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Friday, December 12, 2014

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The-Coconut-Telegraph-w-CoconutsSince 2002. Anonymous Letters to the Editor with pictures. Published Monday through Friday by Noon.

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boca-grande-poker-run[Boca Grande] High performance powerboat operators have worn out their welcome on Boca Grande Key during the annual poker run from Miami to Key West and during the powerboat championship races. 100 powerboats and speed boats rafted around and beached on the offshore island in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge getting the powers that be in a tizzy. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service sent The Florida Powerboat Club a letter saying, “Please understand that Boca Grande is a sensitive resource area. Boca Grande serves as an important migratory bird foraging area, and landing on the beach is prohibited above mean high water. At this point, it is unlikely we would be able to complete the necessary review for the ‘Fun Run,’ so we ask that you remove any reference to that option being available for this current year’s event, including a helicopter shoot in proximity to the island.”

However, both the party and the helicopter flyover still occurred, and refuge managers are not happy about it. Photo: Rob O’Neal/The Citizen

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Growing up on BPK back in the 70’s & 80’s was an amazing experience and will forever we will be grateful for.
Having dinner with the family at the Big Pine Inn & the Baltimore Oyster House.
Riding bikes to Judd’s and the Big Pine Meat Market
Watching mom & dad & all their friends fight fires and drive the ambulance as they volunteered with the BPK fire department.
Going to school over those crazy narrow bridges (swiping rearview mirrors) I clearly remember seeing a small whale shark on the way to school.
Marvin Lester’s bathroom at the old ACE hardware. Seriously it was a “grunt poll!” Fantastic sense of humor in that family.
Having the folks tow us kids behind the family boat as we dropped off to pick up conchs and other found treasure.
Having the famous refuge protector Jack Watson take afternoon naps in my father’s office Lay-Z-boy recliner. There were no pagers or cell phones to catch up with him.
Having the mosquito control DC-3’s fly so very low above our heads while dropping the death fog.
Knowing that Tom Bridleman was taking care of everybody’s drinking and eating requirements from Marathon to Grassy Key.
Coming home from a family night in KW (movies and pizza at Mira’s Pizza Huddle along with a stop at Zayers for shopping) and seeing the adult movies being played at the Stock Island drive-in.
Having Ed Baldwin pass our house in his boat after a hard day on the water pulling traps and tossing a few up to us for that night’s dinner (thanks Ed)
Driving over the old 7 Mile Bridge with Mark Keibel in his yellow Dodge 440, the fan belt breaking and us doing a little side to side at a high rate of speed. Wow, that was better than any roller coaster.
Having the neighbor give me an ass warming for being a crazy bike rider, and the folks approving.
Living in a house with no A/C or heat (after us kids vacated the house, in goes the new HVAC system, nice move!)
Getting pulled over driving dad’s truck on Watson Blvd, being too young to even qualify for a drivers license, and getting a verbal warning.
and the list goes on…
Thanks Deer ED for keeping on.
Be kind to each other and enjoy the life that you are living. Merry Christmas. Full Menu > Big Pine Museum > The Good Old Days
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Remember that today is the Forgotten Felines of the Florida Keys “Call-A-Thon” fund raiser. Donate at their website www.keysforgottenfelines.org or make a pledge by calling (305) 743-6969 or (305) 743-2520.
[“No one directly involved or in charge at the CIA was interviewed for the Torture Report”] That is because the CIA lies and that is one reason for the report–the CIA’s lying. The CIA Director at the time in question was interviewed. Who better than he should have been interviewed? The typical response of the my-country-right-or-wrong- crowd is if you don’t like it move and I wasn’t disappointed in yesterday’s post. Those in favor of torture will continue to pick apart this important report in order to discredit it. The fact remain that the CIA is a brutal agency routinely torturing and kidnapping people and the CIA lies to Congress. Who’s in charge.? I thought Congress was their master and the CIA answered to them?
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The revitalization of Bahama Village and Petronia Street haven’t worked as planned. Half the stores are still empty after ten years or more.  There’s no reason to go down those streets for tourists. The only way that area will become busy is if there is a landmark bar or shopping experience awaiting them, or if Duval Street becomes overcrowded and that only happens a couple of times a year.
[Wireless Router] The NetGear WGT624 is a wireless-g router $10. Lee – Marathon Classified Ads > Electronic
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A late Thanksgiving tale. Native American’s allowed to grow and sell marijuana. Link
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If you liked yesterday’s plate of Mexican food, you’ll love this one!
