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| Wed, 10-29-2008 - 12:46pm |
Alternate Title: Bill O'Reilly vs. Reality:
Here's ol' Bill-O's electoral map, as of last night:
Oh, CRAP! Obama's LOSING!!!This assumes, of course, that Oregon, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New Mexico are in play, but Indiana, Georgia, North Carolina, South Dakota and Montana are not. Well, as far back as the Loofah Case™, we knew ol' O'Reilly had, shall we say, an "active fantasy life." But the above map certainly does go a long way towards cementing that reputation. Especially when you compare it to the map from pollster.com from yesterday:
Or the one from over at Five Thirty Eight:
It must be hard being Bill O'Reilly right now - or any of the FAUX "News" blowhards, frankly: they've got their work cut out for them. I mean, their marching orders state in no uncertain terms that they must not just spread the usual propaganda about how conservatism IS in the lead, the best, etc....this time, with actual numbers which can be used to prove or disprove such a claim, they've ALSO got to try to actually demonstrate that it is winning. And in this political climate, that's no mean feat. So you'll find the unusual-bordering-on-surreal sight of Sean Hannity, on his radio program a couple of weeks ago, agreeing with John ZOGBY, for crying out loud, over the long-favored Republican-leaning pollster Scott Rasmussen, who is practically Hannity's in-house brand of pollster (since his aggregates almost always favor the Republicans more (or the Democrats less) than all other pollsters. But either Rasmussen's had an attack of conscience, or he decided that even HE isn't willing to hide a gap that's THIS big, probably because he correctly judges that to do so would strain the suspension of disbelief of even his most ardently conservative fans, and probably irreparably damage his credibility for future contests. So he's perhaps tossing McCain a point here or there....but he - like many other Republican flacks and apparatchiks - has apparently thrown in the towel, preferring to let John McCain's campaign sink under it's own weight (and the additional weight of Sarah Palin, LOL), rather than deciding (as Charles Krauthammer recently and publicly did) to "go down with the ship" that has become the McCain campaign. Can't say's I blame ol' Rasmussen for it, either.
But the FAUX guys are a different breed altogether: they helped BUILD the Good Ship Dubya and the modern authoritarian-cultist conservative movement, and so perhaps they're not seeing quite as emotionlessly as they might otherwise be (ah, who am I kidding!), but they've clearly decided that they will indeed die on this particular hill, no matter what happens. Frankly, it's getting pretty humorous to watch. The spin hasn't stopped, it hasn't even decreased in ferocity, from the usual suspects at FAUX. If anything, it's actually increased, both in pitch and in volume, until it now shows every sign of remaining at a near-banshee-level, gale-force, category-5 hurricane-of-bloviation and denial from now until election day. I can't say I'm surprised, exactly....but I have to say that it sure is fun to watch. I've dubbed it the Fox Avoidance of Reality Tsunami (F.A.R.T. for short), and I think I've decided that I'm going to have to watch my election-night returns exclusively on FAUX. Not because I'm a masochist, but for exactly the opposite reason: for once, I'll finally get to be the one watching THEM sound increasingly unhinged and depressed as the night wears on. Maybe if I'm lucky, O'Reilly will actually break down on camera and blubber a little bit....or get into a screaming hissy match with Hannity because they're both so agitated and verklemmt. Probably not, but there's always hope.
Hope which is bolstered by news like this (via Kos):
Here's ol' Bill-O's electoral map, as of last night:

(no, really, LOL!
Oh, CRAP! Obama's LOSING!!!This assumes, of course, that Oregon, Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New Mexico are in play, but Indiana, Georgia, North Carolina, South Dakota and Montana are not. Well, as far back as the Loofah Case™, we knew ol' O'Reilly had, shall we say, an "active fantasy life." But the above map certainly does go a long way towards cementing that reputation. Especially when you compare it to the map from pollster.com from yesterday:

Or the one from over at Five Thirty Eight:

It must be hard being Bill O'Reilly right now - or any of the FAUX "News" blowhards, frankly: they've got their work cut out for them. I mean, their marching orders state in no uncertain terms that they must not just spread the usual propaganda about how conservatism IS in the lead, the best, etc....this time, with actual numbers which can be used to prove or disprove such a claim, they've ALSO got to try to actually demonstrate that it is winning. And in this political climate, that's no mean feat. So you'll find the unusual-bordering-on-surreal sight of Sean Hannity, on his radio program a couple of weeks ago, agreeing with John ZOGBY, for crying out loud, over the long-favored Republican-leaning pollster Scott Rasmussen, who is practically Hannity's in-house brand of pollster (since his aggregates almost always favor the Republicans more (or the Democrats less) than all other pollsters. But either Rasmussen's had an attack of conscience, or he decided that even HE isn't willing to hide a gap that's THIS big, probably because he correctly judges that to do so would strain the suspension of disbelief of even his most ardently conservative fans, and probably irreparably damage his credibility for future contests. So he's perhaps tossing McCain a point here or there....but he - like many other Republican flacks and apparatchiks - has apparently thrown in the towel, preferring to let John McCain's campaign sink under it's own weight (and the additional weight of Sarah Palin, LOL), rather than deciding (as Charles Krauthammer recently and publicly did) to "go down with the ship" that has become the McCain campaign. Can't say's I blame ol' Rasmussen for it, either.
But the FAUX guys are a different breed altogether: they helped BUILD the Good Ship Dubya and the modern authoritarian-cultist conservative movement, and so perhaps they're not seeing quite as emotionlessly as they might otherwise be (ah, who am I kidding!), but they've clearly decided that they will indeed die on this particular hill, no matter what happens. Frankly, it's getting pretty humorous to watch. The spin hasn't stopped, it hasn't even decreased in ferocity, from the usual suspects at FAUX. If anything, it's actually increased, both in pitch and in volume, until it now shows every sign of remaining at a near-banshee-level, gale-force, category-5 hurricane-of-bloviation and denial from now until election day. I can't say I'm surprised, exactly....but I have to say that it sure is fun to watch. I've dubbed it the Fox Avoidance of Reality Tsunami (F.A.R.T. for short), and I think I've decided that I'm going to have to watch my election-night returns exclusively on FAUX. Not because I'm a masochist, but for exactly the opposite reason: for once, I'll finally get to be the one watching THEM sound increasingly unhinged and depressed as the night wears on. Maybe if I'm lucky, O'Reilly will actually break down on camera and blubber a little bit....or get into a screaming hissy match with Hannity because they're both so agitated and verklemmt. Probably not, but there's always hope.
Hope which is bolstered by news like this (via Kos):
Ratings among the advertiser-coveted 25-54 demo, in thousands:
Monday, October 27:
8 p.m.

Pennywise the clown?
Now you're just being mean, LOL.
McCain LOST???
Sopal
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Could be. It certainly wouldn't be the first time such a thing has happened. Now WHERE would he GET such a thing?.....(from the memory hole of 2006):
Ah, memories....
McCain LOST???
I couln't give to figs what O'Reilly says, he is a sickning pig. McCain should have don't something with his teath wth all the money his wife has, his choppers look like Pennywise the clown's teeth
I assume you mean he should have done something with his teeth?
Too funny!