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Sunday, December 28, 2014

Satire is not a two way street.


That is the proposal.  That it is unlikely to be possible for there to be equivalence on the right and left.  Now that is an awkward statement or phrasing of the* obvious. 

There is difficulty comparing anything at opposite ends of the political spectrum, let alone** middles.  The Olbermann/Beck comparison is along the lines of journalism more than parody.  Limbaugh along the lines of Colbert more than Olbermann.  It may be along the lines of who is pulling whose leg for whom.  That's the gravitas!

To paraphrase the difficulty for which there is more work needed, parody may be more difficult for those in power. But this may confuse parody with satire, or either with having a point, confounded by the(~)irony of being direct about the point in a world of hypocrisy.

(FP1)
(awkward): A. "Comedian Rush Limbaugh", B. Whatcha gonna do about it?  

*12-29-14 (of the): A. Para-model, b. ..., c. ..., d. ...e... ,  f. ... ,  g. ...   h. BtU  , I. What the Beck? , j. ... , k., (l.)  ..., (m.) ... (note font size A. & I. = Normal Ctrl F "of the left")
** or muddle is the hume or...(FP!)
( comparison) : A. The Billy Club..., B.Genre Clash, C.  
(gravitas): A. 4Mat, B. Way, Too Point Oh?, C. Or ask for a third, D. Funneling Crisis?
ticket: A. Hump Day?, B.  The New Compendium, C. Primary Boogeyman, D. Not to make light...(...)  R. Post "don't ask, don't tell"^ ? ... (...)

(FP!) It is important to note that I have barely finished processing much of what I have included above @ ** in particular.

PaxOnBothHouses

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*** not inserted but re~spectrum 'tween *&**.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Way, Too Point Oh?

On the "to read" or "not too" read front, Speaker Bane Or quotes Campaign for America's Future, but can it be put in context, not cherry picked?

Speaking of hitting the nail on the bubble. Here is "the hammer" (no pun) to the "free market" fantasy and the right.

[Please note that I had not yet finished reading the first link before I watched the second link's interview and had read the last link's editorial. What is the point? Well, I had yet to get to the 3 dimensional nature of the argument, not to mention fighting the farce. So boldly* go where*** the borg** dares tread.]

* now 3 bolds mean 3 read
** update correction speaking of quotations
[SpeaKING of links or D'Ribble.]
[Not too men/tion.]
*** last insert: hint of context

(8-29-2010 Bowling Green Park, NY)

[May the farce not be with you, or against us. More from Ed and Obama. But "here" is the Republican Debate. Speaking of tread or is it bubbles or gravitas?]

(8-28-2011, on the way to Ellis Island, N.Y. And a tip of the hat to Ed.)
[Not to mention talking down with Chris Matthews(updated links) or Punching Up the talk. Will there be a draft a Texan or Floridian? Rick Perry is not in the race, and Michele Bachmann is. ]

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Or ask for a third

opinion.
Buck Up!
Why aren't we still evolving? Because why would monkeys become human when some are making monkeys out of humans? And others are nostalgic for cavemen if not devolving. And a satirist expecting gravitas?
[link references in order:
Josh Marshall-Joan Walsh(TPM/Salon)Buck Up.,
Eugene Robinson-Chalse Mahtesian(WaPo/Politico)Dem Ads.,
Chris & P.J. O'Rourke-Satire Evolving?,
J.C. Watts-Brendan Steinhouser(Former Rep. Rep./Freedom Works)Republican-Tea Party.,
Chris Mathews-Drive the Freakin' Car!,
Satirist-Get out the Freakin' Vote!]

