This week in irony: Al Gore

This past week, the web was abuzz over news that former Vice President Al Gore had emerged from his not-so-carbon-neutral mansion to sell his failing cable network, Current TV, to the Al Jazeera network. While I'm going to miss all those anti-Mormon documentaries it has been running for the past year, the loss of Current means Americans will now be able to watch a new network that puts a positive spin on the darker side of Islam. Who doesn't like that? Besides, now I can catch up on episodes of Al Jazeera's hit sitcom "Everybody Loves Jihad."

Focusing on the pro-terrorist network would be missing the point, however. This entire episode is a fascinating look at liberal hypocrisy in action. Consider this: Al Gore refused to sell Current TV to Glenn Beck, because he didn't want him to destroy the channel's liberal legacy. He then sells it to Al Jezeera, who proceeds to fire everyone anyway. But at least they don't get to say Glenn Beck fired them.

Gore, a champion of the environment, makes $100 million on the deal, paid by the royal family of the country of Qatar (owners of Al Jazeera), who made their fortune through oil. Apparently, that evil blood money isn't so bad when it's in your pocket. Finally, Gore then makes sure the deal is signed before December 31, to avoid Obama's new higher tax rates on millionaires, rates he once called for himself when he ran for President. And yet, no howls from the liberal left that another millionaire has escaped paying his fair share simply by following the rules. Since Al Gore is THEIR guy, they will swallow their disgust over this ordeal, and look the other way for the greater cause of liberal social progressivism, of which Al plays a big part. Forward!

Yes, you paid for Maddow's Supercuts haircut.

Obama has made a habit of finding ways to support his supporters monetarily (hello, Solyndra). Now, we have found out that the White House bought half a million in advertising on MSNBC. I hope all seven of MSNBC's viewers appreciate it. Click the link below to read my article about it all on Examiner.com.
White House uses taxpayer money to fund MSNBC

Surprise! Liberals like bad TV

A new study says that Democrats like TV shows with sick, twisted characters, like Dexter the serial killer and, of course, Keith Olbermann.


The study also says Republicans prefer shows where good fights evil, like "V" and "NCIS." It's probably not a coincidence that TV shows favored by Republicans tend to be more successful, and get higher ratings. To read my full article on the subject, click here to read it at Yahoo's Associated Content. 

The Dallas Tea Party vs.Olbermann

The Dallas Tea Party didn't appreciate Keith Olbermann making fun of the entire Tea Party movement by accusing them of being an all white group with no minorities. Of course, from Olbermann's Ivory Tower at Rockefeller Center, he only shows what he wants to show, so through his narrow lens, tea partiers look like angry, racist rednecks.

To speak truth to power, the Dallas Tea Party has posted a YouTube video featuring what Olbermann would call an urban myth: minority Tea Partiers! To read the entire article at Examiner.com, click right here. By the way, the pic comes from OlbermannWatch.com, a first-rate site that I suggest you bookmark.

MSNBC Goes Nuts!

You might have missed MSNBC's reaction to Republican Scott Brown winning Ted Kennedy's former Senate seat on January 19, 2010. After all, who really watches MSNBC anyway? Just a few dozen folks like myself who enjoy checking in to see what the weird kids are up to.

Up and down the MSNBC lineup, commentators and talk show hosts are finding it difficult to deal with the reality that Obama and his liberal socialist friends have already worn out their welcome with America, even in Massachusetts. Despite the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans 3 to 1, the state just elected a GOP senator.

Rachel Maddow was visibly shocked when the results came in - video of the moment Brown won shows Maddow swallowing deeply and struggling to say the words. The next day she downplayed the impact of the election, choosing instead to point out that Democrats still had a large majority in the Senate, at least for now. Ed Schultz, host of "The Ed Show," struggled to put a positive spin on things. The best he could muster was a shot at one of Brown's statements on the "Today Show." The senator-elect told the program that the war on terror and health care reform would be his priorities to address. "Terror? Terror is your priority?" the host asked incredulously. "Aren't we safe?" Either Schultz fails to grasp how close we came to disaster with the underwear bomber or doesn't care much for the soldiers and civilians who were gunned down at Ft. Hood. At least under President Bush, terror plots were foiled by authorities. Now, under Obama, plots are foiled by pure chance, and taxpayers get to pay for attorneys for terrorists. Sports reporter turned pontificating pseudo-intellectual Keith Olbermann actually tried to claim the moral high ground by portraying Brown as some sort of sociopath.

I'm sure it was difficult for Olbermann to focus his moral relativity to certain particular stances, but he did manage to call Brown an "irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, ex-nude model, a teabagging supporter of violence against women and against politicians with whom he disagrees." Olbermann did later offer an apology, saying he forgot to include "sexist" to his list of insults. He then challenged anyone to prove him wrong. Of course, he's only right if you accept Olbermann's moral presuppositions, which come from his twisted liberal worldview. He also tries, with little effect, to tie Brown to an incident during which an attendee at a Brown campaign rally supposedly threatened violence against his opponent, Martha Coakley. Though the incident could not be proven, Brown refused to speculate or comment on the matter. Olbermann took that as advocating the violence.

It's been a common tactic for liberals fighting the rise of conservatives and libertarians in the Tea Party movement: portray them as violent radicals who are being quietly supported by their leaders. It's all a reach, but in Olbermann's "bizarro" world, it all makes perfect sense.

Enjoy the show as the ivory tower at MSNBC crumbles and their commentators have to answer to the common folk: they really are entertaining as their grip on reality slips away.