Why do democrats get satirised less on TV?
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That's a bit too general of a statement. Sure, some Democrats are just as fucked in the head as certain Republicans, but there are also members of both parties who actually have good ideas. It IS sadly a minority. Moderate Republicans, thanks to the conservative upswing in recent years on the right, are an endangered species.
Medvedev has misinterpreted our plan to box in the Iranians as an excuse to re-fortify our old positions during the Cold War. It's not going down like that. I'll eat my words if I'm wrong.
Keyword here is "had." It's been a Republican stronghold for a long time.
That's just it... Most Democrats who do get called out have breached the code of morality. Irresponsible, yes, but not especially relevant on a national scale. Still, for every Anthony Weiner, you have a Rod Blagojevich. On the other side, for every Paul Ryan you have a John Ensign. Once again, one makes large scale questionable political judgments, and the other sets a bad moral example.
Actually, that was Mitt Romney (R) who called Russia the US's #1 geopolitical enemy. Not Iran, not North Korea, but Russia? And it was Medvedev who had to remind him that this isn't the 1960's.
Didn't you hear?
All Repulicans and Conservatives are EEEEE-vil and must be beaten to death metaphorically at every turn!
And all Democrats love everybody and always mean well, and if they take a misstep here and there, well, that's nothing compared to the angelic good they do every day just by being Democrats.
We know this because Democrats tell us this, and Democrats never LIE, right?
Didn't you hear?
All Repulicans and Conservatives are EEEEE-vil and must be beaten to death metaphorically at every turn!
And all Democrats love everybody and always mean well, and if they take a misstep here and there, well, that's nothing compared to the angelic good they do every day just by being Democrats.
We know this because Democrats tell us this, and Democrats never LIE, right?
"Reality has a well-known liberal bias."
-Stephen Colbert
Didn't you hear?
All Repulicans and Conservatives are EEEEE-vil and must be beaten to death metaphorically at every turn!
And all Democrats love everybody and always mean well, and if they take a misstep here and there, well, that's nothing compared to the angelic good they do every day just by being Democrats.
We know this because Democrats tell us this, and Democrats never LIE, right?
So maybe you can answer my question earlier in the thread, since you seem so knowledgable.
Examples please, if you have any.
Yevetha
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Because?
Because the only answer you will accept is "Because of the vast liberal media." You already have your mind made up.
Stick with TNZ.
Southern Democrats tended to be much more conservative than Northern Democrats and many Republicans. As the Democrats began lean more left the Southern Democrats switched to the GOP.
The American political landland has changed alot in the past few centuries and the major parties haven't always been what they are currently. Remember, the GOP was the more "progressive" party when it first started.
Not that its unappreciated, but Yevetha has a history of completely disregarding facts. Even his own.
Okay, now you're just jerking my chain. Otherwise I'd find that insulting.
Yevetha
Commodore
Didn't you hear?
All Repulicans and Conservatives are EEEEE-vil and must be beaten to death metaphorically at every turn!
And all Democrats love everybody and always mean well, and if they take a misstep here and there, well, that's nothing compared to the angelic good they do every day just by being Democrats.
We know this because Democrats tell us this, and Democrats never LIE, right?
So maybe you can answer my question earlier in the thread, since you seem so knowledgable.
Examples please, if you have any.
You're kidding, right?
Somebody just responded to my post with the perfect example, a quote from Stephen Colbert, a perfect example of what liberals think of conservatives (a pompous idiot).
The lead character of All In The Family was another great example of what liberals think of conservative thought (bigoted, sexist, indifferent, insensitive and dumb). That show lasted eleven years!
And lest we forget, being on a Star Trek board, our favorite series itself is guilty of demonization in terms of fiscal conservatism, considering practically every character concerned with wealth is a criminal (Harry Mudd), a con man (Cyrano Jones) or a bunch of greedy, venal, cowardly morons (the Ferengi).
As for lying? Do you watch the news at all? Didn't every scandal involving a Democrat in the past decade start with the Dem saying, "I did nothing wrong?" (Spitzer, Blagoyevitch, Weiner, to name a few)
BTW, Rog, it's also typically liberal for you to assume a Conservative is imagining all these slights.
The real answer is that "Hollywood" (read: entertainment industry) is predominantly run by left-leaning Democrat supporters. They tend not to tear down the people they vote for. As for conservatives, the powers that be look for any opportunity to ridicule and discredit the opponents of their favorite candidates or party.
There are plenty of conservatives in "Hollywood", but they learn early on that if they want to work they will not speak out against potential employers or politicians/party they support. One notable conservative actor, when asked recently if it wasn't difficult being all but a lone voice in "Hollywood", replied "there are more of us than you think" (paraphrased).
There is plenty of evidence to support the bias of the entertainment industry, including their own words. All you have to do is watch, look, and listen.
Let the flames begin.
There are plenty of conservatives in "Hollywood", but they learn early on that if they want to work they will not speak out against potential employers or politicians/party they support. One notable conservative actor, when asked recently if it wasn't difficult being all but a lone voice in "Hollywood", replied "there are more of us than you think" (paraphrased).
There is plenty of evidence to support the bias of the entertainment industry, including their own words. All you have to do is watch, look, and listen.
Let the flames begin.
When it comes to satire, the key ingredient is hypocrisy, the distance between what one does and what one preaches. It transforms a mere ha-ha dick joke into something more. And with their insistence on making personal values centerpieces of political campaigns, right-wingers are generally much more hypocritical than lefties even when the actual misdeed is similar or even the same.
So yes, a Weiner may poison his marriage with misconduct, and that's unfortunate, but at least he never said that people should be denied fundamental rights on the antiquated premise that their sexuality debases the "institution of marriage", as right-wingers do all the time - and that's when something unfortunate becomes something hilarious.
So yes, a Weiner may poison his marriage with misconduct, and that's unfortunate, but at least he never said that people should be denied fundamental rights on the antiquated premise that their sexuality debases the "institution of marriage", as right-wingers do all the time - and that's when something unfortunate becomes something hilarious.
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