MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy

I told you these people are ignorant

• Posted by Beth on February 17th, 2006 filed in General, Journalism, Politics, Stupid    

Why doesn’t this surprise me? Andrew Sullivan is, as far as I’m concerned, as “mainstream media” as one can be and still have a weblog. Typical elitist bullshi’ite. And why do these elitists fancy themselves as so sophisticated and intellectual when they don’t know jackshi’ite about things which MOST Americans know at least something?

Well, I just watched the veep. He has a calming demeanor and an under-rated TV presence. But two things he dodged. The first was the question of whether he had been following the usual hunting protocols. I have no clue what those are and defer to others. But his formula of taking full responsibility, and giving the bottom line as “I shot the gun,” doesn’t answer the question of whether he was negligent in the way he was hunting. I’m sure he didn’t mean to hurt his old friend; and I’m sure his friend won’t hold it against him. But it does make a difference if this was an accident that could happen under perfect hunting protocols or not. Thirty yards seems pretty close to me. Whittington was wearing the right gear. Well, you can see what I’m getting at; and hunters will no doubt come up with an answer. Violating basic hunting procedures makes this a little more embarrassing than a pure accident. I’m not saying Cheney did. I’m just saying he dodged that question. Why?

Oh, I dunno, Andy. He probably broke Article 73, Section 2 of U.S. B.S. Hunting Code and was covering up–at least that’s the way it sounds to me. He didn’t want the Federal Hunting Commissioner to charge him with “violating basic hunting protocol.” Would you? Can you blame him? Better crack down on “basic hunting procedure violations!” Really, you hunters should take the regulations out in the field with you. Or at least Cheney should have because he’s so incompetent! (Yeah, I’ve seen that nonsense from the moonbat side, too. No link provided or even necessary. F–k ‘em.) OK, I’ll give Sully credit for his admission of ignorance, which is more than I can say for any of the rest of the elites. But really, when you know you’re clueless, speculation is not appropriate. It makes you look like a moron.

I told you these people are way too far detached from Flyover Country™ to have a clue. Really, what kind of hunting do you do in New York City and Washington DC? Or Los Angeles/San Francisco? Hunting for parking places and designer sample sales! Hunting for good see-and-be-seen seating at The Prime Rib!

And how about the new Media Whore Phrase of the Week™: “Cheney shot a man in the face!” I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard it WAY too many times. They have nothing of substance to talk about, so hey, let’s “sex it up!” Frankly, it makes me laugh ’cause it sounds so badass, but it’s irritating as hell how they manipulate words to make it sound like he’s some kind of crazed killer. If you don’t think that’s intentional, trying to mold opinion by choosing such words, then you probably need to get “peppered pretty well”* with reality.

More Sullivan histrionics:

As for the press strategy: completely unconvincing. He waited, he argued, for accuracy’s sake. First reports are always wrong, he claimed. So what? He knew that he’d shot someone accidentally; that person was seriously wounded and taken to hospital; and that’s all he needed to report to the national media. As soon as the family had been informed, the press should have been called. It’s a no-brainer. It’s the press’s job to get the details and determine what happened in greater detail. The White House clearly thought that was the right approach, as Cheney said. But Cheney, apparently, trumps the White House on a big story like this when it involves him. So the mystery is not solved, and may never be. Look: this is not a big deal, although it’s fascinating in a way. It’s just a small deal of dodging, arrogance, and weirdness. Like a lot of stuff related to Cheney. Just ask Scooter.

Yeah, because Weird Cheney is really the President; Junior just does whatever Mr. Cheney tells him. (So wait a minute then…does that change “Bush lied” to “Cheney lied?” Does that mean Bush isn’t the evil warmongering imperialist, or “King George?” It’s really evil King Dick?) Pretty funny how these hysterical asshats get to change Who’s In Charge depending on the particular story and their own particular point of view. Now Cheney calls all the shots, because he’s covering up his violations of basic hunting “procedures.” Heh.

This whole thing is yet another clear case of media whores talking straight out of their anuses, just like that bullshi’ite at the Sago Mine disaster. It’s all about them. At Sago Mine, the “big story” ended up being how they, the poor dear media, were MISLED!!! LIED to!!! They told US twelve people lived!!! (And that guy who lived, he was supposed to be dead!!!) All about them. And here, you have a goddamned hunting accident, and again, it’s all about them. Nobody told us! They told some podunk small-town newspaper first! COVERUP!!! He must have been drunk! Or Violating Basic Hunting Protocol!

Here’s a tip, Andrew Sullivan, that you can take to your buddies in the Media Brothel: Shut the fark up if you don’t know what you’re talking about.

My unsolicited advice to the White House and VP’s spokesmen: Quit giving these jackasses credit for understanding things and having common sense like the rest of us hicks in Flyover Country do. They just don’t get it.

F.E.T.E.

Tags: Cheney, Whittington, hunting, media