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Whisp

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203. You want to hear something worse?

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 12:13 PM

Jan 2014

Here is a much more respectful way to treat soldiers other than propgandize them. Profit from them!

1. Create a firestorm of controversy, knowing that there is a certain segment that is guaranteed to approve no matter how rw the story is.

2. Wait a while and do a Part 2 follow up when the audience is still warm, but don't show the entire Part 2 - plant juicy parts and provide a link to read the rest.

I wonder how many pieces of silver that was worth.

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Fox News: Obama used wounded soldier as a prop & human shield [View all] geek tragedy Jan 2014 OP

Gutfeld is a loathsome individual. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #1

I wish he was a uniquely loathsome, irrational person nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #2

I wish that it was only him as well but.... n/t. hrmjustin Jan 2014 #4

Yeah, right? Because we had a couple of those uniquely loathsome threads . . . brush Jan 2014 #30

"uniquely loathsome".. Not a bad description Cha Jan 2014 #196

Faux Newz has been reading DU Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #3

No, The Five was much more respectful of President Obama geek tragedy Jan 2014 #6

So true. DURHAM D Jan 2014 #10

Unfortunately, so true. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #143

Might as well include links to the threads that you're referring to Electric Monk Jan 2014 #8

everyone's already seen the leftwing version of this talking point geek tragedy Jan 2014 #9

Of course no one from fox was sickened to their soul PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #33

No, actually that's not what any Republican would have done. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #39

I voted twice for him PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #56

did you watch the part where he vigorously denounced efforts geek tragedy Jan 2014 #60

Makes you wonder just how many of the commenters sheshe2 Jan 2014 #126

You donate to a man who sickens your soul? OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #73

LOL! ProSense Jan 2014 #77

Welcome back to DU! Union Scribe Jan 2014 #82

Having half the site talking about Obama in the same manner as does geek tragedy Jan 2014 #92

So Sarah Palin, in your view AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #98

No, her ideas are heinous, she's just less generally hateful geek tragedy Jan 2014 #101

So, she hates Obama AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #137

She never claimed that Obama made her sick to her soul. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #161

She has said many, many things MUCH worse that that AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #188

Palin is the least respectable public figure in the USA. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #189

Yet in your mind AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #190

Not better, just less emotionally invested in hating the President. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #191

Riiiiiight AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #192

Her rhetoric is less hateful. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #193

The only hate floating around here AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #194

I beg your pardon? OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #93

and on the same but slightly modified to appeal to the left talking points as Fox News. nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #153

This message was self-deleted by its author HangOnKids Jan 2014 #160

The man does not PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #132

you are defending Republicans now? grasswire Jan 2014 #152

I haven't seen it AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #42

Here's one DU post that refers to "props"...written after Obama's SOTU on Tuesday. Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #100

There is no hate in that OP AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #138

They see any and all criticism as "hate." morningfog Jan 2014 #168

Truth. n/t PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #200

Well, there's the grandaddy of them all, so to speak Hekate Jan 2014 #179

the profiteering Cha Jan 2014 #174

yeah, "fuck" nt arely staircase Jan 2014 #142

If so I hope they keep reading Mojorabbit Jan 2014 #204

They're just going pick up on the anti-Obama posts.... Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #205

Maybe the President should have gone down to the WWII memorial nyquil_man Jan 2014 #5

People like it as long as wounded vets are used as props for the right talking geek tragedy Jan 2014 #7

Hey, Gutfeld, what did you think of this moment? Hmm? tanyev Jan 2014 #11

I'm wondering if MSNBC has apologized for this yet world wide wally Jan 2014 #12

Well, the half of DU that agrees with Fox News about Obama didn't. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #13

But ... but ... I thought they liked presidents who used soldiers as props. lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #14

they do, when a President actually does so, if that president does geek tragedy Jan 2014 #16

Is that the fake turkey? n/t PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #45

Yes lpbk2713 Jan 2014 #63

Sweet! Lols. Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #139

I was actually the discoverer of the fake turkey! louis-t Jan 2014 #74

far left, far right, everyone thinks they don't touch LOL snooper2 Jan 2014 #15

So what? Bush lied America into war with Fox's help. Octafish Jan 2014 #17

Here we go again. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #18

hey, if you agree with half of DU that Fox News understated just how evil geek tragedy Jan 2014 #20

Twisting words doesn't work either, just so y0u know. I prefer plain speaking. So let me sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #25

I don't give Fox or those who share their general mentality any credit. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #40

Well that was my point, 'Fox or those who share their general menatality' I don't even sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #80

I wasn't the one who read off the same page of talking points as Fox News. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #86

Who 'read off the same page of talking points as Fox News'? sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #106

the people who agreed with Fox that Obama was cynically exploiting geek tragedy Jan 2014 #108

Please name these people 'who agreed with Fox' or you are lying, as far as I am concerned. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #110

do you disagree that Obama was cynically exploiting that soldier and using geek tragedy Jan 2014 #113

