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Posted: 3/27/2009 10:21:03 AM EDT
Get in here, it's a riot....
http://www.whatobamameanstome.com/ Sorry if it's a dupe, I searched first.. |
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"The kenyan means nothing to me,
oh and FU AROCK! " Bwahahahaha. Arfcom has arrived on that site. |
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[MSNBC] "One website dedicated to the love of dear leader has even received over _____ responses, now that spells mandate!" [/MSNBC]
Conservative exasperation with media bias is a tired refrain, a waste of energy. Complaints of bias start from the premise that press coverage ought to be fair and objective. But is this the premise on which today's mainstream media is based?
It's not. The premise that now guides the mainstream media is something we haven't seen before in this country - thus the never-ending consternation of conservatives at the blatant bias of the media and the nonchalance of its practitioners when caught in the act. We have seen press behavior like this before, though - not here, but in China and the Soviet Union during their classical Leninist eras. When studying Chinese and Soviet politics back in the 1960s and 70s, I lived on a constant diet of the People's Daily, Pravda, and their companion publications. It was clear from the first day that the press in Communist China and the Soviet Union was fundamentally different from ours. It had a different purpose, a different relationship not only to the political power structure, but to the truth itself. Railing at Chinese or Soviet media bias the way that today's conservatives whine about ABC or the New York Times would have been foolish. Instead, it was necessary to understand the assumptions and objectives that underlay media that was under Leninist control. How did they see their role in society? What did they see as proper and improper practice? There are rules about how a Leninist press works - its operational code. When reading People's Daily and Pravda with these rules in mind, the controlled press made perfect sense. What's the point here? Troublingly, these same rules fit today's American mainstream media - and the media's relationship to the Democratic Party - nearly to a T. But you be the judge. Here are the rules, as I discerned and formulated them. "Party" here refers to the governing Communist parties of China and the USSR, in their 20th century heydays. The press is part of the Party establishment, not an independent or adversarial entity. The press does not think of itself as a prisoner of the Party, resentfully forced to abandon objectivity in favor of propaganda. Rather, it sees itself as fulfilling a critically important role in supporting and expanding Party rule. Writers are not journalists in the classic Western sense, but are political activists or functionaries. The Party decides what is news, what is not, what will be reported, and what will not. The press is used to convey Party positions, and politically correct thinking, to the population. Grass-roots activists read, heed, and promote everything carried in the press. The general populace barely reads it, but has no other source of information or worldview, so tends to passively accept the press's messages. Articles must carry the interpretation of events that the Party wishes to convey, without regard to objective accuracy. The press evinces utter certainty of the wisdom and correctness of the Party's motivations, worldview, and policies; no differentiation - much less opposition - is allowed. From time to time, the Party uses the press to agitate the populace in a motivational campaign, aimed either at accomplishing a major goal (such as the Great Leap Forward), or criticizing a domestic Party opponent or a foreign country. The Party's leading individuals always receive deference, reverence, approval, even adulation. No criticism or adverse reflections on Party leaders are allowed. Senior Party figures have unrestricted access to press coverage. Investigative journalism is rare, and unthinkable if directed against Party organizations, leaders, programs, or policies. Individuals opposed to Party rule are selected as targets of disapproval, usually to the point of demonization. Criticism usually extends to allegations of personal corruption, wickedness, or barbarism. Terms used to vilify Party opponents are formulaic, seeming to draw from a lexicon developed for the purpose; there is little if any verbal creativity in criticism of Party-designated targets. Critics or independent thinkers who are not demonized become non-persons, ignored in all articles related to their areas of expertise or attention. Fabrication of events, quotations - even people - is permitted in furtherance of Party objectives. Historical facts, or previous Party positions, may be omitted or reshaped to fit current political requirements. The press will report no past error by the Party or its leaders, except when a leader or faction has fallen afoul of the current ruling Party group - then reporting takes the form of demonization. National security topics are viewed exclusively through the prism of Party interest. Threats will be ignored if the Party is not worried about them, or if in some way they reflect badly on the Party's performance in foreign affairs. Conversely, bogus threats will be touted if doing so is in the Party's interest. Independent media outlets are either forbidden, or permitted only if they address topics of no political impact. When we look