UPDATED: Stewart, Colbert to rally...for irony we can't believe in
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UPDATED: Stewart, Colbert to rally...for irony we can't believe in
As you were warned last week, I've written a story for today's Daily News about the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rally in D.C. this Saturday, the people from Philly who are attending, and what it all means. Here's an excerpt:
But - in perhaps a commentary on the absurdness of the American political moment - there remains little agreement over what the rally is actually about, even among those who've plunked down hundreds of dollars for train tickets and motel rooms.
Is it, indeed, an in-your-face rejoinder to conservatives Beck and Sarah Palin, who drew a large throng to the Lincoln Memorial on the other end of the Mall for their Restoring Honor rally in late August?
Is it nothing more than a big outdoor comedy show with rock bands on a glorious October day - with no grander purpose than biting satire, and perhaps moving a few copies of Stewart's new book?
Or, is it what Stewart himself has said, "a rally for the people who've been too busy to go to rallies, who actually have lives and families and jobs (or are looking for jobs) - not so much the Silent Majority as the Busy Majority"?
As they say on Facebook - where as of yesterday some 221,543 people claimed they would be attending - it's complicated.
I have my own thoughts about the Rally to Restore Sanity -- in fact, I wrote an op-ed that's scheduled to run in the Los Angeles Times on Friday -- but I'm a little tied up with a midday event, so this is a chance for you to weigh in. I'll update the post with my commentary later today.
UPDATE: The headline for the post refers to "irony," which Stewart and Colbert are the masters of -- the arched eyebrow and what not. They are also, as I've argued here several times over the last couple of years, arguably two of the best journalists working in America right now -- because they're not afraid to ask tough questions from time to time (that's mainly a reference to Stewart) and because they've done so much to expose hypocrisy, from politicians (an easy target!) and in the media (also an easy target, but one that rarely gets its proper due because the media doesn't like to report on itself). Last night was a good example, tracing all the times over the last 21 (yes, 21 years) that Sen. John McCain has proclaimed that "Washington is broken!" You think maybe with all this time he would have fixed it by now.
That's what the Comedy Central duo do. They function not just as comedians but as ace journalists from the comfort zone of their studios in Manhattan -- but journalists generally don't stage large outdoor rallies, not even for a cause as vague as "sanity," and with good reason. Rallies are typically for something -- and not for irony.
Like most members of my Generation Jones coming in the wake of the tragically sincere Baby Boomers (maybe peace love and understanding is funny, afterall!), Stewart and Colbert revel in irony, the constant hypocrisy of our pop-culture that now permeates political culture. Irony is "hipsters" who go out on the town and have a grand time wearing a trucker hat and drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon, the joke being that they are not the kind of person who would really wear a trucker hat and drink PBR...except that here they are doing exactly that. Ironic, huh? Now here come thousands of liberally leaning folks but not the kind who would ever attend a real political rally for a controversial cause. Yet now they're enjoying the comaradarie and good times of a rally, without commiting to anything -- except the irony that they are attending a rally of their own.
I guess I'm predicting that the Rally to Restore Sanity will be the trucker hat and PBR of political rallies -- but Stewart and Colbert still have three days to prove me wrong.
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Americans wake up to what is going on. No more jobs overseas, no more to carrying the tax burden, while GOP let wealthy and corporations get away with Paying No taxes or very little. That is why we have such a high tax burden. No more saying Nay to not investing in America, which creates Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. Say no the Party of No on November 2nd! And, if you do not vote, and you loose Social Security benefits because of privitization or if Unemployment Benefits our put on Freeze, there is no one to blame but yourself!— angellight21- The world is a better place with Jon Stewart in it.— leahasp
- I guess liberals are the keepers of sanity??? That, in itself, is insane.— chrissmith
Tuesday can't come fast enough!— dogman5- {{{---}}} The triple click was for @$$face and his 1:23p {{{---}}} It's seriously hilarious how easy it is to p*ss birdie off. What's also hilarious is how hard he strains to not respond to me. First, he "makes an exception." Then, he "makes an exception" yet again. Now, he responds to my post, but to try to convince himself that he wasn't, he refers to me with a vulgarity. He tries, but he just can't help himself. So easily manipulated. Too funny.— Talking point sleuth
I love how the Dems are stealing the Republican talking points from 2000 and 2002. Remember back in 2002 when Tom Daschle was the obstructionist, and the Democrats were the 'Party of No"? L.O.L.