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Federal lawmakers gave small commercial boaters a three-year reprieve from a bill that could be costly and difficult to comply with. Under the measure, water released during normal vessel operation, including washing the deck or using onboard bathing facilities, will be allowed for an additional three years.
Does anyone know if Forrest Young, aquarium owner in Marathon, expunged his gun smuggling record?
[Phone Search] Canadian police can conduct a limited search of criminal suspects’ mobile phones when they are arrested without getting a search warrant, but they must follow strict rules, a divided Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. In a 4-3 decision, Canada’s top court said the search must be directly related to the circumstances of a person’s arrest and police must keep detailed records of the search. It is the first time the Supreme Court has ruled on mobile phone privacy.
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The response to my classified ad for petrified wood was immediate—it got sold yesterday. Thanks for the opportunity to place the (free) ad.
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[Joke Friday]  The Lone Ranger and Tonto stopped into a saloon for a beer.  After a few minutes a cowboy came in and said, “Who’s got the white horse outside?”  The Lone Ranger said, “That’s my horse, Silver.”  The cowboy said, “Well, you better check on him ‘cause he’s looking a little overheated and thirsty.”  The Lone Ranger and Tonto went outside, took a look, and the Lone Ranger said, ”Tonto, get Silver some water and then start running around him really fast to stir up a breeze and cool him down.”  The Lone Ranger went back into the bar.  After a few minutes another cowboy came in and asked, “Who’s got the white horse outside?”  The Lone Ranger said, That’s my horse, what’s wrong now?” “Nothing really wrong, I just wanted to let you know you left your Injun running!”
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[Bonne bouche coffee creamer”] The best one is Organic Valley. It’s the only half and half that is all natural. Land O’ Lakes Natural has preservatives (always read the label). The problem with Organic Valley is it only comes in quarts and goes bad before I can use it all. Winn Dixie doesn’t stock it in pint containers like all the rest
A very foxy Jersey girl!
Patti Smith – Horses & Hey Joe
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Incriminating statements secretly recorded by a crime victim cannot be used as evidence against the alleged perpetrator even in a child sex abuse case, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The Legislature would have to change Florida law for such evidence to be admissible in a trial. The law generally prohibits conversations to be recorded or otherwise intercepted without the consent of both parties. There is no exception for recordings made by crime victims.
Frank Zappa – Catholic Girls
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[Jersey girls] Take a breath, folks. It’s just humor. In the old days people used to say jokes like: Why did the moron cross the street? but the retard association made them stop picking on morons, so now we use Jersey girls as a euphuism for morons. Our inspiration is Snookie, that bastion of good breeding and fashion sense.
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Oregon Indian tribes can grow and sell marijuana on their lands as long as they follow the same federal conditions laid out for states that have legalized the drug, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday. Some advocates said the announcement could open new markets across the country and give rise to a rich new business on reservations, not unlike the advent of casino gambling.
[Prisoners Are Trained Not Tortured] Navy Survival Training December 1970] The final portion of the evasion exercise consisted of two and then individual survival. The aggressors were seasoned personnel, some of whom had combat experience. They took the training seriously and expected us to do the same. Eventually, given the terrain and harshness of the environment, all students were captured and tossed in a makeshift POW compound.
I managed to escape several times but ended up getting recaptured after each attempt as the footprints were easy to follow in the fresh snow. I was water boarded the first time. The second time, I was stuffed naked in a coffin full of gravel. The third time, I was ordered to do side-straddle hops without any clothes other than the snow boots in front of the formation. This was meant to be deterrent for the rest of the classmates who might have wanted to attempt an escape. The last time I escaped, I was still naked from a punishment for the previous escape attempt. Although I made it a good ways away from the compound, I could not have lasted long in the bitter cold. When I got dragged back into the compound, I was put in front of a hot pot belly stove, only to be tossed summarily into the snow outside. After several of the alternate treatments, I passed out.
