Morning Joe Hosts Blast Gibson’s Ledger Comments: ‘Sick,’ ‘Unconsciable,’ ‘Mean-Spirited’ And ‘Hateful’
Morning Joe Hosts Blast Gibson’s Ledger Comments: ‘Sick,’ ‘Unconsciable,’ ‘Mean-Spirited’ And ‘Hateful’
Yesterday, ThinkProgress reported that Fox News host John Gibson callously laughed at the death of actor Heath Ledger on the Tuesday edition of his radio show, suggesting he may have killed himself over the Democratic debate in South Carolina. Referencing a famous line from Brokeback Mountain, which Ledger starred in, Gibson disdainfully quipped, “Well, he found out how to quit you.”
On MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning, hosts Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist eviscerated Gibson over his comments, which they deemed “grossly inappropriate” and “absolutely, totally out of line.” “I’ve got to tell you, that makes me nauseous,” added Brzezinski.
Scarborough and Geist focused in on the homophobic undertones of Gibson’s jokes about Ledger’s role in Brokeback Mountain:
SCARBOROUGH: Is he laughing that Heath Ledger died because he made a movie about two gay men? Is that why this young father dying was a punchline to John Gibson?
GEIST: Of course it is. That’s the implication.
SCARBOROUGH: So if you make a movie — this is now, it’s not that if you are gay, your death is a punchline. If you make a movie about being gay, your death becomes a punchline. I don’t know who syndicates this guy, but that is absolutely stunning, that John Gibson would be that mean-spirited and hateful.
Watch it:
Throughout the segment, Brzezinski was flabbergasted that Gibson may face no repercussions for his comments, at one point saying “I don’t know how you stay on the air after doing something like that, quite frankly.” Though she never actually called for Gibson to be fired, as some have inferred, she did suggest that he should not be allowed to “get away” with disparaging comments:
SCARBOROUGH: This is about as callous and harsh as anything I’ve heard. It is unspeakably rude.
BRZEZINSKI: I also just don’t see how you get away with something like that — I just don’t. I mean not that, I don’t know, I don’t know how you stay on the air. I don’t know who would listen to you. Maybe I’m not edgy enough.
Gibson is syndicated by Fox News Radio and hosts the Big Story on Fox News. Don’t let him “get away” with his “callous and harsh” remarks. Contact Fox News and John Gibson. Or give his radio show a call at 1-866-868-6861.
UPDATE: GLAAD has started a petition asking Fox News “why they continue to provide a platform for John Gibson’s cruel and tasteless comments.”
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To even things out, I will cheer the death of Bush/Cheney.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:21 pmppl need to create an uproar over this like imus…who i think got screwed…
January 24th, 2008 at 12:24 pmI don’t often agree with Scarborough, but I appreciate his willingness to stand up against his own ideological brethren when they go too far. This is not the first time he’s taken on a right-wing idiot.
Of course, it’s possible that network rivalries take precedence for him, but still…
January 24th, 2008 at 12:25 pma trashy show, trashing another competing trashy show, isn’t nurturing the ”trust tree’. Even atheists deserve sympathy for being dead. TP devolves.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:27 pmppl need to create an uproar over this like imus…who i think got screwed…
Comment by Freakaloin
exactly how do you figure he got screwed? He should be off the air forever, period….imho
he’s back on the air……hand slapped for a racial slur….unforgivable, sorry.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:27 pmHe won’t get away with it.
This is an example of how and why the Evangelicals repeatedly got burned by the Republicans party. Because the Republicans are evil.
Not even the most vile hypocritical Evangelical will mock someone’s death. Death is God’s territory. Everyone knows this. This is why most folks find it reprehensible that Bush mocked Tucker when she begged for her life.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pmoh please. do you honestly think joe scarborough gives a sh!t about gibson’s hate. this is just nothing more than g.e. v. murdoch.
yesterday, scarborough in the first half-hour noted that there was alot of speculation about drugs in ledger’s death and he wasn’t going to go there until there was proof positive.
by the next break, scarborough had changed his tune and did a several minutes discourse on the ravages of drug use among young hollywood. and how he had friends who’d used drugs and the struggle he had to stay clean.
15 minutes before the flip-flop.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pmWhere have you been joe?…hate radio/TV has been doing this for years! ….including your hate Democrates talk.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:30 pmJoe has been a cheerleader for the Republican party for years and Republicans have gotten into power and have stayed there by, in part, constant gay bashing.
What’s my point? I’m not sure, but Joe hasn’t exactly been helping.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:32 pmOne of the caveats about the Freedom of Speech is that sometimes you get ignorant filth like Gibson spouting off their infantile ramblings…
Off course, since he is paid to spout his ramblings, he’s not entirely covered by the Freedom of Speech as much as market share. And as we all know, Fox is all about market share and not so much about defending the Constitution…..
January 24th, 2008 at 12:35 pmHe won’t get away with it.
This is an example of how and why the Evangelicals repeatedly got burned by the Republicans party. Because the Republicans are evil.
Not even the most vile hypocritical Evangelical will mock someone’s death. Death is God’s territory. Everyone knows this. This is why most folks find it reprehensible that Bush mocked Tucker when she begged for her life.
Comment by Guido OBGYN Lover
Wish I could go along with you on this. How do you explain the fact that we are discussing what is and is not torure in 2007….??? Wouldn’t Torutre be God’s territory too?
Christians have been going along with this and allowing the fundies to speak for thier religion……if they continue to stand by quietly and allow this to happen then they are no better than the “Good Germans”
January 24th, 2008 at 12:37 pmTalk about liberal hypocrisy.Is this any different than Lionel on Air America making fun of the death of Steve Irwin????
January 24th, 2008 at 12:40 pmGibson is just being a typical republican idiot. They hate people who use common sense rather than party propaganda, so they strike out at anyone under any curcumstances regardless if it’s a terric death of a young man who never knew they existed. These people are so low not even the dead can escape criticism and scorn. Gibson you are not only a azz and a jerk, but you are less then human. How dare you sit in your little world and attack a man and his girlfriend and child at a time like this. You are beneath contempt and should be fired for being such a moron. No one outside the narrow minded fools who watch Faux News listens to or cared about your stupid opinions.
Some day you are going to die and your rotten soul is going straight to hell, don’t pass go, go straight to hell. I can’t find words to describe how ignorant and stupid you really are. Now answer that you pinhead jerk.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:40 pmHere we go again. Another day of recycling the celebrity death story. What a nasty man that Gibson is. How could he say those things? How can we say these things. We know nothing. We can only fantasize what happened to displace whatever hostility we have for drugs, gays, republicans, democrats etc.. Speculation knows no boundaries.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:44 pmSorry, but how saying that the guy killed himself because he watched the debate and was an Edwards supporter is a comment about celebrity drug use? There are a lot more effective ways to get your point across without sounding like a callous, inhuman arsehole. John Gibson’s comments are not defensible.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:52 pmWhat’s to “get away” with? This is Fox. For them, it’s business as usual.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pmIf Hillary wins your nomination, anything goes come November. We will use her tactics to destroy her come next fall.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 12:50 pm
who’s we?
