Comments on: More On The Most Overblown Story Of The 21st Century Thus Far http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:00:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: MisterVader http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/comment-page-1/#comment-280212 MisterVader Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:56:27 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/#comment-280212 Regardless of your political alignments, I think I found something amusing, to say the least, featuring the Democrats vs. the Republicans in old-school, knockdown drag-out superhero glory... <a href="http://challengeofthesuperfriends.com" rel="nofollow">The Challenge Of The Super-Duper Friends!</a> Pretty okay Flash animation, and Karl Rove as the Joker really takes the cake. Check it out. :p Regardless of your political alignments, I think I found something amusing, to say the least, featuring the Democrats vs. the Republicans in old-school, knockdown drag-out superhero glory…

The Challenge Of The Super-Duper Friends!

Pretty okay Flash animation, and Karl Rove as the Joker really takes the cake.

Check it out. :p

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/comment-page-1/#comment-279011 too many steves Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:06:41 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/#comment-279011 Well, to each his own I guess. It is a question of degree of offensiveness too, in that Coulter is much worse than O'Reilly. There is no significance to the order of the list, I just find him offensive in terms of his style and the substance (or lack thereof) he brings to his chosen topics. If it helps, I should have put Matthews (Chris) on that list too - he's offensive in the sense that he doesn't shut up and let his guests answer the questions he asks. Well, to each his own I guess. It is a question of degree of offensiveness too, in that Coulter is much worse than O’Reilly. There is no significance to the order of the list, I just find him offensive in terms of his style and the substance (or lack thereof) he brings to his chosen topics. If it helps, I should have put Matthews (Chris) on that list too – he’s offensive in the sense that he doesn’t shut up and let his guests answer the questions he asks.

]]> By: Thumpalumpacus http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/comment-page-1/#comment-278984 Thumpalumpacus Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:09:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/#comment-278984 Seems to me that leading off your list of "shockers" with O'Reilly isn't quite accurate. He's neither as politically extreme or intellectually inane as the others. Seems to me that leading off your list of “shockers” with O’Reilly isn’t quite accurate. He’s neither as politically extreme or intellectually inane as the others.

]]> By: too many steves http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/comment-page-1/#comment-278535 too many steves Mon, 16 Apr 2007 14:06:16 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/#comment-278535 It would be a better story if it contained more (or all) truth. For example, the folks that employed Imus deserve no credit at all for firing him: they simply acted in their financial self-interest not on some overwhelming moral imperative. That Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are held up as arbiters of civility and all matters related to racial equity is a joke. The real denigration of the Rutgers basketball team happened when they allowed themselves to be convinced they were victims and to be paraded around by their coach and school in order to extract a seven figure donation from Imus. But, then, I'm all for not allowing the Imus faux-crisis to be the end of this, though I believe his firing is the end. I can only do what one person really can: refuse to participate by ignoring these folks. I don't listen to O'Reilly, Olberman, Stern, Imus, O'Donnell, Limbaugh, Coulter, and anyone else that makes a living by being shocking and offensive. William F. Buckley is wrong in this case. There is too much interest in favor of broadcasting this sort of thing and calling it "edgy". It would be a better story if it contained more (or all) truth. For example, the folks that employed Imus deserve no credit at all for firing him: they simply acted in their financial self-interest not on some overwhelming moral imperative. That Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson are held up as arbiters of civility and all matters related to racial equity is a joke. The real denigration of the Rutgers basketball team happened when they allowed themselves to be convinced they were victims and to be paraded around by their coach and school in order to extract a seven figure donation from Imus.

But, then, I’m all for not allowing the Imus faux-crisis to be the end of this, though I believe his firing is the end. I can only do what one person really can: refuse to participate by ignoring these folks. I don’t listen to O’Reilly, Olberman, Stern, Imus, O’Donnell, Limbaugh, Coulter, and anyone else that makes a living by being shocking and offensive.

William F. Buckley is wrong in this case. There is too much interest in favor of broadcasting this sort of thing and calling it “edgy”.

]]> By: Jojo http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/comment-page-1/#comment-278526 Jojo Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:51:58 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/#comment-278526 Grand Theft Auto is unfairly tarnished in his argument. If you've played the different games in the Grand Theft Auto series, you'll find that you get to steal cars and beat up hookers as a member of many different races. It's culturally diverse! Grand Theft Auto is unfairly tarnished in his argument. If you’ve played the different games in the Grand Theft Auto series, you’ll find that you get to steal cars and beat up hookers as a member of many different races. It’s culturally diverse!

]]> By: Fargus http://informedspeculation.com/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/comment-page-1/#comment-278345 Fargus Mon, 16 Apr 2007 03:34:14 +0000 http://decision08.net/2007/04/15/more-on-the-most-overblown-story-of-the-21st-century-thus-far/#comment-278345 I think the story is overblown, too. And I think that Obama's intent isn't to blame everybody. Rather, it's to say that some of those who feigned such righteous indignation over this whole Imus thing should do some soul-searching, and realize that this isn't going to solve anything, one way or the other. Treating it as an isolated incident, <em>if you're really so worried about it</em>, doesn't help anyone. I think the story is overblown, too. And I think that Obama’s intent isn’t to blame everybody. Rather, it’s to say that some of those who feigned such righteous indignation over this whole Imus thing should do some soul-searching, and realize that this isn’t going to solve anything, one way or the other. Treating it as an isolated incident, if you’re really so worried about it, doesn’t help anyone.

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