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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:41 AM
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Ahhh, the MSM!!!! Calls Clooney's Blog Profanity-Laced???
Did the Associated Press read the same blog on Huffington as did I? How is Clooney's post profanity-laced?




LOS ANGELES - George Clooney has faulted Democrats for their timidity in the months before the start of the Iraq war, saying many party leaders muted their criticism of the Bush administration rather than risk being branded as unpatriotic.

"The fear of (being) criticized can be paralyzing. Just look at the way so many Democrats caved in the run up to the war," Clooney said Monday in a profanity-laced posting on The Huffington Post blog site.

"In 2003, a lot of us were saying, `Where is the link between Saddam and bin Laden? What does Iraq have to do with 9/11?'" Clooney wrote. "We have to agree that it's not unpatriotic to hold our leaders accountable and to speak out."

Clooney's latest films, "Syriana," for which he won an Oscar for best supporting actor, and "Good Night, and Good Luck," which he starred in and directed, have been viewed as critiques of the state of U.S. policy domestically and overseas.

cont'd...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060313/ap_en_mo/people_clooney_3


Here's the link to Clooney's post on Huffington:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-clooney/i-am-a-liberal-there-i-_b_17119.html
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:43 AM
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1. He learned all those words from listening to the president of Vice
on the floor of the US Senate

Tell MSM to shove it
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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:44 AM
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3. LMAO!!!
Clooney only used the "F" word once. That's hardly profanity-laced. :shrug:
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Bluebear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:43 AM
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2. In the words of our Vice President, 'Go fuck yourself, AP"
nt
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ClassWarrior Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:45 AM
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4. So why do you call them "mainstream??"
They're hardly the "MSM." Please call them what they are, The Corporate Media.

NGU.


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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:48 AM
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6. Good point.
I should edit to reflect that. But what the hell. I get your point. :hi:
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OrangeCountyDemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:55 AM
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9. Yep...Corporate Media....What They Are. nt
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jrw14125 Donating Member (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:46 AM
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5. he77, bu77shi-, and f---
thank you msm, for protecting us against the horrors of cursing. now go show some more shock and awe.
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enlightenment Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:50 AM
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7. Probably the 'bs' and 'f' you.
Those really do fall under the heading of profanity, though many do not agree.

I enjoyed his post and appreciate his passion (and agree with him, btw) -- BUT I think it does reduce the power of your argument when you use slang, including profanity.

It makes you an easy target -- people can ignore your argument and focus on the language you used to make it. It may be exactly how you feel, but it will be used against you; so why do it?
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berni_mccoy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:53 AM
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8. Hey, it's only LACED with profanity, not RIDDLED with it... sheesh
:rofl:
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 10:57 AM
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10. No doubt about it. He used the word "liberal" three times.
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oldtime dfl_er Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:09 AM
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11. They want to make it about "profanity"
rather than about what it is: taking back the word LIBERAL and being proud of it.

http://www.cafepress.com/scarebaby/658059
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Daphne08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:16 AM
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12. So, what's their point. Many things in this world are profane,
the least of which is a word!

Idiots.

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RaleighNCDUer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:18 AM
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13. It IS profanity laced. He said 'Hell' once, he said 'Bullshit' once,
he said 'Fuck' once,

AND HE SAID 'LIBERAL' THREE TIMES!!!!!
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im10ashus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:20 AM
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14. Exactly what I was thinking.
How dare he use the "L" word!
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:21 AM
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15. He was just quoting Cheney.
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lectrobyte Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:22 AM
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16. laced? It's not even profanity-peppered.
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Scurrilous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-14-06 11:29 AM
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17. Profanity-Laced President:
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