tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post8574713777529154588..comments2024-03-20T12:34:55.100-05:00Comments on Stonekettle Station: Beck’s FollyJim Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3787174014856959192013-12-28T11:16:10.128-06:002013-12-28T11:16:10.128-06:00I can't stand by and let this grievous misstat...I can't stand by and let this grievous misstatement of facts go! Lakeview is not a suburb of Chicago but a neighborhood within Chicago. There! I feel better now.David Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04656794645683894339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-79322307984640270582013-12-23T19:14:11.729-06:002013-12-23T19:14:11.729-06:00Frenchie, this post is slightly off topic, but I h...Frenchie, this post is slightly off topic, but I have something to add to it. I think you're mistaken to characterize the Koch's as wanting to "turn this into a fascist run nation." Rather than "dump" our nation of elected officials, they co-opt them. The best description I've heard to describe this phenomenon is inverted fascism.<br /><br />Rather than the state invoking primacy in determining the efforts of the corporate players, we're seeing something new: Corporations are (and have been for a long time) gaining more and more power through electoral politics, in essence using political machinery to pursue their nefarious ends. It is just the opposite, or inversion, of capital F Fascism. At least technically. <br /><br />Corporatism describes it quite nicely, I think. The term fascism is so overused; we say it, they say it, neither side really understanding what it was. (It wasn't good! That's why it makes it so easy to use recklessly). <br /><br />Just sayin'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-75306353052996309012013-12-20T17:25:35.298-06:002013-12-20T17:25:35.298-06:00Well, the new anthem shouldn't be that difficu...Well, the new anthem shouldn't be that difficult: we know the tune (My Country 'Tis of Thee)John Caseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-46043400055267077132013-12-20T16:06:52.555-06:002013-12-20T16:06:52.555-06:00Mr. Beck...May you have, the hottest spot in hell
...Mr. Beck...May you have, the hottest spot in hell<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-38342170580358838462013-12-14T14:33:17.364-06:002013-12-14T14:33:17.364-06:00Thanks Jim for another entertaining and informativ...Thanks Jim for another entertaining and informative post. I am at present focused on very different struggle, that being the one going on in Kiev, Ukraine, where a populace fed up with corrupt cronyism of its parasitic leadership is doing its best to unseat their government. And they are doing it without a 2nd Amendment. Weird, huh? We'll see how it turns out, but my guess is that if there had been widespread gun ownership in Ukraine, we'd be looking at another Syria right now. Keep on truckin' dude.gunnergozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02908570045553282422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-5046951800783818102013-12-13T12:36:48.894-06:002013-12-13T12:36:48.894-06:00Anonymous, I do hope you take Jim's advice and...Anonymous, I do hope you take Jim's advice and relocate to Mogadishu, but before you do, definitely check out Captain Phillips, and pay very close and particular attention to the parts in which Muse and his crew members are given their marching orders by their social "superior." You'll fit right in. But no, you won't be the warlord giving orders, you'd be lucky if you wound up being Muse. It completely and utterly boggles my mind, that people like you are so blind to the fact that the comfortable, smug existence you enjoy is 99% owing to the fact that we have a functioning, working, government. You know? That thing your tea-besotted brethren are busily trying to dismantle any way they can?Mary Stonehttp://fiferstone.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-32877620953114002982013-12-12T08:29:12.495-06:002013-12-12T08:29:12.495-06:00Asinine comment of the day, Jim: Footnotes!Asinine comment of the day, Jim: Footnotes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-86685536827749085072013-12-11T22:06:12.130-06:002013-12-11T22:06:12.130-06:00Just a quick thanks to Jim for writing, and to (mo...<br />Just a quick thanks to Jim for writing, and to (most of) all the rest of you for taking time to post thoughtful and helpful comments.