[Vision2020] Say What?

Joe Campbell philosopher.joe at gmail.com
Wed Feb 2 06:18:24 PST 2011


Right. As crazy as it is, a lot of folks listen to these nuts and believe what they say. And that, in a nut shell, is why you won't hear any conservatives criticizing them and asking them to tone down the rhetoric.



On Feb 2, 2011, at 2:11 AM, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ann Coulter is laughing all the way to the bank... Does she really
> believe much of what she expresses in the media and in her books?  I
> doubt it... But she makes good money being outrageous, like Beck,
> Savage, Limbaugh, et. al.  These personalities are absurd comedians,
> not meant to be taken literally.  They must be aware that their public
> personae are sometimes like parodies of themselves, really quite
> hilarious.  The more success they have being outrageous and
> ridiculous, the more they hype it... The scary part is that millions
> of people actually think these jokers represent serious critical
> thinking that is uncovering truths censored by the "liberal" media and
> academia... Yikes!  Ultimately the public is responsible for the
> popularity of these media personalities and the widespread promotion
> of their ideas... If they did not draw high nielsen ratings and thus
> sell advertising, they would mostly disappear from media.
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> Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
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> On 2/2/11, deb <debismith at moscow.com> wrote:
>> Nut case....look where biblical health care gets folks (see recent court
>> cases of parents who refused to get their children health care and the kids
>> died when they could have been easily treated). And gunshot wounds from
>> accidental discharges are on the rise as people with no gun training (or a
>> complete disregard for gun safety) let fly the bullets. While I have issues
>> with gun control and forced buying of insurance (which is unaffordable),
>> this statement is just over the edge as is expected from this particular
>> nutbasket with a podium.
>> Debi R-S
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>> To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 7:33 PM
>> Subject: [Vision2020] Say What?
>> 
>> 
>>> "If this is constitutional, then Republicans should turn around and
>>> mandate all citizens be forced to purchase a gun and a Bible.  And there's
>>> a lot more evidence that owning a gun and a Bible is better for society
>>> than everyone having to own health insurance"
>>> 
>>> - Ann Coulter on the Affordable Care Act
>>> 
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ui6g-94QcU
>>> 
>>> ---------------------------------------------------------
>>> 
>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>> 
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>> 
>>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
>>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>> 
>>> - Unknown
>>> 
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