The Simpsons v. the media.
By on May 21st, 2007 at 9:44 pm
The Simpsons v. the media.
In its highly-publicized 400th episode last night, The Simpsons skewered Fox News and modern journalism. At one point, outraged news anchor Kent Brockman confesses to the world:
Friends, the press and the government are in bed together in an embrace so intimate and wrong, they could spoon on a twin mattress and still have room for Ted Koppel. Journalists used to questions the reasons for war and expose abuse of power. Now, like toothless babies, they suckle on the sugary teat of misinformation and poop it into the diaper we call the 6:00 News. Demand more of your government. Demand more of your press.
Watch it:
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...hedging the old bet?
May 21st, 2007 at 9:50 pmBoth The Simpsons and Family Guy ripped the right. It was a good night for TV.
May 21st, 2007 at 9:51 pmi watched that clip on crooks and liars... it's funny and very, very sad at the same time...
And, yes, I DO take it personally
May 21st, 2007 at 9:57 pmFan-damn-tastic!
May 21st, 2007 at 9:57 pmThe Simpsons also explains how President Bush has survived despite the flood of scandals.
For the story and video clip, see:
May 21st, 2007 at 9:59 pm"Surviving All Scandals: President Bush as Mr. Burns."
Dammit. I read this site all the time and hate the the far right, but come on. Seriously? We're showing scenes from funny ass cartoons to prove our points? This really shouldn't be on this site... but yes both The Simpsons and American Dad were funny as hell. That's all though. Just funny. Not news worthy.
Like I said... I'm all for waking up from The Great American Nightmare that we're living now, but if we want to take random funny cartoons and use them as for our arguement we will lose.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:00 pmpsychojellyfish,
Sometimes we need to laugh.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:03 pmYou don't mind a laugh once in a while, do you?
Why not psycho? Why is that not newsworthy? A Fox show bashing Fox News is not newsworthy? Are you high?
May 21st, 2007 at 10:03 pmSometimes we need to laugh.
You don’t mind a laugh once in a while, do you?
Comment by Zooey
What I don't understand is people who bash a thread instead of just passing over it.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:06 pmAs wierd as this sounds, having this issue appear on The Simpsons might finally get some attention around the USA. We should simply be paying attention to 'current events', but we seem to too enchanted with American Idol and Paris hilton to bother with the rape of our nation. How sad.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:07 pmthomas nast stopped "boss" tweed and tammany hall with nothing but "funny cartoons".
May 21st, 2007 at 10:07 pm#6... cartoons are an expression of what's happening in society and are as newsworthy as the daily show... thank god it's not only still possible to laugh at the horrors of what the bush administration is doing to our country but also that it's still allowed to be shown... if we don't figure out how to stop this insanity, jon stewart, lisa, homer, and the family guy will go the way of the rest of our civil liberties...
And, yes, I DO take it personally
May 21st, 2007 at 10:08 pmPsychojellyfish,
I'm glad to see TP post this story as I most likely wouldn't have known about this otherwise. It seems somewhat encouraging to me that one of Fox's own shows is bashing the walk-in-lockstep-with-BushCo media. Not the most important story, but still informative.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:10 pm"And so, once again, I've been had..." Love you, Simpsons. If I had to choose one show to watch as our civilization crumbled, it'd be you guys.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:11 pmDarn right joe. The Teapot Dome scandal is exactly why the Simpsons, Family Guy, TDS and the Colbert Report are so important. The average moron doesn't get it unless it is pop culture.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:13 pmIt is refreshing to hear the truth told, and sad that it must come from the mouth of a cartoon character. How did Fox ever let this slip by?
May 21st, 2007 at 10:13 pmHell damn ass yes!
A cartoon smarter than our entire government - or at least more honest, A LOT more.
Folks, on a similar note, check our Mike Judge's "Idiocracy". Too real, too scary, damn funny.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:15 pmFox bashing fox? so incredible....
May 21st, 2007 at 10:18 pmNo, had enough, Simpson writers bashing Fox. If you haven't seen it, take the time to. It is funny AND true.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:23 pmMmmm, spooning...
