Brian Williams: Palestinians are like US Founding Fathers
DBKP: ...With Suicide Belts
Christine, don't you know that's how rumors get started?
One could write about nothing but the goofy psuedo-history dished out to the historically-ignorant by the Mainstream press and the never-ceasing workload would likely land the writer in the hospital for exhaustion.
The latest: CNN compared the Palestinian terrorists to Tibet's Dalai Lama.
From Van Helsing, Moonbattery:
It's not guesswork at CNN. Look how cleverly Christiane Amanpour slips her pro-terrorist propaganda into a piece about the Dalai Lama:
Our visit coincided with the events that commemorate each March 10, the date the Dalai Lama fled Tibet on horseback in 1959. He managed to evade the Chinese Communist forces, disguised as a soldier and escaping at night. The somber remembrance is a little like what the Palestinians do every year. They call it al-Nakba, or "catastrophe," which marks 1948 when they lost much of their land as the state of Israel was founded.
Amanpour may see similarities between the Palestinians and the Dalai Lama, but which would she rather see enter a crowded deli, either in Jerusalem or New York City, while eating lunch?
We thought so.
Van Helsing cites a Media Backspin article that lists the reasons the Palestinians are NOT like the Dali Lama and then concludes with some other egregious examples by the history buffs in the MSM.
The worst, in our opinion?
Brian Williams compared the Palestinian terrorists to our Founding Fathers.
NOTE: Next time we visit Mt. Vernon, be sure to catch the exhibit with George Washington's suicide belt.
Which brings up the image at the top of this post, a product of the glorious retro-Progressive minds at the People's Cube. PC Mastermind, Comrade Red Square:
Attention workers, peasants, and toiling unwashed intelligentsia! On Monday, July 30, 2007 our Party Organ was spotted by Rush Limbaugh, the biggest neo-imperialist criminal capitalist running dog of them all. The notorious author of See I Told You So described our "Founding Fathers" illustration by saying "It's a great, great, great cartoon because this is how libs see America today." See it here: Story #7: Great Editorial Cartoon on the Founding Fathers. He thought it was a parody!
If you're not familiar with the Cube, they are, "... a powerful Party Organ cemented by the most severe Party discipline. Our tight collective tolerates no limp-wrist candy-assed pansy liberals! We are doctors of dictatorship in charge of an outpatient Gulag facility whose mission is to cure weak liberalism with strong communism!"
If MSM news consumers would access more People's Cube and Moonbattery, and less history as taught by the professors at CNN and NBC, they would be better informed--not to mention, in a better mood at end of the news.
by Mondoreb
Sources:
* Rush Limbaugh Hails the People Cube's Editorial Cartoon
* CNN Compares Palestinian Terrorists to Dalai Lama
image: The People's Cube
Ancient Larry being replaced by Perky Katie?
That's what the Wall Street Journal is saying.
Larry's being replaced sounds pretty set.
Images: funnyhub
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Is there really a "zombie drug"?
If there isn't, how can it be a "problem"?
In case you were wondering what CNN Headline News does to fill the time it didn't use to report on the John Edwards Love Child Scandal or ask questions about the Larry Sinclair-Barack Obama sex and drug allegations, we may the answer.
They spent 7 minutes a year ago on this "scary" documentary about scopolamine--a common ingredient in motion sickness medications.
In medicine scopolamine has 3 primary uses: treatment of nausea and motion sickness, treatment of intestinal cramping, and for ophthalmic purposes. Use as a general depressant and adjunct to narcotic painkillers is also common. The drug is less commonly used as a preanesthetic agent and uncommonly for some forms of Parkinsonism. Scopolamine is also used as an adjunct to narcotic analgesia, such as the product Twilight Sleep which contained morphine and scopolamine, some of the original formulations of Percodan and some European brands of methadone injection, as well as use of tablets or patches to combat nausea as well as enhance the pain-killing ability of various opioids. Scopolamine can be used as an occasional sleep aid and was available in some over the counter products in the United States for this purpose until November 1990.
Just in case you weren't sufficiently terrified by the weenie producer and his pantie-waist "Tales from the Dark World of Scopolamine", he:
1 soundtracked a cheesy voo-doo wailing music throughout the whole interview.
2 invented scary stories, i.e., "We were afraid he would blow some of this drug in our faces and steal our car."