January 24th, 2008 at 12:55 pm“Call John Gibson’s show?” You’ve got to be kidding. The very reason that hate-radio jocks make outrageous comments is to generate callers. Whatever you may decide to do in response to this, do not follow that suggestion, don’t call in to Gibson’s show. That is precisely why he made the hateful statements in the first place, is to provoke you into doing so.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:00 pm*
Sodomy has always been the domain of the democrats. That said: I heard the comment on the show and John G. was not using the guy as a punchline he was commenting on “DRUG USE†by celebrities, not sodomy by celebrities.
Just thought you would like someone to set you all strait before you all made big jabbering moonbat fools of yourselves again.
*bert
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Comment by BERT CONVY
Oh! Thanks Bert! Since it was DRUG USE (which it wasn’t, all the tests came back negative) then its ok to mock his death. How moonbat silly of me. Thanks for straightening me out.
While you’re here, what else qualifies for mocking someone dying? Its good to know the rules ahead of time.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:01 pmSodomy has always been the domain of the democrats.
Comment by BERT CONVY — January 24, 2008 @ 12:48 pm
You mean Democrats like Mark Foley, Ted Haggard, and Larry Craig?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:02 pmWhat’s my point? I’m not sure….
Comment by Frosty Cupcake — January 24, 2008 @ 12:32 pm
And, all along, I thought I was the only one who felt this way.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:03 pmIf Hillary wins your nomination, anything goes come November. We will use her tactics to destroy her come next fall.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 12:50 pm
GRRRRR!!!!!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:04 pm#19 joe..The troll’s alway’s carry a mouse in their pocket’s, to them it count’s as a “we.”…..LOL….Blessings
January 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pmWe have already established that John Gibson is as sick as Michael Savage is.
1) He mocks a young father who tragically died suddenly.
2) Asked, “if The Times can’t take an argument with Kristol, how can it face down Al Qaeda?â€
3) Urges his white listeners to “do your duty. Make more babies.†because he is worried about in increasing Hispanic demographic in this country.
4) Said that the White House deserved a medal for outing Valerie Plame.
5) When a student at a Cleveland high school shot four people and then killed himself, Gibson said he could tell that the shooter was white, because “black shooters don’t do that; they shoot and move on.”
6) Mocked Jon Stewart for emotional remarks Stewart made immediately following 9/11.
7) Declared that declared that tuberculosis usually affects someone “from the third world†or who contracted “ooga booga feverâ€
8) Calls himself “the whitest man in America, who is the black man’s best friendâ€
9) Claimed that Barack Obama went to a fundamentalist Islamic madrassa as a child, and when CNN ran a story debunking that, claimed that the CNN reporter must have gone to the “same madrassa” and deliberately covered up extremism taught at the school.
10) Declared that North Korea conducting nuke tests was “good news” because it distracted the press from the Foley sex scandal.
11) Said while there are “black devils stalking their streets,” those protesting in support of the so-called Jena 6 only “wanna fight the white devil.”
12) Claimed that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton made “a deal with Al Qaeda” to “go easier” on terrorists if elected president.
The list goes on and on. John Gibson has always been just another shock performer masquerading as a legitimate newsman and constantly having to ratchet up his rhetoric to keep his name on the blogs. But his tone has become increasingly racist and homophobic. The fact that he’s still on Fox doesn’t speak well for Fox — in fact, it indicates that Fox apparently stands for the same things.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:06 pmIf Hillary wins your nomination, anything goes come November. We will use her tactics to destroy her come next fall.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 12:50
Hillary’s tactics include voter caging lists, provisional ballot purges, and hacking of voting machines?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:06 pmmay gibson, his ilk and their faithful followers suffer a SLOOOOOW and PAINFUL death!
and sooner rather than later.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:07 pmAfter you call Fox News be sure to start calling the advertisers.
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Agenda against righttards: You’re reign of terror is finished. Once either Edwards of Kucinich is in office, the world will finally view the united states with respect.
Rightards, the big military you love so much will be downsized. You’re scared we will apply the excessive funds to important domestic priorities. Do you tards have a job through affirmative action at the Pentagon? If so, be scared. You should be.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:07 pmTalk about liberal hypocrisy.Is this any different than Lionel on Air America making fun of the death of Steve Irwin????
Comment by Ricl077 — January 24, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
I dont know who Irwin is or listen to Air America, but I would dissaprove of anyone making fun of someone elses demise. As well, I dont think everyone who watches Gibson approved of his comments
January 24th, 2008 at 1:08 pmLooks like Southern Idiot has a new moniker. A reich-winger brings up Clinton in a thread that has nothing to do with Clinton…..go figure.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 1:05 pm
sc, libbie, bert, they’re all the same person:
“rev.” fred phelps.
eh?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:08 pmReply to the idiots who wrote comments 14, 15: You morons are so against gays, drugs, etc, that you have lost your humanity like Gibson. Think, fools, if a member of your family dies regardless of the facts would you want some idiot speaking ill of them? I could understand if Gibson knew him and knew what the hell he was talking about. This actor, and I stress the word ACTOR, played a gay man in a movie, movies aren’t real. The had a girlfriend and child, so playing gay in a movie makes him gay right? How people are as stupid as your comments were.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:08 pmComment by republicans hate facts — January 24, 2008 @ 1:06 pm
You are darn right. Keep up the great work around here. I have read your posts and you are the voice of the 21st century.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:08 pmand yes, when it comes to the likes of gibson, i’m a Liberal Filled With Hate.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:09 pmdamn proud of it too!
ot, but where’s gg?
(all the old trolls are fading away)
January 24th, 2008 at 1:09 pmWhile we can all agree that Gibson is a dick, does anyone else feel like this kind of post is more in the domain of Gawker? I feel like TP’s commentary on this takes away its own legitimacy on what should matter to it: things of political consequence. Even Media Matters has more business weighing in on this.
It should be reported, just not by a Center for American Progress blog. Seems a little bit childish.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:10 pmComment by John Kerry — January 24, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
forgot to take your lithium again?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:11 pmWhat is going on here?? How can this be? You DOOM and GLOOM libs said we are in a horrible “recessionâ€! What happened?????
Comment by John Kerry
The DOW is not an indicator of recession JK.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:12 pmanything goes come November.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
You guys like to keep all your options on the table don’t you….why do you always grab the illegal ones first? Oh yeah, because you can’t win if it’s fair and democratic……
January 24th, 2008 at 1:12 pmComment by imorgan82 — January 24, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
You are an idiot. Go to redstate, lower-tier college boy.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pmYou DOOM and GLOOM libs said we are in a horrible “recessionâ€! What happened?????
