Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
Answer the question, jerk!*
Well, I guess we shouldn’t be surpised at the manufactured outrage of the brownshirts in charge. Their arguments, when they bother to make them at all, consist of two main fronts:
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The terrorists are too stupid to realize that the federal government is rifling through their financial records without help from the New York Times.
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The "Bush-hating" New York Times is committing treason by revealing this information. (A corollary to this is that the NYT is the only paper so blinded by Bush Derangement Syndrome as to do this. Sadly, No!)
Just out of curiosity, if leaking classified national security information for political purposes is treason, why isn’t Karl "bugged his own office and blamed it on the Democrats" Rove "dancing the Tyburn jig?"
In related news, Bernie Ward of KGO in San Francisco ripped the increasingly-unhinged wingnut talk show host Chris Baker a new one. Crooks and Liars has the video, as usual. The best assessment of the exchange, however, came from jsw at Calitics, who writes:
Baker: Time of War! New York Times Treasonous! Bush Haters!
Ward: Should the government control what a newspaper prints?
Baker: Time of War! New York Times Treasonous! Bush Haters!
Ward: Answer the question. Should the government control what a newspaper prints?
[Repeat until Baker loses his mind, calls Ward names, and storms off because his Rove-approved talking points aren’t working.]
Unfortunately, this hasn’t stopped Michelle Malkin from beating the Rovian talking point into the ground, inciting flag-molesting hatriots to a photoshopping orgy.
In light of this, I present to you the following images from The Propaganda Remix Project:
The GOP Definition of Patriotism:
The GOP’s Terrorism Blind Spot:
The GOP’s View of Anti-War Protests (and any dissent, really):
The GOP Plan for Dealing with Dissent:
Hey, look! It’s an NSA wiretapper!
How the GOP sees the press:
The best possible form the Pledge of Allegience can take:
Standard-issue GOP Bumper Sticker:
Now I put the question to you, Mrs. Malkin. Should the government control what a newspaper prints?
* With apologies to John McEnroe.