When I came to, I found myself in a dark room with a voice telling me that the exercise was coming to an end and that I was chosen, as the best resistor, to help orchestrate the end of the exercise. I made it up to one of the guard towers and unfurled a holiday size US flag as the national anthem was playing. There was not a dry eye anywhere in sight. Although we all knew it was training, the mind plays a trick on anyone who’s been constantly challenged physically and mentally as well as being deprived of creature comforts and food.
None of the above was considered to be torture back then. It was training that toughens body and mind and makes one able to go a step beyond if ever confronted by such situations.
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[“Monroe County’s Solid Waste and Recycling Administrator“] Good person, tried hard to change things, there is no changing unqualified, insecure bureaucrats, let’s wish our recycling friend the best in her next job.
Oregon’s pot eating deer. Video
cannon long rangeA ship cannon dating to the early 18th century has been discovered by a company doing dredge work to deepen the channel at Miami’s port. News stories in 1919 reported that 14 old Spanish cannons were discovered in roughly the same area.
[Generous stranger pays off all layaway accounts at Toys R Us] The Toys R Us in Bellingham,, Mass is where a kid can be a kid, and a complete stranger can be an angel. Around noon on Wednesday, a woman walked into the store and told a cashier she wanted to pay off a layaway balance.  “All of them,” she replied. For a total of $20,000. FOX 25 was there when Diane Brewer from Mendon found out she may not have work extra shifts to pay for the presents she picked out weeks ago for her son.  “I have no words. I can’t believe someone would do that, it’s so nice,” she said. “I have been running around all week picking up layaways everywhere, so this is really awesome.” The person we know only as the “Layaway Angel” walked in and with little fanfare and paid off every single layaway balance at the store. The angel’s good cheer was good fortune for 154 people. “With all the craziness going on, it actually makes your heart feel pretty good,” said Jill Levy of Bellingham. The balances ranged from a few dollars to a few hundred, for a total of $20,000.  The reactions were priceless. “I’m so happy about it I cried a little,” one person in the store said. Jason Wood made a special trip from Grafton to pick up his layaway items, toys for his 6-month-old and 5-year-old daughter.  “I wish there were more people like that,” he said. Jason took the money he was going to spend and used it to buy presents for Toys for Tots. “You’ve got to pay it forward. It’s good karma,” he said. At a place where gifts are sold, this generous gesture is a reminder of what the holidays are really all about.
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Play with Santa
in this interactive barber shop. Animation
[Fishing] New rule makes it easier for Florida Keys fishermen to bring dolphin and wahoo back that they caught in the Bahamas. The rule allows fishermen to fillet the dolphin and wahoo they caught in the Bahamas before coming back to port in the United States. Fishermen now have to keep the fish intact until they reach port. Filleted fish stay fresher and are more easily refrigerated or iced.
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No matter what you think of Bill Maher, he’s dead on in this commentary on Christmas. Video
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I lived on Marathon
in 1965-66 while in the first grade. Father was Key Deer researcher. My wife and I come back anytime I can although we live in Pittsburgh now. I knew Jack Watson and the original refuge headquarters. This is my favorite place on earth. I’m coming back in January and I cannot wait. You people are lucky and should quit complaining.
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Nativity Scene
at Peace Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2610 Flagler Ave., Key West. Photo: Mike Hentz/The Citizen
[“I wish there were a restaurant around here that served real Mexican food”]  Well, it’s not really around here, but Chico’s Cantina on Stock Island serves up some mucho bueno Mexicano comida.  I eat there about once a week and have never been disappointed.  The huevos rancheros and the enchiladas are especially good.  The menudo soup is just like I used to get in southern California and southern Arizona.  They do a nice chimichanga too!
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Where is the Idiots Of The World meeting being held on Big Pine Key next week?
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[“Morning coffee”]  It isn’t coffee unless it’s hot, strong and black!
It looks like the World Origination for Controlled Birth Rates will finally put forth laws to regulate who can have off-spring and who cannot. This has been on the table for over forty years, but because of religious dogma and political feedback, nothing has been set to law. We are over populating this planet to the extent that we may start a world wide plague of self-destruction by germs or warfare to reduce our numbers. Both men and woman are to blame for this situation, but who is to judge who should be not allowed to breed? The suggestion is to mass sterilize mostly low productive areas or namely, the poor who contribute nothing to the wellbeing of this earth. Hopefully a solution will be presented shortly that all of humanity can understand and adhere to.
