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Title: All Screwed Up! Thanks Politicians!
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Published: Dec 1, 2017
Author: Jeff Foxworthy
Post Date: 2017-12-01 07:38:02 by IbJensen
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Views: 7141
Comments: 28

By Jeff Foxworthy:

If plastic water bottles are okay, but plastic bags are banned, — you might live in a nation (state) that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. WE DO LIVE IN SUCH A DUMB COUNTRY!!

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you have to get your parents' permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you MUST show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If, in the nation's largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman who is confined to a wheelchair or a three-year-old girl can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is "cute" but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

If being stripped of your Constitutional right to defend yourself makes you more "safe" according to the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

THINK BEFORE YOU VOTE IN ALL UPCOMING ELECTIONS. MOST OF THE IDIOTS RUNNING THIS COUNTRY SAY ONE THING AND DO THE OPPOSITE KNOWING THAT THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED THEM IN DO NOT PAY ATTENTION

LET'S SEE IF I GOT THIS RIGHT!!!

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A LOBBYIST IN WASHINGTON

BILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF PUBLIC DOCUMENTS PRINTED IN YOUR LANGUAGE

THE RIGHT TO CARRY YOUR COUNTRY'S FLAG WHILE YOU PROTEST THAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH RESPECT

AND, IN MANY INSTANCES, YOU CAN VOTE.

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#1. To: IbJensen (#0)

Snopes says this was not created by Jeff Foxworthy. That makes sense because it does break Foxworthy's very long use of his favorite and most famous punchline.

Just another email chain letter relying on gullibility and misattribution to some known public figure.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-12-01   8:41:47 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Tooconservative (#1)

" this was not created by Jeff Foxworthy. "

So ?? Who cares who the actual author is ?

I agree completely with the content !!!!

Si vis pacem, para bellum

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Never Pick A Fight With An Old Man He Will Just Shoot You He Can't Afford To Get Hurt

"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." (Will Rogers)

Stoner  posted on  2017-12-01   9:48:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Tooconservative (#1)

Snopes says this was not created by Jeff Foxworthy.

Thanks for fact checking this.

Fake news is fake news.

Some people post fake news while other people believe fake news.

Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-01   10:31:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Tooconservative (#1)

Snopes says

Who cares what that discredited site has to say?

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   10:56:05 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Stoner (#2)

So ?? Who cares who the actual author is ?

I agree completely with the content !!!!

I'm with you on this one - it all rings true even if Foxworthy didn't write it.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   10:56:52 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Gatlin (#3)

Fake news is fake news.

Nothing fake about any of it.

If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   10:58:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Tooconservative (#1)

I couldn't care less about who wrote this truism! Apparently you do though, you nitpicker.

You should change your handle as one can see you're not 'TOO' Conservative. It appears as though you're just another moderate (a middle of the road type who doesn't believe in much of anything.)

Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.

IbJensen  posted on  2017-12-01   11:02:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: IbJensen, Tooconservative, Gatlin, Stoner (#7)

I couldn't care less about who wrote this truism! Apparently you do though, you nitpicker.

Snopes isn't what I would call a trustworthy source.

Snopes on the Ropes – Founder of Fact Checking Website Accused of Fraud

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   11:12:08 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Deckard (#8)

Snopes on the Ropes –

And the sources for your yellow journalism posted articles are?

Give me a friggin’ break …

Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-01   11:38:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Deckard (#6)

To: Gatlin Fake news is fake news. Nothing fake about any of it.

If the person said to have written it did not….then it is “fake.”

What is so hard about “fake” for you to understand?

Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-01   11:40:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Gatlin (#9)

Snopes on the Ropes –

And the sources for your yellow journalism posted articles are?

Gee - you mean you couldn't figure out how to click the provided link?

Redstate.com.

Maybe you've heard of it.

Besides - any intelligent person has known for quite sometime that Snopes is a fraud.

Snopes.com is reported to be in big trouble financially. The founder, David Mikkelson even launched a GoFundMe page to raise money to keep the site afloat. According to the Daily Mail he’s not giving the whole story as to why the company now finds itself in hot water.

Fact-checking website Snopes is on the verge of financial collapse after its owner was accused of embezzling company funds to pay for his contentious divorce battle and lavish overseas trips with his new wife, a former Las Vegas escort and porn actress.

The company’s financial woes have gotten so bad that Snopes’ owner David Mikkelson started a crowd-funding website pleading for donations this week, which raised over $500,000 from generous readers in its first day.

