CNN Anchor to Shirley Sherrod: Would you like to see [Andrew Breitbart's] site to be shut down?
Shirley Sherrod: “That would be a great thing. Because I don’t see how that advances us in this country.”
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Jonathan Zasloff, a law professor at UCLA on JournoList: “I hate to open this can of worms,” he wrote, “but is there any reason why the FCC couldn’t simply pull [Fox's'] broadcasting permit once it expires?”
As a proud dues-paying member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, here’s a little peek behind the curtain to take home with you this weekend…
Never once, not even in private — not even as the entire corrupted media was savaging Sarah Palin’s family and reporting on the status of a private citizen’s plumber’s license — not even as the whole of the MSM was spreading lies told by the Congressional Black Caucus about the Tea Party hurling racial slurs — not even after reading what we already knew to be true on JournoList — and not even now as we watch all the hypocritical sanctimony surrounding Sharon Sherrod drip from the same MSM lips that refused to broadcast videos proving the Tea Party had been defamed by members of Congress — never once have I heard a fellow Vast Right-Wing Conspirator even hint at the idea of silencing, quieting, or shutting down the other side.
As a former Leftist I do, however, understand the knee-jerk leap to fascism. Being a Leftist sucks when it comes to political debate. You really only have two choices to try and convince others that your progressive ideas and values aren’t toxic, and that’s emotionalism, lies, or both. I remember how frustrating that was and so it only makes sense that Leftists would find appealing everything from a literal “shut up” straight through to wishing that America wasn’t a democracy but instead the kind of country with a government willing and able to permanently silence those opinion and broadcast outlets a chosen few don’t agree with or don’t think “advances us in this country.”
Here’s another insider nugget of information you can take home with you. The warning I most frequently repeat at our thrice-weekly VRWC meetings (a Denny’s on Sunset) is: Take them at their word.
When the Left threatens the First Amendment, it’s not hyperbole and it’s not a joke. If they had the power to do it, they would do it. And they’re driving to obtain the power and already have the bill written — the Orwellian named Fairness Doctrine.
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American citizen: "I disagree." – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
American citizen: "Secure the border." – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
American citizen: "Too much spending." – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
American citizen: "Abortion is wrong." – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
American citizen: "Taxes are too high." – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
American citizen: "Where are the jobs?" – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
American citizen: "ObamaCare is not free." – Liberal Democrat: "Racist! Close Fox! No blogging!"
The Black Tea Party… Are you tired of the Liberal Democrats, NAACP, Black Caucus, Black Panthers and all hollering racist at the Tea Party and conservative Americans? Check this vid for a refreshing view.
The Black Tea Party… http://usataxpayer.org/htm/vids.asp?A=26077572
Recession-Depression-Recovery… http://usataxpayer.org/htm/vids.asp?A=19594510
Silencing dissent is the shortest road to despotism (see Hugo Chavez), nobody on the shameful left seems to be willing to resist the temptation of silencing those they disagree with for political gain.
The country has been stolen and what they have done to Andrew Breitbart is proof of it, if they take the despicable step of silencing dissent we are over as a constitutional republic.
CNN is going to give a whole hour of FREE SPEECH so that she can advocate for SILENCING SPEECH?
The radical left has CNN, PMS-on-LSD, ABC, CBS, NBC News, every newspaper in the country, nearly every magazine publication and every blog in their pockets yet they bitch and whine about FOX, a few radio commentators and Breitbart somehow "controlling" the media?
Hypocrisy!
I love these screams of "Fascism" from people who have no clue what Fascism is. By definition of Fascism, one has to first be Socialist and since the Conservatives (noticed I didn't say (R)'s, Mitt, McCain, I'm talking to you and any other RINO) are the polar opposite , the word doesn't fit but don't let facts get in your way.
Some much for educated elite.
Looks like Shirley is looking for more money by sueing rather than earning. She's done that once before. Maybe she's developing a "habit".
For those who missed it on the BigGovernment site, here's a repost of my first JournOlist photoshop: From the desk of Ezra Klein.
If anyone has a better idea, please pass it along and I'll see if I can illustrate it. Thanks!
Well said Mr. Nolte. My only hope is that you are able to continue saying it. We can't fix all of this in November, but we can make a very meaningful start.
YES I DO!
Change the keystrokes on the keys so they spell the words "LEFT" or "HYPE" or "HELP"
Exactly! This is the core for me.
I thought I was a "liberal" because I love to try to understand different ideas. But the people called "liberal" now actually want to shut down discussion of alternative points of view.
Let us all rejoice! From this point in time forward- no state-run media outlets or Soros funded blogs will ever again quote conservatives out of context or play sound-bytes out of context… ever again! And if it ever does occur, the far left will swoop in and shut them down! Out of fairness.
In all seriousness, although I would defend Breitbart until the end of time as the greatest truth-seeking , ass-kicker out there, he has to take this as a lesson learned and be very careful about putting things this explosive out there without total context and complete truth on his side. No, I don't think it was an intentional smear on the miserable little marxist women, but Breitbart's (and conservative counter media in general) greatest asset and appeal is an unflinching pursuit of exposing the truth.
