Showing posts with label Truman Capote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Truman Capote. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Alyssa Milano claims masks will protect you more than an AR-15


"The better the actor, the more stupid he is." --Truman Capote

If Capote was correct, Alyssa Milano must be an incredibly good actor because she is the poster child for Stupid. But of course, she might be an exception to the better actor rule and is simply one of the stupidest actors without acting talent. 

Milano tried to persuade "anti-maskers" to wear masks to guard against COVID-19 in spite of the fact that cloth masks are more of a fashion statement than a medical prophylactic measure. She claims that cloth offers more protection than AR-15s.

The anti Second Amendment conservative-hating actress tweeted:
"Anti-maskers are the same people who think they need an AR-15 for 'protection,'" 
"LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: A MASK WILL PROTECT YOU *MORE* THAN AN AR-15 WILL."
She mixes the idea of protection from a virus with protection from those who would do violence because she is stupid. The analogy is a non sequitur because the types of protection being compared, are not comparable and she is not able to see the disconnect.

So if you want protection from coronavirus, perhaps masks can help somewhat, or at least give one the illusion they can. AR-15s and firearms in general are not actually meant to protect us from viruses or even the common cold. And just like some masks are better than others for protection from viruses, some firearms offer more protection against those who would do us harm.

A Colt 1911 with its 45 caliber slug has great stopping power, especially at close range, but it isn't great at distances over 55 yards. An AR-15 firing a 223 Remington round or 5.56 x 45 NATO round, is good up to around 600 yards and holds a lot more rounds than the Colt 1911. 

Of course, neither weapon is useful against coronavirus, but neither is Alyssa Milano's apples and oranges argument.

"Uh, they could theoretically both protect you against different things," one Twitter user wrote. "Is there a reason you think these two things are mutually exclusive? Or related in any logical way at all?"

Another Twitter user said, "I guess you can strangle bad guys with your mask."

But the best comment as I see it was from on person challenging her to a duel writing, "I get an AR-15 and she gets a mask."

Truman Capote really had incredible insight.


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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Senate Probe on OneVoice Movement's "Just Not Bibi"

A bipartisan U.S. Senate investigatory committee is looking into the OneVoice Movement in order to determine if they are involved in efforts to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Bibi) of Israel in the upcoming election this week.

OneVoice was given taxpayer-funded, non-profit status by the State Department making it illegal for its involvement in the political arena. According to a  source at FoxNews.com the organization had received $350,000 in State Department grants and had been headed by Marc Ginsberg, a Clinton administration diplomat, up until last November.

Since both sides of the aisle support the probe, it demonstrates how President Obama's stance on Israel, our closest ally in the Middle East, is being rebuked by Congress.

FoxNews.com reported on claims that the Obama administration had been meddling in the Israeli election on behalf of groups wanting to oust Bibi. The source revealed that a subsidiary of OneVoice is the Israeli-based Victory 15 (V15) campaign, which is seeking to "replace the government" of Israel and is guided by White House operatives.

The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity said that "It's confirmed that there is a bipartisan Permanent Subcommittee inquiry into OneVoice's funding of V15." 

While anonymous sources tend to erode the credibility of their claims, this source has apparently been given credence by Fox News, which in my view, has more credibility than other mainstream media sources.

So once again we see how President Obama reacts when his ego is on the line. He makes no secret of his animosity for Bibi, but obviously does make it a secret when doing illegal maneuvers to oust him. 

Like Obama had suggested in the past, OneVoice also agrees that Israel should return to its 1967 borders as a negotiating starting point. For Israel, that would be suicidal. But OneVoice is not legally justified in targeting Bibi as our law which regulates tax-exempt status would threaten that status.

Spokesman for OneVoice Payton Knopf said on Saturday, "OneVoice is eager to cooperate with any inquiry. After a fair examination, we are confident no wrong doing will be found."

Unfortunately for Knopf and his ilk, an investigation by FoxNews.com revealed that in its 2014 Annual Report, OneVoice said that its Israel branch would be "embarking on a groundbreaking campaign around the Israeli elections." 

They appear to have bought their own rope.

Hopefully, the probe will find OneVoice is politically involved in rigging the outcome of Israel's election. No foreign country, even ours, should be allowed to influence the outcome of another government's elections. Israel should decide for itself who they want to govern them and liberals should stop treating the people of Israel the way they treat people here: governing as if they know what's best for us, whether we like it or not.

Perhaps the celebrities who are involved in OneVoice Movement, such as Brad Pitt, Danny DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman, will learn a lesson from this, but I doubt it. They may all be fine actors but, as Truman Capote said, "The better the actor, the more stupid he is."


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