Has Glenn Beck just lost a huge chunk of his audience share? I guess we're about to find out.
It seems that the "birthers" are going after Beck because he won't back them up.
I'd like to see some formal polling on this, but doesn't it stand to reason that at least 30-40% of the "tea-baggers" believe in this completely debunked notion that Obama wasn't born in the US? And the tea-baggers make up the majority, if not all of, Beck's audience share on both Fox"News" and his radio program.
I'm actually surprised that this hasn't happened sooner. After all, he's more of what would be regarded in the hip-hop community as a "studio-gangster" - someone that like to talk a big game yet doesn't ever deliver on his promises. Anyone remember seeing Beck at the 9/12 rally that he was promoting all last year? You didn't, because he literally "phoned-it-in" from his New York studio.
Beck may not believe the birthers, but he's still convinced that Obama is a racist, Communist, Marxist, Socialist, anti-capitalist, Fascist. So in that regard, he's still got some crazy fans that will stick around.
Showing posts with label Little Green Footballs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Little Green Footballs. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Exit Stage Left
While this is not necessarily an incident that is on par with hordes of rats fleeing a sinking ship, it is fairly close to it considering that powerful conservative bloggers can control the base of the movement.
Conservatives love a defector – so long as it’s their side that the person is defecting to. We’ve seen this with such notable conservative luminaries as the insanely unstable David Horowitz and most recently with writer/director David Mamet. The later garnered some modercum of celebrity within the conservative movement ( for a few days ) considering his background in theatre in film. The Right saw him as somewhat of a validation of their cause, that they could even snag someone from the evil clutches of the Liberal elite that exerted control over the whole of the entertainment industry.
Johnson's reasons for breaking away from the luncacy that the conservative movement has become seem to touch aspect of the movement that aren't focused on by many and some that are simply ignored in total.
Here's a few:
Considering that LGF and Pajamas Media are two places in on the internet that some of the most prominent conservatives have linked to, referenced, or played a part in, it's rather odd that this hasn't been mentioned by people like Michelle Malkin or HotAir. Actually, it's not odd, as Malkin and HotAir's Ed Morrissey are more than likely distancing themselves from this story as much as possible. They would rather focus on the things that drove Johnson away. And it's likely that more will follow.
Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs, a conservative-leaning political blog, officially announced his break with the right in a post on Monday evening. Johnson is co-founder of Pajamas Media, and Little Green Footballs has been named one of the top 100 most popular blogs.
Conservatives love a defector – so long as it’s their side that the person is defecting to. We’ve seen this with such notable conservative luminaries as the insanely unstable David Horowitz and most recently with writer/director David Mamet. The later garnered some modercum of celebrity within the conservative movement ( for a few days ) considering his background in theatre in film. The Right saw him as somewhat of a validation of their cause, that they could even snag someone from the evil clutches of the Liberal elite that exerted control over the whole of the entertainment industry.
Johnson's reasons for breaking away from the luncacy that the conservative movement has become seem to touch aspect of the movement that aren't focused on by many and some that are simply ignored in total.
Here's a few:
1. Support for fascists, both in America (see: Pat Buchanan, Robert Stacy McCain, etc.) and in Europe (see: Vlaams Belang, BNP, SIOE, Pat Buchanan, etc.)
2. Support for bigotry, hatred, and white supremacism (see: Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Robert Stacy McCain, Lew Rockwell, etc.)
3. Support for throwing women back into the Dark Ages, and general religious fanaticism (see: Operation Rescue, anti-abortion groups, James Dobson, Pat Robertson, Tony Perkins, the entire religious right, etc.)
4. Support for anti-science bad craziness (see: creationism, climate change denialism, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Inhofe, etc.)
5. Support for homophobic bigotry (see: Sarah Palin, Dobson, the entire religious right, etc.)
6. Support for anti-government lunacy (see: tea parties, militias, Fox News, Glenn Beck, etc.)
Considering that LGF and Pajamas Media are two places in on the internet that some of the most prominent conservatives have linked to, referenced, or played a part in, it's rather odd that this hasn't been mentioned by people like Michelle Malkin or HotAir. Actually, it's not odd, as Malkin and HotAir's Ed Morrissey are more than likely distancing themselves from this story as much as possible. They would rather focus on the things that drove Johnson away. And it's likely that more will follow.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Celebrating A Suicide
I'm filing this one directly in the "I'm not buying it for a second" bin.
Conservatives are all in a collective, joyous, embrace now that Kentucky State Police are claiming that Bill Sparkman - a Kentucky State Census worker - committed suicide.
There's only one problem that I have with this - this doesn't add up.
Perhaps this is my jaded nature shining through, but think of the verified reports that came out after Sparkman's body was discovered in the Daniel Boone National Forest area: hands and feet bound AND "hanging" from a tree. The former wouldn't be possible if the later was done either before or after. It's impossible to be in that position unless someone else was there.
What really concerns me most about this is that the final report is exceedingly vague in presenting the "facts" surrounding the case. But the overriding factor within all this is that it's highly likely that KSP and the FBI were concerned with what would happen not only in Kentucky, but around the nation, should it be brought to light that this was a murder.
