Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 8:16 am
by vince
What was that Dr. Seuss line? "You can't teach a sneech."
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:20 am
by The Consul
8bitagent wrote:
I love both gay and black culture, am militantly pro gay/black/brown/white/whoever/ human rights and hate to see people so easily divided. But I absolutely detest war, and will always believe its a tool of the elite to sucker people into doing their bidding under false pretenses. Sadly, I knew some gay aquaintances who were very pro Bush's war due to their hatred of Islamic culture. And I understand disliking of how gays are treated in the developing world, but im like "you realize the men behind the wars hate you?"
Maybe. But I think Dick Cheney hates me about as much as I hate carrot cake. I only think about it when I'm there and don't care if other people eat it. Difference between me and Dick is, he will instantly make a valuation of the carrot cake, regardless of his personal taste, to see how well it can be monetized and perhaps even weaponized. My thoughts end at embarrassing moments with aunt Lois, having to choke down a bite or two with a fake smile "MMMmmm, yum...gosh I'm full". Dick's thoughts go far beyond, imagining long term 137% profits and Hugo Chavez sticking a fork into a loaf and being blown into 5,000 itsy bitsy pieces after which Halliburton assumes complete control of Lake Maricaibo.
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:05 pm
by Belligerent Savant
Alaya wrote:I think she is a chirpy little twit.
(Not to say that I wasn't pleased when she first got the job) but as Simulist says ....
I doubt anyone would be permitted a prominent voice on establishment media without being fully owned by the establishment.
We know what they want us to know.
I was going to second Simulist's comment above, but Alaya beat me to it, then topped it off with an astute observation I'd have to concur with: "I think she is a chirpy little twit."
Another prop to placate/disinform those that gleefully dub themselves 'liberals', providing them with an 'alternative' viewpoint that is never alternative. It's all status quo, all the time.
That should be their tagline.
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:09 pm
by barracuda
Well that does it - I'm removing her picture from the "Hot Dissidents" thread.
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:14 pm
by Belligerent Savant
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well, no need to do anything that drastic..
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:23 pm
by Nordic
Wow the only recognizable thing from that photo is the rather thick neck.
That's really Rachel Maddow?
She's got that "Fox News" hair color!
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:32 pm
by vince
Pity. I expected her to look more like "Daria" in her high school years!
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:29 pm
by norton ash
Picture of a young woman in a hurry.
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:31 pm
by barracuda
Right, norton. She sorta just screams ambition.
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:33 pm
by 8bitagent
vince wrote:Pity. I expected her to look more like "Daria" in her high school years!
Im guessing thats what Garofalo looked like in high school(speaking of anti war/dissidents)
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:48 pm
by slomo
82_28 wrote:Gay rights and abortion rights are merely a gambit of the double bind they represent to the socialized (as in living among others in a "free" society) as reality. The word "socialized" is a lexiconical double bind as is the word "real".
Just occurred to me, but why the word "realtor" or "real estate agent"? Why? What is "Real" and what is an "estate"? We're fucking hypnotized. Yes, all of us, hypnotized. Hypnotists and shrinks who are "licensed" to hypnotize merely take you to another realm of their psyche in order for you to match up with them and how they view the world. No counselor has ever given me the answers that I sought. The problem was with me and me alone. The problem is IS the scratch (money) they get from me and there are no questions asked once the payment is made. They don't see this. They're too ensconced.
The word real in Spanish translates to royal. Just sayin'...
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:40 pm
by RocketMan
barracuda wrote:Well that does it - I'm removing her picture from the "Hot Dissidents" thread.
I think she looks hotter now... Though she's definitely more than lukewarm in that photo also. I have a weird thing for chicks who look like cute boys, being the boring hetero I am... I think!
About Maddow, aside from her looks, I've always dug her sense of humour... But I became wary of her after a profile of her that came out around the time she was hired on MSNBC which said that aside from her being a Rhodes scholar, one of her main areas of interest were "national security issues". Call me a recidivist Oliver Stone fanboy, but I equate "national security" with fascism.
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:44 pm
by Simulist
If memory serves, Anderson Cooper interned with the CIA during college.
It wouldn't surprise me to learn that a lot of young (and old) media personalities have quite a direct relationship with Langley. (And I'm not talkin' about the long-haired dude from The X-Files.)
Re: Rachel Maddow solidarizes herself with US military in Afg.
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:34 pm
by Montag
Simulist wrote:If memory serves, Anderson Cooper interned with the CIA during college.
It wouldn't surprise me to learn that a lot of young (and old) media personalities have quite a direct relationship with Langley. (And I'm not talkin' about the long-haired dude from The X-Files.)
Rachel Maddow was a Rhodes Scholar... I'll post a video where Hitchens says that is very much a program for liberal imperialists and having an Anglo-American alliance essentially rule the world -- exactly what we're doing in Afghanistan. According to Hitchens Rhodes was also instrumental in the setting up of the CFR. I've never believed in a conspiracy with the CFR, with the empty suits in that group I don't see why there'd be a need for one... They are the centrist establishment, I doubt there are any doves or peaceniks among their group.
Hitchens video (I don't know if people recall Hitchens pre-Iraq war, he used to be quite the dissident intellectual, before drinking the Bush kool aid sadly):
