Chinese Take-Out attempt failing
From the March 24, 2008 edition of the Las Vegas Penny Press
I've never seen the Chinese propaganda machine more effective.
CNN's Jack Cafferty found himself the target of the machine because of his comments during Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room on April 9th.
Here's the quote that got him into hot water, speaking about our nation's relationship with China:
Exactly what did Cafferty say that was wrong? Well, apart from not making it totally clear that he was talking about the Chinese government, and not the Chinese people?
Whatever it was, it stirred up a few thousand Chinese Americans, resident aliens, and others (illegals from China?) to protest outside the CNN Hollywood bureau demanding Cafferty's head on a platter -- or at least his dismissal.
The furor comes at a time when Beijing's propaganda machine is furiously spinning to knock down criticism of the Chinese government's handling of the Tibetan crisis.
Tibet, not unlike Taiwan, believes it should be an independent country. China continues to fight to ensure that both nations remain a part of China.
(If this were the US, and a state, oh let's say California, wanted to be an independent nation, I'd be all for it. Of course, the fence would go up, and there would be no foreign aid. Other than that....)
Make no mistake about it, the Chinese government doesn't give a damn about human rights, about the Chinese people, or anyone else in the world. They only care about creating their own fiefdom to run as they please, and anyone who interferes falls straight in their crosshairs.
Fortunately the Chinese propaganda machine has failed to “Take-out” Cafferty, but they are learning valuable lessons in the process. They have learned, however, from the African-American community how to play the "race card" in claiming that Cafferty's comments are racist in nature. Our growing reluctance to criticize anyone's ability for fear of being labeled racist is one significant fallout from this election cycle.
Speaking of bad entertainers...
You no doubt heard about the WWE suckering the Democratic and Republican candidates to appear on this week's Monday Night Raw TV show.
Among the highlights: Hillary referring to herself as "Hillrod", Obama throwing out the line, "if you smell what Barack is cooking", and John McCain channeling both Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan with references to Flair's "to be the man, you have to beat the man," and Hogan's "whatcha gonna do when the McCainiacs run wild over you".
Then the WWE brought out two of their trainees to appear in costume as Barack and Hillary, with a legit Bill Clinton impersonator coming out.
Thankfully, the "match" was ended by the WWE's "Samoan bulldozer" Umaga, who frightened Bill off and demolished Obama and Hillary. I wonder if he's registered to vote?
Of course, all this is malarkey. It's a denigration of the once powerful being used in a shameless fashion. But these days, we shouldn't be surprised.
After all, the WWE is much better than this.
Sad news from the music world. One day after his 60th birthday, songwriter and soft-rocker Paul Davis passed away on Tuesday.
Hits like Ride 'Em Cowboy, I Go Crazy, Sweet Life, Cool Night, and '65 Love Affair have entrenched him in the music scene to this day.
I Go Crazy was a huge hit, spending 40 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, at the time a record.
David retired from recording after making Cool Night, and '65 Love Affair with the exception of a couple of collaborations in 1986 with Marie Osmond and in 1988 with Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet.
His music spawned the “soft rock” sound that all but replaced easy listening music on radio stations coast to coast. He died of a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
I hope he did indeed have that sweet life....
I leave you with this thought.
Bush's approval rating is at 29%. Congress is at 25%.
Given that the people want change, and that all three of the main candidates are out of Congress, how can the American people expect any improvement.
That's like taking a job away from a "B" student, and giving the job – along with a raise - to a "D" student.
I've never seen the Chinese propaganda machine more effective.
CNN's Jack Cafferty found himself the target of the machine because of his comments during Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room on April 9th.
Here's the quote that got him into hot water, speaking about our nation's relationship with China:
"We continue to import their junk with the lead paint on them and the poisoned pet food and export...jobs to places where you can pay workers a dollar a month to turn out the stuff that we're buying from Wal-Mart. So I think our relationship with China has certainly changed. I think they're basically the same bunch of goons and thugs they've been for the last 50 years."
Exactly what did Cafferty say that was wrong? Well, apart from not making it totally clear that he was talking about the Chinese government, and not the Chinese people?
Whatever it was, it stirred up a few thousand Chinese Americans, resident aliens, and others (illegals from China?) to protest outside the CNN Hollywood bureau demanding Cafferty's head on a platter -- or at least his dismissal.
The furor comes at a time when Beijing's propaganda machine is furiously spinning to knock down criticism of the Chinese government's handling of the Tibetan crisis.
Tibet, not unlike Taiwan, believes it should be an independent country. China continues to fight to ensure that both nations remain a part of China.
(If this were the US, and a state, oh let's say California, wanted to be an independent nation, I'd be all for it. Of course, the fence would go up, and there would be no foreign aid. Other than that....)
Make no mistake about it, the Chinese government doesn't give a damn about human rights, about the Chinese people, or anyone else in the world. They only care about creating their own fiefdom to run as they please, and anyone who interferes falls straight in their crosshairs.
Fortunately the Chinese propaganda machine has failed to “Take-out” Cafferty, but they are learning valuable lessons in the process. They have learned, however, from the African-American community how to play the "race card" in claiming that Cafferty's comments are racist in nature. Our growing reluctance to criticize anyone's ability for fear of being labeled racist is one significant fallout from this election cycle.
Speaking of bad entertainers...
You no doubt heard about the WWE suckering the Democratic and Republican candidates to appear on this week's Monday Night Raw TV show.
Among the highlights: Hillary referring to herself as "Hillrod", Obama throwing out the line, "if you smell what Barack is cooking", and John McCain channeling both Ric Flair and Hulk Hogan with references to Flair's "to be the man, you have to beat the man," and Hogan's "whatcha gonna do when the McCainiacs run wild over you".
Then the WWE brought out two of their trainees to appear in costume as Barack and Hillary, with a legit Bill Clinton impersonator coming out.
Thankfully, the "match" was ended by the WWE's "Samoan bulldozer" Umaga, who frightened Bill off and demolished Obama and Hillary. I wonder if he's registered to vote?
Of course, all this is malarkey. It's a denigration of the once powerful being used in a shameless fashion. But these days, we shouldn't be surprised.
After all, the WWE is much better than this.
Sad news from the music world. One day after his 60th birthday, songwriter and soft-rocker Paul Davis passed away on Tuesday.
Hits like Ride 'Em Cowboy, I Go Crazy, Sweet Life, Cool Night, and '65 Love Affair have entrenched him in the music scene to this day.
I Go Crazy was a huge hit, spending 40 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, at the time a record.
David retired from recording after making Cool Night, and '65 Love Affair with the exception of a couple of collaborations in 1986 with Marie Osmond and in 1988 with Tanya Tucker and Paul Overstreet.
His music spawned the “soft rock” sound that all but replaced easy listening music on radio stations coast to coast. He died of a heart attack at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi.
I hope he did indeed have that sweet life....
I leave you with this thought.
Bush's approval rating is at 29%. Congress is at 25%.
Given that the people want change, and that all three of the main candidates are out of Congress, how can the American people expect any improvement.
That's like taking a job away from a "B" student, and giving the job – along with a raise - to a "D" student.
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