I meant to post this yesterday but didn't have time to get to it at CPAC. A lot of people have noticed that profanity on conservative blogs is a lot scarcer than it is on the left-leaning ones. Believing this to be a correct hypothesis, I did a few Google searches and discovered that profanity is far more common on the left.
Lucky for my weekend, this information has already been distilled by Patrick Ishmael at the News Buckit blog. He went to Google looking up George Carlin's "seven dirty words" on many of the most-read right- and left-wing blogs. The results are unsurprising to anyone who's observed resident lefties here at NewsBusters.
His study isn't completely "scientific" since it is only a partial survey (leaving off NewsBusters and our count of 822 for instance), however, it is fairly comprehensive.
Anyway, the results are as follows: 1,537,788 instances in left-wing blogs compared to 38,107 (including NB) on right-wing blogs.
That's a pretty amazing disparity there. I'd say it's mainly due to the fact that 1) liberals are less "old-fashioned" when it comes to profanity than righties, 2) partisan anger seems higher when the opposite party is in power, 3) many of the non-deranged left work in the MSM, whereas the the non-deranged right is relegated to the blogosphere and 4) liberal bloggers' limited intelligence stops them from expressing themselves without profanity.




















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5.) The Looney Leftists have
March 3, 2007 - 13:39 ET by bigtimer5.) The Looney Leftists have absolutely no class.
Ya sure they help themselves to profanity 24 X 7 .
March 3, 2007 - 19:47 ET by CarpareusYa sure they help themselves to profanity 24 X 7 .
Matthew:You left out one poss
March 3, 2007 - 13:45 ET by Dave HighMatthew:
You left out one possible reason why there is less profanity on right sites. You have elevated your finest gutter-speaks to the highest offices in the land! There is plenty of video and audio footage of George W. doing and saying foul things (see example link) http://www.starmuscl... and if I recall correctly, our VP told Senator Leahy to “F” off on the senate floor. High-mindedness, indeed!
Regards, Dave High
the country." ~ George W. Bush ~ MakesYaProudDonIt?
Actually he told Leahy
March 3, 2007 - 13:51 ET by Jack BauerActually the VP told Leahy to "go f*** yourself."
Something entirely different, as that would be voluntary and self-administered.
(lol)
March 3, 2007 - 20:27 ET by dahliatravers(lol)
Nothing sinks in does it Dave
March 3, 2007 - 13:51 ET by bigtimerNothing sinks in does it Dave H?
Read the difference in numbers again...that is what this is about.
Comparison to the loony leftist sites and vile vocabulary, (cuss words) with the conservative sites.
Got it.
btw...About time somebody told that rats rear Leahy what to do.
BT:The numbers again: "
March 3, 2007 - 14:07 ET by Dave HighBT:
The numbers again: "Anyway, the results are as follows: 1,537,788 instances in left-wing blogs compared to 38,107 (including NB) on right-wing blogs.
That's a pretty amazing disparity there."
Disparity, to be sure! You mean in the entire blogosphere there are only 1.5 million "liberal" dirty words and 38 thousand "conservative" dirty blog posts? From who's arse did these numbers come from? Does "arse" count, by-the-by? If so, add two dirties to the NB site!
Regards, Dave High
"Statistics don't lie, people do." ~ Some Guy
http://www.outsidethebeltway.
March 3, 2007 - 14:18 ET by upcountrywaterhttp://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/7_dirty_words_you_can_sometimes_read_on_blogs/
You are hopeless Dave H....ho
March 3, 2007 - 14:22 ET by bigtimerYou are hopeless Dave H....hopeless.
Other people can mess with ya, I am done wasting my time.
Dave (IS) High, don't you kno
March 3, 2007 - 14:40 ET by gfrrmanDave (IS) High, don't you know these numbers come from "peer-reviewed" statistics?
GF
March 3, 2007 - 21:02 ET by Noel SheppardGF,
Great line. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up. Smile of the day. Where's Throaty when we need him? :-) ns
Now all we need Dave High, is the public depravity comparison
March 4, 2007 - 12:52 ET by SportPoliticsNow all we need Dave High, is the public depravity comparison, to round off the stats.
We can start with slick willie's and al whores trips to MTV. Steve-O displayed crawling on the ground and punching some target in the nuts for Al Gore, in between dozens of cuss words. That's on tape. Eventually, that behavior catches on, and becomes second nature for the libdems, including your former god and his now insane sidekick. Furthermore, we have the billary quotes denigrating certain races, and cussing like a sailor when hoary hubby lost this or that nomination or election bid.
I shudder to think what the democrats talk like behind the closed doors in congress. Then imagine the segregated caucuses of the left, and the soap required filth issuing like water as the dems work themselves into a commiserative wrench concerning bygone injustices.
We can finish up by adding in the demolib Hollywood cursing and depravity quotient, exploding your stance in all but the most deranged BDS minds, of course including your own.
bigtimer Says: Nothing sink
March 3, 2007 - 14:14 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsbigtimer Says: Nothing sinks in does it Dave H?
bigtimer, remember:
Liberals are stupid-
Dave H is a liberal-
Hence:
Dave H is stupid.
He just won't get it.
D
Native Americans didn't believe in secure borders. Look what happened to them.
"Dave H is stupid."
March 3, 2007 - 14:25 ET by Dave High"Dave H is stupid."
I should spend more time on right-wing sites. The intellectual level of discussion is so much higher on the right! Thanks, Mattew, for for bringing this to our attention! At least DFTT didn't call me a "faggot" as Foul-Mouth Annie called Senator Edwards.
Regards, Dave High
DaveH...Less time would be pr
March 3, 2007 - 14:28 ET by bigtimerDaveH...
Less time would be preferable....for some of us anyway.
You just come here to argue, it is obvious.
Given that we are from diamet
March 3, 2007 - 14:35 ET by Dave HighGiven that we are from diametrically opposed sides of the universe, I should come here to agree with you, as opposed to providing argument? I come here to challenge your world view. I am sure it would be easier for you if everyone thought as you do. Unfortunately, by all polls, your side of the “belief system world view” equation is hovering around 25% - 30%.
Regards, Dave High
Dave H,LMAO!Regards, bt
March 3, 2007 - 14:47 ET by bigtimerDave H,
LMAO!
Regards, bt
They do say that laughing is
March 3, 2007 - 14:56 ET by Dave HighThey do say that laughing is a cure for all evils. Keep it up!
Regards, Dave High
So, that's the percentage of
March 3, 2007 - 15:03 ET by kathleenirishSo, that's the percentage of people who are still holding what's left of this nation together, huh? The burden, especially the tax one, is great.
Your percentages are wrong, but still, what can one expect after the Nanny state has taken over?
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Dave High was functioning under a strain kathleen
March 4, 2007 - 13:10 ET by SportPoliticsDave High was functioning under a strain kathleen, he suffers from BDS, and so felt the lefty loon hatred quotient's obverse is equivalent to conservative values persons national percentages.
So much for elevated conversation, Davey took a lump sum idiocy and made it his home.
A liberal is practicing intelligence when lying. Upon successful deployment, the liberal feels a moment of self accomplishment, and imagines to be one step closer to democrat party leadership, who now display lies and deciept as their party's platform. Practice makes perfect, and eventually, the liberal critter just might make a name at the big tent. Until then, it's a local small time circus.
Dave H,You keep posting and I
March 3, 2007 - 15:06 ET by bigtimerDave H,
You keep posting and I'll have no problem laughing!
Regards,bt
BT:Excellent!DH
March 3, 2007 - 15:12 ET by Dave HighBT:
Excellent!
DH
DH...What happened to your re
March 3, 2007 - 15:18 ET by bigtimerDH...
What happened to your regards?