The life-insurance policy is the only component of this that does tend to lend a modest amount of credibility to the final reporting. Was this the sole piece of "evidence" that led investigative officials to rule suicide rather than murder? It's possible.
Another sickening aspect of this is conservatives are actually rejoicing over this man's suicide. Of course, this was initially cloaked in "concern" for the man's family, but now that they feel it is acceptable to use Sparkman's death as a new talking point, be prepared to deal with their idiocy for months to come.
Still, I'm not buying the final reporting - not one bit.
Conservatives are all in a collective, joyous, embrace now that Kentucky State Police are claiming that Bill Sparkman - a Kentucky State Census worker - committed suicide.
There's only one problem that I have with this - this doesn't add up.
Perhaps this is my jaded nature shining through, but think of the verified reports that came out after Sparkman's body was discovered in the Daniel Boone National Forest area: hands and feet bound AND "hanging" from a tree. The former wouldn't be possible if the later was done either before or after. It's impossible to be in that position unless someone else was there.
What really concerns me most about this is that the final report is exceedingly vague in presenting the "facts" surrounding the case. But the overriding factor within all this is that it's highly likely that KSP and the FBI were concerned with what would happen not only in Kentucky, but around the nation, should it be brought to light that this was a murder.
The life-insurance policy is the only component of this that does tend to lend a modest amount of credibility to the final reporting. Was this the sole piece of "evidence" that led investigative officials to rule suicide rather than murder? It's possible.
Another sickening aspect of this is conservatives are actually rejoicing over this man's suicide. Of course, this was initially cloaked in "concern" for the man's family, but now that they feel it is acceptable to use Sparkman's death as a new talking point, be prepared to deal with their idiocy for months to come.
Still, I'm not buying the final reporting - not one bit.
Monday, August 3, 2009
The Fox Chick, The Pantload, And A Crazy
Have you ever had one of those moments where your brain simply freezes when you hear something so outrageously stupid? Well, you're about to.
Practically from the start, Beck's claim is completely refuted. It isn't the individual that uses the website to turn in the old car, it is the dealer.
Although there are several sections within the website that allow the consumer to see if they qualify, find answers in the FAQ section, as well as read current updates on the program, this mysterious page that has Beck all in a lather simlpy does not exist on the page for the consumer.
There may be a few reasons for this. Either Beck was punked by one of his alleged "constitutional watch-dogs" or he is simply making this up as he goes along. I'm opting for the later, but who really know.
The page does exists, though in a different form, in the dealer page of supplierpayments.esc.gov. This has nothing to do with the consumer, this is a TOS that is between dealerships that are transfering billions of dollars. Naturally, the language of the TOS is going to be strong and Federal oversight will be part of that.
You can view the terms of service agreement here.
Even right-wing blogs are starting to own up to the very real fact that Beck has been off the rails for quite some time.
But, some conservative blogs are still peddling this as fact.
After spending nearly an hour sifting through the CARS website, I haven't even found anything remotely close to what Beck is prattling on about. Of course, this should come as no suprise, as Beck would likely find fault in the Obama administration should it find the cure for cancer and AIDS within the same week.
Practically from the start, Beck's claim is completely refuted. It isn't the individual that uses the website to turn in the old car, it is the dealer.
Although there are several sections within the website that allow the consumer to see if they qualify, find answers in the FAQ section, as well as read current updates on the program, this mysterious page that has Beck all in a lather simlpy does not exist on the page for the consumer.
There may be a few reasons for this. Either Beck was punked by one of his alleged "constitutional watch-dogs" or he is simply making this up as he goes along. I'm opting for the later, but who really know.
The page does exists, though in a different form, in the dealer page of supplierpayments.esc.gov. This has nothing to do with the consumer, this is a TOS that is between dealerships that are transfering billions of dollars. Naturally, the language of the TOS is going to be strong and Federal oversight will be part of that.
You can view the terms of service agreement here.
Even right-wing blogs are starting to own up to the very real fact that Beck has been off the rails for quite some time.
Is there a point at which most reasonable people will start realizing that Glenn Beck is a raving freakazoid nut sandwich? Maybe this point?....What a disgrace; this is nothing but unjustifiable fear mongering, by idiots.
Why the feds would target something this supposedly nefarious at a tiny niche of people who want to trade in their gas-guzzlers is as unclear to me as why they’d tell you they’re doing it instead of doing it surreptitiously, as would be the case if GB’s allusion to Nazism near the beginning were accurate. I’m looking forward to hearing more on Monday, though, especially from Guilfoyle about how agreeing to the website’s terms of use grants the state a perfectly legal license to do whatever it wants with your computer.
But, some conservative blogs are still peddling this as fact.
After spending nearly an hour sifting through the CARS website, I haven't even found anything remotely close to what Beck is prattling on about. Of course, this should come as no suprise, as Beck would likely find fault in the Obama administration should it find the cure for cancer and AIDS within the same week.
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