Comment by John Kerry — January 24, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
economists are saying it too, you idiot.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:13 pmComment by John Kerry — January 24, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Dow 12,311.55 + 41.38
“UP 300 points and now TODAY”
hard to read number through your drug googles, eh?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:14 pmWhat is going on here?? How can this be? You DOOM and GLOOM libs said we are in a horrible “recessionâ€! What happened?????
Comment by John Kerry — January 24, 2008 @ 1:09 pm
Take it up with Bush and the Congressional Republicans who are working on an economic stimulus plan. Apparently, they’ve failed to realize that a volatile stock market is the sign of a healthy growing economy. Idiots don’t even know that there is no danger of a recession — just ask the coward calling himself “john kerry”.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pmTalk about liberal hypocrisy.Is this any different than Lionel on Air America making fun of the death of Steve Irwin????
Comment by Ricl077 — January 24, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
You are making an assumption that everybody here would support a talk-show host who cheers the death of an innocent person just because he appears on Air America — and then using your strawman to label us hypocrites.
We do not condemn John Gibson’s remarks because they come out of the mouth of an obvious racist and homophobe, or because he appears on Fox News. We condemn them because they are wrong, undeserved, and in extremely poor taste. Lionel’s remarks about Steve Irwin were also in extremely poor taste, but that’s not what this thread is about.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pmBut of course this is the kind of hate speech we expect out of the ReichWing Propaganda Hate Machine.
They have no conscience, morals, or ethics…we maybe some, but all bad.
Just look no further than the immoral crap that the Trolls like Frank Moron, Bigfootupass, goon goon, exlax and their ilk post, you get a real good look at what sick, twisted sickos these types are.
Buck Fush
January 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pmComment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 1:14 pm
good point doc.
when it comes to john gibson even the trolls want to change the subject.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:17 pmWe do not condemn John Gibson’s remarks because they come out of the mouth of an obvious racist and homophobe, or because he appears on Fox News. We condemn them because they are wrong, undeserved, and in extremely poor taste. Lionel’s remarks about Steve Irwin were also in extremely poor taste, but that’s not what this thread is about.
Comment by missmolly — January 24, 2008 @ 1:16 pm
I don’t even know who “Lionel” is, much less what tasteless remarks he made. Does this mean I can’t be a liberal any more?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:17 pmIn this cursed nation people no longer show respect for the dead.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pmReply to #41: John you are truly a fool. How can a President cause a recession? Simply by spending like a drunken sailor. Apparently you can’t do math, it’s really quite simple. If you have 1 trillion dollars coming in and you spend 2.5 trillion something has to give. When that happens you create deficits and evenually things start to rise in price and markets go down, and you have to take credit good or bad. He has been going around talking the economy up and now he doesn’t know how this happened. Well it happened on his watch, so it’s his Recession, like it or not.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:19 pmThis wasn’t just a crossing of the line.
This was completely obliterating the line where a decent person turns into a demonic demagogue.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:21 pmIt’s amazing how many tactics the wingnut trolls will employ to try to derail a thread about a member of their tribe who has ripped off his mask and shown himself for the cretin that he is.
Topic, once again, tolls, is John Gibson.
I’m sure there will be another thread popping up soon that will deal with right-wing hypocrisy on Hillary Clinton, or the failing Bush economy, so you can leave your little troll droppings on the appropriate thread, okay?
For now, why don’t you just stick to telling us why John Gibson is a Great American for mocking the death of a successful young father?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:21 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
I read your pathetic comments yesterday countering a commenters excellent point that military spending should be cut 25%. If it were my call, I’d place the U.S. military on a need-based status, or “reservatize” the military as our founding fathers intended. That will ultimately improve our economy.
Keep up the stupid commentary, gum, and you’ll be the next to be thrown out of here. Bart, in that case, would have company.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:22 pmIn this cursed nation people no longer show respect for the dead.
Comment by AmandaBlow
gosh, I hope your outrage about this is in addition to the 1million dead human beings in Iraq and the fact that torture is an accepted practice in America now….
January 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pmJohn you are truly a fool. How can a President cause a recession? Simply by spending like a drunken sailor.
Comment by The Shadow — January 24, 2008 @ 1:19 pm
drunken pilot.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pmBTW, I don’t know if you folks have heard, but Rev Phelps said he will be picketing Ledger’s funeral.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
bert?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:23 pmYou are an idiot. Go to redstate, lower-tier college boy.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008
First, read #57, then die, ideologue. You’re just as bad as the republican dogmatists if you have a problem with anything I’ve said.
… and I don’t normally get baited into these immature prompts, but I assure you that each of my degrees came from better schools than you.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:24 pmYou people get what you give.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:23 pm
look in the mirror and read that back to yourself “rev.” phelps.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:24 pmJohn Gibson is a low down dirty, son of a bltch and he is going to die and go to hell for his shameless remarks. The need to close that Proganda channel down and put the trash out. I know that pinhead Limpbaugh is defending this idiot, but I don’t have time to listen to his garbage to find out.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:24 pmLiberals Are Filled With Hate
What’s the matter, cant get laid?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:25 pmI don’t even know who “Lionel†is, much less what tasteless remarks he made. Does this mean I can’t be a liberal any more?
Comment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:17 pm
Don’t feel bad — I had to go to Google just to find out what was said, since I had never heard of “Lionel” either.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:26 pmWe are not in a recession. That requires at least one quarter of negative growth.
We had negative job growth..
January 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pmComment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
I hear that being spewed towards progressive newcomers here. If you cant tolerate the arrival of new progressive voices here, you should step out of the way. My job is not to make republicans feel warm and comfy inside.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:27 pmTalk about liberal hypocrisy.Is this any different than Lionel on Air America making fun of the death of Steve Irwin????
Are you f’ing kidding me? Lionel?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:28 pmI read your pathetic comments yesterday countering a commenters excellent point that military spending should be cut 25%. If it were my call, I’d place the U.S. military on a need-based status, or “reservatize†the military as our founding fathers intended. That will ultimately improve our economy.
Keep up the stupid commentary, gum, and you’ll be the next to be thrown out of here. Bart, in that case, would have company.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
You’ll have to do better than that, idiot. I never wrote any such thing.
But the idea that you could get me thrown out of here for any reason at all is hysterically funny.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:28 pmWhy are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? -LAFWH
I dont go to the movies and could care less about Emmy awards and all that goes along with it. Why are you so hung up on partisan strawman [false] arguments?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pmHey, Clem, add another rope on that scaffold…why? I was just told Gibson’s going to have to join the party, too’.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:29 pmWhy are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? Heath Ledger either OD’d purposely or on accident – not a sterling example of a great human being. If he was such a great person, he would have gotten help so his daughter wouldn’t have to grow up fatherless.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
January 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pm—————————-
Are you even trying to understand the point? Nobody gives a shiite what Ledger’s job was. John Gibson is lower than whale shiite for his comments about someone’s death – whether the person was an actor, a firefighter, a teacher, or even a troll. He’s just wrong.
