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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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I have to admit, at first I thought this whole Pizzagate thing was much-ado-about-nothing... but the more I researched it and sifted through utter nonsense from whackos, the more compelling the connections became... and I pride myself on not being prone to tinfoil hat conspiracies. Not that I think every angle of Pizzagate is legitimate, but there are some thought-provoking questions that could be asked about it. I didn't follow it much, but my understanding of its essence was "Hillary and associates were operating a child trafficking ring out of a pizza shop". Now, Trump has done some pretty sleazy things, but I wouldn't begin to buy into that he could be part of such a thing. So, give us just one of those "thought-provoking questions". MooseProfessor, geology, Whatsamatta U Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
Note: same message also posted at the "The Disgusting Berkeley Riots" topic.
----- The index page for the entire hour:See You In Court | On the Media | WNYC Studios The ending 10 minute segment:How To Counter Milo's Trolling Playbook | On the Media | WNYC There is an audio link, a text summary, and a complete text transcript available via the second above link. The summary:
quote: The main points I remember from listening a couple of weeks ago: The best thing for the protesters to do, would have been to totally ignore him. News coverage will focus in on the bad. They cite two examples: 1) A large peaceful gathering (such as the incident in question) where one or a few do destruction. 2) A large Tea Party gathering where one or a few are carrying racist or otherwise stupid signs. Ryan Holiday also comments on where, in the past, he personally did an act of vandalism to make a peaceful crowd look bad. I think it is a real possibility that the destructive acts in question might have been done by Milo supporters. Feel free to listen yourself, or read the transcript(s) of one or more segment of the hour. Moose Edited by Minnemooseus, : Added "Note in red" at message top. Deleted irrelevant "ps". Shut of signature.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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I'm not familiar with Gateway Pundit... You elsewhere linked to the Gateway Pundit yesterday. Just for chuckles, you could try Googling "stupidest man on the internet". There seems to be a broad consensus that Jim Hoft deserves the title. From Jim Hoft: Dumbest Man on the Internet? | Media Matters for America:
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0 |
A summary, with links to examples:
Encyclopedia of American Loons: #769: Jim Hoft Yes, that is a bare link for potential further reading. For material from a former conservative (actually still is, but not the wing-nut variety), I present to you Charles Johnson and his blog "Little Green Footballs".
quote: Charles was a staunch Republican until he decided "The American right wing has gone off the rails, into the bushes, and off the cliff. I won’t be going over the cliff with them." Charles is certainly not a liberal, but he is very down on modern conservatism. And he gives a lot of attention to Jim Hoft and often uses variations of the phrase "Jim Hoft, Stupidest Man on the Internet". Little Green Footballs: Jim Hoft or in a little bit different form lgf: search "DERP Yes, Jim Hoft truly is the Stupidest Man on the Internet. There's really no one else even close in the crowded field of dim-witted right wing derpitude." - Charles Johnson Moose ps: Topics related to the "Killian documents":
Where Was W Waldo? so Bush isn't a liar? Edited by Minnemooseus, : Added Dan Rather related quote from Wikipedia, and other tweaks. Edited by Minnemooseus, : Screwed up a quote box and didn't bother previewing. Edited by Minnemooseus, : ps links and another format tweak.
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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In regards to Charles Johnson/Little Green Footballs, Faith writes: Reading your link has led me to the conclusion that he's taken a strong turn to the left, actually accusing people on the right of the same stuff the left does, basically politically correct lies. Previously cited, and quoted a little, but here is the entire article (posted 11/30/09):
Charles Johnson - Why I Parted Ways With The Right quote: Yes, "he's taken a strong turn to the left", away from the ultra-right wing wacko fringe. Stated differently, the Republican party's taken a strong turn to the far right, and he was no longer willing to follow. And he does think that Jim Hoft is the dumbest man on the internet. Charles Johnson is still a conservative. It just doesn't look that way because much of his output is critical of the far right lunatic fringe. And Faith, it sure seems that you're part of that lunatic fringe. Moose
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Minnemooseus Member Posts: 3945 From: Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. (West end of Lake Superior) Joined: Member Rating: 10.0
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Actually an opinion editorial.
Found via Nonreligious Questions The WSJ article itself is at A President’s Credibility - WSJ. Most of the article is behind some sort of wall. Anyway, the part that Ed Brayton quoted:
quote:quote: MooseProfessor, geology, Whatsamatta U Evolution - Changes in the environment, caused by the interactions of the components of the environment. "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will piss on your computer." - Bruce Graham "The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness." - John Kenneth Galbraith "Yesterday on Fox News, commentator Glenn Beck said that he believes President Obama is a racist. To be fair, every time you watch Glenn Beck, it does get a little easier to hate white people." - Conan O'Brien "I know a little about a lot of things, and a lot about a few things, but I'm highly ignorant about everything." - Moose |
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