gdp's Comments

Big Journalism : Correcting the Progressive Spin on My Defense of the Marines

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:13:15 +0000

Conservatives are always holding themselves up as moral exemplars and castigating liberals for allegedly lacking core principles. So isn't it interesting that liberals can readily recognize what is evident to any normal person with sense of decency and common sense ---the Marines were wrong to do what they did? Rather than recognizing that and responding accordingly, Loesch made some crude comments that she insists on defending rather than doing what adults with a moral center do -- admit a mistake and apologize for it. Fortunately for her, she's running a website where most of her readers are too dense and too much a part of an extremist political cult to recognize that this is anything other than a dispute between "evil" liberals and "persecuted" conservatives.

Big Journalism : WeinerGate: MSM Ignores Trifecta of Sex, Politics, and a Rising Political Star

Mon, 30 May 2011 16:33:05 +0000

Given Breitbart's record, is it really any wonder why media with normal journalistic standards are waiting for additional verification before running with this story?

Big Journalism : UI: Manufacturing Consent

Sat, 28 May 2011 01:25:08 +0000

"Andrew Breitbart, & all of the bigs are the truth. & the truth can never die!" Note my comment above about gullibility on the Right.

Big Journalism : UI: Manufacturing Consent

Sat, 28 May 2011 01:23:24 +0000

"That's why the lefties falsely accuse us of hate, racism, extremism, etc. All they have left is lies." They could also note a penchant for denial, a lack of movement self-awareness, and a level of gullibility that is nothing short of amazing.

Big Government : I Stand with Scott Walker

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 23:40:31 +0000

Before this is over, Gov. Walker will forced from office and Republicans like Pawlenty who were stupid enough to express support for his blatant fascism will be denying they ever knew his name.

Big Journalism : If You Can’t Beat Them, Silence Them: Left Blacklists Breitbart, ABC Caves

Tue, 2 Nov 2010 21:57:48 +0000

This guy should have long since been persona non grata with any news organization that holds to normal standards of integrity. He's a fringe figure with a sorry track record of involvement in dirty tricks and deceptive editing. End of story. ABC should have known better.

Big Journalism : Leaked: After the Purge, the First Official Minutes of the New Obama Cabinet

Fri, 1 Oct 2010 00:34:44 +0000

Good satire must have a basis in reality. This is based on a sad conglomeration of wingnut delusions about the left.

Big Government : Obama: Let's Cut Carbon (And Jobs)

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:50:32 +0000

Water is a great thing too, unless you have too much of it in the wrong place. Now ponder that analogy and see if you can raise yourself above the scores of right-wing Neanderthals who keep making the silly argument you did about carbon dioxide.

Big Government : Big Government: What a Difference a Year Makes

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:08:54 +0000

Not to rain on everyone's congratulatory parade or anything, but here is a bracing dose of perspective on Big Government's "unwavering commitment to journalism and the destruction thereof": http://mediamatters.org/blog/201009100015

Big Government : Editorial Note

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 01:58:03 +0000

And wingnuttery is arguably a cult, complete with the cult-like need to shut out any information that threatens the tenets of the ideology and condemn the messenger who brings the information.

Big Government : How a Creationist Wins Love From the L.A. Times: Trash Breitbart

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 01:35:28 +0000

Nolte: "The idea, obviously, is to toxify Breitbart in such a way that no 'reputable conservative' would ever associate with him again. Seems like he's doing a pretty good job of toxifying himself.

Big Government : Why Are We Discussing Racism?

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:20:17 +0000

Parker: "Can anyone tell me why suddenly race is the hot topic of national discourse?" Well, let's see if I can help. You might start by considering the possibility that there's a concerted effort on the right to stir up the rubes enough to get them to the polls in November.

Big Government : Breitbart: It’s Not About Shirley Sherrod; It’s About NAACP Attacking Tea Party

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 13:39:22 +0000

So, just a bunch of defensiveness from Breitbart and no apology for his part in ths. What a jerk.

Big Government : NAACP Blames Fox and Breitbart For The NAACP's Overreaction to Shirley Sherrod Video

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:27:03 +0000

I do hope Mr. Breitbart enjoys his new career, whatever it is.

Big Government : Shirley Sherrod: 'They Made Me Quit Because I was Going to Be On Glenn Beck'

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:11:59 +0000

"Anyone else remember how Breitbart released one video at a time during the ACORN mess, allowing time for the leftists to hang themselves with their own explanations?" And of course he ended up hanging himself, just as he's doing this time. Mr. Breitbart's 15 minutes are up.

Big Government : In Just 2 Days, Jerry Brown Proved He Is Not Up to The Job

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:47:33 +0000

There is an old adage that says, "Some people make things happen, some watch things happen, and some ask, 'What happened?'" Many conservatives have a hard time with paradigm shifts. They can't understand the changing nature of the world around them, they fear its implications, they make up delusional narratives to explain it, and they ridicule the people who try to get in front of it and channel it in positive directions. Take, for example, the energy policies put forward by Jimmy Carter as President and Jerry Brown as California governor. Both of them - and particularly Brown - were ahead of the curve. They understood that the inevitable direction of American energy policy was away from over-reliance on oil and toward more efficiency and renewables. If the nation had listened to them, we'd be in far better shape. I worked briefly in the California Governor's Office, and if someone then had predicted that 30 years hence there would still be people who didn't "get" the benefits of a sustainable energy policy, I wouldn't have believed it. I have since come to understand that there is always a core residue of Americans - perhaps 20 percent - who either too mentally rigid, too stupid, or too in bed with entrenched interests to help move the ball forward on energy. That's not to say that every idea liberals come up with is realistic or positive. Far from it. And that's why in the past, thoughtful conservatives were valuable to the American political process. They asked questions, helped to focus the discussion, and helped to assure that the adjustments needed in a changing world were undertaken prudently rather than recklessly. But that process has broken down. What used to be considered delusional fringe conservatism has become the province of high-paid radio talkers, a major cable channel , and websites like this one. I suspect there will soon be a sorting out as more Americans figure out whose policies inevitably lead to financial and environmental disasters, and push the conservative extremists back to the fringe where they belong. It can't happen soon enough.

Big Government : Actually, Obama Agrees with Helen Thomas

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:23:16 +0000

"Quite frankly, WE the People need to demand, and order a full blown psycological [sic] examination of Barrack [sic] Insane Obama. He is showing signs of seriously having gone over the edge, into the abyss. The man is plumb loco." Perhaps you should focus your mental-health outreach to the increasingly delusional wingnutosphere.

Breitbart.com : World Net Daily Sues White House Correspondents\' Association

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:18:02 +0000

Wow. People associated with WorldNet Daily actually believe it has something to do with real journalism?