Why are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? Heath Ledger either OD’d purposely or on accident – not a sterling example of a great human being. If he was such a great person, he would have gotten help so his daughter wouldn’t have to grow up fatherless.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
“Liberals hung up on Hollywood”? Gee, that would explain why Gibson was the one who repeatedly referred to Ledger’s death. He must be a liberal.
Weird.
It would also explain why Huckabee is dragging Chuck Norris around with him.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pmComment by good_golly — January 24, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
Dont forget about Mann Coulter wanting to poison peoples creme brulee.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
You wanted private contractors to keep their jobs, as if the federal government is some jobs program. Iraq and the U.S. war machine is the problem in this world, and the civilian counterparts are their paper-pushing enablers.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:30 pmYou wanted private contractors to keep their jobs, as if the federal government is some jobs program. Iraq and the U.S. war machine is the problem in this world, and the civilian counterparts are their paper-pushing enablers.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
What are you on? Crack? LSD? Do you really think you can just make up any wooly-headed comment you want and claim I wrote it?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:32 pmWhy are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? t – Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:27 pm
John Gibson is a liberal? Wow, you are dumber than we first thought.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
Too bad for you, I never said any of that. Perhaps ‘Dr.’ is a little to easy to achieve these days.
Read slower and quote correctly.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pmLooks like another concern troll has landed.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pmThe stench is overpowering.
#48 – oh yes, and the Clinton thugs are darlings of democracy with their race and gender baiting. STFU!!! You people get what you give.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
Actually they are when compared to the republicans…..I never worry about underhandedness at the polls with them which is Un-American and the republicans think they must cheat because they can’t win in a fair fight.
I also never had to worry about unitary presidential powers under Bill.
I also never had to worry about him invading and occupying a soverign nation agains all logic and advice…
yeah, they are not my first choice but when compared to your offerings I guess they are darlings.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pmNot to mention the newest strawman factory troll…
January 24th, 2008 at 1:33 pmComment by good_golly — January 24, 2008 @ 1:28 pm
gg, where ya been?
btw, threats against the president (even bush) are against the law. randi rhodes hasn’t been arrested yet has she? check this out for us, ok? thanks girl.
hey, wanna see a picture of “bert convey”?
http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=0,57158
(i think he should lose some weight, what do you think?)
sorry i’m ot, the subject was john gibson’s remarks about heath ledger.
and of course you condemn them, don’t you?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pm#93 – you had to respond with that to cover up your LIE about the recession starting way into Bush’s term. Please do your homework.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:31 pm
You’re either on the same drugs as republican school bus or you ARE republican school bus. I haven’t written anything at all about the recession suggesting a start date.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:32 pm
You wanted to defend contractors keeping their jobs. We don’t have to employ them. Go back to the thread and read your comments.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:34 pmComment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
huck’s a jesus man.
why do you hate jesus?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:35 pm#94 – Huckabee is a evangelical Democrat. He is not a real Republican and will not get the nomination. HE reminds me of Jimmy Carter and his shameless attempt to use his born again bullshit to become President in 1976.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:33 pm
Huckabee is a Democrat? You really are on crack, aren’t you?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:36 pmIs that Republican School Bus one of the short ones?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
Why don’t you go ahead and accuse me of being Elizabeth Taylor instead of debating the issue at hand.
The U.S. lost its right to a good defense the moment it massacred hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Defense spending is no longer a priority.
Taking issue with that is pandering to Republicans.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pmIs that Republican School Bus one of the short ones?
Comment by Zimzone — January 24, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
Challenge particular points of my claims or STFU? Insulting me is vouching for Republicans. Sensitive to their needs, are you?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pmComment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008
You might want to shy away from starting personal arguments with people who are on here contributing that happen to disagree with you on the details, Sally.
Some of us want to enjoy the discussion side of this blog without dealing with your bad mood because you got dumped in 4th period history.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pmHuckabee is a evangelical Democrat. He is not a real Republican and will not get the nomination. HE reminds me of Jimmy Carter and his shameless attempt to use his born again bullshit to become President in 1976 Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
Its not for you to decide what Huckabee is, YOU made him into a Democrat to fit your strawman argument so you have a reason to dislike his political ideology.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:38 pmgg?
bert?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:39 pmYup, it’s a short bus.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:39 pmWhy don’t you go ahead and accuse me of being Elizabeth Taylor instead of debating the issue at hand.
The U.S. lost its right to a good defense the moment it massacred hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians. Defense spending is no longer a priority.
Taking issue with that is pandering to Republicans.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:37 pm
OK, you’re Elizabeth Taylor. You’re still on crack, because you still keep accusing me of making comments and taking stances I never took.
And the “issue at hand” is John Gibson, not private contractors.
Even as a troll, you’re terrible.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pmWhy are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? Heath Ledger either OD’d purposely or on accident – not a sterling example of a great human being. If he was such a great person, he would have gotten help so his daughter wouldn’t have to grow up fatherless.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
show of hands, please!
who here is “hung up on Hollywood”?
didn’t think so.
next, who said Ledger was a “great human being”?
that’s what i thought.
LAFWH, you’re a desperate, pathetic fool!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pmgo embarass yourself elsewhere.
Yup, it’s a short bus.
Comment by Zimzone — January 24, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
Yup, a crazy neocon prostitute.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pmRUC, do you have the LyingBastardOmeter fixed yet? It appears we need some reading on some of these posters…
January 24th, 2008 at 1:40 pmI agree that Huckabee will not get the nomination, but he is no Democrat. The nomination will go to either McCain or Romney, only one of which is a true conservative Republican.
Comment by good_golly — January 24, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
A true conservative would stick to the subject: John Gibson.
Next troll!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:43 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
I’ll end my confrontation by giving you another chance. This is a good time for you to adhere yourself entirely to progressive ideals, or the next time you slip up you will be flagged and shipped out. Your comments were unacceptable and I needed to contest them.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:43 pmI am done debating a bunch of morons
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
Just cant stop with the vitriolic partisan attacks can you?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:43 pmHuckabee is a evangelical Democrat.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate
hahahahaha
you spout lies like a real grown-up Republican there, your king Dubya would be proud.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pmThe nomination will go to either McCain or Romney, only one of which is a true conservative Republica -GG
Is it the one that flip-flops more?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pmLooks I missed a bunch of fun here.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pmSTFU weirdo, and get back to the GOP NERDS TABLE..
Comment by republicans hate facts — January 24, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
Meth, is it? I suppose that’s the most likely explanation.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:45 pmComment by republicans hate facts — January 24, 2008 @ 1:44 pm
Why are you yelling at me? I am on your side, enjoy reading your posts, and gummitch was the one who last night vouched for keeping mercenary contractors employed.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:46 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:45 pm
You keep insulting drugs as if progressives want them banned. I think you are delusional.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:47 pmComment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
I’ll end my confrontation by giving you another chance. This is a good time for you to adhere yourself entirely to progressive ideals, or the next time you slip up you will be flagged and shipped out. Your comments were unacceptable and I needed to contest them.
