Comments on: “And then I lit a match to see if there was any gas left …” http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/ Just another Pajamasmedia.com weblog Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: buddy larsen http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49852 buddy larsen Fri, 01 May 2009 21:30:12 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49852 oops --wrong tred, mon --was aim dat at dat alinsky creepy book. oops –wrong tred, mon –was aim dat at dat alinsky creepy book.

]]> By: buddy larsen http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49850 buddy larsen Fri, 01 May 2009 21:20:56 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49850 it should be sub-titled "How to Use Up Freedom Against Itself" It's parricide, politicized, is ALL it is. it should be sub-titled

“How to Use Up Freedom Against Itself”

It’s parricide, politicized, is ALL it is.

]]> By: bogie wheel http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49734 bogie wheel Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:01:46 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49734 <I>WRT 24, ALL Writers in Hollywood are uber-liberal.</I> Like the "ALL women are X" claims, this one is not true either. I personally know 5 television writers (network drama) because I used to work on a show with them. One of them is a libertarian. He is currently working on a highly-rated CBS crime show and enjoys a lucrative career. Can he be as outspoken about his politics as liberals in Hollywood? No. And the habit of self-censorship that conservatives and libertarians in Hollywood can develop is a problem. But conservatives and libertarians do exist in Hollywood. And sussing each other out, knowing you're wildly counter-cultural and outnumbered in that town, knowing that uttering something as radical as "yah, I voted for Bush," can set lefties off like firecrackers, makes the whole experience kinda fun in a secret-handshake sort of way. Like you're the kids who just dropped the frog into the punch bowl at the party. WRT 24, ALL Writers in Hollywood are uber-liberal.

Like the “ALL women are X” claims, this one is not true either.

I personally know 5 television writers (network drama) because I used to work on a show with them. One of them is a libertarian. He is currently working on a highly-rated CBS crime show and enjoys a lucrative career.

Can he be as outspoken about his politics as liberals in Hollywood? No.
And the habit of self-censorship that conservatives and libertarians in Hollywood can develop is a problem.

But conservatives and libertarians do exist in Hollywood.

And sussing each other out, knowing you’re wildly counter-cultural and outnumbered in that town, knowing that uttering something as radical as “yah, I voted for Bush,” can set lefties off like firecrackers, makes the whole experience kinda fun in a secret-handshake sort of way. Like you’re the kids who just dropped the frog into the punch bowl at the party.

]]> By: Aristide http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49606 Aristide Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:00:01 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49606 Air Force One? No, Air Force Zero! Air Force One? No, Air Force Zero!

]]> By: buddy larsen http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49573 buddy larsen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:08:47 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49573 habu/86; thanks for tip --here's a return tip --if you can't stomach the "press conference" on tv the military channel is less than an hour from a special on Gettysburg --at the mo is showing the story of Rickover and <i>Nautilus</i> -- habu/86; thanks for tip –here’s a return tip –if you can’t stomach the “press conference” on tv the military channel is less than an hour from a special on Gettysburg –at the mo is showing the story of Rickover and Nautilus –

]]> By: pharmaguy http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49567 pharmaguy Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:43:16 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49567 At least the Lincoln bedroom never flew into a NYC skyscraper. Passenger list on that flight is the key. Is there anyone in the MSM that has the balls to get that story?? I'm guessing it is yet another task for the Pajama clad to dig out... In the meantime, we can all ask our Senators, Representatives, and Governers where they were... At least the Lincoln bedroom never flew into a NYC skyscraper.

Passenger list on that flight is the key. Is there anyone in the MSM that has the balls to get that story?? I’m guessing it is yet another task for the Pajama clad to dig out…

In the meantime, we can all ask our Senators, Representatives, and Governers where they were…

]]> By: Habu http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49563 Habu Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:31:08 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49563 For those of you interested in the man Saul Alinsky who had such a great influence on obama there is a 1972 Playboy interview published in The Progress Report. It claims to be the most extensive interview ever given by Alinsky and illuminates a number of interesting things about him. Here's the link. http://tinyurl.com/qov5t For those of you interested in the man Saul Alinsky who had such a great influence on obama there is a 1972 Playboy interview published in The Progress Report.

It claims to be the most extensive interview ever given by Alinsky and illuminates a number of interesting things about him. Here’s the link.

http://tinyurl.com/qov5t

]]> By: LarryD http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49555 LarryD Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:56:00 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49555 #43 try http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ #43

try http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/

]]> By: geoffgo http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49529 geoffgo Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:19:59 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49529 Onetailtest@83 I might add: a) nobody knew it was Air Force One or a mockup thereof, it was just a huge airliner flying at 1K-1.5K feet over the city b) they didn't know HOW MANY planes there were going to be b) the chase planes (F-16s) could have been doing just that, in order to shoot down the airliner Joyride for contributors was worth it though. Onetailtest@83

I might add:

a) nobody knew it was Air Force One or a mockup thereof, it was just a huge airliner flying at 1K-1.5K feet over the city
b) they didn’t know HOW MANY planes there were going to be
b) the chase planes (F-16s) could have been doing just that, in order to shoot down the airliner

Joyride for contributors was worth it though.

]]> By: onetailtest http://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/04/27/and-then-i-lit-a-match-to-see-if-there-was-any-gas-left/#comment-49508 onetailtest Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:48:18 +0000 http://pajamasmedia.com/richardfernandez/?p=3535#comment-49508 markb, The reaction of the crowd makes no sense. Why are they running? They are running because when the twin towers came down, a great cloud of smoke and fumes rolled down the streets as metal shards flew everywhere. markb,

The reaction of the crowd makes no sense. Why are they running?

They are running because when the twin towers came down, a great cloud of smoke and fumes rolled down the streets as metal shards flew everywhere.

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