Comments on: ETHS 61 Is America Stupid and Does it Matter? http://eatthishotshow.com/2008/09/eths-61-is-america-stupid-and-does-it-matter/ Like The View, Only Less Annoying Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:03:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David http://eatthishotshow.com/2008/09/eths-61-is-america-stupid-and-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-661 David Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:13:33 +0000 http://eatthishotshow.com/?p=48#comment-661 I agree that simply naming a group stupid isn't productive. It, of course, is true, but infuriates the stupid which leads to communication shut down. I agree that simply naming a group stupid isn’t productive. It, of course, is true, but infuriates the stupid which leads to communication shut down.

]]> By: Mike H. http://eatthishotshow.com/2008/09/eths-61-is-america-stupid-and-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Mike H. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:46:17 +0000 http://eatthishotshow.com/?p=48#comment-656 Good episode! Madge and Vera gang up on Wanda for a change. I continue to enjoy all three of you, and I hope you continue to bring your different perspectives to the table, because interesting insights come out of that confluence. As for the stupidity of Americans in general, I think that's a bit too superficial to really explain it. When the average Americans has all the facts, I generally trust them to make the right decision. But most Americans haven't been given facts for a long time now. The media, the corporate media, has utterly failed the American people, and is no longer interested in fact-checking politicians at all. Infotainment has blurred the lines between news and fiction. It also hasn't helped that American politics has essentially turned into sports theater, with the Republicans versus Democrats equivalent to the Yankees versus the Red Sox. Good episode! Madge and Vera gang up on Wanda for a change. I continue to enjoy all three of you, and I hope you continue to bring your different perspectives to the table, because interesting insights come out of that confluence.

As for the stupidity of Americans in general, I think that’s a bit too superficial to really explain it. When the average Americans has all the facts, I generally trust them to make the right decision. But most Americans haven’t been given facts for a long time now. The media, the corporate media, has utterly failed the American people, and is no longer interested in fact-checking politicians at all.

Infotainment has blurred the lines between news and fiction.

It also hasn’t helped that American politics has essentially turned into sports theater, with the Republicans versus Democrats equivalent to the Yankees versus the Red Sox.

]]> By: Lucky Bitch Radio with Wanda Wisdom » ETHS This Week: Is America Stupid & Does it Matter? http://eatthishotshow.com/2008/09/eths-61-is-america-stupid-and-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Lucky Bitch Radio with Wanda Wisdom » ETHS This Week: Is America Stupid & Does it Matter? Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:50:22 +0000 http://eatthishotshow.com/?p=48#comment-653 [...] forget to listen to the latest episode of “Eat This Hot Show” with Wanda, Madge and Vera! Share and [...] [...] forget to listen to the latest episode of “Eat This Hot Show” with Wanda, Madge and Vera! Share and [...]

]]> By: Larken http://eatthishotshow.com/2008/09/eths-61-is-america-stupid-and-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Larken Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:01:31 +0000 http://eatthishotshow.com/?p=48#comment-652 The BBC put out a 4 part documentary a few years called <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=CC09036412A50267" rel="nofollow">The Century of The Self</a> It's very enlightening how major corporations started using psychology to create a consumers class in the 20's to the use of it by politicians today to get elected. Long live focus groups and polls. The BBC put out a 4 part documentary a few years called The Century of The Self It’s very enlightening how major corporations started using psychology to create a consumers class in the 20′s to the use of it by politicians today to get elected. Long live focus groups and polls.

]]> By: Tyffanie http://eatthishotshow.com/2008/09/eths-61-is-america-stupid-and-does-it-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Tyffanie Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:05:54 +0000 http://eatthishotshow.com/?p=48#comment-649 Ms. Lohan is a big old lesbian! Madge, go snag yourself some tail and marry Lohan in California... GO! I'm sure she isn't chewed up like mince-meat yet! She's still young :) Seriously though, I'm interested in this McCain's Chief of Staff, Mr. Mark Buse. Well not so much in him as I'm interested in the story and his ex boyfriend. When did it become okay for another gay man to intentionally out another gay man? Like, isn't there any decency? Ms. Lohan is a big old lesbian! Madge, go snag yourself some tail and marry Lohan in California… GO! I’m sure she isn’t chewed up like mince-meat yet! She’s still young :)

Seriously though, I’m interested in this McCain’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Mark Buse. Well not so much in him as I’m interested in the story and his ex boyfriend. When did it become okay for another gay man to intentionally out another gay man? Like, isn’t there any decency?

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