As far as their dreams of "shutting down" the Big sites, and FOX, etc.- should that or anything close to that even begin to happen, the time for talk and persuasion will be over and the time for forcible action will unfortunately be here. I think there's more than a few of us who will die on our feet before we will live on our knees.
You can have some fun with these folks by asking them to define the word "fascist." They can't, but they also can't shut up and admit it, so they end up defining the term as, "Well, Republicans, Christians, Bush, Reagan, those are all fascists."
The default mode for the left is ignorance.
The last half of October and the beginning of November will get very nasty. Be prepared for civil disobedience on every front. If it starts to look like Oakland in the inner cities, then we should prepare for martial law and this is exactly what obama and Co. want and are planning for, even if the progressive zombies will be the ones that are making the trouble.
The corrupt will NOT walk away quietly.
yes lets close fox, breitbart, drudge, and that wind bag rush, why do the lefties always say this? possibly, because they want to hide the truth, and the truth is like either disinfectant, or sunshine to roaches. the problem they face, is now the right is spreading like wildfire, because they have gained thier foothold. rush started most of it, drudge and fox got his back soon after. breitbart is just the new and improved place for leftist antidote. most people misunderstood drudge, he is a liberitarian, he just believes in freedom, and does not push the right, breitbart does push for the right, but with a big slant for freedom.
CONgress MUST act immediately to rectify this wrongdoing by evil reckless tabloid hatemongers.
Remember, sarcasm IS my middle name……..?:-D
Pray tell, what event brought you to this realization?
We must investigate so that we may duplicate………..!
Welcome Aboard!
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The last paragraph of Heaven on Earth: The Rise and Fall of Socialism by Joshua Muravchik, in the epilogue, points to the problem:
"By no means all socialists were killers or amoral. Many were sincere humanitarians; mostly these were adherents of democratic socialism. But democratic socialism turned out to be a contradiction in terms, for where socialists proceeded democratically, they found themselves on a trajectory that took them further and further from socialism. Long before Lenin, socialist thinkers had anticipated the problem. The imaginary utopias of Plato, More, Campanella and Edward Bellamy, whose 1887 novel, Looking Backward, was the most popular socialist book in American history, all relied on coercion, as did the plans of [Babeuf's] Conspiracy of Equals. Only once did democratic socialists manage to create socialism. That was the kibbutz. And after they had experienced it, they chose democratically to abolish it."
Leftist ideology, socialism, communism, or whatever you want to call it demands that people think and behave a certain way and when people inevitably don't, they are faced with a dilemma. They can either ratchet up the authoritarianism all the way up to gulag, famine, guillotine, machete, or gunshot, if necessary, or they can back down and give up on their leftist dreams. And because they are so attached to the idea that they are creating utopia, they never seem to notice that they are moving further and further away from their ideals. You'll notice that when people on the left are confronted with the failures of socialism and communism, they always complain that it hasn't been implemented properly and that they need to be allowed to give it another thry. That it will never work never crosses their mind.
I think we're only seeing the beginnings of the tip of the iceberg on this subject for right now and I'm worried about where this is going to lead. We've seen a takeover of business & healthcare, the only thing left is the truth (media) and after jornolist we can see how that's being manipulated.
Watch the baiting by the left – they're into race baiting right now – calling anything conservative, racist, and this is baiting for violence. The first conservative that really loses it and does do something stupid, the left will be all over like white on rice and the call to control media content will get extream. Because, like everything else, "…it's all (insert your favorite conservative here)'s fault and something must be done to prevent this from happening again."
Such is the stuff Civil Wars are made of!
Join me here, to see the conversation with WHAT_WHAT_WHAT…
I'm probably wasting my time with him/her, we'll see but more than likely I am.
http://www.breitbart.tv/coulter-media-makes-sherr...
No offense, but…duh.
I disagree on one point. It doesn't suck to be a left-wing fanatic in that the government will accomodate your fascism. With each new form of communication these bastards have been poised to regulate and control. Radio? Fairness Doctrine. Television? FCC licensing becomes more invasive. The Internet? When it first became widespread, we were treated to stories about hordes of sexual predators and other criminals prowling about the Net, and the need for regulation. The pretext has changed but the pigs in this Administration continue to try to put their snouts into our free expression. They look at what happened to their soulmates in the old Soviet Union and East Bloc, and realize the Net played a role in the demise of that totalitarianism. Therefore, the Left moves frantically to seal this form of expression. Even our oldest form of communication, print, has been subjected to government regulation via anti-trust measures that resulted in "Joint Operating Agreements" that led to self-censorship.
Progressivism is anathema to American and democratic tradition and this needs to be driven home as often as possible–while we still can.
John,where did Sherrod call for government censorship in that interview? Did Sherrod say "I want the government to forcibly shut down the "Big" sites? Did she call for Breitbart to be imprisoned? She didn't. No fascism here.
"Vast Right-Wing Conspirator even hint at the idea of silencing, quieting, or shutting down the other side."
Stop lying John. On this and every other Breitbart site, bloggers,editors and commenters are calling every day for the abolition of everything they oppose, Unions, ACORN,etc.
And sorry John, you and your right wing extremist ilk spent 40-odd years screaming "America:Love it or leave it!" Just because Obama won, the right suddenly cares about the First Amendment? Give me a damn break.
