Falling into the WHAT THE F category is Brian Williams interview with Iranian President Ahmadinejad. I'll get to that in a minute.
Looks like the left has a new cause celebre. I can see it now, Che and Mao shirts are so last year...its all about Mahmoud now. I will say this much, it was an absolutely masterful political performance on his part (considering that in all likelihood hes insane) playing the role of victim. Only problem was that it was a load of crap, but that shouldnt stop the dems from adopting his talking points.
Back to Williams, who in my opinion seems fair enough for a network anchor with a respectable journalistic background. Ok lets call it like it is, hes a Telefunken-U47 teleprompter reading monkey. That being said, he seems like a decent enough guy. But boy did he drop the ball with Mahmoud (seriously whats with the kowtowing fluff pieces on potential enemies of the state...whats next Oprah's couch?).
begin flashback
Murrow: Youve just invaded Poland and the world is united in the demand for an immediate withdrawal.
Hitler: Did you hear the one about the Polish hockey team?
Murrow: No, but lets get back to the point at hand. I hear youre a big ballroom dancing fan.
Hitler: Yes that is true, we are a waltzing people. Some would say waltz crazy, so much that we are always looking for dance partners. We hear the French are light on their feet, perhaps we will waltz on over there next.
Murrow: Thats fantastic. But seriously...how do the frauleins really feel about your stache?
end flashback
So Williams asks him if Iraq is interested in obtainting nuclear weaponry and nails Mahmoud on his response that if they were in fact not interested in weapons that kill people why bother maintaining a long range missile arsenal. Good question. Then he lets him slide. What up with that Bri-guy? Just as my blood is about to boil (78.3C) during his next softball question about the Pope controversy, what I hear next befuddles me (and Im not easily befuddled)...
BW: Mr. President, this is not a matter of great concern, this next question, but we have gotten used to seeing you in the tan jacket with the zipper. Today, you are dressed differently. Is that jacket a symbol of your standing or upbringing in Iran?
So let me get this right...
*The threat of a nuclear Iran
*Calls for jihad against the Pope
*Is that a bugle boy jacket youre wearing?
As I said in the beginning...WHAT THE F?
23 comments:
This is ONE reason why i can't watch network news. Some of the others would be the obvious left leaning bias and of course the whole katie couric thing.
Now Donkeysweets, you know damn well the sequence is
Mao, Che, CHAVEZ, Mahmoud.
Get with the pinko program!!!
I still think of you every time I troll for stimulation on conservative sites- and I see those "anti-che" t shirts.
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised!
...dont you mean revolucion? eh comrade eh?
I have one of those shirts. In fact i have the spoof one that has Reagan on it, and i have the ann coulter shirt.
I used to wear them all the time in brooklyn just to start shit with the hippies, but now i live on the north shore in suffolk county and it's kind of conservative so people just usually give me the thumbs up, or ask me where i got the shirt from. Boring.
ahhh ... so now the truth comes out. you like the hippies better. they are more fun.
and intelligent.
well-read.
dress better.
better looking.
i like to argue.
I like to watch
EE-Aw!
And where does all your arguing get you? Have you made a difference? Have you changed things for the better?
Are you actively campaigning for the candidates and positions you support? Or just shouting at people and criticizing them?
If anything, the people in the left blogosphere are actively working to make what they believe to be positive change in the country and the world. They may also shout, but many are backing up their words with action.
anita, do you do anything just because you enjoy it? Do you only have sex to have a baby?
I like to argue. I enjoy it. It's not a competition. The left blogosphere are actively working on making a positive change, so is the right, and since the right is in control of the whitehouse, and congress i would have to say the right blogosphere is doing a better job. I am not a member of the right blogosphere however, i am a Auroran!
Also, i don't really like too many politicians, and my vote is usually for the candidate who i think will do the least damage. The only exception would be if i could vote for Santorum. He's a great man, and a great American.
Anita, that sounded like I sound when I'm in a foul mood. Or have cramps. (I'm teasing,you know this.)Much of what people do just fills what I call the need to "harmlessly screw around". I do plenty in the real world, and I dont think I have to be all intense and stay up all night researching solutions for blogs. Hell I dont even proof read.
I think that one thing I have learned from all the flak I get about being at Blue Republic is that while I do "work" actively, I also need time to play.
I get these nasty emails sometimes about how I have bikini women on my "American Pundit" header and play along with misogyny (their view, not mine)and how all we do is make fun of things with hardly any solutions.
