Posts Tagged ‘Andrew Breitbart
SUSPICIOUS: Occupy Unmasked Showings Canceled in Dallas. Sabotage? #OccupyWallSt @Citizens_United #Citizens_United
BREAKING NEWS GROUND REPORT:
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I don’t know what was wrong with me to think this, but I thought I could see “Occupy Unmasked” here in Chicago. I knew it wouldn’t be playing somewhere that was in any way convenient and that I’d probably have to drive far into the suburbs to a secret, hidden theater under a bridge that required crossing through woods on foot and solving assorted riddles to find signage leading me in the right direction (which actually kind of happened when I went to see 2016: Obama’s America with my friend Megan Fox last month).
But the closest theater this movie is playing — no joke — is this one in Dallas.
And now we find out that they’re canceling the showings due to “technical difficulties”.
I’m sorry, but after four years of nonstop weirdness and bizarre “coincidences” I do wonder if an Occupy sympathizer at FedEx or working in the theater itself tampered with the movie and caused it not to play. Could just be a fluke, or it cold be someone up to mischief.
Considering how fond the OWS crowd of running around in Guy Fawkes masks and damaging private property I don’t think I’m alone in suspecting sabotage here.
What think you?
Are the other theaters still showing the film today? Let’s double-check.
Andrew Breitbart Passed from Heart Failure; Reaction?
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office has released the official coroner’s report, indicating Andrew Brietbart died from heart failure. This confirms the speculation by one of Breitbart’s friends and “Big” colleagues who, while appearing on Hannity in the days following Andrew’s death, said that Breitbart probably died from a massive heart attack. In that same segment, this man (it may have been Steve Bannon, I can’t recall) revealed that Breitbart had a heart condition which had not been disclosed to the public but for which he had previously received in-patient treatment.
Conspiracy theories popped up almost immediately, including on this very site, about the cause of Andrew’s death. One person linked a report that said Breitbart was bright red or pink in color as he lay on the ground, which could possibly have been consistent with cyanide poisoning. With no eyewitness to his actual collapse, this is of course only speculation (he probably would have had a seizure prior to or during his collapse).
While I always at least entertain conspiracy theories, it would be difficult to believe that Breitbart was the victim of a political assassination and subsequent cover-up by the LA County Coroner’s office. That’s an awful lot of potential loose ends. Given the fact that Breitbart’s friend admitted he had a heart condition which was severe enough to require in-patient treatment, the most likely explanation is that he really did die from heart failure.
But what say you?
Dismantling The Left in a Single Word: “Why?”
For years now I have been engaging in arguments with various lefties, from the typical casual liberal to the committed progressive to the more complicated personally-conservative social liberal (who never lowers themselves personally to the liberal standard, but is nonetheless outwardly supportive of liberalism for social connections or career reasons).
I am big on facts. The lefties I argue with are big on empty rhetoric. For years my initial reaction to any point made by a leftie is to bombard them with facts that completely and utterly destroy their argument. I thought that this was successful. To a certain extent, it is. I’ve never met a single leftie who could best me on the facts – I suppose this is because the vast, vast majority of lefties aren’t big on rational thought. I’ve even had people come up to me later and privately thank me for arguing with so-and-so, and that they themselves weren’t brave enough to stand up and do it for fear of losing a friend or whatever.
But the “success”, if you can call it that, was limited. Yes, I had won on paper, but it didn’t FEEL like a victory. My opponent left with the same absurdly smug aura of self-proclaimed righteousness with which he came. My cascading litany of facts and reason had fallen on deaf ears. I began to believe that these folks were unreachable, unbeatable. It did not matter how right I was or how wrong they were because their close-mindedness and intellectual bigotry would never allow them to engage in a substantive debate on the issues.
To someone like me, this defied logic. I am so driven by a desire to continually pursue the truth that it’s almost impossible for me to comprehend a person who can ignore that truth. But eventually it hit me: liberals do not see truth in the same terms as I do. Whether they realize it or not, whether they intended to or not, their ideology engages in explicit or de facto moral relativism. To them, “right and wrong” does not exist on a fixed linear scale.
To them, the ends justify the means.
In other words, “facts” are not absolute (and, therefore, not “facts” at all but rather tools for achieving a goal). No wonder these people were not swayed by my data. They naturally assumed that any fact with which I presented them was merely a tool that *I* was using to achieve my goal… because that’s what they would do in my position. This little intellectual loophole allows them to maintain their belief in their own righteousness no matter how many facts or rational counter-arguments are presented to destroy their ideology.
In a way, it’s bloody brilliant.
So lately my strategy has been shifting. Partly because I grew tired of long, relentless arguments in which I contributed copious amounts of detail only to have it cast aside or countered with some mind-numbingly inane bit of shallow “wisdom”. Partly because Breitbart identified the strategy first and began utilizing it himself.
