Stupid Questions, Etc.
… riffing on the new news that Debbie Schlussel has discovered that Sean Hannity is a mendacious douche. Previous iterations include Charles Johnson’s awakening to Pam Atlas’ utter lunacy, Patterico’s enlightenment re: Jeff Goldstein, and assorted wingnut cottonings to Glenn Beck’s deep-seated unhingedness.
Interrogative: When do we, the longstanding voices of sanity in these matters, get any friggin’ credit at all for having called these spades, spades for years and years and years? Too lazy to link, but we’ve seen a marked rise in rightbloggers actually linking here (and to other lefty blogs) for evidence/support for their various excommunications of former bedfellows … yet nary a word of acknowledgment for being goddamn right all along, begrudging or not, comes our way.
Not looking for new allies, just some common courtesy.
What, you’re expecting common courtesy from douchebags who think that liberals are facists, and that Obambi is a marxist-fascist-islamic-kenyan usurper? I think they’re still working on extracting those 2x4s from their eyeballs…
Doesn’t work that way. They will be the first to tell you that we were right, but for the wrong reasons, and therefore WRONG!
Just because a Hippy is right, all the time, about everything, doesn’t make them want to punch him any less. Quite the contrary.
Common courtesy is theft!
Well, not expecting it as such … I’m just kind of bemused to see that they’re pimping their discoveries that, say, Pam Atlas is nuts, as if they invented that notion from scratch like modern-day Jonas Salks of winger-watching.
Credit to Sadly, No!
All I’m saying is that Charles Johnson may have pony-tailed up the cash for his cup of sanity, but when he took a half a jigger of Pammy-bashing from the lefty blog condiments bar without paying, THAT WAS STEALING!
I don’t know what kind of credit you expect. Had they not been pimping an insane conservative agenda, they wouldn’t have been demonstrably insane in the first place. Credit is still due to the conservatives who set the agenda that was so fervently believed by the so fervently insane. Frankly, any other point of view strikes me as moral relativism. QED.
Nothing is worse than being Premature Anti-Nimrods.
Sean Hannity may be a mendacious douche, but he sure can dance.
I think the term you are looking for D. Aristophanes is “prematurely anti-fascist”.
Look on the bright side D.A., Andrew Sullivan will now return your calls. Magically you are no longer a fifth columnist and he is not even asking for an apology from you.
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2009/04/if-stone-premature-anti-fascist-watch-mirror-of-wildernesses-department.html
Smut Clyde – are you saying that the Boy Who Cried That The Emperor Wolf Had No Clothes didn’t Live Happily Ever After. FUCK!
Y’know how a small child just figuring out the toilet training thing is all proud about it, even though they haven’t quite gotten the hang of wiping yet? Yeah, that.
For what it’s worth, I’d like to apologize for uh… well for the ad hominems. I’m still pretty spirit crushed, but I got back on my medication. I hope I didn’t ruin too many people’s afternoons.
Back to shooting my friends in the face and getting them to apologize. Best to you all.
Boy Who Cried That The Emperor Wolf Had No Clothes didn’t Live Happily Ever After. FUCK!
Apparently he died in a mysterious “loom-related accident”, if you believe that.
The folklore universe is harsh on whistle-blowers.
Silly Sarah would have shot that damn wolf from her helecopter and then those 3 pigs would still have a home to live in and Little Red’s grand ma-ma would still be alive also. Obambi on the other hand would have negotiated with the wolf and put the old lady in front of a death panel and he would have condemned 2 of the 3 piggies homes for building code violations. Just saying.
I hope I didn’t ruin too many people’s afternoons.
Everyone eventually has their own private meeting with the Dream-Stomper.
For what it’s worth, I’d like to apologize for uh… well for the ad hominems. I’m still pretty spirit crushed, but I got back on my medication. I hope I didn’t ruin too many people’s afternoons.
You vented, anybody with hurt feelings will get over it. No need for self-recriminations.
To be fair, two of the three piggies houses did suck. I mean, who builds houses out of brick anymore?
“who builds houses out of brick anymore?”
Italians?
Well, I think, for those running CMS systems like WordPress, a plug-in to display a configurable notice, when coming from selected URLs, at the top of any page.
