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In reply to the discussion: Is Stephen Colbert the Mark Twain of this age... [View all]sigmasix
(794 posts)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.