when can we wake up

September 5, 2005 9:07 AM

A note to our conservative friends. A devastating reflection in the wake of Katrina.
posted by The Jesse Helms (28 comments total)

Well, motherfuckers, and that means you, fat ass Goldberg and your master, Rich Lowry, PNAC Bitch Beinart, the racist wannabe white Malkin and the little fucktards at LGF, Bareback Andy and "Diversity" Instacracker, all you backstabbing, fag hating uncle tom ministers, you can see Dear Leader in action.

Yes, I'm sure this will be quite effective. *snort*
posted by monju_bosatsu at 9:09 AM on September 5, 2005

props for the Being There reference, I guess...
posted by hototogisu at 9:11 AM on September 5, 2005

That is really inappropriate.
posted by techgnollogic at 9:14 AM on September 5, 2005

Yeah, the Chauncy Gardiner reference was the height of that piece's cleverness, followed closely by describing the "niggers" of New Orleans as alligator MRE's.

Goes without saying, but... this is a bad post.
posted by Civil_Disobedient at 9:15 AM on September 5, 2005

I hate George W Bush as much as any American should, but I can't believe this piece of shit screed is linked on Metafilter. Flagging.
posted by jonson at 9:15 AM on September 5, 2005

I can see the whole "working through the anger" bit, but would this guy have been a 'zine-kid in the '80s, or would this sort of bitterness just eaten through his stomach lining?

Lots of things are inappropriate--you'd think the Bush administration's constant harping on 9/11 would be inappropriate, but lots of people would disagree. This is hardly worse--just more explicit. Besides, didn't we link Fuck the South here a while ago? Maybe not? ok...
posted by hototogisu at 9:18 AM on September 5, 2005

This is wretched.
posted by gleuschk at 9:18 AM on September 5, 2005

What?! Only one link? How is this FPP material? On top of it all the content is deeply offensive to myself and the rest of MeFi. Why, I was so outraged that my monocle slipped out and fell into my earl grey. Outlandish!
posted by wfrgms at 9:19 AM on September 5, 2005

People are hurting, people are very angry, and many, many people are saying the wrong things right things. That doesn't mean we should link to them. This is ghoulish, and also a very bad post.
posted by BackwardsCity at 9:19 AM on September 5, 2005

I'm going to try that first sentence again.

People are hurting, people are very angry, and many, many people are saying the wrong things right *now*. That doesn't mean we should link to them. This is ghoulish, and also a very bad post.
posted by BackwardsCity at 9:19 AM on September 5, 2005

Good thing no one is taking advantage of all these people dying to promote political agendas.
posted by DigDugDag at 9:27 AM on September 5, 2005

As monju says, this will certainly persuade a lot of people to change their minds, being so well-written and rational and all.
posted by Kirth Gerson at 9:27 AM on September 5, 2005

This linked content is offensive, and the essay isn't effective. One of the worst posts this weekend.
posted by about_time at 9:28 AM on September 5, 2005

the RudePundit is as angry as this guy, but way more effective
posted by matteo at 9:33 AM on September 5, 2005

How wonderfully un-eloquant.
How can there be any reasoned debate when all sides scream "asshole"?
posted by zerokey at 9:35 AM on September 5, 2005

I'm not sure in which thread, but this has been linked to before in a comment somewhere.
posted by marxchivist at 9:35 AM on September 5, 2005

This is terrible.
posted by fatllama at 9:35 AM on September 5, 2005

This will disappear as soon as Matt wakes up...
posted by gwint at 9:36 AM on September 5, 2005

BackwardsCity, I read your first post as intending to mean "People are saying the right things the wrong way", which actually kind of makes sense too.

And this bit of ranting, much as I share its sentiments, should be gone from the front page, and quickly. It's not helping.
posted by jokeefe at 9:37 AM on September 5, 2005

Crap post, IMO.
posted by delmoi at 9:37 AM on September 5, 2005

In an attempt to make this thread about something instead of just how stupid it is, how about posting favorite flaming, pointless screeds?
posted by efbrazil at 9:37 AM on September 5, 2005

It appears we have a new artform. At least, that's the most charitable interpretation I can come up with. Maybe, if I align my tinfoil hat just right, I could frame such regurgitative cant as an attempt by undercover agents of conservative parties to discredit their opposition as a whole by painting it as a group of guttermouthed simps.

I think I'll stick with the artform interpretation.
posted by gregor-e at 9:44 AM on September 5, 2005

"Arrogance is the fucking cornerstone of what it means to be American."

I thought it was, like, liberty n' freedom n' stuff.

But judging from a google search, America has a veritable assload of corners with support stones.

(just bored and waiting for deletion)
posted by zerokey at 9:49 AM on September 5, 2005

Flag it and move on.
posted by Rothko at 9:59 AM on September 5, 2005

Blog post proves lame. Pictures at 11.
posted by digaman at 10:05 AM on September 5, 2005

Meanwhile, Halliburton gets Katrina repair contracts.
posted by The Jesse Helms at 10:06 AM on September 5, 2005

What, still not deleted yet? Kewl, let me just slide in here and say the linked piece is highly typical of--no, make that expletive for expletive identical to--all other "devastating" critiques of conservatism one reads these days.
posted by jfuller at 10:07 AM on September 5, 2005

Bookmarked! Thank you!
posted by Balisong at 10:08 AM on September 5, 2005