Find the verb in Unka’s sentence and win a free internet!
“coming?”
No wait, that’s DKW’s mom. Again.
Pam Atlas’s *udder* lunacy, right?
” yet nary a word of acknowledgment for being goddamn right all along”
no man, um yeah, no really, yeah, you were right all the goddamn time. Totally.
Being right and a buck fifty will buy you a cup of too expensive coffee. So don’t let it go to your head.
Ah – she’s doing it for attention.
No need for self-recriminations.
Not when there are wingnuts aplenty to recriminate against…upon…for…at…whatever.
You’re looking for common courtesy in all the wrong places, D. They are common, but not courteous.
Savor this-1) you’re right, and 2) the Sadly Nauts love you.
Debbie Schussel is a notorious liar, and she’s doing it again.
“This week, false and malicious allegations about Freedom Alliance were posted on the Internet and we want to address them with you. We don’t know the motivation for these vicious smears, but we will not allow them to go unanswered.”
Dear Friends of Freedom Alliance: (March 18, 2010)
This week, false and malicious allegations about Freedom Alliance were posted on the Internet and we want to address them with you. We don’t know the motivation for these vicious smears, but we will not allow them to go unanswered.
First, we want to thank you for your support and assure you that Freedom Alliance’s record of financial stewardship and programmatic achievements not only meets, but exceeds standards of program efficiency set by most charity evaluators. We are extraordinarily proud of our work at Freedom Alliance and stand by our efforts 100 percent.
False Accusations
The blog posting accuses our friend Sean Hannity of personally benefiting from Freedom Alliance. This is FALSE. Freedom Alliance has never provided planes, hotels, cars, limos, or anything else to Sean. Sean gets nothing from Freedom Alliance except our gratitude for his personal generosity and for all he has done to help the troops and our organization. We have never had to ask Sean for anything, he always generously offers his help before we have a chance to ask him. But to be clear Sean pays for all his own transportation, hotels, and all related expenses for himself and his family and friends and staff, which over the years has added up to tens of thousands of dollars. He does not use any Freedom Alliance Funds or Concert funds in any way, period.
Sean Hannity has contributed $100,000 to the Wounded Warriors Foundation, over $200,000 to the Freedom Alliance, and over tens of thousands of dollars to other military charities and individuals. We only make this information public because of the outrageous slander against him. Sean has no management or operational involvement in, or control over, Freedom Alliance. He has been a selfless patriot in his efforts to raise funds for the education of children of armed services personnel.
The blog posting accuses Freedom Alliance of spending less than 20% of money raised on program activities. This is FALSE. Listed below are the amounts that Freedom Alliance spent for each of the past three years and the categories on which they were spent. The figures are taken from our Federal Form 990 which is filed with the Internal Revenue Service and posted on our web site and audited by an independent auditor using Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. This financial record not only meets, but exceeds standards of program efficiency set by most charity evaluators.
In 2008, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $6,745,717. Of that:4.
79 percent ($5,317,970) was spent on Program Activities•
14 percent ($945,950) was spent on Fundraising•
7 percent ($481,797) was spent on Management •
In 2007, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $7,461,350. Of that:
81.5 percent ($6,084,474) was spent on Program Activities•
13.5 percent ($1,011,501) was spent on Fundraising•
5 percent ($365,375) was spent on Management•
In 2006, Freedom Alliance spent a total of $7,064,839. Of that:
77 percent ($5,434,538) was spent on Program Activities•
18.5 percent ($1,308,414) was spent on Fundraising•
4.5 percent ($321,887) was spent on Management•
The blog posting accuses Freedom Alliance of spending money intended for student scholarships on 5. other expenses. This is FALSE. Freedom Alliance has distributed $3.4 million in Scholarships and created a Scholarship Trust Fund with the additional money that we have raised for that program. That fund now contains $15 million, over $10 million of which has been raised by Hannity and the concerts. Our scholarship program is managed with the understanding that it will be needed for at least the next 20 years as there are children who will ultimately receive a scholarship who are now only a few years old. As indicated on our Federal Form 990, these funds are restricted and used only for future scholarships.
Our Scholarship Fund is one of four programs operated by Freedom Alliance. Supporters may donate to a specific program or for general operating purposes.
