Author Archives: John Wallenfeldt

Not all that funny. Or “Fair and Balanced” for that matter

John Stewart went on Fox News Sunday and basically got Chris Wallace – a journalist who became a shill apparently without even knowing it – to admit that FAUX is pushing an ideological agenda.

We all know that they are, but he’s their prize reporter, the guy they turn to whenever people call them talking-point-driven liars. Even he knows he’s pushing a side.

Stewart calls out the fake coverage of some of what he said (and he knows from fake journalism, right?) and then lays down a volley of things said on FAUX that have never been corrected.

Ta-Nehisi Coates over at The Atlantic reminds us of Stewart’s core argument: he’s a comedian that runs a show mocking the news.

Having Chris Wallace try to compare Comedy Central to FAUX is hilarious. In short, he points out that Comedy Central’s jesters are folks like Pamela Anderson getting roasted with jokes about Tommy Lee’s dick. And FAUX’s jester – until he’s unemployed next week – is Glenn Beck, the guy who wants to be taken seriously as a “prophet” who laments the fact that no one has shot the president yet.

For more on what conservatives view as fun, read this. Then, if you can stomach it, you can watch the video. The material isn’t the worst thing I’ve heard from a conservative’s mouth, but the vile, gleeful, lusty laughter from the crowd just makes you want to instantly hate these people.

Photo: Wardrobe malfunction or costume change?

I’m not a huge graffiti fan, but this is cool.

Considering the history of bad blood between Soviet armies and their unwilling satellite states, I’m surprised this hasn’t happened more often. I know the Baltic states has have diplomatic issues with Russia on moving these kinds of monuments away from central squares. I’m not sure how something informal and snarky is gonna go over but I’m sure Moscow is pissed.

Sure, be proud of your military. Just don’t expect the folks who were forced to endure their rule to appreciate them too.

‘Sovereign Citizen’ Killed After Trying To Steal Cop’s Taser In Altercation

Here’s the story. A “sovereign citizen”, aka traitor, goes for a cop’s taser and gets shot dead.

Once again: someone who doesn’t believe in the United States government and wants to make up his own rules tries to take a weapon away from a badged officer who is tasked and entrusted to uphold the same laws this guy refuses to accept protects and restrains him.

Cop shoots traitor.

So take your time, read the story, and then plunge into the babble of the comments. There’s a Zogby poll I take whenever they send them. In the political leaning list I usually pick liberal. Granted, like everyone, I pick and choose philosophies. Like, I don’t mind every home having a firearm – probably a shotgun – for safety. IF they want one. But I think handguns are dangerous and folks who have them and don’t train on them are idiots out to hurt themselves. Statistics prove this.

That’s just one example.

Point is, I never pick the “progressive” option. Want to know why? Folks who call themselves progressive are the only in the comments on this story concerned about three things. One, is the poor dead traitor mentally unbalanced? I don’t know, but I kind of imagine he might have been to have rejected the reality of his existence so soundly.

Two, were there other eyewitness accounts that contradicted the cop? Turns out, there might have been, but my immediate reaction was not to think the officer was lying. I don’t even like law enforcement that much. I had some individual officers pull some dirty crap on me and my friends when younger. But I don’t hate and distrust cops immediately. I treat them like snakes. They’ve got a job to do. If you stay out of their way, hopefully they won’t randomly bite you.;

Three, aside from feeling sorry for the guy GRABBING FOR AN OFFICER’S GEAR BELT and blaming the cop for that happening, I also don’t want to condemn anyone who think it is a good thing that these sovereign traitors get a look at what happens when they pull their “I’m my own nation” crap and try to steal a weapon our taxes paid for.

So yeah, I’m not into backstabbing and knee-jerk distrusting law enforcement. In fact, isn’t that EXACTLY what the sovereigns would do?

Milk dud: Schools rule out chocolate

Personally, I agree with this concept. Yes, I let Gabriel drink chocolate milk, but he does it according to whether or not his mom and I let him.

If he got to choose, he would drink it all the time. So a little policing of his diet is not only a good thing, but also something I would expect of any school system I would send him to.

What really pissed me off though was the idiot parent at the end of the segment who apparently does ZERO positive food modeling with her kid. News flash: kids watch what YOU eat and follow accordingly. Which is why I’m so glad Gabriel chows on veggies and eats a pretty balanced diet all on his own.

For more on LA’s plan and some future food in the crosshairs, check out this story.