Six Annoying Leftwing Activists-
In this installment of their weekly Sunday Six conversation, PF Whalen and Parker Beauregard of The Blue State Conservative discuss six prominent leftist activists that they find extremely stupid and annoying.
#6: Professional athlete and political ignoramus Lebron James
Parker: LeBron James has certainly earned a spot on this list. James, who unquestionably belongs in the conversation as one of the best NBAers in history, stupidly waded into the political fray some time ago and never looked back. His activism will be a blemish on his otherwise stellar athletic legacy. Michael Jordan once said “Republicans buy shoes too” – or something to that effect – when asked about his apolitical stance. That was a smart move.
Among the most stupid things he has said, which admittedly is even hard to rank because it’s so habitual, are reactions to the killings of black men and criticisms of the genocial Chinese communsit regime. Let’s start with the latter.
In 2019, after an NBA general manager tweeted the simple message of “Free Hong Kong” in response to a Chinese crackdown on the port city-state, James went full leftist idiot with his own commentary:
“[Morey was] either misinformed or not really educated on the situation…So many people could have been harmed not only financially, physically, emotionally, spiritually. So just be careful what we tweet and say and we do, even though, yes, we do have freedom of speech, but there can be a lot of negative that comes with that, too.”
You support communist totalitarianism and not freedom. Got it. He also supports Black Lives Matter lies. After the tragic situation in Georgia that resulted in the life sentence of three white men in the arguably self-defense killing of the criminal “jogger” Ahmaud Arbury, James tweeted this nonsense:
“We’re literally hunted EVERYDAY/EVERYTIME we step foot outside the comfort of our homes! Can’t even go for a damn jog man! Like WTF man are you kidding me?!?!?!?!?!? No man fr ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!!!! I’m sorry Ahmaud(Rest In Paradise) and my prayers and blessings sent to the…..”
Yes, James, black men are being hunted down in America. But not by whites or the police. FBI stats indicate that 90% of black homicides occur at the hands of other black men. If there is any hunting going on, which actually seems like an accurate description of inner-city gang killings, it is not because of white folk.
#5: Supposed-to-be-a-comic-but-really-just-an-activist Stephen Colbert
PF: First, I must admit, I almost never watch late-night talk shows anymore. I know I’m showing my age, but it’s true: The entire genre has gone downhill since Johnny Carson retired. Jay Leno was pretty good, and so was David Letterman before he went totally leftist, and I also enjoyed Arsenio Hall. But today’s offerings are awful. Of the lot, if I had to pick one to watch on a regular basis, it would probably be Jimmy Fallon. Otherwise, I have better things to do with my time.
Six Annoying Leftwing Activists
Regarding the idea of how a late-night talk show host can be a political activist, the real question is this: How can a political activist be a late-night talk show host? To pretend that Stephen Colbert and the others are somehow entertainers is absurd. They’re not entertainers, they’re merely another extension of the Democratic Party’s communications department with messaging that is virtually identical to White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki.
Even though I don’t often watch these shows, I do catch a few minutes of them on occasion. When it comes to who is the most “annoying,” which is the criteria we’re considering, Colbert wins, with Jimmy Kimmel a close second. Colbert is condescending, even to his own audience. He tries to come across as bright, but it’s clear he’s not. Most importantly, he’s not even remotely funny. And I find it excessively irritating to watch someone trying to be humorous and fail miserably. Perhaps if Colbert occasionally poked fun at a Democrat he might provoke a chuckle, but I doubt it.
#4: Vacuous, meaning-deprived Hollywood A-lister Leonardo DiCaprio
Parker: I feel like we need to spread the industries; I started with sports, you delved into late night, and now we need to hit on Hollywood. These mega-rich elites might be the most clueless of all, because they have the least amount of talent. LeBron is an airhead, but he can dribble. Colbert is a sellout, but humor is an intelligence. (continued)
This post originally appeared on The Blue State Conservative.