But DailyMail.com can disclose significant facts which are entirely missing from the fact-checking website’s version of events – including the fraud allegations against Mikkeslon.

At one time it might have been shocking to find out that the founder of a web site devoted to fact checking is being accused of fraud. Today that’s become a dog bites man story but...

Snopes.com was started by David Mikkelson and his ex-wife Barbara in the mid-1990s as a website that debunked myths and urban legends.

In recent years, it has started to delve into the area of politics and ‘fact-checking’ so-called ‘fake news’ stories.

After the presidential election, Snopes was chosen by Facebook to sit on a panel of arbiters who would determine whether news stories posted to the social media site were ‘fake news.’

But at the same time, DailyMail.com revealed in December, the two co-founders were involved in a bitter divorce battle in which he was accused of embezzling nearly $100,000 in company funds to spend on personal expenses and prostitutes.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   11:57:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Gatlin, IbJensen, Stoner, Deckard (#3) (Edited)

Not just Snopes. TruthOfFiction exposed its history in more detail.

Jun 1, 2016

“I’m With Jeff” or “A Country Founded by Geniuses But Run By Idiots” by Jeff Foxworthy-Incorrect Attribution!

Summary of eRumor: 

A commentary titled “I’m with Jeff” or “A Country Founded By Geniuses But Run By Idiots” that was supposedly written by Jeff Foxworthy uses the comedians famous “you might be a redneck” joke setup to blast modern politics.

The Truth:

This commentary didn’t come from Jeff Foxworthy.

It’s been making the rounds under the title “I’m With Jeff” or “A Country Founded By Geniuses But Run By Idiots” since as early as October 2014 — but it didn’t actually come from Jeff Foxworthy.

The commentary was published by blogger Fitz Simmons in early 2013 at his blog site, Politically True. However, Simmons’ name was quickly dropped from the post, and it was circulated without an author named throughout 2013.

But, by early 2014, Jeff Foxworthy’s name was quickly added to the piece to give it more credibility given that it borrowed his famous “you might be a redneck” joke setup.

Some blog posts that feature the “I’m With Jeff” commentary claim that he made the comments when asked about his thoughts on President Obama during an interview. We weren’t able to find any record of Foxworthy actually say that in an interview or in his standup routine.

Jeff Foxworthy has been a vocal supporter of conservative politics and Christian causes in the past. In 2012, he supported Mitt Romney’s presidential bid and campaigned with him across southern states. That same year he described his Christian beliefs in an appearance on Glenn Beck’s The Blaze.

However, his standup routine and public personae has historically been far less divisive than the “A Country Founded by Geniuses But Run By Idiots” commentary.

Given all that, we’re classifying this one as incorrect attribution.

We can see from the (above) link to http://seanlinnane.blogspot.com/2013/02/h-l-mencken.html that it did exist in 2013 without any reference to Foxworthy's name.

Readers here at LF are so gullible that it isn't worth posting here. Hardly anyone ever bothers to read an article either.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-12-01   11:59:34 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Tooconservative, Stoner (#12)

without any reference to Foxworthy's name.

You're missing the point.

Would the article have been any more or less true if the author had been listed as "anonymous"?

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   13:04:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Tooconservative, A K A Stone (#12)

Readers here at LF are so gullible that it isn't worth posting here.
Either so gullible, or it could be that they are so blinded to reality and will completely ignore truth in their stalwart movement to accomplish their goal, which is of course is their: Agenda Uber Alles.

I have come to believe it is the latter …

Paraphrasing: ”Damn the Truth….Full Speed Ahead.”

You do excellent research and you are to be commended on your ability to dredge up hard facts.

You are truly an asset to Stone’s forum.

Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-01   14:03:30 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Deckard (#11)

I didn’t say any specific link …

I said: “And the sources for your yellow journalism posted articles are?

And you do POST yellow journalism articles….NUMEROUS times.

Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-01   14:08:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Deckard (#13)

Would the article have been any more or less true if the author had been listed as "anonymous"?

So you're defending the misattibution under the rubric of fake-but-true?

The piece seemed to me to be a cheap takeoff of Foxworthy's routines but including a pet phrase "founded by geniuses...run by idiots".

Authentic frontier gibberish.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-12-01   14:31:36 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: Gatlin (#14)

I dunno.

