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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Jeez, yes ... that's a real trip down the rabbit hole.

Best parts are where they discuss whether a "contribution" is real or a piece of devious satire -- the fact that they have to discuss it at all should tell them something is seriously amiss, but it sails right over their heads. There's some sort of a meta-Poe's Law at work with these idjits.

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bobbert's avatar

BTW, is that series any good? I've avoided it for years, because Frank's stuff other than Dune is so uneven.

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SullivanSt's avatar

Apparently not only was the first episode the most watched show in GSN history, they're also claiming it was the most watched show on cable (at least in its timeslot, but its timeslot was primetime). Fortunately, we are talking cable, so it's less than 1% of the population, but <em>still</em>...

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PsycWench's avatar

And why are we supposed to do his will unquestioningly? Seems like a big control freak to me.

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Bezoar's avatar

I'm probably wrong, but I just assumed the NY cops shot the bystanders because they figured they were somehow the bad guys? If That's not the case, they the old Al Capp comic strip showing Fearless Fosdick shooting all the innocent bystanders has come true.

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Bezoar's avatar

No, I think you're on to something.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

Damn ... that Amos 'n Andy routine promised to be YOOOOGELY tasteless.

Someone in command at the GOP has figured out just how badly the party is fucking up, with all the assholery on display. This is an unfortunate development.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

" every waking moment that they weren't actually at church services talking about church, God, Jesus, and the Bible. "

Avoiding reality is the only way they can avoid cognitive dissonance.

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Vienna Woods's avatar

Heck, I've got a helluva lot of books that feature Christians prominently. There's the Trollope Barchester series, all about Anglican Church politics. The novels of Robertson Davies always have strong undercurrents of Christian religion, not always portrayed as a good thing, but definitely important. Even in Anne of Green Gables, Presbyterianism plays a huge role. And yes, these are all good books.

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

Bob Jones is starting to make Afghanistan's educational system look good.

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Monsieur_Grumpe's avatar

Awwwwwwwwww how blasphemous.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

I think the NYPD gets that poster -- every single person (other than the gunman) who was shot in front of the Empire State Building was shot by the cops.

And the NRA thinks this would go down well with <i>untrained</i> gun-toting citizens?

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

I have all the time in the world ... and then some.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

I'm guessing Philip Pullman didn't make the cut.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

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Read it & weep. Or puke ... depends on your level of tolerance. It's horrifying to see how much effort and resources are being poured into making people stupid.

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𝔅𝔢𝔢𝔩𝔷𝔢𝔟𝔲𝔟𝔟𝔞's avatar

You may have just hit on the explanation for the "meth belt" across the middle of dumbfuckistan.

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