Which Right-Wing Windbag Is Most In Need of Psychiatric Hospitalization?

[Member2019]

I honestly don't turn on any political analysts ...

The only time I see Dobbs or O'Reilly or others is when I'm sitting at breakfast at my hotel, at the airport waiting on my flight or a connector, etc... and they have CNN, Fox News, etc... on. I don't even watch these guys that much, but I'll catch half or a whole segment here and there as I'm eating, waiting, etc... and it shocks me how many people love to label them as left or right without actually watching their viewpoints all the way through. They aren't exactly "moderates" (and I refuse to call myself one either, and fully admit I'm a Libertarian-Capitalist), but they have their views and they stick to them.

Frankly I wish they'd just turn on CNBC or some financial news channel instead, because I far more want to know what political BS is going to affect my pocketbook. That is at least something I can try to avoid, even if I cannot change the cause and their desire to raid it.

As I always say, I invite anyone to drive my 13 year old car, live in my 22 year old, tiny, fixer (although it's now fixed, but before that) of a house, etc... -- and then pay the taxes I do. I don't think I've paid more than $500 for any item in my house at any time (yeah, even my TVs were cheap, often not new), and even my car was $10k some 13 years ago. I'm tired of being responsible, yet paying for other people's mistakes -- which is often 3x the living I have. My wife and I live very good on $30K/year, and save over $40K/year on a good year, and we're just trying to not be a burden on society by becoming multi-millionaires.

Because you have to be a multi-millionaire to retire today. Most financial analysts put retirement at $1.8-3.4M worth for most middle class who already don't live on much, like my wife and I.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

You're joking right? :helpme:

No. He is a provocative and interesting character. He also has good segments, which you don't necesarilly find on other MSM channels. I disagree with him a lot more than I used to. The problem with him is he pretty much tows the neo-con lines, and I have quite a few beefs with neo-cons like dubya and his ilk. I'm independent; I voted for Chuck Baldwin for a variety of reasons (no, not because he was a former pastor, lol), mostly because I refuse to - in the near future at least - ever vote for either mainstream liberals or conservatives because they have both, collectively, destroyed the country.

 

[DukeLaCrosse]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tJjNVVwRCY&feature=related

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I had no idea that O'Reilly was so vile. Shame, I thought he was genuine in his beliefs.

that video is hilarious. "fucking thing sucks!" wow that guy has anger problems

 

[Galactic]

Glenn Beck.......and for the record, facing certain flaming for what I am about to put out before all of you as not only my opinion, but after many viewings something I believe to be fact.......and that is this......O'Reilly actually is not a far right conservative. He's not. Loud, arrogant, and cocky......he is all of these. But I have seen him attack both sides with the same ferocity.

 

[Facial_King]

O'Reilly actually is not a far right conservative. He's not. Loud, arrogant, and cocky......he is all of these. But I have seen him attack both sides with the same ferocity.

Could you elaborate on that, as in can you cite some examples or give some links to anything where he has attacked someone on the far-right with the same ferocity he's gone after anyone left of center? I think it's about percentages. If someone has far-right views on 96 out of 100 issues, and 4 that are somewhat liberal, it still seems fair to say that he's a man of the far-right. Same with the opposite scenario.

...and you can't say I just flamed you.

:hatsoff:

 

[Facial_King]

http://punditkitchen.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/political-pictures-rush-limbaugh-myth.jpg

 

[Member2019]

Thank you ...

O'Reilly actually is not a far right conservative. He's not. Loud, arrogant, and cocky......he is all of these. But I have seen him attack both sides with the same ferocity.

I swear people just want to put analysts on the "other side" and assume what they "must think," and that doesn't apply to O'Reilly, Dobbs and others.

He's loud, arrogant, in-your-face, I'm not going away until you answer my question that pins you in a corner and it should probably be phrased different and more compatible with your answer, but I'm not. He really gets on my nerves and that's why I don't watch him. He's more conservative than liberal, but he really hates a number of things about the Republican party, the religious right (the ones that push stupid agendas, not the ones that are actual spiritual and help people instead of preaching to them).

