First, we have video of a peacefully protesting Iraq war veteran by the name of Kayvan Sabehgi being severely beaten by Oakland riot police. It’s being reported that his spleen was lacerated in the attack.
Next, we have Daily Show corespondent Samantha Bee exposing the class divisions taking shape between protesters in Zuccotti Park.
And, lastly, we have this head-scratchingly bizarre footage from the new web chat show PolitiChicks, featuring Tea Party favorite Victoria Jackson, pro-life activist Jennique Stewart, the editor of The Patriot Update Jennie Jones, and conservative columnist Ann-Marie Murrell. (Their second episode, which you can find here, is all about Obama’s birth certificate!)
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Wow, the Politichicks segment (frankly I didn’t have the heart to watch the other videos) is a goldmine of unbelievable depth for analysis. Just dipping my toe into it I’d have to start with Frau Jackson’s alleged quotation from her father, that “we’re lucky most Muslims are lukewarm or we’d all be dead”. This is an astonishing claim. The religious way of life that completely dominates the cultures and lives of (now) a billionish humans, for hundreds of years, are just too half hearted in their beliefs? and that is sole reason why they haven’t murdered every man woman and child on earth who doesn’t think like they do? They still stone women to death for adultery for being raped, does this sound like the behaviour of people who don’t believe what their diety says about adultry?
the third one’s satire, right?
right?
at least it’s got a really negative youtube rating.
that first one sucks. they could have just cuffed him. was he trespassing or something?
that image of dozens of cops in riot gear marching down a street is too classic an image to be real. it’s like we’re in the world’s most stereotypical dystopian novel. don’t they realize that it’s just laughable? how do they take themselves seriously?
Pretty sure that the Politichicks segment is a put on. Victoria Jackson is a funny comedian, but not the best actress.
Here’s a fourth to consider. Peaceful kids getting pepper sprayed for sitting on a sidewalk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjnR7xET7Uo
I think Victoria Jackson is just an idiot who is spreading her ignorance all around now. It’s sad. Let’s all sit around and talk about how all muslim’s are violent and sell it as conservative politics.
A U.C. Davis faculty member writes to the Chancellor in response to the video linked to above by Edward.
I think that Victoria Jackson has been at it too long for it to be fake. She may just be doing it for the money. My sense, though, is that it’s legitimate.
I’m going to write a letter to Marc Maron now and ask for him to interview her.
Poe’s law:
“Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won’t mistake for the real thing.”
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Poe%27s_Law
or
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
Here’s a ray of hope from Portland. On Thursday riot police clashed with largely peaceful protesters. And the chief of police added fuel to the fire bu claiming that a rape victim had to wait 3 hrs to get help because the police had to deal with OWS.
Today the police released this statement:
http://www.portlandonline.com/police/pbnotify.cfm?action=ViewContent&content_id=2621
Chancellor Katehi’s walk is one of the most moving pieces of film I’ve witnessed.
I don’t think Victoria Jackson is doing any kind of satire. I also don’t recall a single example of her ever being funny or a good actress.
I just occurred to me that, somewhere in this great nation of ours, at this very moment, a proud Tea Partier is masturbating over a photo of Victoria Jackson. I feel like I’m going to vomit.
It’s really sad, and a little frightening, that you folks can’t tell the PolitiChicks thing is a spoof. It says a lot about your powers of observation and ability for critical analysis. It’s no wonder you’re all suckered by every political trick in the book.
You can argue, I suppose, that Victoria Jackson is playing a character, and the whole thing is a joke, but, if that were the case, I doubt the others would have agreed to play along. From what I can tell, having read over their resumes, they’re all sincere. As much as I would like to, I don’t see how this could be a put-on.
From the Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/27/victoria-jackson-muslim-brotherhood-fbi_n_1170790.html