Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville

Posted on | July 17, 2013 | 90 Comments

“Fred, I’m gonna be very honest with you here: People like you are a problem. . . .
“You can get mad at me because I’m pointing things out, but you’re just getting mad at fact, and you’re making extrapolations or interpretations that I didn’t make nor intend. I’m not trying to distract anybody. I’m the mayor of Realville — and what I mean by that is, I live in the world of reality.
“The truth is all I care about.”
— Rush Limbaugh, July 16, 2013

Having been mentioned two days in a row on the most popular radio program in the world is kind of cool. All I did was write a 700-word summary of reporting and research, most of which had previously appeared at The Last Refuge a.k.a. The Conservative Treehouse.

“People like you are a problem,” Rush told his caller Fred yesterday and, as usual, Rush was absolutely right. Outsource your thinking to the media, jump to a conclusion based on what other people are telling you, and then refuse to consider the possibility that there may be facts that contradict the pre-fabricated conclusion you have been spoon-fed by a pack of hired liars. Above all, never pay attention to the demonstrable pattern of deception, the way in which all the artful falsehoods and deliberate distortions point you toward the same political prejudice: Vote Democrat!

Are these media people ideological liberals, or are they just Democrats? How do we distinguish liberal bias from crude partisanship?

You have to wonder about that, when you see everyone on CNN nodding in agreement while Rachel Jeantel recalls how she warned Trayvon Martin that the “creepy-ass cracker” George Zimmerman might be a gay pedophile predator.

Holy stereotypes, Batman! On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia? But let this lecture be delivered by a 19-year-old black high-school dropout — “Run, Trayvon! Dat creepy-ass cracker gonna rape you!” — and all the “liberals” react as if this were the apex of wisdom.

Try to imagine if something like this had been said on CNN by a Republican politician or some redneck Baptist preacher who talked like Larry the Cable Guy. Outrage! Homophobia!

But when Rachel Jeantel says it, Piers Morgan doesn’t bat an eye, his liberal audience nods in agreement, and anyone who points out that Rachel Jeantel is an idiot . . . RAAAAACIST!

There’s no way to win. If you point out the double-standards and hypocrisy, this only proves you’re a “right-wing extremist,” see?

Liberals are always like Fred, who objected to Rush Limbaugh’s reference to the facts of Trayvon Martin’s juvenile criminality. They’re prejudiced — they’ve bought into the pre-fabricated conclusion — and your attempts to enlighten their benighted minds are rejected as signifying that you are a bad person, because only bad people dispute the liberal worldview that leads to false conclusions.

Bad motives (mala fides) are always ascribed to conservatives. You must be a racist, a sexist, a homophobe or some other kind of evil person, says the liberal, or otherwise you’d be liberal, too. And that kind of “argument” (the scare-quotes necessary because these are not actually arguments in the sense of formal logic) is entirely acceptable to people who have never set foot in Realville. (No low-information voters here.)

The problem, of course, is that liberals dishonestly attempt to persuade us that they possess a monopoly on intellectual prestige. It’s like the global-warming consensus: If you carefully purge from the ranks of “respectable” scientists everyone who disagrees with the consensus — demonizing dissent — then it becomes possible to say with a straight face that All Respectable Scientists Agree.

“The science is settled!”

And it’s a goddamned tautology.

Whatever happened to skepticism, huh? Whatever happened to the admiration of intellectual curiosity and the mischievous idea that perhaps the status quo Conventional Wisdom is wrong?

Why, for example, are educated people willing to accept without question the idea that what happened to Trayvon Martin can only be explained as a consequence of racism? Is it not possible that Trayvon’s own ignorance contributed to his death? Even if we stipulate that George Zimmerman was wrong to pursue Trayvon — “We don’t need you to do that,” as the 911 dispatcher said — was this teenager completely without fault in that fatal encounter?

