When the focus is narrowed to Republicans, a Harris poll finds 57 percent of party members believe he is a Muslim, 22% believe he “wants the terrorists to win,” and 24% believe he is the Antichrist. These figures sadden me with the depth of thoughtlessness and credulity they imply. A democracy depends on an informed electorate to survive. An alarming number of Americans and a majority of Republicans are misinformed. The man who was swept into office by a decisive majority is now considered by many citizens to be the enemy. Some fundamentalists believe he is the Antichrist named by Jesus in the Bible. This many Americans did not arrive at such conclusions on their own. They were persuaded by a relentless process of insinuation, strategic silence and cynical misinformation. Most of the leaders in this process have been cautious to avoid actually saying Obama is a Muslim. They speak in coded words and allow the implications to sink in. I recently watched Glenn Beck speaking at great length about Obama’s Muslim father, but you would not have learned from Beck that the father, who Obama met only once, was not a practicing Muslim in any sense. Rush Limbaugh has told his listeners he can find “no evidence” that Obama is a Christian.
–Roger Ebert (via azspot) (via robot-heart-politics) (via rosietint)
Hard to have a civil tea party with all the Mad Hatters .
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no WSLA midnight movie this week. WSLA high command will be in the ATL premiering Pushing Up Daisies at the Dragon*Con film festival. I’ve got some top shelf ideas for next week’s midnight movie - the original 1970s Inglorious Bastards is currently in the lead but I am (as always) open to your suggestions.
carry on comrades.
Reading Marvel comics, even the scant bit that I’ve read, has taught me that Tony Stark may be a super genius, but Steve Rogers is a lot smarter.
SORRY TONY.
OHHHHH SNAP. YOU SAID IT NOW. I think Civil War taught me Steve=awesome Tony=Poophead.
AHEM!
Life Lessons I (Veronica) Learned From Civil War:
1. If the King of freakin’ Wakanda thinks it isn’t too good of an idea. IT IS NOT TOO GOOD OF AN IDEA.
2. If a rich, playboy-esque, powerhouse of a man asks you to tell the world who you really are. DO. NOT. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, DO IT. YOUR MARRIAGE WILL BE RETCONNED AND LIFE WILL GET VERY, VERY HARD. PRETTY COSTUME OR NOT, IT ISN’T WORTH IT.
3. If you do anything and everything to avoid a war among supers, the war will probably happen.
4. Pick a side. Stick with it.
5. Don’t trust Frank Castle. Ever.
6. Or Tigra.
7. Go to France to avoid war.
8. Don’t try to recreate a God.
9. Don’t let kids like the New Warriors try to take down villains they aren’t ready for.
10. If a war among you and your supers does ignite; go neutral. Join the X-Men. Or chill and meditate with Doc Strange in the middle of nowhere.
FIN
Anti-Reg for life, though chilling and meditating with Doc Strange in the middle of nowhere is tempting.
totally
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