Ye Olde Political Thread

[VincentVega]

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Originally Posted by CoffeeShark

I never watch O'Reilly, he's too much of a self-loving blowhard (same for Rush). But dude has a massive audience (like Rush) and is very influential. That's why the Dems hate them both so much.

There's not a single TV show I watch regularly, let alone O'Relly. But I do a lot of flipping a few times a night. I happened to stop on that when he was talking about her.

I personally think he's a right wing extremist, because he has a name and a minimalization for everyone. And he never ever lets anyone he interviews get a damn point in.

[FuzzyLogik]

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Originally Posted by VincentVega

I've had this discussion on more than one ocassion with my gf. President bush is the worst speaker when going against a script. On the other hand, when he looks within and says whats on his mind, he's almost amazing. They should just scrap the entire speechwriting process for him and just let him speak his mind.

I'd have to agree - It's like he gets nervous reading from a script... skips likes..gets words mixed up.

I'm horrible at reading aloud - my brain works faster than my mouth.. I end up repeating myself or correcting myself a lot :P

Can't really do that when on national TV.

[FuzzyLogik]

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Originally Posted by VincentVega

There's not a single TV show I watch regularly, let alone O'Relly. But I do a lot of flipping a few times a night. I happened to stop on that when he was talking about her.

I personally think he's a right wing extremist, because he has a name and a minimalization for everyone. And he never ever lets anyone he interviews get a damn point in.

I don't have cable to I don't watch him at all :P But I do read his transcripts - a lot of people that get on his show try their hardest to dodge his questions - might not agree on everything, but that guy grinds people in his interviews. Hilliary would look like the wacko socialist that she is for all to see if she went on his show... which is why she'll never go there.

[CoffeeShark]

i'd much prefer to talk on-the-fly than from a script. I'm much quicker, and it's easier to respond to another person without a script to follow.

If Bush could memorize the general ideas of the script, and deliver them like that, he'd be much more effective.

[FuzzyLogik]

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Originally Posted by CoffeeShark

i'd much prefer to talk on-the-fly than from a script. I'm much quicker, and it's easier to respond to another person without a script to follow.

If Bush could memorize the general ideas of the script, and deliver them like that, he'd be much more effective.

[DennyCrane]

O'Reilly might appear right winged because you're used to the massive left leanings of almost all the media. Sean Hannity is a staunch conservative. If you put him next to O'Reilly, you'll see the difference. O'Reilly is a "moderate". He is hard to get to take a stand on about anything until a lot of people already have stated their opinions. Kinda like Hillary. The only thing he's unwavering on, and I applaud him on this, is supporting laws that go after people who hurt kids. Jessica's Law in particular. He goes to great length to drag into the light judges who gives slaps on the hands to child rapists. He goes after state governments who squash efforts to enact laws that protect kids. So, for that he has my respect. He also strongly supports the troops. He believes support means giving them what they need to complete their mission. He went after those nutcase religious zealots from Topeka who protested outside soldier funerals. he has my respect there, too.
But for general politics, he's a wishy washy douchebag.

[CoffeeShark]

Rush and O'Reilly think Ego is a virtue, and they don't handle dissent well.

I listen to some Hannity because he allows people to challenge him, and responds to them.

I listen to Glenn Beck because he's kind of insane, and amusing, although sometimes he can be unlistenable.

[FuzzyLogik]

Probably listened to Rush and Hannity the most... but really can't anymore because i'm at work when they're on :P

[CoffeeShark]

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, there is some sort of civil rights march in DC today:

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Originally Posted by article

At about 12:35 p.m., the group, led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, began marching east along Pennsylvania Avenue, where they began to circle the Justice Department's massive building seven times in a gesture reminiscent of the biblical Joshua's procession around the walled city of Jericho.

rofl. He does realize that this is an implication that they'd like to kill everyone inside? of course not. He's an idiot.

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Originally Posted by al

"With the increased amount of hate crimes and hate signs -- hanging nooses, swastikas -- that have gone on around this country unaddressed . . . this Justice Department has been silent, and absent . . . on the cases of civil rights in our times," Sharpton said when he outlined plans for the march last week.

he does realize the swastika incident was confessed to by the person who reported it? of course not. he's an idiot.

[FuzzyLogik]

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Originally Posted by CoffeeShark

Unbeknownst to the rest of the world, there is some sort of civil rights march in DC today:



rofl. He does realize that this is an implication that they'd like to kill everyone inside? of course not. He's an idiot.



he does realize the swastika incident was confessed to by the person who reported it? of course not. he's an idiot.

Pretty sad - more and more that guy just labels himself as a idiot.