Breitbart seriously screwed up Sherrod’s life when he pushed the edited clip and he’s yet to offer any apology. Obama’s administration over reacted, but at least Obama apologized.
Communist Party supporter says "Obama will open the door"…….. http://newzeal.blogspot.com/2010/07/communist-par...
Let the Racist Ms. Sherrod sue. She will prove she is a Racist. She will prove members of the NAACP are Racist. These types of vampire Racist roaches cannot hold up in court as the daylight shines on them, not even in a liberal court.
Admit it. You and your ilk wanted this site taken down long before Sherrod and would use the government to do it. If you continue to undermine our Constitution, it will be easier, but that's the point, right? Please show us where conservatives ever used government to shut down free expression. You can't, so you generalize about ACORN and so forth and draw false analogies. I also would not that each actual mass movenment in this nation, not left-wing astroturf but actual citizen involvement, has been vilified by you pricks. This time, though, your lies will be exposed far and wide.
Let Sherrod sue. I would love to participate in her deposition but more talented folks are poised to make her the posterchild for left-wing fanaticism.
I now understand why civil wars occur. I'm not sure we can co-exist with these people. If allowed to stay put, they will eventually gain enough power to take total control and change the laws to never relinquish it. These are the communists Americans were terrified of in the 50's.
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It's not about truth. Truth or not, we disagree with them and their ideology. That's what they can't tolerate and why they try to shut us up.
Well put. If someone believes in Utopia, the mere existence of dissent boggles their mind. The logical next step is suppression.
You're right, BB, he did screw up, by failing to show the portions where she talks about "enduring" 8 years of President Bush, and how "mean" (and therefore racist) the tea-partiers are; and that is in her current standing as a employee of the taxpayers, not something that happened 20 years ago. Either way you look at it, Obama had plenty of justification to fire her.
Hm. What an emotional, dishonest post that does and excellent job of proving John's point. Not a shred of critical thinking or actual debate. Thanks for the demonstration.
John, did you or Walsh attempt to ask the Spooner family if Sherrod is a racist? http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/news/2010/jul/2...
"Spooner said without her help, their farm would have been sold on the steps of the courthouse some 20 years ago."
Where does Sherrod call on the government to shut down Breitbart's site?
FYI:"the left" doesn't want this site shut down. I love coming here every day to read your nutjob conspiracy theories about Soros,fascism,Stalinism,Alinsky,etc. Shows how out of touch conservatives are today,and why you should be mocked rather than feared.
Bingo. See Thomas Sowell's book A Conflict of Visions for that point about dissent boggling their mind treated in depth. To those on the left, conservatives are standing in the way of utopia and the only reason anyone could possibly want to stop utopia is that they are stupid, evil, or both, which is exactly how the left characterizes all of their enemies. For all of their self-professed intelligence and education, they can't imagine that anyone who disagrees with them might actually do so for good reasons.
Eleven years ago, like every citizen elected to serve in Congress or any person appointed to any federal position, I swore an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic."
I've always thought it significant that the Founders included domestic enemies in that oath of office. They thought liberty was as much at risk from threats within our borders as from outside.
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the greatest threat to our nation was clear – and foreign. While Islamic terrorism still represents the greatest external threat to America and American lives, the avowed program of the Obama regime has changed the picture in a fundamental way.
For the first time in American history, we have a man in the White House who consciously and brazenly disregards his oath of office to protect and defend the Constitution. That's why I say the greatest threat to our Constitution, our safety and our liberties, is internal. Our president is an enemy of our Constitution, and, as such, he is a danger to our safety, our security and our personal freedoms.
Your post is absolutely right. The left has gotten lazy over the years. They used to be more crafty in their use of the race card, but it has worked so well for them that they use it the instant someone says something that they dislike. It is like a smart bomb in a video game: it starts out being used when absolutely necessary, but after awhile, the player gets lazy and throws it at everything.
Actually, YOU need to be educated. Fascism has several forms, several of which are socialist or communist in political activity. Fascism can spring from any type of society or government as the term really mean…"factions." Fascism is applied to any group that exercises power by forming a group of priviledged members to the exclusion of most others in the society. A minor form of fascism is seen in the college club called "Skull and Bones." that incorporate the Bush family. Many forms of fascism sprang from post WWI Europe. Early monarchs and even emperors were often defined as monarchal fascist because only the elite ruling class persons were the privileged members. Please read more than one book.
This Shirley Sherrod situation is the kind of chaos the Obama Administration LOVES.
It distracts his moronic, ignorant, corrupt voters from the real problems that face all of us
and them in particular…
Well after you kill all of the black people and white democrats, who then would you attack? Oh, you could start another world war and kill millions of other prople that you don'r agree with. After they are gone, you could look around your neighborhood, and after that look around your churh or even your own kitchen table. Man, there are a lot of mean spirited, non thinking people commenting at this site.
BB in case you may have missed Shirley, near the end of her blabbering "15 minutes of fame", "you know" fest
CNN Newsreader : " Would you like to see [Andrew Breitbart's] site to be shut down?"
Shirley Sherrod: “That would be a great thing. Because I don’t see how that advances us in this country
We are not saying unions and Acorn should be abolished. We simply want them to quit acting as arms of the Democrat Party with tax payer and coerced funds. That too simple a concept for you?