Monday, December 01, 2014

Footnotes Page December 2014(Page One)

12-1-14 The Un-Revolved(~) Thread(bottom up-4) (C): Schiller, Schelli.ng, Shell Lacking and Schopenhauer*? , Kobayashi Maru, (c) What are the Frackin' Odds..., (dOne of my readers, (e) Speaking of TimingCanard Lines, Catching Up with US., Post-Pyth?
(V): (Vienna), Post-Pyth? (3) Ludwig Wittgenstein - Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus - Preface,

(2) "The Plausibility of Wittgenstein's Metaphilosophy" - Timothy Williamson & Paul Horwich, (1) Wittgenstein
 
http://xfinitytv.comcast.net/microsite/sports?cmpid=FCST_sportslist_nfl#NFL


12-2-14 War on Hillary[!] OW ! Monkey Business Hmmm. (FP2)

12-3-14 Maybe you had to be there(FP1). [Which is actually here, see anamoly @ (3) and below when scrolling this all.)] It is likely I accidently clicked on a function or blogspot instruction, that I am unaware of. Pardon my muchado about anomaly.  The point was to review the day and reference the points, as color coded under ROY G BIV. As to more under Hillary I refer to the geometrics of the Third Way or monkey business of recent posts. I seem to have mucked ~~~~up~~~~ enough for now.  

12-4-14: ebb:War on Hillary[!], of:Hump Day?, war:WOW, (b.s.)... raven, (b.s.)[!] football  NO! Jung on the Enantiodromia!
12-5-14: to Pun on the 5th scroll / over *scheduled post*=today. Above * = yesterday. i.e. 4 FP more than the **  issue or weak[!] ~week~. (FP2)*
12-8-14: post - posted
(FP 12-9-14)
12-10-14: a. , b. , C. Pluto, Plato, and the Pen Dull'em , D. Failure is always ,  e. Go Left Young Man!, F. Slippery Slope

12-15-14on Saturday the 13th no post, but 15th update. 

12-29-14 (of the): A. Para-model, b. The Billy Club..., c. Why OWS is bigger than Left vs. Right., d. The Curve or Nuance Thing, e. THANK YOU DAVE ROSS! , f. Turning the page (On Humor)? , g. Turning the Page (2.0) h. Bush the United , I. What the Beck? , j. No Teddy , k., (l.) Unity Hits Reality, (m.) Throwing the Game (note font size A. & I. = Normal Ctrl F "of the left")
** or muddle is the hume or...
( comparison) : A. The Billy Club..., B.Genre Clash, C.
(gravitas): A. 4Mat, B. Way, Too Point Oh?, C. Or ask for a third, D. Funneling Crisis?
ticket: A. Hump Day? , B. The New Compendium , C. Primary Boogeyman , D. Not to make light... , E. Monkey Business , F. The Hope'd4 Campaign , G. ( ), H. Not to Follow-Up... , I. The other ground game... , J. What Obama can't say. , K. Checking In: , L. Two Wrongs Make a Right? , M. Churned Media , N. Republicans can't run against congress anymore. , O. Co-Op-Ed , P. Where does this fit? , Q. On any given day? , R. Post "don't ask, don't tell"^ ?   (...)

Thursday, February 05, 2004

Funneling Crisis?

William Safire’s “political analysis” or channeling of Richard Nixon from purgatory is scary. It is refreshing he (Nixon) refers to “electablity” as an issue emanating from the “jackasses yakkin’ it up on cable”. Electability is no more a real issue than the “gravitas” he supplants it with.

Given the influence of the media and polls, the impact of Dean’s scream was more a funnel on these secondary issues than an issue or filtered perspective. The record low number of Bush press conferences should be more an issue. It may be an accurate charge that the media is a subjective filter but that is as elusive as intelligence analysis or polling.

Hopefully the electorate, the people, can be their own filter and resist the final charge, when Safire again draws his channeled Nixon back to the question of issues in the campaign and we get the disturbing Quemoy-Matsu syndrome or “October surprise”. The conclusion that “most crises help incumbents” must be turned around given the track record of this administration. From their ample experience at failures they should be making some progress in avoiding them in the first place.

The ability to handle surprises may be a valid tool for analysis of an administration or candidate. But the incumbent should get no more credit for the opportunity to face a crisis than blame for having it to face. The occurrence or lack of a late crisis should not be another filter clouding issues or the clogging the filter of the electorate.