TheDonVille
Thirty years of meat puppetry backed with venomous and vile (not to mention racist) propaganda does not an informed citizenry make.
Especially in media markets where no reasonable, reality-based alternative is available.
What's it all about this time Alfie?
Well...
It turns out that a certain far, far right-sided American radio screamer by the name of Limbaugh heard from a long time listener, but first time caller yesterday (warning: link is not sanity proof):
RUSH: So I have this note on the call screener computer: “On the hotline…” We don’t have a hotline. “On the hotline, you’re receiving a phone call in recognition of your anniversary broadcast. You’ll want to take this immediately.” Okay. So we’re going to the phones and we have a special guest. Who is it?
THE PRESIDENT: So, Rush, I just wanted to congratulate you on 30 years.
RUSH: (laughing)
THE PRESIDENT: This is your favorite president, and I think you are fantastic.
RUSH: (laughing)
THE PRESIDENT: I heard about it, and today’s the big day, 30 years. I wanted to call personally and congratulate you.
RUSH: I am floored. I… (laughing) I thought there was nothing anybody could do to surprise me today. I’ve been preparing for anything. Mr. President —
THE PRESIDENT: You’re a very special man, Rush, and you have people that love you. I’m one of them. But you’re a very, very special guy. What you do for this country, people have no idea how important your voice is. So I just wanted to personally make this one and I said, “I’ll even dial the number myself if I have to.”
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Now.
Just to be clear...
This is most definitely not a time for Canadian smugness when it comes to media manipulative matters such as these:
OK?
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Tip O' the Toque to one of Left Bloggostan's finest chroniclers of the depths to which the right side has sunk in America, Driftglass.
Need a reasonable fact-backed alternative to Doug Ford TeeVee?....Canadaland's offering, with Allison Smith and Johnathan Goldsbie, is a pretty good one.
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@Rossk
ReplyDeleteYour link to http://driftglass./ doesn't ... work something to do with a missing 'com'
This link works http://driftglass.com/
Thanks NVG--
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