Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Grievance, incorporated

Obamacare ads called racist for targeting mostly white youths  "But the Gateway Pundit's Jim Hoft panned the ads on Wednesday as racist, saying that the collection of 21 ads only contains two African-Americans and no Asians.
" 'The rest of the models are white," he wrote."
Somehow one thinks  Mr. Hoft is being sarcastic and yanking the chains of the race pimps. TD

Michelle Malkin;  Obamacare’s Bros and Hoes
"Modeled after the “Got Milk?” ads, the latest print and web promos pander to young people with pop-culture memes and entitlement-friendly appeals. The dumbed-down website address: doyougotinsurance.com."

Related: Limbaugh: New ‘Hosurance’ Ads Selling Kids on Sandra Fluke’s ‘Promiscuity’  "Rush Limbaugh reacted to the Colorado progressive “hosurance” ads in a way that may generate another phone call from President Obama to Sandra Fluke."
 
Rich Lowry; Our culture is surreally obsessed with taking offense  "The Kimmel kerfuffle is worthy of a Monty Python skit, but also typical of the surreal theater of offense-taking in contemporary America. Are we, in such matters, a ridiculous country? One that encourages a sense of victimhood and grievance? One that lacks any sense of proportion? Yes, yes, and yes."
 
 Conan O’Brien Discovers: Muslim Polygamy Is No Joke   "Late-night comic Conan O’Brien tweeted Friday night: “Marvel Comics is introducing a new Muslim Female superhero. She has so many more special powers than her husband’s other wives.” The predictable self-righteous firestorm ensued."

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