LMAO!
Regards, bt
Dave, I'm assuming the 25 to
March 4, 2007 - 04:33 ET by Chicago RepublicanDave,
I'm assuming the 25 to 30% number is Bush's approval rating? If yes, that somehow means that the Conservative world view is held by only about 25 to 30% of the population? Are you trying to make that argument?
Regards, Chicago Republican
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Support the Spread of Open Society and Capitalism around the World. Do it for the Children.
Yes Chicago Republican, that was Dave High's argument
March 4, 2007 - 13:17 ET by SportPoliticsYes Chicago Republican, that was Dave High's argument. It goes to show just how doggone stupid the lib braggart is. It's how he raises the discussion level, and intellectual exchange, by being a complete moron, and spewing his lunacy and failed comparisons up on us all.
I have yet to meet a liberal here who has displayed any serious grasp of facts. Their math skills are pathetic to non-existent.
Quite the opposite when it comes to the conservatives.
Hey Dave High,What's the deal
March 3, 2007 - 15:31 ET by NeoConfirmedHey Dave High,
What's the deal? I add you to my buddy list and then can never find you. I've missed you, Dave and your thought provoking posts.
Your Pal, Neo
Waaahhh....Hey would someone changed Dave High's Diaper Already?
March 3, 2007 - 15:51 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasDingleberry Dave...you do b!tch and moan like a super-lib...Coulter intimates calling Edwards a faggot and you...like all good super-libs play drama queen and pretend someone got murdered and equate it with being foul-mouthed....hmmm...let's see...Dave...dingleberry....drama queen...maybe it isn't Edwards that is the faggot after all.
Save us the drama crap Dingleberry Dave...oops that's Dingle Berry Dave (I remember you insisted it wasn't one word but two) and extreme characterizations of someone who used perjorative language as foul-mouthed. Such antics and hysterical whining might work in 6th grade with a nanny/teacher type but in the grown up world all we have to say to you is either get out of diapers and into britches or get back in your crib and shut up.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Was that before Sen. Kerry us
March 3, 2007 - 14:04 ET by BarberianWas that before Sen. Kerry used it in his Rolling Stone interview or afterward?
Hard to keep up with them all!
dave hater,You win hands down
March 3, 2007 - 14:05 ET by upcountrywaterdave hater,
You win hands down 1.5 million cuss words to 38 thousand cuss words (NOT ZERO,CUSS WORDS ). You should be happy about winning the swear debate , it's how you do things: Hog the alotted time slot with drivel, interrupt and cuss.
Any one can do a Mike Moron photo shop.
High, Dave.Dubyah gets a pass
March 3, 2007 - 17:54 ET by Del DolemonteHigh, Dave.
Dubyah gets a pass. After all, he and your hero Jimmy Carter (the worst President since Herbie Hoover) both pronounce "nuclear" the same way.
How many of those instances o
March 3, 2007 - 13:47 ET by StonefingersHow many of those instances on right wing blogs were by left-wing trolls dropping in for a visit?
Stonefingers...BINGO!The libe
March 3, 2007 - 18:00 ET by Clear thinkerStonefingers...
BINGO!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
You had me until #4. You have
March 3, 2007 - 13:54 ET by balboaYou had me until #4. You have zero basis for that statement.
Liberals are the ones that
March 3, 2007 - 13:59 ET by wiwfLiberals are the ones that love Political Correctness, which involves anti hate speech, right? Conservatives (well, me at least) don't bind ourselves by Political Correctness.
Look at the results:
Liberals (pro-PC): More hate speech
Conservatives (anti-PC): Less hate speech!
zounds!
We are talking about for the
March 3, 2007 - 14:00 ET by bigtimerWe are talking about for the most part, the majority boa...and you know it.
You, now you are exceptional.
I have 100% basis for numbe
March 3, 2007 - 14:04 ET by AJI have 100% basis for number four. I've been in debates with several leftists. I can tell that when I starting talk about controversial topics such as the war in Iraq or abortion, they go all out and assume that I am making an attack on them. Slowly but surely, their replies are doused in swear words.
Also, you should consider the crowd that makes up the loopy left and of that crowd, who it is that posts on these blogs. Its a bunch of these young, hippy, fresh out of college fools who are God-less have no since of respect for others nor self-restraint. They just blurt out whatever is on their mind.
some times, my ear plugs aren't enough to block out liberal manure.
We're just talking about libe
March 3, 2007 - 14:11 ET by balboaWe're just talking about liberal bloggers, right? I don't know if their vitriol represents a lack of intelligence or a higher level of frustration.
They do get their back up, do
March 3, 2007 - 14:21 ET by RackieThey do get their back up, don't they.
Both boa.Plus they have zilch
March 3, 2007 - 14:24 ET by bigtimerBoth boa.
Plus they have zilch for class.
correct
March 3, 2007 - 14:26 ET by upcountrywatercorrect
Hey Bal, if you have to res
March 4, 2007 - 00:06 ET by liberal_bug_zapperHey Bal, if you have to resort to petty name calling like you are a 3rd grader... it's only fair to assume your intellectual capacity is diminished isn't it? I mean, if every other word you write, not speak, but write is a curse word, the only conclusion we can make is that the person is stupid and just do not have a vocabulary to describe their angst or dismay.
Frustration isn't an excuse for vulgar vitriolic diatribes, yet your side is continuously using those as excuses.
I myself catch myself, or get reminded by my peers when I get frustrated and begin to go down that road... and I always come back to my senses very quickly.... but when a liberal has their vulgarity pointed out... they usually respond with a "STFU you A-hole!" or something similar.
We all get frustrated, I mean, how do you think we conservatives feel every time one of you brings up separation of church and state or the constitutional right to an abortion for the umpteenth time??
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"These are the times that try men's souls." ~ Thomas Paine
aj put his/her finger on it
March 3, 2007 - 14:31 ET by tumbler_2007You're correct. In a lib university, the use of filthy language is accepted almost 100%.
Nobody dares object, because it's quashed as religious reaction or neocon BS.
My wife worked many years at UCSD, La Jolla. She would come home in mental anguish, having rubbed shoulders with all the cretins working in her vicinity. Every day she'd hear obscenity after obscenity. I told her, go to the superisors and demand the abuses be stopped. Her answer was, nobody cares. They have no respect for any lady; it's a damn zoo.
I countered like this: The same Bozo who says "F--kit, f--k me, f--kin' this and that, in mirthful abandon will DEFINITELY watch his/her language around a person of color. No way will the word n--gger escape his lips. No way will he criticize anything remotely African or say a word about the 'hood which isn't obsequious and bashful. He'll be in deep doo-doo. Well, I says to her: YOU are entitled to the same respect.
Cursing goes hand in hand wit
March 3, 2007 - 14:35 ET by balboaCursing goes hand in hand with college students, unless they go to, what, High Point, Wheaton College of Illinois, um, BYU...
boa...I think the majority of
March 3, 2007 - 14:41 ET by bigtimerboa...
I think the majority of people in this country utter cuss words now and then, whether in their homes or public, we are talking about blogs.
Leftist blogs vs. conservative blogs.
Geesh!
I'm aware of that. I was resp
March 3, 2007 - 17:51 ET by balboaI'm aware of that. I was responding to tumbler's post.
GEESH!
I agree tumbler
March 3, 2007 - 15:33 ET by exLibMy wife was in a training class for work and the instructor asked if anyone had a problem with profanity and my wife was the only one who raised her hand.
The instructor had more a problem with my wife's having an issue than vice versa I guess.
She (my wife) got reported to HR a number of times afterward for mentioning Jesus or Church at work. It was pathetic.
