Political "pet peeves"

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

-I really had to restrain myself in my philosophy class today when my professor compared nazism to socialism. Talk about unfounded assertions....

This is a problem for you?  Idealism is idealism whether it is comes from the right or from the left.  There are many ways in which fascists and socialists are alike.  Your instructor made a comparison on a very narrow scope, and my guess is that he probably backed the comparison up logically and specifically, in order to make a point, but at that point you were too high on your indignation to pay attention to anything that he was saying.

I guess I have no political pet peeves, but I do admire the fact that all 20-year-olds seem to know everything about everything, even more than people who have dedicated their lives to studying and understanding a subject well enough to try to teach it to others.
  

Screw off. You weren't present in the classroom and you haven't been in any classrooms with this professor. I actually like him and his teaching style, I just disagree with most of his points. This one was particularly odious and slanted.

He's not a historian or poli sci professor and he was trying to make a specific point about the historical trends that created fascism and nazism. He was out of his field here. Yet again: screw off. I don't need your lecture on a situation you know nothing about.

And this thread just became really entertaining...

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

1) People deeming the vice-president as important.

2) Chris Matthews

3) Back in 2002-2006 era I used to read on a lot of blogs and message boards the argument of, "You can't support a war if you never served." I always found this to be a real stupid argument. I never support wars because I do not support waste, but the logic of the above statement is lacking. Can one not support fighting crime since they have never been Batman?

4) Republicans who support Democrats for office and Democrats who support Republicans for office. Come on, dudes, you should cheer for the home team.

5) The entirety of the Reform Party.

6) "Moderates"- this is Chris Matthews speak for "pro-war collectivist."

7) Buddy Roemer (see #5)

8 ) The term "Kitchen Table Issues." Does anyone talk about stuff at the kitchen table anymore? Last time I had a discussion at a kitchen table was when I was caught with a Penthouse back in 7th grade.

9) Usage off simplistic, collectivist terms like "We are the 99%" or "Occupy [whatever Free Speech TV hates today]."

10) Thom Hartmann (also see #8 and #9)

11) People who admire politicians. Can't such people admire athletes, actors, porn stars, celebrity chefs or their mom?

12) People like it when politicians act "like us." Recently Hillary Clinton got drunk at a bar and danced around like an idiot. If any other 65 year old woman did this she would not be hailed as "being like us" she would instead be called "a woman suffering from empty nest syndrome."

13) Also, I hate it when politicians go on SNL. SNL is usually not funny, but when Obama, McCain or some other dolt goes on the place it just makes the show that much worse. Also, politicians have no need to ever talk about pop culture. I do not listen to a certain type of music because some suit wants me to.

14) Chris Hayes and Chis Cillizza (see #1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13)

15) Talking about Mitt Romney's dog on the car back in the 1980s. This was never funny and is not funny the 1 billionths time mentioned.

16) Telling people to "Google Santorum." This was never funny and is not funny the 1 billionths time mentioned.  

17) The term "Paultard." This was never funny and is not funny the 1 billionths time mentioned.  

18) Ever referring to a male politician as "handsome" if the person mentioning the male politician is also a male. I mean God man.

19) That asshole Martin Bashir (see ##1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18)

20) Inauguration Ceremonies.

21) I think that may be it. No...Stockwell Day is pretty annoying too. How do you guys in Canada live with that guy?

That should be all for now.
 

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I like this guy.