Posted on 08/20/2014 3:35:30 AM PDT by Kaslin
The most poisonous "-ism" now infecting Ferguson, Missouri, is not virulent racism. It's viral narcissism.
Over the past two weeks, the impoverished St. Louis County suburb has become a magnet for self-absorbed publicity seekers of all colors and agendas.
Perhaps the most repulsive species on display in Ferguson is the Journalisto Vanitatis. This breed of egotistical East-Coast reporters can be easily identified by its ever-present appendages: a smartphone and smart glasses. For the J.V., the story is all about "me, me, me!" Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly and Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery were among the first and most prominent Beltway journos to parachute into the Ferguson protests.
Admiring media colleagues hang on the J.V.'s every tweet and selfie. When Reilly and Lowery were "arrested" (that is, detained briefly and released) amid the chaos, they morphed into civil rights heroes. Both complained indignantly about not being read their "Miranda rights." Never mind that they were neither arrested nor interrogated, the two basic preconditions for Miranda warnings.
The J.V.'s have been hailed for their "courage" on the "front lines" -- like veritable 21st-century versions of Audie Murphy and Ernie Pyle! Of course, Audie Murphy and Ernie Pyle would know real bullets when they saw them. But Reilly revealed his abject cluelessness this week when he hysterically tweeted a photo of what he thought were "rubber bullets." They turned out to be high-capacity... ear plugs.
Not to be outdone, J.V. Chris Hayes of MSNBC squealed about being threatened with mace and simpered about being confined in a press area -- created by police for the safety of meandering interlopers gawking at rioters and looters. Later, he breathlessly trumpeted seeing a "dead body," which turned out to be neither dead nor a body.
While New York journalists have applauded reporters making themselves a part of the story, locals demonstrated their own opinion of MSNBC's journalism on Monday night -- by pelting Hayes and one of his co-anchors with rocks.
A close cousin of the Journalisto Vanitatus is the omniscient Albinus Hipsterex. These white progressives can't resist the opportunity to raise their fists and chant "F**k the police" to show they're down with the cause. Leftovers from the defunct Occupy Wall Street movement are now occupying West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson to make excuses for the vandals and thieves victimizing immigrant-owned convenience stores. The absurdity of these critters was best illustrated earlier this week in a candid photo of a trio of Albinus Hipsterii: two bandana-clad, tattooed anarchists strapping a gas mask onto a young woman sporting a tie-dyed shirt stretched across her heavily pregnant belly.
Next on the scene: Canis Celebritus -- also known as the Celebrity Hound Dog. Rapper Nelly best epitomizes this attention-seeking creature. He jetted down to Ferguson to preach peaceful social justice. Some in attendance took note of the wealthy rapper's ostentatious protest attire: massive diamond earrings as big as some of the rocks protesters hurled at hapless Hayes. Not-so-wise Nelly told residents not to "overreact," while accusing police of purposefully inflaming protesters in the same breath. He lectured the crowd to have a plan. But when asked to outline his own, he said he didn't have one, and his large megaphone went silent.
Accompanying Canis Celebritus are members of the infamous class of hucksters who belong to a class I'll dub Divisio Demagogus. Chief agitators include Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Marc Lamont Hill, Van Jones and Malik Shabazz. These race-hustling pot-stirrers have made their names concocting hate-crime hoaxes, inciting violence against police and deepening racial and ethnic division for decades. Their total lack of self-awareness never ceases to amaze. Hatemonger Shabazz, who repped the lying Duke lacrosse rape case liar, dropped into Ferguson to proclaim: "We're not going to let agent provocateurs ruin things tonight."
From the L.A. riots to Hurricane Katrina to Ferguson, an eternal truth endures: Tragedy is the mother of poisonous pretension.
The press WANTS a race war for ratings...but nothing is really happening.
The administration is looking in the wrong direction as usual.
Instead of dealing with a criminal act, perhaps an overreacted response, PERHAPS, Obama is looking at Police armaments and equipment.
DUH?
How far off the mark can one idiot be?
Suddenly, he needs to review Police budgets and appropriations????
This reminds me of when Obama and Clinton said that the Benghazi attack was not a terror attack but vented Muslim anger at the showing of a film by a film student.
Remember?
It's as if whatever the circumstances, always look int he wrong place.
Can someone again, please remind me and shake me out of my stupor> How was this man put in charge of what was once the greatest (and feared) country on Earth?
Because the lefties from a generation or two ago produced more future voters than we did.
“Because the lefties from a generation or two ago produced more future voters than we did.”.....
Drop the word “voters” and change it to “votes” and your statement will apply.
“Because the lefties from a generation or two ago produced more future voters than we did.”.....
Drop the word “voters” and change it to “votes” and your statement will apply.
I am at the tail end of the “Boomers” (1958) an I also voted Conservative, Patriotic and Republican but my elder siblings were more to the Left, due to Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate.
>> A close cousin of the Journalisto Vanitatus is the omniscient Albinus Hipsterex.
Excellent!
Will this town ever understand how badly it’s been used? I know there were locals on the streets...but surely not the entire town. There has to be townspeople that stayed home...not wanting anything to do with this circus. Do those folks realize their town is just a stage for an perverted puppet show?
Michelle is spot-on. Maybe Stossel will read this and understand what the real problem in Ferguson is.
As I discussed at the link below, and the thread it is in, what and who is “local” is somewhat fuzzy / contentious.
That said, when you get right down to it, given the population of the St. Louis metropolitan area, the crowd sizes have not been impressive. If 100,000 protesters showed up, then I’d be impressed. That alone tells me most people in the locality have “stayed home”.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3194796/posts?page=70#70
” Maybe Stossel will read this and understand what the real problem in Ferguson is.”
Stossel is a Libtardian, he will figure the problem is the police and a lack of quality dope at reasonable prices.
Perhaps OTOH, there were 47 arrests in Ferguson last night, I believe. Is that the largest number per night so far?
Do you have references to any numbers that would have Obama losing either the popular or electoral votes in 2008 or 2012?
One of the funniest damn things I have ever seen. The "can I get confirmation" followups mocking him were fantastic!
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