May 21st, 2007 at 10:29 pmThe Simpson's have taken quite a few shots a fox over the years, so nothing new there. That said, watching Homer go from hating liberals to drooling over strippers over and over again was great.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:33 pmJPark Watched it twice, and yes very funny and so truth telling in many directions. As the Simpsons are on fox and bashing fox = fox bashing fox, this adds extra humor. But what are they up to - this cartoon on Fox just told the whole world what Fox is really about.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:37 pmcrazy scyphozoan:
May 21st, 2007 at 10:39 pm" You couldn't fool your mother even on the foolingest day of the year even if you had an electrified fooling machine"
Homer
had enough, fox news is not some overarching megolith. The writers on the Simpsons prove that. Fact is righties don't get the Simpsons so they don't watch it. They are kinda dumb.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:41 pmAs wierd as this sounds, having this issue appear on The Simpsons might finally get some attention around the USA. We should simply be paying attention to ‘current events’, but we seem to too enchanted with American Idol and Paris hilton to bother with the rape of our nation. How sad.
Comment by Tom — May 21, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
You may be right when you consider this "cartoon" has been on the air for 19 consecutive years and still pulls in a decent number of viewers.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:43 pmHeh. Look I laughed and thought heh thats funny and kinda true when I watched that episode, but I don't think it will spur some undecided people to say, "Hey. The media loves Bush and we won't support them anymore." Yeah the episode was funny, but they weren't any other cartoons blasting "The Decider" on the top of page in that last few... I don't know? Years? Come on. Cartoons are for fun and yeah I had fun hating Fox News ( Like I Always Do ) The fact of matter is that this doesn't mean anything for a politcal or any other cause. Yes, it was funny. Yes, I hate Fox News... Living as a "Liberal" while the rest of my family is "Conservative" sounds like a lame ass sitcom but it really is just suck ass. So for all the fights (physical and literal) I've had with the "Conservative" I've had, and now here I am being blasted with people I mostly agree with? What the hell?
Look, I laughed at the episode. I agreed with the stuff they said. However, there is no way I would post a cartoon as a lead arguement against what I'm... well dammit, against. (Heh) The Simpsons made fun of Clinton a dozen of times, but clips from those episodes don't show up here... Not because they weren't funny, but they don't help our argument. I'm just saying yes we all laughed at it, but that doesn't mean it's post worthy on this site. I actually hold this site up as a very good news site for me.
Hell, if we're posting cartoon clips there a about a thousand South Park clips that could be posted on here every week. I've never seen them.
So don't yell at me for complaining about freaking cartoons being a part of our argument. I mean hell. FX has a about a dozen tv shows that complain about the chimp in chief, but you guys never post clips from any of them. ( The Shield, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck, 30 Days, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, that one show actually about a bunch of troops that were pieces of shit actually in Iraq that I don't remember the name...) Where are those clips on here showing a Fox Network show disagreeing with Fox News? Just incase you all didn't make the connection... FX is just FoX without the "O" in between.
And whether or not you can laugh? Yes, you can. If any of us can find something /anything/ we can laugh about with out stupified by Bush "Deciding" something then by all means laugh. If the post was just about oh hey let's all laugh about it instead of hey this helps people take us seriously sort of deal, then I would be all for it.
Except it wasn't. That's why I felt like saying something. I still have that right don't I?
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P.S.
Not to get fanboy on you, but when I see "Comment by Zooey" I actually take a moment to think about because you've been here forever and I think there's been about a half of a time I disagreed with you.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:46 pmDear Psychojellyfish,
May 21st, 2007 at 10:46 pmPerhaps you've heard of a guy named Moliere? Or Volaire? Or Fielding? Or Bulgakov? All funny guys who got into trouble with the government or the church or both. Sure, you could say Fielding was just horsing around, but his plays brought about censorship of the English stage taht lasted from 1737 to 1968. Voltaire had to flee France. And Bulgakov went largely unpublished under Stalin.
