A picture of an obviously anti American Muslim family being anti-American and it's clear that they're plotting the downfall of America.
A recent story on thinkprogress.com tells of a new reality show on TLC about being Muslim in America has had ads pulled by a number of companies due to a scumbag religious organization calling for a boycott of the show.
The group called the Florida Family Association, likes to brag apparently that 65 of the 67 companies that it has targeted have pulled their ads.
This angers me in a few different ways. First and foremost, what the hell kind of country have we become when a religious lobbying group can dictate the advertising dollars of large, major companies by using what I’m assuming to be lies and half truths? Isn’t this America, land of the free? I understand that if I question the freedom of speech of companies to advertise that many religous freaks will say the same thing. Don’t they have a freedom to speak their mind and don’t the companies have a freedom to listen? Yes they do. They do have a right to speak, but with that right comes a responsibility. A responsibility to speak truth. While I don’t have details of the campaigns wrought by the FFA, one can only imagine the shenigans that went on here.
From the article, The Islamic Circle of North America is urging concerned citizens to call Lowe’s and protest their withdrawal of advertising: “We urge the American Muslim community and our friends, family, neighbors and all people of conscience to call Lowe’s CEO Robert Niblock at (704) 758-2084 or Executive Support Mr. Andrew Kilby at (866) 900-4650 and respectfully complain about this decision.”
“When and if fascism comes to America it will not be labeled ‘made in Germany’; it will not be marked with a swastika; it will not even be called fascism; it will be called, of course, ‘Americanism’” – An uncredited New York Times reporter covering Halford E. Luccock in an article published September 12, 1938.
David Stockman thinks that the Republicans have killed us all. Or at least our economy.
Stockman thinks it all started with Nixon. That rascal. Got worse and kept getting worse as we were at war with pretty much everyone in the middle east except for Honest Mustaffah’s Falafel Wagon. Finally, Wall Street did us all in by their greed. And bonuses. Everyone should get more bonuses.
Herr Stockman thinks that there’s going to be class warfare coming. I disagree. I think that the American public is to fat and uncaring to actually worry about anything like class warfare. Geez, I mean really, there’s shows to watch, Bud Light to drink and you know…they/we’re busy. Yeah, busy. Maybe next week or the week after. Anyway, I gotta go, American Idol is on and it’s just the best show ever.
I still say I want a cool uniform and maybe a title. Yeah, I’ll be the Grand Vizar of Blue Springs.
Seriously. I do love America. Where else can a complete tool become a huge radio star, help set the path for a political party and say things that are so batshit crazy that they defy explanation? No where else but right here baby. Right here in the good ol’ U S of A.
Recently Republican masturbatory dream guy Rush Limbaugh implied that Mrs. Obama could take a vacation because of America’s “slave past”.
Last week Glenn Beck said something about the Obama administration being a “planet of the apes” administration.
How do these scumbags get away with this ridiculous garbage and still maintain employment.
Sadly their popularity speaks to the idiocy of the American people.
We’ve made our own bed and now we’re wallowing in the filth.
As one of maybe seven or eight registered Democrats in Blue Springs, my wife and I most assuredly on a Republican hit list. Somehow during elections we get visits from every Repulican genius running for dog catcher or postal sorter or whatever. Honestly I don’t really mind because I love to actually talk with them.
Seems that most of these people campaigning don’t really expect the person answering the door to actually engage them and engage them in an informed way. Not to say that I’m informed about anything but I do know that in 1066 England was successfully invaded for the last time at the Battle of Hastings. (My father would beat me repeatedly until I learned this fact. Okay he didn’t beat me but he did coerce me…okay not coerce but really, do we need to get into details? Geez.)
Earlier this week we were visited by a lady running for State Senator. I forget her name but she said she was Republican. Surprisingly she didn’t ask me to pray with her, nor did she tell me how great Glenn Beck is. She did talk to me though.