The triple click was for @$$face and his 1:23p— bird11- And Les before you go into some party of "no" response - remember a few weeks back when you kept posting about Republicans who voted with Pelosi and Reid some 50-60% of the time and why isn't the tea party outraged?? Republicans didn't stop the government from running - they just didn't buy into Obama's act.— bird11
- And Les before you go into some party of "no" response - remember a few weeks back when you kept posting about Republicans who voted with Pelosi and Reid some 50-60% of the time and why isn't the tea party outraged?? Republicans didn't stop the government from running - they just didn't buy into Obama's act.— bird11
- And Les before you go into some party of "no" response - remember a few weeks back when you kept posting about Republicans who voted with Pelosi and Reid some 50-60% of the time and why isn't the tea party outraged?? Republicans didn't stop the government from running - they just didn't buy into Obama's act.— bird11
- Les, first Thanks. My cousin is still in Afghanistan and doing as well as he can there. I will keep your nephew in my prayers - thank him for me.
On to Mitch - you have changed the quote from your original post. Your original post has the quote "'The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president"...now you have changed that to the only thing they are working for. The government certainly didn't shut down it spent at an alarming rate, war continued to be waged, etc. Since when is the "loyal opposition" suppose to be a rubber stamp?? The Democrats controlled both houses of the legislature and the White House the past two years - they had a super majority to pass almost anything they wanted. If Obama's programs didn't pass the way he wanted them to it is because they were too radical for his own party.
And your comment "I dont think the Republicans are acting in good faith for the American people. Yes, they are saying they are listening to their base, but their base is sadly misinformed on most of the issues of the day." is just condesending. You have to stop believing liberals are the only people who "REALLY" care about America and that they know what is best for everybody. Unless you want to argue with TPS that roughly 50% of the country doesn't know what is best for them and are being tricked by the Republican party.— bird11 - OK, ladies and gentlemen (and ARts), here's what you've been waiting for: today's installment of "Just How Wacky Can They Get?" Our latest installment of comments from extremist rightwing nutjobs running for office on a GOP ticket. Enjoy!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v21H8Bs14I&feature=player_embedded#!— Talking point sleuth
These two morons are doing a me too, me too with their so called rally. Unlike the Beck event,fellow travelers Like Ariana Puffington are paying for buses. These attendees don't even realize this farce is actually making fun of them. Shows how smart you lefty drones really are. I laugh in your general direction.— georgel
I agree about the Giamatti similarity.....they both have the receding hairline and the scruffy beard trying to hide the weak chin.
Comment removed.- "if you don't wish to endanger the troops..." If you can't endanger troops, you shouldn't be President. It's the job of "troops" to be IN danger, so the rest of us aren't. A key word might be "needlessly".— IggleFan68
"My goodness, the idiocy. and if you don't want to endanger troops, don't send them overseas to oversee a nation building foray in a dangerous region. " Might be the first thing we have ever agreed upon, RG.— Les Ismore- "Shutting down the government and therefore endangering our troops?" Yep, the Republicans are threatening to shut down government. My goodness, the idiocy. and if you don't want to endanger troops, don't send them overseas to oversee a nation building foray in a dangerous region.— RG
- "Les, maybe I'm wrong to but I give you more credit than that statement." Les either has a child-like fealty to politicians and people in power, or he's a hyperpartisan.— RG
- Bird, Point well made but I disagree wholeheartedly. Firt the McCain thing was a joke. Since when do we expect our President, or you for that matter (certainly me) to be able to concentrate on one thing. I want my President to be able to multi-task. Yes, people need to work to get re-elected and sadly that process, for the House at least, starts the day after the last election. But that isnt the problem. The problem comes in when the only thing you are working on is destroying the political process that our founding fathers worked so hard for and that Americans through the last 235 years have fought and died for. For McConnell to say that everything he is going to do over the next two years is to ensure that his party gets elected, no matter what the issue, is treason and should be getting more play on the air. Is that what you really want? Nothing to happen, no matter what? Shutting down the government and therefore endangering our troops? I dont think the Republicans are acting in good faith for the American people. Yes, they are saying they are listening to their base, but their base is sadly misinformed on most of the issues of the day.