3 Keep talking about how frightened people are of it.
4 Kept referring to scopolamine as "The Zombie Drug".
The only trick in the "drug demonization" handbook he left out was saying that blacks liked to use it to rape white women.
Watch the CNN "Report" and then you decide for yourself
Usually, demonization of a substance is the first step in getting more money appropriated so drug warriors can combat the new "demon drug".
The whole thing started with a couple books written back 1982 by a Canadian.
Wade Davis, a Canadian ethnobotanist, presented a pharmacological case for zombies in two books, The Serpent and the Rainbow (1985) and Passage of Darkness: The Ethnobiology of the Haitian Zombie (1988).
Davis traveled to Haiti in 1982 and, as a result of his investigations, claimed that a living person can be turned into a zombie by two special powders being entered into the blood stream (usually via a wound). The first, coup de poudre (French: 'powder strike'), induced a 'death-like' state because of tetrodotoxin (TTX), its key ingredient. Tetrodotoxin is the same lethal toxin found in the Japanese delicacy fugu, or pufferfish.
At near-lethal doses (LD50= 5-8µg/kg), it can leave a person in a state of near-death for several days, while the person continues to be conscious. The second powder, composed of dissociatives like datura, put the person in a zombie-like state where they seem to have no will of their own.
Davis also popularized the story of Clairvius Narcisse, who was claimed to have succumbed to this practice. There remains considerable skepticism about Davis's claims, although there is wide belief among the Haitian people of the existence of the "zombie drug". The Voodoon religion being somewhat secretive in its practices and codes, it can be very difficult for a foreign scientist to validate or invalidate such claims.
As always, we prefer to let the reader make up his own mind.
But if you ask us--and nobody did yet--we'd be quick with our decision of this "report".
Zombie drug, my ass.
by Mondoreb
image:
Source:
* Scopolamine
* Zombie
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Tales from the BlancaSphere
CNN is having their Ballot Bowl 08 right now, covering the last four candidates in the race to the White House 2008. Like sudden death or March Madness, this blow by blow color commentary on the election reads like the old Lower Expectations skit on "Mad TV" on Fox.
Each of the campaigns is trying to portray themselves as being the underdogs, the little guy, the long shot in a race, which is almost neck and neck on the Democrat side, and on the Republican side it truly is looking like David and Goliath--the Bible story, not that campy claymation kids television show from the 1970's put on by the Lutherans.
Personally, I am getting tired of this race to the bottom. Everyone is trying to make it look like they don't have a chance, just in case they lose one, so they can at least say they never thought they were going to win in the first place.
Look, as far as McCain is concerned, he is unfortunately going to be the nominee. He will lose in the general election, I am sure. God is punishing us Republicans for not choosing a real conservative. We are about to spend our four years in the desert, wandering around like a bunch of Jews without a GPS.
Although Mike Huckabee has Jesus on his side, I think Jesus is planning to take a fall. I wouldn't be surprised if the Almighty has placed a sizable wager against Mike, in hopes of at least cashing in on our damnation. At least Mike will get raptured pretty soon, if that is any small consolation.
Hillary Clinton is acting like she is the long shot. She cries, claims poverty, and loans herself money. My God, I don't know if I am watching a Clinton or the Pope when she's on TV. Let's get one thing straight.
Hillary is not a long shot. Behind her is the largest political organization in the history of the United States. It makes the Chicago political machine look like a Cub Scout jamboree.
And as far as Barack Obama is concerned, he has perhaps the greatest enthusiasm since JFK. Quite honestly, if it is him and McCain, not only will I support Barack, but Barack will wipe the floor with that son's of a bitch sorry white ass.
Stay tuned for the results of today's contests. Tomorrow is Maine, and then on to Tuesday with the Beltway Bowl.
by Blanca DeBree
image: blancasphere
Source: Underdog
Want more Tales from the BlancaSphere? Try these other stories by Blanca DeBree: * There's no Crying in Politics * It's a Record! |
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CNN reports on the MySpace Suicide tragedy of Megan Meier. Interview with Megan's parents.
More on the Megan Meier MySpace Suicide:
LATEST:
A visitor left a comment to our last Megan Meier story in which she claims to be Megan's ex-friend. The comment is from "Kristen".
