Oh Breitbart,

You so crazy!

you have to ask yourself- when you've gotten to the point in your career when you're writing vitriol filled rants about a group of foam puppets who entertain the young at heart with simple stories of acceptance, love and friendship- do you stop and look around and ask "where did this all go so very wrong?"

My head exploded half way through the reading of this article...

What is much more impressive is how I'm still capable of posting a comment, no head and all...

He's nuts.

Here's a better article:

Phil Rosenthal in the Chicago Trbibune (new window)

"But when far-right Fox personalities perceive secret political messages from the Muppets, it's a reminder that conservatives sometimes have too much time on their hands."

In the last bawwww-fest article I read from that site about Glee, the columnist acknowledged she watched it religiously looking for things to be outraged about. Too much time, indeed.

SphericalTime: After trying to read the article, I'm now even less sure what's going on.

Holy crap this.

All I'm seeing is that apparently conservatives are angry because the muppets have some sort of agenda that they are trying to push on the kids so that late at night when they're asleep their children will be worshipping the great satan that is liberalism.

In all seriousness I'm beginning to wonder if conservatives really take themselves this seriously, or do they simply lack the ability to chill the fark out.

So actual Muppets versus right-wing sock puppets.

Conservatives must fume that they don't have any real talent to do anything creative. Then again, these are the same people who settle into their lives doing whatever counts as 'real' jobs at the time and remain bitter for the rest of their lives.

I watched The Muppets and failed to detect any agenda ... except the Bad Guy wanted to drill for oil, and that's a pretty standard theme in modern times - nothing subversive.
That being said, I wonder what it's like to live in Breitbart land, warm and cozy in your own urine-soaked sheets, afraid to move because if you do, you'll touch a cold spot.

Everyone that attempts to politicize the Muppets are deranged assholes. I don't care which side you fall on, there is something wrong with you.

LegacyDL: In all seriousness I'm beginning to wonder if conservatives really take themselves this seriously, or do they simply lack the ability to chill the fark out.

You have to remember that Breitbart, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Fox News, etc. all have two primary agendas: 1. Get attention and make money; 2. Get attention and make money. They offer reassuring outrage to the right wing base not because they truly believe it (which may or may not be true), but mainly because it makes them money. So intellectual honesty takes a back seat to a good story.

They aren't unique in this endeavor, of course, but they are pretty skilled at it.

'Conservatives' like this guy are fracking morans. I hope the Swedish Chef curbstomps him.

the lamestream drive-by mainstream LSDBMSM media

kinky Mormons?

*FAP FAP FAP*

The most offensive thing to me in the latest Muppet movie was the complete lack of a Muppet Labs segment, and minimal screen time for the Swedish Chef.

/Drums DRUMS!

TheZorker: He's nuts.

Here's a better article:

Phil Rosenthal in the Chicago Trbibune (new window)

FTFA: (Note: My wife used to work for the Jim Henson Co. It should not be seen as a conflict of interest, as it was so long ago that the late Muppet master Jim Henson was still running the company. I only mention it because I think it's cool.)

Heh. I'd mention it, too.

Tom_Slick: The most offensive thing to me in the latest Muppet movie was the complete lack of a Muppet Labs segment, and minimal screen time for the Swedish Chef.

/Drums DRUMS!

Actually, the most offensive thing to me was when they subtitled Camilla. That really bugged me for some reason.

But in spite of that, I thought the movie was awesome. I wish the boomerang fish guy had been in it, though.

Huck And Molly Ziegler: I watched The Muppets and failed to detect any agenda ... except the Bad Guy wanted to drill for oil, and that's a pretty standard theme in modern times - nothing subversive.
That being said, I wonder what it's like to live in Breitbart land, warm and cozy in your own urine-soaked sheets, afraid to move because if you do, you'll touch a cold spot, and your do whatever it takes, ruining as many people's lives, so long as you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied along the way, just so long so you can make a name for yourself as an investigatory journalist, no matter how many friends you lose or people you leave dead and bloodied and dying along the way?


ftfy

Tom_Slick: The most offensive thing to me in the latest Muppet movie was the complete lack of a Muppet Labs segment, and minimal screen time for the Swedish Chef.

/Drums DRUMS!

Needed some "Pigs In Spaaaaaaace!" as well!

If you've been watching, the whole of the entertainment media is currently in full mockery mode over the controversy surrounding the new Muppet movie...

There is no controversy! That's why we're mocking you! You're trying to manufacture a controversy, riding the coattails of something popular. Only it's not working, and most of the morons who believe everything you say think you're ridiculous.

