilizes a 24 hr, non stop trickle-down propoganda media conglomerate that drowns out all but the loudest of opposing voices.
Myabe Colbert and Stewart ought to be featured on mount Rushmore, as it is becoming increasingly obvious that they stand in the way of total right wing destruction of American liberties and history by holding a flash-light on teabagger AntiAmerican activities and legislation and labeling them for the dystopian idiocy that they represent.

Laughter is absolutely essential, esp. during our days of national madness... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #1
Personally, I don't think I could have survived vanlassie Aug 2013 #2
I think Jon is looking to exit the next time the contracts come due... WCGreen Aug 2013 #3
just serves to underscore the power of progressive sensibilities sigmasix Aug 2013 #4
Sorry to disagree with you but,, ho hum ........... wandy Aug 2013 #5
Kurt was at least two generations ago... WCGreen Aug 2013 #6
My thoughts exactly. FSogol Aug 2013 #11
Vonnegut said much........... wandy Aug 2013 #18
Does he write all his own material? Generic Other Aug 2013 #7
He does write some of his stuff including his books... WCGreen Aug 2013 #8
And you would compare someone who writes "some" of his stuff Generic Other Aug 2013 #9
I am meerly poiting out that Colbert, as was Twain, the premier satarists of their time... WCGreen Aug 2013 #10
The question is who will be remembered a century from now? Generic Other Aug 2013 #13
Many of the past greats you mention are unknown to the current generation. randome Aug 2013 #25
It is no insult to Colbert to say he is no Twain; Twain was beyond all superlatives REP Aug 2013 #12
Most comic voices have a dark edge, don't they? Generic Other Aug 2013 #14
Twain was very bitter but tried to fight it REP Aug 2013 #16
Well when you lose all your money in bad investments and you bury two of your daughters... WCGreen Aug 2013 #20
No he's not in Twain's league malaise Aug 2013 #15
The thing is Twain was the premier Saturist of his era... WCGreen Aug 2013 #22
You're 100% correct re satire malaise Aug 2013 #23
Maybe that's the problem Shankapotomus Aug 2013 #17
The White House Correspondents Dinner GreatCaesarsGhost Aug 2013 #19
Yep, a modern classic.... WCGreen Aug 2013 #21
I bought the DVD at the c-span store. Graybeard Aug 2013 #27
Can't say. scarletlib Aug 2013 #24
Yes. Humorist, satarist and prolific. KurtNYC Aug 2013 #26
I'd say he is more like the Will Rogers of our time, Twain was a novelist and story teller as well Bluenorthwest Aug 2013 #28
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