"Megan Had It Coming"
MySpace Suicide: The Megan Meier Story - video
MySpace Suicide:
Megan Meier's Story May Prevent Others
CNN Interview with Megan's Parents
MySpace Suicide Reaction:
Outrage! Outrage! Outrage!
MySpace Cruel Prank Leads To Teen’s Suicide
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The Ron Paul campaign is looking for a few good videos. Well, one video to be exact, but the campaign is looking for a video to air during the CNN/Youtube Republican Debates on November 28.
Rules and details below. If you have any other questions, click on the link below.
Create a Ron Paul Video for the CNN/You Tube Debate CNN has requested for the campaign to submit a 30 second ad to be used as a bumper when going in to commercial during the Nov 28 CNN/YouTube Debate. The national campaign has asked us, the Ron Paul Grassroots Supporters, to be the ones to develop the ad to be shown!
All the public will see will be the winner. It would be much more interesting to see ALL the videos submitted. And will the "Ron Paul Girl" enter? Surely.
Please let everyone know as quickly as possible because we don't have much time! Here are the rules ... READ THESE VERY CAREFULLY:
1. Ad must be exactly 30 seconds; no more, no less.
2. Ad will be shown for the FIRST TIME EVER PUBLICLY during the debate. Any video uploaded to YouTube for public viewing or accidentally placed on the Internet will be disqualified.
3. Ad must be available in both NTSC-ready format (for TV viewing) and smaller YouTube-size for review.
4. NO copyright violations. Must use original music, video and images, or need to have permission. If permission received, documentation MUST be provided for review.
5. Ads will be sent to me no later than Friday, November 23 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time, no exceptions.
6. Upload the ad to YouTube in PRIVATE mode (make sure not to use public!), and share the ad with RonPaulAdCompetition *only*.
What happens after the ads are submitted?
* A group of marketing professionals will review the ads on Friday and narrow down to a group of 4-6.
* The final videos will be sent to the national campaign for their review on Saturday, November 24 at 12:00 AM (Midnight) Eastern Time.
* The national campaign will select one (1) video of the 4-6 finalists to send to CNN on Monday, November 26 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time.
* The selected ad will be shown during the CNN/YouTube debate on Nov. 28th!
Start rolling people it's time to make this happen! If you have questions email me at rp.ad.comp@gmail.com, or visit this Channel as updates occur.
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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
1) Add RonPaulAdCompetiton as a YouTube friend.
2) Upload the video to YouTube in PRIVATE mode. Select RonPaulAdCompetition as the only member of your contact list to have access to view the video.
3) Send an email to RonPaulAdCompetition or rp.ad.comp@gmail.com stating your video's name, link and your YouTube username.
4) Complete these steps no later than 8AM on Friday, 11/23.
5) The video can be switched to PUBLIC mode no earlier than the morning of 11/29.
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NOTE 1: CNN debate footage can be used. Footage of other debates (Fox, NBC) can be used if copyright permission is received. Anyone submitting a video with debate footage will need to demonstrate proof of permission. This is true of any copyright audio, video or images used.
Producers can use audio/video of existing RonPaul2008dotcom channel content, and of Ron Paul's Flickr account (www.flickr.com/ photos/ronpaul2008), but no high-quality versions are available. Make sure to give credit to the appropriate parties. See the "Update from the Campaign" bulletin below.
NOTE 2: Previously we had discussed about the need to have 4-6 seconds for the Federal Election Commission (FEC) required verbal disclaimer of "I'm Ron Paul and I approve of this message". No need to do so for this CNN version, just 30 full seconds to use.
I might suggest it would probably be a good idea to have 'RonPaul2008.com' displayed at some point during the video.
NOTE 3: The campaign has stated that any submitted video needs to be "significantly original to be considered". (In the email the word 'significantly' was italicized for emphasis.) Changing some animation, shuffling words, and changing phrases would not be considered a new video.
Let the debates begin.
by Mondoreb & Little Baby Ginn
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Ron Paul talks about his "phenomenal" fund-raising day, as Wolf Blitzer describes it. Paul, a Republican presidential candidate raised over 4.2 million dollars in one day as part of his campaign's "Money Bomb" fund-raising activities.
Wolf Blitzer interview Paul in the "Situation Room".
Video is 6:56.