Do not think that laughter is so innocent. The most stinging satire --such as Stephen Colbert's address at the WH correspondent's dinner-- can be more devasting than any scandal.
Three cheers for the Simpsons.
psycho, with all of those words...you are still wrong. A cartoon is has a whole he!! of a lot more impact than some talking head on CNN. I really don't get your point.
May 21st, 2007 at 10:49 pmThank you david. That was much more understandable then what I said :).
May 21st, 2007 at 10:50 pmfox news is not some overarching megolith. The writers on the Simpsons prove that. Fact is righties don’t get the Simpsons so they don’t watch it. They are kinda dumb.
Comment by JPark
How can anyone be THAT STUPID? I never thought of that angle, you are right... you just added new light to my view of righties...
May 21st, 2007 at 10:55 pmhad enough, the Simpsons have a depth that is beyond righties. It is a proven fact that compassion and sarcasm are linked in the brain. Right wingers have neither.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:01 pmDOH!
May 21st, 2007 at 11:01 pmI'd also like to mention Walt Kelly's Pogo. Now largely forgotten, but his version of Joseph McCarthy as the King in Lewis Carroll's Trial of the Knave of Hearts was one of the key attacks on the red-baiting senator. And Walt Kelly sent up Nixon as a teapot spider and Agnew as a hyena.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corps did a radio satire of Joseph McCarthy that had McCarthy investigating Heaven and the Almight Himself. The show, called The Investigator, was bootlegged and played all over Washington DC and even to Eisenhower, who apparently howled with laughter.
In India they have laugh-ins. Instead of 'sit down' protest, protesters laugh at whatever the speaker says. Laughter can hardly be called impolite or disruptive and so it's difficult to deal with the protestors, but then it's not easy to speak of "surges" or "staying the course" is several dozen listeners roar with laughter. Although home audiences roared with laughter when Stephen Colbert delivered his speech before the President, the audience and Mr Bush did not laugh. The MSM reported that the speech bombed, but it was the most watched media clip on the Internet last year.
So, pscyhojellyfish, laughter can be fatal. And the 400th episode of The Simpsons was landmark. And no, the jokes about other presidents or about Bush & the Media on other shows haven't really been as pointed.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:02 pmDavid, the Simpsons episode was definitely landmark. They really broke out. I guess they know now that money is all that matters to the right. They are free to say whatever they want.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:08 pmWhile you all are enjoying the comedy hour of the Simpsons, an absolute joke in reference to anything resembling genuine Progressive activism, the Lebanese so-called Army is shelling impoverished Palestinian refugees in Lebanon and the Israelis are doing the same in Gaza, exactly ONE WEEK after Israel announced 20 THOUSAND NEW HOMES EXCLUSIVELY FOR JEWS TO BE BUILT ON LAND CLAIMED BY PALESTINIANS FOR A PALESTINIAN STATE in East Jeruselam.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:20 pmWhile America's poor are dying in hospital waiting rooms or left crawling in gutters, as has actually been reported in major newspapers recently, for lack of care, and Zionists and their cronies are shelling an impoverished dispossessed people in the Middle East we can congratulate ourselves on the progress we've made by opening up America's eyes to the Zionist Fascism controlling our media by virtue of a kid's cartoon. Huzzah and Hooray!
Most Americans wont even realize the point that was made, they just giggle at the word "poop"
The dumbing down has been very effective.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:20 pmWhile you are all congratulating yourselves on the progress we've made by getting a kid's cartoon to turn activist the I S R A E L I S and Lebanese are shelling impoverished Palestinians in Gaza and a refugee camp in Lebanon. This comes exactly ONE WEEK after I S rael announced they were stealing more Palestinian land in East Jerusalem for 20 THOUSAND new homes exclusively for J E W S.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:24 pmTP is STILL censoring their site.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:25 pmOnce again, The Simpsons nails it.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:29 pmYes Shirley, unfortunately, TP's filter is hot on anything
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Rocks911, my 9 year old loves the poop jokes. It is sad that righties are right there with him.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:33 pmHilarious! I love The Simpsons.
http://OsiSpeaks.com or http://OsiSpeaks.org
May 21st, 2007 at 11:37 pmNot to get fanboy on you, but when I see “Comment by Zooey†I actually take a moment to think about because you’ve been here forever and I think there’s been about a half of a time I disagreed with you.
