The firing of Don Imus hasn’t curbed crude remarks by many talk radio hosts, the New York Times reported. The paper monitored nearly 250 hours of shock-talk radio broadcasts from a dozen shows. Its finding: "Gay men and lesbians, and women and Muslims, among others, were frequent targets of ridicule; coarse, sexually explicit banter, particularly descriptions of anal and oral sex, proliferated. . .; and meanness appeared to be a job prerequisite."
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Well, the Republican-approved onslaught of racist and hate speech goes on, unabated, led by one Mr. Rush Limbaugh. It’s been a winning strategy for Republicans since the revocation of the Fairness Doctrine. And now that the GOP is in the toilet, we should expect an upsurge in the paroxysms of hate speech.
“and meanness appeared to be a job prerequisite.”Posted by Phillip Brownlee
May 08, 2007 in Media | Permalink
Why the hell is that a surprise to anyone, or newsworthy? That’s why they are called “shockjocks”
Phillip Brownlee headed up the research that prefers the “Shock Jocks” on the Liberal satellite radio shows that talk about explicit sex, gay men and lesbians, sexually explicit banter with emphasis on anal and oral sex.
The shock jock of all shock jock, Howard Stern is allowed to spread his filth unabated and we hear from the left on this blog about Rush Limbaugh. CF2K I would ask you to take my word for it, but you had better research it yourself. Howard is no Repub and he is certainly no conservative in any sense of the word. He is the highest paid radio commentator on any talk radio show and it isn’t because he has a huge audience of right wingers. Wake up and smell the coffee.
ksgrm, to hear Mr. Stern, you must have a subscription to whichever satellite radio service for whom he labors.
I listen to two on my hour commute to work. They already debunked this story. The writer didn’t listen to squat, he had interns do it.
Y’all ever piece it together that printed news competes with radio for advertising dollars?
This guy is a total joke. What a joke that it would be a thread here. All the things going on in the world and WE piggybacks on a LAME story?????
Good point, Sol.
ksgrm, from your comments, are we to assume you’ve a subscription to SIRIUS? I’m sure that one might be able to download his show, if one desires to so do, but at a cost I would think. Again, no one is forced to listen to him (I surely don’t), but if there are folks willing to pay for the privilege, so be it.
I believe KSGRM’s comments were meant as a counterpoint to the continual complaining here about Rush. Nobody is forced to listen to him, either–I know I certainly don’t.
But, the point being, Stern is repulsive, certainly NOT a political conservative, and yet has a huge following as well as being the highest paid dj in the country. Who is listening to him if it is NOT the conservatives?
There are extremes on both sides of the political aisle…that doesn’t mean everyone who follows one line of political thought over another is a fan of the rabid extremists. Rush? What a clown. Stern? Another clown..just one on satellite and more vulgar.
I hardly consider Howard Stern a political shock jock. The main theme from his show is sex, sex and more sex.
So why put Howard Stern into the ranks of Don Imus and Rush Limbaugh?
But to be fair, Rush Limbaugh was the forefather of this shockjock wave of idiots on parade. I remember Rush Limbaugh made fun of Chelsea Clinton’s looks when he said she was the White House’s dog. And yet good Christian Republicans ate that up like it was candy and laughed at a defenseless, innocent young girl that had nothing to do with her parents’ politics. I’m sure God was proud of “his”? people that day!
And yet good Christian Republicans ate that up like it was candy and laughed at a defenseless, innocent young girl that had nothing to do with her parents’ politics. I’m sure God was proud of “his”? people that day!
Posted by: cat | May 08, 2007 at 01:20 PM
Why bring “good CHristian republicans” into this discussion about Shockjocks? Good to point out Limbaughs comment, bad to draw in those whom you do not know. Oh yeah, part of the mantra.
Good grief. Can’t people find the damn “OFF” button?
Who was driving the Rush Limbaugh bandwagon? Those good Christian Conservatives like Newt Gingrich, Todd Tiarht, and the rest of the Contract on America bunch? Wasn’t it the Evangelical Christians who were taking all the credit for their victory in winning the control of Congress?
So, yes I did bring in those good Christian Conservatives who find it funny to laugh at an innocent child about her looks. That says alot about their character.