You have made a vile accusation against DUers. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #121

You didn't answer the question. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #128

Mission Accomplished. You lied about DUers and you did it deliberately. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #184

Yes, you're afraid to answer the question geek tragedy Jan 2014 #185

prop to reality gap proudretiredvet Jan 2014 #133

"That never works when someone is correct about something" LordGlenconner Jan 2014 #27

Well, put it this way. Every time I saw soldiers brought to the SOTU since the beginning sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #37

But doesn't Sgt. Remsburg's face reveal some of that truth? LordGlenconner Jan 2014 #61

Unless that point was made clearly, NO. What it does is make the public feel they HAVE to sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #83

so you agree with Fox News that Obama was exploiting the soldier to score geek tragedy Jan 2014 #94

I would quit while I was this far behind, if I were you. But I'm not you and have never called sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #109

I posted a statement of Fox making some excrable comments about the President. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #111

gawd, sabrina, you are not a stupid person Whisp Jan 2014 #115

Thank you, I am not a stupid person which is why I know when someone is calling out a sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #119

Nope. What I objected to was use of soldiers to deflect criticism from an illegal war of aggression stevenleser Jan 2014 #97

Was the Iraq War part of the struggle for America's freedom? sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #114

Nope, but he hid himself and his illegal war behind the soldiers. nt stevenleser Jan 2014 #127

Is that the Big Derpowski? Whisp Jan 2014 #95

The Big Derpowski is a fucking awesone nickname... SidDithers Jan 2014 #130

oh shit!!! dionysus Jan 2014 #159

You gotta trademark that. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #163

The streak continues.... Bobbie Jo Jan 2014 #171

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Jan 2014 #28

fox news talking point is arely staircase Jan 2014 #154

Why are you watching Fox? Most Democrats here have been boycotting that propaganda sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #182

I read about it on DU. arely staircase Jan 2014 #183

DERP Egnever Jan 2014 #19

fuck fox...the anti-democratic made up news network spanone Jan 2014 #21

FUCK!!! Somebody at Fox must read DU. nt msanthrope Jan 2014 #22

Gutfeld? AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #23

there have been a lot worse, more hysterical reactions to the SOTU speech. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #26

Yeah? AgingAmerican Jan 2014 #31

. Union Scribe Jan 2014 #24

Very transparent isn't it? If I wanted to make a point against someone else's view, the LAST place sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #29

Well, given that a bunch of y'all agree with Fox News on this point . . . nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #35

Given that this is the best you can do to try to make some point, use Fox as sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #58

There is no link to Fox anywhere in the OP. OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #91

Yes. The thing that gets me Union Scribe Jan 2014 #43

Mediaite highlights all kinds of stuff--usually to make fun of it. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #51

Tell me, exactly, what parts I agree with. Union Scribe Jan 2014 #53

that Obama was cynically using the soldier to deflect criticism/recognition geek tragedy Jan 2014 #65

Nope. Union Scribe Jan 2014 #75

You are blatantly mischaracterizing what Pitt wrote. He directly accused geek tragedy Jan 2014 #84

I don't read Pitt's diatribes... OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #105

he said that a real leader would have said what Will Pitt wanted said geek tragedy Jan 2014 #117

Yeah, well... OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #134

I'll be back later Union Scribe Jan 2014 #87

when you are able to articulate your disagreement with at least parts of what Pitt wrote, go geek tragedy Jan 2014 #99

Bingo. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #148

Don't bother with these ridiculous people. They're of no value. DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #158

...guess you're too busy stirring shit Union Scribe Jan 2014 #64

Here's the original whine: geek tragedy Jan 2014 #71

Judging by your tactics Union Scribe Jan 2014 #79

Hey, misrepresent what Pitt wrote all you want. he said Obama's speech made him "sick to my soul" geek tragedy Jan 2014 #89

No, the Fox News criticism is much more rational and less hateful of the President. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #34

I could be wrong. Union Scribe Jan 2014 #44

hey, being more over the top in Obamahating than Fox News is certainly geek tragedy Jan 2014 #54

People compare Obama to Republicans all the time...I doubt you object to that Cali_Democrat Jan 2014 #36

That is where you are so wrong. morningfog Jan 2014 #170

What in the world gives you the idea that this is beneath that poster? morningfog Jan 2014 #169

How is it that there are no ProSense Jan 2014 #32

Looking in the mirror and seeing Greg Gutfield must not be very pleasant. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #46

If they're even capable Cha Jan 2014 #177

... Cha Jan 2014 #167

there are certain types that view some people as things JI7 Jan 2014 #38

Both sides do it.. Fumesucker Jan 2014 #49

i don't believe some who claim to be on the left really are JI7 Jan 2014 #52

How peculiar, neither do I Fumesucker Jan 2014 #59

i'm not just talking about DU members, and i never saw any of those as being on the left JI7 Jan 2014 #62