Comment by psychojellyfish
Sorry. I didn't think I was slamming you. I've never seen The Simpsons in my life, and I thought the clip was funny. I don't think I'd using a cartoon clip to argue anything.
South Park is way better, but I don't have television anymore, so I wish TP would post some clips. :)
May 21st, 2007 at 11:39 pmBut what are they up to - this cartoon on Fox just told the whole world what Fox is really about.
Comment by had enough
Could be that Fox News and Fox Network are competing entities and having a pissing contest to see who can garner more viewers. In Hollywood, when push comes to shove, money talks.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:41 pmpsycho, with all of those words…you are still wrong. A cartoon is has a whole he!! of a lot more impact than some talking head on CNN. I really don’t get your point.
Comment by JPark
Not to forget that the Simpsons might reach somebody that hadn't previously been impacted. It's all good.
May 21st, 2007 at 11:44 pmRead this. You need to know.
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:24 am"Read this" ? ???
I can't get my cursor near "Read this" ?
What form of blogging sorcery is this?
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:50 amSorry, psycho. Effective satire is an essential tool of a free society and an essential weapon against the encroachment of tyranny.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:11 am"Read this. You need to know."
Thanks for the pointer, Juan C. It would be good if all Americans would read it and think about what it means. Unfortunately, "reading" and "thinking" seem to be quaint lost arts.
Based on the figures in the article, the US government could outfit between one third and two thirds of all homes with solar paneling for the money that will be spent on the Iraq war and its aftermath. Doing so would dramatically change the international geopolitical balance resulting in long-term reduction of terrorism, war, climate impact, and corporate kickbacks to oil cronies in Washington.
Gee, I wonder why it doesn't happen?
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:37 amHoly shit! I can't believe they got away with this! A+++++ to The Simpsons. Give 'em hell Homer! lmao!
May 22nd, 2007 at 5:27 amAs wierd as this sounds, having this issue appear on The Simpsons might finally get some attention around the USA.
Comment by Tom — May 21, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
LOL Yeah, that'll do it! WTF???? THE SIMPSON'S???
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thomas nast stopped “boss†tweed and tammany hall with nothing but “funny cartoonsâ€.
Comment by joe cantwell — May 21, 2007 @ 10:07 pm
The difference being they were POLITICAL cartoons in a NEWSPAPER along with news articles. Not....well THE SIMPSONS! ROTFLMAO
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if we don’t figure out how to stop this insanity, jon stewart, lisa, homer, and the family guy will go the way of the rest of our civil liberties…
Comment by profmarcus — May 21, 2007 @ 10:08 pm
There's a gal postin over on the Gingrich thread who
thinks Christians are gonna start a holy war. You two ought to get together. Your delusions oughta go together nicely. ;)
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The average moron doesn’t get it unless it is pop culture.
Comment by JPark — May 21, 2007 @ 10:13 pm
Average moron= anyone who doesn't agree with me, eh jp? ;)
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:34 amHow did Fox ever let this slip by?
Comment by the republic of stupidity — May 21, 2007 @ 10:13 pm
Because it's THE SIMPSON'S! LOL You people are watching the dregs of television, yet you actually seem to believe it matters somehow? Ya gotta stop. You're killing me with this thread. LOL. Oh wait. You'd like that wouldn't ya? Seriously though, this thread is a joke, right? I mean, I disagree with almost everything you all say, but I still give you credit for average intelligence. I thought you were just misguided. Maybe I was wrong about that? THE SIMPSON'S???
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:41 amAs the Simpsons are on fox and bashing fox = fox bashing fox, this adds extra humor. But what are they up to - this cartoon on Fox just told the whole world what Fox is really about.
