Thursday, August 04, 2005
The countdown continues....
30. Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry's fame. While content enough to enjoy the freedom and innovations this country has to offer, Cohen and his partner continue to fund strange projects and to carp from the sidelines about how rotten this country is, ignoring the fact that only in this country could they themselves have become so rich. Standard liberal tripe. Cohen even offered a book entitled "Fifty Ways You Can Show George the Door in 2004." Fortunately, the rest of the country isn't like Vermont.
29. Jose Canseco. Full of himself athlete juiced up on steroids, complained when he got caught that "everyone does it", and then wrote an entire book about how great he thinks he is. Ah well. At least he hasn't run for President yet.
27 & 26. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. These two belong together and the reason they make this list is because they originated, or at least perfected, the media's blatant bias in reporting. Woodward's books are written with a maximum of five sources and he even tells you what they're thinking at any given point. He also refuses to name his sources because it's more impressive that way. Usually they are revealed when the source complains that he's been misquoted. Bernstein, on the other hand, "remembers" himself being involved in events that he was nowhere near and takes credit for enough things to make one wonder if he isn't really the leading role in "Forrest Gump." That doesn't even come close to describing how they wrote "All the President's Men" as a spy movie and added in little fictional details to make it more interesting as a movie. All in all, these two cannot be trusted and the fact that they can lie and get away with it, the very thing they've accused Nixon and Bush of doing, shows the runaway power of the media.
25. Al Gore. Threw a tantrum on national television when a crucial state didn't vote his way. Gained back some respectability with a gracious concession, albeit five weeks late. Then lost whatever he had gained by going wild following the 9/11 attacks and screaming everywhere he went: "HE BETRAYED THIS COUNTRY! HE PLAYED ON OUR FEARS!" Liberals were up in arms when Ann Coulter accused them of chronic treason based on the fact they seem to root against their country fairly often. Nobody said anything, however, when a former Vice President of the United States accused a sitting President of treason during wartime. This man is completely unhinged.
24. Ward Churchill. This college professor is one-millionth Cherokee or something (and I think even that is honorary) and he has appointed himself spokesman for the entire Native American culture. This would normally be all right, except he has shown no ability to think his way through things and argue his points by logic so he resorts to name-calling, even referring to those killed on 9/11 as "little Eichmanns." In other words, the US brought the attacks on ourself because we're like the Nazis. Most Native Americans won't even touch this guy, but he goes on obliviously attacking all that is protecting him. If the country were really as censorious as he thinks, he certainly wouldn't be able to go on speaking carelessly in a time of war the way he does.
23. Al Sharpton. Let's see: color-baited Howard Dean in a scene where even we conservatives were hoping Dean would show some backbone and snap back the way he does at Republicans. But Dean was frightened. Of what? Well, Sharpton is best known for inciting riots aimed at Jews and he plays the race card shamelessly. He's the kind that makes you wish that colonization project had worked back during the Civil War and he could be inciting riots in Liberia now.
22. Dan Rather. He took a story he had fairly good indicators wasn't true in order to further his quest to be the next "Woodstein" and take down a sitting President. Glad he lost; but he's continuing the trend established in Watergate, that the press can openly display its bias and still be considered "objective."
21. Joy Hakim. Never heard of her? She authored "A Child's History of the US." In it she shamelessly pushed her own liberal views as fact: "Joe McCarthy was a liar. Not an ordinary, everyday liar." She also praises Jimmy Carter to the sky, comparing him to Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, while decrying Reagan's fancy ball after the inauguration. No wonder the schools in New England keep churning out liberals.
to be continued tomorrow....
30. Ben Cohen, of Ben and Jerry's fame. While content enough to enjoy the freedom and innovations this country has to offer, Cohen and his partner continue to fund strange projects and to carp from the sidelines about how rotten this country is, ignoring the fact that only in this country could they themselves have become so rich. Standard liberal tripe. Cohen even offered a book entitled "Fifty Ways You Can Show George the Door in 2004." Fortunately, the rest of the country isn't like Vermont.
29. Jose Canseco. Full of himself athlete juiced up on steroids, complained when he got caught that "everyone does it", and then wrote an entire book about how great he thinks he is. Ah well. At least he hasn't run for President yet.
27 & 26. Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein. These two belong together and the reason they make this list is because they originated, or at least perfected, the media's blatant bias in reporting. Woodward's books are written with a maximum of five sources and he even tells you what they're thinking at any given point. He also refuses to name his sources because it's more impressive that way. Usually they are revealed when the source complains that he's been misquoted. Bernstein, on the other hand, "remembers" himself being involved in events that he was nowhere near and takes credit for enough things to make one wonder if he isn't really the leading role in "Forrest Gump." That doesn't even come close to describing how they wrote "All the President's Men" as a spy movie and added in little fictional details to make it more interesting as a movie. All in all, these two cannot be trusted and the fact that they can lie and get away with it, the very thing they've accused Nixon and Bush of doing, shows the runaway power of the media.
25. Al Gore. Threw a tantrum on national television when a crucial state didn't vote his way. Gained back some respectability with a gracious concession, albeit five weeks late. Then lost whatever he had gained by going wild following the 9/11 attacks and screaming everywhere he went: "HE BETRAYED THIS COUNTRY! HE PLAYED ON OUR FEARS!" Liberals were up in arms when Ann Coulter accused them of chronic treason based on the fact they seem to root against their country fairly often. Nobody said anything, however, when a former Vice President of the United States accused a sitting President of treason during wartime. This man is completely unhinged.
24. Ward Churchill. This college professor is one-millionth Cherokee or something (and I think even that is honorary) and he has appointed himself spokesman for the entire Native American culture. This would normally be all right, except he has shown no ability to think his way through things and argue his points by logic so he resorts to name-calling, even referring to those killed on 9/11 as "little Eichmanns." In other words, the US brought the attacks on ourself because we're like the Nazis. Most Native Americans won't even touch this guy, but he goes on obliviously attacking all that is protecting him. If the country were really as censorious as he thinks, he certainly wouldn't be able to go on speaking carelessly in a time of war the way he does.
23. Al Sharpton. Let's see: color-baited Howard Dean in a scene where even we conservatives were hoping Dean would show some backbone and snap back the way he does at Republicans. But Dean was frightened. Of what? Well, Sharpton is best known for inciting riots aimed at Jews and he plays the race card shamelessly. He's the kind that makes you wish that colonization project had worked back during the Civil War and he could be inciting riots in Liberia now.
22. Dan Rather. He took a story he had fairly good indicators wasn't true in order to further his quest to be the next "Woodstein" and take down a sitting President. Glad he lost; but he's continuing the trend established in Watergate, that the press can openly display its bias and still be considered "objective."
21. Joy Hakim. Never heard of her? She authored "A Child's History of the US." In it she shamelessly pushed her own liberal views as fact: "Joe McCarthy was a liar. Not an ordinary, everyday liar." She also praises Jimmy Carter to the sky, comparing him to Andrew Jackson and Abraham Lincoln, while decrying Reagan's fancy ball after the inauguration. No wonder the schools in New England keep churning out liberals.
to be continued tomorrow....
// posted by The Pendragon @ 6:33 AM 
