I dare you to watch this without hitting your head on the wall

[Room101]

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Frank Zappa observed:” It’s not getting any smarter out there. You have to come to terms with stupidity and make it work for you"

The million-dollar question is how are the Democrats going to make it work for them in 2004?

The following is my rant..............



I see an American populace that responds to emotions and instinctively resists reason.
I see an American populace that would have trouble distinguishing from a TV guide and our out of style Constitution. A bewildered herd( Lippmans term) that is more outraged at the sight of a burning American flag, than our Government consciously eroding our Constitution. A public with apathy soaked minds more concerned with the exchange of Celebrity body fluids then the exchange of Tax burdens, voting against their own self-interest. The National Enquirer is the leading selling newspaper in America, and our mainstream press has morphed into people magazine. Countless families watching TV in living rooms doing anything but living, if not fragmented and wedged apart from there family members by there own TV as they work diligently on there staring skills.


How much time does the average proud to be an American citizen put in each day, listening reading and arguing about what their illusionary public servants do or don’t do that directly effect their lives, and future lives of their children? It seems 5 minutes is a high average. Why talk about such relative things when Barry Bounds is up at bat with a full count in the 9th inning, or Justin Timberland is dating what’s her tits? In this current culture of manufactured fear and warped notions of patriotism being proud has become a substitute to critical thinking and reason.

This War was not about “Weapons of Mass destruction” or falsely perceived links to 911, it was about pride. People of Middle Eastern descent attacked us, and the “proud to be Americans”, “God bless American’s” and “United we kill” people just wanted to kill anyone who is of Middle Eastern descent. So they can feel like a winner again, how fucking sick. Pause for throwing up………..

Every night countless parents give into their laziness passing their kids off to the TV at bedtime, as if it had a hand in conceiving them. How we have grown to love our servitude, generation after generation. Welcome to our BRAVE NEW WORLD...

[meegbear]

1. I didn't hit my head against the wall ....

nothing to see really. Please check link

[NJCher]

2. Incredible! Everyone should watch this.

When asked which countries are in the "Axis of Evil," one American woman answered, "All of them!"

Another: "Does it start with us?" My, how prescient.

They are so ignorant they can't even use terms like "reincarnated" correctly.

Other questions asked:

How many world wars have there been?
Which state does KFC come from?
Star Wars based on a true story, right?
What is the main religion of Israel? (Answer: Muslim!)

I wish every country could see this. Then they'd know what we "freedom fighters" are up against.




Cher

[Terwilliger]

3. A real winner!

I laughed. I cried. I lamented.

[MasonJar]

4. I know. He was in Jeb Bush's Florida. n/t

[ablbodyed]

5. How right you are....

This country is full of idiots. I can't tell you how many people say that it doesn't matter if they vote. People who know that duck-anus is bad for them, but (the guys, mostly) will still vote for him. Morons, how can they be called anything different?
Anti-intellectualism is rampant: far too many enjoy being ignorant of important ideas, facts, understanding. Of course they're ripe for the blatant manipulation by the Repug goons of the media.
Look at popular culture: TV, vacuous for the most part; music: spiritually and musically empty: why try to do anything with lasting value when you can make MORE money by making it worthless; movies: extolling vulgarity (now, I enjoy swearing a blue-streak, occasionally) with almost no content (OF COURSE, there are exceptions, but they just throw the spotlight on the huge percentage that IS slag); a media binging on the salacious and mean-spirited. People have no concept of quality in entertainment: they'd rather watch "Ghost Ship" than "American Beauty".
And , Yes, PATRIOTISM: mindless yessing and yelling and flag-waving (Lord do I hate yellow ribbons!) with no concept of what real patriotism is. I have to blame the schools for much of this (though with the responsibilities thrust upon teachers today, some DO do a good job) for not emphasizing what it means to be an American: it's much more than owning a Chevy pick-up with a mind-numbing 500-watt sub-woofer.
I don't see any remedy, certainly not a quick one, and with the ABSOLUTELY RUTHLESS right-wingers relentlessly pursuing their vile agenda, we progressives (who believe in playing by the rules) are ....
well I won't get too depressing, I always get flamed.

[karlschneider]

6. I didn't use the wall. Now I have backwards qwertyuiop on my forehead.

Watching this sort of horrific public idiocy is truly exasperating.
:eyes: :grr:

[Scott Lee]

7. Forget it. I guess we deserve George Bush.

Now excuse me while gargle some Drano.

[liberalhistorian]

8. This is reason number

9,999 why I'm already quietly laying the groundwork for a possible immigration to Canada, or any other English-speaking country, should we be unsuccessful next year which, UNBELIEVABLY, seems to be likely. I simply cannot take this anymore, and I cannot remain in a country whose citizens freely vote for the likes of the Bushistas after everything they've done and will do if given four more years. They will totally destroy this country, I have a son to raise and and a sanity to maintain.

[DUreader]

9. Can somebody give a summary for those who cannot watch it?

thanks

[Room101]

10. DUreader- Download realplayer here...

http://www.real.com/

[Yupster]

16. It's Jay Leno's Jaywalking segment

except with an English accent.

[BlueJazz]

11. AGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.....

GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!


Sorry about that.....I feel better now....

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[BeHereNow]

13. Oh God, Oh God...

We are so FUCKED!
BHN

[Media_Lies_Daily]

14. Case in point...

..."People of Middle Eastern descent attacked us..."

And we know this because......they told us it was true?


Not so fast....


FBI Admits - No Evidence Links 'Hijackers' to 9-11
<http://www.americanfreepress.net/051302/FBI_Admits__No_Evidence_/fbi_admits__no_evidence_.html>

[Yupster]

15. Stealing from Jay Leno

He's been doing this bit for years.

[Terwilliger]

17. kick