Comment by had enough — May 21, 2007 @ 10:37 pm
Yeah the writers of the Simpson's are innovators in that area. Oh but wait, who used to do that YEARS AGO? Oh yeah, Johnny Carson did that. Come to think of it, just about every late night comedian does that too! Oh crud, sorry guys. Someone beat ya to it. It's still verrry meaningful though. ;)
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:50 amFrom "You Kent Always Say What You Want"
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:25 am
"poop it into the diaper they call the 6:00 o'clock news". What a wonderful way to say it.
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:30 amBut do you quote the 99% of the time the Simpsons bashes the left? Of course not. This is the hypocrite news website. You people think the Daily Show is real news.
ROTFL
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:31 amWhat I find baffling is the completely baseless claim that the media used to question the reasons for going to war. Can we drop this "golden age" crap? Never was, never will be as long as we don't achieve some radical change. Look at archives from around, oh, the time of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. The media was eating up the official line then as they are now.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:00 amYes Shirley, unfortunately, TP’s filter is hot on anything
JEWISH or anything slamming ISRAEL
They must have their pockets lined with silver and gold from AIPAC or something. Right?
Comment by Not Canadian Yet — May 21, 2007 @ 11:29 pm
Seriously? Seems I've seen quite a lot of anit-Semitism around here. And no, I'm not Jewish.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:23 am#57
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:26 amAgain, for you very dense trolls....
Anti-I sreal and I sreali policy does not mean anti- semitic
God, get a clue! But hey, any strawman will do, eh?
Yeah right! Now I need the Simpsons telling me what news organization I should be watching. Maybe they should just go back to being the stupid irrelevant cartoons they are.
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:33 amdead on, as always...
May 22nd, 2007 at 9:54 amlove Kent Brockmurrow!
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:01 amupright left = happy guy = (too brainwashed to appreciate satirical message and significance of messenger) or (too stupid to comprehend concept of satire)
May 22nd, 2007 at 12:26 pm#55 ~ the Daily Show isn't news, it's a good way to cry in our beer after a long day of watching Republicans drop their trousers and $hit all over 231 years of democracy.
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:21 pmThis is hubris and cynicism at its worst: Fox News is so convinced of the security of its cat-bird that it seemingly makes fun of itself by in reality mocking liberal values. This cartoon isn't what it appears to be. This is like a tongue-in-cheek Hitler doing a piece condemning Dachau.
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:30 pm#63 - When I want a laugh –
I think about the fact that your hero President use to stick cigars in women's vaginas.
That you consistently re-elect one Senator who is a murderer and one who is a KKK member.
You are the party of George Soros and Mike “I need a bath†Moore.
I don’t need the daily show, I have you
ROTFL
May 22nd, 2007 at 1:33 pmupright left = happy guy = (too brainwashed to appreciate satirical message and significance of messenger) or (too stupid to comprehend concept of satire)
Comment by gorn by any other name — May 22, 2007 @ 12:26 pm
Yeah, gorn, THE SIMPSONs is really sophisticated humor. Really it is. I bet there is even a class dedicated to it at one of our distinguished insitutes of higher learning. Where is Ward Churchill again?
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:14 pmAnti-I sreal and I sreali policy does not mean anti- semitic
Comment by Bluedahlia — May 22, 2007 @ 9:26 am
Of course it doesn't. There are no Jews in Israel. ;)
May 22nd, 2007 at 4:33 pmfolks folks, look beyond left and right, government operates beyond those terms,it is window dressing for the masses,surely democrats know as much if not more about the lies of 9/11 and yet i dont see the congress and senate demanding a re-investigation of that incident.Howard Dean and perhaps a few others have questioned this but the fact is they are seen as loose cannons in their own party,the people have to demand important issues are put on the democrat agenda,its sad but they need to dragged kicking and screaming,bush and cheney are criminals,why not impeach ? how many more senseless deaths are required before the democrats start really standing up and representing the will of the people
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:33 pm"it should be noted that the Simpson's -are- aired on Fox."