You are despicable.
While I disagree with many dictionary definitions of fascism (due to redefinitions of terms, based in usage after time and external political classifications, which really aren't decided by a dictionary), perhaps we can look it up anyway.
From Wiktionary:
<<fascism (usually uncountable; plural fascisms)
1. A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalting the state and/or religion above individual rights. Originally only applied (usually capitalized) to Benito Mussolini's Italy.
2. By vague analogy, any system of strong autocracy or oligarchy usually to the extent of bending and breaking the law, race-baiting and violence against largely unarmed populations.>>
From Princeton:
<<(n) fascism (a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)) >>
Where do you see the Skull and Bones in any of this? Please indicate which "book" would reveal this connection.
You seem to be greatly expanding the definition almost to any group which seeks its own benefit at the expense of others. That's so broad of a definition, it's almost silly.
The problem with defining fascism is that it is a term that applied to Mussolini's Italy, but got lost in the political classifications since then. It was adopted by Hitler's Germany, and also got lost in the political classifications. Many people think that these governments were right-wing in nature and that fascism is right-wing in nature. While such a label can be applied arbitrarily, it doesn't tell you what the governments actually promoted, and it deceptively indicates that they are related to the right-wing groups of today — which they are not. Until people start realizing that Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy were extremely left-wing in ideology, they probably won't be able to get much further in terms of political classifications.
Maybe you should learn how to play nice with others. You're not coming off very well if your intent is to change minds.
Sorry this shit doesn't work for you folks any longer. We have an actual racist in the black Democrat who inhabits the Oval Office, the trite phrase "mean spirited" has become conservatives' dog whistle, and the left-wing now makes war. I know you really, really miss Bush.
I watched the clip with Sherrod,I heard what she said. Where did she say "I want the goverment or police to shut down the site." She didn't say that. She's not calling for government censorship or arrest of Breitbart. No fascism here.
You don't think that bombing black churches and killing 5 innocent black girls there for choir practice is not "mean spiritedness" coming from ultra-rightwingers/
I just googled this site to see what bigjournalism had to say about the Spooner family. You know, the family who Sherrod helped 20 some years back? Guess how many hits came up?
Zero,because bigjournalism doesn't care about the truth: http://www.thepostsearchlight.com/news/2010/jul/2...
"Spooner said he never cared what Sherrod's race was and said the experience wasn’t ever about race."
"Spooner said without her help, their farm would have been sold on the steps of the courthouse some 20 years ago.
“She was right there with us,” Spooner said. “She knew more about our business than we did.”"
John, did you try contacting the Spooners to see if they thought she was a racist? Did Mike Walsh try contacting them? Yes or no?
Msg to Cardilover and DavidC99: Obama was raised by white grandparents that he cherishes and his mother was white. Do yo really believe he is a racist against black people. I am not a racist, and I have had white people do several mean, racist, and violent things to me. But I forgive because not all white people are mean and racist. Why is it that black people are always required to evidence a high degree of overt forgiveness and white people are not?
No,I would never want to see this or any Breitbart sites shut down. I come here every day, to read your ridiculous conspiracy theories espoused by editors,bloggers and commenters about Soros,Alinsky,Stalinism,Facsism,Marxism,etc. I would fight in court for this site to exist,because I believe insanity should be displayed in public. The views of Nolte,Breitbart,Prelutsky,etc should be on display for everyone to read and see how out of touch they are. The Shirley Sherrods and Roger Spooners of America are more in touch with reality than Nolte will ever be.
The point at which they silence Breitbart, Fox and Tea Partiers is the point at which peaceful opposition ends and a revolution begins.
Not true. We need to hear all voices. I as a black liberal do not agree with Shirley Sherrod about shutting down Breitbart's sites. But I do believe he should be sued if only to find out how he got the video. I believe he is a two-faced liar.
I would have used stronger language, but you are RIGHT! How do these idiots come up with this pap?
This gives us the basis for a criminal complaint under the FCC and the FEC. If we can sustain the complaint against even 1 of the journalists, we can then file a RICO complaint and force the whole clam open. The irony here is that we can follow the liberal "wealth redistribution" program approach and redistribute the wealth of all 400 members (and their employers!) to Sarah Palin.
Now that would be the sweetest revenge of all…
Simply silencing anyone who disagrees with them saves them the trouble of ever having to debate.
Another radical leftist criticizes Breitbart's tactics: http://dailycaller.com/2010/07/21/gop-house-leade...
House Minority Leader John Boehner on Wednesday criticized the decision by conservative media personality Andrew Breitbart to air only a small portion of the video showing USDA official Shirley Sherrod making racially charged remarks earlier this year, which led to her firing.
"It's unfortunate that whoever laid this out there didn't lay out the whole story, as opposed to a part of it," said Boehner, an Ohio Republican, at a lunch with journalists in Washington.
"They only put a little piece of the story out there and people make judgments and they rush and they make bad decisions. They make rash decisions. I don't want to say bad because I haven't seen all of this," he said.
And here is a fine example of that.
Straightforward questions were asked and I was met with obfuscation and silence for being honest.
http://www.breitbart.tv/coulter-media-makes-sherr...