BTW - How is your nephew (or cousin) doing? I remember he was being shipped to Afgahnistan. Safe I hope. I just found out another nephew is heading to Afghanistan in January. This will make his 3rd deployment, two in Iraq and now Afghanistan. This time for 400 days.— Les Ismore - Comment removed.
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- "Gee thanks Mitch, so much for getting Americans back to work or reducing the deficit, or winning in Afgahnistan. Stay classy Mitch."
Les, maybe I'm wrong to but I give you more credit than that statement. Incumbents in both parties strive to maintain their jobs and increase their individual power - for the minority party that power comes from gaining control of the House, Senate, & W.H.
If the Dems cared as much about the problems you mentioned, as you pretend they do, they could always stay in session instead of hitting the campaign trail. Remember when McCain wanted to suspend the debate in '08 because of the banking crisis and Obama (and his supporters) balked at the idea calling it a campaign stunt?? Were you complaining then that Obama wasn't putting the good of the country over party politics???
It's not a R or D thing - both parties are guilty. I'm just surprised that someone like yourself who I believe is informed is feigning outrage over something he should have know the first day he became interested in politics.— bird11 - Anyway, my last post that describes some of the lowlifes running on the right had something in it...maybe "60 rounds of ammo" or "restraining order" or even "strip search of 14 yo girls" got caught up in the censor software.
Anyway, you can read all about the pride of the Republigoon class here: http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2010/10/25/under_radar_candidates/slideshow.html— Les Ismore - I really wonder about this comment engine they use here. For example, the word teaba99er (with 2 g's) won't pass muster, yet teabaKKKer does. I used a word to describe the emails Carl Paladino was caught passing around, it defines someone having sex with an animal, and that word, didnt make it through the editors, even though you can hear it on Fox News. Go figure....— Les Ismore
- "I need to cleanse my system of negative thoughts." But TPS, that would require you to resign from the D party.— pj katauskas
- "'The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president,' - Mitch McConnell
Gee thanks Mitch, so much for getting Americans back to work or reducing the deficit, or winning in Afgahnistan. Stay classy Mitch." Les, regardless of whether you agree with this assertion, it can be argued that your goals are a subset of McConnell's.
— legatus - ""The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president," - Mitch McConnell
Gee thanks Mitch, so much for getting Americans back to work or reducing the deficit, or winning in Afgahnistan. Stay classy Mitch.— Les Ismore 
Will, are they going to have free food and gift cards to entice people to go? Oh, right, that's the democrat campaign operatives. Nevermind.- I've counted 26 TPS posts of the total 93....Get your own blog....Jesus man..brevity is the soul of wit.