I also think she was let go of two teaching jobs because parents ccomplain after she said once that Bush was a good president and then on another occassion sang a Christmas song the day before Christmas break (She's a music teacher).
ex,I know you weren't talking
March 3, 2007 - 15:48 ET by bigtimerex,
I know you weren't talking to me, but I just wanted to mention how sad for our educational system what has happened with dang good teachers, political correctness gone awry.
My aunt was a teacher in Ca, Hacienda Heights, Whittier area for over twenty years, she was made superintendent of the district, she would tell me about some of the kids and how rough it was getting to teach, let alone help other kids that had family problems, weapons coming into school, changing how you are allowed to teach.... political correctness gone nuts, she could not abide by the changes anymore, and retired, they lost one good great teacher.
Look at the result we have on television everyday anymore, or just around some of us, these kids are so poorly educated, there is absolutely no rules that can't be broke, or something you can't be sued for, let alone having respect for the teacher, ect.
In her area, Maxine Waters, Waxman all their ilk took over LA and a lot of the district she was in, let alone the teacher's union...
Just wanted to throw in my two cents.
Absolutely BT
March 3, 2007 - 17:35 ET by exLibMy wife used to teach in the inner city and that was a mess. I told her GET OUT.
Realize we live in Massachsetts so the overriding view is ultra-liberal so we can't expect much but it was "better" in the suburbs however she still got let go for budgetary reasons.
But the real guff she took was in the inner city where most of the kids didn't care about music and mis-behaved in class, got sent to the principle and then showed up in her class the next day unrepentant.
The sad thing was that there were usualy 2-3 kids that really could have got allot out of her class, really loved music, but weren't allowed to enjoy it since the unruly kids ruined it for them.
It was bad, kids would get up in class and hit someone and sit down, and stuff like that. My wife is not the best at disciple and keeping kids in line. But she got yelled at sometime by parents if she called the parents to tell them their student was acting up in class. Of course most of the time the numbers were wrong or the parents couldn't speak english or worse didn't care.
When she moved out to the burbs at least the parents cared about their kids and it showed.
I really don't uderstand why libs don't get it, that's it's on the parents. The reason the kids do what they do is because of bad parents.
ex,You summed up the problem
March 3, 2007 - 17:44 ET by bigtimerex,
You summed up the problem in a nut-shell.
It truly is sad.
A big hello to your wife and thanks for the great teaching she must be doing. Glad to see that there are still great dedicated teachers still. my husband works in the school system, so I get the latest, but it is a tiny area compared to your wife situation and my aunts.
They wonder, the leftists that is, why there are so many home-schoolers. The left won't allow vouchers, even though their constituents want them poll after poll.
Just sad.
Parenting is the hardest yet
March 3, 2007 - 17:54 ET by Clear thinkerParenting is the hardest yet most rewarding job on earth.
My father was a genius with an IQ well above the genius level, but he was also an alcoholic wife-beater. My mother's IQ did not stack up well, but it was she that instilled in me the conservative values that I hold so dear. Because of her guidance I grew up being the opposite of my father. Not only did I not inherit his IQ, but I did not turn to alcohol (though I drink occasionally), and have never struck a woman. My mother should have won a Mom of the year award for every year she lived. Thank God for women like her!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Thanks, balboa, for realizing
March 3, 2007 - 16:29 ET by Matthew SheffieldThanks, balboa, for realizing the first three. I think the fourth conclusion flows from 1-3, however.
It stands to reason that if the supply of sane liberals caring about politics is used up in the media and people who primarily read the MSM, then the insane left will be the ones blogging and reading their blogs.
Being a sinner myself who has
March 3, 2007 - 14:24 ET by kathleenirishBeing a sinner myself who has not completely repented for her own use of bad language, I probably am not one to comment much on this issue! I just think of all the things liberals have said about Bush that especially boggle the mind in their despictable, nasty, threatening, and violent content, with or without any accompanying bad language, that transcend any debate about the use of "cuss" words. Saying he's Hitler, a Nazi, a murderer, evil, etc. and lamenting that Dick Cheney wasn't assassinated by the Taliban, and the last 7 or 8 years of unmitigated hate-speech against them and conservatives and general, I am not surprised by the results of this survey one bit. It's encouraged and tolerated by the MSM and Hollywood. They took cigarrettes out of movies but put in a whole lot of swearing! In addition to the contempt for the US, traditonal values and conservatives.
Also, if a liberal swears, doncha get it? he is demonstrating his coolness, his closeness to what's real, man, you know, the street! It's where his deep convictions and profound voice are truly able to be expressed and heard! It could even be so real as to be considered the sign of a great intellect; but conservatives are too rigid to comprehend the breath and width of that vast wasteland, I mean, concept, right?
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Edited movies kathleen
March 3, 2007 - 15:22 ET by exLibThere's a Christian Group that edits profanity,nudity and other stuff deemed inappropriate for younger viewers, from popular movies and then sells them.
Many movies are pretty good except for some gratuitous (sp?) stuff they put in there and would be great for kids, so it makes sense and the Networks tend to do it as well.
Wouldn't you know, Producers in Hollywood have raised a fuss, if not disallowed it.
They said it was "changing" the movie's original intent and was "cencorship".
One H'wood producer said a couple years ago that there was a "chill" in H'wood and that he wasn't writting much because you couldn't write anything "interesting" anymore.
So you see to a Liberal, it isn't "interesting" unless there is lots of gratuitous sex and swearing.
The best example is the movie Pleasantville. A movie that states that if you aren't engaging in swearing and promiscuity you are "black and white". boring. Square...
I am very sad about the sorry
March 3, 2007 - 18:40 ET by kathleenirishI am very sad about the sorry state of our modern culture. I agree with you.
I am sorry your wife has been so discriminated against. I, too, have been the victim of liberal bias. I was denied a promotion once and later was forced out of my job because one of the administrators hates, and I mean HATES Christians, especially one who goes to church as I do. I found out later the whole sordid truth but I knew all along I was being harrassed unfairly. I worked for my company with total dedication and sacrifice for over 20 years. The ultralib hypocrites I worked with helped turn me to conservatism. I used to be a liberal, too, not a religious one like them, but I realized how you have to tow their party line or face persecution. I saw the truth of liberalism first hand, but also just living as a citizen in this wacky state. My husband calls Deval Patrick "Coupe Deval". It almost looked like the regular tax-paying educated citizens of this state were going to put it to those pols, but now I think everyone is tired of fighting and is ready to move out. Free tuition for illegals and raising taxes on those of us who still legitimately work for a living. Caddies and $72,000 a-year assistants on our backs. What a bunch of skanks.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
"When angry, count to
March 3, 2007 - 14:29 ET by sanskritg"When angry, count to four; when very angry, swear."
Mark Twain
"If I cannot swear in
March 3, 2007 - 14:31 ET by sanskritg"If I cannot swear in
heaven I shall not stay there."
- Mark Twain
That is Twain sanskrit....We
March 3, 2007 - 14:34 ET by bigtimerThat is Twain sanskrit....
We are talking about blog sites and the loony leftists vitriolic vileness compared to the conservative sites...get it?
I was making an observation
March 3, 2007 - 14:40 ET by sanskritgI was making an observation independent of blog site comparisons.
sanskrit...Why?The thread is
March 3, 2007 - 14:44 ET by bigtimersanskrit...
Why?
The thread is about blog sites....try to stay with it if possible.
Right vs. left...cussing.
Follow the bouncing ball.....
Blogs are about the real wo
March 3, 2007 - 14:46 ET by sanskritgBlogs are about the real world. It's not an alternate reality. I thought it's helpful to remember there are real people behind the words and there is a writer who commented on the idea years ago.
sanskrit,I got your point al
March 3, 2007 - 14:57 ET by bigtimersanskrit,
I got your point already...do you get mine?