It is simply amazing to behold the willful ignorance of the left and their utter deafness and blindness to reality…
Great segment from Ann —
Calling Sanchez a child molester was perfect way to show what was done to Tea partiers by the "venerable" John Lewis.
Nice try, but who do you think she meant, if not the guber'mant….
Maybe the Salvation Army?
The Spooners were obviously shocked to find Sherrod claiming there was racism involved. According to her own story, she could have helped them, but instead passed them off to a white lawyer who she expected would take care of them. At some later meeting, she realized the white lawyer was milking them for money without actually helping them. It is to her credit that she then took charge of the situation and helped them save the farm, but it would not have been in her interest to tell them she could have helped them sooner (or why she didn't). All they know is that she helped them save the farm. She could have kept her mouth shut about it, but chose not to.
Well, to give you the benefit of a doubt you probably don't deserve, consider Sherrod's own words here about this very website: "I don’t see how that advances us in this country." This is in response to if and why this website should be shut down. That encapsulates the modern Left's view of the First Amendment perfectly: if, from its perspective, information "advances us in this country," it is acceptable. If not, it should be shut down. Now, that isn't a "ridiculous conspiracy theory" but a widely held left-wing perspective. Perhaps you don't share it, but that is a minority viewpoint for left-wingers.
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I'm sure the Democrats who did it contribute to this website.
Where is the outrage for the insults Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas deals with to this day? When syndicated columnist Julianne Malveaux said that she hoped Justice Thomas’ wife serves him “lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease. Well, that’s how I feel.“, where was the media then ?http://www.black-and-right.com/2010/04/10/so-voicemails-expose-lefts-racism-wheres-the-msm-been-all-this-time/
When Justice Janice Rogers Brown and Dr. Condoleeza Rice were the subject of racist caricatures by cartoonists working for major metropolitan newspapers, where was the media then? http://www.black-and-right.com/2010/04/10/so-voic...
When Colin Powell was racially slurred (Uncle Tom Powell Stumps for Massah Bush) instead of celebrated as the first black Secretary of State, where was the media outrage? http://www.black-and-right.com/2010/04/10/so-voic...
When Ken Blackwell and Michael Steele respectively ran for statewide office and had Oreo cookies thrown at them, where was the media coverage and condemnation?
I guess that didn’t count because they didn’t “expose” it.
When California Regent Ward Connerly was racially slurred for wanting minorities to be held to the same college admission standard as everyone else (because he, as I, believe we are capable), where was the mainstream media then?
I guess that didn’t count because they didn’t “expose” it.
Haywood-the video was NOT edited. While Breitbart showed only a PORTION of the video, it was not edited. But hey, I went ahead and watched the entire video and I hate to break it to you, but that video in its entirety only proves that she is still a racist. From the first 20+ minutes of her ranting about how bad the white man is because of slavery, what took place in the 1950's and 60's to her calling Republicans racist because they disagree with the governments take over of the health care industry. Now, when people were disagreeing with the health care take over under Clinton, it wasn't racist then-why is it now. Because the pea brain mentality and the race baiters of this country have to make it about race if they want things their way-period! That, Sir is racist and Sherrod is still a racist to this very day.
I can understand the lefties wanting to censor the Right – they are afraid of the truth. The left brings nothing intelligent to the conversation and has to use censorship to fight the truth. Since they can't offer a solution they've found that there's a lot of job security in being part of the problem.
The Right on the other hand doesn't want to silence the left. The more that Americans hear the left's message the sooner they will understand that the left is trying to destroy everything our country was built on.
I believe that Sherrod's ousting has only solidified the opinion that most Americans already had: that it is groups like the NAACP that allow racial distrust to continue. In fact, groups like the NAACP can only stay relevant if (perceived) racial inequality exists. The rest of us gain nothing from it.
Where is the outrage for the insults Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas deals with to this day? When syndicated columnist Julianne Malveaux said that she hoped Justice Thomas’ wife serves him “lots of eggs and butter and he dies early like many black men do, of heart disease. Well, that’s how I feel.“, where was the media then?
When Justice Janice Rogers Brown and Dr. Condoleeza Rice were the subject of racist caricatures by cartoonists working for major metropolitan newspapers, where was the media then?
When Colin Powell was racially slurred (Uncle Tom Powell Stumps for Massah Bush) instead of celebrated as the first black Secretary of State, where was the media outrage?
When Ken Blackwell and Michael Steele respectively ran for statewide office and had Oreo cookies thrown at them, where was the media coverage and condemnation?
I guess that didn’t count because they didn’t “expose” it.
When California Regent Ward Connerly was racially slurred for wanting minorities to be held to the same college admission standard as everyone else (because he, as I, believe we are capable), where was the mainstream media then?
I guess that didn’t count because they didn’t “expose” it .http://www.black-and-right.com/2010/04/10/so-voicemails-expose-lefts-racism-wheres-the-msm-been-all-this-time/
Well spoken.
Well you gave a perfect description of a tribal society, where on earth do those still exist?
Whomever occupies the head of our Constitutional Republic has a duty to 'set the tone', and HE has.
Did you think NAACP could spew hatred for a week attacking the TEA Party Movement repeatedly, at their
convention without conservatives noticing?