No one is forced to listen to these people. For all those bitching about what the jocks say, they should be fined for being too stupid to change the station. For that matter, double fine them for being on that station in the first place.
cat-once again part of the mantra huh. If it’s Christian, if it’s conservative, if it’s republican, it must be evil.Fine, but with your predetermination, you lose any hearing from me.BTW, I am a CHristian, I am a consrvative, i am a Republican. I never laughed about making fun of Chelseas looks, nor would I. BUt then, according to you, I am evil, so I am lying. So why bothe, I am wasting my breath. My bad
I am a Christian but yet you judged me to be evil because I have an opposing view than yours.
I never called anyone evil. I was just questioning how anyone could listen to Rush Limbaugh laugh at an innocent girl and think the man was worthy of being paid millions.
So, before you go spouting that I am so full of hate, you might want to look into a mirror and see that you judged me just because I said some good Christian people listened and followed Rush Limbaugh, when in fact this was Rush’s political base – the Evangelical Christians.
Not every statement about Christians is an assault on your Christianity. There are many fine good Christians who think the Evangelical Christians are out of line. Fortunately, after the 2006 election, the majority of Americans think the same thing.
cat = confused
its easy if you dont like a particular program dont listen to it seems pretty simple
You CAN NOT regulate people in the media because they “aren’t being nice”. This is America -let the free market decide. If Michael Savage makes insensitive comments about turnip farmers, then maybe all the turnip farmers, and their friends, and their friends will be angry enough to not listen anymore-his ratings will take-he will lose his job. THAT is the risk that talk show hosts take, and they are PAID to be edgy and conversation-provioking – that’s how they get ratings!
We are so close to being governed by the thought police it’s not even funny.
Republican – typical fat cat living off the backs of everyone and everything else?
you can’t put Imus in the same category as Limbaugh. Imus is no conservative. If anything he is left of center. He made fun of both sides of the political spectrum. If you knew anything about him, you would know hw is no rush limbaugh. do your research before professing something you know nothing about.
Yeah cat, I’m a fat cat…
And how would you know anything about me exactly?
CF2K are you aware Mr. Limbaugh didn’t make up this song, it is based entirly on stories from the L.A. Times, which was the FIRST to use the term Magic Negro (recently).
If you get your fact straight, the song makes fun of the media and the racist Sharpton.
Hmm, Lets see, I am a Republican, and I am somewhat fat, however, I also own my own business, and work 65 to 70 hours a week to provide a better life for my family. If that is what you call “living on the backs of others” than you are twisted. Many out there who think differently than I do, think you are right. But you are not. I am a Republican, and I believe in personal responsibility. If you don’t like others living off the “work of your back” change your life. I went to college at 30, Graduate school at 35, and started my own business at 39. I went from $135,000 a year salary, to $40,00 a year because I wanted to change my destiny. If you spend less time throwing mud and listening to stupid programs, and posting all the time, maybe you too could hold your head up, and quit whinning about people “living off your back!”
And oh yea, if you don’t like my post, get bent! I could care less.
Oohrah.
New around here, eh?
Good.
Let’s keep it that way.
******
One of Rush’s big sponsors is GM.
I wonder how they like the “Magic Negro” song with its Amos and Andy version of Al Sharpton.
First it was ridiculing Michael J. Fox for his Parkinson’s disease. Now this.
I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing that there’s a lot of overlap between the remaining 28 percent that approve of Bush and steady listeners of Rush the Draft Dodger . . .
Anyone who thinks that Rush Limbaugh is a “shock jock” either is a delicate flower with a very sensitive definition of the term, or most likely doesn’t listen to his show, and just gets their impressions from lib websites.
The “Magic Negro” is borderline brilliant political satire on different levels. First, it is insulated from criticism because all of the contents come from a L.A. Times Opinion piece by a liberal, black, gay writer, who thought Obama wasn’t “black” enough. It pokes fun at the incredibly hypocritical Al Sharpton and dares the media to do anything about it. What galls the left and the media is that it is one of their own that allows him to do it.
Oh, and the video showing the racial sterotypes is someone else’s creation, I suppose to try to inflame people.
Oh, those evil Christians.
/rolleyes.
OK, I was going to ignore cat- but I will try and educate cat one more time before I do
Her quotes”never called anyone evil”
“And yet good Christian Republicans ate that up like it was candy and laughed at a defenseless, innocent young girl that had nothing to do with her parents’ politics. !”
I’d call that evil. Maybe not evil, just extremely inconsiderate
“I was just questioning how anyone could listen to Rush Limbaugh laugh at an innocent girl and think the man was worthy of being paid millions.”
i didn;t see a single question there.Here’s your statment again
“And yet good Christian Republicans ate that up like it was candy and laughed at a defenseless, innocent young girl that had nothing to do with her parents’ politics. I’m sure God was proud of “his”? people that day!”
