Shit You Already Knew About Conservatives.

They are that way because they are stupid.  Or to say it the kinder way, the complexity of the reality of human life on Planet E.  hurts their tiny brains.  So they gravitate to simplistic, child like ways of thinking (no matter how stupid the ideology is, or detached from objective reality it might be.)

Ok.  I did vamp there, but the idea that low IQ is related to both racism and conservatism  (what I call redneckism) is the conclusion of the study at issue, here.  Yes.  I know the thing has been setting parts of the Internet on fire.  But I back burnered it.  Till now.  Here is my favorite chunk from the version of the story I found on Huffpo:

Why might less intelligent people be drawn to conservative ideologies? Because such ideologies feature "structure and order" that make it easier to comprehend a complicated world, Dodson said. "Unfortunately, many of these features can also contribute to prejudice," he added.

 Dr. Brian Nosek, a University of Virginia psychologist, echoed those sentiments."Reality is complicated and messy," he told The Huffington Post in an email. "Ideologies get rid of the messiness and impose a simpler solution. So, it may not be surprising that people with less cognitive capacity will be attracted to simplifying ideologies."

Racist Redneck Conservatives Are All That 'Cause They're Stupid!

Fake Apology NOT Accepted.

Chris Christie Is a Racist Redneck. Or Close Enough to Count as One.

 

Firstly, you grossly nasty, GOP, New Jersey, Racist Redneck. Apology definitely not accepted! On account that is was one of the GOP Non-apologies, where the piece of garbage redneck gets caught saying something at least borderline racist (or otherwise widely offensive) and only apologizes to those offended. As opposed to a true apology, which is to apologize for the offensive conduct/remark in a blanket fashion.

And deconstructing the offense? What you said was so unforgivable for a lawyer, that I would hope (against any chance of fulfillment) they yank your law degree for embarrassing the granting school. Civil Rights legislation and the court orders that followed were necessary because the racist, redneck states did not seem particularly inclined to abide by the plain meaning and language of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, with out being forced. So you really think letting the offending racist, redneck states vote on whether they should continue to ignore the 14th, or give up their racist redneck ways, makes any sense to anyone not a racist redneck?

 

And to make matters even worse, this grossly nasty, GOP, New Jersey, Racist Redneck is standing by his insult "numbnuts,' to the NJ legislator who . . . follow me here . . . correctly characterized Christie's remarks as something historical and notoriously racist southern rednecks would approve of (by mention such historic southern racist rednecks by name.)

Cause this is how it works for republicans. State the obvious. State the facts. Describe context, circumstance, and present sense impression of the the state of objective reality in objective terms, and that is just cause to be insulted as an idiot (or what ever other such meaning term the GOPer chooses.) I repeat my conclusion. The GOP must be destroyed. (And Redneckism is ruining this country. And it must be resisted.)

Non Political Content. Super!

Pic is of a dancer for the NY City Ballet, in her favorite (winter, I am guessing)  warm up get up.

Hey.  That theatre can get drafty.  I should know.  I used to work there, back in the day. 

Everything . . . is beautiful.  At the ballet.   Haven't been to a City Ballet show yet this season.  Gotta get on that.  I haven't seen any ballet in a month!  Talk about deprivation.  But I might get to see the special Kings of the Dance: Opus 3  show at City Center in a few weeks.  If I am lucky.  And by lucky I mean comped.  I love getting comped.  It's  the only way I can get  really good seats, as I am not a subscriber for either City Ballet, or ABT.  And this upcoming show I am talking about is not officially an ABT  gig.  But I know someone who knows someone.  Well I will stop there but hey.  I have a reasonable expectation for that gig.

Oh.  And I don't mean my former boss, who used to run sound at City Center. Last I heard  (as of last year) he's working at Carnegie Hall.  And he doesn't get comp tix.  I would imagine.  Usually.



Monday Quickies. No Linkys.

