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me b zola

(19,053 posts)
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 05:51 AM Mar 2012

Don't get it twisted

Last edited Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:09 AM - Edit history (2)

I'm listening to Alan Colmes and he says to a caller that there was no substantial anti-war movement to protest the Iraq war. Just stop. Really? Uh, no, there were hundreds of thousands that showed up to protest, let alone the many others that supported the anti-war movement but couldn't show up for the protests.

The fact that the media didn't report the movement doesn't mean that it didn't exsist and wasn't large in numbers. I'm so sick of this dog and pony show.

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Don't get it twisted (Original Post) me b zola Mar 2012 OP
Even the liberal Alan Colmes says there was no anti-war movement.. Fumesucker Mar 2012 #1
Makes me a bit crazy cause its not just Alan saying this crap me b zola Mar 2012 #2
You wouldn't want our pundits to be shrill, would you? Fumesucker Mar 2012 #3
that made my head hurt me b zola Mar 2012 #4

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
1. Even the liberal Alan Colmes says there was no anti-war movement..
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 06:38 AM
Mar 2012

What would you expect from Hannity's former punching bag co-host?

me b zola

(19,053 posts)
2. Makes me a bit crazy cause its not just Alan saying this crap
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:06 AM
Mar 2012

...and btw, thx for the correct spelling of his name, i will change my OP.

"They" just rewrite history as it happens. Its almost an out of body experience to witness it.

Fumesucker

(45,851 posts)
3. You wouldn't want our pundits to be shrill, would you?
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:12 AM
Mar 2012



http://www.balloon-juice.com/balloon-juice-lexicon-q-z/

Shrill- Telling the unpopular truth. The polar opposite of a pundit whose slavish devotion to mainstream approval leads him or her to frequently wrong conclusions (see Serious person). Someone dubbed ‘shrill’ can be reliably accurate but nonetheless ignored for stepping outside the “acceptable” range of political opinion (see ‘Overton Window’). Particularly hated by Villagers, Beltway insiders, and ‘serious people’ because their example makes it impossible to claim that everyone believed a point that turned out to be wrong (e.g., WMDs in Iraq). Notable shrill people include Howard Dean, Al Gore, and Paul Krugman. The correct usage takes the form “Paul Krugman is shrill.” It should be noted, however, that Michael Moore is not shrill; rather, Michael Moore is fat.

me b zola

(19,053 posts)
4. that made my head hurt
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:42 AM
Mar 2012

zomg, i've had a long week and that isn't helping, lol

It won't be long until i take an ice pick and jab it into my eye ball...repeatedly.

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