Sandmonkey Quick Study
Egyptian Sandmonkey says he didn’t know Seymour Hersh from a hole in the wall, but he knew the company he was keeping, and it didn’t take him long to get Hersh’s number. It never does, when you hear the guy in person. Not the polished print version that might take another 10 minutes and a reread before you realize what crap it is. Sandmonkey:
I was immediately distracted by the group masturbation session that followed those words as mr. Hersh started his speech. I was wowed by this man’s ability to verbally give every single member of the audience a handjob. It was exactly everything they wanted to hear and nothing more. Simply amazing. This is a man who knows his audience and how exactly to bullshit them. For example, he mentioned- with the disclaimer that he has no proof of this- that the UN owed Iraq approx. 9 billion dollars for Oil sales in escrow, which was later on claimed by the US government when it took over Iraq and then simply dissappeared and vanished. He of course has no proof or sources to confirm this, but his audience is not one that needs proof in such matters. After all, we live for this shit.
What was slightly surprising was how pro-Shia the man was (the man apparently could see no harm coming from Iran, syria or hezbollah), which was later on explained to me in the context that this man is a member of the new Left, and the new left believes that any enemy of the USA is a good person and needs to be supported, because the USA is a very bad and naughty country. But the dude was stretching thing a little bit. I mean when he decribed the March 14th movement as “The US backed Sunni dominated Seniora government” I started heaving, but when he described Hezbollah as “a member of an opposition coalition with Christian catholics” I knew I was in the presence of greatness. This is a man who could distort shit so well that he could disprove gravity.
Topics: media, middle east
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 12:55 am on Friday, March 2, 2007
10 Responses to “Sandmonkey Quick Study”
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March 2nd, 2007 at 1:35 am
This is a man who could distort shit so well that he could disprove gravity.
Quite perceptive, isn’t he?
March 2nd, 2007 at 1:41 am
Or maybe he believed the U.S. was fighting radical Sunni groups like, say…al Qaeda?
Where would he ever get a crazy idea like that from?
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:14 am
The toad argues about the military with military personnel and vets, while obviously knowing zip about the military. Now he argues about the Middle East with someone who lives there, while obviously knowing zip about the Middle East.
The toad knows nothing about non sequiturs, and speaks nonsense when faced with anything beyond the script it’s been sold.
Does anyone think the toad will ever figure out that he is waaay out of his depth here and hop off to a shallower pond? Nah.
March 2nd, 2007 at 3:49 am
Salty,
People who offer up only ad hominem attacks to defend their beliefs as you do are generally considered to be rather weak in the intellectual department.
Why don’t you offer up some of that wisdom of yours instead of schoolboy slurs for a change?
March 2nd, 2007 at 6:54 am
What’s the use. Why waste my breath. Pearls before swine, and all that. I offer you no argument because you offer nothing but the most basic bromides, platitudes, chants, and other boring rote lessons in return. I’ve never seen you offer a single original thought, or ask an honest, question. You do not want to discuss or offer an opinion. You want to slam, slander, spit, and generally act the contrarian–and you’re not even very good at that. You do nothing but look for any opening to sneer. You show no respect for anything, least of all reality and reason. I do not defend my ideas to you, I do not answer you at all. I comment about you– about your lack of critical thought, your lack of focus, your lack of knowledge, your inability to offer a valid argument, and your gross disrespect. All you give us are broad generalizations, non sequiturs, and kneejerk ad hominem attacks, and that’s just the short list of your many crimes against logic; you do so in the cheap, jingoistic language written on the posters and T-shirts of an anti-war protest. In short, you are thoughtless and ill-mannered.
Note, alphie, that in the course of accusing me of ad hominem attacks, you … do what? Couch the whole thing within an ad hominem attack. And I’m supposed to seriously consider anything you have to say? Please.
There, I’ve shown you the respect–and kindness–of telling you the truth. It’s more than you’ve earned. It’s the last you’ll have from me.
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:53 am
Especially since salty didn’t really offer alphie an ad hominem….”toad” is an apt description, not a description.
More to the point, salty, you accurately described alphies’ Modus Operandi across the blogosphere, which is probably what prompted the ad hominem charge….I find that trolls hate it when you lay their soul open to the world. I prefer to ignore the creature myself, except where I can twit him.
Back on thread:
Seymour Hersh has a long history of speaking on subjects which he has not ever put into print, making comments that are outrageous in nature, and mostly untrue. He often puts his comments forth as rumors by offering that disclaimer…..and people eat it up.
I do believe that he gets paid for these gigs, which makes me think that Seymour has an ulterior motive which has nothing to do with truth and justice, but more with making a buck.
March 2nd, 2007 at 9:54 am
….”toad” is an apt description, not a description
Sheesh, caffeine, kick in, PLEASE!
That should be:
….”toad” is an apt description, not an insult.
March 2nd, 2007 at 11:12 am
Internet Maxim:
DON’T FEED THE TROLL.
March 2nd, 2007 at 2:58 pm
Why don’t you offer up some of that wisdom of yours instead of schoolboy slurs for a change?
I think someone needs to heed his own advice.
March 3rd, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Seymour Hersh has said that he sees nothing wrong with telling falsehoods if they serve his political purposes.