Speaking at the Koch brother-funded Right Online conference this past weekend, conservative blogger Bill Whittle said this:
"Any audience of people that grew up with classical Superman automatically love this country, because Superman is about the best America we can be. When Superman was all over the pop culture, we were a nation that loved this country. Now, twenty years after the peak of Superman's popularity, along comes Gilligan's Island. That's pretty neutral in terms of politics. Really about the only message you can get from Gilligan's Island is if you want to get off the island all you have to do is kill Gilligan.
But if you're a young person out there today and you can finish the theme song from Family Guy, then all the anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-Christian, anti-morality messages of Family Guy are in your head as completely and thoroughly as that theme song is.
You're programmed by the pop culture, you're programmed by story. It's all about stories, and if we're the villain in all of the stories that are told we're never going to win another election."
That's right, ladies and gentlemen! Election results aren't reflective of the public simply agreeing with a party's ideas, principles, and policy positions more than the other's. They're reflective of what pop culture has brainwashed us to believe! Since Family Guy started airing in 1999, Republicans are 2-2 in presidential elections. Let's break these elections down, shall we?
2000 - Gore won the popular vote because of Family Guy, but the Supreme Court got the final word on the electoral vote, handing the election to Bush, because it was the morally right thing to to do...or something...
2004 - Bush beat Kerry because Americans were still scared after the 9/11 attacks and fear is very moral and American.
2008 - Obama defeated McCain, not because of the recession happening under a Republican president and Sarah Palin trying to put the deer-in-headlights look in style, but because of Family Guy.
2012 - Obama beat Romney because Mitt said 47% of the country was pretty much worthless. Oh, no, I'm hearing this too was because of Family Guy.
In Bill Whittle's delusional little mind, I'm sure he could see the following answers displayed in a round of Family Feud:
Question: "Why did Republicans lose the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections?"
Answers:
5. Couldn't relate to most people
4. Were more about religious principles than how to move the country forward
3. Seemed to only care about the rich
2. Came across as discriminatory toward women, minorities, and gays
1. The TV show Family Guy
Feel free to believe that, Mr. Whittle. The longer you and the Republican Party are in denial about why you lost the previous two presidential elections, the more likely it is you'll lose the next one.
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"Any audience of people that grew up with classical Superman automatically love this country, because Superman is about the best America we can be. When Superman was all over the pop culture, we were a nation that loved this country. Now, twenty years after the peak of Superman's popularity, along comes Gilligan's Island. That's pretty neutral in terms of politics. Really about the only message you can get from Gilligan's Island is if you want to get off the island all you have to do is kill Gilligan.
But if you're a young person out there today and you can finish the theme song from Family Guy, then all the anti-American, anti-capitalist, anti-Christian, anti-morality messages of Family Guy are in your head as completely and thoroughly as that theme song is.
You're programmed by the pop culture, you're programmed by story. It's all about stories, and if we're the villain in all of the stories that are told we're never going to win another election."
That's right, ladies and gentlemen! Election results aren't reflective of the public simply agreeing with a party's ideas, principles, and policy positions more than the other's. They're reflective of what pop culture has brainwashed us to believe! Since Family Guy started airing in 1999, Republicans are 2-2 in presidential elections. Let's break these elections down, shall we?
2000 - Gore won the popular vote because of Family Guy, but the Supreme Court got the final word on the electoral vote, handing the election to Bush, because it was the morally right thing to to do...or something...
2004 - Bush beat Kerry because Americans were still scared after the 9/11 attacks and fear is very moral and American.
2008 - Obama defeated McCain, not because of the recession happening under a Republican president and Sarah Palin trying to put the deer-in-headlights look in style, but because of Family Guy.
2012 - Obama beat Romney because Mitt said 47% of the country was pretty much worthless. Oh, no, I'm hearing this too was because of Family Guy.
In Bill Whittle's delusional little mind, I'm sure he could see the following answers displayed in a round of Family Feud:
Question: "Why did Republicans lose the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections?"
Answers:
5. Couldn't relate to most people
4. Were more about religious principles than how to move the country forward
3. Seemed to only care about the rich
2. Came across as discriminatory toward women, minorities, and gays
1. The TV show Family Guy
Feel free to believe that, Mr. Whittle. The longer you and the Republican Party are in denial about why you lost the previous two presidential elections, the more likely it is you'll lose the next one.
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