We all post too you know...we are real people behind the words...do you see total vileness and cussing all the time?
Eh?
bigtimer
March 3, 2007 - 14:56 ET by Dave RFollow the Bouncing ball......
Boing!......boing!.........boing!........boing!........boing!.....
LOL-Ahh, careful there bt, your gonna make sans here dizzy. :-O
No, I'm not High. :-)
Heaven Sans twain
March 3, 2007 - 16:21 ET by exLibThis is the typical liberal attitutde, telling God how it's going to be or I'm not going.
My two year old acts like that and she gets a time out. If she keeps it up she gets a spanking. Usually the first thing with a threat of the second gets her in the right frame of mind.
If that's the way he thought when he died he didn't get in. He wasn't wanted!
Although, being hell now I am sure he would take back the above statement and have a do over and gladly give it up.
It's really not that hard in the short run and is only reasonble hard when someone is either cussing you out or tries to kill you on the road.
The fact that people think it's necessary to swear unprovoked is ridiculous.
Quotes on swearing
March 3, 2007 - 14:36 ET by sanskritg"The idea that no gentleman ever swears is all wrong. He can swear and still be a gentleman if he does it in a nice and benevolent and affectionate way."
- Mark Twain
"There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It's dangerous to have to represss an emotion like that."
- Mark Twain
Um, we get it already. Cursin
March 3, 2007 - 14:39 ET by balboaUm, we get it already. Cursing has its place. But when it's all you ever do on a blog, it gets old.
Agreed. But without it, so
March 3, 2007 - 14:42 ET by sanskritgAgreed. But without it, something is missing.
sanskrit...If thats how you f
March 3, 2007 - 15:01 ET by bigtimersanskrit...
If thats how you feel you are in the wrong place.
mark twain was no saint
March 3, 2007 - 14:48 ET by tumbler_2007We acknowledge his homespun wisdom, but don't get the idea Mark Twain would've said diddly-squat in the presence of a lady. It isn't DONE by a gentleman. Not then, not NOW.
Brilliant and long past due!
March 3, 2007 - 15:44 ET by Gary HallBrilliant and long past due! Thank you Matthew. For quite some time, it's been on my mind that someone should undertake such an endeavor. Curious? How do the sources compare - # of liberal blog sites vs. conservative sites, which were searched.
Another worthwhile study, of course would be a comparative of how the press and their guests and pundits have used foul language in describing politicians. I suppose just the last two admin. would be sufficient. The list could include: idiot, stupid, liberal, conservative, neo-con, fascist, leftist, commie, nazi -- yes, that is a far more difficult task - but we can wish for it, and I suspect we all have a grasp of how the numbers might come in. (;~>
All clear-headed, prudent, sm
March 3, 2007 - 16:05 ET by Roger the ShrubberAll clear-headed, prudent, smart-thinking Newsbusterites saw this same story in the often-imitated-but-never-duplicated World-famous Shrub Report® yesterday.
Patting one's own back is hard work, you know.
As for some of the Left-leaning lads and lasses who have come to this thread to deflect, deviate, and divagate from the story at hand, I can only say you miss the point.
Sure, Conservative bloggers use profanity, just like 99% of the population do. In most circumstances, the excessive use of profanity and vulgarity is a sign of ignorance, stupidity, and limited intelligence.
And isn't that a common aspersion thrown by the Left at the Right?
I smell Roger's First Rule of Liberalism at work here: Accuse the Right of doing exactly what the Left is doing.
By all means, ask if you need help cutting through the irony.
Shades of JoZeF.Now that was
March 3, 2007 - 16:16 ET by BlondeShades of JoZeF.
Now that was a troll I kind of miss.
Power to the Proletariat! Or
March 3, 2007 - 16:33 ET by Roger the ShrubberPower to the Proletariat!
Or something like that... :p
I know what you mean. I rea
March 3, 2007 - 18:42 ET by kathleenirishI know what you mean. I really enjoyed mocking that kook.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
Oh yeah, kath.JoZeF was too f
March 3, 2007 - 21:23 ET by BlondeOh yeah, kath.
JoZeF was too funny with the over-reachingly modified liberal talking points.
MikeB and I came up for a term for his "vast majority of right-thinking Americans blah, blah, blah"....unstatistics.
At least he didn't curse like a drunken bum. Check out JonQ's forum post on the Cheney thread at HuffPost....it'll back up the gazillion:one ratio of lib:conservative cuss posts.
(And yeah, I use a few myself from time to time).
By the way Matthew thanks for
March 3, 2007 - 16:08 ET by bigtimerBy the way Matthew thanks for this information, I also want to thank you for the graphic/picture of the soap in mouth, I can't help but wonder if you are even allowed to do that anymore?
I only had to twice with my son, and it worked.
I also had to watch my mouth....lol!
Hey, if it's good enough for
March 3, 2007 - 19:06 ET by ThisnThatHey, if it's good enough for "A Christmas Story", it's good enough for this blog!
First time offense. You jus
March 3, 2007 - 21:28 ET by dahliatraversFirst time offense. You just get a warning.
Be careful though. Easter is coming up.
libs are complicit accomplices to their far left haters
March 3, 2007 - 16:26 ET by Pragmatic-ManBy absolutely every measure, liberals are more vile and derogatory. Measure it by blog posts, by demographics, word-by-word usage. But most importantly, measure it by counting the number of times the media and elected officials demonstrate complicity toward the hateful, vile things that are directed at conservatives in leadership and talk-radio. Bush, Rush, Sean, etc., take a constant stream of volatile hate speech from the left and all you hear from democrats and liberals is crickets, crickets, crickets. They love it. They love to hear the far-left spew profanity and the most inane hate-speech toward our leaders. But Coulter indirectly calls Edwards a faggot ONCE, and behold how the scales have been tipped!! THE HYPOCRISY IS APPALLING, EVEN TO THE LEFT, THEY JUST HATE HEARING THEMSELVES OUTED.
Pragmatism always prevails... even Winston was once a lib.
I'd be glad to talk about the
March 3, 2007 - 16:27 ET by schmidtI'd be glad to talk about the inappropriate language of the director of this site or our administration but it would be censored or I would have the same fate as the leftist loon, Hays!
Newsbusters has lost site of what a conservative is since they never allow open debate with anyone that disagrees with their philosophy.
haysie,We know it's you. Qu
March 3, 2007 - 16:31 ET by Blondehaysie,
We know it's you. Quit trying to be clever.
You're as transparent as glass.
Has anyone else noticed that
March 4, 2007 - 06:44 ET by Chicago RepublicanHas anyone else noticed that Schmidt and Hayes have similar "speech" patterns in their posts? Interesting. I'm still convinced, though, that they are NOT the same person.
Oh Hayes, where'd you go? Tell your buddies at the Blue Oyster Bar that you'll be back! We miss you. Just because Ann Coulter called John Edwards the "f" word doesn't mean that we all agree with her! You'll be accepted here!
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Welcome back, Randy! No, I'm
March 3, 2007 - 16:43 ET by Dave RWelcome back, Randy!
No, I'm not High. :-)
smitty must be blind
March 3, 2007 - 16:47 ET by Pragmatic-ManStrange thing is... I see debate here every day. A never ending expose of leftist media and commentary from those pro and con. But as a conservative I have learned that when you debate with a lib, the contrary argument soon degrades into off-topic socialist truisms, or a general whine. Promote your thoughts, smitty, and let us counter, instead of whining about those that oppose your philosophy.
Pragmatism always prevails... even Winston was once a lib.
Here's what I love about
March 3, 2007 - 18:05 ET by SomerTeethHere's what I love about this site. Someone actually decided that it is more worth while to spend hours of time and effort to count profanities on blogs, as opposed to posting something about a real issue (i.e. Walter Reed). If only the discrepency in the numbers you speak of was in relation to posts and stories about the Walter Reed incident.