Comment by republican school bus
uhh, I remember that thread and you have the wrong person…..it was not gummitch….you better go back and check your facts and I think you owe gummitch an apology afterwords…..
January 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pmKeep up the stupid commentary, gum, and you’ll be the next to be thrown out of here. Bart, in that case, would have company.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
Attacking Gummitch because you didn’t like one of his comments? Why didn’t you post on that thread yesterday. You’re the one acting just like a troll, I suspect justasking aka Mr. P.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pmWhy are you yelling at me? I am on your side, enjoy reading your posts, and gummitch was the one who last night vouched for keeping mercenary contractors employed.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:46 pm
Really? I didn’t post anything at all last night, as far as I can remember. But feel free to prove this.
Perhaps some other idiot troll namejacked me and no one told me. Or perhaps you’re pulling all this right out of your fundament.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:48 pmMan, these retards in the Troll Patrol must REALLY want to get the discussion off John Gibson and his indefensible remarks.
They’re even claiming the Huckster is a Democrat. Look, guys, it didn’t work with when you tried it with Mark Foley, it’s not gonna work now.
So, GiGi, Republican Short Bus, Liberals Are Filled With Facts… what do you guys think about Gibby’s eulogy? Think it was appropriate or not?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:49 pmI am done debating a bunch of morons. You people don’t have facts to back up your argument. But please pay for a recession. A recession will kill any hope you had for nationalized health care or other social programs a President Hillary could enact.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
1. you have never posted a fact. like calling Huckster a Democrat, youlie whenever you do post
2. you have never backed up any statement you have made here, ever
3. please explain exactly how one would “pay for a recession”?
I would ask “are you really that stupid?”, but your posts already display evidence of that.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:50 pmI wonder if there is anyone on the republican school bus?
January 24th, 2008 at 1:51 pmPresident Hillary could enact.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:39 pm
President Hillary
kinda like the sound of that.
thanks.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:52 pmRUC, do you have the LyingBastardOmeter fixed yet? It appears we need some reading on some of these posters…
Comment by Zimzone — January 24, 2008 @ 1:40 pm
I just had it out for a few minutes a couple of nights ago and the trollfest burst it’s grimmungle cam. Hard to find parts fast enough to fix it before the next troll/republican debate wrecks it yet again, but thanks for asking!
BTW. The WTF-Incredulometer V3.21 is now available. With an instant $300 – 1200 rebate!
January 24th, 2008 at 1:53 pmWhy are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? Heath Ledger either OD’d purposely or on accident – not a sterling example of a great human being. If he was such a great person, he would have gotten help so his daughter wouldn’t have to grow up fatherless.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
The only fact established definitively is that he was suffering from pneumondia which impairs lung function. But that is besides the point, rejoicing in the death of a 28 year old extremely talented artist because he once played a homosexual in a movie is as ignorant as it gets. Please pick your knuckles up of the floor, you’re getting your filth all over it.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:54 pmComment by Shayne — January 24, 2008 @ 1:48 pm
I’m free to comment whenever I choose, reichidiot. And the progressive voice speaks for more than you can bloviate in an entire year. Get out there and clean wash the trailor, and go FY for interfering in my personal confrontation with gummitch.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:57 pmI wonder if there is anyone on the republican school bus?
Comment by hellinabucket — January 24, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
The lights are on, but no one is at the wheel.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:57 pmHopefully that answer your question =)
Comment by RUCerious — January 24, 2008 @ 1:53 pm
This one hates putting money into the pockets of poor families.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:58 pmComment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
The only fact established definitively is that he was suffering from pneumondia which impairs lung function. But that is besides the point, rejoicing in the death of a 28 year old extremely talented artist because he once played a homosexual in a movie is as ignorant as it gets. Please pick your knuckles up of the floor, you’re getting your filth all over it.
Comment by Shayne
I’m not sure how liberals are filled with hate expects to interact here or be taken seriously. I mean the username says “I’m here to be a dickhead”
Shayne, I seriously doubt that these people have any shame left. If it’s ok that 1 million human beings have died in Iraq and we are redefining torture as a society then I think they consider this to be less than nothing….they are heartless……they have no problem watching people die of starvation or exposure and that is here in the United States.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pmComment by hellinabucket — January 24, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
Plenty of dumb tards like keltroll and O’Bigmouth.
January 24th, 2008 at 1:59 pmIt appears that the trolls are back to their trick of pretending to be a staunch progressive and then posting the most ridiculous comments in order to make progressives look asinine.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:01 pmrepublican school bus
Still waiting for your proof or an apology to gummitch……..which is it going to be?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:03 pmIt appears that the trolls are back to their trick of pretending to be a staunch progressive and then posting the most ridiculous comments in order to make progressives look asinine.
Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian — January 24, 2008 @ 2:01 pm
It wouldn’t be the first time one of them was simply psychotic.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:03 pmI wonder if there is anyone on the republican school bus?
Oh there is I assure you. It’s the short one with the drool all over the windows.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:03 pmrepublican school bus = reich-wing troll
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 2:01 pm
Dr. Matt = Past-timer who refuses to allow new progressives voices through, worries that reich-wingies will be riled by the truth.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:03 pmIt wouldn’t be the first time one of them was simply psychotic.
Comment by gummitch
the building hysteria sounds familiar doesn’t it?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pmI’ve always hated the name matt. Common name for christian fratboys with few brains. Matt comes in a close second to Christopher.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:05 pmAnd I love how you NOW believe what the President says!!
Comment by John Kerry — January 24, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
proof?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:05 pm169 Waiting for your apology………..or proof
January 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pmI’m free to comment whenever I choose, reichidiot. And the progressive voice speaks for more than you can bloviate in an entire year. Get out there and clean wash the trailor, and go FY for interfering in my personal confrontation with gummitch.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:57 pm
Whatsamatter, you get kicked out of here as cLara, justasking, alphaomegainfinity? Your time is as limited as short bus as is your intelligence.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pmIt should be obvious by now that John Gibson is a horrible, disgusting man, one of the best examples of the new sociopathic right wing. But what we should also learn from this discussion is that his supporters are also horrible sociopaths who don’t really deserve to be treated with any measure of respect or civility. The gruesome, pathetic trolls who have rushed into this discussion to either defend Gibson, change the subject or attack liberals for their reactions to Gibson’s inhuman remarks should prove once and for all that they should be ignored. There are reasonable conservatives who come to these boards from time to time and try to make reasonable arguments designed to legitimately challenge our positions. In my opinion, those posters deserve respect and civility. These fools who have come here today are simply moronic sociopaths. Why engage them.
