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February 15, 2008Fascist? “You keep using that word…”
In Olbermann’s case, he seems to be misusing (or misunderstanding) the meaning of the word “fascist.” Shall we help him out with it? It’s an easy one, sir. Last week, you apologized “without limit” (your words) to Mrs Clinton for one of your co-workers using the phrase “pimped out” in a manner insulting to the former First Family. You offered this seriously respectful apology because the Clintons made a fuss and Mrs. Clinton suggested she would no longer grace your network with her presence, and - oh boy - heaven help you all if she made it back into the White House. I assume, anyway, that that was the reason for your very emphatic apology, since - when you yourself used the “pimping” analogy yourself about President Bush and General Petraeus - no apology was later offered by you, or your network, and it must be said, no apology was requested or thought necessary, possibly because your target respects your right to free speech. That example is not perhaps so convincing to you; I will offer a second: Last night you called the President of the United States not only a “terrorist” and a “liar,” but a “fascist.” You said:
A strong word to fling about. How daring and brave you are to direct it at President Bush - who is known for silencing dissent and demanding apologies for any imagined slight. You saw how he silenced Tim Robbins when that clever fellow wrote an essay and a play about the “chill wind” that blew against free speech in America, didn’t you? You must have noticed how your co-worker who recently called President Bush a “monkey” was made to grovel and endure a suspension from work, did you not? Oh, wait…those things didn’t actually happen, you say? None of those dissenting viewpoints or insults resulted in arrest, imprisonment, silencing, firing…nothing? But…but…President Bush is a terrorist and a fascist! Didn’t you see how he had all the Code Pink and Cindy Sheehan devotees dragged away from his ranch a few years ago? Don’t you remember those guys who celebrated the film imagining Bush’s assassination, or that other guy who wrote the novel where they imagine killing President Bush, didn’t they disappear or you know…never work again? No? Oh. My bad. You also said:
How admirably brave of you! You must have really felt like you would be dragged off stage and “disappeared” after speaking “truth to power” like that! After all - someone says something about the Clintons that they don’t like - for instance, Elizabeth Edwards says she is more joyful than Hillary Clinton, or Chris Matthews suggests Mrs. Clinton has benefited from her husband’s infidelities- and they are swiftly made to see the error of their ways, and to apologize and grovel. (Captain Ed says Matthews may soon be apologizing again, too.) And if someone makes a movie the Clintons don’t like, why, they try to get the film shelved unseen. You and your co-workers, on the other hand, routinely spit out words like “idiot,” “pimp,” “murderer,” “chimp,” “terrorist” and “fascist” toward the guy who has kept you safe for 7 years, knowing full well that the bastard Bush and has never in any way threatened your (or your colleagues) freedom of speech or livelihood, and has never demanded from you the apologies you so regularly offer to others. You say what you want without fear of reprisal from this president. There may be angry viewers or sponsors who demand apologies, but not President Bush. And yet he’s the one you like to call a “fascist.” Inconceivable! You keep using that word, fascist; I do not think it means what you think it means. Related: The fascist is… whoever is trying to shut you up, shut you down, dis-employ you, silence you, cripple you or marginalize you for the crime of daring to fall out of step with the party and the conventional wisdom. Beware of them. http://theanchoressonline.com/2008/02/15/fascist-you-keep-using-that-word/trackback/ 22 Responses to “Fascist? “You keep using that word…”” |
February 15th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
This is my first time posting and I want to THANK YOU for saying so eloquently what my thoughts are on a number of different topics. I particularly want to say that I share your feelings about President Bush. I pray for him and his family and I know from the way he responds (by not responding) to the various attacks on him, that he “has the peace that passeth understanding”, for without God in his life, he wouldn’t be able to take it.
I too am thinking of changing from an R beside my name to an I. The way “his own” have treated him is enough to do that for me.
May God bless you and your family. Keep up your good work, you are truly doing God’s work.
Thank you.
February 15th, 2008 at 4:49 pm
Bravo!!
February 15th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Cathy beat me to the “BRAVO”!!! And you are certainly brave for watching Olberman and the others of his ilk who “grace” (I use that word lightly in the case of the alphabets) the airwaves. Thanks for putting into words what might be waltzing through my brain, but would never be put on paper in such a coherent manner!
February 15th, 2008 at 5:34 pm
Bravo and beautifully done! The only bad part is that you couldn’t march right into the MSNBC studio and deliver this in person. You would probably take ten years off his life!
February 15th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Is a slam-dunk a nice shot? Too bad Bathtub Boy will never read(understand) that. On the other hand, I would hate to see Olbermann or the other xxxxxxx xxxxxx “get it” and repent. That would be painful to watch. Yeah, it’s painful to watch now, but — Look at how far you could sink.
February 15th, 2008 at 6:48 pm
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February 15th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
That was fantastic!!
February 15th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
There are several reasons why I do not watch msnbc, but Olberman the Doberman is top of the list.
And you are right, he does not know what a fascist is. He is just a hateful little man.
February 15th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Keith Olbermann is no different than Larry O’Donnell. In the case of the latter, he can insult Mormons with no shame and yet says he won’t dare do that to Islamofascists (the real deal) because he’s afraid of them.
Cowards. Both of them.
February 15th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
He makes millions on this schtick. He’d continue to spout it right up until the moment some whack-job stepped up to him and slit his throat. He’s sick but he’s not crazy. And he has, here’s the scary part, millions of people that cheer him on.
February 15th, 2008 at 9:56 pm
[...] hope I never run afoul of the abidingly patient Anchoress. She’s decided that MS-NBC’s pet moron, Keith Olbermann, stepped well over the line of [...]
February 15th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
I’m sorry Terrye,
That’s very unfair to Dobermans. They are actually smart, tough, loyal, and don’t run away when challenged.
February 15th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
President Bush reminds me so much of the first two verses of “If” by Rudyard Kipling:
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise;
If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build ‘em up with wornout tools;
Thank you for all of your articulate comments on the man with whom America has blessed to have as our leader for the past seven years.
February 16th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Let’s be honest. I’m sorry to say this, because I liked him as a sportscaster, but Keith’s productive career essentially ended the millisecond he left ESPN.
February 16th, 2008 at 10:08 pm
I mean this in all sincerity: “Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.”
February 16th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
[...] is another fine example of decorum in action. Honestly, how can anyone take this man seriously? The Anchoress believes he is channeling Vizzini… You and your co-workers, on the other hand, routinely [...]
February 17th, 2008 at 4:30 am
/cheer
Thank you, Lady.
February 17th, 2008 at 10:01 am
[...] The Anchoress takes the guy who would be the leading face of the Nutroots, if anyone watched him, to task over the use of the word “fascist” (you can watch the video of Keith on a previous post of mine) [...]
February 17th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
It’s deja vu all over again.
February 17th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I very seldom read the comments associated with a blog post. I read these and was very impressed with their quality and insight. Most definitely reflecting the high quality of the original subject matter.
Thank you all.
February 18th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
“You Keep Using That Word”…
I do not think it means what you think it means……….
February 24th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
[...] Do Not Think That Word Means What You Think It Means I present to you The Anchoress at her finest. To what she says here, I can add nothing of value, and nothing but [...]