Tag: manufactured outrage
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Manufactured outrage du jour
Two ridiculous examples of fabricated indignation from the right: 1.) Last night at an Obama fundraiser Robert DeNiro quipped, “Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?” Mr. Gingrich was not amused, demanding the president apologize. “It is exactly wrong, it divides the country,” the…
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Say it to his face, fat boy
Rush Limbaugh weighs in on the Clint Eastwood Chrysler ad: “I think he got scammed. I think he got roped into doing something he thought was patriotic and ended up being played. I do,” the conservative radio host said on his show on Tuesday. “I’m just going to give him the benefit of the doubt…
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Out of context outrage
Definition of WHORE 1 : a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : prostitute; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman 2 : a male who engages in sexual acts for money 3 : a venal or unscrupulous person I’m glad Jerry Brown challenged Tom Brokaw’s ridiculous comparison. The N-word is exclusively an…
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manufactured outrage alert
I hate to defend Rush Limbaugh, but this is silly. Yet another Democratic overreach?
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