Last week, Jon Stewart showed a little clip of Bill O'Reilly actually debunking conservative propaganda designed to delegitimize President Obama. This is definitely a good thing. One issue that occassionally is fretted about amongst liberals and progressives is how to get information to people who only live within the FoxNews closed loop.
Admittedly, I should acknowledge that many conservatives presumably share the same consternation about those who they say only get their news from the "liberal media". I would, of course, generally call bullshit on that and argue that we're getting into the false equivalency debate all over again. But that is sooo Fall 2010! and this post has a different boogeyman than Fox News.
So it was a Free Trial Weekend for HBO on DirecTv this weekend. I took advantage of the opportunity to watch Real Time With Bill Maher. The subject came up of Jon Kyl lying about Planned Parenthood on the floor of the Senate. Bill seemed to argue that it was such an egregious and blatant lie that it basically took the cake as the worst of the worst of all political lies.
Ed Schultz, the firey MSBNC host, was all too eager to agree and he claimed that the only thing that might compare was Sarah Palin saying she "could see Russia from her backyard". A crowd-pleasing line to be sure.
The problem is that Sarah Palin never actually said such a thing! Only Tina Fey said that.
Sarah Palin merely said that one could see Russia from land in Alaska... which is 100% true. It is, of course, a comment worthy of parody because of the implication that it somehow gave her foreign policy credentials. However, it was a not a lie and Ed Schultz deserves to be called out for being the actual liar in this instance.
Showing posts with label Jon Kyl. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jon Kyl. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Also Not Intended To Be A Factual Statement
Continued From Part 1:
11. Jon Kyl, contrary to consensus opinion, thinks Nick Jonas is the "cute one".
12. Jon Kyl spent three weeks in November 1995 looking for the "real killers".
13. Jon Kyl contracted gonorrhea from a Thai prostitute in 1983.
14. Jon Kyl is the single-game record holder in Dig Dug.
15. Jon Kyl started a Britney Spears Countdown to 18 website in 1998.
16. Jon Kyl's most prized possession is his 1976 Oscar Gamble baseball card.
17. Jon Kyl texted photos of his penis to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
18. Jon Kyl camped outside of Best Buy for three hours the day the Murder She Wrote was released on DVD.
19. Jon Kyl gave gonorrhea to a Vietnamese prostitute in 1984.
20. Jon Kyl believed Alberto Gonzalez when he claimed under oath "at least 71 times that he could not recall events" related to the dismissal of U.S. attornies in 2006.
11. Jon Kyl, contrary to consensus opinion, thinks Nick Jonas is the "cute one".
12. Jon Kyl spent three weeks in November 1995 looking for the "real killers".
13. Jon Kyl contracted gonorrhea from a Thai prostitute in 1983.
14. Jon Kyl is the single-game record holder in Dig Dug.
15. Jon Kyl started a Britney Spears Countdown to 18 website in 1998.
16. Jon Kyl's most prized possession is his 1976 Oscar Gamble baseball card.
17. Jon Kyl texted photos of his penis to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
18. Jon Kyl camped outside of Best Buy for three hours the day the Murder She Wrote was released on DVD.
19. Jon Kyl gave gonorrhea to a Vietnamese prostitute in 1984.
20. Jon Kyl believed Alberto Gonzalez when he claimed under oath "at least 71 times that he could not recall events" related to the dismissal of U.S. attornies in 2006.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Not Intended To Be A Factual Statement
True statement: I do not know how to "tweet".
I guess with the small fervor going on (amongst late night comedians) over Jon Kyl's blatant lies on the Senate floor last week has me feeling a little left out.
However, I did realize I have a minority interest in this very blog and can post my ideas here. First of all, I want to say that in discussing this with co-blogger Elijah Moon, I actually wondered aloud if Stephen Colbert was coming up with all his tweets himself or if was getting contributions from his writers? As it turns out, it is actually quite easy to just pull a bunch of B.S. out of your ass (as Jon Kyl well knows)!
So without further ado, here are some contributions I literally came up with in about 1-2 minutes of brainstorming:
1. Jon Kyl's Capitol Hill nickname is Gollum.
2. Jon Kyl challenges Robert Reich to tetherball every time he sees him. Then he laughs.
3. Jon Kyl was "Soy Bomb" during Bob Dylan's 1998 Grammy appearance.
4. Jon Kyl lip syncs all his Senate speeches.
5. Jon Kyl calls in as "KylShot69" to Jim Rome's Annual Smack Off.
6. Jon Kyl thinks Derek Anderson should be starting at QB for the Cardinals (Oh wait, that is mine).
6. Jon Kyl shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
7. Jon Kyl has subscribed to Barely Legal since 1972.
8. Jon Kyl was the voice of Mr. Bill.
9. Jon Kyl owes me $2.00.
10. Jon Kyl cares about black people (and women).
I guess with the small fervor going on (amongst late night comedians) over Jon Kyl's blatant lies on the Senate floor last week has me feeling a little left out.
However, I did realize I have a minority interest in this very blog and can post my ideas here. First of all, I want to say that in discussing this with co-blogger Elijah Moon, I actually wondered aloud if Stephen Colbert was coming up with all his tweets himself or if was getting contributions from his writers? As it turns out, it is actually quite easy to just pull a bunch of B.S. out of your ass (as Jon Kyl well knows)!
So without further ado, here are some contributions I literally came up with in about 1-2 minutes of brainstorming:
1. Jon Kyl's Capitol Hill nickname is Gollum.
2. Jon Kyl challenges Robert Reich to tetherball every time he sees him. Then he laughs.
3. Jon Kyl was "Soy Bomb" during Bob Dylan's 1998 Grammy appearance.
4. Jon Kyl lip syncs all his Senate speeches.
5. Jon Kyl calls in as "KylShot69" to Jim Rome's Annual Smack Off.
6. Jon Kyl thinks Derek Anderson should be starting at QB for the Cardinals (Oh wait, that is mine).
6. Jon Kyl shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
7. Jon Kyl has subscribed to Barely Legal since 1972.
8. Jon Kyl was the voice of Mr. Bill.
9. Jon Kyl owes me $2.00.
10. Jon Kyl cares about black people (and women).
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