Whom did the TEA Party rally focus on when they had their health care rally in DC? Not the NAACP, not even
exclusively the Democrat Party.
Nope,… their disdain was directed against the Congress, Repbs & Dems who were acting on legislation using questionable legislative tactics, against the will of the majority of American citizens.
So in summation I will say, the NAACP, has squared off to attack the TEA Party on behalf of the Administra-
tion and the Democrat Party. Can we agree on this point?
TEAPM angry at Congress
NAACP not angry at Congress, NAACP is angry at TEAPM………. Which most resembles tribalism?
It is desirable in our society to fuss and fume at our government to make changes on our behalf.
It is not desirable to attack those who disagree, therefor turn our anger toward fellow citizens rather than
the Gov't.
However once one group takes that tack it usually will be returned in kind. Wa-La Civil War anyone?
Fascism is the most misunderstood and abused word out there today, abused in particular by the Right. In truth, Fascism is a creature of the Right. In the early 20th century, the fascist movements of Germany and Italy rose via a call to the "folk" or people, claiming that the movement represented the "true roots" of their national identity. Sound familiar? It is inherently a creature of conservatism. It calls back to a better time in the past that never was, i.e. Nazi obsession with aryan and folk history within the German experience. Most often it created a jaundiced, altered vision of the past -one that never was. In this vein, the modern Tea Party and their obsession with an idealized 18th century America is a good example of comparison. Unfortunately, the historical "better" America that the Tea Party so claims to represent is mostly a fiction carved from modern misinterpretation. Fascism needs hate, it needs a foreign "other" to attack, it needs never ending war…these are the conditions it thrives; exactly the state of modern America brought to us by continual misrule from the Right. One final and not-the-least significant factor of fascism is hte alliance of corporate and political power. Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy were at their core kleptocratic -thieves rule- societies, where the ruling elite served essentially to rob and terrorize the general masses. Just because the word "socialism" was used in official party speak, does not mean these systems were socialist. They were far from it. Examine your history.
"never once have I heard a fellow Vast Right-Wing Conspirator even hint at the idea of silencing, quieting, or shutting down the other side" — John Nolte
I guess Nolte doesn't read the comments at this site. Or he doesn't consider you people fellow travelers. Or he's like Breitbart and doesn't bother with even basic fact checking. Take your pick.
Here's a Big Journalism comment from July 14. The commenter is one ladydee1213, who is calling for a boycott of NBC and CBS. "I OFFICIALLY CALL FOR A BOYCOTT of NBC *& CBS, Dont watch them and write to their sponsers and ask them if they want to be associated with anti american Networks.. THE USA CITIZENS are the ones who keep these networks in biz …":
So how is a boycott not an attempt to silence, quiet or shut down, John? That search took me about a minute. Let me know if you need more examples. People like John Nolte should spend less time writing and more time reading. They'd look a whole lot smarter.
I asked this 2 hours ago John:
John, did you try contacting the Spooners to see if they thought she was a racist? Did Mike Walsh try contacting them? Yes or no?
I'm going to interpret your failure to respond as a "no". Of course you didn't try to contact the Spooners,because the Spooners destroy you're whole "narrative" about Sherrod being a racist against white people.
As long as Nolte writes here, maybe a better name for this site is BigFAIL.
Thank God for the useful idiots at CNN who unwittingly expose fascism on the left. The first amendment is apparently appalling to them unless Al Queda or the adherents to sharia law want to talk. W to the F?
If only a good liberal like Sherrod were in control of us huh?
Fascism is a creation of the Right…Yes it is but the Right of Socialism not the Right of the system in the US.
"In the early 20th century, the fascist movements of Germany and Italy rose via a call to the "folk" or people, claiming that the movement represented the "true roots" of their national identity"
-That is Nationalism or, in its expanded name, National Socialism. A strong central government that is focused on the nation as a collective, not just society as with Socialism.
"Tea Party and their obsession with an idealized 18th century America is a good example of comparison."
-How the Hell do you get that? Tea Parties are the exact opposite and on a different track. Tea Parties stand for stronger individual freedoms and rights, power dispersed back to the States, not a central government. That by its self should tell you that you have no clue what so ever about what you are talking about.
"Unfortunately, the historical "better" America that the Tea Party so claims to represent is mostly a fiction carved from modern misinterpretation."
-Ok, back to the books with you. Stop reading the talking points from Media Mutters and HuffHo and read first source. You swallowed the Revisionist History lessons hook, line and sinker.
"Fascism needs hate, it needs a foreign "other" to attack, it needs never ending war…these are the conditions it thrives; exactly the state of modern America brought to us by continual misrule from the Right"
-See, you're still ass backwards. Yes, Fascism needs, all of the forms of Socialism needs hate to exist, hate of a social class, hate of another country, hate of a racial group…Socialism in all its forms, Socialism, Communism, Fascism, Nationalism (NAZI) all need an enemy, even if that enemy is within its own ranks. The Right and the Tea Parties, wants Equal Justice for All not Social Justice for some.
If you really want to keep living in your own fairyland, go right ahead but don't be a damn bit surprised if you wake up and found out that you are living a lie.
