Fox News Can’t Take A Joke

Does anyone view Fox News as an actual news program? I mean—they’re not really relevant they’re more of a propaganda show, right? Well, I guess they didn’t get that memo because the “hosts” of the show “The Five” decided to attack Jon Stewart. Again, Jon Stewart who hosts a satirical news program was attacked by guys that call themselves newsmen.

Jon Stewart’s show is aimed at making fun of news because—it’s an easy target. The times we live in are ridiculous so “The Daily Show” points that out. Sometimes, actual news comes out of the show but it’s mainly a show that says, “Hey, world stop being an douchebag”. It’s not the place you turn for breaking news. It’s an opinion show. It’s the opinion of Jon Stewart and his writers.

Fox News is a racist, disgusting, barbaric program and Jon Stewart routinely calls them out for it. This behavior is what has him in their crosshairs this week. One of the hosts from “The Five”, Eric Bolling, said that Congressman Ellison is “very dangerous” and has been “the Muslim apologist in Congress for a long time.” He also noted that Ellison “raised his right hand and took the oath of office on the Quran” that’s probably because Congressman Ellison is a Muslim and swearing on a Bible mean d*ck to him. He used his religion’s holy book to swear an oath…WHAT A DANGEROUS MAN! He also took on Bob Beckel who called for America to restrict Muslim students from entering the country.

So, Jon Stewart made fun of two men who said that America should racially profile people and prevent people of a certain religion from entering a country that was built on religious freedom.

In response to Stewart calling them racists, Bolling turned to an article from the Union Leader newspaper, in which he said a professor agreed with his theory. The professor Bolling mentioned cited no sources or studies in the article. Instead, she made a similarly sweeping assertion:

“When we talk about radicalized Islamic ideologies, it’s a very small population within Islam,” she said. “Only about 10 percent of Muslims are fundamentalists, and only 1 percent of that 10 percent have a radical understanding of Islam.”

“Hey Jonny boy, pull up a chair right here between Bob and me and let’s debate this thing,” Bolling said. “You got the cojones?” Does Jon Stewart have the balls to debate an article by a professor that has no sources and therefore is stating her personal opinion? Yeah, I don’t think that needs a response from Stewart.

Beckel stepped up next and said “I was a liberal activist and a progressive before you were out of your Pampers,” Beckel said. “You may get on a TV show and talk liberal politics. I’ve been on the lines registering voters, being on union lines, and others. Maybe you want to bring your credentials up here.”

Says the man on the most conservative television program. He is not a liberal. He can pretend to be all he wants. He is a paid host on a conservative network and he is there to give the illusion of a balanced panel. Methinks thou doth protest too much.



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Prescription Medication Problem Perpetuates

Doctor Shopping Cartoon

Not surprisingly, I learned of the so-called zombie apocalypse that apparently started with the face-eating incident in Miami from a bunch of teenagers, who were shocked (and … gulp … fascinated) that bath salts could bring on such an event.  It sort of reminds me of the one that went around when I was younger about the guy high on angel dust who jumped out a window to his death.

Yup, don’t do drugs, they said.  Cocaine, LSD, heroin, marijuana, that’s all bad news.  Comic books where evil drug dealers snuck out of a grove of trees to pressure innocent kids into shooting up.  The egg in the frying pan as a universal image for “this is your brain on drugs”.

But actually, yeah, I do have a question.

Why is it that everyone skirts around the fact that what are arguably the two most dangerous categories of “drugs” can be found right at home?

Let’s face it, the liquor cabinet is a dangerous place.  How many people are killed each year by drunk drivers?  I mean, think about it, how often do you hear about someone arrested for “Driving While Tripping”?  Yet the list of DWI revocations distributed by the DMV at the end of each month is tragically long.

But don’t smoke crack, kids!

Even more silent than any of the heavy hitters or even alcohol, is the abuse of prescription medication.  Men and teens are victims of this one, but this type of quiet drug abuse has long been owned by women primarily, with the concept of “Mother’s Little Helper” coming into common conversation back in the sixties thanks to the Rolling Stones.

Perhaps the biggest problem vis a vis prescription medication in 2012 is the concept of “doctor shopping” … or, well, I guess steps being taken to curtail prescription pill addicts from rotating doctors to get their prescription of choice.

Well, something’s gotta give, and a potentially mitigating circumstance seems to be on the horizon.

From Fox News:

A CDC report last year said 15,000 people died as a result of overdoses of prescription painkillers in 2008 – more than three times the number in 1999.

Kentucky is a hot spot. Nearly 1,000 people in the state died from prescription drug overdoses in 2010, or about three a day, ranking it among the top states for such deaths.

