“I Was a Communist for the FNC” (Updated) 0
If Fox News Channel’s lies were not so dangerous, they would be pathetic and silly. But they are, so they’re not.
Bill McKibben tells of learning, at age 50, that he is a Communist, at least in the whacked out world of Glenn Beck:
But then I reconsidered. What exactly was I doing when those e-mails arrived? I was downloading an iPad app, At Bat 11, which lets me (for only $14.99) hear the broadcast of any baseball game anywhere in the country. Since I live in New England, I use it to track our beloved Boston squad, whose moniker I had never before deeply contemplated. Now – well, enough said.
And the next morning, on my first full day as a communist? I spent most of it outdoors, at the annual New England festival for young cross-country ski racers. More than 500 kids from across the region were competing, and I was standing on the toughest hill cheering. And here’s the thing – at least with the first- and second-graders, I was cheering for everyone equally. Not only that, but did you know where this particular type of skiing was invented? Norway.
Read the rest of Mr. McKibben’s red reminiscences at the link.
Addendum:
Field weighs in on the latest (at least for a minute or two) lie.