The scandal at Walter Reed Medical Center is an absolute tragedy, and a gross mistreatment of wounded veterans. Yet, surprisingly, on this site (and among the band of carnival barkers like Hannity) profanity is a much bigger issue than proper treatment of veterans. Does it not make you sick?
SomerTeeth...First of all, it
March 3, 2007 - 18:11 ET by Clear thinkerSomerTeeth...
First of all, it was not someone from this site that put the numbers together. If you actually read was was written you would know that.
Secondly, having to stay in rooms that needed repairs while at Walter Reed is NOT a "gross mistreatment of wounded veterans". I'm guessing their stay in these rooms were a lot better than some of the places they had to stay in while in Iraq. Sure we want better for our soldiers, but it's far from being a "gross mistreatment of wounded veterans".
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Secondly, having to stay in
March 3, 2007 - 18:34 ET by SomerTeethSecondly, having to stay in rooms that needed repairs while at Walter Reed is NOT a "gross mistreatment of wounded veterans". I'm guessing their stay in these rooms were a lot better than some of the places they had to stay in while in Iraq. Sure we want better for our soldiers, but it's far from being a "gross mistreatment of wounded veterans".
Uhh, Ok. You might want to ask Bush, the Veterans Affairs secretary, or the two officials that just got fired if they view the problem simply as a "few needed repairs". You also might want to ask my brother, who just returned from Iraq 2 months ago to Ft. Campbell, KY. It's well beyond just a few rats and mold in an out-patient facility. It's a systemic problem across the entire veteran healthcare system. But, I'm sure it's easy for such a "great American" like yourself to dismiss this as a "few needed repairs".
You're a clown.
PRESIDENT GEORGE Bush has intervened in a scandal over how wounded US soldiers were treated after they returned home from Iraq or Afghanistan.
Speaking yesterday in his weekly radio address, Bush said the situation - in which soldiers were reported to have been treated in run-down, cockroach-infested facilities - was "unacceptable" and is "not going to continue".
Nicholson calls Walter Reed situation "absolutely unacceptable"
CAPITOL HILL The Veterans Affairs secretary says it breaks his heart.
Jim Nicholson says the substandard care and conditions some Iraq war veterans have been enduring at Walter Reed Army Medical Center are "absolutely unacceptable".
What's your point?Bush is rig
March 3, 2007 - 18:45 ET by Clear thinkerWhat's your point?
Bush is right... it is unacceptable. No argument from me. However, the media and the Dems are acting as if we fly our wounded soldiers out of Iraq and dump them on a street somewhere as soon as they get stateside.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Hey, somerteeth, I totally agree with you on this Veteran issue.
March 3, 2007 - 19:44 ET by acaiguanaHey, somerteeth, I totally agree with you on this Veteran issue.
My question to you is how does spitting on our soldiers when they are in Airports and calling them 'Baby Killers' in front of Congress or on National TV help improve their care.
Further, where were you in your outrage from 1968-1995?
You are such a hypocrite I do not expect any rational answer.
The VA issues are just proof that the government is not a solution to any problem, no matter who one might be.
Thanks for all of your rather ignorant support.
ACA
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My question to you is how d
March 4, 2007 - 07:34 ET by SomerTeethMy question to you is how does spitting on our soldiers when they
are in Airports and calling them 'Baby Killers' in front of Congress or
on National TV help improve their care.
Further, where were you in your outrage from 1968-1995?
The VA issues are just proof that the government is not a solution to any problem, no matter who one might be.
Thanks for all of your rather ignorant support.
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ACA:
First of all, I think anyone who spits at or on soldiers is an idiot traitor. But, where in my post did I make that comparison, or where did I advocate those actions? Again, you seem to have trouble with reading comprehension. By the way, there is huge debate on the validity to some to the reported spitting incidents ("Great Expectorations"). In case you're interested, you also might want to check out some of the work Jerry Lembcke "Debunking A Spitting Image".
Second, you have no clue as to whether or not I've expressed outrage. I have been actively expressing my anger at this situation for several years (I've actually done something about it rather than write comments on a blog), as I've seen it first-hand with my brother in Ft. Campbell. Several of our friends and family served in the first Gulf War an are also serving in Iraq, and they have come back home to get inadequate medical care.
As for the VA being proof that Government is not a solution to any problem, once again you overlook the fact that privatization was the source of many of the problems identified at Walter Reed. Check out this article from the Army Times that discusses a memo from Garrison Commander Peter Garibaldi to Maj. Gen. George Weightman, where he specifically points to privatization as a huge problem.
Committee Subpoenas former Walter Reed Chief
.........The memorandum “describes how the Army’s decision to privatize support
services at Walter Reed Army Medical Center was causing an exodus of
‘highly skilled and experienced personnel,’” the committee’s letter
states. “According to multiple sources, the decision to privatize
support services at Walter Reed led to a precipitous drop in support
personnel at Walter Reed.”
Listen, ACA. I know you're a little bitter that you've gone from a staff position at the Board of Governers at the Fed to cruising the comment section of a blog, but save your lectures on veterans affairs for somebody else. No party (liberal or conservative) owns our soldiers.
Somerteeth, this is why your ideas suck. ACA
March 5, 2007 - 06:18 ET by acaiguanaSomerteeth, this is why your ideas suck. ACA
You seem to take a ground of moral superiority. "Second, you have no clue as to whether or not I've expressed outrage. I have been actively expressing my anger at this situation for several years (I've actually done something about it rather than write comments on a blog), ..."
I started out my post with agreeing that Veterans always need the top flight of health care.
You've been expressing your anger for 'several years'. Really? I've been treated at the VA for 38 years. OK? Since you seem to know whether I'm 'bitter' about being reduced to commenting on a blog.
It's guys like you who talk out of both sides of your mouth that drive me nuts.
I would never wish a war on either the soldiers or the populance subject to it. But, if I had a choice, I'd take the soldiers any day. And I would not come to a Website and criticize a poster 'whilst making my own post?' See my point yet?
So, you come here often with scorn and high horse attacks on Republicans and Conservatives (but of course I'm a bitter sort of guy, right?) and then expect everyone to roll over and say, "Geeez, this guy is smart?".
Don't work that way.
I am happy they fired the right guy over Walter Reed. I wish they would fix it. I don't think screaming about it from a point of view that a political point will be made first against the Bush Administration and second against the war is going to increase your credibility here. Stay the hell off my soldiers. Get it?
I'm just going to say one thing to you Somerteeth. When you guys start denouncing Al Qaeda and terrorists in the same terms you guys attack my President, then I'll listen to you. Until then, you are a hypocrite.
ACA
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ACA,First, let me sincerely
March 5, 2007 - 08:09 ET by SomerTeethACA,
First, let me sincerely say that I respect and appreciate your service to the country. It's truly honorable. I'm sure you've seen a lot the last 38 years in the VA systems. And, I think you would have to admit that I my posts are always pro-soldier, which is why I've expressed so much anger over Walter Reed.
And I would not come to a Website and criticize a poster 'whilst making my own post?' See my point yet?
I find that to be an interesting comment, since you've criticized me not only within this post, but on several other posts. Kind of makes your comment hollow, doesn't it.
I am happy they fired the right guy over Walter Reed. I wish they would fix it. I don't think screaming about it from a point of view that a political point will be made first against the Bush Administration and second against the war is going to increase your credibility here. Stay the hell off my soldiers. Get it?
You appear to be a little defensive on this one. I challenge you to identify anything in my posts about Walter Reed that even comes close to referencing president Bush. Furthermore, I've never tied Walter Reed to the prosecution of the war in Iraq. I've never said this is a liberal vs. conservative issue. I don't think the problems at Walter Reed are the fault of Bush, or any one single person. As I stated in my posts, it's a systemic problem that is caused by many different things, one of them being privitization.