The Simpsons also have helped bankroll Fox News which started out losing money and was funded by Fox TV hits like the Simpsons to keep it going. The people who make the Simpsons are moderately left wing and probably feel bad about their promotion of Fox hence the constant satire against Fox (its not like News Corp would attack its own cash cow so they have fun pushing). The attacks on Fox News may have a somewhat positive effect but they probably are seen as harmless by the network unless anyone watching the Simpsons were actually inspired by a dislike of NewsCorp to stop watching the Simpsons (having a "raunchy" channel and a right-wing one is also a form of hedging against changes in public taste).
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:12 pmThis comment required me to leave my email but claims it will not be published, I wonder why they need it then to post a message? Strange? Anyway...in this episode the Simpsons they use the facade of a cartoon to devalue real issues. In this episode of the simpsons they turn the local reporter Kent into a figurative Ron Paul, and then send the message to most people subconsciously that Ron Paul will sell out. Throughout the episode Homer is upset about "Liberals" RP stands for liberty and humanity. Cartoons have been proven to be very very effective in educating soilders in times of war, look it up..it is no mystery...yet another attempt to devalue the issue at hand and save a NWO that may be in itself...slowly losing footing. Don't celebrate this as a good night for the Media, it is a wolf in sheep's clothing. They have made a mockery of our existance and present day problems..it is now something to laugh about at the dinner table and brush aside.
Ask Questions, Seek Answers, Find Truth.
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:51 pmJosh
Points taken Josh. Keep in mind, Fox News was specifically created to simultaneously act as antagonizer of the Left and justifier of the Right. As we approach the oncoming globalization, the Right is going to be shoved aside - for use later, when the left-right sham theater can be used to justify more violence, both internal and external.
Might I invite you to visit here: http://www.breakfornews.com
May 23rd, 2007 at 10:07 amComedians have always been amongst the first to publicly announce wrong-doings in state matters. The informed section of society know the truth and comedians more often than not belong to this group, they are highly educated, and socially aware even if their characters or shows can't always reflect this. A taboo subject can be approached a lot easier when you are allowed to laugh about the ridiculous and serious nature of reality in the modern world. Lets hope more people are able to follow up on such visible demonstrations against corruption and evil and not just turn over to the next show.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:56 amBy what I have read in the comments, most of you hate the Far right. That's all well and good except for one thing. THIS ISN'T A FOOTBALL GAME! Both the Left and Right are working together to destroy this country. If you don't believe me then why is it the first thing Pelosi did when she got into position was take impeachment procedings off the table, and table the removal of troops from Iraq.? Inform yourself, look up RON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT AND GO TO INFOWARS.COM and STEVEQUAYLE.COM. What you find might not make you happy but at least you'll have the chance to hear the truth for once. RANT MODE OFF
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:20 pmThis, including the fact that they replaced Jericho with Price is Right the other night when the show said "Homeland Security IS the problem" really gets me pissed.
May 23rd, 2007 at 2:27 pmThis is amazing, america.. wake up and rise up!!
May 23rd, 2007 at 4:41 pmRon Paul 2008!
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:22 pmRON PAUL FOR PRESIDENT
May 23rd, 2007 at 5:26 pmyes it seems ironic but if you recall the lonegunmen episode where faux i mean fox showed someone "barrowing" a plane and "parking" it in a building but it all can be traced back to when William Jefferson Clinton sold the united states to the united nations on 12/31/1999 due to the "y2k" scare and we all know what happened a big hype but now with the new laws that are getting past soon we will be all considerd as I am a thought crimnal
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:19 pmSince when did freedom of speech require "terms of use" agreements? There is nothing right about the "right". Or the left, for that matter. They are both brainwashing techniques called "paradigms" used to mentally retard us from reality, and separate people into imaginary factions. Outlaw secrecy in the United States government. Then we will get to the bottom of it all. Bible+Constitution+courage=freedom.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:33 pmPeople need to get their heads out of "left and right", and start worrying about right and wrong.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:40 pmWhat Kent Brockman said about funneling money to the Republican party... is there really any truth to this, and can someone provide a few links to information that backs this up?
