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Post by Bando on Jan 12, 2009 11:34:18 GMT -5
The Buffalo Beast has again put out their 50 Most Loathsome People of the year list. Fair warning, it definitely has a leftward tilt, but there's plenty for conservatives to love (Barack Obama is #50). Enjoy! |
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Jan 12, 2009 12:46:50 GMT -5
If only the federal judiciary would adopt sentencing guidelines like those, we'd see a REAL drop in crime by dint of the deterrent effect!
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Post by Boz on Jan 12, 2009 13:56:01 GMT -5
That was pretty good. The "leftward tilt" was really just in the number rankings. Other than that, both sides get smacked pretty hard. (And believe me, I can name any number of conservatives who would also name Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, George Bush and John McCain to a list such as this).
My only quibble is this:
The absolute, single-most annoying person in the world is the Freecreditreport.com guy. Hands down. No one else even comes close. He should occupy the first five spots and everyone else starts at 6.
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Post by strummer8526 on Jan 12, 2009 14:09:05 GMT -5
That was pretty good. The "leftward tilt" was really just in the number rankings. Other than that, both sides get smacked pretty hard. (And believe me, I can name any number of conservatives who would also name Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, George Bush and John McCain to a list such as this). My only quibble is this: The absolute, single-most annoying person in the world is the Freecreditreport.com guy. Hands down. No one else even comes close. He should occupy the first five spots and everyone else starts at 6. What about the ShamWOW guy? |
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Post by Boz on Jan 12, 2009 14:36:46 GMT -5
Yeah, the ShamWOW guy is fairly annoying, but I'm actually pretty sure that the ShamWOW guy is, in fact, Mark McGrath. And Mark McGrath was a genius on celebrity musical Jeopardy, while Sugar Ray had one or two songs that -- while complete bubblegum -- aren't entirely useless.
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Post by The Stig on Jan 12, 2009 14:48:22 GMT -5
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Post by rosslynhoya on Jan 12, 2009 14:54:18 GMT -5
That was pretty good. The "leftward tilt" was really just in the number rankings. Other than that, both sides get smacked pretty hard. (And believe me, I can name any number of conservatives who would also name Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, George Bush and John McCain to a list such as this). Did you read a different list than I did? With the possible exception of Olbermann, the only liberals disparaged on this list are the ones it's very safe to mock (Reverend Wright, Spitzer, O.J., et al.). It calls the Associated Press a font of right-wing opinion for crying out loud  |
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Post by Jack on Jan 12, 2009 15:00:15 GMT -5
That was pretty good. The "leftward tilt" was really just in the number rankings. Other than that, both sides get smacked pretty hard. (And believe me, I can name any number of conservatives who would also name Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, George Bush and John McCain to a list such as this). Did you read a different list than I did? With the possible exception of Olbermann, the only liberals disparaged on this list are the ones it's very safe to mock (Reverend Wright, Spitzer, O.J., et al.). It calls the Associated Press a font of right-wing opinion for crying out loud It is awesome that you managed to slide OJ in among the liberals. I guess Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Mark Penn, and the Clintons don't count though. A funny list all around, definitely liberal in slant, but still get in some pretty vicious digs at libs. |
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Post by Boz on Jan 12, 2009 15:24:14 GMT -5
I understand where you are coming from rosslyn. I do think the most virulent stuff here is reserved for conservatives (and, deservedly, Keith Olbermann), but I take it as a good sign when this many liberals can be included in a list like this. Because -- our personal political proclivities aside -- they really are loathsome and annoying public personae on both sides and they do deserve to be called out on it.
It's kind of a Jon Stewart thing. It will take some time, but eventually, people will realize "it's OK to make fun of them." This is a good start. Those of us who read Townhall and WSO and RedState etc. know that there's a lot more where that came from, but I'll take what I can get.
And as I mentioned before, there are quite a few conservatives on this list who I don't mind being called out as loathsome.
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Post by Bando on Jan 12, 2009 16:26:07 GMT -5
That was pretty good. The "leftward tilt" was really just in the number rankings. Other than that, both sides get smacked pretty hard. (And believe me, I can name any number of conservatives who would also name Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, George Bush and John McCain to a list such as this). My only quibble is this: The absolute, single-most annoying person in the world is the Freecreditreport.com guy. Hands down. No one else even comes close. He should occupy the first five spots and everyone else starts at 6. Personally I think M. Night Shamylan was ranked waaaay too low. |
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Post by jgalt on Jan 12, 2009 22:53:55 GMT -5
That was pretty good. The "leftward tilt" was really just in the number rankings. Other than that, both sides get smacked pretty hard. (And believe me, I can name any number of conservatives who would also name Joe Scarborough, Peggy Noonan, George Bush and John McCain to a list such as this). My only quibble is this: The absolute, single-most annoying person in the world is the Freecreditreport.com guy. Hands down. No one else even comes close. He should occupy the first five spots and everyone else starts at 6. Personally I think M. Night Shamylan was ranked waaaay too low. While i dont share the opinion, im surprised that none of you have asked why Hifi was left off the list |
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Jan 13, 2009 16:41:30 GMT -5
Because hifi is actually a socio-physchology PhD candidate doing research on human interactions in the internet message board community, and we are all his subjects. At least, that's how my brain has worked it out to "balance both sides of the equation," so to speak  . |
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Post by DanMcQ on Jan 13, 2009 17:48:54 GMT -5
Speaking of the ShamWOW guy:
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Post by Coast2CoastHoya on Jan 13, 2009 21:17:52 GMT -5
If it's on the Internet, Bando reads it. |
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Post by Bando on Jan 14, 2009 15:10:46 GMT -5
If it's on the Internet, Bando reads it. You know it! |
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Post by strummer8526 on Jan 14, 2009 17:11:59 GMT -5
Speaking of the ShamWOW guy: "You'll love my nuts." Yep. I bet I will. |
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