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Re: Why They Invented YouTube

PiixiiDustt — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:54:01 -0000

Urban legend my ass!

Everytime I see that video, I am shocked that someone with those comments is serving in congress! She unfortunately got re-elected.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Flewellyn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:08:24 -0000

I'm still astounded that this congresscritter was re-elected even after this and other bizarre comments. I think I shan't be traveling to her district any time soon.

She's from the part of Minnesota that contains St. Cloud, the very very very Catholic part. The rest of Minnesota, even rural northwestern Minnesota where I live, is pretty liberal. And y'know, we don't get it either. In fact, many of us try very hard to avoid St. Cloud if at all possible.

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DW — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:05 -0000

That is one seriously disturbed woman.

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GoldFishy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:04:53 -0000

Seriously Michele? Stuff it.

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nightshift66 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:38:26 -0000

I'm still astounded that this congresscritter was re-elected even after this and other bizarre comments. I think I shan't be traveling to her district any time soon.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Corey — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:53:02 -0000

Ixnay on the "Republitards", please. There are a jillion other ways to make clear how inane Bachmann, et al are behaving without using derivatives of the word "retarded." It's hurtful to a whole lot of people who may have developmental disabilities or who care about folks who do.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

CParis — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:32:58 -0000

@HeatherMae - Yes!
Bachmann is sorta confused about what an Urban Legend is - usually you don't have like a recent, nice clear video on YouTube, but rather a grainy piece of film like BigFoot or the Loch Ness monster.
Republitards!

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oddjob — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:16 -0000

(Change that to "their children's generation".)

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

oddjob — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:49:48 -0000

I wonder if the young republicans who actually do get on the internets just shake their heads at this stuff

Actually, I think what's happening is that young people get on the internets, see crap like this, and swiftly decide NOT to vote for Republicans. The Baby Boomer Republicans have been extraordinarily effective at guaranteeing their children will NOT be Republicans.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Kyra — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:21:49 -0000

Last night my mother got her confused with Amy Klobuchar (MN's (Democratic) Junior Senator), and insisted that Michelle Bachman was Minnesota's other Senator (the one where we actually know who IS the Senator). And boy was that a nasty thought.

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everstar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:17:58 -0000

Hold on, I have to go drive out to the sixth district and shake some voters. *sigh*

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tambourineman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:36 -0000

My take on this, considering that it was Faux News and all, is that the omission of the tape was deliberate. It gave her a chance to deny it without any further questioning. Now, if anyone else asks, she can say, "I've already responded to this, blah blah, blah".

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Flewellyn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:07:46 -0000

Because had that happened, Colmes would have come back from the tape to an empty chair.

Which would differ from the start of the interview how?

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Graham — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:50:45 -0000

I wonder if the young republicans who actually do get on the internets just shake their heads at this stuff

If you mean "nodding their heads in agreement" then, yes.

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debi — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:44:56 -0000

I wonder if the young republicans who actually do get on the internets just shake their heads at this stuff

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Donna H — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:38:25 -0000

"twisted my words" or "taken out of context" or "not what I meant"

Choose any or all of the above for her excuse. She can't help herself. She opens her mouth and lies fall out. How in hell did she get re-elected?!

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Sarah from Chicago — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:18:51 -0000

The moronic portion of its commenters are, of course, another matter.

I never really understand WHY precisely youtube has comments ... I mean, I get why it has video-responses, as that's in the nature of the space, but why comments? If a poster really wants comments, why not a link back to their blog/website/etc?

But yes, youtube comments are the current incarnation of the old usenet phenom.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Dalhyp — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:18:21 -0000

Where is the "You are an idiot!" song when you need it?

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Sarah from Chicago — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:16:02 -0000

she is mean, she lies, and despite being a Christianist, she is crooked as hell

Seriously, what is the word 'despite' doing in this sentence? Being a christianist is right in the same field as being mean, lying, and crooked as hell.

Hell, I think they're requirements to be christianist.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Anne Onne — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:15:30 -0000

The best thing about the modern age. I can't believe people are STILL trying to pull this one off, despite the fact that whatever someone writes/says publicly will always be found somewhere on the net. I just wish there were more interviewers willing and able to truly grill the people coming on their show about what they said in the past when people start getting a 'hazy memory', because it's one thing to change your mind as you get more facts (so long as you're genuine) and another to pretend you never said what you said, and refuse responsibility for your actions.

Youtube has found its purpose. The moronic portion of its commenters are, of course, another matter.

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zub0n — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:15:00 -0000

Wow. She's - not very bright.

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tata — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:14:33 -0000

Why do we so regularly have to remind our Republican ruling class that everything is recorded, and that we actually heard them say what they said and saw them do what they did? Is this some kind of crazy cognitive dissonance, and how long before they get the wild idea to shut down YouTube for all its comic archivosity?

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

Graham — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:13:52 -0000

They don't even try anymore and I stopped being shocked at the sheer brazeness of their lies long ago. I think even if Colmes had the tape of her original statement and played it back to her on the air, it wouldn't have fazed her a bit.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

RedEmma — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:02:31 -0000

Lovely how YouTube has made this sort of thing widely accessible. Back in the day, even after the popularization of VCRs, you would have had to get lucky (happen to have taped the segment), or remember what network and when the piece aired, and send away for a tape in order to orchestrate an expose. It would have taken a huge amount of resources. It still astounds me a little how easy it now is -- it's right there, incontrovertibly, her face and voice and image, saying those hateful things. Bobby's right, this is truly why they invented YouTube.

Well, this and Flight of the Conchords videos.

Re: Why They Invented YouTube

YoungFeminist — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:58:30 -0000

She's still denying this? Wasn't she the same person who put out the commercial where she said something like, "I may not always choose my words right, but my heart is in the right place." Which is essentially the same thing as saying I have good intentions, but I fuck up ALL the time. So vote for me! *smiles*