"God, I hate the liberal media," Durgin said Monday during his highly rated afternoon show on WHP580. "It's like, if you don't follow Obama and believe in Obama's policies, then you are a potential terrorist."

It's like we've completely flipped into Bizarro world over here.

What I personally witnessed: A handful of left-wing extremist bloggers + Keith Olbermann accused the right of being responsible for the murders in Arizona. Keith Olbermann later apologized and said he was going to re-evaluate his future speech; bloggers still batwing crazy.

A handful of right-wing extremist bloggers + Fox News + Glenn Beck + Rush Limbaugh + a handful of Republican legislators + the Republican VP candidate + this guy accused the left of trying to politicize the murders in Arizona. Fox News' director later told his staff to tone it down; the others still batwing crazy.

You have one left-wing spokesman (arguably) spouting nonsense. You have a right-wing news network, two major right-wing pundits, a major right-wing spokeswoman, and the entire right-wing talk radio echo chamber accusing the left daily of "trying to keep this alive".

Sounds like the right is becoming a caricature of itself over this.

violence doesn't equal vandalism, subby.

lerry: violence doesn't equal vandalism, subby.

Maybe not, but I would argue that burning down the NY times is definitely an act of violence.

xenophon10k: lerry: violence doesn't equal vandalism, subby.

So arson is just an act of vandalism? Like graffiti?

Correct, it's only violent if you make a Molotov Cocktail out of an individual and throw him into the building, possible knocking over a magazine stand.

kingoomieiii: I'm sorry, I missed the part where the radio guy said "Someone should go down there and burn the place down in a controlled, safe manner when no one is inside."

Yeah, I'm really failing to understand what part of "burn down the New York Times" is considered "non-violent".

kingoomieiii: /newspapers have round-the-clock employees

They also have smoke alarms and sprinkler systems. They'll be fine.

lerry: They also have smoke alarms and sprinkler systems. They'll be fine.

Oh, I missed the sarcasm in your previous post. So, uh, yeah! Let them pull themselves up by their bootstraps! Fire departments are socialist! Let the Free Market sort it all out! It's not my fault their building isn't fireproof! Stop blaming the media!

floor9
Sounds like the right is becoming a caricature of itself over this.

That's nothing new.

They could have responded reasonably, perhaps tried to look like adults. When some people suggested that the increasingly violent political rhetoric in this country may have contributed to the murders, they could have said something like "we don't know if that's the case here, but it would be good if all sides in our political discourse think about what they're saying and avoid calls for violence."

Instead they've batshiat and extremely defensive. They refuse to acknowledge that there's anything wrong with calling for second amendment solutions if you don't get your way at the ballot box.

patrick767: They could have responded reasonably, perhaps tried to look like adults. When some people suggested that the increasingly violent political rhetoric in this country may have contributed to the murders, they could have said something like "we don't know if that's the case here, but it would be good if all sides in our political discourse think about what they're saying and avoid calls for violence."

This is something that I've pointed out in other threads:

Whenever someone says "political extremist" or something similar, the right-wingers instantly assume that someone is talking about them.

That's not paranoia; that's a guilty conscience.

what_now: lerry: kingoomieiii: /newspapers have round-the-clock employees

They also have smoke alarms and sprinkler systems. They'll be fine.

Are you farking joking?

It's all in the building code, look for yourself!

*headdesk*

SilentStrider: Thus proof that some people will never ever learn anything.

Talk radio: The Internet for Old People

Nabb1: Not really. Guns don't stop bullets from other guns or warn you that another gun is about to be fired. Smoke detectors tell you a fire is nearby, and sprinklers suppress the flames. Kinda apples and oranges there, really.

I really hope I am missing out on the meta-sarcasm at work here.

I took that to mean "burn one down" and so I rolled a J. I always do what the voices in the box tell me to do.

I always laugh when I hear radio hosts complain about the mainstream media.

They ARE the mainstream media. Rush Limbaugh, Glen Back, Sean Hannity, are ALL mainstream media, and they get FAR higher ratings than any of the liberal news sources.

How anyone can call the mainstream media liberal is just mind boggling.

My political analysis...

The right, are a bunch of mean people.
The left, are a bunch of pussies.

That concludes my political analysis.

Stupid hats get talk shows.

Got it.

Why don't we just compromise this situation and say the shooter represents the GOP.

I'm still wondering why neither liberal & conservative media outlets haven't touched upon the Byron Williams fiasco.

Nabb1: Lorelle: lerry: kingoomieiii: /newspapers have round-the-clock employees

They also have smoke alarms and sprinkler systems. They'll be fine.

That's like saying, "It's OK to shoot at Sarah Palin because she has guns. She'll be fine."

Not really. Guns don't stop bullets from other guns or warn you that another gun is about to be fired. Smoke detectors tell you a fire is nearby, and sprinklers suppress the flames. Kinda apples and oranges there, really.

Not that I think it's fine to set fire to the NYT building or any other. That's really, really wrong. And bad.

Bullshiat! It's free speech!

Unless, of course, Muslims do it, than it's "terrorism".

You know, it's almost to the point where it's newsworthy when a right wing media personality doesn't threaten to hurt liberals or so-called liberal institutions.

Also, you tend to lose credibility when you go around calling things "liberal" and "conservative" media, and you're basing your opinions on one or the other.

Durgin, who has been on WHP for 20 years, plans to continue expressing his conservative views, unedited. He thinks the nation's divisions will get worse before they get better.

"We live in a hateful time," he said. "Conservatives hate liberals, and liberals really hate conservatives. I don't see an end in sight."

And nary a hint of cognitive dissonance, I bet. Impressive.

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

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All your politics are now irrelevant.

Quaid was Schwarzenegger's character. Just sayin'.

Rapmaster2000: I took that to mean "burn one down" and so I rolled a J. I always do what the voices in the box tell me to do.

Roll me one as well.
we are going to need it.

floor9: SilentStrider: Thus proof that some people will never ever learn anything.

Talk radio: The Internet for Old People

That's some truth right there

lerry: violence doesn't equal vandalism, subby.

Of course vandalism is generally considered a misdemeanor (depending on the amount of damage done, enough and it will sometimes be a felony) and arson- which is what the radio host is talking about doing- is almost always a felony. And that's even if no one was directly harmed.