What to do about the disgusting rhetoric of John Gibson? I suggest emailing the corporations who advertise on Fox during his show and make it clear that you will not support any corporation which buys time on Gibson’s show and cite these remarks as your reason. I suggest being civil while you do this. It has certainly worked with Michael Wiener Savage. It worked (for a while at least) as a response to Imus’ racist misogynist “joking.” The day that Rupert Murdoch realizes he’s losing money because of ignorant sociopaths like John Gibson is the day Gibson gets called on the floor by Murdoch and read the riot act.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:09 pmComment by John Kerry — January 24, 2008 @ 2:03 pm
Go take your meds and nod off.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:10 pmYou are incoherent.
Matt comes in a close second to Christopher.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:05 pm
And you come in a close second to human beings. Unfortunately the chimpanzees beat you out and your stuck in third place.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pmComment by Shayne — January 24, 2008 @ 2:09 pm
TP admin doesn’t cater to the demands of reich-wing trolls. You’ll just have to beg your way back to redstate now won’t you?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:11 pmThe number of trolls on this thread is indicative of the downfall of reich wing talk radio. They’re grasping at straws to save something that almost extinct.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:12 pmComment by Shayne — January 24, 2008 @ 2:11 pm
Insulting progressives, nice. Hillary’s going to spit out the furballs in this country once she wins. You’re just a leftover. Say byebye.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:14 pm#39 The Shadow. You have definitely not understood my #14 post.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pmI was merely stating that many on this thread are just speculating on what happenend. I never made any disparaging remarks about gays, drugs or whatever else you are all fired up about.
Your comment proves my point that we know nothing and make up stuff to project our hostilities. You are wasting your time calling people morons and idiots. Take a good hard look at your diatribe and compare it to my harmless observation. Troll on friend and have a good life.
The number of trolls on this thread is indicative of the downfall of reich wing talk radio. They’re grasping at straws to save something that almost extinct.
Comment by Shayne — January 24, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
Reich wing radio is going extinct? GREAT!
May want to be careful what you wish for, though. When right-wing radio goes extinct, your tank of spattering invective will run dry. In other words, you won’t be able to talk! ROTFL!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pmWhy are liberals so hung up on Hollywood? Heath Ledger either OD’d purposely or on accident – not a sterling example of a great human being. If he was such a great person, he would have gotten help so his daughter wouldn’t have to grow up fatherless.
Comment by Liberals Are Filled With Hate — January 24, 2008 @ 1:26 pm
Typical fact-free rightard liar. Do your homework, and then go kill yourself. *You’re a worthless sack if shit.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pmThe number of trolls on this thread is indicative of the downfall of reich wing talk radio. They’re grasping at straws to save something that almost extinct.
Comment by Shayne — January 24, 2008 @ 2:12 pm
As is the transparent desperation. Are there any regulars on this thread that republican short bus hasn’t accused of being a “reich-wing troll”?
They think we’re as stupid as all their friends are.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:17 pmThe nomination will go to either McCain or Romney, only one of which is a true conservative Republican.
Comment by good_golly — January 24, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
Both are brainless morons who care even less about you than I do.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:20 pmComment by ralph the wonder llama — January 24, 2008 @ 2:17 pm
well he almost turned back the tide all by himself…
lol!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pmGibson will give the usual rightwing nonapology apology, it was all a joke, taken out of context, misquoted and spun but I’m sorry IF ANYONE WAS OFFENDED.
This is the end result of years of railing against political correctness. This is the true cruel, mean inhuman face of modern conservatism.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:21 pmThe nomination will go to either McCain or Romney, only one of which is a true conservative Republican.
Comment by good_golly — January 24, 2008 @ 1:41 pm
and the other one’s a mormon, right?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:22 pmInsulting progressives, nice.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
So why are you insulting progressives?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:22 pmAnd why do you think it is nice to do so?
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — January 24, 2008 @ 2:17 pm
You attack newcomers who add their own progressive flavor. ,This is apparently your site and has to be modified in reaction to fear of being featured as talking points on reich radio.
I have a spine as a progressive. Where’s yours?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:27 pm#186 – They’re both morons…oh wait, that’s not what you said.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pmComment by Wayne — January 24, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
I confronted gummitch with his not-so-progressive view that we should leave people employed at the pentagon. Therefore I wasn’t attacking a progressive.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pmand the other one’s a mormon, right?
No he’s a MOR-ON, not MOR-MON…
Muahahaha!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:29 pmEverybody enjoying the Bush/Iraq War recession? Better get used to it, the Deserter-In-Chief has broken the military, the law and the economy, for his personal trifecta. I’m looking for to President Hillary dismantling the vast Rightwing Conspiracy with her unitary executive powers.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pmI confronted gummitch with his not-so-progressive view that we should leave people employed at the pentagon. Therefore I wasn’t attacking a progressive.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:29 pm
And you were asked to prove I ever wrote anything of the kind. And you didn’t and you can’t. So why not just stop pretending to be a progressive?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:33 pmI have a spine as a progressive. Where’s yours?
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:27 pm
your spine is lacking a brain.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:34 pmI have a spine as a progressive. Where’s yours?
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:27 pm
And what exactly are your “progressive” positions, other than bashing progressive posters here?
How are you “progressive”?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:35 pmrepublican school bus needs to be sent to the mechanic for some serious repair work. For its safety it should not be posting, an activity that is likely to be extremely stressful on the basic functioning of its systems. Therefore, out of sincere compassion, we should not encourage it with our responses.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:36 pmComment by Lefty Patriot — January 24, 2008 @ 2:34 pm
Another reich head.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:37 pmI confronted gummitch with his not-so-progressive view that we should leave people employed at the pentagon. Therefore I wasn’t attacking a progressive.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:29 pm
And you were asked to prove I ever wrote anything of the kind. And you didn’t and you can’t. So why not just stop pretending to be a progressive?
Comment by gummitch
yeah, comon justaskin…..prove it or stfu…….I mean that in the nicest way. You can prove it from your database, right?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:38 pmThe wheels came off the bus. the republican school bus that is.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pmComment by Wayne — January 24, 2008 @ 2:35 pm
1) Wanting defense spending drastically cut.
2) Issuing a formal apology and peace corps volunteers directly to the Iraq people.
3) Trying bush in an international court
4) Uncovering DINO’s and fake progressives on the website. We need a clean slate.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pmConcern Troll mind tricks won’t work in this cantina…
January 24th, 2008 at 2:39 pmComment by Uncle Ho — January 24, 2008 @ 2:39 pm
Fitting handle, fake progressive!
ROTFL!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:40 pmComment by lefty — January 24, 2008 @ 2:39 pm
Yes, I’m am a concerned troll — Concern by the fact you are a troll! ROTFL!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:41 pm4) Uncovering DINO’s and fake progressives on the website. We need a clean slate.