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[Mad Russian Dead] I came across this old picture of the Bottle Lady’s house, near the graveyard, when she got fed up with her leaky roof job don my Chodzin. I’m sure there was more to the story than her side of it because no one knew roofing as well as Chodzin. He could spot any problem at first glance and tell you how he’s do it.
[“Lack of Mexican food“] Actually Big Pine Restaurant has several Mexican dishes on their menu. Burritos, taco salad, quesadillas, and the Wednesday and Thursday special favorite, fajitas. And it tastes better, at a better price than the nearest Mexican restaurants going either North or South. See you there tonight for fajitas!
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[Situation Wanted] 60 year-old couple desperately seeking a 1-2 bedroom apartment or trailer by January 1st, 2015. We pay in cash. Would like a washer/dryer or at least a hookup. Furnished or unfurnished. We have no small children or grandchildren. We do have an under 20 pound medical alert service dogs who is very well housebroken. Fenced yard would be nice but not a deal breaker. Please call as soon as possible as we are on a deadline. Our phone number is Classified Ads > Situation Wanted
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Ocean front home
for sale with protected dockage and sandy beach. For info call Classified Ads > For Sale
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[The Paradoxical Commandments]
People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.
The biggest men and women with the biggest ideas can be shot down by the smallest men and women with the smallest minds. Think big anyway.
People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.
People really need help but may attack you if you do help them. Help people anyway.
Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.”
Blessings and a Very Merry Christmas from Coconuts
The featured classified ad really works. I bought the 40lb petrified wood piece advertised Thursday and was very happy to acquire it. I’m sorry, I never think to look at the ads otherwise.
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[No Labeling GMO Food] Proponents of an Oregon ballot measure requiring labels on genetically modified foods are conceding defeat. The Yes on 92 campaign said Thursday there are no other legal options remaining that could lead them to victory.
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It’s funny that old people need handicap parking spots, but they always manage to pick a penny off the ground.
Once in a while a poster makes some real sense about a non political subject (ex: guy talking about the exact right type of boat to buy down here in the Keys) and I’d really like to contact him. Perhaps you could offer a “matchmaker” service when requested and allowed. Maybe add a check mark on your contact form like Craigslist does such as “ok for outside parties to contact me” or not. (Ed: I want this site to remain anonymous. There are better sites that offer many options for contact. I think if you have anything to say you should say or ask it on the CT and let others see it an maybe comment on it.)
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In cold weather the iguanas will fall asleep then fall out of the trees. It’s a good time to dispatch them while they are sleeping on the ground. One shot at close range to the head is all it takes. Of course the IKC members eat all the iguana meat that we  harvest. The next semi yearly meeting is coming up and we will be signing up new members who have shown their proficiency with an air rifle. The meeting will be at the club house where we will be showing off our new indoor air rifle range. Bon appétit!
[Climate Change] Someone spouting climate change cited a report, but  the actual text of the report, NOAA says very clearly, “anomaly weather high and lows have been experienced, but there is no establish trends to be drawn from these anomalies”.
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Sending holiday cards? Do some good at the same time. Link
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Harley Davidson
in great shape a lot of extras $3000. For info call Classified Ads > Autos
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[“Stolen Christmas toys”] When are the ‘men’ of the Big Pine Key Moose Lodge going to inform the local authorities about the theft of Christmas toys? Trying to solve it by saying nothing is not the answer. At the same time the authorities are investigating the toy theft, maybe the ‘men’ should mention that meat has been taken out of a freezer at the Moose Lodge also.
[Lawnmower man] I tried to e-mail lawnmowermeb@comcast.net about two free child booster seats that was in yesterdays blog. It came back delivery status notification (failure). Is there another e-mail address? Thank You. (Ed: He sent the corrected email today. lawnmowermen@comcast.net)
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[NRA Against Ivory Ban — And Elephants] Everybody knows that wild elephants are being slaughtered for their ivory tusks and will soon be gone from the Earth because of this.  Wouldn’t you just know that our very own proud and super patriotic NRA heroes are doing their best to help this process along. Link
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Ever read something so stupid it gives you Forest Whitaker Eye?
