CBS will be airing an ad during the Super Bowl in which one of the players appears with his mom and talks about how he wasn’t aborted. There will be a song and dance about “Gaaawwwwd!” and “Liiifffe!” and other such poppycock. What won’t be mentioned is that abortion was (and is) illegal in the Catholic country in which Tebow was conceived and birthed. CBS won’t run ads for liberal groups but it will run an ad for an ultra-conservative group that “may be based on a falsehood”. Uh, gee, ya think?!
An ultra-conservative group or groups who regularly give birth to murderers in the name of Life, might be lying. The only problem with that little sentiment is the “might” part of it. Of course they’re lying. They’ve been fucking lying since their birth from the bowels of the Catholic Church (this links to a .pdf file).
My friends in the liberal camp are all aquiver because CBS is selling ad time to their side but refuses to sell ad time to our side. I’m not sure how that’s new. Marketing is always targeted at the viewing demographic. Guess what this says about the demographic that watches the Super Bowl?
Also, not new, is the liberal response. “Boycott?!” “Not watch the Super Bowl?!” “Are you nuts?!” As usual, liberals can’t be bothered to protest if it might interfere with their entertainment. That’s okay, though. Liberals have a very good and logical excuse reason for not boycotting.
The “logic” goes something like this; boycotts never work so I won’t participate. I (and several thousands of other “I”s) don’t participate so the boycott doesn’t work. Proving that boycotts don’t work; so I won’t participate. I don’t participate so the boycott doesn’t work. Boycotts never work so I won’t participate. No, I’m not stuttering up there. That’s called circular reasoning. It’s called a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Liberals have decided that it’s too much effort to protest or boycott so they’ve given themselves an excuse to not exert themselves. Liberals then complain that their “leadership” doesn’t stand with them. Uh, wouldn’t you actually have to be standing in order for the leadership to stand with you? Perhaps what they really mean is we wish our leadership would stand so we can sit on our lazy asses and pretend to stand for something.
What liberals seem to forget is how many times boycotts have been effectively used by the ultra-conservatives. Ultra-conservatives have had books banned, including the dictionary for a short time, they have had movies removed from cable and broadcast channels, they have shut down films, and they’ve had Democratic politicians falling all over themselves to apologize for words or actions the ultra-cons themselves have used. But, yeah, boycotts don’t work and liberals take stands; when it’s convenient, when it’s not too uncomfortable, when it concerns them, or, well, maybe not so much.
Now we’re gonna get a dose of deceptive advertising (talk about a redundant phrase; deceptive advertising) and the liberals are going to politely point out that is “may be based on a falsehood.” Don’tcha like that language? Falsehood. You and I would call that a lie. But, marketing, politics, and religion being what they are today, combined with our collective need to appear as though we’re politely minding our manners, and a lie turns into a falsehood. No wonder people have a hard time recognizing the truth. It’s back there hidden behind the bright shiny costumes of “falsehoods” and polite language used to divert and obscure the truth.
If you’re not familiar with the power of words and the use of language and rhetoric to frame opinion and knowledge, go check out Julia Penelope’s, Speaking Freely; Unlearning the Lies of the Fathers’ Tongue or read some George Lakoff. When you’re finished there, you might want to read up on the Father of Public Relations, Edward Bernays and learn how the US Government began the use of tools of conceptual manipulation in the nineteen-teens.
Fight for health care?! The liberals can’t even be bothered to change the channel or turn off the TV for a cause. Good luck, President Obama. You’re sure gonna need it with this crew helping you with Change they Hope you’ll make for them.