Regardless of anyone's feelings about the war in Iraq, our country owes our soldiers the highest quality of care the nation can afford. I'm bringing up the issue of Walter Reed because it's one about which I am passionate, and I think it needs more attention. I'm not pointing fingers at Bush or his administration. I'm simply saying, let's fix the problem and stop pretending it doesn't exist. On this issue, I don't think politics matter. It's about doing the right things for our veterans.
Well, you missed three of my points, but I accept your apology.
March 5, 2007 - 09:48 ET by acaiguanaWell, you missed three of my points, but I accept your apology.
I assume that is what this post was.
ACA
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This is what I love
March 3, 2007 - 19:15 ET by acumenHere's what I love about this site. Someone actually decided that it is more worth while to spend hours of time and effort to count degrees in States, as opposed to commenting on something about a real issue like the fact that Baghdad has been very quiet since the surge (that would be the surge the Demediacrats opposed).
Everyone agrees the Walter Re
March 3, 2007 - 20:48 ET by dahliatraversEveryone agrees the Walter Reed situation is completely unacceptable. Why would NB post it? There's nothing to discuss.
ST - so, in other words, we'r
March 4, 2007 - 06:11 ET by Chicago RepublicanST - so, in other words, we're not allowed to address this because there are more pressing issues? Is that what you are saying? By the way, its refreshing to see a Leftist come on this site and defend the veterans. I'm sure you also support their mission in Iraq as well. I'm glad, because otherwise you would be very inconsistent.
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SomerTeeth the Walter Reed whine
March 4, 2007 - 13:28 ET by SportPoliticsSomerTeeth, the scandal at Walter Reed appears to be one building designated #18. Strangely enough the idiot MSM can't seem to determine how many soldiers are housed there on average. They of course have failed to provide the number, since it makes for better BS BS BSBSBSBSBSBDS letting the public assume it is thousands, or the whole lot of anyone and everyone. That should have been your first tipoff to their deciept. ( maybe the world would start spinning again if they told us it was ten or fifty units out of three thousand. I'm not holding my breath while I patiently wait for them to come clean.)
I read loads and loads of wrenching whines and watched endless spews from the left, and the totality of it amounted to one complaining person that said "he was lost in the sysytem", and the awfully atrocious dire mark of disdain " THE GREAT UNKEMPT BUILDING 18".
One wonders what would happen if a newser found an al Gore slumlord twistie tie holding aright the inner bowl flush arm in a restroom in B18 ?
I find it interesting that soldiers having fought in the harshest of conditions where tree hugging sissy liberals dare not tread, are now supposedly in dire need of non-musty freshly carpeted hotel rooms, only of the highest congressional quality.
Let's face it, these deranged elitist newsy hog complainers wouldn't be caught dead in a Hotel 6 , nor a Super 8, forget the Ramada, nary a Holiday Inn would do, and only a Suite- preferrably a roomy corner suite, and by golly anything less is deplorable conditions, especially for the redeployed...right ?
HA - IT'S A SICK SHAM AGAIN.
( Before you tell me I'm crazy and don't know what I'm talking about, you had better check with my personal friends who stayed at Walter Reed. )
ps - All whom were happy as heck when they got the "hotel room" instead of being stuck in the hospital main.
pss- All of whom had a room internet connection, and their laptop, with cam/and or/voice - email the whole 9 yards - at 100+K per second( not shabby) - negating entirely the cackling cry that "computers were clustered together in a cramped den of cubicles" or so went the family (also left veiled in obscure wording so the imagination could exponentiate the imagined conclusion) inaccessibility whine.
Hey let's see what superleft retard liar Dana the girlygal Preist saw:
" The tour began in the game room, where soldiers shot pool and watched a plasma TV."
Ok, that's it I'M PISSED OFF.
So, there you have it. Pool tables and a plasma TV. What a nightmare. I see someone forgot to pick up a Budweiser beer can in the bushes out front. Another insane nightmare no soldier would ever dare stand.
Wow, pool tableS, plasma TV, a driveway ( vehicular accessible, gee they can get out go, AN BEER !!! ? Better than a daggone hospital room - YA THINK ? MAYBE FOR GOD SAKES! ?
I find it interesting that
March 4, 2007 - 16:20 ET by SomerTeethI find it interesting that soldiers having fought in the harshest of conditions where tree hugging sissy liberals dare not tread, are now supposedly in dire need of non-musty freshly carpeted hotel rooms, only of the highest congressional quality.
You sound like an honorable guy, SmartPolitics. It seem as though you think it's a little too much to ask that our country provide quality care for the men and women who have sacrificed life and limb for our freedom. I wish you could look my brother in the eye and tell him he's asking for care of the "highest congressional quality" as he makes his way to physical therapy for the 6 fingers he has remaining from his service in Iraq.
Rather than embarrass you over your shallow, heartless, and ignorant comments, I'll simply share an article written by Col. David Hunt for Fox News.
Soldiers at Walter Reed Deserve Better
Here's a quick excerpt, since I know you're not much into reading:
"I remember not too long ago we impeached a President for lying about SEX. Gee whiz, that was serious! Now we have soldiers with their bodies torn apart, limbs blown off, gallons of blood spilled in the sand, and they wind up in room with mice, rats, and mildew. And, when they leave those hellish accommodations, they enter the ether zone of a military and veterans care system that lets them down every day. That seems to me to be a bit more serious than lying about sex, but that’s just me."
Maybe you didn't read what the site is about...
March 4, 2007 - 13:58 ET by Guy Arthur ThomasI realize libs like you tend to ignore clearly posted labels explaining content and proper use of materials and complain later when you are offended in some manner by the product that didn't work the way you expected but now and then I give a LIB like you a shot and pretend you are as INTELLIGENT as you insist...NOT...
Go back and read the purpose of the website...to expose liberal bias in media. Each enterprise has its purpose(s); a museum to function as a museum, not a hospital, a plastics manufacturer to turn out plastic products, not wood sculptures, Newsbusters is an enterprise devoted to exposing liberal bias in media, not investigating and reporting general news. But again, you are a LIB and you REFUSED TO read the product label and are left but to complain due to your own ignorance...typical and predictable...next.
The type of language used and which profiles that average lib and conservative is quite telling and though not a significant find it is nonetheless a unique find that adds to the weight of liberal and conservative differeneces and contributes to the validity of liberal hypocrisy and moral duplicity of libs constantly being exposed here at Newsbusters.
Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!
Honest debate is one thing, b
March 3, 2007 - 17:06 ET by Clear thinkerHonest debate is one thing, but more often than not lefties do NOT come here looking to debate. If you consider name calling, swearing, and having no tolerance for ideas other than your own debating then you have come to the wrong place.
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
The use of profanity is not
March 3, 2007 - 17:06 ET by ckc1227The use of profanity is nothing more than a weak mind trying to express itself, so naturally there is more of it found on liberal blogs. No mystery there.
As for Dick Cheney using the "f" word while talking to Leahy, at least it was in a man to man conversation, unlike libs who like to save their name-calling for when the person in question is nowhere around.
As for Coulter calling John Edwards a faggot, that bothers me. But what bothers me even more than that is Howard Dean's reaction. He's just about the last person who should be critical of anyone who engages in name-calling and bomb-throwing.
Reminder: Don't forget to pay your taxes. 12 million illegal immigrants are counting on you.
I'm not sure you can dismiss
March 3, 2007 - 17:39 ET by ThisnThatI'm not sure you can dismiss this as "nothing more than a weak mind". It's one of the additional items the left uses as a way to break down traditional values -- and ultimately society as we know it. If you read the DU website comments on this, they proudly applaud their rating as "#1 Smut". They aren't emabarrased, they don't think it is wrong. This is a very serious cultural issue.