[Joke Friday] Ha, ha, ha. The Jersey girl jokes just get more funny every day. Who would have thought after ten years of the same old jokes they wouldn’t seem lame or stupid by now? Do the poster or posters get these jokes at their monthly MENSA meetings? If you still find them funny, and how can you not?, here is a totally new joke: Knock, knock. Who’s there? Madam. Madam who? (wait for it …!) My damn foot’s caught in the door. Ha, ha, ha. I’ve got another one involving an orange, but I’ve got to go. I think I just peed in my pants from laughing so hard.
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Oreck vacuum/steamer
. The Oreck Grab-It & Steam-It replaces multiple cleaning supplies with one simple, easy-to-use tool You can use it for quick cleanups, deep cleaning and can sanitize hard floor surfaces by focusing steam for at least 15 seconds. Just add water, plug it in and in about a minute it’s ready to go.  A turbo broom and steam mop in one. It offers dual function cleaning that can be operated independently or simultaneously. Help fight dirt and grime at the same time. Vacuum and steam at the same time. Located in Coco Plum area of Marathon. $75. lee.lapid@yahoo.com     12.12.14. Classified Ads > Household
Is the Democrat’s CIA torture report their answer to the Republican’s Benghazi report? Monkey see and monkey do?
[“No recommendations in the torture report”] The recommendations are fairly obvious and need not be said. The CIA must stop lying to the American people and our Legislature and that torture doesn’t work and that we, as a nation, have lost our moral high ground. If the report isn’t self explanatory these few words will not help to open your mind.
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Judging by the remarks made on the CT by Jersey girls, I can’t imagine who would marry or even date one- their comments show an inappropriate amount of anger and hostility at what has been a running joke on the CT. In reality, no one really hates Jersey girls, we just find them mildly amusing albeit a little annoying at times.
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You can buy the Gamo pellet gun for $100 less at Walmart online. It even comes with a scope. Link
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[Purple Heart Trail Dedication] State Rep. Holly Raschein’s “Purple Heart Trail Bill” was recently signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. A section of US 1 running from Mile Marker 106 to Florida City will be designated as the “Purple Heart Trail”. Beautifully crafted highway signs running North and South on US 1 will depict this designation. At presents these signs are masked. On Monday, December 15 at 5:30 PM on or about MM 106 Northbound–US 1, a brief dedication will take place unveiling these signs. Following this dedication a reception will take place at our VFW Post 10211 in Key Largo. It is scheduled to begin at approximately 6 PM. You are cordially invited to participate in both events. We would be honored and privileged by your attendance. Events
Daily Currant Reader: So you think it’s just a bunch of naive liberals posting comments about the gun vending machine story? Fact is, you don’t have a clue who is posting comments about this story. For all you know, it may be a bunch of 12 year old girls at a slumber party, or some little boys over in Japan, or some al Qaeda guys in a cave in Yemen, or even those imaginary space aliens that fly over your house every night. None of the adults I know, even the conservative ones,  waste their time reading that silliness. You may want to think about that the next time you visit there.
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A poster wrote that the traits of being a conservative include trust, taking responsibility and being able to enjoy the rewards of their labors. These are all wonderful things. Unfortunately they are a fantasy set of beliefs that have nothing to do with conservatism. The facts are much different. Conservatives trust no one, especially members of the 47 per cent of the population. It was big bank-big money that came close to causing the worst depression the world has ever seen. Thanks conservative bankers. And what was their responses? Why they went crying to the government to be bailed out. Once they what did they do? They attacked the government for wanting to impose regulations to prevent a melt down from happening again. Why, the conservatives kept and keep telling that they know best , and that they are they only ones that can understand the complexities of international banking. So the people at caused the crisis refuse to take any responsibility, and have enlisted their wealthy conservative friends to lobby against any and all changes. Bankers such as Jamie Diamond (Bank of America CEO, salary of several hundred million dollars) a man who didn’t lose a dime fights hard against regulations. This is typical of big money conservatism, they know how to game the system to fill their own pockets. Now we hear fron a brainless sheep (follower) who argues as to why they are entitled to the money they made. Regrettably there is an old saying that is even truer today than it was in the past, you can always tell a conservative, you just can’t tell them very much!
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(parts missing)… aid flat out that America tortures its enemies. Why are they not holding their own party accountable?