Why not just call them perverts because their signature "Mahna Mahna" song comes from a 60s sexploitation filme (KINDA NSFW) (new window)

/give up
//move on
///Hey, I hear Dungeons and Dragons is big among the kids. Attack that next!

Knara: Actually, the most offensive thing to me was when they subtitled Camilla. That really bugged me for some reason.

But in spite of that, I thought the movie was awesome. I wish the boomerang fish guy had been in it, though.


True only Gonzo should know what Camilla is saying, also a Pigs in Space or Veterinarian's Hospital bit would have been nice.

I did think the whole Walter back story was a bit creepy.

Danny Vermin: Tom_Slick: The most offensive thing to me in the latest Muppet movie was the complete lack of a Muppet Labs segment, and minimal screen time for the Swedish Chef.

/Drums DRUMS!

Needed some "Pigs In Spaaaaaaace!" as well!

Next week: An in depth look at the complex liberal agenda in Little Bear.

How in the hell do people take this crap seriously?

Tom_Slick: True only Gonzo should know what Camilla is saying

Well, we can *infer* what Camilla (and the Chef, etc etc) are saying from context. Subtitling it removes some of the charm of the communication.

Tom_Slick: I did think the whole Walter back story was a bit creepy.

I thought this was fine.

Also, I hate the word creepy. Overused.

I don't really care if the Muppets are "politicized," because we can make that argument about everything. The Muppets have been around for a very long time and the kids that grow up watching it are not indoctrinated into a liberal point of view more than any other form of entertainment. The kids growing up will because crazy liberals, moderates, or crazy conservatives at roughly the same rate as they always have.

HotWingConspiracy: Everyone that attempts to politicize the Muppets are deranged assholes. I don't care which side you fall on, there is something wrong with you.

Hugga Wugga (new window) is clearly a postcolonial statement about the inherently self-destructive tendency of the powerful to use violence to enforce ideological hegemony.

Wait till he sees the ending of the original Muppet movie...

//"Rainbow Connection" makes me sniffly. I don't know why.

I clicked on the link and the first thing I saw was a funny picture. Good enough for me, I got the message of the article.
I do actually think the image was well crafty. Good job to whichever crazy person (if they actually believe the message of the image) made it.

t3knomanser: Wait till he sees the ending of the original Muppet movie...

//"Rainbow Connection" makes me sniffly. I don't know why.

Because you are a human with feelings.

Just like Spock said.

These morons just keep doubling down on the derp.

kronicfeld: The Rainbow Connection is clearly about f*gs, and if there's one thing right-wingers can't stomach, it's f*gs.

I don't like figs much myself.

mynameisdouglas: kronicfeld: The Rainbow Connection is clearly about f*gs, and if there's one thing right-wingers can't stomach, it's f*gs.

I don't like figs much myself.

I thought he meant fogs. Fogs slow down business. I can see why right-wingers don't like them.

Here is an actual picture from the article:

BroVinny: mynameisdouglas: kronicfeld: The Rainbow Connection is clearly about f*gs, and if there's one thing right-wingers can't stomach, it's f*gs.

I don't like figs much myself.

I thought he meant fogs. Fogs slow down business. I can see why right-wingers don't like them.

It's frogs. The Rainbow Connection is about frogs. They even got one to sing it.

My girlfriend is a left wing nutjob and she homeschools.

Sometimes, entertainment is just entertainment. When it's not, you have every right to help your child understand the concept that's mis-represented, as long as you have the ability.

For example, my daughter brought home a book a long time ago about a fish with beautiful scales, which all the other fish coveted. Of course the fish who had the scales was proud of them and showed them off, just like anybody else with a gift or talent (or a photogenic face/ body) would. When he refuses to just hand his scales over to the other fish, he is left without any friends. He then goes to an octopus who tells him he must purchase the friendship of the other fish with his scales. My daughter seemed disturbed by the book, but I misjudged the reason for her discomfort. So, we had a talk about it. She had recently fallen down and scraped her knee pretty good on a sidewalk, and she asked me, "Do you think it hurt when he pulled his scales off?" What else could I ask her? "Did it hurt when you scraped your knee?" I didn't even bother to go into the subject of how the rainbow fish died a gruesome death just weeks later, caused by the major infection which resulted from pulling off his "skin". I didn't have to. She got it right away: "It's mean to want to take somebody's skin away, just because they're pretty!"

Oh, so now the left is "freaking out" b/c breitbart is on to their game. Whoopee.
Moriarty is a lot more entertaining.