Michael Moore used to do this very well too, to great effect. He used to catch people off-guard, at their worst, etc... He got to me a bit when he really started taking some things out of context, but at least he did it to everyone. Once he started only doing it to one side, well, he discredited himself with most everyone in the media rather quickly, and people have to laugh at what people now believe. Kinda sad because he was quite original, but most people only know him as a slant artist -- or just as bad, as a typical documenter (when he's not, you have to understand his work and approach) -- when he was far more original and unique than that.

The last thing you want to do is use any of these people as "sources of information." They are analysts with their agendas, and they never give you even half the details. It's not their job to. They are there for 100% entertainment value. Yes, entertainment value. That's how it works in the US, ratings which drives advertising dollars. If you actually want unbiased news, you won't get dollars, hence why it doesn't go very far in the US.

It's like calling Andy Kauffman a comedian. He's not. He's something entirely different. People try to put him in various comic roles and it doesn't fit. People shouldn't either love or hate him. Everyone should see who he is and why and enjoy that.

 

[meesterperfect]

I know 99% of you won't watch.
many of you are just content to think "Conservatism bad, Republican bad"
Rush Limbaugh is honest and straight forward.
He tells it as he sees it, he sees the problem and addresses it.
Many don't like that, many because they are the exact people he speaks about so they label him and hate him.
Others just follow the herd.
Here he addresses the consequences of this huge spending Obama is planning.
The consequences of huge GOV "taking care" of certain people with other peoples hard work.
The manipulation of people to feel that someone who has acheived is now the enemy,
Its all about power.
Obama is living the lifestyle of those he condemns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MyDsRWwQvc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVFtyonw5FE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Gi633mnHo&feature=related

 

[Jason z]

I know 99% of you won't watch.
many of you are just content to think "Conservatism bad, Republican bad"
Rush Limbaugh is honest and straight forward.
He tells it as he sees it, he sees the problem and addresses it.
Many don't like that, many because they are the exact people he speaks about so they label him and hate him.
Others just follow the herd.
Here he addresses the consequences of this huge spending Obama is planning.
The consequences of huge GOV "taking care" of certain people with other peoples hard work.
The manipulation of people to feel that someone who has acheived is now the enemy,
Its all about power.
Obama is living the lifestyle of those he condemns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MyDsRWwQvc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVFtyonw5FE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Gi633mnHo&feature=related

What? I think we have a rush cock sucker in the house. Rush is nothing but a hypocrite. Yea there is a guy that say's it like he see's it and his name is Howard Stern. I wonder why he hasn't been inducted into the radio hall of fame?

 

[feller469]

I think the main job of the commentators is to keep us occupied with trivial points and issues while the corruption, taking of our civil rights and general destruction of the government we think we have is replaced by one of the corporations, by the corporations and for the corporations. Mind you, our day to day lives probably won't change much, but who we send the checks to will.

 

[meesterperfect]

I'm a cock sucker Jason?
So I'm a cock sucker because I agree with what he says and I think his predictions are true.

Wow, thats really cool, calling someone a cocksucker over the internet.

Tell me one thing he said that makes him a hypocrite.

 

[feller469]

Let's leave the cocksucking to the professionals (and qualified amateurs). name calling accomplishes nothing and detracts from the debate. It is more of the smoke screen that keep sus from being focused on what the main objective is.

 

[bodie54]

Wow, thats really cool, calling someone a cocksucker over the internet.

I think he meant it in the same sense as an ass kisser, but whatever the case it wasn't cool

Tell me one thing he said that makes him a hypocrite.

Well I've only watched part one so far (I can only stomach so much of him at one sitting) but this seems to fill the bill: While taking a swipe at Obama and what he considers the "psychosis" of liberalism, he talks about how it's not a politician's role to remake this nation to accomodate their psychology; yet in many ways that's exactly what his beloved neocons did.

