US Republicans Cheer Hate Speech at Conservative Political Action Conference

via TowleRoad & ThinkProgress (video of the hate speech and cheering on YouTube)

“Speaking today at the Conservative Political Action Conference, right-wing pundit Ann Coulter said: “I was going to have a few comments on the other Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, but it turns out you have to go into rehab if you use the word ‘faggot,’ so I — so kind of an impasse, can’t really talk about Edwards.” Audience members said “ohhh” and then cheered.”

Ann Coulter is a media whore of the highest order, Ann’s claim to be a Polemicist is more than questionable, given that facts have nothing to do with anything that comes out of her mouth. Living in Palm Beach (claiming falsely to live in New York), she makes money by being “controversial” (ie. lame) and “stirring the pot”. All the tv and radio shows which hire her, need to seriously consider whether they are interested in news and information, or just whoring for ratings (See Today Tonight for what that does to your credibility). Fired repeatedly for being a nasty bitch, Ann Coulter surprisingly remains single. “I’m a Christian first and a mean-spirited, bigoted conservative second, and don’t you ever forget it.” Media whore for hire. What a catch.

The Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese issues the following statement:

“We demand that every single Presidential candidate in attendance at this conference, along with Vice President Cheney stand up and publicly condemn this type of gutter-style politics,” continued Solmonese. “If not, then their silence will be deafening to the vast majority of Americans who believe this type of language belongs no where near the discussions about the future of our country.”

While there will always be media whores, hopefully cheering them is something that will come to an end. I hope there is going to be a list published of the attendees, with those who speak out and those who silently stand by and let media whore culture invade politics to this level. Inciting hatred in public for money and media attention is disgusting, pathetic and unintelligent.

If politicians around the world ever wish to be credible, they need to speak out, separating difference of opinion in how to run a country, from; slander, smear campaigns, divisive statements and other general wasting of time and taxpayer money. We don’t tolerate this behaviour in our friends or colleagues, why the hell should we tolerate it from politicians we pay with our hard-earned money? Get your act together and get things done instead of pissing about. We don’t want to vote for people who act like petulant children.

If you’re in the USA, find out if your local Republican cheered this speech. If they did, send your local Democrat and Republican a letter about it.

Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent and media whoring is the last refuge of those without a plan or a clue.

Media, Political and Religious FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt – Controlling By Fear

Yet another news item about hate speech, the latest one being John Howard and the Catch The Fire ministry. This ministry appears to have a history of spreading the word of intolerance, but as there’s no transcript of John Howard’s speech and the entire article is based on speculation of what he might say or plans to say. This is a pretty shallow and inflammatory article – typical lack of integrity from the MSM (Main Stream Media), yet again. Thank god we have journalists, what would we do without them? Gerard McManus and Michael Harvey you should be ashamed of yourselves. Go home and apologise to your family and friends for inciting racial hatred, inciting fear and publishing material that belongs on Today Tonight or 3AW.

This article is a perfect example of a bigger issue that is not being covered by the MSM, mainly because they are one of the biggest culprits. The issue is FUD. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. If you are not familiar with this concept, it’s a marketing strategy, originally used by IBM to cast aspersions on their competitors. However since the terrorist attacks on America, it’s also been increasingly used by the MSM, political parties, governments and churches, as well as big corporates like pharmaceutical companies.

FUD is not always about misinformation, but it is using information as a weapon of fear to manipulate and control people, similar to an armed bank robbery, people who are afraid or uncertain are easier to control.

Everyone needs to be a little more skeptical about the use of FUD by political and religious groups (frankly, most of us in Generation X & Y expect it from corporates, but the use of FUD by politicians has surged since the attacks on World Trade Center). The agenda of any group trying to control people through fear is a dangerous one. Saddam Hussein used this very weapon against his own people, although he didn’t hide it as FUD.

If you find yourself experiencing fear, uncertainty or doubting a previous belief that you had, consider the source of this FUD feeling, and whether that source will receive a personal gain from your fearful, uncertain or doubting state. Today Tonight, 3AW, Beauty & The Beast, there are so many of these shows that drive ratings based on fear, misinformation, divisive statements and repugnant social behaviour. The purpose of fear in evolution is to incite reaction. Media executives have discovered this works really well for ratings, regardless of the impact this has on society. Many of the hosts of these shows do not believe the “controversial” things they say, they’re just whoring for ratings, exploiting the ignorance of their audience for a few bucks in their pocket and five minutes of fame.

Societies living in fear are no longer functioning to their full potential. Fear is crippling to productivity, confidence and mental serenity.

For the next week, count the number of FUD media experiences you have, it may surprise you.