Blitzer calls the fund-raising effort "amazing" and asks Dr. Paul why he thinks it was accomplished.
Paul attributes the effort to "frustration" by the "grass roots".
Blitzer also says that Paul's support in the CNN Poll has risen to 5%--more than double what he had two months ago.
Paul talks about what, if any, other candidates he might support. Blitzer also asks Paul if he'd run as a third-party candidate.
Dr. Paul says that if he does not get the nomination, he will remain in Congress.
Blitzer also details the many dissenting votes that Paul has cast in 425-1 House bills.
This may change the way other campaigns plan their fund-raising tactics.
by Mondoreb
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An unusual source for us, but Crooks and Liars has a post on Eliot Spitzer calling Lou Dobbs someone who "spews venom".
SPITZER: Look, I’m not going to demean myself by getting into a back and forth with somebody who on TV spews venom, hate and fundamental misinformation. Of course not. He knows it.As someone whose favorite tactic was releasing items about companies he was prosecuting to reporters, Spitzer should know a thing or two about spewing venom in the media. As NY Attorney General, Spitzer leaked information that could be spun unfavorably against the defendants by his office. He then browbeat companies into taking plea bargains to pad his kill record. His record against companies which stood up to his bullying tactics was less impressive.
As I said, it’s beneath me, it’s beneath my office, to, in any way, involve myself with Lou Dobbs. And I think his knowing spread of venom is beneath CNN as well.
As NY Governor, Spitzer is finding out that others are harder to bully.
by Mondoreb
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The Global Incident Map over the weekend got faked out by a faux-CNN site. The site, made up to look like CNN, but calling itself "CNN Headlie News" caused the map to label the California fires as a terrorist act. More from GIM:
Previously we linked to a fake 'CNN' article claiming that the Hispanic group MEChA had taken responsibilty for the recent California arsons.DBKP's Little Baby Ginn had covered this and linked to several sources. Those link sources have since disappeared, but the original story, below, is still at this site.
The story was False, and on a website made to look like an official CNN website, complete with a CNN logo and copyright reading "© 2007 Cable News Network. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.". The web address used the domain cnnheadlienews.com, and does not clearly identify itself as a satire or parody news site.
The story was a fake, I was duped... apparently along with many other websites, forums, and mailing lists - many of whom do not yet appear to be aware the story is false. I apologize to my readers and to anyone negatively impacted by the inclusion of ths article. Personally I hope that CNN and the FBI track down the author of this hoax website and deliver justice.
ORANGE COUNTY, California (CNN) -- Radical Hispanic separatist organization MEChA ("Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan") is taking responsibility for setting the wildfires in California, confimed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.The rest of the story is a pretty much a copy of an original CNN story about the fires. One exception is the fire chief, Kris Conception. The story is the only story on the site that can be accessed. The Sphere-related content is working on the page, including this from Patterico's Pontifications:
California officials received a letter earlier today containing photographs of individuals holding Molotov cocktails, then throwing them into dry brush. The faces of the individuals appeared to have been digitally distorted.
Also included was a rambling manifesto, stating that the reason for the act of arson was that "Aztlán belongs to indigenous people, the Chicanas and Chicanos of Aztlán. We are sovereign and not subject to a foreign culture.
If I were a lawyer for CNN, I would send someone a sternly worded letter over this.A later update on PP's site goes on:
I’m all for satire, but there is absolutely nothing there to indicate that it’s satire, other than a single missing letter in the URL.
UPDATE x3: Commenter Steve points out one line that does identify the piece as potential satire: “No suspects have been identified, though they are probably brown.” That line both provides a potential “satire” defense to the creator, and also clearly labels the phony site as the work of a leftist trying to rope in right-wingers.It isn't the first time CNN or the BBC's sites have been imitated and used to spoof others. It won't be the last.
UPDATE x4: Also, the registration for the site comes back to a company whose website has four different front pages. One says: “Not one cent to sweatshops,” with a further rant about clothes bearing the Gap label.
That pretty much sews it up. It’s a leftist who perpetrated this particular lie.
One could question the timing of this whole episode, given the seriousness of the story (the California fires) in question. There's a world of difference between a story about current serious events and one detailing the exploits of a lion wiping out 42 midgets, the latter story supposedly by BBC.
by Mondoreb
& Little Baby Ginn
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