Your next statement
“So, before you go spouting that I am so full of hate, you might want to look into a mirror and see that you judged me”
Where did I say you were full of hate? What I said was
“Good to point out Limbaughs comment, bad to draw in those whom you do not know. Oh yeah, part of the mantra.”
“If it’s Christian, if it’s conservative, if it’s republican, it must be evil.Fine, but with your predetermination, you lose any hearing from me.”
“just because I said some good Christian people listened and followed Rush Limbaugh,”
Ha. what you said was
“And yet good Christian Republicans ate that up like it was candy and laughed at a defenseless, innocent young girl that had nothing to do with her parents’ politics. I’m sure God was proud of “his”? people that day!”
Painted a pretty big brush. One that I am no longer willing to let slide.
So, before you use what I or anybody else said, perhaps you should examine what they said and get past your own prejudices.
Now cat == igonore
You CAN NOT regulate people in the media because they “aren’t being nice”. This is America -let the free market decide.
The last I heard, the airwaves that radio and television broadcast on are PUBLIC airwaves. The free market does’t always get to decide otherwise hardcore pornography or Janet Jackson’s breast would be not be a problem on the the three major broadcast networks.
Yeah, LittleJohn is right.
White conservative Christians never listen to Rush.
You can hear their denunciations from the Southern Baptist Conventions.
Hank and Nathan, two of our most vociferous fundamentalists, claim they refuse to listen to Rush.
And check this:
RENO, Nev. (AP) – Stumping for President Bush, the former head of the Christian Coalition told Nevada Republicans he can’t remember the last time he watched a television newscast on CBS, NBC or ABC.
Now a regional chairman for the Bush-Cheney campaign, Ralph Reed said he depends on the Internet, conservative talk show hosts and the Fox News network to get his information about the world.
And he urged Nevadans to do the same.
. . . .
Reed told the crowd of about 250 Republicans that he has not watched a newscast of a major network in years.
“I get in the car in the morning and listen to Rush Limbaugh. On the way home, I listen to Sean Hannity. At night I watch Fox News,” he said
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/nevada/2004/may/01/050110539.html
There ya go. That stereotype of Christian fundamentalists loving Limbaugh is just nothing, NOTHING! I tell you . . .
I’m never sure whether to just go along with “rush is only ignorant entertainment” or to be very afraid that in today’s world many would probably say the same about Hilter.
I think beating up on Littlejohn for being a conservative Christian is pretty lame. Unlike many of the so-called conservatives who post here, I’ve found him to be rational and thoughtful, and respectful when treated respectfully.
There are many people on both “sides” who are honest, caring, and compassionate.
There are also plenty of people who never miss a chance to take a partisan shot at those they disagree with, even if it means stooping to innuendo, character assassination, and ad hominems. Is any of that really necessary?
LOL! You guys are a complete partisan, uninformed idiotic hacks.
*shakes head*
Yeah, LittleJohn is right.
White conservative Christians never listen to Rush.
Posted by: CapnAmerica | May 08, 2007 at 04:58 PM
Never once said they didn;t.
Once again, please read the above posts.
Tom-Thanks.
Oh, stick it, littlejohn.
Millions of fundy Christians listen to Rush and love every insult he dishes out to liberals, Muslims, homosexuals, and “colored.”
You know it, I know it, everybody knows it.
Your hair-splitting is really tiresome.
outlander too gave himself that nic because he’s an “outlander” on Earth waiting for his heavenly home.
He loves Rush.
not-withstanding all the “public airwaves” versus pay radio i just find it a little sad that as a whole…we don’t demand more of our media and erectorate. (sp retained;-) an uninformed electorate cannot be a good thing for any of us.
CapnAMerica,
Thanks for sharing your true colors. You have no use for anybody that is not just like your self, at least as far as your web persona goes. What you are truly like I have no idea.
I never even said I don;t listen to Rush. I don;t, but my building doesn;t get am radio. I might otherwise, though I prefer music over talk, especially at work
Lots of people listen to Rush. Lots enjoy the insults. Lots listen or watch “liberal” showsand love the insults aimed at conservatives. BFD.
I simply will no longer stand by and let assholes paint “white Christian Conservatives” with such a broad brush. Period.
You sir, are tiresome enough to be boring.
Does Martin Scorsese have to pull his movie, “The Departed” off the racks?
