tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094254539126821367.post4978079798453215724..comments2023-10-18T04:47:44.434-07:00Comments on Banned From Huffpo: Arianna's Mandatory Cult MeetingsRed Doghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02956109718411759084noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094254539126821367.post-89571994755133374032010-09-16T05:43:30.725-07:002010-09-16T05:43:30.725-07:00I watched Ariana on DemocracyNow the other night. ...I watched Ariana on DemocracyNow the other night. For her new book. She was asked about Pres.Obama's latest speech. She agreed with him, on points but then went on to say she disagreed with his narrative.<br /><br />To me, it didn't make sense. <br />She then discussed her ideas of what the problems are and stated about 3- 4 times,in the course of the interview, how solutions must be at a grass roots level. Which surprised me, because there are so many true grass roots org.'s that I guess she's unaware of. And she added it must start with our "spirituality".....<br /><br />Not the Industries and politics that got us to where we are??? But to look inside at our spirituality? <br /><br />But she's slick the way she sort of slips it in x number of times during the interview. My feeling is People are in the streets, grass roots are growing,(not including astroturfs) she's just not listening.Insideoutgraphicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16017684883300787664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094254539126821367.post-22114544324075225372010-07-01T09:33:37.283-07:002010-07-01T09:33:37.283-07:00I hope this isn't too off-topic, but since thi...I hope this isn't too off-topic, but since this post concerns comments that appear, only to be scrubbed later once they appear to anger Arianna, I'd also like to point out that entire articles get scrubbed sometimes. Case in point, Alexa Von Tobel, a hopelessly out of touch woman who wrote an article for HuffPo that was so completely clueless that she was quickly eviscerated in the comments. <br /><br />It was an article about her "financial challenge" to go a day without spending money on "snacks," or lattés or whatever. Needless to say, this did not go over well with all the poor and unemployed people on HuffPo who were rightly outraged that a former Morgan Stanley trader felt like it was some amazing achievement to not buy an afternoon muffin (the article was really that bad). <br /><br />The comments were numerous and hilarious. Here's mine:<br /><br />"What a huge pile of fail this is. If you were trying to be funny, please, just stop. You're terrible at it. If you weren't trying to be funny, you've got to be the most entitled, obtuse little princess that's ever ruined my day on this site. <br /><br />Here's an idea for you: instead of not spending any money for a day, try spending once a week. On groceries. Period. No lattes, no snacks, no taxis. You get to eat twice a day, max. Welcome to the real world, your majesty."<br /><br />The rest weren't quite as nice. <br /><br />Well, you can imagine my disappointment when the following day, not only was my comment gone, but all the other negative comments were gone as well. What were at least three or four pages of righteous indignation suddenly became one very short page of tepid support comments (less than ten). Oh, and the comments were closed for that article. After one day. <br /><br />Guess what? <i>Now the whole article is gone</i>. It was <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alexa-von-tobel/financial-challenge-go-a_b_566492.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>, but has been scrubbed from the site. How's that for a whitewash? Frankly, if I were Alexa I would have wanted it vaporized as well. It really made her look like a fool and cast a pall on all her other financial articles. <br /><br />Anyway, I thought that was pretty shady of HuffPo.krypton86noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094254539126821367.post-21722474549465609192010-05-05T17:30:29.565-07:002010-05-05T17:30:29.565-07:00Wednesday, May 5, 2010
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I'm not sw...Wednesday, May 5, 2010<br />7:25 PM CST<br /><br />I'm not swayed yet, but it would explain the proliferation of mindless woo and her deferential treatment to "religion". <br /><br />So far, my overall impression is that she may well have gotten in over her head with that MSIA Roger creep (she denies being a member) while she was married to that other RoboRebuplico creep, who BTW, in supposedly an "Esquire interview", claimed Arianna knew he was gay when she entered into the marriage.<br /><br />Frankly, I do not believe that and I suspect herein lies a major clue to the alleged cult "association". I suspect she was (at least initially) completely in the dark over hubby being gay. My instinctual take on it is that gay hubby and MISA "Roger" creep were making the beast with two backs, and Arianna was completely oblivious to this. They all ta-tee-tahed and partied around in the Getty circle; who the hell knows ?? This scenario has happened uncounted times with most likely thousands of American women, bright and stupid, who were completely in the dark about their hubby's closet behavior. Closeted gay men WILL exploit hapless heterosexual women. Always. It was and remains the most significant copping strategy that helped sustain a modicum of sanity while living in the closet, deceptive and destructive as it is.<br /><br />Having lived in California for 14 years, I am personally acquainted with the insidiousness of California's gay politique template. In heterosexual circles, it can be very disruptive and poisonous. <br /><br />As bright as Arianna certainly is, she came from a very cloistered and elite educational background, and her naivete about the crazy California shenanigans of any political circle, most especially regarding the disjointed "Gay" front, would certainly not be a surprise. In fact, given her early background, naivete would be expected.<br /><br />Naivete does not translate into proof of cult membership.<br /><br />I'm going to review her book : "The Fourth Instinct-The Call of the Soul".<br /><br />This issue bothers me a great deal in light of our concerted efforts. I'd like to get to the bottom of it.<br /><br />J.B.Jim Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16889254846237991533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094254539126821367.post-47260518001922782842010-05-05T14:02:23.152-07:002010-05-05T14:02:23.152-07:00J.B., I haven't followed her all that closely,...J.B., I haven't followed her all that closely, but for what its worth its news to me as well.Red Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02956109718411759084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5094254539126821367.post-31613343883327968962010-05-04T23:00:17.275-07:002010-05-04T23:00:17.275-07:005/5/10
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...Damn I didn't know abo...5/5/10<br />12:55 AM CST<br /><br />...Damn I didn't know about any of this crap...I think it could be ultimately important if any of it is true as regard to her being really objective about anything, let alone a lack of critical thinking...I need to look into this...None of this seems to have surfaced in her public appearances...nor do I recall this in any of her books. RedDog, do you recall such a thing, independently, I mean? Have I missed something ? <br />J. BallardJim Ballardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16889254846237991533noreply@blogger.com