In 2008, Freedom Alliance received $2.1 million in scholarship donations. The same year, we awarded $802,250 in scholarships and applied $1.3 million to our Scholarship Trust Fund. The funds donated by Sean Hannity directly — or through the proceeds of the Freedom Concerts — and the support of thousands of Americans are used for these purposes:
Freedom Alliance Scholarship Fund• : Providing scholarships to those whose parents have been killed or severely injured in their service to our Country. There is now over $15 million in the scholarship fund for the students as they come of age.
Support our Troops• : Many events each year are planned and executed by our staff to show appreciation and provide special opportunities for those actively serving in the military.
Leadership Academy• : A program for high school students in which they are encouraged and trained to serve their country.
These programs would not be possible without the support of Mr. Hannity and many others.
We are proud of our work and numerous accomplishments. We are grateful to our supporters whose voluntary contributions make it possible and we thank you. While it is discouraging to have our record misrepresented in such a malicious way, our work is important and, with your support, it will continue.
Respectfully,
Thomas P. Kilgannon, President
Oliver L. North, Founder & Honorary Chairman
Freedom Alliance v 22570 Markey Court, Suite 240 v Dulles, Virginia 20166 v (703) 444-7940
http://www.freedomalliance.org/images/pdf_and_largepics/freedom_alliance_response.pdf
yet nary a word of acknowledgment for being goddamn right all along, begrudging or not, comes our way.
This and other fine points of right-wing blogging are all explained in The Ill-Tempered Sentence: A Composition Handbook for the Dishonest, the Eager, and the Doomed.
So as of this morning Pelosi hasn’t managed to lineup 216 votes, despite the best efforts of that botox soaked witch. Eric Cantor this morning said he “feels good” abut the upcoming vote, and said Pelosi is counting her chickens before they are hatched, as it were.
Are you feeling nervous yet, liberals? Is there a little voice in the back of your head that says this might not pass, after all? Don’t worry. If you admit it now perhaps i will not gloat too much when this goes down in flames on C-SPAN, and Obama has to come out and admit total defeat!
Not everyone on the right is exactly alike. Hannity is a cynical and dishonest douche whose “talent” is memorizing talking points without having to write them on his hand. Debbie is a true believing lunatic, like Pam Atlas.
Previous iterations include Charles Johnson’s awakening to Pam Atlas’ utter lunacy, Patterico’s enlightenment re: Jeff Goldstein, and assorted wingnut cottonings to Glenn Beck’s deep-seated unhingedness.
Perhaps we need an Atlas of Wingnut Hell, because as well as “Charles Johnson’s awakening to Pam Atlas’ utter lunacy”, didn’t Glenn Beck recently put her down for her love of British neo-Nazis so Glenn Beck is below Charles Johnson but above Pam Atlas in Wingnut Hell. Then we need Wingnut Limbo for those too whacked out on fortified grape juice to know what they are doing.
The pointing-&-laughing-uncontrollably thing may impede the later onset of courtesy (common or otherwise) from its targets – especially when said targets show no symptoms of a sense of humor.
Mmm, “program activities” … so that’s what teh kids call it these days.
This is what Tex Cobb said just before he did fifteen rounds with Larry Holmes. Pelosi is “tricksy” and will have a big high five with Weiner, yes she’ll put five on the Weiner, with Cantor watching from the wings.
um…yeah..troofie, I need you to come into work on Saturday.
Still true: if you want to go forward in time you need to read the Left blogs. You’ll see things there that won’t make it into the public consciousness for weeks, months, or even years.
First 4 commenters said everything I wanted to say. Thanks, guys.
Nobody would ever do that. Stop expecting that degree of humanity from them (it’s easier if you stop thinking of them as people).
Are you feeling nervous yet, liberals? Is there a little voice in the back of your head that says this might not pass, after all?
Oh thank Darwin Troofus said the above; he get’s EVERYTHING wrong! So “Obamacare” is about to pass!
Bookmarked!
Incidentally, that projection is really getting out of hand now, Oh-never-to-return-again liar. That little voice? Only insane violent right wingers like you hear such voices, y’know…
RE: “Too lazy to link…” – D. Aristophanes
MY COMMENT: Bingo! Methinks you just made a major breakthrough.