2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumYou really should listen in on the calls to Washington Journal right now...
The host has asked, "Who is going to win?"
The callers range from delusional to somewhat delusional..."
Sigh.
BHN
C-Span.org
RBInMaine
(13,570 posts)BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)I've got wonder about their screeners.
I would not let some of those callers clean my gutters,
much less voice their idiocy to the nation.
BHN
Cirque du So-What
(25,980 posts)but I've heard enough here on DU to know that its callers are notorious for their wingnuttery.
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)The IGNORANCE of a high percentage of the callers is mind boggling.
BHN
Cirque du So-What
(25,980 posts)but I'll take a pass. If I'd had the slightest interest in listening to mouth-breathing troglodytes at any time over the years, I would have already tuned in. I can get a fine distillation of the gist anytime I want on DU or any number of liberal websites.
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)Recommends knowing your enemy.
That is why I listen.
Perhaps you already have a fairly good comprehension of these people.
Myself? I learn something new everyday.
Which is why I can't sleep.
BHN
Cirque du So-What
(25,980 posts)but that doesn't mean I subject myself to their codswollop in real-time, which I consider a colossal waste.
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)I admire your self control and the fact that you restrain
from watching the train wreck.
I find it fascinating to watch in a sociological frame.
How on earth did we sing to this level of ignorance among our
citizenry?
It is astounding.
BHN
Cirque du So-What
(25,980 posts)or listen to it as the case might be, but I'm more of a 'highlights' sort of guy. This carries over to other aspects of my life as well, such as at work, as I use the 'highlighter' pen quite sparingly. When I see the work of others who highlight practically everything on a page, I intone, 'when EVERYTHING is marked as important, NOTHING becomes important.'
As for 'ignorance,' I believe that's a topic worthy of documentaries, doctoral studies & dissertations all unto itself. It's astounding how many people embrace ignorance willfully; it's as though they're PROUD of their ignorance - as though it's somehow virtuous to be ill-informed and somehow 'better than' the pointy-headed intellectuals, scientists & philosophers who actually give serious thought to the human condition and how the world works.
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)That is the factor that will fuel research and examination for decades.
No doubt.
BHN
Lefta Dissenter
(6,622 posts)Made me cry. I don't know how I'm going to survive the next three days.
LukeFL
(594 posts)I don't have the other one ;/
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)I recommend a sedative while you listen though.
It is horrifying to listen to some of the callers.
BHN
Lefta Dissenter
(6,622 posts)Has been making beer in the White House??? I'm moving in!
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)My dad made beer for years-
I've got a seasoned taste for beer.
BHN
rucky
(35,211 posts)BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)Great video! Sharing!
BHN
Tennessee Gal
(6,160 posts)"Romney will be better for the economy."
"Don't want to face God with having it on my record that I voted for abortion."
The stupid!!!!
But there are the occasional rationals from the left who call.
BeHereNow
(17,162 posts)C-Span aired some of Mitt's appearance in Colorado earlier this morning.
Unbelievable that any thinking person could buy his bull shit and his WIFE?
OMFG.
BHN