The Political Entry for the Month

[viedma]

Okay, I might've eaten a sack of White Castles and hallucinated this, but wasn't it just a week ago that Obama was a radical Muslim? And now, without missing a beat, we're shocked, shocked, that Obama's (Christian) preacher said something that 300 million Americans don't entirely agree with? He's gone from being a radical Muslim to a radical African to a radical Muslim to a radical Christian at a breakneck pace. I know it's Karl Rove's and Sean Hannity's job to generate false outrage over Obama, what I really don't understand is why anyone choses to listen to them. I mean, I expect the Pepsi spokesman to tell me that Coca-Cola is an inferior product, that's what they're paid to do. Read between the lines, people.

Meanwhile...

O HAI TEH KOUNTREE IS IN KRISIS OVER HEER.

Anyway, nuff of that. Did you see this story about Torchwood and LOLcats? Of course you did, it's got 17 pages of comments. Still, read it again anyway.

Comments

[traveller.livejournal.com]

I expect the Pepsi spokesman to tell me that Coca-Cola is an inferior product, that's what they're paid to do. Read between the lines, people.

marrrrry, you don't seriously mean to suggest that people should draw their own conclusions instead of relying on punditry and polemics? that's just absurd.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Um. Well. You see...

[traveller.livejournal.com]

you're one of THOSE!

[madwriter.livejournal.com]

*Danny wonders again what alternate universe portal he stepped through when Republicans are complaining about what a presidential candidate's preacher says*

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Well, yeah. Because it's not like religious figures have been at all influential for the last twenty five years or anything.

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

I kinda wish Mr Obama's preacher would run for president.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

I've heard a lot of people say, (in hushed tones) I don't agree with *how* he said it, but what he said was true. Imagine what would happen if we didn't care what right-wing crazies said about anything anymore.

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[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

It was like being back in 1968. I liked it.

[swankyfunk.livejournal.com]

Obama's like totally radical, dude.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

Fer shure! (Damn, now I wish I had violetisblue's Janice icon.)

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Steal at will!

[la-smartie.livejournal.com]

O HAI TEH KOUNTREE IS IN KRISIS OVER HEER.

Intolerance in faith-based communities? SHUT UP IT'S OK WHEN OUR SIDE DOES IT. IT'S DIFFERENT, OK? IT JUST IS. OUR CANDIDATES DON'T REALLY THINK THAT WAY THEY'RE JUST DOING IT TO PLACATE THE FRINGES. NO, REALLY! (Look! It works for either side.)

[viedma.livejournal.com]

I don't even know if it's fringe, I just thought the hypocrisy on their end was quite charming.

[la-smartie.livejournal.com]

I don't even know if it's fringe,

Touche.

[viedma.livejournal.com]

*huggles Caryl-Sue*