Now, I just ask lefties to explain themselves. I simply ask “Why?”
Breitbart was brilliant, really. When he talked about challenging the left with the simple idea of asking them to rationalize their position, he explained that it naturally puts them on the defensive. Liberals aren’t used to having to explain themselves. They just dutifully repeat whatever glib talking point they happened to pick up that day, “RAAAAACIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSTTTT!!!!” being the most common lately. “Tax the rich!” is quickly taking over now that Romney is the presumptive nominee.
For a few months now I’ve been working on this. I admit, it’s hard for me. Pithiness is not my strong suit. But I have to say, it has yielded results. I do get a sweet satisfaction seeing lefties stumble over their own rationale, and it actually makes picking them apart easier. Where I used to deploy “shock and awe”, now I’m a careful sniper. I lure them onto my turf, let them think they can beat me at my own game, and then watch as they tangle themselves up in their own web of unsubstantiated rhetoric.
I can’t claim to have changed minds, but the strategy has definitely forced them to soften their argument. Where initially they were fervent in their position, by the end of the conversation they are subdued, even backtracking from their original stance. One person I recently debated even went from condemning all Republicans at the outset to openly calling for bipartisanship at the end.
This is not to say that simply asking “why?” is a complete substitute for facts and figures. On the contrary. While the typical “casual liberal” will never be able to explain his position, and you can dismantle him with very little effort, the committed progressive will actually be able to take it to the next level. He will come with a basic set of information with which to support his ideology. But remember, he will have one, or maybe two volleys at most. If you have three, you will probably win. If you have 5, you’re almost guaranteed a victory.
So know your stuff, friends, but I encourage you to try this out next time you’re arguing with a leftie. Channel your inner two-year-old. Make them enter your domain, make them commit to your playing field, make them explain WHY they are right, and please do report back and let us know how it goes!
HillBuzz Open Thread: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Saw this reported by HotAir and also in Beck’s daily email:
Obama is giving cushy jobs to his biggest donation bundlers.
OK, no big surprise here. We all knew Obama never really meant any of the things he said about “changing the way Washington works”, except that he intended to circumvent Congress even MORE than any of his predecessors. But I still feel the story is useful for us to note, particularly entering in to an election year. People who are undecided are going to be considering whether or not Obama has kept his promises, and this is just one more log to heap on the bonfire of Obama’s hypocrisy.
I feel like this election year is going to get ugly. And I’m not talking about just the negativity of the general campaigns. I’m talking about everyday folks. I’m not talking about violence, let us hope and pray that there is no violence, and actively work to ensure there is none.
No, I mean it’s going to get ugly because conservatives are DARN SICK and TIRED of being called racist, evil rich people who don’t care about their fellow man. We’re tired of the progressive left acting like they own the moral superiority of every argument. And we are not going to be silent.
So things are going to get ugly. Progressives, who have so woven their political ideology into their personal identity, are going to react with visceral force as we continue to point out the shortcomings, the flaw, the broken promises and the outright lies of this administration. They will feel like an assault on the Obama ideology is an assault on them personally, and they will react accordingly. Prepare to have vile and hatred thrown your way by people you might otherwise consider to be your friend.
It’s going to get ugly, because in the past, conservatives always try to “take the high road”. We tend to like being left alone to live our lives. We are not agitators, we actually care about people, and we try not to mar even our more casual relationships by talking politics. But no more. I have a feeling that in this election, an unprecedented number of closet conservatives are going to stand up and say “NO MORE!” “I am not a racist!”
I am one of these people. Each day I find myself engaging in conversations I wouldn’t otherwise engage in. I’ve already had some terrible things said about me. I don’t care. Their ugliness reveals the truth in my beliefs.
I Will Be Breitbart Baby!
Will you join me?
What else is on your mind?
Breitbart.com to release first of their “Obama Tapes” tonight on Hannity at 9PM Eastern
This should be entertaining.
“Breitbart.com Editor-in-Chief Joel Pollak and Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro will appear on The Sean Hannity Show to discuss the tape. The full tape will be released tonight on Fox News’ Hannity.”
You can read the full entry by Breitbart.com at THE VETTING: OBAMA EMBRACES RACIALIST HARVARD PROF
I’ll be looking forward to your reaction!
Underaged Pimp Sex Sting Rocks Planned Parenthood
Horrible.
Sadly, not surprising in the least.
Just horrible.
Andrew Breitbart on Pigford developments
H/t Hotair for the video clips, and more on this story.
As investigations get underway in the new Republican Congress, you are going to hear more and more about Pigford.
This massive looting of the Treasury goes all the way up to the White House, and Obama’s 2008 campaign, which openly promised “Obama money” to blacks who would support him over the Clintons in places like South Carolina. Essentially, candidate Obama promised that if they backstabbed the Clintons and went with him instead, that he would crack open the Treasury and hand out Pigford bribes to blacks who helped him outmaneuver Hillary.
