Republican pundits and politicians argue like 4 year olds.. When they get caught doing something, first they try to justify, then they try to lie and finally when all else fails they say.. "Well, he did it too!" The "he did it too" is an admission that they are guilty but it tries to say that others are just as much to blame. These childish tricks only work on weak parents and lazy media.
Last week Rush Limbaugh decided (because he disagreed with her) to take a private citizen and call her a "Slut", and a "Prostitute". The law student is named Sandra Fluke and she attempted to testify before Congress on Women's Health & Reproductive rights. Initially Republican's blocked her from testifying in favor of an ALL MALE panel instead, but Democrats were able to get her to testify and that earned her being told to "videotape her sex and post it on the internet" by Rush Windbag.
First Rush wasnt going to apologize, then he apologized when he wasnt on the air, then sponsors began to leave, then he apologized for just TWO WORDS of his verbal assault.
NOW, guess what? Republican politicians and pundits are saying comedians like Bill Maher and Lois CK are just as bad as Rush because they have pointed out the stupidity of Sarah Palin in comedically colorful terms....
THERE YOU GO AGAIN, Republicans.. Why cant you just admit when you're wrong?
POINT 1- Bill Maher and Lois CK are COMEDIANS and Sarah Palin is PUBLIC FIGURE. Rush Limbaugh is NOT comedian, he's a drug addict and Sandra Fluke was NOT a public figure when he chose to single her out and verbally abuse her. Notice that nobody complained that Limbaugh also insulted Nancy Pelosi while insulting Sandra Fluke.. that's because Ms. Pelosi is a public figure!!
POINT 2- Jokes that Bill Maker and Lois CK made about Sarah Palin are just as bad as jokes they make about men in politics .. They didnt joke about Sarah Palin BECAUSE she's a woman, they joked about her because she's an idiot, a public figure who is just dumb.
Rush attacked Sandra Fluke because she was testifying about WOMEN'S RIGHTS.. Rush attempted to attack her personally because of what she was standing for.. WOMEN'S RIGHTS.. His attack was meant for her and any woman who dare say the same. His attempt was to shame her and shut her up.
POINT 3- Just like when Gabby Gifford's got shot The Republicans realized that they were getting called on all the over the top rhetoric they spout and began their "Democrats do it too!" campaign.. just like a 4 year old would.
Members of the lazy media will sit there and let Republican talking heads spout the "they do it too" crap without calling them on it.. But the truth is, NOBODY uses "over the top" rhetoric and hyperbole as much as Republicans and the right-wing trolling through every line any comic ever said is desperate, disingenuous and childish.
Look at all the names they've called our President. Look at all the off the wall things they've accused him of. Even look at the way they treat EACH OTHER in the primaries? It's all attacks, and lies and name calling.
Its filthy!, and a lazy media or attempting to say others are as bad as you will NOT work Republicans.. Act more "Christian" and stop using the Devil's tactics.
And to the lazy media - Democrats, led by President Obama could never be as racist, homophobic, anti-immigrant and anti-women as the talking heads on the right and anybody would be able to see that if the media would report FACTS instead of instigating arguments solely for ratings.
And Liberals, Progressives, Independents and Honest Republicans know that the right wing cannot control itself when it comes to over the top rhetoric, name calling and mindless morally bankrupt hyperbole.. But instead of stopping itself or cleaning up it's act, the right-wing will keep trying it until they've gone too far.. The media may be lazy but The American people aren't.. we WILL continue to point out all of the vitriol coming from the Republicans.
Take a look at the Republican Primaries.. Now NOBODY can blame Prez Obama or The Dems for all the mean spirited name calling going on there by the superpacs and candidates.. Yet, this fall when The American People are finally fed up with this stuff, Republicans will try to pin it on Democrats and the lazy media will sit there as if the primaries never happened.
They say the American people have a short memory.. This wouldn't be the case if The Media actually REPORTED FACTS!
*Fact is Sandra Fluke did NOT deserve the things Rush said. *Fact is President Obama doesn't get into name calling like his Republican opponents all have. *Fact is, a political commentator can't expect to be taken seriously when he insults private individuals and when he compares himself with comedians *Fact is Bill Maher or Louis CK aren't leaders in the Democratic party while Republicans are "in bed" with Rush. *Fact is, Prez Obama isnt afraid of Maher while Romney and Repubs are deadly afraid of Rush. *Fact is, mean spirited, name calling is like crack to Republicans.. they cannot stop themselves.. and when they get caught they try to blame everyone else... be it Gabby Giffords or Sandra Fluke they cant stop themselves.