Well I dont see enjoying women as misogyny, thats not my view of feminism or politics. We think that shit's hilarious besides. And I also dont think I have to be doing something "constructive". I freakin hate these bloggers that think they are changing the world on their lunch hours- its self aggrandizing. Egotistical.
You just want to tell these Kos-heads that they need to get off their pile of self importance and get out of their parent's basements. Life is short.
Rhino I thought you were South Shore Rap?
EB ... the rhinoculous just pisses me off sometimes. i lost control.
speaking of which ... yes. sex is for procreation. and procreation only. popes benedict and john told me that. and they are/were, shall we say, infalliable.
(oh, and that john paul ... hey, he was quite the studly man-of-the-cloth when he was was a young commie fighter, and quite good in the sack, by the way)
Liz, i grew up on the south sure, but now i'm a BIG SHOT so i live on the other side of the tracks. That's right i'm a big shot, just ask me......... and i'm hoping you don't like Liz, because i'm looking to piss you off.
Anita, i'm sorry baby, i didn't mean to hurt you. Lets make out.. i mean make up ;)
I'm from the North Shore, Rhino, why would I not like? I was born in Huntington. Do you know those areas?
You probably recall Kelly from Asharoken when he was in the race with Pat Halpin for County Executive. Your kinda guy.
I have fond memories of Huntington. I went sailing with a (former) friend one evening when there was a storm on the horizon. The intent was to go from Oyster Bay to Block Island. The old guys at the Oyster Bay marina said, doesn't look like a good night for sailing. But my friend said, naaa, don't worry.
Once we got out into the sound, the waves and wind caused the sailboat to rise up and dive down into the water to such an extent that we very nearly capsized in the dark of night several times. It was truly a horror. My "good friend" the "experienced sailor" discovered, meanwhile, that his radio did not work. I knew I was going to die that evening.
Anyway, I believe there is a lighthouse at Huntington Harbor, and we decided to head in that direction instead of our original insane plan of going to Block Island. Sailing into Huntington Harbor, I discovered what the term "safe harbor" really means. We hobbled off to a pizza place in Huntington where the people stared at me because, well, at that point, I looked like a water-soaked zombie who had just had a near-death experience. But the pizza was good nonethless.
Motto of the Story: Never Sail at Night with Someone Who Claims to Know how to Sail. And Make Sure The Radio Works Before You Set Sail. Oh, And Listen to the Old Guys.
Yes, i do know huntington, in fact i work in Melville now. If you're ever home on a weekday let me know and i'll buy you a drink.
I used to hang out at a bar/club in huntington back in the day. I don't remember the name of it but it was on the water. Really big place. I also used to cruise for chicks at the huntington mall,...... wait, i still do that now! in fact i think i'll go to legal seafood for lunch today and check out whats what in the mall!
Speaking of pizza in huntington, there was a place that made the pizza with sesame seeds on the crust. I think it was sesame seeds, but i was usually banged up when i got there so i could be wrong.
Rhino are you thinking of Co-co's? I am not sure how old you are. I have not been down 110 and by the malls in a while.I'm sure it has changed.
Anita- I grew up boating and sailing in Huntington Harbor and some of my family still have houses there. I honestly wish I could afford it myself because I just love the ocean. I've had some dangerous sailing experiences myself, and my parents insisted we not only know how to swim but starting at childhood-to be advanced lifeguard certified for that very reason. People dont realize how easy it is to get disoriented out there. I'm partial motor "party boats" these days more than crazy assed sailing.
Yes, CoCo's. That was it. Total guido spot, but the chicks were hot. I got into about 10 fist fights there for talking to someones girlfriend, but it was worth it because i almost always got a hookup when i went there.
huntington chicks are easy.
So anyway lily, when are we getting that drink? :)
But the question is...
Huntington or Huntington Bay. I work with people that live in both, and they are mortal enemies. Long Islanders are freaks.
Tellers? There's a tellers in Islip. I didn't know it was a chain
I know Tellers in Islip!!!. That G LO's spot Rhino.
Yeah that's a great place. I gotta give G a call. I haven't hung with him for a long time.
Um, Huntington Bay of course. I think the hate is with Station. Thats partly execerbated by the old bussing issue, I worked in one of the schools there.
And Asharoken is next to Northport.
Jack Kerouac's hometown.
I dont honestly know what happened with Co Co's but can admit that I had a "guido" phase, there was another one down 110 by Walt Whitman. I went there because I liked to meet men into salsa.I dont really know what they are called nowadays.
good times.
Seems wifey just joined blogger today! Welcome to the brain drain.
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