- "My yoga teacher says that I need to cleanse my system of negative thoughts. She keeps telling me that I should be kind to all living creatures:" Why do you hide behind her skirt? Incapable of making up your own mind?— RG
- OK - enough vitriol for now. My yoga teacher says that I need to cleanse my system of negative thoughts. She keeps telling me that I should be kind to all living creatures: even roaches, Japanese stink bugs, and Attytood "conservatives." I guess I need to meditate more, because I keep crushing roaches and stink bugs just like I crush our beloved ARts. Namaste boyz.— Talking point sleuth
- "What's hilarious is that you think anyone would deny anything so obvious" Well, you do deny that you're a partisan hack, don't you? That's pretty obvious to everyone else.— RG
- {{{---}}} Cyber sardine jokes are a much more accountable form of vitriol. {{{---}}} Never said that, RG. Why are you lying yet again? LIAR!!!!1!!!!1!!! LIAR!!!!1!!!!!!!! What I said was that I was acknowledge the (obviously) vitriolic nature of many of my posts. What's hilarious is that you think anyone would deny anything so obvious (maybe you need to consult your dictionary on the meaning of vitriolic?)- but once again, it just goes to show that being accountable is simply something inconceivable to you.— Talking point sleuth
- "Or, RG, I could blame it on the software, as birdie usually does." Who can't detect sarcasm?— RG
- Or, RG, I could blame it on the software, as birdie usually does. Too funny.— Talking point sleuth
- "I just think it says a lot about tuffy that in a break from his usual excrement-obsessed jokes he makes a yo' mama joke, that's all." Cyber sardine jokes are a much more accountable form of vitriol.— RG
- {{{---}}} Oh, the sides of my popcorn. {{{---}}} Gotta admit, downy, that is a good one.— Talking point sleuth
- TPS, please show some accountability for the double post of vitirol. You do know you only have to hit submit once?— RG
- {{{---}}} gets bent out of shape about a 'momma' joke.{{{---}}}} Bent out of shape? No, not at all. I just think it says a lot about tuffy that in a break from his usual excrement-obsessed jokes he makes a yo' mama joke, that's all. In fact, I find it quite amusing when "conservatives" make such fools of themselves.— Talking point sleuth
- It was certainly accountable of you to point out how much time you spent in the black community and how many minority friends you have. Certainly makes up for the ugly mindset that makes you instincively think any bad driver is black.— RG
- {{{---}}} Yes it certainly is extreme to criticize our public education system, {{{---}}} Uh, no. Not at all. Our public education system deserves much criticism. What is extreme is to go from recognizing the failings of our public educational system to making wacko assertions like that our country would have been better off if we hadn't adopted a public education system in the mid 19th century. But it is hilarious to watch as you show that you can't even conceive of the difference between those two positions. Always with the binary thinking, huh RG?— Talking point sleuth
- {{{---}}} Yes it certainly is extreme to criticize our public education system, {{{---}}} Uh, no. Not at all. Our public education system deserves much criticism. What is extreme is to go from recognizing the failings of our public educational system to making wacko assertions like that our country would have been better off if we hadn't adopted a public education system in the mid 19th century. But it is hilarious to watch as you show that you can't even conceive of the difference between those two positions. Always with the binary thinking, huh RG?— Talking point sleuth
- "I decided that on principle I would hold my nose and vote Democratic more than I used to." So you bumped it from 99% of the time to 100%. You principled rascal, you. Even if that entailed voting for the guy who opted out of federal funding for the last presidential election. Because you are so principled when it comes to the advesre effects of disproportion spending on advertising. Oh, my sides.
— RG - {{{---}}} So you showed accoutability for admitting your belief that all blacks are bad drivers is racist, {{{---}}} You're really incapable of not making stuff up, aren't you RG. LIAR!!!!!!!1!!!!!!1!!! LIAR!!!!!!1!!!!!1!!!!— Talking point sleuth
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- Yes it certainly is extreme to criticize our public education system, recognize that others ahve a right to their opinion, and to respect property and speech rights, even theough they ca be ugly at times. But its certainly not extreme to knowingly vote for evil, to believe that race determines driving ability, or to spew vitirol all day.— RG
