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2013-11-21 -Short Attention Span Theater-

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Posted by Besoeker 2013-11-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11124 views ] Top

#1 One might consider her remarks as an objection to the growing language constraint movement of social prescriptivism popularized in the media.
People aren't bad because they use 'bad words'. Words have no good or badness.
She demonstrates the dangerous duality of the First Amendment which demands that 'freedom of speech' and 'freedom of the press' are equally protected.
When properly manipulated any protections can be exploited by the masses to victimize the individual.
While 'sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will never hurt you" remains true, the pen (as read by the masses) is indeed mightier than the sword.

Posted by Skidmark 2013-11-21 07:27|| 2013-11-21 07:27|| Front Page Top

#2 And she's still a moonbat.

Posted by Skidmark 2013-11-21 07:27|| 2013-11-21 07:27|| Front Page Top

#3 But she's probably right. Bozo celeb being hassled by jerk paparazzi calls one of them a bad name. I 'spose it was meant to be get-outta-my-face offensive, but not - you know - mean and hurtful.

Not that I care.

Posted by Bobby 2013-11-21 07:52|| 2013-11-21 07:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Coulter advised conservatives against jumping on the anti-Baldwin bandwagon.

I know, but since when do conservatives care about somebody using a word, especially a word that is said in a moment of anger? she said. I think they shouldnt have suspended him, and most I think conservatives should not join the word police. I mean, I understand the instinct to do so.

Malzberg suggested things would be different if she had made the same remarks that Baldwin made, which Coulter conceded was the only argument for conservatives.

Thats the only argument for conservatives, Coulter added. We do not believe in the word police.

I wouldn't throw rocks at Ann when merely going to the link and reading what she actually said refutes B's and Skid's take (which, apparently, they want to be taken at face value by privilege of THEM saying it).

And NO Skid. The Pen is NOT mightier than the Sword. The power of the Pen is its ability to rouse TWO Swords. The power of the Pen is to FAKE being THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE so that those bearing the Sword are fooled into doing the Pen's will.

REFUSE JOINING THE WORD POLICE. Sorry to see B and Skid kissing up...

Posted by Ptah 2013-11-21 08:12|| 2013-11-21 08:12|| Front Page Top

#5 The feckless media and Coulter giving special gravitas to ungentlemanly conduct. The "[verb you]" to a female news reporter, exactly what Baldwin desires. To these bottom-feeders, all publicity is Dy-no-mite, simply Dy-no-mite.

Anyone remember the media response to Cheney's ["verb you"] a few years back ?

Posted by Besoeker 2013-11-21 09:13|| 2013-11-21 09:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Paparazzi are professional stalkers and should be shot or clotheslined on sight.

Posted by Raj 2013-11-21 10:29|| 2013-11-21 10:29|| Front Page Top

#7 I get what she is saying, and I too am tired of whispering on eggshells.

Thing is, Alec runs his mouth like Charlie Sheen drives a car. The issue here is not the language it is placing Mr., well whatever he is famous for doing, in a motte where others, for fewer offense and more excuse such as Mel Gibson being hammered and arrested, get the branding. Imagine a recording of Cheney railing his daughter like Alec did. Defend the speech, don't defend the little piggy.

Srzly, looking at the filmography, 3/4 of it is self promotion. What is he famous for, episodes of Knot's landing and secondary interest characters?

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-11-21 11:37|| 2013-11-21 11:37|| Front Page Top

#8 Well Alex did a bang up job as Jack Ryan in "The Hunt for Red October."

Other than that he is a fringe element loony.

I do think he is getting the "politically correct" treatment from the media who will close ranks around the most heinous of their own in self-protection like Musk Ox against any perceived slighting of their holy pursuit of "truth(?)"

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-11-21 11:55|| 2013-11-21 11:55|| Front Page Top

#9 What is he famous for, episodes of Knot's landing and secondary interest characters?

Uh, he used to bang Kim Basinger?

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2013-11-21 11:55|| 2013-11-21 11:55|| Front Page Top

#10 Coulter jumped the shark years ago. Just like Peggy Noonan. Neither of them are worthy of any serious consideration and more.

Posted by Iblis 2013-11-21 15:18|| 2013-11-21 15:18|| Front Page Top

#11

Posted by Jerkface Killa 2013-11-21 15:25|| 2013-11-21 15:25|| Front Page Top

#12 Didn't we do an exorcism?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-11-21 15:26|| 2013-11-21 15:26|| Front Page Top

#13 Quick call a priest, jerkface is back.

Posted by Bill Clinton 2013-11-21 15:28|| 2013-11-21 15:28|| Front Page Top

#14 I don't care what Baldwin said. So far as I'm concerned it isn't even newsworthy. Somebody gets in your face the way the paparazzi do and you're likely to let loose a few expletives too. This PC business is nothing but a means the liberals have developed to stifle free speech.

It's not like Baldwin's MSLSD colleague who said what he said about Sarah Palin on the air and I don't even care much about that. If you don't like it then don't watch him. I don't. I can't even remember his name right now.

Hell, I think even jerkface has a right to say what he thinks even though I don't believe he thinks very much at all before he starts blithering. But then, if Fred doesn't like it jerkface is outta here because it's Fred's website. That's the American way, jerkface.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-11-21 16:42|| 2013-11-21 16:42|| Front Page Top

#15 But then, if Fred doesn't like it jerkface is outta here because it's Fred's website.

And he has the ~~Rantburg Rangers~~ moderators to make the judgement calls.

Bye, jerk-face. Come back when you can be civil and are able to post something besides rote.

Posted by Pappy 2013-11-21 16:52|| 2013-11-21 16:52|| Front Page Top

#16 And I bet Ann Coulter is better looking than jerkface too.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-11-21 16:55|| 2013-11-21 16:55|| Front Page Top

#17 8 kliks of sight elevation needed Ebbang, regardless of what jerkface looks like.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-11-21 17:41|| 2013-11-21 17:41|| Front Page Top

#18 "And I bet Ann Coulter is better looking than jerkface too."

Hell, EU, I'm better looking that jerk~~off~~face, and I've never even seen it.

Ugly goes to the bone.

Posted by Barbara 2013-11-21 18:42|| 2013-11-21 18:42|| Front Page Top

#19 Everytime I see and hear this woman, she reminds me of the first debutante that catches a pie in the face in the great Three Stooges Pie Fights.

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