Peter_Puget Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God." linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Somebody better tell the kids! [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Peter's not talking Jesus Camp; he's taking about the mainstream media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 That's what I'm saying, dude. I don't think too many kids read the mainstream media, so their parents and teachers need to make sure they know that Obama is our new god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevbone Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 There was no Jesus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 There is no Kevbone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete_H Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 There shouldn't be, but there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 There is no Kevbone. if only... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 if kevbone did not exist, it would be necessary to create him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkporwit Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 No, it most definitely would not be necessary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 (edited) I'd say Newsweek's bias to the left would be about equivalent to NewsBuster's bias to the right. Yawn. How 'bout those M's, eh Pita? Edited June 9, 2009 by Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bug Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 OK. If we are going to stay on topic, all the major news agencies have turned into ass kissing puppets. Some kiss the right. Some kiss the left. All of them are entertainment oriented as apposed to news oriented. The days of Marrow and Cronkite are long gone. Now it is Murdock and Turner. Bleck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 OK. If we are going to stay on topic, all the major news agencies have turned into ass kissing puppets. Some kiss the right. Some kiss the left. All of them are entertainment oriented as apposed to news oriented. The days of Marrow and Cronkite are long gone. Now it is Murdock and Turner. Bleck! fuck the news! climb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 OK. If we are going to stay on topic, all the major news agencies have turned into ass kissing puppets. Some kiss the right. Some kiss the left. All of them are entertainment oriented as apposed to news oriented. The days of Marrow and Cronkite are long gone. Now it is Murdock and Turner. Bleck! fuck the news! climb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 There is no Kevbone. Ok, I'll bite. WTF is a "Kevbone"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 fuck the news! climb! Ja! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STP Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 if kevbone did not exist, it would be necessary to create him? What of Mikhail Bakunin's reversal of Voltaire's phrase? "...if Kevbone really existed, it would be necessary to abolish him." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STP Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Newsweek editor Evan Thomas brought adulation over President Obama’s Cairo speech to a whole new level on Friday, declaring on MSNBC: "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s sort of God." linky Ya, didn't Hegel view Napoleon in the same light as being the representation of the "world-soul"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Huh? wtf are you talking about PP? Newsweek isn't left wing if it's what you are insinuating. Obama's speech was smooth (per usual) but too vague to be meaningful. Anyway, it's not like his current policies give us reason to hope he is going to really change foreign policy: decrease soldiers in Iraq but increase mercenaries by 25% so far, favors a military solution in afghanistan/pakistan, unwavering support for Israel and its landgrabbing, yadda, yadda ... basically the rightwing playbook which ought to tell you something about Newsweek's silly characterisation of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billcoe Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Huh? wtf are you talking about PP? Newsweek isn't left wing if it's what you are insinuating. Obama's speech was smooth (per usual) but too vague to be meaningful. Anyway, it's not like his current policies give us reason to hope he is going to really change foreign policy: decrease soldiers in Iraq but increase mercenaries by 25% so far, favors a military solution in afghanistan/pakistan, unwavering support for Israel and its landgrabbing, yadda, yadda ... basically the rightwing playbook which ought to tell you something about Newsweek's silly characterisation of it. basically the rightwing playbook which ought to tell you something about Newsweek's silly characterisation of it. Hey JB, where can I git me one of them Right Wing Playbooks" you say Obama is running the country with? I dun checked Amazon and they must be out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 Huh? wtf are you talking about PP? Newsweek isn't left wing if it's what you are insinuating. Obama's speech was smooth (per usual) but too vague to be meaningful. Anyway, it's not like his current policies give us reason to hope he is going to really change foreign policy: decrease soldiers in Iraq but increase mercenaries by 25% so far, favors a military solution in afghanistan/pakistan, unwavering support for Israel and its landgrabbing, yadda, yadda ... basically the rightwing playbook which ought to tell you something about Newsweek's silly characterisation of it. Dude, you need to curb all that! Newsweek has spoken: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted June 9, 2009 Author Share Posted June 9, 2009 Follow-up: Or Media and Obama get a room! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 From the linked article: Then, this Sunday in the NYTimes, there was full-on chick-flick swooning over Barack and Michelle Obama's heavily scented "date night" in NY City and its high bar standard effect on our relationship culture, with just a hint of controversy over the taxpayer costs to add some spice. I swear I've seen this movie, only Michael Douglas was the President. Or Harrison Ford. Or one of those cool and languid characters you'd want to like you. George Bush needed to be beer-bar likable to get elected. His successor has managed to get a lot of people to want to be liked by him. And in Paris, Mr. Obama talked about how he'd love to take his wife for a romantic tour of the City of Lovers, but couldn't. Then he did. I'm guessing some regular-Joe freedom fries weren't on the menu. So this would probably be a good time for Him to start a war-of-choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 I took a dump of choice this morning to avoid a dump of necessity later on. Gotta love the media buzz phrase of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 9, 2009 Share Posted June 9, 2009 So, how are things on "Main St."? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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