- {{{---}}} But at leasts it Team Blue evil, right? {{{---}}} Well, no. It is the candidate that is less evil. My other choices are to not vote or to vote for a candidate that has no chance of winning. Sometimes I've chosen both of those options - but after the disaster that was George Bush (I couldn't bring myself to vote for Kerry), I decided that on principle I would hold my nose and vote Democratic more than I used to.— Talking point sleuth
- Irony is the one person on here who needs counseling the most... is the one giving it to others the most. Thanks for the laugh, Talking point sleuth!— Catch22
- Its a big day for TPS. He's admitted to spewing vitirol and voting for evil. He's also taking accountability for his own ugly racism.— RG
- {{{---}}} Holding viewpoints in opposition of his own now classifies me as "extreme". {{{---}}} No, RG. Holding the viewpoint that the country would have been better off the 1850s without a public education system is just one example of what I consider to be your extremist positions. Associating peaceful Muslim American citizens with terrorists would be another. Failing to denounce Neo-Confederates who call Lincoln a dictator would be another example of your extremism. Believing that a store-owner shouldn't be legally prevented from discriminating against a black policeman that puts his life on the line to protect the store-owner's property would be another. Just a few of the many examples, RG. Of course, that may be vitriolic on my part, but you know, I just roll that way.— Talking point sleuth
- "voting is almost always a case of choosing lesser evils." Which is still voting for evil. But at leasts it Team Blue evil, right?— RG
- Will Bunch looks EXACTLY like Paul Giamatti. It's uncanny.— Barry O
- "My idea of accountability is admitting that saying someone acts like a trained seal, or that someone is a wackjob, is, obviously, vitriolic." So you showed accoutability for admitting your belief that all blacks are bad drivers is racist, even though you continued on with your racist behavior. Got it. By this logic, murderers are accountable as long as the admit that they murdered?— RG
- {{{---}}} but then admitting you'd vote for him. {{{---}}} Because he would be better than the alternative, and for me, voting is almost always a case of choosing lesser evils. Sorry if that bothers you, RG.— Talking point sleuth
Cut TPS some slack. It's got to be exhausting trying to support Democrats this election cycle. He's doing his best, but the Dems have nothing but fraud and corruption to run on. "A" for effort TPS!— Mr. Smith- Bird, you forgot one:
Mussolini, leader of the Fascist, demands that complete control of the government be handed over to his organization or he was prepared to fight his way to power with his army of 800,000 supporters.
Maybe on November 2nd it will be Sarah Palin, leader of the Fascist TeabaKKKer movement, demands that complete control of the government be handed over to her organization or she is prepared to fight her way to power with his army of 800,000 wingnuts including the Elite Rascal Scooter Brigade!
— Les Ismore - "and libertarian extremists" Holding viewpoints in opposition of his own now classifies me as "extreme". TPS is now using politican tactics. Politicians he demads accountability from. "No matter what your political views may be, if you’re in a contested race for federal office this cycle, someone, somewhere, is probably calling you “extreme.”" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39798095/ns/politics-decision_2010/
— RG - {{{---}}} You already admitted it was vitriolic, now you're issuing clarfiying statements? Bad day, huh. {{{---}}} Wow! The sarcasm of my statement really zipped right by you, huh RG? Too funny.— Talking point sleuth
- {{{---}}} So in the last two weeks we've learned that your idea of accountability is criticizing people for being virtriolic, {{{---}}} Uh, no, RG. Maybe you should consult your dictionary on the meaning of "accountability?" My idea of accountability is admitting that saying someone acts like a trained seal, or that someone is a wackjob, is, obviously, vitriolic. I mean it's not a particularly profound example of accountability - as those posts of mine are so obviously vitriolic in nature - but it is accountability nonetheless. But keep trying to spin your way out of your laughable assertion that the earlier "conservative" comments about the rally weren't vitriolic - a statement that, once again, only proves that you can't even conceive that people would be accountable for their behavior. You're hilarious, RG, just hilarious.— Talking point sleuth
- "You're one accountable fellow."
RG - would you please make up your mind! You want logic and then you want accountability. The "Restoring Accountabilty Rally" isn't until next month (11/13 on the Mall) with your host Eliot Spitzer and Tiger Woods.