The use of profanity is not
March 3, 2007 - 17:50 ET by SomerTeethThe use of profanity is nothing more than a weak mind trying to express itself, so naturally there is more of it found on liberal blogs. No mystery there.
Oh, you mean those "weak minded', uneducated liberals, right? Let's see... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2006 the average rate of People with a Bachelor’s degree or higher across the United States in 2004 was 27.7%. In the 31 Conservative States (Red States), 25 of them had a lower than average rate of People with a Bachelor’s degree or higher (80%). In the 20 Liberal States (Blue States) only 9 had a lower than average rate of People with a Bachelor’s degree or higher (45%). The lowest rate of People with a Bachelor’s degree or more in the country is found in West Virginia with 15.3%. The highest rate of People with a Bachelor’s
degree or more in the country is found in Massachusetts with 36.7%.
ST...Your post doesn't mean a
March 3, 2007 - 17:54 ET by bigtimerST...
Your post doesn't mean a dang thing....
Thanks for the laughs though!
bt...Thanks again, you said e
March 3, 2007 - 17:58 ET by Clear thinkerbt...
Thanks again, you said exactly what I was thinking. His post is nonsense and means absolutely squat!
The liberal MSM has become an enemy of the USA.
Weak minds have nothing to do
March 3, 2007 - 17:58 ET by ThisnThatWeak minds have nothing to do with college degrees. So what if you have money to go to a liberal college and graduate in these grade-inflated times? These so-called "educated" people haven't learned any manners; and they obviously haven't learned to express ideas or conduct debates without swearing. So what's your point?
These so-called "educa
March 3, 2007 - 18:13 ET by SomerTeethThese so-called "educated" people haven't learned any manners; and they
obviously haven't learned to express ideas or conduct debates without
swearing. So what's your point?
So true. If liberals could only learn a few etiquette lessons from Ann Coulter, then the world would be just fine.
I will put my bachelor's degr
March 3, 2007 - 18:22 ET by Roger the ShrubberI will put my bachelor's degrees in Elizabethan Poetry and Modern Dance up against any Conservative's worthless BS in business administration anytime.
See posts above. Ann Coulte
March 3, 2007 - 18:47 ET by kathleenirishSee posts above. Ann Coulter is her own woman, a commentator. What's the excuse of lefty elected officials who regularly demonstrate hate speech and rudeness? Ann bugs you? Good. Do I think insinuating that Edwards is a faggot is a good thing to say? No.
Pull the timber out of your own eye, Loony Lib.
"He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere" -Ali ibn-Abi-Talib, 4th Islamic Caliph
What's the excuse of lefty
March 4, 2007 - 10:12 ET by SomerTeethWhat's the excuse of lefty elected officials who regularly demonstrate hate speech and rudeness? Ann bugs you? Good.
Can you share a few examples of that "hate speach" from lefty elected officials to substantiate your claim? Also, I'd love you to substatiate "regularly". And, for every example you scrounge up, I'll be happy to give twice as many from conservative elected officals.
You see, Ann Coulter is the dummy to the Fox News' ventriloquists. None of the people at Fox have the courage to say the hateful/racist thoughts they actually harbor, because they don't want to risk their careers. Instead, people like Hannity and CPAC have her as a guest, because they know she'll do their dirty work for them. They simply bring her on and let her spew her hate as they sit beside her and grin ("Oh that Ann sure is firey, isn't she?"). But, if you've ever watched Hannity squirm when someone asks him to defend or denounce her statements, it's quit a laugh. He's the epitome of a coward.
Here's the difference. Even e
March 3, 2007 - 19:01 ET by ThisnThatHere's the difference. Even educated people can understand this, so pay attention.
But that's not the point of this particular thread, is it. Why can't you figure that out, and stop trying to bring in tangential points that really have no bearing on the discussion?
Channeling Ralph Wiggum: &quo
March 4, 2007 - 04:51 ET by Chicago RepublicanChanneling Ralph Wiggum: "What's tangential?"
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But that's not the point of
March 4, 2007 - 09:49 ET by SomerTeethBut that's not the point of this particular thread, is it. Why can't you figure that out, and stop trying to bring in tangential points that really have no bearing on the discussion?
Tangential? Someone bought themselves a thesaurus, didn't they?
The NB post is an attempt to highlight the supposed high volume of profane posts on liberal blogs versus conservative blogs. And, I have no problem with it. I just find it humorous that conservatives are so concerned about profane blog posts on liberal sites, yet they turn their heads when one of their beloved hate mongers calls somebody a "faggot".
"Hate monger" - To
March 4, 2007 - 11:07 ET by Unsane"Hate monger" - To SomerTeeth, this includes ANYONE who trusts the individual over the state and/or simply does not think the government should be coddling, spoiling, and babysitting its population (and stealing from its productive population in order to finance said coddling).
I can't understand why you fear Coulter so much. I read Godless and while it had the occasional gem, on the whole it was a painful read.
Say! Is Maher a "hate monger" for advocating the death of a sitting VP?
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
"Hate monger" - T
March 4, 2007 - 12:38 ET by SomerTeeth"Hate monger" - To SomerTeeth, this includes ANYONE who trusts the
individual over the state and/or simply does not think the government
should be coddling, spoiling, and babysitting its population (and
stealing from its productive population in order to finance said
coddling).
Hmm, Ok. This is coming from a guy who signs his posts with a quote from the band (Meshuggah), who so brilliantly wrote the song "New Millenium Cyanide Christ".
For somerteeth
March 5, 2007 - 06:37 ET by UnsaneSo my opinions are invalidated because I happen to be a headbanger and use a quote I think succinctly describes how I feel about comments made and actions taken by Leftists such as yourself?
Pathetic, somerteeth. Why not address my point instead?
"Disciples! Come join with me to save a failed humanity! Follow the god of cyanide!!!" - Meshuggah, "New Millenium Cyanide Christ", from Chaosphere (1998)
"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???." - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)
LOL, you seem to place a lot
March 3, 2007 - 20:24 ET by Del DolemonteLOL, you seem to place a lot of value on college degrees, which basically are a measure of how well one can pass examinations. I find it interesting that you mention West Virginia as being, according to your logic, a dumb state. Said dumb state has elected the Senior Statesman of the Democrat Party, Robert "Kleagle" Byrd, to office since I was a kid. Said Byrd also used the "N" word in a live television interview a few years back, and was given a total pass by people of your ilk.
And as for political parties and "intelligence", you seem to have forgotten that according to ABC News exit polling, Al Gore won over 80 percent of the vote of high school dropouts in the 2000 Presidential election.
LOL, you seem to place a lo
March 4, 2007 - 12:24 ET by SomerTeethLOL, you seem to place a lot of value on college degrees, which basically are a measure of how well one can pass examinations.
And as for political parties and "intelligence", you seem to have forgotten that according to ABC News exit polling, Al Gore won over 80 percent of the vote of high school dropouts in the 2000 Presidential
election.
You've apparently never been to college if you think it's simply an excercise in "passing examinations".
As for your little factoid about the 2000 election, you conveniently left out the fact that Gore actually lost the non-college educated vote by 2 percentage points (Kerry also lost them by 6 points). Or, that among the educated voters, Gore carried those with post graduate education by 11 points.
In this context, I think you
March 4, 2007 - 13:04 ET by NL207In this context, I think you confuse "educated" with "indoctrinated".
One of the most telling statistics about college education these days is its declining value in market terms. There are vast groups of baccalaureate graduates who are simply unable to find employment in today's job marketplace that justifies the cost of their "education". These persons would have been better served financially by becoming plumbers. If we were to remove the labor unions from the public education picture these statistics would be even more depressing. Remove government employment in the poverty industry and the picture becomes even bleaker.