She told me that she’s a) in favor of the people b) in favor of tax cuts and c) wants to create jobs. Really going out on a limb there Mrs. Seanatewannabee. Those are some brave and forward thinking positions you’ve got there.
This lady and her spiel are a fine indicator of why we are in such a lovely, wonderful state. Tax cuts! Of course, get the man off our back! Why in the hell do we need taxes anyway? I’m sick of paying taxes. That’s right. No more taxes from me. Yessirree Bob. You commie pinko government types won’t get another damn penny. But you really need to fix the roads. Now. Yeah, fix the roads. And get more people down at the DMV. I don’t care how you do it, but get me some more people. I’m tired of waiting. But don’t think you’ll get anymore taxes from me. Not a cent. Oh, and get me some more police. There’s lots of dark skinned people and other sketchy people running around and we need more police. Just do it.
Jobs! Yeah. When you cut the taxes, let’s get some more jobs. Order them up. Sure you say that Wal-Mart is hiring, so you’ve done a fine job of creating jobs, but Obama is obviously holding us down. I can’t wait until this lady is elected and starts making companies spew jobs out like a goose with explosive diarrhea. You’ll not be able to NOT get a job as soon as these Republicans get in and lead us to Heaven!
Go Republicans! I can’t wait until they start creating these jobs, cut our taxes to not a cent, fix our crumbling infrastructure and lead us to the promised land. Oh, it’s going to be glorious! Glorious I tell you.
I totally shed a tear. No, really. I did. Well, maybe not but if I cared I might.
Problem is I don’t give a rats ass about the Chinese unemployed. I don’t give a rats ass about the British unemployed or the Indian unemployed or the whatever f(&king nationality you’ve got unemployed. F*^k ‘em.
We’ve got plenty of unemployed here in the United States, not surprisingly, your intrepid reporter included.
I can not bring myself to care for these people. Really. Where is the story on the American unemployed? Where is the story of the Americans with Masters Degrees, plenty of experience and a willingness and ability to work actually not being able to, you know, work?
How about it Newsweek? Or Time…or whatever.
Quit the whargarble and let’s find some solutions to the problems. Quickly please. Thanks.
Flipping through the channels for some appropriate background noise, I came across someting on HBO called “Right America: Feeling Wronged” and boy howdy, we’re a fine bunch of people I’ll tell ya.
The documentary (so far) consists of interviews with people, apparently before the election, who are rabidly anti Obama. The interviews so far have been with some good old boys at a gas station, most of them were convinced that Obama is a Muslim, a few have said that he was involved in 9/11. They’ve more or less all said that Obama was going to remove the flags from places, that the drop in the market prior to the elections were Obama’s fault, etc…etc…etc…
My political stance notwithstanding, this is very scary. Scary in an “omigod” sort of way in that the next election may or may not result in Republicans gaining more seats in Congress. I’m afraid that they’ll pander to the extreme right wing and then we’re in trouble.
Serious trouble.
This is perhaps the most disturbing thing I’ve ever seen. Even more disturbing than Bango The Clown does Dallas porn. And that was awfully distrubing.
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Remember the band America? Some hits in the 70′s…”A Horse With No Name”…”Ventura Highway”(note: edited from Diamond Girl, which was Seals and Crofts…thanks to Scott Bland!)…not bad, great harmonies…kind of happy music, even if the subject matter wasn’t happy happy.
Apparently the guys in Grizzly Bear remember them as well. And with a fondness.
The new Grizzly Bear album Vecktamist, is the best America album you’ve ever heard.
Our haven on the southern point is calling us
Our haven on the southern point is calling us
And faced with all the obvious she’ll carry us
Avert your eyes from all of this,
we’ll make it all back
In the end you’ll never find
You’ll never find me now
But I’ll return to you
When you return to me
In regards to the last word
It’s the last you’ll hear
I’d never find any other
I could ever
I could ever
Never say it’s the last one
It’s not the last one
I’d never find any other
I could ever
I could ever
