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re: The Newsroom on HBO "OFFICIAL Season Thread"
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:18 pm to Tiger1242
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:18 pm to Tiger1242
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"I'm Rebublican, people just think I'm Liberal because I think Hurricanes are caused by global warming and not gay marriage"
I'm conservative and while maybe I should be insulted I found that to be a pretty funny quip against the section of the right wing spectrum that are bible thumping loons.
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Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:22 pm to VOR
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Well, if some of the Repulitards would just STFU in public they wouldn't make such easy comedic targets.
I wanna see where someone said Hurricanes are caused by gay marraige
This post was edited on 8/13/12 at 9:23 pm
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:23 pm to Tiger1242
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I wanna see where someone said Hurricanes are caused by global warming
The character was making a joke. It was not intended to be taken literally.
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:24 pm to CottonWasKing
That was just one example, they've done it a lot with the backhanded comments; it on every Sorkin show I've seen, it's a joke but it's a slant against Conservatives. Like I said its not a big deal and it's to be expected from a Sorkin show, but it still can be a little annoying.
I know I'm nit picking
I know I'm nit picking
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:26 pm to VOR
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The character was making a joke. It was not intended to be taken literally.
Obviously, so why do you say Republicans need to STFU so they won't say jokes like that?
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:31 pm to Tiger1242
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Obviously, so why do you say Republicans need to STFU so they won't say jokes like that?
Because too many of the pandering right wingers make stupid pronouncements concerning well . . . everything. Sure left wingers do it too. It's just not as funny.
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:36 pm to Tiger1242
I've never seen this show. Is the "Republican" the guy who went on that silly rant in the preview.
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:37 pm to VOR
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Because too many of the pandering right wingers make stupid pronouncements concerning well . . . everything. Sure left wingers do it too. It's just not as funny.
I think it would be an I wish they'd do some that's what I'm saying. Both extreme conservatives and extreme liberals can be quite funny in their beliefs/opinions at times; I just wish we could get jokes about them both. I feel like the show is missing out on half it's material; imagine if their was a conservative guy around the office calling out stupid stuff the left does instead of just 50 people all agreeing with each other and not acknowledging any faults in their logic. It would make for a better show IMO
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:44 pm to VOR
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Because too many of the pandering right wingers make stupid pronouncements concerning well . . . everything. Sure left wingers do it too. It's just not as funny.
Matt and Trey find ways to do it all the time.
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:49 pm to Tiger1242
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I wanna see where someone said Hurricanes are caused by gay marraige
Didn't Pat Robertson say something like that about New Orleans after Katrina hit
Posted on 8/13/12 at 9:54 pm to cssamerican
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Didn't Pat Robertson say something like that about New Orleans after Katrina hit
Well I don't think he counts as a Republican figure, just a nut job
Posted on 8/13/12 at 11:24 pm to Tiger1242
Sloane sure did seem to push off as fact that the republicans were at fault for the market crash.
and i still want to punish her arse. And Mackenzie has some nice boobs bouncing.
and i still want to punish her arse. And Mackenzie has some nice boobs bouncing.
Posted on 8/13/12 at 11:49 pm to CottonWasKing
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"I'm Rebublican, people just think I'm Liberal because I think Hurricanes are caused by global warming and not gay marriage"
This joke makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It comes off sounding intelligent but in reality it's a joke I probably would have rolled my eyes at if I were still watching the show (I quit 10 minutes into the second episode, that's when I realized what it was about to become). If global warming causes hurricanes then what caused them before the advent of fossil fuels? Sorry to get technical over a joke, but I still would like humorous quips and punch lines to actually make some sense.
And the whole gay marriage thing? What prominent Republican (Pat Robertson DOES NOT count) has ever come out and said that hurricanes were caused by gay marriage?
Posted on 8/13/12 at 11:56 pm to RollTide1987
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This joke makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. It comes off sounding intelligent but in reality it's a joke I probably would have rolled my eyes at if I were still watching the show (I quit 10 minutes into the second episode, that's when I realized what it was about to become). If global warming causes hurricanes then what caused them before the advent of fossil fuels? Sorry to get technical over a joke, but I still would like humorous quips and punch lines to actually make some sense.
He actually said low barometric pressure not global warming. That quote is just the poster going off of memory.
The joke also isn't meant to be taken literally, its an over exaggerated example of conservatives' ridiculous stances on things as meaningless as gay marriage.
Fans of movies and television overlook ridiculous and fantastical things for the sake of entertainment everyday. I don't see why yall find it so difficult to do the same for this show.
I understand it is not the greatest show that has ever graced the television screen but if I attempted pick apart everything to the degree that some of you do with this show I would never enjoy anything.
Posted on 8/14/12 at 12:00 am to CottonWasKing
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The joke also isn't meant to be taken literally, its an over exaggerated example of conservatives' ridiculous stances on things as meaningless as gay marriage.
Fans of movies and television overlook ridiculous and fantastical things for the sake of entertainment everyday. I don't see why yall find it so difficult to do the same for this show.
That works on a show like the Simpsons. On a show that is supposed to simulate a newsroom, it just seems weak.
Just my opinion. Again, I don't watch the show. Just seeing what people were saying and thought it was worth chiming in.
This post was edited on 8/14/12 at 12:04 am
Posted on 8/14/12 at 12:02 am to CottonWasKing
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I understand it is not the greatest show that has ever graced the television screen but if I attempted pick apart everything to the degree that some of you do with this show I would never enjoy anything.
I agree and I like the show; I just think if they evened out who they were bashing, or even just had some differing opinions it would make the show better. Not bc of my opinions but just as a show
Posted on 8/14/12 at 12:05 am to Tiger1242
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I just think if they evened out who they were bashing, or even just had some differing opinions it would make the show better
And I am far from disagreeing with that statement however it is not "bad" tv right now. Of course it could be better but facts are that most on this site don't like it because it doesn't fit into their own spectrum of acceptable political views.
This post was edited on 8/14/12 at 12:06 am
Posted on 8/14/12 at 12:06 am to ohiovol
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That works on a show like the Simpsons. On a show that is supposed to simulate a newsroom, it just seems weak.
Posted on 8/14/12 at 12:07 am to ohiovol
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On a show that is supposed to simulate a newsroom, it just seems weak.
Would it seem weak and lazy to those on this site who claim it is if it was a right leaning show that ignored all the right's short comings while hammering the left every step of the way?
I don't think it would, not here at least.
This post was edited on 8/14/12 at 12:08 am
Posted on 8/14/12 at 12:15 am to CottonWasKing
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Would it seem weak and lazy to those on this site who claim it is if it was a right leaning show that ignored all the right's short comings while hammering the left every step of the way?
Yes. If the show was like that, you may as well just listen to Rush Limbaugh.
This post was edited on 8/14/12 at 12:17 am
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