Comment by republican school bus
Sounds like a vendetta but just the same you would need to prove your accusations…..you can prove them, right. I mean you wouldn’t just make shit up, right?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:44 pmConcern Troll mind tricks won’t work in this cantina…
Comment by lefty — January 24, 2008 @ 2:39 pm
Nice one, young padawan (spelling?). May the farce be with you.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:45 pmrepublican school bus
you understand that just saying things over and over does not make it true don’t you.
I know this is how the right wing sells it’s bill of goods so that would not be a good progressive like you would it? You have proof, right……. and if you made a mistake you would apologize for it, right?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:47 pmThe “bus” has effectively tied this thread to its bumper and dragged it down the street and created a fake “progressives eat their own” street play.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:48 pmInsulting progressives, nice. Hillary’s going to spit out the furballs in this country once she wins. You’re just a leftover. Say byebye.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
Calling Dr.Phil !
January 24th, 2008 at 2:49 pmComment by PatrioticLiberalChristian
thread was already over……this became a personal attack, against one person…..you should have to back up accusations like that.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:52 pmThis latest troll reminds me of a high school classmate, MaryAnn.
Everyone thought she was batshit crazy. She was the youngest of 13 kids.
Turns out she was just attention starved and would do ANYTHING to get some attention.
Sound familiar?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:52 pmMaybe the republican short bus thinks that if it declares enough of the TP regulars to be “fake progressives” it will have the place all to itself.
Who among the regulars here hasn’t had his or her progressive credentials questioned by the Short Bus?
And aren’t you feeling a little left out by this time?
January 24th, 2008 at 2:57 pmA few progressives won’t beat out the hordes of Republicans, people! Be willing to expand your ranks and allow more voices to be heard!
January 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pmTurns out she was just attention starved and would do ANYTHING to get some attention.
Sound familiar?
Comment by RUCerious — January 24, 2008 @ 2:52 pm
Very familiar. It always evokes the aroma of stale urine, mixed with Doritos and Red Bull.
January 24th, 2008 at 2:59 pmAttacking me as soon as I came in wasn’t a good start for all of you. You’re hiding the good progressives to have a neverending platform to launch personal attacks! You are not writing good history for yourselves!
January 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pmFred,
You’re correct. And so am I. That’s the dilemma – how to respond without feeding the troll or letting its outrageous posts stand unchallenged.
RUCerious,
This latest troll reminds me of MA/VV in some ways with its sarcastic tone.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:01 pmRSB: Who asked you for anything? STFU!
January 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pmThis is not a ‘troll philosophy’ discussion board people. Wrong topic. The topic instead should be teaching yourselves to come to terms with the changing demographics of this site. That is, progressives with commentary excluding personal attacks.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:03 pmRSB: Who asked you for anything? STFU!
Comment by Uncle Ho — January 24, 2008 @ 3:02 pm
Case in point. No wonder the progressive party of modern times has failed to get on it’s feet: It has the wrong representatives.
Because of that, its members (a good number of whom are ineffective reps) are left pointing out the power structure instead of being the power structure of positive change.
This is not hip hop studio, people. This is a serious political undertaking. If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen and let the adults do the work.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:07 pmAttacking me as soon as I came in wasn’t a good start for all of you.
Whatever man. Someone attacked you!!!! Cry me a river – you sound very much like a troll. You’ve not produced one shred of proof of this “attack” yet have spewed troll shit throughout this thread. I’d say the start you had was created by you and the people you call riech wing are most positively regular progressives.
Grow up some and get off the school bus.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:08 pmSorry, RSB, I’m not getting on your little bus to be driven away from TP so you can silence the true progressive voices. You can change your tactics, you can change your diaper for all I care, but you won’t change the demographics of this site.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:08 pmAt 3:01pm Republican Short Bus announced:
Attacking me as soon as I came in wasn’t a good start for all of you.
Let’s revisit the entrance oif the Short Bus, shall we? Here’s its third post on this thread:
Comment by imorgan82 — January 24, 2008 @ 1:10 pm
You are an idiot. Go to redstate, lower-tier college boy.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
Yeah. That’s right. WE attacked the SHORT BUS.
You didn’t fool anyone, troll. Your posts stunk of the fake-lefty troll routine from the start.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:09 pmThe topic instead should be teaching yourselves to come to terms with the changing demographics of this site. That is, progressives with commentary excluding personal attacks.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 3:03 pm
You mean, like this:
You are an idiot. Go to redstate, lower-tier college boy.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 1:13 pm
I see you don’t do personal attacks just like O’Leilly doesn’t do personal attacks.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:11 pmArrogance stands in the way of good ideas. Thanks for having ‘tolerant’ views, but if you’re arrogant and threatning in your presentation, no one will listen to you. They’d just go the opposite direction and rally for tax cuts to get away from you.
The progressive party’s representation needs a drastic overhaul. The initiatives are simply not making it through. People with poor personal skills — commenters here as an example — are costing the party much needed success.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:12 pmComment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 3:07 pm
Beep! Beep!
(I humbly suggest that this may be the only kind of response to this troll.)
January 24th, 2008 at 3:12 pmJohn Gibson is a heartless, inconsiderate, hate filled person. To poke fun or use someone’s death in such a way is morally wrong. I wonder who is going to mourn Gibson’s death—I know I won’t. Just one less idiot in this world.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:13 pmComment by PatrioticLiberalChristian — January 24, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
A highly substantive response!
/snark
January 24th, 2008 at 3:15 pmI made the comment that I had no idea who Lionel was and this was the response from Mr. Progressives Need To Be More Polite:
I read your pathetic comments yesterday countering a commenters excellent point that military spending should be cut 25%. If it were my call, I’d place the U.S. military on a need-based status, or “reservatize†the military as our founding fathers intended. That will ultimately improve our economy.
Keep up the stupid commentary, gum, and you’ll be the next to be thrown out of here. Bart, in that case, would have company.
Not to mention that the first paragraph is a complete fabrication.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:15 pm‘republican school bus’ = reich-wing troll
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 24, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
Firm repeat: The progressive party needs a drastic overhaul in its representation.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:17 pmComment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 3:15 pm
Beep! Beep!
January 24th, 2008 at 3:17 pmso republican school bus, John Kerry, Liberals are filled with hate, good golly, et al.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:19 pmHow do you feel about Morning Joe criticizing Joe Gibson’s remarks about a particular actor’s death?
Just curious, as you’ve derailed this thread long enough!
Comment by PatrioticLiberalChristian — January 24, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
A fine example of “progressive representation”, folks.
Yep, overhaul.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pmI see the Short BUs was able to belittle PLC’s suggested response to its posts (very funny, too, PLC — I may follow you in adopting it) but completely ignored the proof I posted (and that gummitch posted) that the Short Bus was actually the one who started attacking people, long before its plaintive cry for civility among “fellow” progressives.
Not. Fooling. Anyone.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:20 pmFirm repeat: The progressive party needs a drastic overhaul in its representation.
