Snort Notes – July 2011
ISRAELI COUPLE PLEADS GUILTY TO STEALING ARTIFACTS FROM THE AUSCHWITZ DEATH CAMP MUSEUM IN POLAND
Honestly, what were these people thinking? Did they need these items — mostly eating utensils — to complete their collection of Holocaust souvenirs back home? Can you imagine them saying, “Oh look, dear, that spoon will fit perfectly with our gold-embossed copy of Mein Kampf on our bookshelf.
DISCLAIMER: I do not know for certain if a gold-embossed edition of Hitler’s infamous screed does exist. But if it does exist, I’m sure Glenn Beck owns a copy. The whole Auschwitz theft episode can be summed up in one word: kinky!
Speaking of Glenn Beck...
GLENN BECK ENDS HIS SHOW ON THE FOX NEWS NETWORK
In a move that both sides tried to make appear as amicable as possible, Glenn Beck signed off his nightly television show on June 30. That may explain the rising wailing and gnashing of teeth from the right, and the cheers and champagne toasts from the left.
Of course, this isn’t totally the end of Beck. He may have lost his prime media real estate spot on Fox, but that doesn’t mean he’s finished! He still has a large following who share his loony ideas of racism and national apocalypse. They were the ones that propelled his ideas to the top of the bestseller lists and radio and television ratings. How could Beck leave behind such an adoring public?
The answer is, “He won’t leave them.” In the closing days of his Fox News show, the coming of GBTV — wow, I wonder if they stayed up all night thinking up that name — was announced. His show will start on this subscription based Internet television network in September.
It’ll be interesting to see how many of his followers will be willing to plunk down more of their hard-earned “guvmint-keep-your-hands-off-my money” to hear his brand of rabid swill.
Speaking of Fox News...
FOX NEWS TWITTER ACCOUNT HACKED ALLOWING DISTURBING TWEETS TO BE BROADCAST
Fox News is investigating how their network Twitter account was hacked during the Fourth of July weekend. The tweets — which gave details that President Obama had been assassinated while campaigning in Iowa — raised more than a few eyebrows, and got the attention of the Secret Service. The network released a statement that the reports were incorrect and apologized for any distress they may have caused.
My main problem with how Fox handled this: the tweets remained on their site for ten hours after they were first posted. Why did it take them so long to remove these messages? Did they actually spend time trying to confirm the false reports? Didn’t they — as a news organization that most likely has people watching the President’s every move 24/7 — know that Obama was nowhere near Iowa during the holiday weekend?
In retrospect, the incident is a tribute to Fox News’ dedication to accuracy and fairness in their news gathering operation. In case you’re wondering, I will admit that, yes, that last sentence was a snide comment.
NEW YORK STATE LEGALIZES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Finally, we should note another milestone in civil rights was achieved last week when Governor Cuomo signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in the Empire State. The event was celebrated at New York City’s gay pride parade with much cheering and champagne toasting from the left. Of course the right moaned, groaned and gnashed their teeth while decrying this latest example of moral decay in America.
Here’s some advice for the right: go cry on Glenn Beck’s shoulder. I hear he needs some friends right now.
(Thank you for reading. Now go forth and marry your true love, even if that love is the proverbial love that should not be spoken!)
Honestly, what were these people thinking? Did they need these items — mostly eating utensils — to complete their collection of Holocaust souvenirs back home? Can you imagine them saying, “Oh look, dear, that spoon will fit perfectly with our gold-embossed copy of Mein Kampf on our bookshelf.
DISCLAIMER: I do not know for certain if a gold-embossed edition of Hitler’s infamous screed does exist. But if it does exist, I’m sure Glenn Beck owns a copy. The whole Auschwitz theft episode can be summed up in one word: kinky!
Speaking of Glenn Beck...
GLENN BECK ENDS HIS SHOW ON THE FOX NEWS NETWORK
In a move that both sides tried to make appear as amicable as possible, Glenn Beck signed off his nightly television show on June 30. That may explain the rising wailing and gnashing of teeth from the right, and the cheers and champagne toasts from the left.
Of course, this isn’t totally the end of Beck. He may have lost his prime media real estate spot on Fox, but that doesn’t mean he’s finished! He still has a large following who share his loony ideas of racism and national apocalypse. They were the ones that propelled his ideas to the top of the bestseller lists and radio and television ratings. How could Beck leave behind such an adoring public?
The answer is, “He won’t leave them.” In the closing days of his Fox News show, the coming of GBTV — wow, I wonder if they stayed up all night thinking up that name — was announced. His show will start on this subscription based Internet television network in September.
It’ll be interesting to see how many of his followers will be willing to plunk down more of their hard-earned “guvmint-keep-your-hands-off-my money” to hear his brand of rabid swill.
Speaking of Fox News...
FOX NEWS TWITTER ACCOUNT HACKED ALLOWING DISTURBING TWEETS TO BE BROADCAST
Fox News is investigating how their network Twitter account was hacked during the Fourth of July weekend. The tweets — which gave details that President Obama had been assassinated while campaigning in Iowa — raised more than a few eyebrows, and got the attention of the Secret Service. The network released a statement that the reports were incorrect and apologized for any distress they may have caused.
My main problem with how Fox handled this: the tweets remained on their site for ten hours after they were first posted. Why did it take them so long to remove these messages? Did they actually spend time trying to confirm the false reports? Didn’t they — as a news organization that most likely has people watching the President’s every move 24/7 — know that Obama was nowhere near Iowa during the holiday weekend?
In retrospect, the incident is a tribute to Fox News’ dedication to accuracy and fairness in their news gathering operation. In case you’re wondering, I will admit that, yes, that last sentence was a snide comment.
NEW YORK STATE LEGALIZES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE
Finally, we should note another milestone in civil rights was achieved last week when Governor Cuomo signed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in the Empire State. The event was celebrated at New York City’s gay pride parade with much cheering and champagne toasting from the left. Of course the right moaned, groaned and gnashed their teeth while decrying this latest example of moral decay in America.
Here’s some advice for the right: go cry on Glenn Beck’s shoulder. I hear he needs some friends right now.
(Thank you for reading. Now go forth and marry your true love, even if that love is the proverbial love that should not be spoken!)
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