It’s best not to get between a woman and her fantasy. If ya know what I mean.
Glenn Beck, perennial wackadoodle has gone and done it.
Glenn has been so god-awful crazy in the last few days with his Caliphate this and that, that, well, I thought to stop in for a small dose. Just to remind myself of just how SANE I am in comparison.
Well, he was frothing at the mouth, as you might expect–about the usual crap. And then he just up and says,
“We don’t need any Johnnnnny Depp telling us how we have to be here in America.” He babbled on about other “Hollywood” types. It was all fairly unintelligible, but he came back to it about three times. “No Johnny Depp and his ‘we need to be more like France’ bullshit–excuse my French.”
I have no idea what Beck was alluding to, but I’m sure that it had to do with some of the anal attitudes we cling to about social issues that leave the rest of the world wondering when we will ever grow up.
In any event, game on Beck. The only thing awaiting you is a full chapter in the next textbook on abnormal psychology, “disordered personalities.”
Enuf time wasted on the mentally unstable.
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Well, Egypt finally did it. Got rid of Mubarak. I sure wish them well. I hope they get free elections and can institute the form of government that they wish.
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Is anyone as nauseated with Tim Pawlenty as I am? He went from being a sort of nobody, to trying to be somebody by playing to the far right. He’s been palin’ around with Bryan Fischer, awful human being, and now he’s trying to “talk foreign policy” as if he knows anything about that!It seems his theory is much like Dubya’s, “might makes right.” How utterly Neanderthal. Another entry from MinneSOTA best left unheard.
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Course, if you watch Foxy crap which I know you don’t or Glenn Beck (more than five minutes will cause ear cancer), you are probably really unaware of what the Muslim Brotherhood is all about. There is a lengthy, but very informative article at AlterNet that can set you straight.
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Okay, it’s Saturday, the sun is not shining, but it’s 34° and so the snow, she’s a meltin’. What to do tomorrow with no football? Still a month from March Madness. Watched “Despicable Me” last night. Was cute.
See ya.
Existential Ennui 
Whoa….. Beck thinks Depp is a Muslim too I betcha! Hey… Just sayin …. Wisco knocks off #1 Ohio St! Perfect tonic for a weekend with out footballz……n every knows Ohio is chock full O Muslims!
Hey, at least we don’t have a dictator for a governor who is canceling collective bargaining by public employees! So there, Mr. Snotty pants!
Beck is getting Crazier as time goes on. Palin has Proven her incompetent craziness. The Right Congress is discovering reality. Hopefully, the Public will too, but they have litlle means to in Media. Only NPR and PTV and MSNBC Which Mega-Rich have tried to kill since Nixon.
Hard to believe that Glenn could get any crazier, but he seems to defy all known models of craziness.
A few things to keep in mind about Egypt:
It’s not a purely Muslim country. The Christian minority is at least 10% of the population (the official figure) and might be as large as 25%.
Only 15% of Egyptians support the Muslim Brotherhood, and barely 1% say they would vote for a Muslim Brotherhood candidate for President (source).
The main symbol displayed by the protesters was the Egyptian national flag. I saw no Islamist slogans, burning of American flags, or ranting against Israel (I can read Arabic — I would have noticed). There were very strong signs of Muslim-Christian solidarity against the regime.
So it seems that Egyptian society, or at least much of it, has become politically mature. If it can just get through the transition from military to civilian rule, it has a real shot at making democracy work.
And Glenn Beck is an ignoramus whose blithering about Egypt has zero credibility or relevance.
Thanks Infidel for the information. I understand you know more than most. My best information is that there is nothing to be overly excited about, and we can’t know how it will turn out. What is new about that? I doubt our revolution was any more predictable in the early stages. I do thank you for the additional information.
Beck has lost over half his tv audience in just the last six months, he lost national advertisers early on . . . I think it’s fair to ask why FOX keeps him on air. Any business model would suggest it’s time for him to go. They had a very crude guy in that spot years ago; when he went over whatever the hell their line is, he got tossed.
I read a piece today from a “insider” at Fox who said that Ailes biggest thing is to present a united front to the outside world, so whatever he thinks about Beck’s worthlessness to Fox probably won’t be put forth. I suspect they will get rid of him when his numbers start to really hurt the show but they will find a benign way to do it. My husband says the repeat of his show usually shown on Saturday has been replaced the last 2 Saturdays now and he doesn’t show up on the Direct TV “most watched shows in the Midwest” any more at all and frankly Fox has dropped off that grid too. We can but hope.
re Wisconsin governor… a travesty… and one that is growing in concern here. We seem to have spawned a bad fish… I think he swam in from MN or Iowa. 🙂 check this oout if you have time… http://foxtrot-echo.blogspot.com
the guy has threatened to call out the National Guard if his “will is not done”
Jimmy, he is a dangerous critter. You best trap him and lose him in Canada.
Other importqant notes from Public News: (1) The Muslim Brotherhood is Rekligious, not bad Political organization as Beck lied. They have Never overthroen a Government. They are fervent, respting Others, Muslim Yout. They Respect Christinity. (2) The Egyptian Armed Forces are Closely Trained By The US Armed Forces: Our Academies, our war colleges for Officers, Viewpoints of Helping the Public. They quitly Supported the Peaceful Always Protestors, turned their turrets Away from them. (3) Beck is The King/The draw at FOX; he won’t be dropped soon; although he is crazier, Much more Often cited in News/Media. (4) Egypt is Multicultural, multi-ethnic, Repectful of others. The 1900 year old Coptic Church of Egypt is one of the Earliest branches of Christianity. During the Massive Peaceful Alwaysd Protests in Freedom Square, everyone respected A Christian (Probably Coptioc) Mass. (4) President Carter negotiated permanent Peace between Isreal and the Largest Armed Forces/Country nearby: Egypt. He changed Egypt from Soviet to American ‘Allie”; Quite an accomplishment! The Big Military subsidies to Egypt, to Buy USA Military supplies Only, is part of President Carter’s Historic Accomplishment.
