While Media Matters highlights Limbaugh's predictable fear mongering in the tag line to the clip, there's something that they miss all together.
For starters, Limbaugh - right off the bat - calls the building of Park 51 a "trumped up story". From the conservative point of view, he's completely right, but he seems to forget that statement one moment later when he started calling it a "recruitment center".
But the oddity of Rush's statements don't end there, as he is claiming that Rev. Terry Jones' intent to burn the Koran on Sept. 11th isn't something we should worry about, as it's "silly" and "not worth the energy", even though conservative websites that continually go to bat for Limbaugh have been covering this quite literally 24/7.
And while Limbaugh claims to be "manipulated" into reporting on this story - you know, how Park51 has no money and how a blatant conservative is going to burn a Muslim holy book in order to prove some kind of point - he dives headlong into the theory that Park51 is going to be a recruiting center for terrorists.
The cognitive dissonance of this man should really be studied by modern neuro-surgeons.
Showing posts with label Park 51. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Park 51. Show all posts
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
An Extention Of Terrorism
Interesting to hear and see "Father" Jonathan Morris weigh in on this, as his usual appearances on Fox"News" are filled with pseudo-religious fluff that offer nothing of substance.
But then Bill Hemmer crosses over from "anchor" to "opinion host" with his "what if..." line.
It's the standard piece of fear-mongering that we have come to expect from the modern conservative movement and their media masters at Fox"News" - "what if this happens?!?!?!?!?!?"
Might as well be saying that Wal-Greens and Rite-Aid are enabling crystal meth cooks by having components of the dangerous drug readily available for just about anyone to purchase. Or how about the fact that you can purchase a gun at Wal-Mart so we have to be worried that someone might by one there and kill a child.
It's this type of fear tactic that is precisely what terrorists want us to use against our own people, and exactly why acts of terror work against an intended target - get the mark to become afraid of those within their own country or those that don't look like them and they will slowly begin to destroy themselves.
But then Bill Hemmer crosses over from "anchor" to "opinion host" with his "what if..." line.
It's the standard piece of fear-mongering that we have come to expect from the modern conservative movement and their media masters at Fox"News" - "what if this happens?!?!?!?!?!?"
Might as well be saying that Wal-Greens and Rite-Aid are enabling crystal meth cooks by having components of the dangerous drug readily available for just about anyone to purchase. Or how about the fact that you can purchase a gun at Wal-Mart so we have to be worried that someone might by one there and kill a child.
It's this type of fear tactic that is precisely what terrorists want us to use against our own people, and exactly why acts of terror work against an intended target - get the mark to become afraid of those within their own country or those that don't look like them and they will slowly begin to destroy themselves.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Same, But Explained
Standard fare from Rush, but I think this should be examined.
Notice how Rush immediately starts his defense of how mouth-agape conservatives are reacting to Cordoba House ( not a mosque by it's strict definition. Also, the name is now Park 51 ) by creating the "what if" narrative that has nothing to do with the form, function, or name of the building. From the jump, Rush has completely contorted the issue from one of freedom of religion to retail. But more on that later.
While Rush's incessant and seemingly amphetamine fueled blatherings about Park 51 are not grounded in reality for one second, it's interesting to note that there is already a Muslim "chapel" at the Pentagon that not one conservative seems to even be remotely bothered with. And this was something that Limbaugh brayed about like a donkey with dysentery. Do these people not do any research?
But more to the point; conservatives like Rush are all too eager to run headlong into that brick wall that is labeled "what if". It's not even partially connected to the issue at hand. It's a tactic that is utilized to distract you from what is really going on. The same can even be said about the name AND the location of Park 51. It's almost 3 blocks from the most northern edge of Ground Zero as well as not even being a mosque.
Keith Olbermann had something to say about this that I think bares repeating.
Possibly the one point that Keith brings up that I think needs to be highlighted is that conservatives are so intellectually lazy when it comes to reporting on issues such as Park 51 - which shouldn't be an issue to begin with. There has been a place of Muslim worship within a comparable distance to what is now known as Grown Zero for longer than I have been alive; even almost as long as people that are up in arms against Park 51 have been alive and yet we have heard nothing from them.
Why is that?
While Rush as attempting to conflate the very real and very honest issue of a big package store pushing the "mom and pop" "small businesses" that he claims to champion out existence, I sat back and listened to this nearly 3 minutes of inane drivel and finally got it.
As much as I have said that conservatives like Rush lack the ability to exercise rational thought, reasoning, even basic query on issues like why Park 51 is going to be located where it is, I have to say that I am wrong. Conservatives do have that ability - they simply choose not to use it. Why? There is only one answer - that they can't be seen as wrong.
When a person like Rush Limbaugh has so much invested in his position, so much drool and heavy breathing put into his false premises, there's no way he's going to pass up the opportunity to make people believe something that simply isn't there. There's no way that he will deny any moment where he can say the building ( that is essentially on par with a YMCA ) is going to be a breeding ground for terrorists.
Does any conservative have the ability to be honest about this?
And this was the guy that helped George W. Bush steal the election away from Al Gore. How's that for a slice of irony?
Notice how Rush immediately starts his defense of how mouth-agape conservatives are reacting to Cordoba House ( not a mosque by it's strict definition. Also, the name is now Park 51 ) by creating the "what if" narrative that has nothing to do with the form, function, or name of the building. From the jump, Rush has completely contorted the issue from one of freedom of religion to retail. But more on that later.
While Rush's incessant and seemingly amphetamine fueled blatherings about Park 51 are not grounded in reality for one second, it's interesting to note that there is already a Muslim "chapel" at the Pentagon that not one conservative seems to even be remotely bothered with. And this was something that Limbaugh brayed about like a donkey with dysentery. Do these people not do any research?
But more to the point; conservatives like Rush are all too eager to run headlong into that brick wall that is labeled "what if". It's not even partially connected to the issue at hand. It's a tactic that is utilized to distract you from what is really going on. The same can even be said about the name AND the location of Park 51. It's almost 3 blocks from the most northern edge of Ground Zero as well as not even being a mosque.
Keith Olbermann had something to say about this that I think bares repeating.
Possibly the one point that Keith brings up that I think needs to be highlighted is that conservatives are so intellectually lazy when it comes to reporting on issues such as Park 51 - which shouldn't be an issue to begin with. There has been a place of Muslim worship within a comparable distance to what is now known as Grown Zero for longer than I have been alive; even almost as long as people that are up in arms against Park 51 have been alive and yet we have heard nothing from them.
Why is that?
While Rush as attempting to conflate the very real and very honest issue of a big package store pushing the "mom and pop" "small businesses" that he claims to champion out existence, I sat back and listened to this nearly 3 minutes of inane drivel and finally got it.
As much as I have said that conservatives like Rush lack the ability to exercise rational thought, reasoning, even basic query on issues like why Park 51 is going to be located where it is, I have to say that I am wrong. Conservatives do have that ability - they simply choose not to use it. Why? There is only one answer - that they can't be seen as wrong.
When a person like Rush Limbaugh has so much invested in his position, so much drool and heavy breathing put into his false premises, there's no way he's going to pass up the opportunity to make people believe something that simply isn't there. There's no way that he will deny any moment where he can say the building ( that is essentially on par with a YMCA ) is going to be a breeding ground for terrorists.
Does any conservative have the ability to be honest about this?
And this was the guy that helped George W. Bush steal the election away from Al Gore. How's that for a slice of irony?
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