He kept his promise, because he needs these people if he hopes to mount a re-election bid in 2012.
The media does not want to report on any of this, but Breitbart is a dog with a bone when it comes to this story.
A Christmas Mystery: What were the “60 local community groups” Michelle Obama chose to redecorate Christmas ornaments for the 2009 White House Christmas tree?
In 2009, Michelle Obama raided the White House vaults for Christmas ornaments from previous administrations, then sent them off to "60 local community groups" for "redecoration".
Which of those "60 local community groups" put Mao Zedong on one of the ornaments that Michelle Antoinette placed on the White House Christmas tree?
Which of those "60 local community groups" sent back the ornament with Obama's mug defaced into Mount Rushmore?
For the last two days, we’ve run Class vs. Crass episodes highlighting the 2009 Christmas tree ornaments Michelle Antoinette Obama used in the White House.
Each year, the First Spouse selects a theme for the White House holiday decorations (prediction: in 2013, First Dude Todd Palin will pick “Outdoor Winter Sports”, and the White House will be festooned with miniature Iditarod husky teams and snow machine ornaments…just watch). For every Christmas, except 2009, the theme was focused on celebrating America, Christmas traditions, and remembering the nation’s history in some way.
Michelle Antoinette, instead, chose to send historic White House ornaments (which she called “leftover from previous administrations”…which is kind of like calling the Resolute Desk “used furniture”, but that’s the current First Spouse for you) to “60 local community groups” to be redecorated.
It seems that a good many of these “60 local community groups” chose to make political statements on the ornaments they returned to her, which she put on the tree.
Andrew Breitbart’s BigGovernment.com broke the story last year that some of the ornaments had pictures of Mao Zedong, Obama’s face carved onto Mount Rushmore, and drag queen Hedda Lettuce (who was promoting her new nightclub show in New York) on them.
I have never seen, to this day, any acknowledgement of which of the “60 local community organizations” decorated those three ornaments…or who the other 57 “local community organizations” were (funny, that leaves one “local community organization” per each of the “57 states” that former “local community organizer” Obama claimed he visited during the 2008 primary campaign).
Who were these groups?
Those of you with strong research skills, please chime in with ideas on how we can get a list of who the “60 local community groups” were that Michelle Antoinette asked to deface vintage White House Christmas decorations, in what was really the equivalent of the Louvre sending the Mona Lisa out on a date with graffiti “artists” knowing she’d come back with a black eye and a mustache.
I didn’t even think to ask who all these groups were last year when I first saw the story on BigGovernment…but I really wonder WHO, exactly, Michelle Antoinette mailed ornaments to for this project.
Come on, get involved, there’s a Christmas mystery to solve!
Pigford Pet
Another great take on “Obama Money” and the Pigford Black Reparations looting of the Treasury.
Who is John Boyd? What is the "National Black Farmers' Association"? How did they join up with Obama to make Black Reparations a reality through the Pigford scam?
Obama and John Boyd discussing looting the Treasury via the Pigford Black Reparations settlement
This is John Boyd, who began the scam that became Pigford.
The National Black Farmers' Association helped push Reparations -- now called "Obama Money" in slang -- through.
Here’s a great article over at Uncoverage.net, researching the character John Boyd who kicked off the Pigford Black Reparations scam back in 1996…long before Obama was involved in it…but the roots of this colossal fraud and looting of the Treasury go back this far.
You are going to start hearing a lot about John Boyd…just as “G. Gordon Liddy” and other characters people never heard of became household names once Watergate broke in the 70s.
The news media is refusing to report on Pigford, so it’s up to a grassroots effort being led by Andrew Breitbart to get this information out to the public.
Uncoverage is doing a great job of digging into the characters involved and asking more questions.
It is my most sincere hope that someone out there reading this with good research skills can join in the effort as well…because there is a mountain of material to make sense of in all this.
Additionally, we need people who are trained teachers and educators to help synthesize all of this material into presentations the general public can understand and become angry over.
Then we need people who understand marketing and branding principles to help find a way to get these presentations in front of as many eyes as possible so that we can circumvent the media embargo on the Pigford Black Reparations.
The Cocktail Party GOP establishment does not want to talk about any of this because they are afraid of anything have to do with race…they are too scared of being called RAAACISTS! by Al Sharpton, Henry Gates, and Jesse Jackson to do the right thing and stand up against the Pigford Black Reparations Obama has signed into law as the “Obama Money” he promised his black supporters in South Carolina as the quid pro quo for sending him to the White House.
This is the largest scam in American history, and the GOP Cocktail Party elite want to join the media in ignoring it because the racial element is kryptonite to all these people.
We just can’t let this happen…we can’t let this be ignored…because it really and truly is Obama’s Watergate…if we make it.