— bird11 - "Of course, no offense meant by that. I wouldn't want anyone to think that my saying pj and witless act like trained seals is vitriolic, or anything like that." You already admitted it was vitriolic, now you're issuing clarfiying statements? Bad day, huh.— RG
- {{{---}}} TPS just went upstairs and high fived his fat mom after those awesome posts {{{---}}} Wow! Tuffy steps up a bit in class. He's now gone from potty jokes to yo' mama jokes. Now watch pj and witless clap (like trained seals) in response. Of course, no offense meant by that. I wouldn't want anyone to think that my saying pj and witless act like trained seals is vitriolic, or anything like that. Too funny.— Talking point sleuth
- Talking sleuth, did you get a job yet? I doubt it.— frankfj
- "Where did I ever say that my comments (at least many of them) at Attytood aren't vitriolic? Yet more evidence that you can't even conceive of people who are willing to be held accountable." So in the last two weeks we've learned that your idea of accountability is criticizing people for being virtriolic, but then engaging in the same behavior. Another fine example of your accountability is criticizing Gonway's ads in the Ky race, but then admitting you'd vote for him. You're one accountable fellow.
— RG - Oh, and RG - I just got a couple of pounds of cyber-smelts for your dining pleasure. Maybe downy will post a racist comment, and you can jump through hoops to defend him. As much as I'd like to give you some regardless, seal-training only works if the seals perform tricks for their rewards.— Talking point sleuth
- {{{---}}} why is calling Stewart/Colbert "punks" vitriolic, but you calling conservatives wackjobs not? {{{{---}}} More classic logic there, RG. I never said that calling conservatives wackjobs isn't vitriolic. Clearly, it is vitriolic. Once again, we have evidence that you can't even conceive of people not needing to apply ideologically distorted logic. Oh, and RG, I don't call conservatives wackjobs - I call "conservatives" wackjobs. In case you've missed my numerous explanations earlier, I put "conservatives" in quotes specifically to distinguish the vast majority of conservatives from the Attytood Republican toadies and libertarian extremists who call themselves "conservatives." And yes, RG, as vitriolic as it is, I maintain that our much beloved Attytood Republican toadies and libertarian extremists are, in fact, wackjobs.— Talking point sleuth
- PJ - be it vitriol or just name-calling it better not stop - how would Attyttod survive without it???— bird11
- {{{---}}} Got it. so is it vitriolic when you compare others to trained seals? {{{---}}} Wow! I guess it really does sting when I do that, huh RG? Would it help if I apologized? Too funny.— Talking point sleuth
- {{{---}}} I'm confused with the analogy rules. {{{---}}} Too funny. So now there are "rules" about what words mean? Yet more evidence that you can't even conceive of any worlds outside of those shaped by ideology.— Talking point sleuth
- "I'm confused with the analogy rules. You've now accused people of both racist and vitriolic for making an animal analog. Yet you cosntantly do the same. A step further, why is calling Stewart/Colbert "punks" vitriolic, but you calling conservatives wackjobs not?"
RG - if you want answers to those questions you'll need to attend the David Letterman/RuPaul "Restoring Logic Rally".— bird11 - You seem to be confused yet again, RG. Where did I ever say that my comments (at least many of them) at Attytood aren't vitriolic? Yet more evidence that you can't even conceive of people who are willing to be held accountable.— Talking point sleuth
- RG, he sometimes gets himself into linguistic pretzel positions.— pj katauskas
- If I do make it down there this weekend is it BYOB or will bongs be provided??? Also any truth to the rumor that Eric Cartman will be making a special guest appearance???— bird11
- "Because it is an analogy, it can't be vitriolic." Its vitriolic to compare a rally to an animal. Got it. so is it vitriolic when you compare others to trained seals? I'm confused with the analogy rules. You've now accused people of both racist and vitriolic for making an animal analog. Yet you cosntantly do the same. A step further, why is calling Stewart/Colbert "punks" vitriolic, but you calling conservatives wackjobs not?— RG
- Vitriol = Cruel and bitter criticism. Not sure TPS's quotes fit that. His quotes are just name-calling, is all.— pj katauskas
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- And pj is a big fan also.— Talking point sleuth
- {{{---}}} The first one is an analogy {{{---}}} Classic. Because it is an analogy, it can't be vitriolic. {{{---}}} and the last three aren't even on this thread. {{{---}}} Also classic. Because they aren't on this thread (but on the thread from Will's article linked to this thread), therefore, they don't exist, and aren't examples of the kinds of vitriol expressed by wackjob "conservatives" about the rally. You're hilarious, RG.— Talking point sleuth
- "Jon Stewart is a political demagogue and a racist" You constantly accuse other of demagoguery and racism. Can you please stop spewing vitriol?— RG
- So you jumped through hoops to find six quotes. The first one is an analogy, the third is wishing bad weather, and the last three aren't even on this thread. Well done.— RG
- Tuff, does that make it a "movement?"— pj katauskas
- {{{---}}} Someone needs to check a dictionary again. {{{---}}} Apparently, that would be you, RG: --snip-- Or is it just their arrogance?...Were this rally a horse it would be shot. ..., both punks, ...may the wild storm whipping through the midwest arrive in Washington D.C. in time for the restoring sanity rally ...Jon Stewart is a political demagogue and a racist....Typical Liberal Economic Terrorist Stewart...Typical uneducated politically ignorant Democrat rednecks, ... --snip-- blah, blah.— Talking point sleuth
- Tuff Customer...as I've been repeatedly banned I can only say...LOL.