See, I was wondering because the characters in that movie, though eloquent, are nearly always profane and sometimes bigoted. The character played by Jack Nicholson is a piece of work. The man is downright nasty at times.
Get it straight: you can’t censor other people’s speech. If you don’t want to listen to Rush Limbaugh, then don’t flip to the channel. If you don’t want to see Nicholson’s character talk with his mouth full of chow, then don’t go to Scorsese’s picture.
If you really wanted to put the time in and consult with all the groups about everything, you could probably compile a lengthy list of radio shows, TV shows, books, movies and magazines that people find offensive in this country. Here’s the catch: some of the items that other people want to ban are inevitably going to be your favorites. (Hint: don’t ban “The Departed.” I loved it.)
Let other people have their stuff so you can have your stuff.
And now I’m having my Ben & Jerry’s.
Capn, I’m pretty sure that you and I are more closely aligned politically, but I think littlejohn could do with a bit less “white male conservative” bashing. I’ve buried a couple of white male “reluctant liberals” this last year that taught me to be less confrontational as best we can.
My god! You all wear your political affiliation like it is a badge of honor.How soon before this country is renamed THE DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA?
I have a question LJ, if it doesn’t apply to you, why is it bothering you so much?
I find nothing wrong with what Cat said. It is a generalization, true. Obviously not ALL the people in a group they are part of are going to fit into any mould.
But by in large for the most part, the people listening to Rush are the exact people she described.
Would it be incorrect to say that liberals want gays to have equal rights? I don’t think so, but it probably would not be true of ALL liberals.
The evangelical fundamentalist Christians are some of the most hateful people. And I don’t care if that doesn’t apply to you.
Howard Stern is a good example. Yes, libs probably listen to him more than neocons. Personally I can’t stand him.
Political Mom-
I understand your point. But I have sat by long enough while a group to which I belong is attacked and called hateful things in general. And I don;t know what an Evangelical Fundamental Christian is, at least defined by you, but I know plenty of Evangelical christians. They are not hateful, and support more good works than any atheist organization I have ever met.
You find nothing wrong with Cats remarks fine. I shall remind you of that if someone calls liberals or Democrats traitors, surrender monkees, etc. Homolovers or whatever. If it doesn;t apply to you, then don;t worry about it.I have never used those terms in that sense, to my recollection. Never is long time, but I think we can have discourse without personal attacks. Obviously, you and Cat disagree.
Political Mom-
Oh by the way, if you choose to attack individuals such as Falwell or Robertson, you’ll have no problem with me.
What about Fred Phelps and co. They are big Democrats and Democrat supporters.
Then LJ, HELP us to change the organizations you say you’re a part of. You have the power to stand up to these people, like Terry Fox, and Falwell, and Robertson.
Do not stand idly by, and for god’s sake, don’t defend them.
Joe that is so old and tired. NOBODY claims Phelps.
Or your fearless leader, Harry Reid. A devote Moron who supports racial segregation, thinks homosexuality is immoral, anti-abortionist and lets not dive into his criminal past, but lets just say he wears special spiritual underwear and thinks everybody else is beneath him.
That is who the democrats choose to lead them. What a shame. He’s the worst person in the Senate. Anybody else but him.
But, like most Dems, they are blind to their own bad characters. The Party of God does no wrong!
Well trust me Political-Mom. If Phelps was a Republican, every Dem and leftist would be pounding that point till it was a permanent fixture in the Dem’s talking points.
Joe, Rush Limbaugh has already sewn up the radio slot, but he may be looking for a pinch hitter once in a while.
You could get the job.
He prefers switch hitters.
What is funny is that mom and others throw out Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell as national leaders of Evangelicals, I suppose because they are on TV.
Sorry Mom, a little TV exposure does not a leader make. They are not church leaders. They have no power except in their own little worlds.
And most of what they say and do is great. They have their lapses, where they will say something stupid, but so do you and so do I.
You will need to find some real Christian leaders to focus your obvious prejudice on. Maybe you can catch them at a weak moment and then you can tar all Christians with their weakness.
They ARE leaders by any definition of the word outlander. Pat Robertson leads one of the LARGEST evangelical organizations. Falwell was or is one of the main players in the Southern Baptist Convention. THE largest Evangelical group in the nation.
Do they have power? They get to talk directly to the President, they have directly impacted votes, and their colleges are pumping out those who determine policy.
Tell me, since when have the Dems been saying they’re the party of God? Is that a new term coined by the Right to apply to Dems, as it has now pretty much demolished them?