Love that old quoted exchange between Newt and Bob Dole. 

Newt:  "Why is everyone in such a rush to dislike me?"

Dole:  "Saves time."


The wheels are flying off the Newt bus, never mind the actual endorsement by Mack Daddy Cain, the rogue endorsement of Mr. Palin, and the almost sorta not actually but nearly so semi endorsement from Mrs. Palin.


News flash.  Mrs. Palin is still a rube.  And her stock at FNC is so low she's mainly doing the B list shows, over on Fox Business.  I wonder if Roger Ailes and the company got their money's worth out of her contract yet?  If so, take the Redneck Xena off the air.  Please?


I am tired of the "They are not racist, but . . ." arguments.  That is not a news flash.  But I want to see some strong voices with high media profiles  make the case that calling someone racist is not impolite, as long as their behavior warrants it.  We can never really know what is in some one's heart, even if they say,"This is in my heart."  Fuckers will lie.  Particularly if they are wing nut racists who tend to believe the line is always there where the next guy said something stupid.  It is never right there under their feet, when they say something stupid.


Anything else for now?  I saw some polling showing that a race between P. Obama and Romney is tighter than one between  P. Obama and Newt.  Newt gets creamed.  It's nice to know that only so many Americans  are freak flag flying, flaming idiots.

Ok.  I am done.  For now.

Screw Linking It.

Ok. Arctic Cyborg Sarah Palin is just furious at the amount of GOP on GOP violence, in the primary. So she says, as she commits her own violence on the GOP establishment.

What is worse is that some people think this is news, and not on account of the irony.  That kind of person would naturally miss the irony.

Newton Leroy: Crown Prince of the Redneck Horde.

Newt: Don't Stifle the Audience Cheering the Candidate's Attack on the Media.

Well I originally wanted to post this just because of the topic in the title.  The bizarre, mentally damaged person's  complaint, that the audience was being stifled in siding with the candidates  AGAINST the media?  Then again  I don't get this redneck, wing nut animosity against the media.  I think it's pathological.  I mean I get it.  that Newton Leroy, Crown Prince of the Redneck Horde, scores points with the minions every time he does that.  But it makes no sense.  The job of POTUS is not to be at war with the media, for cryin' out loud.  That has as much to do with being POTUS as one's ability to knit sweaters!  (But I do get it  -- it's an us vs them, identity politics, in group bigotry thing.  And that's why I think it's pathology.)  Anyway . . . .

I stuck with the video about 1/2 through.  Talk about hypocrite or self blindness.  Newt rants about the dishonesty of Romney calling him an influence peddler.  Now why the freaking hell would any corp  hire him as a so called  consultant?  Because he once had been a history professor, or because he once had been Speaker of the House? 

My gods!  The nerve of this bullshit, redneck millionaire.  It's hard to be a standout liar among the GOP  but we can call him a contender for the worst of the lot.

Yesterday I went to see "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close."  I found it compelling, complex, and emotionally stirring  (and actually draining but not in a bad way.)  Somewhere in the 2nd reel  I was thinking, I might have a hard time calling this good.  But that's because it's more like an emotional journey than mere story telling.  But by the end I was willing to say, yes, it is a good film.  I had a catharsis.  Not major, but still. It hit me where I was willing to be hit, and in the right way.  This is the first 9/11 related movie I have seen.  I made a good choice waiting for this one.  It's not so much about  that awful day, but instead, the days after.  And it is not about an event.  It is about people who went through an event, and how that impacted their lives.

I saw it at the multiplex across the street (sort of) from the Julliard School.  Now everyone will not get to see this in a NYC theatre, with a NYC crowd, but it was how I got to see it.  Honestly, there were a few scenes where the audience was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.  Ya.  Seriously.  I'll end there.  I could go on  but I will merely predict another AA nom. for Sandra Bullock, and for Max von Sydow.  And the young actor who plays that boy?  Brilliant!