tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post5150389379941002421..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: Talking politics - attacking Beck and LimbaughThe Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-13337225147191455072010-03-23T10:13:13.239-07:002010-03-23T10:13:13.239-07:00I enjoy political satire but it is difficult to la...I enjoy political satire but it is difficult to lampoon people who are so clownish. In my mind they already lampoon themselves. On my political blog I find it hard to attack Rush or Beck because there is no there there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-71742832742167509262010-03-23T09:31:45.847-07:002010-03-23T09:31:45.847-07:00Rush and Beck are two of Americas greatest living ...Rush and Beck are two of Americas greatest living actors. Neither really believes anything they say -- they would be crazy liberals if it made them more $$$.<br /><br />They are entertainers. That is what is so scary. They are almost doing exactly what Stephen Colbert mocks them for. That's why it took me a long time to get into Colbert because the people he made fun of where already funny enough.Angry Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11259639555544622233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-46393087288248912932010-03-22T08:28:50.888-07:002010-03-22T08:28:50.888-07:00Honestly, a year or so ago, I wouldn't have in...<i>Honestly, a year or so ago, I wouldn't have included Beck in this diatribe or even considered him worth mentioning. He seems so unbalanced, so disconnected from any semblance of reality that I had long assumed that those who watched his show did so ironically.</i><br /><br />Have you ever spent 5 minutes trying to endure Olbermann or Matthews?<br /><br /><i>That was before the town hall meetings and the Tea Parties last year, which showed that a lot of people believed utterly outrageous lies and show up to shout at government officials merely because Glenn Beck told them to.</i><br /><br />That in itself is a lie. Good job.<br /><br />November is going to be interesting, to say the least.RonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05482575664039497515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-51172660285603311832010-03-17T17:15:13.186-07:002010-03-17T17:15:13.186-07:00I grew up as a liberal, raised by liberal parents,...I grew up as a liberal, raised by liberal parents, surrounded by liberal neighbors. <br /><br />Then I moved to another state, and now I have an aide who has been a devoted Rush Limbaugh listener since his radio program first went national. The fascinating thing to me is that she is, on most subjects, highly reasonable, logical, and respectful of other people. <br /><br />But once the subject turns to race relations, the environment, taxes, or social welfare programs, she repeats, as a knee-jerk reaction, comments about Liberal Conspiracies, and how the Government is out to get us.<br /><br />I have a hard time reconciling these two halves of her personality. <br /><br />But you're right: the whole phenomenon is complex and fascinating.CapriUnihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906524679880178584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-29550424065565755272010-03-17T09:35:38.411-07:002010-03-17T09:35:38.411-07:00@Joshua James
I was totally scrolling through thi...@Joshua James<br /><br />I was totally scrolling through this article intending to post the same comment. I thought The Last Supper did an amazing job of satirizing the political pundit but also taking into account his intelligence and acknowledging that no one is as 2-dimensional as they appear on television.<br /><br />Obviously the scripts Bitter is discussing do a less-than-stellar job of this.Patrick O'Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04506105991750715896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-12546004187751368802010-03-17T06:33:38.681-07:002010-03-17T06:33:38.681-07:00I don't know this journalists (are they journa...I don't know this journalists (are they journalists or just angry people?), but we have one just like them in Spain. I think the reason why no one can capture their essence is because it is so darn difficult to listen to them. I can't stand him more than the time it takes me to realize I got the wrong radio channel. <br />Great post. Great blog.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355715233955562177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-58475426625351099322010-03-17T06:25:18.431-07:002010-03-17T06:25:18.431-07:00Pundits and talk radio hosts get too much attentio...Pundits and talk radio hosts get too much attention as it is. It's amazing that in this day and age of "the google" that so many people would believe distorted info, which is fundamentally propaganda to fuel ratings and a radical following. Facebook, blogs, and other mediums help these conspiracy theorists spread their myths.<br /><br />For example, a friend and enthusiast of the talk radio circuit was convinced his taxes would double if the healthcare bill passed. He did not know one single fact about the proposed program and was embarrassed when I went a simple Wiki link which explained it in a nutshell.<br /><br />As for use in a screenplay, I guess it's a good study in how dictators manipulate their subjects.Brian Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277096481969362359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-61488661056141007492010-03-17T05:57:08.129-07:002010-03-17T05:57:08.129-07:00Couple movies who did approach this and kind of do...Couple movies who did approach this and kind of do it right, I thought, one was THE LAST SUPPER (a film that is, in my opinion, fun but flawed) ... which presented a whole host of neo-cons and killed them, but ended with a Rush-like character who wasn't as he seemed ...<br /><br />And V for Vendetta had an English version of Rush (albet a military man, which Rush wasn't) ...<br /><br />the hard thing is that real racists, Nazis, and hateful people (like Rush and Beck) and tea-partiers are never as interesting in real life as they are in the movies ... they're just ignorant and angry.Joshua Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08239067667651048280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-44050555720509317572010-03-17T02:18:14.268-07:002010-03-17T02:18:14.268-07:00My grandfather used to say that it's tough to ...My grandfather used to say that it's tough to be around shit without getting it on you. He was an apartment manager and was usually referring to some white trash scumbag who had done some insane thing. It was his way of not having to think about why people are fatally flawed. <br /><br />Beck, Limbaugh and Hannity are kind of what he'd be talking about with the shit you can't help but get on yourself and can't seem to get off again. He had some other saying about not talking bad about people who you want to stab in the face, so maybe those three would fall under that one. <br /><br />There is a certain big mouth junior college drop-out mentality to all three. They all went to college and left after a short stay. They all were involved in radio prior to getting into politics. Hey! How about a Munchyourin Candidate movie about turning half-witted disc jockeys into Reicht Wing puppets? Whoa! I thought of it first!itstartedwithawindmillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01033370072650216855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-30788816017873832812010-03-17T01:12:10.606-07:002010-03-17T01:12:10.606-07:00Man I really hate your comment system. I takes tw...Man I really hate your comment system. I takes two or three tries to save the damn comment and THEN it has to get through the CAPTCHA. Why don't you "upgrade" to DISQUS like everyone else on the interwebs. Naturally, after I wrote an awesome post, your comment system ate it.<br /><br />Anyway, the person hardcore libs should be (attempting to poorly) lampoon is Michael Savage. After all, he's one of the most influential conservative people (even above O'reilly) in the USA and although he has 10 million listeners and is the number three talk show in the entire USA he's was banned in England (despite the fact that his show does not air there) by a now disgraced ex-home secretary for nefarious political reasons.<br /><br />Savage was placed on a list of HARDCORE Islamic Terrorists and skinheads because his very presence in England would cause "Intercommunity violence," as apposed to the incredible peace and calm England experiences on a daily basis.<br /><br />http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-506419/Islamic-extremism-creating-areas-non-Muslims-Britain-says-Bishop-Rochester.html<br /><br />Also, Limbaugh taped a session at Family Guy Studios for an upcoming episode this season which will feature him exclusively. Limbaugh already Lampooned himself in the first Family Guy Star Wars Parody on "Tatooine Radio."Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058601442026855932noreply@blogger.com