Why do democrats get satirised less on TV?

[Roger Wilco]

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.

Firstly: Yevetha explicitely said "I mean not news show. Tv series and other comedy.". Of course late night talk is pretty "liberal".

Secondly: You soooo didn't get what Colbert meant.

Thirdly: No, I don't fucking watch US news, since I'm not American.

Fourthly: lol at calling me "liberal". I prefer "Commie" please.

Fifthly: Don't know "All in the Family", but from reading about it on wiki, that's a good example. Wasn't he a somewhat sympathetic character after all though?

Sixthly (is that even a word, I should've just typed numbers): Star Trek - meh. I'll count it if you insist, but it's not as black&white as you make it out to be. There are plenty of characters in the Star Trek universe that I'm sure any right-winger could identify with.

 

[Caligula]

Read Bzerzinskis Great Chesstable, he is an Obama adviser.

I assume you mean "The Grand Chessboard"? I know of it. As for Bzerzinski, yeah, he ENDORSED Obama when he was running for President in '08, but Brzezinski was National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter. He's just a college professor now. Basically, the extent of his advisory role towards Obama was to suggest that the President tell Israel that they would have to answer to the US Air Force if they attempted an attack on Iran. Fortunately, for the sake of our relations with Israel, the President did not agree.

 

[the G-man]

Why in god's name is this not in the neutral zone where it belongs?

And don't say "because it's about television." By that logic, we could debate every Obama press conference and every GOP debate here as well.

There used to be a good rule of thumb that people not discuss politics and religion in 'polite conversation,' because it would just turn things into a shouting match. I think the same should apply here.

 

[Yevetha]

I assume you mean "The Grand Chessboard"? I know of it. As for Bzerzinski, yeah, he ENDORSED Obama when he was running for President in '08, but Brzezinski was National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter. He's just a college professor now. Basically, the extent of his advisory role towards Obama was to suggest that the President tell Israel that they would have to answer to the US Air Force if they attempted an attack on Iran. Fortunately, for the sake of our relations with Israel, the President did not agree.

The strategy laid down there is still valid today. Thats the whats the Obama foreign policy is all about, not about helping Afghans.

 

[Caligula]

I assume you mean "The Grand Chessboard"? I know of it. As for Bzerzinski, yeah, he ENDORSED Obama when he was running for President in '08, but Brzezinski was National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter. He's just a college professor now. Basically, the extent of his advisory role towards Obama was to suggest that the President tell Israel that they would have to answer to the US Air Force if they attempted an attack on Iran. Fortunately, for the sake of our relations with Israel, the President did not agree.

The strategy laid down there is still valid today. Thats the whats the Obama foreign policy is all about, not about helping Afghans.

Oh, REALLY?! Why pull our troops out of Iraq, then? Does that country not also border Iran?

 

[Yevetha]

Are the contractors hired by the US government still there?

The main objective is Russia, not Iran. Iran is already targeted by sanctions.

 

[Davros]

Because the Democrats don't have as many batshit crazy attention whores?

Opinion.

backed by overwhelming evidence

 

[Yevetha]

Show it to us.

 

[J.T.B.]

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!

Well that kind of backfired on the liberals, then, because they made the bigoted blowhard a relatable, human character who was beloved by audiences regardless of their politics.

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)

Come on, that's what everybody does, R. or D. David Vitter, John Ensign, Tom Delay, Duke Cunningham, Jack Abramoff, Mark Foley and so on.



Justin

 

[Satyrquaze]

Show it to us.

Why should he? You pointedly haven't responded to other evidence.

As an example, what was your opinion of the Larry Craig scandal?

 

[Captain Craig]

Because the Democrats don't have as many batshit crazy attention whores?

Opinion.

backed by overwhelming evidence

Opinions do not equate Evidence although I get that is how liberals try to prove things. ie Man Made Global Warming, Obamacare

Selling the idea of consensus is their SOP, just cause you think a consensus exists that Dems aren't "bat shit crazy" doesn't mean it is so.


On that I'm done, this thread is an extension of why I don't waste many keystrokes in TNZ. This board is populated overwhelming by libs who have no interest in facts(most times)...just consensus.

 

[Yevetha]

Why should he? You pointedly haven't responded to other evidence.

I think the Craig one was great, i enjoyed it wery much.

Why should he? You pointedly haven't responded to other evidence.

To be accurate i argued my case.

 

[Caligula]

The main objective is Russia, not Iran. Iran is already targeted by sanctions.

The Bush administration was horribly misguided at best, but I know they didn't go into Afghanistan in 2002 because they believed Russia had jack shit to do with 9/11. When in the course of the Afghan war did Russia become the objective? Never mind. I'm betting the answer is going to automatically be January of '09. Instead, I'll ask you this: What do you personally believe could possibly be gained from resurrecting the Cold War? I'm just dying to know the endgame for that move!

 

[Satyrquaze]

Why should he? You pointedly haven't responded to other evidence.

I think the Craig one was great, i enjoyed it wery much.

Why should he? You pointedly haven't responded to other evidence.

To be accurate i argued my case.

And how does the Larry Craig Scandal compare to the Anthony Weiner Scandal?

 

[Yevetha]

Nothing beats a weiner scandal involving a Weiner.

 

[Satyrquaze]

Nothing beats a weiner scandal involving a Weiner.

Homer Simpson: "Hmm...Barney's movie had heart, but "Football in the Groin" had a football in the groin."

 

[Garak]

Democrat scandals are boring and usually involve money and ripping people off.

Republican scandals seem to be more about sex and thus much more exciting and appealing to the public in satire form.

Democrats also hide their craziness better than Republicans do.

 

[Satyrquaze]

I would like to point out that Larry Craig voted repeatedly against gay rights and was quite vocal (like Newt Gingrich) during the Clinton/Lewinski scandal... but was caught red-handed soliciting sex from a male in a public bathroom in an airport.

But Weinergate had more hypocrisy from an elected official?

 

[Yevetha]

Caligula posts:

The Bush administration was horribly misguided at best, but I know they didn't go into Afghanistan in 2002 because they believed Russia had jack shit to do with 9/11.

They tought about going into other places like Syria, Iran. thats why they needed the bases there.

What do you personally believe could possibly be gained from resurrecting the Cold War?

Eurasia has the reources and manpower to counterbalance to the US and the US wants to stop that.

 

[Caligula]

What do you personally believe could possibly be gained from resurrecting the Cold War?

Eurasia has the reources and manpower to counterbalance to the US and the US wants to stop that.

Fascinating.

I'm due back on the planet Earth, now.