Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for April 16, 2011
Transcript:
News Anchor: Leaders of all faiths gathered to announce they've achieved world peace by agreeing that the one, true religion is... Danaeism! We haven't confirmed this yet, but it's on Twitter, so we'll keep reporting it as fact anyway. Bartender: Wow! That's great news, eh? Bob: Yeah! Joe: Wait... you don't really believe that, do you? Bartender: Hey, it's on cable news, so it must be true! Bob: Questioning cable news is uunAmerican, Joe! Joe: Ow... my brain just pulled a hamstring!
wndrwrthg over 13 years ago
QUESTION AUTHORITY! Everywhere, all the time.
pouncingtiger over 13 years ago
That cable news is most definitely Fix Noise. Twitter is their source for “news” and opinions. Those who believe them are Republicans.
artybee over 13 years ago
Question, hell! SUBVERT Authority!
grapfhics over 13 years ago
It used to be the tabloids,
alcors3 over 13 years ago
Now it is the Obamoids.
pbarnrob over 13 years ago
“WHY Question Authority?” (Think about it a bit.) Put that on your bumper; they’ll wonder what you’re up to!
If Faux Noise says it, I look for confirmation of the opposite. From several sources.
x_Tech over 13 years ago
I sure Herb Caen would have something to say about “Danaeism”…
CedarCircle over 13 years ago
Herb Caen – Didn’t he used to have a blog or something?
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
I’m with you, Joe.
I think I’ll doctor that X-Files poster to say “I don’t want to believe.”
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Don’t listen to that right wing Fox, listen to that left wing MSNBC or better yet, the government sponsored PBS. Their main source (Weekly World News) seldom misses a breaking story’. For the few literate liberals, I recommend the NYT. Now there’s a true slant on the news. Remember in 68 when the beloved Walter Cronkite was editorializing the news about those “dirty long haired commies”? Then the cops roughed him up and for three days he reported “those Daley Nazi Stormtroopers”. Won the election for Tricky Dick because of “the most trusted man in America” Ain’t TV great?
ImaginaryFriend over 13 years ago
I cannot name a “News” channel that tells the news and is not a propaganda outlet. Fox just happens to tell the truth about being biased. MSNBC is a joke. If you browse all of them, you might get some piece of the truth.
I get my news from Danae, she seems to be a better source.
Brockie over 13 years ago
Ah we sure are a grumpy divided bunch this morning…whew.
Cmlbx over 13 years ago
A pox on both your houses. For a less biased view check out BBC (Brit) or CBC (Canadian) news sources.
WaitingMan over 13 years ago
Karl Rove was trashing Donald Trump on “Fox and Friends” this morning. When that show starts making sense, you know the world has gone down the rabbit hole.
rockngolfer over 13 years ago
I think that is not Nixon, but Dabney Coleman.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001056/
Destiny23 over 13 years ago
^^ CBC?!?!?! Sure, if you want the “news” according to the Propaganda Department of the Liberal Party of Canada… If you want unbiased news, you go to CTV.
prrdh over 13 years ago
Any human activity is biased, including journalism. Those who claim that some news source is unbiased are only saying that it confirms their own biases.
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
You can follow Danae if you like, but I’ll settle for laughing at her and occasionally shake my head in disbelief.
rayannina over 13 years ago
@prrdh – thanks for bringing the reason and perspective. You win +25 Intentets!
Dry and Dusty Premium Member over 13 years ago
And Chris Matthews is as unbiased as they come! Yep!
GROG Premium Member over 13 years ago
you are before you are, there ain’t no boogers or wide open spaces in my brains. I follow & bow to no one, no how. I march to the sound of my of my own tune and follow the path of my own choosing.
FlashfyreSP over 13 years ago
There is no “news” anymore…”news” is simply the facts of an event, without embellishment or drama added, and without personal bias tacked on. None of the media organizations practice true “news reporting”, only “current events opinionating”.
momazilla over 13 years ago
Every “news” story should be taken with a grain of salt. Like a whole ocean’s worth.
neeeurothrush over 13 years ago
you are before you are - i may be an old fool but i aint fooled
gclewis666 over 13 years ago
Cmlbx said:
“A pox on both your houses. For a less biased view check out BBC (Brit) or CBC (Canadian) news sources.”
BBC & CBC are the best anti-American establishments going. If that’s your slant, go with it.
For me, news will be always “trust, but verify.”
TruNorthCanuck over 13 years ago
DANAEISM…does it get any better!
yuggib over 13 years ago
Religion, like happiness, is just an illusion, filled with sadness and confusion.
I think, therefore, I am both sad and confused. But, at least I think for myself (I think) and do not let Foul Noise, MSNBC, or any other media (note that that is not “news”) outlet do so for me.
Nebulous Premium Member over 13 years ago
WaitingMan said, Karl Rove was trashing Donald Trump on “Fox and Friends” this morning. When that show starts making sense, you know the world has gone down the rabbit hole. ————-
Even a stopped clock is right twice a day. Even THEY can’t always be wrong. (but that’s the way to bet)
csparrazza over 13 years ago
For truly unbiased reporting go to Algezzera.com they have no agenda to push upon the viewers!!! NOT
Dtroutma over 13 years ago
Organized religion IS the original twitter. Short messages misinterpreted, and spread to secure power and a false sense of security to the monkeys willing to listen and follow.
ilsapadu over 13 years ago
I’m very proud to say that I was unaware until today that news stations look to twitter as a source for news. Today it is in 2 or 3 comics. Get your news from the comics!
lewisbower over 13 years ago
TV News “Police gun down citizen in street.” Newspaper “Police stop rampaging murderer.” Believe what you want.
Lawrence Stetz Premium Member over 13 years ago
No thanks, I’m currently worshiping Sinfest.
dflak over 13 years ago
I watch Fox then I watch CNN and I sort of average them out.
bmonk over 13 years ago
^ like the statistician who puts his feet in a bucket of ice water, and sticks his head in the oven, and says, “On average, I feel fine!”?
yggdrasil75 almost 2 years ago
dont you love how when trump came along and questioned cable news, the left immediately hated it, not the right?