Has anyone else noticed ...

[1StrongBlackMan]

that George Will's contribution to "This Week with George" seems to be to provide some random, but irrelevant historical point which he then twists that point orl history to make that random historical point apply to whatever is being discussed. He then spends the rest of the show, beginning each sentence with "That's what's wrong with modern liberalism" or "Liberals want ..."

I suspect the first part is to make people say, "What?!? ... Wow that guy must be really smart because he just said something that does make any sense; but no one on the panel is challenging him so it must be right."

The latter part is his real, and only purpose, for the show ... to mischaracterize and whine about conservatives.

Also, has anyone noticed that Donna Brazille has begun to treat Will like that uncle that shows up at the family dinners and proves, what everyone already knows ... He is crazy.

[southernyankeebelle]

1. I stopped watching any of these morning political shows on sunday. They have way to

many rightwingers on. I also decided Sunday will be on political free day unless there is a real good reason to watch. I get myself way to upset to listen to the lies. All it is hate for the black man in the white house and I can't take it anymore.

[coalition_unwilling]

2. And yet here you are on a Sunday

on DU

I'm glad you're here, mind you, just that DU always does in my resolutions to make any day 'politics free'. Road to hell and all that.

I stopped watching Sunday MSM in March of 2003 as Operation Shocking and Awful commenced and haven't looked back. No regrets as I'm far better informed from DU's LBN, Politics and GD forums and DailyKos. My wife is deeply appreciative, as there is far less shouting at the television

[southernyankeebelle]

9. I am talking on tv not the blogs. Here you get some sanity. Plus I like watching movies on tv.

[coalition_unwilling]

10. Got you. I'm glad you are here at DU on Sunday. Got a chuckle out of

'politics free' Sundays

[southernyankeebelle]

11. Glad I made you laugh. Peace

[JoePhilly]

3. YUp ... I've posted on this before ...

At my house we treat it like a drinking game ... how many times will George Will take some minor historical event and then bend it to support some position he is trying to reinforce.

Its a tactic he uses to prevent anyone from being able to question it because the event is always a quasi-random minor event that no one would have sufficient background on right at the instant he says it. So his point usually gets to stand unquestioned.

The best response to it goes like this ... "It would be interesting for us to debate the impact of random thing X that happened back in 1936, but it's more instructive to focus on present day events such as A, B, and C ... ".

Donna does a pretty good job side stepping his nonsense, Paul Krugman also usually eats Will alive.

My favorite panels are those which include both Will and Peggy Noonan. Their competition to determine which is the most pompous and condescending panelist is always a good time. We try to count how many times she (a) makes a face that looks like she's really listening closely, when she clearly isn't ... (b) how many times she scrunches her face up as if she's trying to determine who just farted ... and (c) how many times she sighs in an exasperated way.

Other than this kind of stuff ... the Sunday shows have become useless.

[annabanana]

5. Will/Noonan . . . thanks for the giggle . . n/t

[coalition_unwilling]

13. There's a hilarious thread on DU about how Krugman is close to losing it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002755489

Highly recommend you read while not drinking coffee or other beverage prone to painful nostrilized exit

[annabanana]

4. You've pinned his modus operendi to the wall!

In show after show this is how he gets the mic. FIRST you have to shut everyone else up with a non sequitor, then you can spin it any way you like. Since he's gained the reputation as "serious".. no one calls him on his bullshit.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

6. Will's contributions are all pre-fab in some way. H

Whoever's hosting seems to have the job of steering the topic to one of Will's prepared points. Rarely does he seem to spontaneously contribute to the dialog and when challenged by another guest (like a Krugman, vanden Heuvel, or Zakaria), he obviously doesn't have a comeback and sits there looking like he's mentally composing his angry memo to the show's producer.

[MADem]

7. Ever since that lying sack of shit lied about his role in helping Ronnie R.

prep for the Carter debate using a STOLEN briefing book, I look at him like a crazy and mendacious uncle that I wouldn't have at the family dinner! The bastard!

[WriteWrong]

8. I noticed that about George Will when he was young. It's normal "thought" for conservatives

The technique works like this.

A is an X
B is an X
therefore A and B are equivalent
A is evil
therefore B is evil

ex 1
A = Ted Kaczynski
X = liberal
B = Noam Chomsky

ex 2
A = Mary Baker Eddy
X = scientist
B = Stephen Hawking

[coalition_unwilling]

14. Ha. Your ex. 2 is priceless. Thanks! - n/t

[tabasco]

12. Will is much like Romney.

Pampered effete without a clue how real people live.

[Jazzgirl]

15. LOLOLOLOLOLOL! I love your threads!

They really crack me up but they are so spot on. Marry me?

[1StrongBlackMan]

16. Can ...

I bring my wife?