Comment by republican school bus — January 24, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
The only thing you know about progressives is what your heroes, Gibson, Hannity, Limbaugh and O’Reilly tell you. You rethugs sure are worried about the status of your hate radio icons, you swarm all over every thread about them. You’re showing your hands.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pm230….once again. I was in on that thread…..the person referenced by the bus was not gummitch…..
I think it’s justaskin little worm always plays the outsider card for sympathy…..
January 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pmComment by DRxJ — January 24, 2008 @ 3:19 pm
Thanks, DRxJ — a much-needed re-focus.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:21 pmComment by Shayne — January 24, 2008 @ 3:21 pm
When you write something worth reading, Faiz will send me an email with balloons attached.
BTW, there’s no chance in hell you’re progressive. Full of extremist arrogance, yes. Progressive, no.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:24 pmBest way to respond to inanities like this is to Opt Out of the mainstream media. And tell your friends to do the same.
If enough people turn their back on them, they might just go away! Send them back to irrelevance.
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January 24th, 2008 at 3:26 pmchange the world one post a time
http://www.changeany1thing.com
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — January 24, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
Have a field day while dreaming. Arrogance doesn’t equal accomplishment, and hanging out on a blog vowing to end poverty, racism, ageism, sexism, audism, and any other -ism but not actually taking your fingers off the keyboard to do something about it, is as good as being for all of those ills.
When a republican donates to a variety of causes to write off some dues on their tax return, at least they’re doing something actionable. The progressive party, thus far, has earned its Master’s degree in Personal Insult Technology and isn’t living up to the hype. I mean, what have we done beside raising the min. wage, not even relative to inflation?
Truth is, we need the arrogance rooted out of our party.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:32 pmI see the Short BUs was able to belittle PLC’s suggested response to its posts (very funny, too, PLC — I may follow you in adopting it)
Comment by ralph the wonder llama — January 24, 2008 @ 3:20 pm
Actually, I consider the response to have been quite complimentary rather than belittling, capturing the subtle and richly layered nature of my commentary.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:32 pmPLC, I thought it was Ogres that had layers? [:>}
January 24th, 2008 at 3:36 pmComment by republican short bus — January 24, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
Very nice. But how do you respond to the evidence I presented of your “preemptive” attacks on people BEFORE you characterized yourself as a “progressive with commentary excluding personal attacks” and accused the “progressive party” of having “earned its Master’s degree in Personal Insult Technology “?
When you put the two statements together, Short Bus, your call for “commentary excluding personal attacks” rings a little hollow.
Just a little.
But you’re a real progressive. Right.
Not. Fooling. Anyone.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pmPLC, I thought it was Ogres that had layers? [:>}
Comment by RUCerious
no donkey, plc also….
January 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pmrepublican school bus = reich wing troll.
rsb calls himself a progressive. That’s like calling Joe McCarthy a communist.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:43 pmRUCerious
OK, you got me on that one. I actually had to go to “the googles” to understand the reference. Was this from I, II, or III? I’m guessing III, which I missed.
January 24th, 2008 at 3:48 pmThe flies are a bit thick in here – almost like a very humid summer day in a cow pasture. Isn’t the school bus needed elsewhere?
January 24th, 2008 at 3:52 pmAt 3:19pm (post #233), I specifically asked the antagonists to please respond to the particular topic of this thread.
Their replies???
Southern Man(less) tries to make a funny regarding our ever popular btruthful/valiantvenusgrewfromuranus/republicans hate facts poster, but fails miserably.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:06 pmrepublican’s wont ride the school bus (playing the “I’m a progressive fool poster, aka billhilly) is now the “victim” of progressive attacks.
Yet, they both avoided the topic.
Huh. whodathunkit???
At 3:19pm (post #233), I specifically asked the antagonists to please respond to the particular topic of this thread.
Their replies???
Southern Man(less) tries to make a funny regarding our ever popular btruthful/valiantvenusgrewfromuranus/republicans hate facts poster, but fails miserably.
republican’s wont ride the school bus (playing the “I’m a progressive fool poster, aka billhilly) is now the “victim†of progressive attacks.
Yet, they both avoided the topic.
Huh. whodathunkit???
Comment by DRxJ
Without moderation it is a free for all.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:16 pm#248 ~ I
January 24th, 2008 at 4:20 pm#248 or III, eye can’t remember which…!
January 24th, 2008 at 4:21 pmIt is funny. I tried counting how many times he used, “ROTFL†and gave up. Too many to count. ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL!!! You have to admit he uses it way to much, and it makes him sound silly and childish. ROTFL ROTFL ROTFL!!!
Comment by Southern Man — January 24, 2008 @ 4:32 pm
God will punish me for agreeing with you, Southern Man, but it is pretty silly. Of course, I hate those damn AOL-ish acronyms at the best of times. Even one ROTFL makes me a little ill.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:36 pmGod will punish me for agreeing with you, Southern Man, but it is pretty silly. Of course, I hate those damn AOL-ish acronyms at the best of times. Even one ROTFL makes me a little ill.
Comment by gummitch — January 24, 2008 @ 4:36 pm
hardly any sillier than SM constant lies and twisted repuke talking points.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:50 pmJOHN GIBSON YOU ARE UGLY AND SO IS YOUR MOMMA
January 24th, 2008 at 5:04 pmComment by Southern Man — January 24, 2008 @ 4:20 pm
I agree with Southern Man. That’s twice in one day!!! Yikes.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:04 pmRHF, just make sure you vacuum regularly!! [;>}
January 24th, 2008 at 5:06 pmJohn Gibson was so Ugly when he was born, the doctor slapped him moma.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:10 pmJohn Gibson is sooo Ugly, a gorilla took one look at him and said: Damn, man are you Ugly.
January 24th, 2008 at 5:11 pmWe have been reduced to digits of presumption.
January 24th, 2008 at 7:44 pmThe remarks that John Gibson made over Mr. Ledger’ death are completley inappropriate, and it was absolutely uncalled for. This fat ass Gibson should “watch” his diet, and work out some. He could end up on the slab next for all we know. God doesn’t like ugly!
** PERIOD **
p.s.
January 26th, 2008 at 3:32 pmI am reporting his show comments to the FCC, and have emailed a complaint to Fox about him ;-)
Gibson regularly trashes Scarborough on his radio show. So that may be one of the reasons why Joe went after him. But good for Joe for criticizing Gibson’s disgusting comments. Joe has sometimes criticized other Republicans and they lash out at him and call him a “liberal.”
Yes, it’s true Lionel made fun of Steve Irwin (that was in bad taste). I think Newsbusters covered it. Also, Bill Maher went around in a Steve Irwin costume (complete with a sting ray barb protruding from his chest) for Halloween only a few weeks after Irwin died. Bad taste again.
It’s not right when either a liberal or conservative does it. It’s sick.
January 31st, 2008 at 8:26 pm