Two of them were quite popular with the claque Fumesucker Jan 2014 #68

it was only one who kept getting a bunch of responses and recs for his bs JI7 Jan 2014 #72

Nope, two of them did Fumesucker Jan 2014 #81

BBI wasn't so obvious that more than half the site caught on. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #102

Oddly enough far fewer caught on to LZ, that poster was only obvious to a few of us Fumesucker Jan 2014 #103

honestly, I don't think I even paid attention to LZ. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #104

No, LZ was a Zen master of trolling, a few carefullly chosen words for maximum effect Fumesucker Jan 2014 #112

I've always been more of a Scorsese than a Godard fan. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #116

My favorite ProSense Jan 2014 #85

And he got 103 RECS, too! BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #149

Darcy Richardson's campaign only got 64 recs. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #164

Good post, JI7.. thanks. Cha Jan 2014 #172

If you agree with any conservative ever about anything you buy the whole conservative line Fumesucker Jan 2014 #41

No, they just agree with Fox News on how evil it was for Obama to geek tragedy Jan 2014 #47

I thought Dubya was and is evil (for varying values of "evil") Fumesucker Jan 2014 #55

killing a million Iraqis and torturing people is evil. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #57

Obama plays his cards shrewdly and close to his chest Fumesucker Jan 2014 #66

Sure, because we hated Dubya personally and inexorably. He hated everything he did. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #69

That's true of any writing, yours and mine alike Fumesucker Jan 2014 #96

oh, vets have been political footballs for a long time in this country. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #107

I would have been disappointed if no one had complained about it Fumesucker Jan 2014 #120

No, too high strung and fond of traveling nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #129

Like the way the far left trashes President Obama and reject Hillary Clinton when they do? TheMathieu Jan 2014 #50

Welcome to the DU! Fumesucker Jan 2014 #78

DU rec... SidDithers Jan 2014 #48

No surprise. That's pretty much how they roll. Captain Stern Jan 2014 #67

K&R. Sounds familiar. n/t FSogol Jan 2014 #70

They have The Five and we have the 150 to 225. great white snark Jan 2014 #76

326 recommenders for the original hatefest nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #90

That's pretty much the whole barrel, yes? OilemFirchen Jan 2014 #123

Yep.. this Cha Jan 2014 #175

We got our practice in defending against this fucking shit, right here on DU Whisp Jan 2014 #88

The OP sentiment is defending "DU values." ProSense Jan 2014 #122

made me think of how Republicans keep repeating that 'family values' Whisp Jan 2014 #125

Fox are very sick people...sick, sick sick. n/t Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #118

We who were disgusted by the Fox way of thinking are being called dumb. Whisp Jan 2014 #124

"dumb"? If that isn't Cha Jan 2014 #173

I think the two sets of criticism are wholly separate concepts. LanternWaste Jan 2014 #131

I think you've hit the nail on the head, but that won't stop today's Two Minutes Hate. nt Electric Monk Jan 2014 #144

That'd be a nano penny nail. yowzayowzayowza Jan 2014 #165

As in freakin human pretzel calbibre, yowzayowzayowza.. Cha Jan 2014 #176

Hey ya, Cha. yowzayowzayowza Jan 2014 #186

Hell to The NO X times Cha Jan 2014 #187

Those who oppose melodrama do not say that the President geek tragedy Jan 2014 #162

Shame on you, Mr. President! rocktivity Jan 2014 #135

How quaint. MineralMan Jan 2014 #136

the message discipline is impressive arely staircase Jan 2014 #140

Sounds familiar, doesn't it. Aldo Leopold Jan 2014 #141

Seems strange to me that the African American DevonRex Jan 2014 #145

At least 327 DUers agree. cry baby Jan 2014 #146

Bottom line weissmam Jan 2014 #147

FOX News and (part of) DU finally agree on something. eom Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #150

Sounds like DU yesterday. bravenak Jan 2014 #151

Kick & recommended. William769 Jan 2014 #155

I'm splitting my sides at the irony of the OP! greatauntoftriplets Jan 2014 #180

It took me a minute but I figured out your comment. William769 Jan 2014 #181

Sorry about that! greatauntoftriplets Jan 2014 #199

I have as much regard for Gutfield as the others who made similar arguments regarding this soldier. gordianot Jan 2014 #156

Kick and recommended! BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #157

Fox news.. garbage in Garbage out. It's all fucking bullshit that only faux/limbaugh, Cha Jan 2014 #166

They have the exact opposite reaction than me. morningfog Jan 2014 #178

Same here. Rex Jan 2014 #195

But, were they "sick in their soul"? Otherwise it's not Cha Jan 2014 #197

Oh good grief SunsetDreams Jan 2014 #198

Should make this clear that this was the Facile Five. Then we could ignore it. yellowcanine Jan 2014 #201

Hello pot. This is kettle. You're black. Arkana Jan 2014 #202

You want to hear something worse? Whisp Jan 2014 #203

then enjoy the ego boosting arely staircase Jan 2014 #206