 

[hedonis]

Which Right-Wing Windbag Is Most In Need of Psychiatric Hospitalization?

None- having a viewpoint differing from yours does not make them crazy. :2 cents:

 

[Facial_King]

None- having a viewpoint differing from yours does not make them crazy. :2 cents:

That's very true. I trust it was obvious from the get-go that my little poll was not designed as a serious survey - more of a tongue-in-cheek thing. I don't know if any of these guys are mentally ill - probably not (although at times I have my doubts about Beck and somewhat too about O'Reilly), but I find their far-reaching influence to be kind of disturbing.

That said, to the extent that any of these talkers have mental problems I would not say it is because they have viewpoints that differ from mine. Further, some people receive or even require psychiatric hospitalization without being "crazy" (as in, clinically insane). I'm sure there are people along the full length and width of the political spectrum and sphere who need psych. hospitalization. The poll is tongue-in-cheek.

For those curious, I have listened to days-worth, cumulatively, of Limbaugh over the years (probably weeks' worth...ugh), and read his first book, and watched/listened to plenty of Beck and O'Reilly, too. Savage, I have mostly read transcripts of his show, but it was enough.

 

[morison1954]

To rank order this filth is to miss the point. They are parasites who make their fortune by making the world worse in a daily narcissistic entitled psychopathic way. While they succeed the USA will not have a decent opposition. The GOP must repudiate these clowns as the first step at political rehab.

 

[Facial_King]

To rank order this filth is to miss the point. They are parasites who make their fortune by making the world worse in a daily narcissistic entitled psychopathic way. While they succeed the USA will not have a decent opposition. The GOP must repudiate these clowns as the first step at political rehab.

Good points (in your last couple of sentences). Unfortunately, the GOP appears to be prostrating itself completely before at least one of them (Limbaugh), as three GOPers thus far have made it clear that he's The Boss. I already started another thread with this very link, but since you mentioned it, I'll post it here:

http://crooksandliars.com/john-amato/rush-limbaugh-attacks-michael-steele-an

As for missing the point by rank-ordering these clowns, well, as I said above, it was just sort of a fun idea for a poll - nothing so serious...

Hedonis - getting back to the mental stability of these pundits, there ARE moments when I really do wonder if they're a few fries short of a Happy Meal, so to speak. Here's a good case in point with Glenn Beck, where he's pushing his "sincerity" but comes off as more than a little unbalanced.

http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/eyes-glenn-beck-are-upon-you

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

To rank order this filth is to miss the point. They are parasites who make their fortune by making the world worse in a daily narcissistic entitled psychopathic way. While they succeed the USA will not have a decent opposition. The GOP must repudiate these clowns as the first step at political rehab.

Why don't liberals just get people who aren't fucking annoying losers who nobody cares about, like Jenine Garafalo and Al Frankin? There's a reason people don't listen to Air America. Figure it out.

 

[Jason z]

^^ ??? I love Ed Shultz from Air American radio but I listen to him from sirius. Terrestrial radio just sucks and is boring period! Fuck commercials! Join the revolution! http://www.hometheaterreview.com/images_news/Howard_Stern_Sirius.jpg

 

[DukeLaCrosse]

I know 99% of you won't watch.
many of you are just content to think "Conservatism bad, Republican bad"
Rush Limbaugh is honest and straight forward.
He tells it as he sees it, he sees the problem and addresses it.
Many don't like that, many because they are the exact people he speaks about so they label him and hate him.
Others just follow the herd.
Here he addresses the consequences of this huge spending Obama is planning.
The consequences of huge GOV "taking care" of certain people with other peoples hard work.
The manipulation of people to feel that someone who has acheived is now the enemy,
Its all about power.
Obama is living the lifestyle of those he condemns.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MyDsRWwQvc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVFtyonw5FE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Gi633mnHo&feature=related

rush sucks!