The science major asks, "How does this work? " The engineering major asks, "How may I make this work?" The accounting major asks, "How much does this cost?" The liberal arts major asks, "Would you like fries with that?".
Hold the fries please.
One of the most telling sta
March 4, 2007 - 15:52 ET by SomerTeethOne of the most telling statistics about college education these days is its declining value in market terms. There are vast groups of baccalaureate graduates who are simply unable to find employment in today's job marketplace that justifies the cost of their "education".
NL207,
I agree with your point. The market value of college degrees is diminishing, especially in disciplines of liberal arts. It doesn't mean people are uneducated, it just means that a bachelor's degree doesn't hold the same value as it did in the past. The return on investment for secondary education is becoming less and less, so to your point, sometimes it might make more sense to become a plumber (nothing wrong with that at all). One could even make the argument that it's the same at the graduate level.
You've apparently never bee
March 4, 2007 - 13:07 ET by Jack BauerYou've apparently never been to college if you think it's simply an excercise in "passing examinations".
You're right. Don't forget the sex and drugs and rock & roll.
Hi SomerTeeth.... I work wi
March 4, 2007 - 00:32 ET by liberal_bug_zapperHi SomerTeeth.... I work with fresh graduates and they're pretty dumb. If liberal colleges would do more than just indoctrinate their graduates and actually teach something that means something, maybe I'd agree that there is some much needed work to be done.
However, I'll venture to say that most Liberals in your poll have worthless degrees like journalism, philosophy, drama or some other totally worthless liberal arts degree, while those in the Red States are getting more practical degrees like business or economics or accounting.
I can say from experience that the conservatives I know who I studied with in university were much more studious than were my liberal friends. We didn't party until the end of the seimester unlike our liberal counterparts who partied every weekend.
Now as you know, there college republicans outnumber the college democrats at Berkeley now... so how does that figure into your statistics hmmmm??? No matter how you boil it down, we're smarter than you. We're taking back higher education and reclaiming it for us... even the schools you fools think are your re-education grounds.
It would likely harm your sensitive mind when you read the article from the LA times 'The Left Loses College kids', but in it, it describes how many of those institutions included in the census statistics you point out include a very large number of conservatives... and now, more than liberal.
Here's the money quote for you;
So, on a campus (UCLA) that used to be more liberal than conservative (in the 60s), the republicans who admit to it outnumber the democrats who admit to it... by a whopping 22%.
Chew on those numbers.
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I work with fresh graduates
March 4, 2007 - 11:43 ET by SomerTeethI work with fresh graduates and they're pretty dumb. If liberal colleges would do more than just indoctrinate their graduates and actually teach something that means something, maybe I'd agree that there is some much needed work to be done.
However, I'll venture to say that most Liberals in your poll have worthless degrees like journalism, philosophy, drama or some other totally worthless liberal arts degree, while those in the Red States are getting more practical
degrees like business or economics or accounting.
First of all, your comments are purely anecdotal and opinion based ("fresh graduates are pretty dumb"). Second, how do you define a "liberal college", anything short of Jones University? I also find it ironic that you quote an article from the Liberal LA Times to try and support your argument. I thought the liberal media was bad, or maybe they're only bad until they write something you actually like, right?
Of course you'll "venture to say" that most of the liberals in the poll have worthless degrees, because you don't have any data to support it. And, who are you to make a determination on whether a degree is worthless or not? Ironically, your beloved Dubya got a degree in one of those liberal art disciplines called History. But, I guess he's an exception, right?
If by saying that conservatives are "taking back education", you mean they're actually deciding to get one, then I agree.
No matter how you boil it down, we're smarter than you.
Oh yea, well my Dad can beat up your Dad. Grow up.
Only the first part was ane
March 5, 2007 - 04:51 ET by liberal_bug_zapperOnly the first part was anecdotal. Are you trying to act dumb or are you just retarded?
Now let me see if I get this straight, you won't accept a quote from a liberal paper because a conservative pointed it out? Wow, maybe you are retarded.
Now I just love how liberals love to play with the word 'Liberal' you do know the meaning of liberal today has been bastardized. I actually do not believe you are a liberal in the traditional sense of the word. I believe you are a communist.
So 'traditional' liberal arts like History and Philosophy are good... except that if you become a drain on society. I've known too many socialist larva that come out of the modern day institutions of higher learning that need to be re-trained and given a work ethic. Most little socialists are lazy as hell, and stupid to boot.
And when I say conservatives are taking back education... that's not what I meant at all. What I meant is that they're taking back the campuses from you commies. Eventually, it will be back to normal where the raving lunatic commie is where they should be, out in the yard protesting something and smoking dope, and the conservative is where they always are... in class studying and preparing to lead the country.
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Let's see. Do you find it
March 5, 2007 - 07:45 ET by SomerTeethLet's see. Do you find it a bit ironic that on a message thread about the overuse of profanity by liberals, you've called somebody retarded (twice), stupid, and a communist? While those aren't profanities, it only demonstrates your inability to debate someone without calling them names.
Now let me see if I get this straight, you won't accept a quote from a
liberal paper because a conservative pointed it out? Wow, maybe you are
retarded.
I never said I didn't except the LA Times quote, I simply pointed out the hypocrisy of using a so-called "liberal" paper to support your argument. You must have skipped over that part of my post. Besides, the whole premise of this site is that the liberal MSM is destroying America and lies to the American people. However, you love to quote them when it's convenient to your argument, don't you?
So 'traditional' liberal arts like History and Philosophy are good... except that if you become a drain on society.
Ah, I get it. So, only the "traditional" liberal arts are good, huh? But, your original post explained why liberal arts degrees are worthless, and that business and accoutning are "real" degrees. And who's talking out of both sides of their mouth?
And when I say conservatives are taking back education... that's not
what I meant at all. What I meant is that they're taking back the
campuses from you commies.
Oh, I see. Actually you're right. The conservatives aren't taking back the "education" part of our college campuses, they're simply populating the campuses. Leave the education (or as you might say "book learnin' ") to us.
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March 3, 2007 - 21:03 ET by Jack BauerBak. Derka derka mohammed jihad...
Polls
March 4, 2007 - 00:42 ET by JoePPolls, polls, polls. What this doesn't say is if it's left-wingers posting on left-winger sites, or right-wingers posting on right-winger sites ------- or right-wingers posting on left-winger sites and left-wingers posting on right-winger sites.
Makes a difference. But, statistics in hand, probably only 10-15 percent caption. But should still be mentioned. I've seen lots of "opposing" a$$wipes posing and posting on "the enemy's sites" with less-than stellar language, and in BOTH directions.
Does fairness count in the US anymore?
Honest question. I dunno. Been gone for a couple decades, so this place we call home is all a bit nutty to me, experiencing it at ground level for more than 10 days leave is quite weird.
Like Kathleen above I really
March 4, 2007 - 04:48 ET by Chicago RepublicanLike Kathleen above I really don't have a lot of right to comment on this, but I will.
I have no real qualms with anyone who swears on this or any other site, provided that it is not vulgar, sexually explicit, or excessive. What I DO have a problem with is a post that is nothing but profanity and Bush Hatred without any real substance. If a Lefty wants to come on this site and make a reasoned argument sprinkled with a few four letter words, fine. But to just spew four letter words with no subtstance is what is annoying.
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Profanity does have its place
March 4, 2007 - 13:23 ET by NL207Profanity does have its place. Just not in a forum dedicated to the intellectual debate of ideas.
For example:
General George Patton once said, "You can't run an army without profanity; and it has to be eloquent profanity. An army without profanity couldn't fight it's way out of a piss-soaked paper bag."