Originally Posted By mrkthompsn <a href="http://www.pjtv.com/video/Klavan_on_culture/_Why_Are_Conservatives_So_Mean%3F/1949/;jsessionid=abcybdvbQ23-ofhyJ_Ggs" target="_blank">http://www.pjtv.com/video/Klav...fhyJ_Ggs</a>
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan LOL, yeah, great line, isn't it? Slavery was a real cake walk, those slaves had it so good. The rest is a lot of neocon nonsense as well.
Originally Posted By ecdc First, I immediately noticed the renewed use of the term "tyranny" to describe our current government. It's an example of conservative extremists using words they clearly don't know the meaning of. I've heard Sean Hannity use it, Michelle Bauchman use it, and now this guy. Doubtless there are others. How would they define our "tyrannical" government? Obama was elected by a clear majority in both the popular and electoral vote. There was no "Florida" last year. And since then, what has Obama done to be overly "oppressive," which is the key part of the definition of tyranny? He has not changed or dismantled any part of our government that keeps power from him. Quite the contrary, actually. Ironically, the video asks why are conservatives so mean? But by dripping with sarcasm and a snarkiness that would make Michael Moore proud, it simply undermines its own message. Finally, this site is a joke. It asks if I'm angry with the "MSM," and gives examples like Saturday Night Live and Chris Matthews (cause they're exactly the same). I always find the whole "MSM" thing to be so odd. Who would go to something mainstream and normal for their information? We've got it right here! It sounds like a conspiracy community and a cult rolled into one. No wonder some right-wingers are becoming totally unhinged.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder Cliff Klavan? There's another yahoo, Mark Levin, who was given Larry Elder's time slot here on afternoon talk radio in L.A. He has a book called Liberty and Tyranny, I think it is, that he constantly pushes. Hannity is quite reverential to the guy. Levin calls people names whenever they disagree with him, among other things, and likely looks underneath his bed at night for liberal bogeymen. I thought it was beau on the radio at first.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Levin calls people names whenever they disagree with him >>> Isn't it amazing that there would be a market on a major station in the #2 metro area for someone like that?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>Ironically, the video asks why are conservatives so mean? But by dripping with sarcasm and a snarkiness that would make Michael Moore proud, it simply undermines its own message.<< Well said. I know that the blowhard wing of the GOP is the noisiest at the moment. But I am pretty confident that eventually the non-insane members of the GOP will start standing up to this nonsense and reclaim the party -- and start winning elections again. There has to be some latter day Willliam F. Buckleys waiting in the wings to bring the dialogue back around to the grown up's table. I don't know if they'll get it together by 2010 at this rate, but I really do hope it's sooner rather than later.