<br /><br />I'm glad to learn more about Iva Toguri. I'm imagining a scared college student trying to figure out how to not end up being used in horrific ways, and choosing the lesser of two evils. She probably sat in a windowless booth to make her recordings or broadcasts, reading a prepared script, and at the end of the day didn't have any way to really relate to what effects her actions had on others. A friend of mine launched missiles from deep within a ship while stationed in the Persian Gulf, some twenty years ago. He gets upset from time to time, knowing that he hurt some people, but nowhere near as upset as another friend who was one of the first boots on the ground in Baghdad, leading an elite team of special forces guys to go do what they do. <br />I have never put on the uniform of service for my country, and I'm past the age of being able to do so. I hold those who have served in the highest esteem, though. <br />What would it be like, to be far away from home, scared, and forced to do something that wasn't more difficult than reading from a paper?<br />Hero? No. Victim of circumstance? I can buy that one. Traitor? I'm not educated enough on the ins and outs to be able to say. Louis Schwitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668911141470898674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-33936282561714116672013-12-11T09:12:30.719-06:002013-12-11T09:12:30.719-06:00I second that. I always learn as well as being ent...I second that. I always learn as well as being entertained by reading these. Thanks Jim Wright.StevoRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506855815096149912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83876780347128192642013-12-10T22:13:09.383-06:002013-12-10T22:13:09.383-06:00You know if the Anon guy is going to claim all thi...You know if the Anon guy is going to claim all this harm why does he not provide some specific information? Like how much he makes , what insurance he has and what if anything he might be eligible for. Vague descriptions are of no use Anon. If you wish to be believed or paid attention to to I would suggest you provide some numbers. Or are you one of those folks down there in Florida I heard interviews with today that say "Obama care" sucks. When asked if they knew if it could help them one said "I haven't looked into it at all it just sucks." So it sucks because this person knows shit from shinola about the actual law. There is a leap of reasoning we all should follow. Don't think just follow the Tea Party line. You all will be just as poor and stupid as you always have been. People like you berate unions and any other organized labor to support the people most interested in fucking you into taking low wage jobs. Just why do you think the people on top have a vested interest in stupid. No original thought equals conformity. I have to laugh when I see or hear Fox or Limbaugh type commentators call anyone who disagrees with them sheeple.They want that sheep mentality. Those who can think do so and a lot of them don't hug Beck, Limbaugh and such. Because we are not the helpless sheep you wish for or wish to control.Dave Zirklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-87702926307231195542013-12-10T20:48:11.689-06:002013-12-10T20:48:11.689-06:00OK - I'm TDY to Denver. Working mid shifts wit...OK - I'm TDY to Denver. Working mid shifts with multi-service Gen-Y XBOX kids (I WEEP for the future!). Running on minimal sleep and Embassy Suites happy hour CabSab. So, I am in perfect shape to comment on the issue of the day. Which has nothing to do with Beck, liquified dinosaurs under permafrost, the unfairness of the ACA or Tokyo Rose. <br /><br />I am troubled and talking about citizenship. The cost and shared sacrifice of citizenship in the US of A. Talking heads spew about "hard working taxpayers" or "real American Patriots" or "support our Heroes in Uniform" (As long as THEIR kids don't join the Army). But hawt FNC chicks don't talk about Citizenship anymore. Nor do elected Tea Party dickheads, NPR, CBS and all the other 3 letter acronyms. <br /><br />There is a COST to being an American CITIZEN. And I'm talking more than taxes, and eff'd up DC traffic congestion and interminable PBS pledge drives, and higher rates to enable more people to have ACA enabled insurance. I'm talking about shared sacrifice for the nation. <br /><br />I'm talking about doing your OWN damn research when Mr. Wright poses an assumed but unanswered comment, and the unwashed masses expect Jim to 'clarify' his premise. WTF?<br /><br />When Jim writes "Yeah, THAT Tokyo Rose", I google the slutty voiced, WW2 West PAC bint and learn all bout the unfortunate Ms Toguri and/or the Battle for Athens for myself. I appreciate that Jim provides updates for those crying souls unable to look it up themselves, but the man is BUSY! Come on people! Hit the keyboards yourselves and free Jim to commentate on the next big thing. <br /><br />That is what being an educated American citizen is all about! I think. Cyanosis! - Tommy DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-13237868270185814112013-12-10T19:46:29.944-06:002013-12-10T19:46:29.944-06:00Gerry - Thas a fantastic quote. And so real. Respe...Gerry - Thas a fantastic quote. And so real. Respect - Tommy DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-6506548349018115422013-12-10T14:49:15.003-06:002013-12-10T14:49:15.003-06:00Thanks, Obama!
