Zoness
New Member
Sounds pretty lucky, I don't have family who lives out East most of them are in the midwest or out west otherwise I would of went to stay with someone, probably would of caught a train out of Chicago or something.
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Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity"
- Thread starter Wannabe Yogi
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Sounds pretty lucky, I don't have family who lives out East most of them are in the midwest or out west otherwise I would of went to stay with someone, probably would of caught a train out of Chicago or something.
Engyo
Prince of Dorkness!
What advice do you have for us poor intellectually lost sheep wandering in the political wilderness, oh Great One?
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Not focusing on the message of comedians, might be helpful, but that might be asking a lot from the Nintendo generation.
Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
You comments in this thread are just plain stupid. Please take your misplaced condescension elsewhere, or better yet, just get rid of it. It only makes you look worse.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
I would say that for the most part there were alot of people who were anything but politically naive.
I am surprised that you aren't the type that would focus on the contents of the message, rather than on who is giving it. That is the reason Thomas Paine published "Common Sense" anonymously, because the message is more important than the person delivering it. If you take the time to really think about what Stewart said, it was a very good speech. It wasn't anything that isn't widely known, such as cable news networks being to blame for dividing our nation, but he also had some very good points, such as when he said these are hard times, not end times. And his bit about us getting over our petty differences and working together was dead on.
As for the Nintendo generation, I was there, but the crowd was very diverse not only in religion and political standings, but there was also a very wide range of age groups present, including people who are old enough to be the grand parents of the "Nintendo generation."
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Coming from you, I take that as a great compliment. Thank you.
Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
Get over yourself. I really wish you could see what an *** you sound like to everyone else.
no-body
Well-Known Member
Satire can be a very powerful statement. I could be wrong but creating a parody of a rally seems unprecedented and clever.
Wannabe Yogi
Well-Known Member
Don't be disrespectful to our modern equivalent of the Oracle at Delphi.
I love this woman attacking the guy for asking if Obama is Keynesian...
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Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
Yeah, I saw that on another forum. I wasn't really impressed. It was sort of a stupid thing to use as a "gotcha". There's a bit from Howard Stern that was brought up in another thread here recently, where someone asked some Obama supporters before the presidential election what they thought of his vice president, Sarah Palin, and they agreed that they liked her. That was funny (in a sad way), but this was just meh.
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YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
You must try to understand, mball1297, I don't give a rat's hindquarters what "everyone else" thinks. So you speak for "everyone else" now? How quaint a notion is that? Besides... you might mull this over a bit... I am perfectly aware of how my comments will be received. They are quite deliberate, I assure you.
YmirGF
Bodhisattva in Recovery
Really? I had no idea that I was the "modern equivalent of the Oracle at Delphi". I guess I didn't get that memo either.Don't be disrespectful to our modern equivalent of the Oracle at Delphi.
Wannabe Yogi
Well-Known Member
I just prefer the old fashion Oracles... you know... a young hot priestess scanty dressed writhing on the floor. It just makes religion so much more fun.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
You're not the only one who thought this.
Oh jeez.
Stewart and Colbert are entertainers. I like to watch their shows. I agree with Stewart's slamming of the mainstream media. But that was pretty much it. But I would not have expected anything more.
So in a sense I think you are right.
Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
Yes, you've made that perfectly clear.
I don't know that it's quaint, but it's true. And, by the way, I know you care at least a bit about what others think, since in one conversation we had a long time ago, you brought up how many frubals you had gotten from members like Doppelganger.
I'm sure. My point is your comments are idiotic, and show misguided condescension (the "misguided" part being the key). You like to think of yourself as so much better than everyone, but in reality you just don't really understand things. So, keep your head in the sand, and keep on pretending that everyone else is beneath you. Have fun with that. I'll have fun over here in reality.
Magic Man
Reaper of Conversation
Which part do you think he's right about? That the people at the rally were naive? My question is how many people at the rally do you think didn't realize that Stewart and Colbert are entertainers?
I just fail to understand where the "naivete" comes in here. There's nothing naive about having fun at a rally that makes fun of the political stupidity that's going on in this country. There's nothing naive about realizing that the rally is put on by entertainers, and is more than anything a fun get-together. There's nothing naive about realizing that it's sad when a comedian is more reasonable about politics than 90% of politicians and pundits.
So, you go ahead and continue thinking these people are naive, as if you're better than them. I'll keep understanding reality. (If I mistook your meaning, please correct me and accept my apologies.)
gnomon
Well-Known Member
Jesus Christ.