- He could then look up the terms "faux outrage" and "exaggeration".— RG
- I had the same reaction, RG. Vitriol? Wonder which news outlets he's seeing that on, none that I frequent (CNN, the networks, WSJ). We should all chip in and get him a Funk & Wagnalls.— pj katauskas
- pj - I do think the rally would be a lot of fun, I wish I had time to attend.— bird11
- bird 11, do you think the rally should be a lot of fun? ; - )— pj katauskas
- The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to President George W. Bush throwing out the first pitch at Game 3 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2001.
— bird11 - The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to Michael Jordan returning to the NBA with the Washington Wizards after a 3 1/2 year retirement. The Wizards lost 93-91 to the New York Knicks.— bird11
- "It is amusing to see the vitriol" Someone needs to check a dictionary again.— RG
- The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to Martin Fettman, America's first veterinarian in space, performing the world's first animal dissections in space, while aboard the space shuttle Columbia in 1993— bird11
- The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to police finding the body of kidnapped pro-Solidarity priest Father Jerry Popieluszko in Poland in 1984. His death was blamed on four security officers.
— bird11 - The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to President Richard Nixon approving legislation to increase Social Security spending by $5.3 billion.
— bird11 - It is amusing to see the vitriol from "conservatives" about the rally - but no matter how many attend, the rally is really an indication of just how far to the right the country has been leaning. Notice that Stewart and Colbert - who hilariously ridicule freakish rightwingers nightly on their shows - need to claim that this is a march of "moderates." You have to give credit to "the right." They (well, at least the wacko kinds of "conservatives" who show up at Attytood ) may be laughably illogical and completely lacking in any sense of accountability or "personal responsibility - but they are extremely good at attacking and demonizing "the left" and playing the game of politics.— Talking point sleuth
- The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to General George C. Marshall being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1953.— bird11
- The rally should be a lot of fun - I wish I had time to attend. My only concern is that it is robbing the true recognition we should all be giving on October 30th to the 1938 Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" airing on CBS radio. The belief that the realistic radio dramatization was a live news event about a Martian invasion caused panic among listeners.— bird11
- Can they restore sanity by pointing out that Democrats are actually outspending Republicans, despite all the cries about the evil corporations? http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1010/44216.html#ixzz13XffUM2Q— RG
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- Dear God...I don't ask for much...but may the wild storm whipping through the midwest arrive in Washington D.C. in time for the restoring sanity rally on Saturday....Your faithful servant bagocheese, xi jah, xi jah back from reeducation, zach sawer cool guy, etc.)...Oh. PS.....may the tsunami about to hit next Tuesday be even larger than predicted...Thank you. (googlie eyes...mug for camera).