Okay, I give. I had my Ben & Jerry’s and changed my mind. From now on, let’s allow the staffers at The New York Times to make determinations for everyone else about what may be deemed offensive in this society and what may not. Some of the rest of us may have gone to college, majored in journalism or English, or perhaps a few of us went to law school or became engineers, but let’s just go ahead and concede that the staffers at The Times have it all figured out and may be relied upon to flesh out what’s worthwhile discourse in this country and what isn’t. I don’t mind. The Times staffers don’t have agendas or anything. By all means, let’s just go with the flavor of the month, the bias of the month, the special interest group of the month, and just completely censor, ban, and denounce whatever it is that these temporary moods and attitudes call for. Later on, if The Times staffers decide that they disapprove of some other type of speech, then all they have to do is just send word down to everyone else, via fax, and we’ll immediately have it removed from the radio dial. I am personally one hundred percent confident, on reflection, that the article Brownlee linked does not contain subjective reporting in any way, shape, or form. The journalists at The Times, by the sheer virtue of who they are, command my utmost obedience. I genuflect at the feet of whatever they write. Amen.
What is wrong with having the title: Party of God?
You should embrace it. It’s a compliment. Don’t you think?
The Party of God came from the leftist demnuts on this blog who called Republicans the Party of Satan.
So since in their mind the Democrats are the antithesis of Republicans, their remarks of calling Republicans the Party of Satan would mean that the Democrats are the Party of God. Would that be right?
Now you and Steven David find the remark; Party of God offensive somehow. Strange!
Look! I just play the same damn game the demnuts do. It’s just exposing how absurd it is, but I also an interested in the reaction they have. Using Demnuts is an example.
Since Leftist and Conservatives are so polarize and at each others throats. Let’s just leave it that leftist and conservatives are two groups that differ on public policy. But we must recognizes that the Far Right and the Far Left are extremely dangerous factions of political thought.
Republicans and Conservatives shouldn’t embrace far rightist or religious doctrine. Democrats and Liberals shouldn’t embrace far leftist or religious doctrine.
I think what pisses each other off is that both Republicans and Democrats don’t do that. They literally embrace these radicals because they make for a huge and loud contribution base for which to campaign with.
The bad thing is that they fail to recognize these radicals as they are, because they are too busy pitting each other under their flag, so these radicals become their base for attack. So they cheer them on.
Howard Stern is where he belongs right along with Greaseman and Opie&Anthony. Same with the potty mouthed Regular Guys. They are on satellite. I am fairly liberal but the public airwaves are not the place to air filth and disgusting programming just so Clear Channel and CBS can make a dollar. The FCC has increased the fines and seems to be letting the radio and TV stations know that the public is fed up with it. Now as for the right wing lunatics that have taken over the AM band, there is a simple cure for that too. It is called The Fairness Doctrine and it served this country well for decades until the Republicans got rid of it. The Democrats, if we win in 2008, should bring it back and make it the law again.
The Republicans ARE the party of Satan. Everytime a Republican wins, Satan smiles.
The airwaves on the AM, FM and TV bands in this country are PUBLIC property. We OWN them- NOT ABC, NOT NBC and NOT KAKE TV 10. They are licensed by US via our government to USE the airwaves to SERVE the public and the community they are licensed to. If they are putting garbage out on the air, they are NOT serving the community. Look at it like a city park. If I go to Riverside Park and dump toxic waste there, would you say “well go use another part of Riverside Park if you don’t like Kev’s toxic waste”?? Of course not!
“No one is forced to listen to these people. For all those bitching about what the jocks say, they should be fined for being too stupid to change the station. For that matter, double fine them for being on that station in the first place. “
I have been a subscriber to Sirius for 2 years now and you know how much time I have spent listening to Howard Stern?? ZERO! The man does not interest me in the least. But he can say what he wants on satellite and I have no problem with him being there.
Don’t forget about John Hagee and the jerk offs at Bob Jones University either. These people are dangerous. Every bit as bad as the Taliban and God help us all if they ever get total power. I will say this however for Jerry Falwell- he seems to have moderated a bit. Older age can do that. And, while I don’t agree with him on anything, he at least puts his money where his views are. He runs very sucessful programs for pregnant mothers and an adoption agency for their babies (if they wish to have them adopted) and other unwanted children. While other TV preachers bitch about abortion and buy private jets and mansions, at least Falwell is trying to do something and he deserves kudos for that even if he is a right wing nutcase.