Selective accountability at its lowest.

We get it. Its O.K. if their own party says our military are committing torture that somehow is different.

Point out the other guy and don’t look at themselves.

[The Rolling Stone’s False Rape Narrative] The rot starts in the schools; that’s what often gets missed in these dissections of media malfeasance. If you’ve been scratching your head wondering why the crime of rape isn’t horrible enough for the left and has to be elevated into some kind of cultural problem, then you haven’t been paying attention. A rape is a horrible crime, but horrible crimes happen every day — human beings are capable of all kinds of hideous acts. A rape story, in and of itself, advances no ideological agenda. It’s little more than the endlessly sad tale of evil people committing evil acts. Every day, every hour, every minute, all around the world, in all ages of history as far back as you want to go: where there are humans in any numbers, there will be crime. And because this is so, leftists cannot use it. It doesn’t advance the narrative.

What leftists can use is a culture of rape because it elevates a brutal crime into a cultural phenomenon that is subject to manipulation. Being good little post-modernists as well as leftists, most journalists don’t really think in terms of things being true or false in any real-world way. They’re looking more often for conceptual truth, ideological truth with a capital T — they are looking for reification of their narrative. In other words It’s always the narrative with leftist journalists (which is most of them). It always comes out in their reporting; just look at the stock phrases and “frames” of the articles they write. “Rape culture” is au courant, but the race/gender/class jargon of their university years has seeped into their reporting over the years in other ways (“heteronormative”, for example — if you see this word in a supposedly-straight news article, you can be sure you’re dealing with a leftist culture warrior).

#gamergate showed beyond doubt that the gaming journalism world was infested with the so-called “social justice warriors”, or SJW’s, who are engines of Frankfurt School cultural Marxism made flesh. (Indeed, many of these people are so cartoonishly far-left it almost seems like satire. Alas, they are serious.) What many people don’t realize, however, is that these same propagandized J-school graduates also form the rank-and-file of most news-gathering and op-ed organizations. They are the seed corn from which the entire journalistic field grows.

The problem isn’t just that these young journalists were relentlessly indoctrinated with leftist ideology all the way through college; it’s that they were, at the same time, sheltered and protected from contrary thoughts and opinions. As long as they parroted the Party line, they were coddled by their teachers, preened by their peers, and isolated in a perfect little leftist bubble of agreement and harmony. But once these proto-Journalists enter the real world and find that nothing is as simple or ideologically pure as they were led to believe, it’s a huge shock — and many of them simply can’t cope. They were never given the ethical or intellectual tools to deal with situations that go against their ideological pre-conceptions. So what do they do? Rather than reporting on individual news stories, they resort to “narratives”, where messy real-life events can be shaped and molded (and sometimes invented out of whole cloth) to lend support. It’s never about the thing itself; it’s always about something cultural. Because the aim of the leftist-indoctrinated Journalist is not to tell what happened; it’s to “change things”.

That’s more “critical theory” jargon, by the way: when a leftist says “change”, you can substitute the word “destroy”, because that’s what they really mean.theory” jargon, by the way: when a leftist says “change”, you can substitute the word “destroy”, because that’s what they really mean.”

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No FTR today … sorry.