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27 Oct 07
27 Oct 07
What a guy! What a gut!
He is very good at mixing a bunch of 3/4 truths into a compelling argument.
His arguements couldn't be more onesided if he were to sit on see-saw.
Tony Benn is brilliant in Sicko. But although MM is funny, I have a feeling the US Tourist board can't be too pleased with him.
27 Oct 07
Originally posted by invigorateActually, he uses about 1/4 truths. But like Al Franken, he is a darling of the far left, the Blame America First crowd, MoveOn.org types.
What a guy! What a gut!
He is very good at mixing a bunch of 3/4 truths into a compelling argument.
His arguements couldn't be more onesided if he were to sit on see-saw.
Tony Benn is brilliant in Sicko. But although MM is funny, I have a feeling the US Tourist board can't be too pleased with him.
My question is when is he going to sell his Halliburton stock, doesn't he know those people are evil.. well he preaches it out one side of his mouth while collecting stock dividends with the other.
27 Oct 07
Originally posted by invigorateI think the US Tourist board should be pleased with MM.
What a guy! What a gut!
He is very good at mixing a bunch of 3/4 truths into a compelling argument.
His arguements couldn't be more onesided if he were to sit on see-saw.
Tony Benn is brilliant in Sicko. But although MM is funny, I have a feeling the US Tourist board can't be too pleased with him.
He shows the diversity of US politics/media. If it was all NRA, Fox and Bush there would be less reason to go.
Onesided - yes indeed - but most are so, and none as funny as MM.
27 Oct 07
Originally posted by invigorateHe's a strange breed of satirist plus comedian plus activist.
What a guy! What a gut!
He is very good at mixing a bunch of 3/4 truths into a compelling argument.
His arguements couldn't be more onesided if he were to sit on see-saw.
Tony Benn is brilliant in Sicko. But although MM is funny, I have a feeling the US Tourist board can't be too pleased with him.
To me, he is about as palatable as mixing beer, coca-cola, and red wine in the same glass.
28 Oct 07
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Originally posted by invigorateMaybe this is another thread, but who would you advance as a more well balanced less ideological commentator on American affairs. Considering that any form of reporting has to include the inherent bias of the reporter, whether you see that bias favorably or not, and considering that any commentator who tries to balance out the pros and cons of every side equally would probably not be able to create much of a following.
His arguements couldn't be more onesided if he were to sit on see-saw.
A survey of the past 20 years would show that the media through the popular viewing trends of the people who consume that media, tends to elevate fairly opinionated, fairly one dimensional characters into positions of power and influence in the sphere of ideas and ideologies in the public domain.
Would an overweight journalist who does not conform to the perception of what a talking head should look like be able to generate so much attention if he was less one dimensional himself?
29 Oct 07
I think it's amazing that the right gets its knickers in a twist over Moore.
It's a sure sign that the media isn't doing its job right, when a comic ends up doing the indepth reporting.
As for the truth value? Well, I've not head much of what Moore says being seriously discredited. The Bush administration is corrupt (financially and morally), the gun lobby is frighteningly mad and what I've heard of the health system, it sounds pretty retarded to me.
But I'm a communist. Privatization to me is just a way of filling the wallets of a minority of very rich people. And most of what Moore suggests backs this up.
29 Oct 07
Originally posted by SMSBear716I didn't know he had stock in Halliburton. I'll give an analogy let's see if you think this works:
Actually, he uses about 1/4 truths. But like Al Franken, he is a darling of the far left, the Blame America First crowd, MoveOn.org types.
My question is when is he going to sell his Halliburton stock, doesn't he know those people are evil.. well he preaches it out one side of his mouth while collecting stock dividends with the other.
I am a die-hard Toronto Maple Leaf fan but I have Daniel Alfredson in my hockey pool. While I think he's a gutless puke, and I hate him for various classless incidents revealing his pathetic character, he is getting goals and assists all over the place and I might as well cash in on it. Not having him in my pool will not change his behaviour or anything, but I'm less likely to win money.
I think there's a parallel do you?
29 Oct 07
Originally posted by stockenhttp://weirdrepublic.com/episode83.htm
YEAH! I'm with you on this one. MM is funny, correct in what he says and
definitely good for America. 🙂
Yes, a clown that makes Cuban health care look good and claims it's something we would want is doing us all a favor.