Comments on: Princess and the Pea Nation http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/ \"...a somewhat popular blogger\" Fri, 17 Feb 2012 12:41:46 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: GraceNearing http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8416 GraceNearing Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:59:24 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8416 <p>I took this — like the response to George and Charlie’s “debate” a few media cycles back — as the collective snapping of public patience. On it’s own, Olbermann’s only-one-comes-out-of-the-room imagery probably isn’t that bad. But people, people, people — this kind of nonsense had been going on for the six weeks between primaries (note to primary schedulers: never schedule primaries more than one week apart). And because a good deal of the commentary was gibberish about why won’t Hillary give up/drop out/just go away, a good deal of the commentary’s rub-out metaphors applied to Hillary. Swear to god: I actually heard one pundit wondering why Obama hadn’t strangled Clinton yet! </p> <p>So, in a classroom filled with naughty, naughty kids, Olbermann was the only one who got detention. I blame Chris Matthews, a very bad influence. I also blame the executive producers of these programs. Time to tell the talent to give up using the same old war, sports, and Mafia references, or they’ll be sleeping with the fishes.</p> I took this — like the response to George and Charlie’s “debate” a few media cycles back — as the collective snapping of public patience. On it’s own, Olbermann’s only-one-comes-out-of-the-room imagery probably isn’t that bad. But people, people, people — this kind of nonsense had been going on for the six weeks between primaries (note to primary schedulers: never schedule primaries more than one week apart). And because a good deal of the commentary was gibberish about why won’t Hillary give up/drop out/just go away, a good deal of the commentary’s rub-out metaphors applied to Hillary. Swear to god: I actually heard one pundit wondering why Obama hadn’t strangled Clinton yet!

So, in a classroom filled with naughty, naughty kids, Olbermann was the only one who got detention. I blame Chris Matthews, a very bad influence. I also blame the executive producers of these programs. Time to tell the talent to give up using the same old war, sports, and Mafia references, or they’ll be sleeping with the fishes.

]]> By: captphealy http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8392 captphealy Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:55:50 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8392 <p>My TV will crush you, then display all six hours of <em>Pride and Prejudice</em> atop your moldering bones. Stuff your <em>Bridget Jones’ Diary”.</em></p> My TV will crush you, then display all six hours of Pride and Prejudice atop your moldering bones. Stuff your Bridget Jones’ Diary”.

]]> By: BOHICA http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8391 BOHICA Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:04:37 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8391 <p><a href="http://www.dunckleystreet.com/images/outrage-ami150.gif" rel="nofollow">You can all borrow my outrage meter.</a></p> You can all borrow my outrage meter.

]]> By: JDM3 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8390 JDM3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:31:23 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8390 <p>Just like Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in “Bridget Jones’ Diary.” I’m not fucking around here.</p> Just like Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in “Bridget Jones’ Diary.” I’m not fucking around here.

]]> By: JDM3 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8389 JDM3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:30:08 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8389 <p>Get ur fucking teebee offa my lawn, bitch or we GO.</p> Get ur fucking teebee offa my lawn, bitch or we GO.

]]> By: captphealy http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8384 captphealy Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:52:12 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8384 <p>YOU TAKE THAT BACK!</p> <p>Television - teacher. Mother. Secret lover.</p> YOU TAKE THAT BACK!

Television – teacher. Mother. Secret lover.

]]> By: JDM3 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8381 JDM3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:48:31 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8381 <p>Fuck fucking television, too. It fucking sucks.</p> Fuck fucking television, too. It fucking sucks.

]]> By: suedoise http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8379 suedoise Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:11:34 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8379 <p>Agree with general point that there’s too much hair-trigger huffing and puffing.</p> <p>However I do believe that if a teevee bloviator of note said that some Person in Political Authority should sequester themselves in a room with Obama, and later only the PIPA should come out, it would not be well received. I don’t think it’s necessary to elaborate on why.</p> <p>Li’l Innocent</p> Agree with general point that there’s too much hair-trigger huffing and puffing.

However I do believe that if a teevee bloviator of note said that some Person in Political Authority should sequester themselves in a room with Obama, and later only the PIPA should come out, it would not be well received. I don’t think it’s necessary to elaborate on why.

Li’l Innocent

]]> By: smilingdog http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8375 smilingdog Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:07:18 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8375 <p>Xpurg8d,<br /> I know I didn’t say explicitly that you deserve to die because you watch Monk, but yes, I certainly implied it. If you continue to watch Monk, then I think the onus is on you to give the anti-television conspiracy a reason to spare your sad life.</p> Xpurg8d,
I know I didn’t say explicitly that you deserve to die because you watch Monk, but yes, I certainly implied it. If you continue to watch Monk, then I think the onus is on you to give the anti-television conspiracy a reason to spare your sad life.

]]> By: xpurg8d http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8374 xpurg8d Sat, 26 Apr 2008 18:49:19 +0000 http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2008/04/25/princess-and-the-pea-nation/#comment-8374 <p>Well, fuck all of you who think I shouldn’t be allowed to watch Monk just because you hate TV. That really offends me that a bunch of you are implying that I’m somehow not a worthy citizen because I like some TV.</p> <p>That is what you’re doing, right? I mean, when you say you don’t like TV, you really mean that you wish I would die. I hear it in your snark.</p> <p>And I think Tbogg should reject and denounce all of you who make me feel bad because you insist on saying you don’t like TV.</p> <p>Mmmmm, pudding.</p> Well, fuck all of you who think I shouldn’t be allowed to watch Monk just because you hate TV. That really offends me that a bunch of you are implying that I’m somehow not a worthy citizen because I like some TV.

That is what you’re doing, right? I mean, when you say you don’t like TV, you really mean that you wish I would die. I hear it in your snark.

And I think Tbogg should reject and denounce all of you who make me feel bad because you insist on saying you don’t like TV.

Mmmmm, pudding.

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