through this Leninist prism, the behavior of today's American mainstream media becomes quite comprehensible. Where conservatives see dishonesty, double standards, and deception, media practitioners see themselves as fulfilling their role in consolidating Party power in pursuit of a socialist utopia. They have fundamentally different ideas of the media's role in society. How did this happen? Unlike the China or Soviet Union of the 1950s, there is no explicitly Leninist curriculum in the journalism schools, nor have the Democrats formally appointed political commissars on television and newspaper editorial staffs. Yet the effect is clearly apparent. There seems to be a natural, organic affinity between a political party with dictatorial ambitions and the press, and this makes formal indoctrination or routine enforcement unnecessary. More interesting, what does this Leninist model predict for the mainstream media and its fealty to the Democratic Party? Today's media adhere closely to all the above rules except the last one: exclusivity. NBC or the New York Times may enforce ideological uniformity within their organizations, but what about independent, conservative voices like Rush Limbaugh or National Review? Democrats have been explicit about plans to revive the Fairness Doctrine, whose implicit goal is to drive conservatives off the talk-radio airwaves. There is no reason to think that a new Fairness Doctrine would not also be festooned with prohibitions against public "hate speech," defined as anything critical of the Left's political program or personalities. Hate speech prohibitions could also be extended to the Internet, targeting conservative opinion sites and blogs. A compliant Supreme Court is only an appointment or two away. Nor is direct government ownership of media outlets out of the question. We already have the Public Broadcasting System, and this model could be applied more broadly. In this era of government bailouts, how hard is it to imagine a national icon such as the New York Times, crippled by shrinking advertising revenues, seeking government support "in the public interest"? http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/a_leninist_view_of_the_america.html |
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"The kenyan means nothing to me, oh and FU AROCK! " Bwahahahaha. Arfcom has arrived on that site. Someone noticed my handiwork |
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Hit it:
Obama means an end to my faith in the future of this country, it means losing sleep at night worrying about what this country will be for my kids, he represents the desire to leave the USA and find a stable, reasonable place to live. Obama means terror, ignorance, censorship, oppression and the stripping away of my rights and dollars. It means 1984. It means Nazi Germany. Obama is the end of hope, the end of happiness... he is the death of America, and that is the change he has brought. |
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Holy shit, did you guys see what Dave A just posted. Someone posted it for Dave A, that I am sure of. And it was in VERY POOR TASTE |
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Quoted: Quoted: Holy shit, did you guys see what Dave A just posted. Someone posted it for Dave A, that I am sure of. And it was in VERY POOR TASTE very poor |
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I don't really think that was DaveA. Now McUzi, that's real.
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I don't really think that was DaveA. Now McUzi, that's real. Dave A would never post anything like that. |
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used my fave fake email address [email protected]
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Your message will be printed and included in the WhatObamaMeansTome.com book that will be presented to Barack Obama on February 01, 2010!
I'm willing to bet that quite a few of these won't. |
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people need to start rippin into this Tommy T fucker who seems to have all day to post his drivel
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Hit it: Obama means an end to my faith in the future of this country, it means losing sleep at night worrying about what this country will be for my kids, he represents the desire to leave the USA and find a stable, reasonable place to live. Obama means terror, ignorance, censorship, oppression and the stripping away of my rights and dollars. It means 1984. It means Nazi Germany. Obama is the end of hope, the end of happiness... he is the death of America, and that is the change he has brought. I also went through and reported a bunch of Tommy T's posts as Abuse, since he is obviously pro-obama and just posting to insult the other posters. Whee. |
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Here's a winner of a reply
SHALANDRA COCKRELL YOU ALL IS RACIST HATERS.OBAMA GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING.IT TIME TO PUT THE WITE PEOPLE ON THE PLANTASHEN NOW.HE GONNA DO IT TOO SO GET UST TO IT WITE DEVILS.GOD SNET OBAMA TO MAKE THINKS RITE AND GIVE ME EVERYTHING I DESERVE ITS ABOUT TIME SO YALL BETTER BE SCARED RACIST HATERS.OBAMA COMIN FOR YOU FOOLS.HE GONNA BE PRESIDENT FOEFVER.YOU AINT GONNA HAVE NUTHING WHEN HE GIT DONE WITH YOU RACIST HATERS I guess it is a joke reply. |
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People with no lives and jobs should just be on this site all day putting an end to this propoganda!
