ot/ dumbos of America

jackmazzotti · Post by **jackmazzotti** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:33 pm

they are everywhere!

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,214973,00.html

i will never so much as buy a pack of gum from citgo again let alone a drop of oil

hambone1 · Post by **hambone1** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:39 pm

The real dumbos are those that actually believe Fox News...

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:48 pm

hambone1 wrote:The real dumbos are those that actually believe Fox News...

or quote it.

dj superflat · Post by **dj superflat** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:20 pm

yeah, fox news is well known for just making stuff up, which no one catches, of course, b/c they can't easily check it via other new outlets, the internet, papers, etc. by contrast, papers like the times haven't had any issues lately with publishing blatantly false things, having to fire reporters who just made stuff up, etc. if only fox news were as reliable as the other media, like reuters and its doctored fotos, etc.

kennerb · Post by **kennerb** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:24 pm

Wow reduced price heating oil for the poor. I wouldn't support that either. Communists!!

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:50 pm

jack - I didn't mean to imply you're a dumbo in the wordplay, dumb can't be fixed, conservatism can. We're here for you. Stay strong brotha.

We'll start by reading the constitution, then move onto the works of Chomsky, Franken, Jefferson, and Adams.

...and no more Fox for a while, not until we show you how to watch it, not view it, but watch it.

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:55 pm

Hehe fox news

Just get your news from comedy central....
The "fake" news shows that gets aired on cnn in europe... (pure irony

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anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:57 pm

hoffman2k wrote:Hehe fox news

Just get your news from comedy central....
The "fake" news shows that gets aired on cnn in europe... (pure irony )

Which is better than most of the 24 hours news outlets we have here. And I use outlets in a meaningful fashion. IE, they are there to sell you the news, the paranoia, the fear......It's what keeps so many people coming back for more. It's like a fix. Wait, i am not scared anymore, must.....go.....watch......Fox.....

dj superflat · Post by **dj superflat** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:02 pm

you think that after the constitution you go right to chomsky, rather than federalist papers and the like, a slew of history, then perhaps chomsky somewhere way down the line? put another way, you really think chomsky's a constitutional thinker of any repute? what's chomsky's field again? linguistics? yeah, that's who i'd look to after reading the constitution (he's from MIT, so he's gotta know what he's talking about!).

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:12 pm

Yeah yeah yeah, the old lines haters throw out over Chomsky and his failed career as a linguist. he has an amazing knack for recalling history and linking events together. Brilliant man.

Federalist papers, good call. I've been out of high school too long or in too many bars, I don't know any more. I should find my old US history books I'm sure I'd enjoy them more now.

dj superflat · Post by **dj superflat** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:22 pm

federalist papers still a surprisingly good read.

dm_hawk · Post by **dm_hawk** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:22 pm

any news outlet that trumpets slogans like "fair and balanced" and "we report, you decide" has already lost its credibility.

it reminds me of "victory gin" or "the PEOPLE'S republic of china"

vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia similes estis sepulchris dealbatis quae a foris parent hominibus speciosa intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum et omni spurcitia

DeadlyKungFu · Post by **DeadlyKungFu** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:41 pm

dm_hawk wrote:vae vobis scribae et Pharisaei hypocritae quia similes estis sepulchris dealbatis quae a foris parent hominibus speciosa intus vero plena sunt ossibus mortuorum et omni spurcitia

I read that out loud and turned my cat into a newt, how do I undo the spell?

Cool site:
http://www.foundingfathers.info/federalistpapers/

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:57 pm

DeadlyKungFu wrote:Yeah yeah yeah, the old lines haters throw out over Chomsky and his failed career as a linguist. he has an amazing knack for recalling history and linking events together. Brilliant man.

I thought Chomsky built the foundation for the current generation of linguists before turning to politics/social commentary.

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 9:00 pm

pulsoc wrote:
DeadlyKungFu wrote:Yeah yeah yeah, the old lines haters throw out over Chomsky and his failed career as a linguist. he has an amazing knack for recalling history and linking events together. Brilliant man.
I thought Chomsky built the foundation for the current generation of linguists before turning to politics/social commentary.

What is it with linguists, brilliance, and such a knack for history?

Viz, Umberto Eco is one of my favorite writers. Well, he was really a semiotician, but they are close, no?