Yeah but Kev, the sad thing about these programs, they usually come with an agenda. I would LOVE to see an organization that really does want to help orphaned children or women who want to keep their babies. As long as they keep the bible thumping out of it. But that isn’t what happens.
Joe, pointing out the hypocricy of the Republicans who have claimed to be the party of God doesn’t mean that dems are now the new party of God. I’d like to think of us as the party that respects religious freedom.
Considering that I have never once listened to any of the aforementioned shock jocks, and get what little I know about them second-hand, I would guess that the problem rests pretty much with the audience. If a few more of them would just say no and reach for the dial, we’d have no problem with any of them. I suppose though, it’s related to the same fascination we have for snakes……
“I would LOVE to see an organization that really does want to help orphaned children or women who want to keep their babies. As long as they keep the bible thumping out of it.” – Mom
Mom: I am a little sad for you because you don’t get it. The reason those programs exist is the love of God. And those who experience the love of God want to share it. In fact we are commanded by Christ to do so.
Sorry if it makes you uncomfortable. You say you want the dems to be “the party that respects religious freedom”.
As long as those religious folks shut up about it?
Who gets the job of defining what qualifies as garbage on the airwaves? And how do you get to be the anointed one who waves the magic wand of good taste? Will subsequent speakers have to filter their humble offerings through the control board up in the sky?
As I envision it, a real live potential exists for the various participants in this enterprise to disagree about what constitutes good taste right from the giddyup. I mean, how about we just go ahead and appoint Senator Brownback to head up opening ceremonies for the newly devised committee of good taste? But wait! Some might assert that Brownback can’t be called upon to be sufficiently objective about art. Okay. Fine. Then I hereby recommend Joe Lieberman for the post. But wait! I can’t really recommend Lieberman because, when it gets right down to it, I don’t really want Lieberman deciding stuff like that for me. All things being equal, good ole Joe’s a bit too prudish for my taste. Fair enough. We can build a properly objective, all-knowing determiner of good taste if we really and truly put our hearts into it. Right? Then here’s the next contestant: Phil Kline. But wait! Woody Allen. But wait! Gordon Liddy. But wait!
I say change the channel. And if you disagree with right-wing radio, fair enough, but make your case. Win the argument.
Outlander – who is trying to shut religious folks up? When Evangelical Christians stop yelling in my face that they, and only they, have the one true God – then I have the right to my religious freedom.
What most Republicans fail to remember is – your rights stop at my personal space. I have just as much right to my religious views as you do to yours.
If I choose to not listen to any Christian ranting and raving in my face, then it is my right to stop the person in their tracks. Plain and simple. Besides, I don’t recall ever hearing where Jesus had to scream, rant and rave when he ministered to the people. Jesus used love and kindess.
Cat: Well bless your little pea pickin’ heart. Oh course you have your right to your religious views. I didn’t realize that those nasty religious folks were accosting you on the street and making you listen to their preachin’.
What? Oh, they weren’t? Well why are you complaining then? Nothin’ better to do. I understand. Good night.
Outlander, those people who want help are often shut out from those organizations to begin with, because they don’t WANT to have to listen to their view of God just in order to get help. It SHOULD NOT WORK THAT WAY. Just as you don’t give a gift so that you’ll get one back. You do it just because it’s the right thing to do.
I don’t know if I ever told you about the Catholic Shelter in Salina. I applied for a job there once. I was completely qualified for it, and I wanted to help the homeless. This is a place that does not accept fed. funds so they can and do have the right to run it the way they want. They would not hire me because I told them flat out I wasn’t a Christian. It is mandatory that anyone who stays in their facility must attend their services.
What do you suppose is the real reason they’re doing that? I know they believe fully that they’re doing the right thing. But they sure weren’t interested in bringing on board someone who wanted to help homeless folks.
“So since in their mind the Democrats are the antithesis of Republicans, their remarks of calling Republicans the Party of Satan would mean that the Democrats are the Party of God. Would that be right?
“Now you and Steven David find the remark; Party of God offensive somehow. Strange!”
Joe! Thanks for sharing the inter-workings of your twisted mind. Back to reality, folks…
Yeah Steven. Party of Satan is all ok.
*roll eyes*
You’re losing it!
Joe they are tolerant of any opinion that agrees with them but whoa to the person who has different views. I have never met so many ‘in your face liberals’ that regularly contribute to this blog.
Live and let live. Choose who you listen to but don’t mess with the rest. Just tune it out.
Look to a future where the government controls who can speak on the airwaves. It’s scary isn’t it?