In America as a whole, about 12 million people aged 12 and older reported non-medical use of prescription painkillers in 2010.

Abusers and dealers typically get drugs by finding doctors willing to prescribe them, forging prescriptions, theft from pharmacies or individuals, or buying from “pill mills” — storefront clinics that sell painkillers for cash up front.

The answer seems to be a database of sorts, where medical providers can quickly run a name check on a patient …

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Who Does Liam Hemsworth Think He Is?

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For someone that is not exactly a Miley Cyrus fan, I seem to find myself defending her more than one would think …

According to a recent report from Fox News, Liam Hemsworth seems to be taking his newfound status as famous for something other than being Cyrus’ boyfriend to heart.  He is, in fact, apparently “embarrassed” by her behavior.

[Hemsworth’s] growing increasingly concerned with some of her racy behavior, according to a new report from Us magazine.

Once a Disney star known for her wholesome image and role on “Hannah Montana,” Cyrus’ style has become increasingly racy and her performances have become quite provocative.

“She’s always out in skimpy outfits and writhing on him,” a source tells the magazine. “Sometimes he looks embarrassed for her.”

The 22-year-old actor also feels like he is in baby-sitting mode hanging out with Cyrus, 19, the source adds.

My opinion on Miley Cyrus is that her talent is minimal at best, her behavior is at times completely irresponsible and inappropriate, and that if her father was a plumber or a milkman, she’d be living out her life on a farm in the Midwest or something.

That being said, though, I have obviously never met Miley Cyrus.  My opinions on her are, to be fair, based solely on her portrayal in the media (and her own stupid Tweets and leaked photos … and, okay, yeah, my second grade daughter likes Hannah Montana).

For someone who allegedly loves her, though, to be allegedly talking smack about her when, let’s be real, his fame is very likely tied directly to Miley Cyrus arm candy status …

Yeah, I know, “a source” is hardly the most reliable thing in the world.  It’s not like Hemsworth himself is publicly stating that Cyrus is an embarrassment, and media scuttlebutt is hardly … well, gospel.

It’s just that, now that he’s making a name for himself as the brooding Gale in The Hunger Games, it’s a logical theory that Miley is becoming increasingly obsolete.

I’m certainly not arguing that Miley Cyrus is more talented than Liam Hemsworth.  What bothers me is the impression that his reportedly looking down on her ridiculous behavior (which, incidently, has been going on for years now) and feeling that he has to always be “looking after her” is … well, newsworthy?

Am I way off here?



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Ann Coulter Sets Back Feminism – Again.

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Conservative columnist Ann Coulter recently said, “I think all real females are right-wingers.” Coulter said, ”And I can tell you that based on experience — and my bodyguard will back me up on this — all pretty girls are right-wingers.” Super, right? Here’s more:

“But, I mean, the reason unattractive — I suppose — the reason liberal women are liberal is because they have to date liberal men and as we’ve seen from Bill Clinton and Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Anthony Weiner, we’ve seen how liberal men treat women. I’d be angry too.”

Well, let’s just take a look at how stupid those quotes are. Yes, I’m sure no conservative men have been caught treating women poorly, ahem NEWT GINGRICH. Surely, there has never been a sex scandal with a conservative man holding his shamed wife’s hand before the masses as he talks about how he likes to have sex with male prostitutes. That never happened multiple times. Also, Angelina Jolie, Ashley Judd, Charlize Theron, and Mila Kunis are pretty attractive women—and liberals. But maybe they’re actually just really, really ugly and we’re deluded into thinking otherwise.

Coulter didn’t stop there. “I’ll take 69 cents on the dollar, or whatever [the] current feminist myth is about how much we make just to have to never have to pay for dinner. That seems like a fair deal to me.” This comment is referring to the disputed wage gap between men and women, of course.

As for me, well – my head is about to explode. Why does this woman have a platform? Who gave it to her? Was it a joke? How is a self-respecting conservative woman saying “Yeah, that Ann Coulter—she just gets me.” Here’s the thing, Ann, women want to make equal wages so they can buy their own damned dinner. They don’t want to rely on a man for food, or shelter, they want to be on their own – or at least be able to MAKE it on their own, should they choose. That’s the entire point of feminism, last I checked. Not to have to rely on anyone – male or female – to make their own lives work for them.

Perhaps Ann could take a break from cashing her million-dollar checks and sliding into her skimpy designer dresses and actually read up on feminist issues and the complete lack of respect for women’s rights that is going on all over the world today.

But that might take away from her shooting her ignorant, hurtful, completely unfounded factoids on Fox News.



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