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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Mon Mar 9, 2015, 07:39 AM Mar 2015

Australian TV host: why didn't pride parade have a float condemning Islamic State?

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Five points if you raised your hand and said, "Because that has nothing to do with anything, idiot."

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Australian TV host: why didn't pride parade have a float condemning Islamic State? (Original Post) shenmue Mar 2015 OP

uhm. what? marym625 Mar 2015 #1

Frogs, toothpaste all with the transistors in the jelopi. nt Lucky Luciano Mar 2015 #2

The First Comment Said It All Leith Mar 2015 #3

That's great! marym625 Mar 2015 #7

You nailed it! RoBear Mar 2015 #9

did he work for fox&friends ? irisblue Mar 2015 #4

Its the new/old line of attack on LGBT from Sir Rupert and his band of thugs. Ford_Prefect Mar 2015 #5

Yeah, it does have the Rup stink about it. n/t sarge43 Mar 2015 #12

That's a bit of a slur against Hannity. SwissTony Mar 2015 #13

Why didn't we find the WMD? Moostache Mar 2015 #6

Why is there no Santa Claus? AlbertCat Mar 2015 #11

Oooh. an international idiot. TNNurse Mar 2015 #8

"oooh" is right! RoBear Mar 2015 #10

The stupid is strong with this one. nt stevenleser Mar 2015 #14

Why don't we hate Muslims because they're so mean to gay people? Ratty Mar 2015 #15

Yep. But sadly, people here do fall for that argument. closeupready Mar 2015 #16

marym625

(17,997 posts)

1. uhm. what?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 07:42 AM

Mar 2015

What kind of craziness is this?

Lucky Luciano

(11,253 posts)

2. Frogs, toothpaste all with the transistors in the jelopi. nt

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 07:46 AM

Mar 2015

Leith

(7,809 posts)

3. The First Comment Said It All

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 08:04 AM

Mar 2015

Posted by Chris B:

Given that every single float, by its very existence, was a spit in the eye for everything ISIS stands for, I would have thought that an anti-ISIS float would be somewhat redundant!

marym625

(17,997 posts)

7. That's great!

Reply to Leith (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 09:24 AM

Mar 2015

I don't often check comments on articles. Thanks for posting this

RoBear

(1,188 posts)

9. You nailed it!

Reply to Leith (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:00 AM

Mar 2015

n/t

irisblue

(32,968 posts)

4. did he work for fox&friends ?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 08:23 AM

Mar 2015

everything the LGBTQ community stands for are things that would/will get us killed by ISIL.

Ford_Prefect

(7,887 posts)

5. Its the new/old line of attack on LGBT from Sir Rupert and his band of thugs.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 08:54 AM

Mar 2015

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2015/03/08/tv-host-complains-that-pride-parade-didnt-have-anti-isis-float/

Bolt is the Aussie version of Hannity...A bloviator in the gland obessive tradition (sic).

sarge43

(28,941 posts)

12. Yeah, it does have the Rup stink about it. n/t

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:19 AM

Mar 2015

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)

13. That's a bit of a slur against Hannity.

Reply to Ford_Prefect (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:24 AM

Mar 2015

Bolt is very mean. He's way worse than Hannity, IMO.

Moostache

(9,895 posts)

6. Why didn't we find the WMD?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 09:09 AM

Mar 2015

Why is there no Santa Claus?
Shouldn't SOMEONE be protesting that the tooth fairy skips MY HOUSE?!?!?!

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

11. Why is there no Santa Claus?

Reply to Moostache (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:07 AM

Mar 2015

There is in the Christmas parade!

Maybe they'll put an "anti-ISIS" float in that parade.

TNNurse

(6,926 posts)

8. Oooh. an international idiot.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 09:29 AM

Mar 2015

They are not all here in the US???

RoBear

(1,188 posts)

10. "oooh" is right!

Reply to TNNurse (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:02 AM

Mar 2015

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)

14. The stupid is strong with this one. nt

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 10:30 AM

Mar 2015

Ratty

(2,100 posts)

15. Why don't we hate Muslims because they're so mean to gay people?

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Mar 9, 2015, 12:51 PM

Mar 2015

Yup, hear that one all the time from the right wingers. Why don't we hate Snowden because Russia is so mean to gay people? Heard that one a few times too right here on DU.

closeupready

(29,503 posts)

16. Yep. But sadly, people here do fall for that argument.

Reply to Ratty (Reply #15)

Tue Mar 10, 2015, 03:54 PM

Mar 2015

Or perhaps it's not falling for the argument, as much as supporting it merely because the argument conveniently serves OTHER agenda points, as well. "Politics makes strange bedfellows."

Trying to think of a good analogy - it's kind of like how war profiteers helped fuel popular anger with Iraq after 9/11 by either asking why Saddam didn't condemn the attacks, or else showed footage purporting to be street celebrations among the average Iraqi.

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