...just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water

[primroseburrows]

Apparently some of the Bush-era asshats stayed around after their Leader left the scene, as evidenced by

Exhibit A (for asshat):

and Exhibit B (for, I dunno, something horribly, terribly insulting that begins with B):

There isn't a word for how furious both of these asshats make me. Because holy shit. These guys make Ann Coulter seem tame (I couldn't even finish watching the second one. I mean, I'm nauseated enough today).

If this is supposed to be comedy, it's not even close to being funny. It's disrespectful and hurtful and just plain MEAN.


(links from maggiesox and mcollinknight)

Comments

[girlorchid.livejournal.com]

Would the second clip have been allowed to air (even in the name of "comedy") had it been insulting the US military?

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Word, Amen, and So Say We All.

I can't imagine Stephen Colbert or John Stewart or someone like that even THINKING of stooping so low, but if they had? It would be grounds to get them thrown off the air in a New York nanosecond, and rightly so.

The Canadians haven't been fucking around in Afghanistan, they've been risking their lives for what they believe is right, every bit as much as US troops have been in Iraq (and Afghanistan as well). I may not agree with all the WHYs that either country is there, but I support their service 120 percent, and something like this is the verbal equivalent of kicking them in the teeth for their service. Not to mention their families. *fumes*

And anyway, it's not even FUNNY, so where's the comedy?

[peacey.livejournal.com]

Colbert and Stewart respect the military, as do most rational, sane people. Their offense comes in how/where/why they're being used/deployed. And while I may or may not agree with them, I applaud the fact that they've taken the time to form an opinion rather than just knee-jerking it.

And? You well know my feelings about the military. :)

It would be grounds to get them thrown off the air in a New York nanosecond, and rightly so.

Does this mean that you agree with the network's decision some time ago to yank Bill Mahr's show (as in cancel it outright) when he made the "terrorists aren't cowards, they're brave" (paraphrasing) remark?

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Nope, and I didn't mean to imply there should be a gag order. I just think the outrage would be such that there would be not only a mad drop in ratings, but fear from the network execs that the backlash could tank the whole shebang. In the end it would be the viewers, and their buying power, that called the shots


I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe in the power of the people to create change. And in this case, I think the change would be justified.

But yeah, Colbert and Stewart (and Rick Mercer, who needs to MARRY ME NOW) are pretty think-y about their material. Which is why I love them so much. What they do? Is honest-to-goodness political satire, and I adore it.

[peacey.livejournal.com]

Depends on the channel. Seriously.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

Gods, what channel would allow something like that? Because grr. Argh.

There's a big difference between satire about why a nation's military is where they are and direct insults to the troops themselves (caveat: unless there has been proven abuse by an individual member, because bad people don't get a free pass just because they're in the military).