- I'm interested in the interaction between Stewart's "Sanity Keepers" and Colbert's "Fear Keepers".— SteveMG
- Why do people give Colbert and Stewart, both punks, any stage at all to speak on. If it were not for their liberal views, they would both starve to death. I have not objection to the rally; I just object to the organizers who never let a person that did not agree with them speak. They are products of the 60's punks— frankfj
- It really is amazing how some "conservatives" are always stuck in whine mode. Nate (above) whines that Will doesn't post on the topics he'd prefer. The "stomper" whined about (1) the camera angle, (2) how his bad back affected his stomping technique, (3) how the police didn't prevent him from stomping on someone. Now, a Tea Party Senatorial candidate whines how unfair it is that he's been exposed as a serial liar and for violating workplace rules: --snip--JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Republican Senate hopeful Joe Miller admitted to improperly using three co-workers' government computers over a lunch break to access his personal website to participate in a political poll, then cleaning the caches to try to cover up the activities...In a March 2008 statement to Fairbanks North Star Borough Attorney Rene Broker, Miller said he'd lied about accessing all the computers initially when asked and about the reasons why he used them. Clearing the caches also removed passwords and website IDs used by co-workers.... --snip-- Oh, those wacky, wacky "conservatives" and their concept of accountability and "personal responsibility:" --snip-- "I appear to be the only candidate in this Senate race whose entire life history matters to the media," --snip-- Miller also wrote that he first lied about accessing the computers, then admitted accessing them but lied about what he was doing and then, "Finally, I admitted what I did." --snip-- "It's so unfaaaaaaaaaaaiiiirrrrr, mommy, I violated my employment rules, and I lied about it, and then I lied about it again -- but "the media" won't just ignore it. It's sooooo unfaaaaaaiiirrrrr, mommy."— Talking point sleuth
- We'll see how funny their audience finds the show on November 3rd...(googlie eyes...mug for camera).
If 221,543 people show up, I'll show you 221,543 people who aren't very serious about the issues facing this country, and just want to participate in a comedy bit. Naturally, the leftist media will do all it can to portray this the most important rally in Washington since MLK. I guess the winner of Stewart/Colbert vs. Beck/Palin will be decided on Tuesday.— jmc- TPS....(makes googlie eyes at camera while audience applauds wildly....mug for camera...get more applause)...Gold Jerry...gold!
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- The real irony is that someone who can't make up a witty nickname is commenting on the funniness of highly successful comedians.— Talking point sleuth
- What's the rally about? Promoting sanity. No wonder the tea partiers don't get it.— Jeff West
- I'm completely sane, Steve. Hope the weather's nice at least and that they pick up after themselves like the Beck ralliers reportedly did. A friend of mine went to that one just on a lark, not really very politically involved, and he said it was just like one big picnic, friendly folks, lots of kids, of course some speakers, but nothing frenetic or ridiculous.— pj katauskas
- The real irony is that someone who can't figure out that if you press "submit" twice your post will appear twice is commenting on other people's intelligence.— Talking point sleuth
- The real irony is that the left finds stewart and colbert funny and intelligent...
- The real irony is that the left finds stewart and colbert funny and intelligent...
- Interesting that no one can quite figure out what the rally's about - but a post about the rally is sure to draw hateful posts from our beloved Attytood "conservatives." It's like clockwork.— Talking point sleuth
- I think some people (pj) have forgotten what sanity is. I think the Comedy Central people have been probably a little bit too coy in spelling out an itinery, but my guess would be that it's going to be an afternoon with a bunch of comedians. You'll probably see some of their typical stuff about mocking the MSM and some politicians. But for the most part there will probably be more laughing than screaming. There will be silly custumes and signs instead of stupid ones, and people will leave feeling happy and entertained instead of angry and afraid. Ultimately the biggest irony is that one of the original mottos, "Let's ratchet it DOWN a notch" has flown right over the head of commentators like Bunch and pj. So take it wasy. There's going to be a bunch of guys telling jokes. It won't be bad for democracy (I saw a headline like that somewhere).— SteveMG
- No mention of the Scott Murphy / Bucks Democrats absebtee ballot voter fraud stuff today anywhere. Choosing to ignore it?
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- this should work out about as well as Colberts appearance at the congressional hearing...
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- So Colbert and Stewart fancy themselves as keepers of "sanity." God help us. Or is it just their arrogance? Both?— pj katauskas
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