When conservatives freak out that a show is promoting a liberal point of view, liberals claim it’s just a show, and if you don’t like it don’t watch it, and then pat themselves on the back for creating art with progressive themes to challenge and educate the public. All this teaches us is that conservatives are capable of using the exact same circular argument.

If you actually step back and look at things objectively, it’s all true.

Is it just a show? Yes.

Does it have broader implications given the resonance with current events? Yes.

And I’ll be talking about this in my weekly interview about the media on KNX 1070 this Sunday at 7:20am Pacific time – streaming live at http://www.knx1070.com

Me? I remember Alderaan.

I’m pretty sure that that’s what motivates crossing guards and bouncers.

VALENCIIIIAAAAAA!!!!!!

mikey

Reichtard ‘thinking’ is frequently indistinguishable from a brain tumor. But as long as it still gives you a headache when you read it, the virii wingnutti have yet to overcome your logic center’s immune system, and you will recover to think sanely again. That’s why the Wingnut Wurlitzer was invented — in the hope that forcing prolonged exposure to virii wingnutti will destroy more Americans’ natural bias towards optimism and eventually lead them to the Repubs’ zombie army {g}.

Shorter Spruiell: We’re in ur tv, suxxors, eating ur braaaains!

Which of course was the handiwork of a US citizen, a veteran in fact. Which must be why the Bush Administration, in addition to an indiscriminate religious war against the world, is also waging war on US citizens and veterans. Makes perfect sense.

Anyway, I can do that too. So, yo everyone who goes to work today protecting you, me, our families, freedom: Remember Osgiliath.

I also suspect somewhere around mid-season it will be revealed that the main Arab bad guys are being manipulated by someone else, who is also perhaps being manipulated by someone else, who may or may not have their motivations thought up, um, I mean, revealed, in the course of the show. Both the 2nd and the 5th seasons involved terrorists being supported by the government in order to provoke a war. I’m a little surprised more wingnuts don’t outwardly support this strategy.

Maybe that’s some kinda code? Like in teh spy movies:

Fedora-wearing guy: “Those oranges look mighy swell today.”
Trenchcoat-wearing guy: “I hear the rain in Spain falls mainly on the train.”
Fedora-wearing guy: “These Valencias make my nuts itch.”

Curious that the wingnutosphere and media aren’t all over this controversial race to be Chief Gooper, isn’t it? Where’s the endless parroting of each side’s indictments of the other candidate like they did with Dean?

This is the flipside of the pre-emptive smearing of all Democratic candidates — where Gooper internecine mudslinging gets quietly buried. I say it’s our job to make sure these important voices get heard.

Typical of wingnut net savvy, the banner is a dead link when clicking through but typing it in we learn that Mel is anti-mandatory English, supports Bush on amnesty for illegals and loves him some Harriet Meiers. In other words, clearly too much of a Bush-toadying team player for the job. (Not to mention suspiciously surnamed and brownskinned!)

Also, the Hispanic vote is a myth, and Mel barely won his re-election with 48% voting for his opponent, unlike Bush’s landslide where only 47% voted against him.

Makes me wonder who Mel’s opponent is, and what dirty laundry Mel’s smear team is digging up on him. And where are all the chattering pundits on his choice of clothing?

Too bad those oranges froze earlier this week.

To everyone who goes to work today protecting you, me, our families, freedom: Remember Valencia.

Nutter.