I keep seeing people saying that it's true, but I haven't seen any references yet (sorry if I have missed them).
Thanks,
May 23rd, 2007 at 7:21 pmFrank.
Bush administration get a free ride from the press? The only one to get a free ride is Clinton.....who is responsible for 9-11.
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:20 pmThe only administration to get a free ride is the one responsior 9=11,,,Clinton's!!!
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:22 pmLooks like Kent Brokment fell the ways of Rush Limbaugh, Mancow, Sean Hannity to name a couple that comes right to mind! They would report the truth then when they get these huge pay raises they go right along with rest of the talking heads! Sold there souls for a few Million!
May 23rd, 2007 at 11:56 pmDoesn't exposing it like this (on a cartoon?) ruin, or not even present it in a realistic realm? I mean, if people recall this 6 months from now, what weight will it carry? Same thing goes for things like Jon Stewart, or the daily show (i don't watch TV, so if they are one in the same forgive me, something tells me they might)
Regardless, have you not noticed that it’s mostly comedians who actually talk about truly important things on television and nobody seems to notice, nobody seems to care; we’re still sitting on our asses for cryin out loud and the “newsâ€, well they aren’t telling us shit.
The following are critical in understanding how they manipulate the population.
Writings on the subject:
Propaganda (1928) by Edward Bernays (Let this book sink in REALLY GOOD, and
research this gentleman, and his writings)
Manufacturing Consent, Noam Chomsky’s take on the media.
Tipping Point
Movies:
“The persuaders†available online at PBS(dot)org
“The media giants†available online at PBS(dot)org
“Orwell Rolls in his grave.†Google it, it’s a little biased, but a lot of good information to build paths of research on.
May 24th, 2007 at 2:02 amYou people are really the blind leading the blind, or in plain english, "Your Idiots!". Its not bashing FOX news, its bashing liberals. Where did Kent Brockman go with the Republicans? You people are just like Lisa, except you refuse to open your eyes. Grow the hell up, and realize your trapped in rat's maze with 2 exits, and you people always go left, regardless if there's any cheese. Until you people realize your being played by the right and the left we're all screwed. Oh, and there isn't a middle, just legal jargon that can be manipulated, and decided by people who can't read good(LOL). You all make ashamed to say I even enjoy watching the Simpsons. Stop watching TV and memorize the Constitution and not just the 1st Amendment.
May 24th, 2007 at 2:48 amRepublicanism, you must think people are real stupid. Talk about "blind leading TRYING to lead the blind..." It's bashing the news media in general. Brockman was just an example of how feeble people are when it comes to money. The truth is out there, but journalists are being paid just enough to shut the hell up, and even speak out when people have anything decent to say. Can we say, "O'Reilly?" "Grow the hell up?" You're the one who actually believes in the two party system, there's only ONE business party. The two party illusion is invented to keep people thinking they actually have a choice. You're right. There isn't a middle. But for that matter, there isn't a left or a right either. Either way you look at it, you're choosing the same people. The recent bend-over-backwards by the Dem party is sheer proof of this.
Our 2 party system is actually a 2 party system. Any illusion that indicates there might actually be change in the air is designed to fail. No matter what happens, we're staying in Iraq, and our soldiers are going to die until Haliburton's oil is secure. End of story. The dems can complain all they want. Nothing's ever going to happen unless people REALLY wake up and realize they're being played for a bunch of saps.
May 24th, 2007 at 7:17 am9/11
May 24th, 2007 at 8:43 amFox executive1 to fox executive2:
May 24th, 2007 at 8:49 am"Hey, the fox-hating market is a big market in a key demographic. Why don't we rip into fox news in the Simpsons? Our advertisers will love it!"
Amused by the I5RaYL gibberish code! Is there really a filter here?
May 24th, 2007 at 9:02 amMind if I do a test?
isreal, zionist, jew, jewish, palestine, golan heights, israeli occupies territories, United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, gaza strip, the west bank!
