Behold The Power Of Lying To The Angry And Ignorant

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Wednesday November 03, 2010 · 12:06 PM PDT

2010/11/03 · 12:06

An angry mob is an ugly thing, but easily manipulated if you know your audience. Fox Nooze and right-wing radio knows their audience.

The propaganda machine did it's job well over the last two years, and with the help of shameless fucking shills like Evan Bayh, and the entire Village Media, they sold a bill of goods to the Angry and Ignorant out in Dumbfuckistan that culminated in the manufactured "uprising" known as the Tea Party. This re-branding of old-white-republican-bigots and anti-tax-numskulls, who five years ago were up to their asses in "Support the Troops" magnets and BUSH/CHENEY bumper stickers, required mass inducement of complete amnesia about every single fucking thing that happened before Jan 20th, 2009. That's where Old Man Murdock came in.

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Monday November 01, 2010 · 10:43 AM PDT

2010/11/01 · 10:43

I love Jon Stewart, but I have to call bullshit on the whole false equivalency shtick he pulled at the rally on Saturday. It needs to be said.

When a large portion of the population lives in a fantasy world created by Fox Nooze and hate radio, there is a hard reality that we, the Sane People have to face. That reality has little room left, unfortunately for civility and compromise. To paraphrase something I heard a while back; "How do you compromise when one person wants steak for dinner, and the other wants burnt tires and arsenic". We need to face the fact that there are millions of Americans out there that are beyond reason. They are willful participants in the curb stomping this nation has endured over the last thirty years, and will continue to endure. This is reality.

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Friday October 08, 2010 · 7:52 AM PDT

2010/10/08 · 07:52

As promised, Keith Olbermann provided information last night on how to donate to the Cranick family for those of you who feel inclined to help.

By mail:

Gene or Mildred Paulette Cranick
Special Account
C/O Heritage Bank
P.O. Box 1410
Fulton KY, 42041

Or if you have a Pay-Pal account you can donate there by clicking on "send money" and enter: CranickFireFund@yahoo.com

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Thursday October 07, 2010 · 10:04 AM PDT

2010/10/07 · 10:04

Once again, Keith Olbermann covered the aftermath of the Cranick family's tragic loss of their home. Jonathan Turley was brought in to discuss the legal issues behind the subscription based fire service in Obion County.

For those who commented on my diary Monday that the firefighters were being unfairly targeted in this case, the International Association of Firefighters (PDF) has issued a statement condemning the actions of the South Fulton Fire Department.

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Wednesday October 06, 2010 · 7:30 AM PDT

2010/10/06 · 07:30

Title blatantly stolen from Keith Olbermann's outstanding show last night. If you missed it, he devoted the first two stories in the countdown to the Cranick fire in Tennessee.

First I'd like to say thank you again for all of those who participated in the discussion of my diary on Monday. I think the majority of people here feel as Keith and I do, that this was an absolute travesty and a tragic loss for this family. For the moral scolds who disagree I will say this...

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Tuesday October 05, 2010 · 11:11 AM PDT

2010/10/05 · 11:11

My recent diary regarding the family in Tennessee that lost their home to a fire received a huge reaction from the community here. Much to my surprise by the way... thank you again.

I'd like to address a question about some of the arguments made in that discussion.

We can argue all day (obviously) about whether the inaction of the fire department was excusable or not, but I know that when all the dust settles most of us on the progressive side of the spectrum would agree that the problem here starts and stops with a broken system. In this case it is a county that doesn't have it's own fire service, for whatever reason, and a city fire department bound by a heartless policy to refuse response to individuals who haven't paid their fee. I think we can all agree that this is exactly why we push for progressive tax systems to pay for these good government services for everyone.

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Monday October 04, 2010 · 1:07 PM PDT

2010/10/04 · 13:07

This has already been covered on the front page today, but as a former volunteer firefighter and Coast Guard member, I have very strong feelings about this family's tragedy.

The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the flames, but was told it was too late. They wouldn't do anything to stop his house from burning.
Each year, Obion County residents must pay $75 if they want fire protection from the city of South Fulton. But the Cranicks did not pay.
The mayor said if homeowners don't pay, they're out of luck.
This fire went on for hours because garden hoses just wouldn't put it out. It wasn't until that fire spread to a neighbor's property, that anyone would respond.
Turns out, the neighbor had paid the fee.

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Wednesday April 14, 2010 · 2:47 PM PDT

2010/04/14 · 14:47

When you raise your hand and take the oath of service in our military you do it with the understanding that you will be held to a higher standard than the average citizen. It also means that you live under a different set of rules. These rules are called the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The only rights and privileges you have as a service member are those afforded to you under the UCMJ. That doesn't necessarily mean that you give up all of your rights under the constitution, but you are expected to exercise those rights with a certain amount of restraint and dignity.

It's called "good order and discipline". If you decide to act in a manner that disrupts said "good order and discipline", or brings discredit upon the armed forces, then you'd better be ready to pay the price.

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Monday March 29, 2010 · 7:19 AM PDT

2010/03/29 · 07:19

Dear Right-wing Militia Members,

Hi. How's it going? Not too good huh? I heard some of you fellas had a bad weekend. It's gotta suck getting raided by the feds, I mean that's some stressful shit. I guess If I was you I'd cooperate and wait for my day in court. No use getting shot up now that the cat's out of the bag, you know? You're all pretty lucky that way really, getting a day in court is kinda rare for a lot of people in this world. Yup, we're all damn lucky to have laws and civic structure that provide for the protection of our rights; you know, a government. Yup, damn lucky.

Hey, while I've got you all here, I've got a few questions and a couple of comments for you about your little "group therapy sessions", if you don't mind.

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Wednesday March 24, 2010 · 9:18 AM PDT

2010/03/24 · 09:18

I never thought about actively shaping the political leanings of my children, instead hoping only to raise them in a way that they would form their own judgments based on compassion and reason. I have failed so far in instilling such virtues in my lovely two year old daughter. She has taken to obstruction as her only means of relevancy due to the fact that she's only two, and is simply incapable of governing. She is a Republican.

I'm sure many of you have been through this with your own petulant little Republicans and can sympathize with my plight. It is truly remarkable how someone so small and self absorbed can disrupt everything by simply refusing to cooperate with anything. Offers of sugary rewards used to be effective, but that eventually stopped working as well. I guess it's just the nature of the beast.

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Crisis of Confidence, President Carter 1979

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Wednesday March 17, 2010 · 6:52 AM PDT

2010/03/17 · 06:52

I watched this speech (an edited version) in the extras of "Capitalism: A Love Story", and I had never actually seen the whole thing, just excerpts. For those of you who haven't seen it, I thought I'd share it here. For the many who have seen it, it might be worth another look.

The delivery isn't Obama-like, and some of his ideas were flawed, but it's scary how accurate President Carter really was looking at how events have unfolded over the thirty years since his speech. The word vindication comes to mind. If we would have acted on his stark warnings then, where would be now? It's a bit long, but well worth it.

A Siegel had a great diary on the anniversary of this speech last year. Definitely check it out.

Transcript below.

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Monday February 15, 2010 · 12:53 PM PST

2010/02/15 · 12:53

I will probably be flamed for writing this, but since nobody cares what's said on the internet anyway, c'est la vie...

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

When a representative democracy fails to act in representation of the will of the governed, is it then a democracy at all? Do we vote for our leaders only to stand by and observe their actions with no recourse? Must we endure years of abuse at the hands of corrupt politicians before having our needs addressed at election, and then only in words resulting in no action? When is it enough!?

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