If you're like me and have HAD IT, email write or tweet your favorite member of the media and speak your mind! Or forward this post to them... better yet.. go to PRIORITES USA and donate to President Obama's Re-Election!!
What Rush did to a private citizen is unforgivable and if I were her I would sue!!
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"NubianNewYorkers" our Yahoo Group. The 24,000 plus members have vast knowledge and experiences and our group is a place where we discuss all sorts of topics. Recently, I asked the members about their first celebrity crushes..
QUESTION:Think back, when you were a little kid growing up - As best as you can remember, and speaking HONESTLY, Who were your first MALE and FEMALE celebrity crushes?
Here is just a small sample of how others have answered.. did you have the same? Is there somebody you need to mention? Post a comment below to add your own..
@NUBIANNEWYORKER (I) said:
FEMALE- Were LINDA CARTER, because Wonder Woman was sexy to me for some reason and JANET JACKSON because I liked "Penny" (Her character on good times), she was the most popular girl of color around my age on tv and in entertainment at the time.. In my adult life I had the pleasure of meeting her and she was even MORE sweet and down to earth than I expected and I still thinks she's adorable today.
MALE- TODD BRIDGES, when I as a kid was a pretty cute kid.. the boy could sing and dance and I liked him. LEIF GARRETT- I probably spelled his name wrong but when I was a kid there used to be really androgynous pics of leif garret and b4 I really knew what my adult tastes would be, he was cute to me.
PETER BRADY- that's the character's name, I dont even know the actor's name.. I liked him because I watched Brady Bunch EVERYDAY.. I saw those people more than I saw my friends and PETER (the middle son) was the best looking person in that family.. everyday I would say to myself.."How did he get into that family" .. and he seemed to me, the most likely character to end up becoming gay.
-----@Uncluttered said:FEMALE- Natalie Cole! Her voice. Her eyes. Her journey. Her style. Her voice. Her wordplay (RECTIFIED MY MIND...INSEPARABLE...UNPREDICTABLE...I was going crazy listening to a Black woman use those words!) MALE- John Amos AKA James Evans! This thick, sexy MOUNTAIN of a man used to make me crazy EVERY TIME HE ENTERED THE ROOM on "Good Times!" Corduroy pants. Velour shirt. TIGHT! And his nose, especially when he was pissed, that STRONG SNARL...MY MY MY!
@bbetcamus said:
Female- the little girl who used to play Archie Bunker's niece on All In The Family after Edith left him/the show. Don't know why, but used to have the biggest crush on her and those bangs and pig tails of hers, LOL!!
Male- can't recall even having one growing up, as I didn't "grow" into my same-sex identity until I was a teen-ager. By then, my only crushes were my classmates, LOL!!
@ricasdean33 said:
FEMALE: Teresa Graves -"Get Christie Love"; it seemed as if the introduction to the show, was like she was being coy, and sweet, but if you fucked up and got arrested, "You were under arrest, Suga!!!"
Angie Dickinson - "Police Woman"; I don't what it was---wait, I know, her breast back then wearing those tight pullovers & blouses would turn me on, bi-curiously, but that faded eventually. LOL
MALE: Greg Morris - "Mission Impossible"; his swagger back then was a turn on, and for me to see a Black man as a covert operations comrade with Peter Graves, showed me strength that I could look up to(on T.V., that is, Dad was #1).
John Amos - "Good Times", & "Roots"; his strength turned me on in both the show and the T.V. Movie(and I actually saw him in a hotel lobby in Jersey where I worked---he didn't "tower" over the folks he was with). LOL
Fred Dryer - "Hunter"; his macho(or better yet, his machismo) stance as Sgt. Rick Hunter was a turn on at my young age, though erections may have came few in numbers---wasn't old enough!!! LOL
@babygee64 said:
The Artful Dodger from the movie Oliver
Laura Ingles Little house on The Prairie
Black Michael Jackson
Kim Fields (Facts of Life)
@miamiboy01 said:
Mario lopez from saved by the bell. It was the first time I had a crush on a guy and thought it was ok, because he was a sex symbol.
@ugoboy1999 said:
Vincent Edwards, played as Dr. Ben Casey.I even wrote him a letter.
@addicted_2_chingy said:
From my REAL early teens
Female- Monica, Aaliyah, Letoya from DC,
Male- DMX, Cam'ron (still do), Tyrese, Sisqo, Marques Houston but at the time only knew him as Roger from Sister Sister and Ginuwine
Female - MANY, MANY women on TV. Too many to limit to one. LOL
Male - Didn't get into fellas until around 27, and at the time I think it was the dude on BET Brett Walker (?). That brutha was phyne as hell to me! lol
Another culturally interesting thing about the show is the fact that he has a gay son (pictured below in a skirt)
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