And as I posted to you two hours ago, the Spooner's point of view is irrelevant. Sherrod had a disincentive to be honest with the Spooners as to why she did not help them until after the episode with the lawyer. All they know is that she helped them save the farm. The reason for the delay is something she could have kept to herself.
Mr Nolte
Did you do a story on how you converted from the dark side? It is available? Was it a come to the Constitution moment, or just a slow raising awareness sort of thing? Possibly a group counseling session. Also, do you have a mailing address for the VRWC main office. I have been wanting to send donations for years, but the post office keeps returning them "no such address".
http://iowntheworld.com/blog/?p=29858
Click on the link above to get a look at a few of these "Journo-sluts".
Hopefully, the mug shots of the rest of them will be exposed.
The first word, that comes to mind is 'Un-American" !
I am willing to bet not ONE of them has ever, served their country.
Our soldiers can die for our rights
and these Manipulative Turncoats
are perfectly willing to derail, dismantle & dismiss our freedoms,
like a bunch of low-life thieves in the dark of night.
Know that-
Our Founding Fathers would all hold you in contempt-
you are SHAMELESS!
Note to Bill & Hillary:
Forget your bitching about Right-Wing Conspiracies-
Here, you have proof of just one of many Left-Wing Conspiracies,
that have been going on for years.
Let's see how you are going to spend your way out of this web.
What must this do to all the pathetic, Liberal, bleeding hearts ?
Hopefully,
these "Journo-Sluts"
have destroyed their careers-
Everyone should boycott ANY media form that gives ANY of them space or time ….
They would be lucky if they can secure a job,
writing classified ads for their local Pennysaver…..
The Founding Fathers wouldn't have it any other way !
Holy cow! I didn't know BIG sites got tax payer subsidies!!! I mean, Unions and ACORN do…and you are, apparently trying to draw parallels between AB and ACORN. They are two VERY, VERY different things, bub. How did Breitbart screw up her life? She was awarded $13 million dollars through Pigsford. I doubt she wants for anything. The clip was NEVER EDITED! He didn't show the whole thing because the the point he was making wasn't about what Sherrod said, it was about HOW THE AUDIENCE REACTED. NAACP wants Tea Parties to spend money, time, and personal effort to root out some bad racist apples, but are unwilling to do so in their own ranks? The crowd never objected to what she said.
Newsflash, blockhead. This isn't about Sherrod, it's about the racism in the NAACP, documented on tape, no less. Do you believe the Spooners have a unique insight on racism in the NAACP? If so, why do you think that? If not, why would Nolte contact then regarding the NAACP? Did the NAACP look up videos documenting the Tea Parties exclusion of racists? Why not?
I've had black people call me cracker. Why is it ok for a black person to poke fun at my color but not for white people? What have black people done that deserves forgiveness? They have been oppressed and stifled under "War on Poverty" (which, interestingly enough, poverty levels are similar now as they were then), minimum wage, (this affects ALL people in poverty) and Affirmitive Action (skin color requires reward). All these were brought about by politicians. Do you think blacks would have progressed in this direction if given the opportunity without government influence? I hardly think so.
I hate to say it but I think you are right. If opposition starts getting squelched, and the right to vote gets suspended/revoked, there WILL be blood. I'm already weary from all this political fire, but…if need be, I will die a freeman.
Cool. What's your point? She was fired by govt, not Breiatbart, Fox, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, etc. NAACP had the full tape the ENTIRE TIME. So the Govt is making rash decisions from an op-ed that wasn't about Sherrod, it was about the NAACP. Breitbart mentioned her apparent turnaround in the same article. Sounds like OTHER people are jumping to conclusions without having all the facts, right BBHaywood?
Did ladydee1213 work for the govt? Did she have a primetime spot on CNN to endorse the squelching of NBC & CBS? Does ladydee have influence with a large partisan group, the NAACP? Trying to draw moral equivilance between these two is stretching at best. In fact, isn't Obama's spiritual advisor, former green jobs czar, and a few other people attempting to boycott gleen beck? Do you believe ladydee has the same influence as these people?
Repost from earlier.
Newsflash, blockhead. This isn't about Sherrod, it's about the racism in the NAACP, documented on tape, no less. Do you believe the Spooners have a unique insight on racism in the NAACP? If so, why do you think that? If not, why would Nolte contact then regarding the NAACP? Did the NAACP look up videos documenting the Tea Parties exclusion of racists? Why not?
Progressing… do you not understand the difference between a "Boycott" and a "forced shutdown"? here let's help you out a little.
A boycott is a message to the advertisers saying you can say what you want, but we are not going to listen to you…
A silencing of… is a message of you're not allowed to say anything we disagree with…
I suggest maybe a basic check on your English dictionary, progressing, maybe you'll understand the difference between the two. It might help you "look a whole lot smarter" (in your own words.)
Copper-Ive been warning about that for months-commies never cede power easily and once reality strikes Dumbama will likley react with martial law or the suspension of habeus corpus. One other thing-Liberty chick had something on her big blog today about Andy Stern being on the board of a company that makes Biological "defense" products-thats a scary thought, the likes of an Andy Stern near a company with access to biological weapons.
