Family Guy is libertarian and Rush proves he is a whore....

[RadioRaheem84]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/181988/family-guy-rush-to-excellence

Although never fully admitted I figured that Family Guy is really pushing it's Rawlsian Liberalism to the side in favor of more Libertarian positions.

Rush Limbuagh has also proved to really be nothing but a whore.

I apologize for the term "whore" but I didn't know what else to call it.

The guy goes on Family Guy to "spoof" himself? What does that say about his show? What does that say about Family Guy?

[ContrarianLemming]

Family guys writers and the shows itself (and yup I've seen every ep) has always shown themselves/itself as being regular domcratic liberal, I don't think it's libertarian, the writers are all democrats.

[RadioRaheem84]

really? I interpreted their beliefs to be quite centrist or libertarian.

[¿Que?]

Racist, sexist, reactionary veiled in pseudo liberalism.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/149845/family-guy-would-you-rather

I don't even know why I still watch the show. I guess it's funny sometimes, but fuck if it don't piss me off just as often.

[ContrarianLemming]

I love interpeting shows politically, espicially if they have no outward politics, like Firefly, Firefly is anarchist, Star Trek is .. you know. Stargate is hawkish left/populist, American Dad is obviously liberal, BSG is crazy fascism, Star Wars is conservative, Babylon 5 is sort of conservative and libertarian.

Isn't this fun?

[Sir Comradical]

I love interpeting shows politically, espicially if they have no outward politics, like Firefly, Firefly is anarchist, Star Trek is .. you know. Stargate is hawkish left/populist, American Dad is obviously liberal, BSG is crazy fascism, Star Wars is conservative, Babylon 5 is sort of conservative and libertarian.

Isn't this fun?

I haven't watched Star Trek, but I've heard it's sort of left-leaning.

[ContrarianLemming]

I haven't watched Star Trek, but I've heard it's sort of left-leaning.

sort of

"greed, money, they don't exist in the future..We have eliminated hunger, want, the need for possessions." Picard

pretty left leaning to be sure.

[Plagueround]

I love interpeting shows politically, espicially if they have no outward politics, like Firefly, Firefly is anarchist, Star Trek is .. you know. Stargate is hawkish left/populist, American Dad is obviously liberal, BSG is crazy fascism, Star Wars is conservative, Babylon 5 is sort of conservative and libertarian.

Isn't this fun?

Star Wars is left liberal (i.e. "Bourgeois government works so long as our elected officials are bleeding hearts for the little guy and the problem is we've got evil people in power, not the system itself!"), as is George Lucas.

[fa2991]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/149845/family-guy-would-you-rather

:laugh:

...

The really reactionary show is SOUTH PARK. Check out this excerpt from the episode "Gnomes." In this episode, the town debates over whether or not to allow Harbucks coffee to run Tweek's father's shitty coffee store out of business. Also, tiny gnomes steal the town's underpants at night.

"Prop 10" would kick out Harbucks.


[Harbucks, daytime. Prop. 10 supporters are out in force and Toto is performing.]

Lady Member: [taking the stage] Toto, ladies and gentlemen! [the band leaves]

Prop. 10 Supporter: Yeah, Toto, woo, Toto! Woo!

Lady Member: All right. And now, before we all vote yes on Prop. 10, here to remind us why are the lovable, innocent children.

Stan: Uh. Since we are so concerned with the corporate takeovers, we went and asked our friends, the underpants gnomes, and they told us all about big corporations.

Supporter: Underpants gnomes?

Kyle: Big corporations are good!

Supporter: What?

Supporter 2: What's this?

Supporter 3: Good? [the Lady Member is cross]

Kyle: Because without big corporations we wouldn't have things like cars and computers and canned soup.

Stan: Even Harbucks Coffee started off as a small, little business. But because it made such great coffee, and because they ran their business so well, they managed to grow and grow until it became the corporate powerhouse it is today. And that is why we should all let Harbucks stay! [the crowd is stunned]

Townsman:: Ogh.

Lady Member: That's not what you said last time!

Kyle: Uuuh. Well, the truth is, we didn't write that paper last time. [gasps from the crowd]

Mr. Garrison: You little turds!! You've ruined my life for the last time!! [Barbrady and another man haul him off. Mrs. Tweek claps for the boys and goes onstage]

Mrs. Tweek: These boys are absolutely right. We've been using these poor kids to pull at your heartstrings for our cause, and it's wrong. We're as low and despicable as Rob Reiner. You keep protesting and complaining, but did any of you ever even bother to taste Harbucks coffee? [shot of the town committee. The crowd blinks] Harbucks coffee got to where it is by being the best. Don't you think you should at least try it? [the crowd parts as Postem exits Harbucks with a tray of his coffee, then closes in to get the coffee. Some people taste it]

Townsman: Hey, this is pretty damn good.

Townsman 2: Yeah, it doesn't have that bland, raw, sewage taste that Tweek's coffee has.

Mr. Tweek: [comes over for a taste] Hey. Hey, that is good.

Postem: It's a French roast.

Mr. Tweek: It's subtle and mild. Mild, like that first splash of sun on an April morning. This coffee is coffee the way it should be.

Postem: Hehey, no hard feelings, Tweek. You know, we still need someone to run this Harbucks coffeehouse. I'm sure it will make a lo-o-ot of money.

Mr. Tweek: Thank you, Mr. Postem, but I think we'll be happy with the money we make selling our son into slavery.

Tweek: AAaAaha!