http://blueduck37.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] blueduck37.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] politicartoons2009-09-12 12:12 am

9/12.

Today is the day Glenn Beck is rallying assorted teabaggers, Larouchies, and miscellaneous malcontents in Washington DC to protest against the President and the imaginary horrors he will soon unleash upon us. To mark this special day, I'll post (again) this Colbert bit from earlier in the year on the Beck 9/12 project-

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PS- Before the comments get going, I'll just say that people like Glenn Beck don't make me angry. They get off on that. It's performance art, like a male Ann Coulter. If he believes more than half of what he says, I'd be very shocked. It's theatre, people.

[identity profile] phillipalden.livejournal.com 2009-09-13 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
I know Rush Limbaugh is mostly shtick, and that he's actually an intelligent guy who can be quite funny. But there are many stupid people who believe what he and Glenn Beck say - and these guys take no responsibility for their inflammatory statements when some idiot goes too far and does some real damage.

I believe that what we say matters.

[identity profile] mcpreacher.livejournal.com 2009-09-13 04:40 am (UTC)(link)
you'll get no argument from me, i'm just sick of people going "well the left is just as bad herp derp derp" as though keith fucking olbermann is calling for the blood of tyrants on a daily basis.

limbaugh and the fox squad have much more influence and do far more damage than maddow's snide remarks or olbermann's delusions of edward r. murrow

[identity profile] phillipalden.livejournal.com 2009-09-13 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
"limbaugh and the fox squad have much more influence and do far more damage than maddow's snide remarks or olbermann's delusions of edward r. murrow."

I don't watch tv, but I've seen video clips on the web that gives me the impression you pretty much nailed it.