There is a lot of misinformaton about Egypt floating around to be sure Tony. Much of it issued by people who have agendas of their own. Sadly we don’t have a new media who really takes the time to explore these things in depth. We should have a news hour once a week devoted to one issue and let people gain a bit of education perhaps.
I have only read a couple of sentences of your ‘blog’ and am already completely dioriented. You are an American, living in Iowa, apparently have western European ancestry… and write coherent intelligible sentences which make sense. The sky is falling.
Haha, thanks I think. Where are you from? That sounds like Aussie smarties to me…LOL..
Oh, I think I picked it up. Italia? My most favorite of countries I wanna visit! lol
Do you have access to Al Jazeera?
only online unfortunately. We hope that our commercial outlets will start picking it up. It’s really got exceptionally good reporting in my opinion.
I’m an American who’s lived in Europe for more than 25 years, Do a lot of work on-line and often correspond w/ people from places I’ve lived on politics to amuse myself. They’ve almost all become acolytes of the church of Rupert M. I’ll copy you on some of the nonsense if you’d like.e.g this from facebook.:
Tom Dollard: I looked at yer favorite ‘news’ source, Fox. The only reference to the tragedy in Norway was near the bottom of the page and linked it to ‘Islamofascists’. BTW: Anders Breivik’s ‘nom de guerre’ on video game sites is: “Conservative”. Bravo, screw the debt, just keep our cuntree safe (Military spending on our “Heroes” e.g. over $1B to fix 150 bed hospital in Landstuhl.) Idiots.
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Steve Dunn: And your point is?
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Tom Dollard: If Americans are not willing to talk about the elephant in the room, Eisenhower’s “military-industrial complex” and the half-ass Empire it’s spawned and the fact that 40% of the electorate think it’s still 1946, any discussion of default is based on false premises.
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Tom Dollard: And, yes, BHO took over an economy that had been raped by the Republicans and has done one hell of a job leading the country out of the morass the rich white Israel ass-kissing greedy cocksuckers have left the country in. That’s the point.
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Tom Dollard: Take away the ‘MacGuffin” (fear of Islam) that drives much of the American economy, certainly it’s foreign policy, and, ker-pow, no debt crisis, no Chinese creditors and Mitch McConnell & John Boehner have to invent something else to justify there demands to protect the rich.
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Deb Lancaster Hale: Well now I’m glad that’s settled – It’s still Bush’s fault, there’s no need to fear radical Islam, and screw the rich, ‘cuz after all, only poor people run businesses, offer employment opportunities and pay taxes to support those who don’t (51%). I’d also like to thank Obama and his gang for financially supporting the Cowboy Poem Museum.
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Tom Dollard: Hi Deb! You’d just love it if a bunch of ragheads invaded your country (and Canada & Mexico) so they could control your cattle, your wheat, whatever, right? That young Arabs etc don’t just roll over makes them terrorists to most Americans. …
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Bruce Pergament: rich, successful……tomato tomaaato, yes punish those who are successful and you’ll get a job where?
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Tom Dollard: You can spin it till Obama shines yer shoes but only the rich do well under the Republicans. I just finished translating 425 pieces of construction equipment from Italian into English, it’s 4:20AM & MY head’s about to leave the “no spin zone” Buonanotte. PS: y’all are only a coupla Glenn Beck chalkboards away from Anders Behring Breivik
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Bruce Pergament: really, look at how poorly minorities have fared the past 2 1/2 years compared to the previous 8
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Bruce Pergament: … “Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of children and grandchildren.” – Senator Barack Obama, 2006. Just before he cast his NO vote against a debt ceiling increase…
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Tom Dollard: conditions change …. positions change … Obama is a master at “The Art of the Possible” (Juan Peron in “Evita”)
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Bruce Pergament: we call that hypocrisy where I’m from, all the Dems in ’06 where AGAINST raising the debt ceiling then, now all are for it.
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Deb Lancaster Hale: Take a look at the cities that have been under the Dems (Philly, Detroit, Chicago, etc.). They’re doing great, aren’t they? I think not. Let’s learn from example.
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Kathleen Dunn It’s never the country first, it’s always about the next election. I am voting in 2012 for, Yes, I can, elect a new president, this one stinks
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Tom Dollard: ”Stinky” gon’ be yo’ Commander in Chief till you be an Alzheimin’ Oldtimer in “Our Ladys Residence”: 1100 Clematis Avenue, Pleasantville, NJ 08232-3313, United States +1 609-646-2450 Don’t be late, make you reservations now! They got the BEST custard puddin’!
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Deb Lancaster Hale Funny, if a conservative wrote that he/she would be called a racist and insensitive to those dealing with Alzheimers Disease. A liberal would not dare write that because they care so much about the human condition.
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Tom Dollard:Yep, sometimes it be’s dat way…
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Bruce Pergament: ya can’t cure stupid
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Tom Dollard: But you CAN vote it out, like we did in ’08! That’s Area Code 609-646-2450. Operators are waiting. The first 10 callers get free padded bedpans!
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