No you lying sack of excrement. Sherrod made this speech herself. This speech was made in March. The NAACP had it for several months , not expecting it would ever get out in public. Seems to me the racists in the NAACP though screwing over the white farmer was hilarious. The only "redemption" Shirley did was sending the farmer to a white lawyer-not because he was a whitel lawyer, but because it got him away from the filthy bureau rats.
Yeah, i read that too somep[lace else plus he is now on the board of directors in Georgetown University. I swear, I feel like I'm living the movie "Aliens" and every time I dig deeper I find another tunnel with progressive, corrupt, evil pods that are feeding off our people.
This is scarty shit and we need to be prepared to act as one Patriotic Nation when the time comes. This administration makes FDR, Carter and Clinton look silly. This is phucking war and our lives and this country are at stake.
Washington-I swore the same oath in the mid 70s as a Marine. I still beleive today the biggest favor General Mathis or A Tommy Franks can do is take a battalion into DC and remove these traitors from office. It should be unconstitutional for communist sympathizers to ever hold public office-right nowe almost 2/3 of our congressionaL Demonrats are Marxists and even some of the GOP lean far left. I will not be surprised if the Dumbama tries something as extreme as suspending Habeus Corpus or the elec tions strictly because of the expected losses. If that happens all bets are off.
Ben-sure-and you are at the head of the class(less) and the clueless. Your IQ is likely lower than the number of Super bowls the Cleveland Browns have played in and the last time you actually put together a cogent thought was when the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series. By the way Ben-lasy I looked, iy was your heroes named Hitler,Stalin. Pol Pot and Mao who committed all the mass murders. The same group your buttboy lover Soros has been known to have great love and affection for and your heroine Anita Dunn refers to as "her favorite philosopher" . The biggest dunce in this room is you and only you. My little toe has more brain matter than you and your daddy combined.
Oh by the way BB(buttboy?) -I also seem to remember movies being made about killing Bush, a late night TV host superimposing a gunsight on Bushes forehead and David Letterman(pervert) talking about Sarah Palins 14yo daughter being Alex Rodriquez Ho. Some real nice folks there buttboy.
Oh Really-Michael Richards-Trent Lott. On the other hand-when was Tookie Williams(scumtrash muderer) OJ Simpson(ditto) Mike Tyson (rapist) or the rioters durinf the Rodney King riots ever apologize? Most of the victims of the Rodney King riots were inner city Asians. What did Tookie Williams victims do to him? While he was murdering the asian hotel owner with a shiotgun blast from 6 inches away , he was making jokes about "chop Suey". Yet this ass was kept alive for over 25 yrs before Schwartenegger did one of the few correct things hes done and signed his death warrant. Ive had blacks rob my business, try to rape my daughter and guess what-I dont go shooring someone because they are Black, I just expect society will deal with them as the criminals they are. If that is racist, then I guess I am one.
Media Matters, CNN, MSNBC and the rest of the mainstream media have been taking things out of context for years now in order to prop up their leftist agenda. And now we know thanks to the Journolist revelations that they have been colluding to play the race card to destroy the careers of innocent people. The means justtifies the ends. That is their modus operandi. Alinsky would be proud.
But when someone who disagrees with them dares to point out their hypocrisy and posts an excerpt of a speech where the audience cheers on real racism suddenly *they* are the bad guy — not the White House nor the NCAAP who are the real villains in all of this.
The left has become so intellectually weak and lazy that they are used to getting anything they want by bomb throwing baseless charges of racism.
We need to draw a line in the sand. We need to start fighting back. We need to rally around Andrew Breitbart and other courageous Americans who aren't afraid to speak out against this tyranny. No longer will we let a tiny minority of the elites rule the majority of this country.
Moronic. That's the best you can do for an argument? I'm embarrassed for you. The objective of a boycott is to force, by economic means, the networks to stop messages and to change positions the right disagrees with. How's that working out for you? Again, Nolte was crystal clear. He alleges that he has never heard anyone on his side even hint at wanting to stifle debate. He's ignorant, lying or, like you, feeble minded.
Enjoy the progress.
Are you seriously arguing that ladydee1213 is the only wingnut to call for a boycott? You need more powerful examples? No problem. Here's an easy one for you: FreedomWorks (front for coal and oil companies and astroturfing underwriter of teabagging events nationwide) unsuccessfully called for the boycott of Procter & Gamble for advertising on Hardball. The National Tea Party Federation also tried and failed to lead a boycott of MSNBC's advertisers. Google it. Lots more where that came from. The intent is to shut down political speech that the right disagrees with. Just because you suck at being evil doesn't mean you aren't.
Enjoy the progress.
The race card has been played so often it's getting a little ragged around the edges.
Man, there are a lot of mean spirited, non thinking people commenting at this site.
Like the one who presumes the people he hates want to kill "all the black people and white democrats"? Oh wait, that was you.
Good post. The way I see it this: take the anything one considers to be a problem, and take the reaction of some "There should be a law . . ." and then follow that to its logical conclusion. I used to consider myself a moderate liberal until I realized that all the things I thought should be fixed just led to a world where the gov't would have to control pretty much everything in order to reach that end.
The other way to look at is this – if you are asking the gov't to continue to "recognize" rights, rather than just being expected to not infringe on your natural rights, you are giving them the power to take those rights away from you.
The purpose of gov't is to secure the rights you already have, not to keep adding to it artificially.
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