/"hollywoodists"?

nakedcritic: You're trying to manufacture a controversy, riding the coattails of something popular.

The really can't be emphasized enough and is true virtually every time a conservative opens his mouth about popular culture.

Danny Vermin: Tom_Slick: The most offensive thing to me in the latest Muppet movie was the complete lack of a Muppet Labs segment, and minimal screen time for the Swedish Chef.

/Drums DRUMS!

Needed some "Pigs In Spaaaaaaace!" as well!

I hope this movie is successful enough for a sequel. Now that they've done the poignant reunion movie, the next one can focus slowly on total muppet lunacy. No Gary, Mary or Walter. Their story has been told. Next movie, focus soley on the muppets we grew up with.

Panicked, Left-Wing Entertainment Media Mocks Conservative 'Muppet' Backlash
by John Nolte

You have to wonder if Steve Banen has children and, if so, how he might feel sitting in a theater that promoted the National Rifle Association, exposed the lie that is Global Warming, or mocked Barack Obama as the failure he is. Because, you know, Banen doesn't see anything wrong with sucker punching parents with political messaging in films advertised as innocent children's fare.

This, however, says it all:

For the record, I've never seen or read any of the entertainment these conservatives don't like, so I'm not really in a position to defend the content. But when far-right Fox personalities perceive secret political messages from the Muppets, it's a reminder that conservatives sometimes have too much time on their hands.

On principle, I guess, you can oppose conservatives warning parents about the content in movies. But it's an indefensible principle.

Leftists hate that parents now have the information they need to go around Hollywood's left-wing propaganda machine. That same hate drives their opposition to home schooling. It's just a fact that the left wants our kids for those 180 days a year to brainwash them into the next generation's Occupy Wall Street.

If you've been watching, the whole of the entertainment media is currently in full mockery mode over the controversy surrounding the new Muppet movie, but that's just a symptom of their frustration and a desire to pretend they're not frustrated. You see, the left feels entitled to the culture and, any loss of power or control freaks them out in the same way a single right-of-center cable news channel in a sea of liberalism freaks them out.

The left no longer enjoys complete control of the entertainment narrative, and they know that if Fox Business and Big Hollywood are able to get the word out and the result is parents choosing not to have their children subjected to leftist propaganda, it might affect the box office. Moreover, a loss in profits might just force studios think twice about attempting to sneak political messaging past parents, and that would be a huge loss for the left.

Hollywoodists and their entertainment-media sycophants can mock us all they want, but those of us paying attention know that, in fact, they do want to brainwash our kids, and them making fun of the word doesn't make that fact any less true

HAMMERTOE: Sometimes, entertainment is just entertainment. When it's not, you have every right to help your child understand the concept that's mis-represented, as long as you have the ability.

For example, my daughter brought home a book a long time ago about a fish with beautiful scales, which all the other fish coveted. Of course the fish who had the scales was proud of them and showed them off, just like anybody else with a gift or talent (or a photogenic face/ body) would. When he refuses to just hand his scales over to the other fish, he is left without any friends. He then goes to an octopus who tells him he must purchase the friendship of the other fish with his scales. My daughter seemed disturbed by the book, but I misjudged the reason for her discomfort. So, we had a talk about it. She had recently fallen down and scraped her knee pretty good on a sidewalk, and she asked me, "Do you think it hurt when he pulled his scales off?" What else could I ask her? "Did it hurt when you scraped your knee?" I didn't even bother to go into the subject of how the rainbow fish died a gruesome death just weeks later, caused by the major infection which resulted from pulling off his "skin". I didn't have to. She got it right away: "It's mean to want to take somebody's skin away, just because they're pretty!"

I hate that book. I'm not even sure where we got it from. I know they probably intended it to be about sharing, but I can't get away from seeing it as "well, if you don't have any friends, just buy them". And that's just one of the idiotic accidental lessons (vanity makes me happy, I'm better than everyone else, always listen to octopi...)

I've said it before and I will say it again: Andrew Brietbart is an effeminate, preening, sissy who pretends to be a political commentator but is actually a gossip maven. He has more in common with Perez Hilton and Cindy Adams than he does with George Will or Rachel Maddow.

His opinions and those of the toadies on his staff are no more consequential than the latest breathless report of what Kim Kardashian is doing.

Nina_Hartley's_Ass: Panicked, Left-Wing Entertainment Media Mocks Conservative 'Muppet' Backlash
by John Nolte

Out of all the Breitbart nutjobs, John Nolte is the most certifiable. I rank him with Glenn Beck. He's not just your garden variety uptight rightwing handwringer. There's something seriously wrong with him.