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[Diabolical laugher] Muh-huh-huh-huh...[/Diabolical laughter]
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People with no lives and jobs should just be on this site all day putting an end to this propoganda! I posted how I really feel. Once is enough. |
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Off to find some old Hitler/Stalin dick slobbering op-ed pieces, use the find/replace function, and get some morons to give me +1s.
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In case anyone was wondering if some of you guys were closet racists...
Seriously aren't there enough substantive things to criticize Obama about? |
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Quoted: Hit it: Obama means an end to my faith in the future of this country, it means losing sleep at night worrying about what this country will be for my kids, he represents the desire to leave the USA and find a stable, reasonable place to live. Obama means terror, ignorance, censorship, oppression and the stripping away of my rights and dollars. It means 1984. It means Nazi Germany. Obama is the end of hope, the end of happiness... he is the death of America, and that is the change he has brought. holy shit, that is a good mini-monologue. |
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"and most of all.... Don't forget to wipe your Biden after taking a Obama!! That's what he means to me. "
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Obama proves that the Peter Principle is still in force. His Marxist philosophy is going to destroy everything that is good and great about this country. We're going to be reduced to the lowest common denominator and individual excellence ground into the gray mire of political correct equality. His new taxes make King George III appear kind.
As each day goes by, Ayn Rand appears to be more a prophetess than a writer. I am waiting for when Atlas Shrugs us from tea parties to an April Morning. |
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Here's a winner of a reply SHALANDRA COCKRELL YOU ALL IS RACIST HATERS.OBAMA GONNA CHANGE EVERYTHING.IT TIME TO PUT THE WITE PEOPLE ON THE PLANTASHEN NOW.HE GONNA DO IT TOO SO GET UST TO IT WITE DEVILS.GOD SNET OBAMA TO MAKE THINKS RITE AND GIVE ME EVERYTHING I DESERVE ITS ABOUT TIME SO YALL BETTER BE SCARED RACIST HATERS.OBAMA COMIN FOR YOU FOOLS.HE GONNA BE PRESIDENT FOEFVER.YOU AINT GONNA HAVE NUTHING WHEN HE GIT DONE WITH YOU RACIST HATERS LMAO! Well the part about "you aint gonna have nuthing when he git done with you" part I can believe.... |
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I wonder who owns that site.
I have to say this is probably not what the owner intended. I wonder how many of those replies were from Arfcom. I only replied once. |
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I asked for my free check, cheese and Escalade
some of the replies were pretty funny |
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What Obama means to southernwoman Oklahoma, USA - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse
It's time to let go of calling myself an American, and to gut deep realize I am foremost a citizen of my state. |
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Little girl to her Dad while seeing the White House for the first time:
"Daddy, why is there a fence around the White House?" "Well dear, it's because Mr. Obama is the most dangerous man in America and it's best he is kept away from us." |
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[quotehttp://www.americanthinker.com/2009/03/a_leninist_view_of_the_america.html[/quote]
Kruschev said the media is their propoganda machine. ETA: Originally posted by 1776-1865_RIP |
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Some funny stuff!
What Obama means to Robert New Jersey, USA - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse Less Freedom. Higher Taxes. Huge Deficits. What Obama means to Average ordinary American FEDERAL, USA - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse That we will need to take it to the streets to defend this great nation against this tyrant. What Obama means to Jackie Broyle New Jersey, USA - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse It means if you take away the Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics and drop in a tan that doesn't go away, you still have Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office, and we are all in for a good screwing. What Obama means to bill California, USA - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse That I'm sorry for my Country, each and every day, for the next 1394 Days, 14 Hours, 46 Minutes, 22 Seconds. What Obama means to johnny Ohio, USA - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse Incentives for poor behavior and bad decision making. Penalties for working hard and smart. A constitution that means a little less than it did. A government hell bent on wanting me to need them. A mandate that our voting regulations are in dire need of reform. What Obama means to bubba kabul, Afghanistan - 27 Mar 2009 Report Abuse Obama means I get to have sex with hot college chicks that think I like him. |
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