Right Wing Orson Scott Card melts down at the media

[Saviolo]

He's absolutely flipped out. The media has tricked everyone about Benghazi and everything. Here's my favourite paragraph:

You have to attack Fox News and sneer at them and accuse them of bias, don't you -- because they're actually doing the job you merely pretend to do. They shame you by their genuinely balanced coverage, so you have to lie and accuse them of being what you are: ideological hacks, providing propaganda in order to advance a cause, while hiding the unhelpful truth.

Read his whole melt-down here:
http://www.ornery.org/essays/warwatch/2012-11-08-1.html

Also read someone who's been tracking Card's mental breakdown over the last 20 years here:
http://www.rickworley.com/2012/02/20/orson-scott-card-douchebags-of-comics/

[gordianot]

1. He was at one time a good Science Fiction writer how sad. n/t

[codjh9]

2. 'Abandons our soldiers'? What a joke! He's done more than the warhawks Bush-Cheney

ever did. That does it ... I was unpacking some books a few days ago (too much to explain), but I have his 'Alvin Maker' trilogy, which I bought used years ago and still haven't read - but I think they're going to get sold/given away.

[Octafish]

3. The science fiction guy?

I'm glad I haven't read any of his books. Certainly won't now.

Card doesn't know what he's talking about. Rupert Murdoch is a warmonger and war profiteer.

PS: A hearty welcome to DU, Saviolo!

[lexx21]

10. Actually his books are really quite good.

No reason not to read them even though he is obviously daft. Just like Meatloaf... even though he stumped for "the stench", I still like listening to "heaven by the dash board light" with the window down cruising down the road in the summer. I just have to keep in mind now that he is a bit confused and is in need of a serious intervention. Possibly a big group hug or something.......

Although, now that I think about the plot of Enders War, and in light of Card being a r-wingnut, some things do sort of make sense. A society that looks for those who are best at war....... hmm.

On the subject of Nickleback... well, they just suck, so I really don't care about them.

[Saviolo]

11. Thanks!

Long time member, infrequent poster.

[Posteritatis]

19. Yeah, watching the decline has been kind of sad

I'll usually suggest people at least take a look at Ender's Game; most of his later stuff starts including a lot more of his personal politics, to say nothing of reading like Risk fanfiction.

It always bugs me watching an author I liked get nailed by the Brain Eater as time goes by, and Card got thoroughly nailed.

[a geek named Bob]

4. The tragic thing is that Card once wrote halfway decent fiction...

I wonder what happened to start his slide...

[snooper2]

5. who?

is this somebody important? ROFL

[RomneyLies]

6. He's a crappy writer

It doesn't matter what he writes, it's still crappy.

After struggling through what could possibly be the worst written rant in history, this guy is nuttier than Michelle Bachmann.

[Angry Dragon]

7. Sounds like he already works for Fox

[LadyHawkAZ]

8. Someone needs a cookie...

and a BIIIIIG hug. And a nap.

The post-election blame frenzy has been just delightful.

[WhollyHeretic]

9. Holy unhinged

[nolabear]

12. Major Mormon. I read his sci-fi (Ender's Game series) until he went fundie in it.

Funny, because he did some fine early work. Then it was as if the Mormon thing came in and hijacked him. Oh well...

[gypsylud]

13. He's a highly imaginative writer

But he's batshit crazy. I think he put alot of stock in this election on account of his Mormonism.

[mzteris]

14. He does love the sound of his own voice,

Doesn't he.

Crazy as a freaking bedbug. Warmonger. Christ complex creepy mfer.

[GaYellowDawg]

15. What an Orse's Ass...

That was one big page of WAAAAHH.

[Ecumenist]

16. No wonder I can't stand Orson Scott Card's writing. Makes NO DAMN SENSE! FIGURES!!

[Posteritatis]

17. Card'e been molten down for probably a good decade at this point

He might be upgrading to some kind of gibbering sublimation by now, though.

[quinnox]

18. Very unfortunate I read that, it might spoil my

planned reading of his famous book, Ender's Game, which is supposed to be a near masterpiece of science fiction. I'll have to make an effort to put that crazed rant out of my mind when I read it.

[Whovian]

20. I enjoyed reading his fiction in the 80's until I discovered he was a Mormon and his books

Were fictionalizations of his belief system. After that I thought of him as a plagiarist after researching the book of mormon.

[yodermon]

21. He has a propensity for having Bizarre Super-Children as main characters.

Never thought much of it til I found out about his rabid right-wing screeds. :shudder:

[Canuckistanian]

22. Wow, this guy is some homophobic character

Going back to 1990, this jerk is on record as hating on the gay.

Even has some bizarre beef with JK Rowling

[aletier_v]

23. Suffering from White Horse Prophecy withdrawal syndrome