Our dumb media

NBC just informed me that Hillary Clinton has a 21-point lead over Obama among bowlers, but that the two are dead-even among beer drinkers. I literally dropped my remote control when I saw this.

Anyway, I’ve got a review of Glenn Greenwald’s latest book coming shortly. It’s sadly more relevant than ever.

 

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Beer drinkers is an awfully big category. Who’s got the Bud vote, and who’s got the Sammy A? And what about those Guiness drinkers? And the Reconcista consumers of Corona and Dos Equis! Damn you NBC for teasing me so.

 
 

The fact is, none of this will matter. These two will waste time and money while McCain wins bigtime. Especially if there is an emergency declared after another terror attack, even better cos we can cancel the elections and Bush can rule for life, liberals in the camps, life would be sweet.

 
 

And what about polling us in the 4/20 crowd? Of course, the answers would have to be:

– Obama
– Clinton
– “Huh?”
– Ice cream

 
 

If Hillary Clinton wins, I dread the massive government pork programs which will be handed to the bowlers’ lobby in return for their support. You’ll hardly be able to walk down a street in this country without having to deal with the crowds flooding toward yet another mega-lanes complex.

 
 

For the love of god, when is the media going to tell us the facts about the real power demographic: the ladybug enthusiast vote? DO. YOUR. JOB.

 
 

I’ve heard of artificial class divisions being used to make “us” vs. “them” setups, but this is the wierdest.

Though I guess Obama has the support of orange juice drinkers, while coffeeist support Hillary.

But who will the big league support? McDonalds users and Burger King users, are they for H or O?

 
 

Bowlers? Forget that. I want to know how the meth-smokers vs. meth-shooters demographic breaks out.

 
 

How much longer before America goes “fuck it” and starts burning the news studios to the ground?

 
 

Bowlers?? Did they cite sample size? What proportion of that sample were counted as bowlers? Margins of error?

 
 

“How much longer before America goes “fuck it” and starts burning the news studios to the ground?”

The only wise advice in such a case would be, don’t forget the matches.

 
 

Talk about dumb media. Our local ABC affiliate’s “chief political correspondent” is a right-wing radio bloviator who just blamed Democrats for high gas prices, the recession, the mortgage crisis, and a host of other ills.

And he did it in the newspaper.

Honestly, why does “legitimate” media give assholes this kind of platform to spread their fairy tales?

 
 

You know, to continue (sort of) the discussion from a previous thread and tie it in to this here thread,

who would The Bowler vote for?

 
 

I want to know who is getting the bowler-hat vote. It could go either way. A real nail-biter.

 
 

How much longer before America goes “fuck it” and starts burning the news studios to the ground?

People tend to have the TV on as a backwash to the other stuff they’re doing so they’re only half paying attention to anything. The stupidity of the story (and most other broadcast political reporting) probably doen’t register enough for them to get angry, but at the same time the tone of the story will register with them as ‘something I’ve heard’ when they’re making real choices and decisions. This type of garbage reporting is just incredibly subversive.

 
 

Well, let’s see…

I like to have orange juice with my aragula salad but I also like a shot of whisky after I bowl a few frames.

I’m seriously torn, folks. Damn politics.

 
 

Call me elitist scum, but does anyone bowl and not drink beer? (I propose relabeling it bowling beer drinkers and non-bowling beer drinkers.)

 
 

I’m waiting to see where the record collector’s vote comes in before I make any commitments.

 
 

…the two are dead-even among beer drinkers

“Beer drinkers are dumb.” But not as dumb as the political media.

 
 

Some Guy said,

April 21, 2008 at 14:02

For the love of god, when is the media going to tell us the facts about the real power demographic: the ladybug enthusiast vote? DO. YOUR. JOB.

Ladybug enthusiasts are a bunch of sexual perverts! I demand that Barack Obama denounce them!

Also, when will the media do its real job and announce the stance of the North American Caterpillar Fondlers’ Union on this primary race? Members want to know who we should support!

 
 

but does anyone bowl and not drink beer?

Hmm, last time I bowled I had a glass of merlot. But then, my score is kind of like Obama’s.

 
 

Did wordpress get some anger management counselling over the weekend? It hasn’t blocked me yet today.

 
 

It’s in a good mood. It must have gotten laid.

 
 

WordPress is doing the twelve steps.

Didn’t you get your apology?

 
 

No, nor flowers either.

 
 

OT-ish, but I read today that Clinton is jumping on Obama for suggesting that McCain would be a better president than Bush. (The actual quote was something along the lines of “I’m better than Hillary or McCain, and any of us would be better than Bush.”) Does someone have a link to where Hillary said McCain would be better than Obama? Or did I just hallucinate that?