Nope no filter, just some paranoid nut-jobs looking for Zionists under the bed.
May 24th, 2007 at 9:06 amThis means nothing to me
May 24th, 2007 at 9:50 amI dont get it, some explain please?????
Com-on Guys/Gals don't you understanding bragging when you hear it... their showing that even if we know and they show the truth we still ain't gonna do shit but give it 5 stars..... that's the real joke
May 24th, 2007 at 10:58 amI think we owe the jews a few more years of looking the other way after ww2 dont you..dont think the world has made up for that one yet
May 24th, 2007 at 12:10 pmWell, stick the truth where ever you can people, the simpsons are a perfect platform for those who do not research for them self.
May 24th, 2007 at 3:44 pmPlease go to http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/83.html and pause at 01:51. Now take a good look at the read head camera man right of Robert Kennedy in the image, then get this picture from 1970 http://ken_ashford.typepad.com/blog/images/bush70sxmas.jpg
The one 3rd from left is Jeb Bush now compare the two, paste them in to a imaging application. Makes me wonder, was he with his father that fatefull day in 1968 when Rober Kennedy was shot from behind? Spring and Summer greetings from Iceland! Peace!
THANK YOU MATT GROENING!!!AND THE REST OF THE SIMPSONS WRITERS!!!
YOU GUYS ARE TRULEY INTELLIGENT MINDS IN THE MIDST OF A
HAZE OF DUMBED DOWN HUMAN BEINGS!!!
It's time you heard both sides of the story:
May 24th, 2007 at 4:05 pmhttp://www.inforwars.com
http://www.prisonplanet.tv
http://www.jonesreport.org
OK OK it's a good cartoon ... but listen, this won't change jack shit ...
May 24th, 2007 at 8:55 pmIt's even more funny that The Simpsons are on Fox while they're bashing FoxNews lol
May 24th, 2007 at 10:02 pmthe simpsons is like an inside joke reserved for the intelligent. i don't think it will broaden understanding in the moron class.
May 25th, 2007 at 4:17 amThe reason that this and also the recent Family Guy episode with the great linup of pictures of Bush with Saddam, OBL and Satan is shown is as someone has pointed out due to the writers slipping them in and the lack of awareness or nuanced thinking of the RW gatekeepers at Fox. Quite simply they never see it or get it. Even when they think they do.
This also means that any message from such a cartoon isn't going to have much impact beyond those already more or less in the know. That doesn't negate its value as a morale booster or general engine of dissent.
May 25th, 2007 at 8:56 amBesides which, if it wasn't up here, I might not have seen it. Youtube pulled the video very quickly and Prison Planet directed us here. Thanks.
May 25th, 2007 at 8:57 amthe simpsons is great
May 27th, 2007 at 8:11 pmi never miss a show
I am tired of seeing jokes made out of our most horrific national and world problems. My sense of humor is as good as the next person's, but this simply isn't funny.
May 28th, 2007 at 11:41 amI am tired of seeing our most horrific situations turned into humor. It isn't funny.
May 28th, 2007 at 11:42 amthe simpsons are educational
May 29th, 2007 at 2:00 amthe simpsons are very educational
May 29th, 2007 at 2:01 ami fear its too late for your country,the democrats have sold out to bush and impeachment is not an issue,it isnt a football match both sides are marching to the same tune,the lady who lost her son has walked away from her protest...why? because she is being destroyed by both sides of politics now,i am deeply saddend by her resignation and americans should hang there heads in shame that truth,honour and love of country is being destroyed.Cant you see how you are being manipulated ? you fought a imperial country once,i fear the next war will be against your own government.They are using fear to control you.
May 30th, 2007 at 1:16 amjust read clinton was responsible for 9/11 !! truly did iq's suddenly drop here.9/11 was planned by bush whether they knew in advance and allowed it to happen or they actively planned it,building 7 is the weak link and i cant for the life of me understand why american citizens have not screamed for a new investigation into 9/11.
June 1st, 2007 at 6:59 pm