Slashdot: New Study Finds That Most Redditors Don't Actually Read the Articles They Vote On

According to a paper published in IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems by researchers at Notre Dame University, some 73 percent of posts on Reddit are voted on by users that haven't actually clicked through to view the content being rated. This is according to a newly released dataset consisting of all Reddit activity of 309 site users for a one year period. In the process, the researchers identified signs of "cognitive fatigue" in Reddit users most likely to vote on content. Online aggregation is then somewhat a function of mental exhaustion.

Argh.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-12-01   14:35:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Tooconservative (#12)

Readers here at LF are so gullible that it isn't worth posting here. Hardly anyone ever bothers to read an article either.

Then go nitpicking elsewhee!

Liberals are like Slinkys. They're good for nothing, but somehow they bring a smile to your face as you shove them down the stairs.

IbJensen  posted on  2017-12-01   14:50:41 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: Gatlin (#15)

And you do POST yellow journalism articles

Any article that makes you uncomfortable is considered yellow journalism by you.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.” - Ron Paul

Those who most loudly denounce Fake News are typically those most aggressively disseminating it.

Deckard  posted on  2017-12-01   16:41:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: Stoner (#2)

" this was not created by Jeff Foxworthy. "

So ?? Who cares who the actual author is ?

I agree completely with the content !

Bravo!

rlk  posted on  2017-12-02   20:42:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: Tooconservative (#1)

Snopes says this was not created by Jeff Foxworthy.

If you quote Snopes, YOU might be a Statist. (Snopes is found to be associated with both the Democrat Party AND Soros, Genius.) Now THEY are "CTs."

Just another email chain letter relying on gullibility and misattribution to some known public figure.

Just ONE MORE USUAL Red Herring fed to Liberty's Flame forum posters by Too (NOT-AT-ALL) Conservative.

Are those facts attributed to Jeff Foxworthy TRUE OR NOT??

Can't ever stay on topic, can you?

Liberator  posted on  2017-12-03   10:32:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: rlk, Stoner, RLKK (#20)

TOO CONSERVATIVE: "This was not created by Jeff Foxworthy. "

Stoner: "So ?? Who cares who the actual author is ? I agree completely with the content !:

RLKK: "Bravo!"

DITTO!!

Liberator  posted on  2017-12-03   10:34:24 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: Gatlin, Cyclops (#3) (Edited)

Thanks for fact checking this.

Fake news is fake news.

Why don't you flush your ACLU-SPLC loving subversive azz down the commode??

Tell us, Cyclops -- WHICH of the the statements attributed to Jeff Foxworthy is "FAKE NEWS"??

YOU are one of the heavily discredited main purveyors of propaganda, subversives, and FAKE POSTERS on LF.

Liberator  posted on  2017-12-03   10:37:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: IbJensen, TooConservative (#18) (Edited)

Then go nitpicking elsewhee!

He probably is. At salon.com. OR, the National Review where his hero Bill Kristol resides.

Liberator  posted on  2017-12-03   10:38:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: Tooconservative, Deckard, ALL (#16)

Liberator  posted on  2017-12-03   10:40:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#26. To: Liberator (#24)

He probably is. At salon.com. OR, the National Review where his hero Bill Kristol resides.

Kristol was never at NRO. He still writes and podcasts at Weekly Standard, which he co-founded with Fred Barnes in the late Nineties, when it became clear that Dan Quayle was going nowhere as a standalone national pol. He stepped down as head at WS a year ago, handing off that job to neocon Steve Hayes.

Tooconservative  posted on  2017-12-03   17:19:50 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#27. To: Deckard (#19)

And you [Deckard] do POST yellow journalism articles.

Any article that makes you uncomfortable is considered yellow journalism by you.

Please permit me to rephrase your crudely composed malicious remark so that I may properly reflect my true sentiment and it will therefore not let your erroneous supposition incorrectly stand for the record.

To do this, I simply need to say:

Any article that definitely is yellow journalism makes me feel uncomfortable when I see people duped into accepting it as the Gospel truth and asininely react in a ridiculous emotional manner instead of making a truly rational objective response.

There …

Gatlin  posted on  2017-12-03   17:53:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#28. To: Tooconservative (#26)

Kristol was never at NRO. He still writes and podcasts at Weekly Standard...

Ok, I stand corrected. I meant the Weekly Standard. I sometimes mix up the type of neocon publications delivered to your mailbox.

Liberator  posted on  2017-12-03   22:38:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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