 
 

Oh, and to whoever coordinated the intervention for WordPress, thank you. It’s done a world of good.

 
 

Dan, the comment by Hillary I have seen invoked – and the only thing I remember that would match your statement – was her comment that she and McCain had passed the “commander-in-chief” test, implying by omission that Obama had not.

 
 

Please for the love of God tell me you are joking.

 
 

Jim said,

April 21, 2008 at 15:31

Some Guy said,

April 21, 2008 at 14:02

For the love of god, when is the media going to tell us the facts about the real power demographic: the ladybug enthusiast vote? DO. YOUR. JOB.

Ladybug enthusiasts are a bunch of sexual perverts! I demand that Barack Obama denounce them!

Also, when will the media do its real job and announce the stance of the North American Caterpillar Fondlers’ Union on this primary race? Members want to know who we should support!
__________________________________________________
All hail the NACFU!!
The Japanese Beetle Riders (with child safety seats of course!) are with you all the way.

 
 

WordPress hasn’t even called me!

 
 

Obama has a resounding lead among pata negra importers and consumers. Tomorrow’s going to be a long day for Senator Clinton.

 
 

That did not just happen. I refuse to believe it.

 
 

http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/9308.html

I don’t know if you guys knew this, but the above thread shows that John McCain is small and farts a lot. Apparently his wife calls him Smally McFartsalot, which is what we should now call him. I know this because I read it on a blog.

I wonder when the Emm Ess Emm will do a poll of small, farty people. I bet McCain will lead in that. Any other poll, especially those that tally votes from The Heartland, will not show McCain leading, because he’s small and farts a lot. I heard this on a blog. Heh. Indeed.

 
 

I’m dying to know what the Flingers of Ungulate Kazoos – Urban demographic thinks.

I believe the 24-hour news channels should carefully analyze the FUK-U vote.

 
 

I’m dying to know what the Flingers of Ungulate Kazoos – Urban demographic thinks.

I believe the 24-hour news channels should carefully analyze the FUK-U vote.

And wordpress sucks donkey balls. It thinks I already posted this but it doesn’t show up in the comments.

Dammit, this post took me minutes to think up.

 
ShouldKnowBetter
 

What is this ‘NBC’ you speak of?

 
 

I honestly admit that we have truly reached the point where I can’t tell if you’re kidding about this any more. Please tell me that you are. If you aren’t, this is officially the point where my brain just broke. Please, please tell me you’re kidding, ’cause if you’re not, I’ve been meaning to go insane for a while and now I can get around to it.

 
 

Holy crap. For reals?

 
 

I hate ladybugs. They have taken over my house. Actually, they are Asian Beetles & they are an invasive species. On the other hand, any aphid coming near my place is doomed, doomed I tell you.

 
slippy hussein toad
 

The media: useful for asphalt substrate. Not much else.

 
 

Lindsay Beyerstein recently reported that the Baltimore Sun has replaced crime reporters with volunteer bloggers who are expected to report on…crime…from their basements. (Let’s hope Ace doesn’t live there.) Baltimore has one of the highest homicide rates in North America. David Simon wasn’t so far off with season five of The Wire after all. If he’d gone with this idea I would have tossed my cookies screaming “unbelievable!” but hey, apparently, my imagination is sorely lacking when it comes to what constitutes the lowest bidder.

 
 

What about people who don’t have basements?

That’s discrimination!

 
 

I’ve already heard several people I know discussing this groundbreaking poll. If Hillary wins PA I expect we will hear about nothing other than the hot new demographic, Bowling Americans, for the rest of the election. Thus are brainless news narratives born.

 
Mike, in teh H.....Shoulderland
 

Well,….. if we’re gonna go there , then this eliteist says go with “V” for Victory!

(from Downington, PA)

I think there’s some votes to be had among left-handed, yoohoo-drinking, cheeto-eating,horshoe-throwing rattlesnake wranglers, for anyone that makes the effort.

Any word on if members of the Sycophantic Cuddly Ungulate Mediawhores are coming north, to Susquehanna or Tioga counties ? Lots of potholes craters need fillin’ this time of year .

 
Doctorb Science
 

Can it be a rule that anyone who is not active-duty military, but who calls the president “Commander in Chief” can just be, y’know, ridiculed?

(I’d allow an exception if the speaker was teaching Social Studies or whatever they call it, or indeed any context where the use/mention distinction works)

 
 

doctorb is right. i frequently ridicule those chickenhawks by telling them to enlist if they want a CINC. Although most of the retards call the coward their Commander AND Chief.

 
 

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