Boy, you really had to work for th...Thanks, Obama!<br /><br />Boy, you <i>really</i> had to work for that one, didn't you, Anonymous? <br /><br />Of all the things I said, that's the one you took exception to, huh? Rule of Law? Really? <br /><br />I hear Somalia is taking applications. And, hey, it's a Libertarian paradise. I've been there, trust me, <i>nobody</i> will make you buy healthcare, the government is really small, there's no taxes, and lots and lots of guns. It's perfect for you. Jim Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259550121437562338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66554432076186354642013-12-10T14:40:53.813-06:002013-12-10T14:40:53.813-06:00Televangelists have been doing it for years. This...Televangelists have been doing it for years. This is just another flavor of the same thing.Lucas Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-83044870664088104912013-12-10T13:48:51.209-06:002013-12-10T13:48:51.209-06:00...where liberty comes from the muzzle of a gun an......where liberty comes from the muzzle of a gun and not from rule of law. Yes that rule of law our current administration follows. I wonder what rule of law that is? I guess it's that Obamacare style law that doesn't seem to work so well in reality, but it sure sounds good. Affordable Health Care Act. Has a nice ring to it. I'm forced to lose my health insurance at the end of 2014 according to ACA, and it will be replaced by a plan I can't afford. Yeah, that's the ticket--affordable is the new unaffordable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50653777863564999802013-12-10T09:31:47.093-06:002013-12-10T09:31:47.093-06:00Thanks for doing what you do, Mr. Wright. It's...Thanks for doing what you do, Mr. Wright. It's comforting to know that not everyone out there is a raving lunatic.Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735869779217295063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-29406236837123172472013-12-09T23:40:53.651-06:002013-12-09T23:40:53.651-06:00Reading all kinds of things about Tokyo Rose, I re...Reading all kinds of things about Tokyo Rose, I realized that Glenn Beck has yet to have an original idea. Apparently Iva Toguri was one of many Tokyo Roses, and although she spent about 6 years in jail, she was pardoned by President Ford because the evidence overwhelmingly proved she was not a willing participant in the broadcasts. The details can be found on the NPR site (a good place to go, especially if you cannot stomach Glenn Beck's site). I was comfortable with the facts presented by NPR whereas, when I even look at Glenn Beck's website, I feel compelled to wipe down my computer with Lysol...<br />Here you go:<br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6154827 Wendy Meehanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03668054448665623147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-68741071201894394112013-12-09T23:03:43.732-06:002013-12-09T23:03:43.732-06:00Well, as long as we're picking nits... Lakevie...Well, as long as we're picking nits... Lakeview is a Chicago neighborhood, not a suburb. ;-)Aertenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13263441606866480030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-63462678478820796002013-12-09T22:31:31.208-06:002013-12-09T22:31:31.208-06:00I know this part of history very well. My Father s...I know this part of history very well. My Father served in the Marines in the Pacific theater and I developed a fascination with the history of that time because of the things he described to me. One of those things was listening to Tokyo Rose. He told me some took it seriously but most of the men just laughed and joked about it. It seems most of them realized bullshit propaganda when they heard it. I am going to guess Glenn Beck has much the same effect. Some take him seriously but most just laugh at his propaganda. I have to give Murdoch and company credit however for seemingly having mastered the art of propaganda from people who were actually Nazis,Fascists and Imperialists. They may have learned one thing from history after all.Dave Zirklenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-50716080430246574842013-12-09T21:44:04.549-06:002013-12-09T21:44:04.549-06:00Rotten plumbs. Jim, your writing style is superb....Rotten plumbs. Jim, your writing style is superb. For whatever reason, people who never would have picked up a book or a newspaper in the Long Ago Times before the World Wide Web, are just now discovering their illiteracy. Therefore, any piece of writing over the length of a soundbite is "too long." Well, Hats off to the Bull. Anthony Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09511256103735421392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-10538869610041488622013-12-09T21:19:55.837-06:002013-12-09T21:19:55.837-06:00Same old, same old Jim! Great post!Same old, same old Jim! Great post!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11290928283713813594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-16440775326177781612013-12-09T15:25:25.578-06:002013-12-09T15:25:25.578-06:00The actual post was entertaining, but the updates ...The actual post was entertaining, but the updates were fascinating. I'm thinking you could structure this like a mind map and just go. Update the updates. Add to the addendums. You are obviously fascinated with this part of history yourself, and it makes it interesting to read. Medeanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-73029283494350190552013-12-09T14:57:28.178-06:002013-12-09T14:57:28.178-06:00I came...I read...(took a while).... I commented. ...I came...I read...(took a while).... I commented. Generally agree with you. Beck is a sensationalist...It would appear he really went off the deep end this time.Matt Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208851927934780802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-3602568842062796392013-12-09T14:53:03.583-06:002013-12-09T14:53:03.583-06:00Thanks for editing and fully explaining things. I ...Thanks for editing and fully explaining things. I agreed with your perspective in general from the start, but knowing the details explains more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8243351006478134285.post-66907865340563677342013-12-09T14:12:58.157-06:002013-12-09T14:12:58.157-06:00When I started to read the updates to your latest ...When I started to read the updates to your latest missive, I had no idea that I was about to received such deep information on the subject of Tokyo Rose. It never seems to fail that the more I learn the more I realize how little I know. I thought I knew the story of Tokyo Rose, evidently I didn’t know crap. ;)Dana Teelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02686989075671803137noreply@blogger.com