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francisco
05-24-2012, 12:36 AM
H/t for RC Liberty at the Daily Paul, and the YouTube poster agitatorxmedia


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6VWUXnl7r8&feature=player_embedded#!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6VWUXnl7r8&feature=player_embedded#!

randomname
05-24-2012, 12:47 AM
Poor Hannity. His guests keep bringing up Ron Paul. Did he ignore or change subject as always?

blocks
05-24-2012, 12:57 AM
Poor Hannity. His guests keep bringing up Ron Paul. Did he ignore or change subject as always?

Well Penn was explaining that with guys like Gary Johnson and Ron Paul, who both have a strong political theory and adhere to it, it's much easier to support them while disagreeing with their personal opinion. He gave an example of RP's views on creationism and said that's fine because he understands that RP knows his views on such views have no place in government, legislation, etc. Hannity then basically said throwing a vote to Gary Johnson is like a half-vote for Obama. blah blah blah.

jct74
05-24-2012, 01:19 AM
he was on Hannity's radio show today too
http://vaca.bayradio.com/ksfo_archives/ksfo_player.php?day=3&hour=14

Bastiat's The Law
05-24-2012, 02:13 AM
Penn is awesome!

RonRules
05-24-2012, 02:17 AM
Classic Penn. Wish it played more in the midwest.

whippoorwill
05-24-2012, 05:54 AM
Snowballs....many of them....I am biting my tongue/keyboard... :-/

ShaneEnochs
05-24-2012, 05:56 AM
I wonder why Penn hasn't run for anything. He's very articulate, and I bet he could at least garner enough support for state government or even governor.

messana
05-24-2012, 06:36 AM
Surprised he didn't pop the Romney bubble. That would have been easy to do.

LibertyEagle
05-24-2012, 06:41 AM
Penn can think circles around Hannity.

Kluge
05-24-2012, 06:48 AM
I wonder why Penn hasn't run for anything. He's very articulate, and I bet he could at least garner enough support for state government or even governor.

So far as I can tell, he likes his life--why would he want to muck it up?

smithtg
05-24-2012, 06:55 AM
one of the better quotes was "If you actually believe Romney is a fabulous candidate, then you should vote for him, I Dont" To me they are much more similar then they are to you"

Eat that Hannity, you Neocon lover

COpatriot
05-24-2012, 08:24 AM
Hanntiy and Penn couldn't be further apart on the issue of the WoD, but Hannity has to keep that mouth-breathing audience coming back for more. Penn slammed Obama, so Hannity has to have him on. It doesn't matter what he was actually talking about. Hannity had that Imam Rauf guy on earlier and basically got in the guy's face while epitomizing every stereotypical ugly American, arrogant, "we're better than everyone else" talking point. People like him are embarrassing.

XTreat
05-24-2012, 08:36 AM
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slamhead
05-24-2012, 08:59 AM
Hannity believes people are inherently evil. Paraphrase, anyone who disagrees with me is evil.

RonRules
05-24-2012, 09:09 AM
Surprised he didn't pop the Romney bubble. That would have been easy to do.

Penn has an immediate and long rant about magic underwear. Hannity is just smart enough to not bring up Romney in the presence of Penn Jillette.

RonRules
05-24-2012, 09:24 AM
The specific rant I'm looking for was from a few years ago (2008 I think). Penn was discussing why various people were openly discussing a student's question to Bill Clinton asking him if he wore briefs of boxer underwear.

Penn said that this was a totally inappropriate and irrelevant question for a president, yet the media had a hay day with it.

On the other hand, Penn said that the MOST important thing you should ask Mitt Romney is what kind of underwear he wears! He explained the dichotomy along the lines that strong Mormon faith will affect Romney's way of running the country and the type of underwear he has indicates his level of commitment.

Also found this:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/02/opinion/la-oe-jillette-christian-20111002

"Now let's watch Mitt Romney as he works on trying to convince Americans that his sect, with its magic underwear and its belief that the Garden of Eden was in North America, really is just another Christian offshoot."

ShaneEnochs
05-24-2012, 09:26 AM
So far as I can tell, he likes his life--why would he want to muck it up?

I dunno... to make life better for others I suppose?

brushfire
05-24-2012, 10:01 AM
4:50
"The country has been conditioned, sadly, mentally, to believe that government is the solution to their problems"

The same country that has been conditioned to vote for media's proclaimed winners? Wallbanger -- you are guilty of manipulation as well. You are the punchline of your own joke. Vote for a "winner" hannity...

Domalais
05-24-2012, 12:28 PM
Penn can think circles around Hannity.

So can my cat.

trey4sports
05-24-2012, 12:36 PM
penn is a devout atheist. he isn't winning public office anytime soon. It's a shame though, because he is incredibly smart.

fisharmor
05-24-2012, 12:45 PM
penn is a devout atheist. he isn't winning public office anytime soon. It's a shame though, because he is incredibly smart.
He's an anarchist, and couldn't run for office without disregarding the things he believes, which would negate any point of having him run.

He also holds a patent on a hot tub specifically designed for women to masturbate with the water jets... so it's not just the atheism.

heavenlyboy34
05-24-2012, 01:03 PM
He's an anarchist, and couldn't run for office without disregarding the things he believes, which would negate any point of having him run.

He also holds a patent on a hot tub specifically designed for women to masturbate with the water jets... so it's not just the atheism.
I didn't get that impression from what he said in the vid or any other vid. Has he ever said that he's an anarchist?

Wesker1982
05-24-2012, 03:27 PM
Has he ever said that he's an anarchist?

Yes. I would post the links here but I have to leave like RIGHT NOW. You will find what you are looking for if you google it.

Wesker1982
05-25-2012, 08:53 AM
2:44

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsXxUKjklt8

6:30

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y1AAOZh9wc

"I'm optimistic and idealistic enough to go to anarchist if you're willing to push it --but I could pull it down a notch to libertarian."
http://faqs.cs.uu.nl/na-dir/penn-n-teller-faq.html

There are more but no time to look right now.