Three days after a jury declared Zimmerman not guilty of murder, CNN continued its wall-to-wall coverage of the case Tuesday, misinforming its audience about basic facts. Over and over, CNN’s hosts and commentators brought up Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” law, despite the fact that this law enacted in 2005 had nothing to do with the Zimmerman trial. But issues that may have a lot to do with the trial, the networks are willing to ignore. The one thing that CNN and the rest of the media establishment have refused to discuss is the path that brought a teenager to his fatal encounter with the neighborhood watch captain of that townhouse community in Sanford, Florida.
Trayvon Martin was not from Sanford, Florida. This is perhaps the most important fact of the entire story, in part because it may explain why the teenager was so disturbed at being followed by George Zimmerman. Trayvon was from Miami Gardens, the largest majority-black city in Florida, where the population is 76 percent black and 22 percent Hispanic and “creepy-ass crackers” are quite rare. Crime is commonplace in Miami Gardens — the crime rate is about 70 percent higher than the national average — and Trayvon Martin was one of the criminals. . . .

Please read the whole thing at The American Spectator.

Welcome to Realville, where the laws of logic are strictly enforced. Rush Limbaugh is the mayor, and I’m just a law-abiding citizen.

Category: Crime, Rush Limbaugh

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90 Responses to “Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville”

darthodius
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:14 am

RT @rsmccain: Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC | Hat-tip @rushlimbaugh @TheLastRefug…
Defend The Constitution
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:15 am

Liberals are delusional.
AAJAQUITS
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:17 am

RT @rsmccain: Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC | Hat-tip @rushlimbaugh @TheLastRefug…
pjswan
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:23 am

Your “must read” piece of the day. You can thank @rsmccain for the privilege. 🙂 http://t.co/EPlnTqGp9I
rsmccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:24 am

RT @pjswan: Your “must read” piece of the day. You can thank @rsmccain for the privilege. 🙂 http://t.co/EPlnTqGp9I
rsmccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:30 am

“On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC #tcot
LeatherPenguin
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:30 am

RT @rsmccain: “On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://t.co/QMEdbr6BB…
JoeBidensPlugs
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:31 am

RT @rsmccain: “On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://t.co/QMEdbr6BB…
LadyLNorth
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:32 am

Great read==> Just another law-abiding citizen of beautiful downtown Realville http://t.co/UJuKLaVKXQ
rsmccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:32 am

“Bad motives (mala fides) are always ascribed to conservatives.” http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC #tcot #Zimmerman #Trayvon
Joe_Covey
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:34 am

=>>> RT @pjswan: Your “must read” piece of the day. You can thank @rsmccain for the privilege. 🙂 http://t.co/6BRlGpSku8
cmahar3
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:36 am

‘On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?’ http://t.co/6syl1IJyJt @rsmccain
PubliusNV
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:39 am

RT @rsmccain “On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://t.co/yYoEUuDRdl
bothofus7
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:40 am

RT @pjswan: Your “must read” piece of the day. You can thank @rsmccain for the privilege. 🙂 http://t.co/EPlnTqGp9I
zanbunn
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:41 am

RT @pjswan: Your “must read” piece of the day. You can thank @rsmccain for the privilege. 🙂 http://t.co/EPlnTqGp9I
rsmccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:41 am

RT @PubliusNV: RT @rsmccain “On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://…
TxAv8r
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:47 am

Jeantel: Trayvon beat him because he thought he was a gay rapist – This is supposed to explain his actions? @RSMcCain http://t.co/DINBtoJdF3
Linda
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:48 am

I used wonder how lib/left/dems are so blind to logic and facts.

Then I had kids, and after several years into raising them I’m realizing that being logical, objective, and reasonable does not come as naturally as I had imagined.

Teaching them how to follow multiple steps of logic, to base their conclusions on fact, and not to be governed by their emotions, etc is a never-ending, always-changing part of rearing them.

I can now see how, if I did not guide my children with these goals in mind–if I actually encouraged them to remain in their childhood land of rainbows and unicorns, and taught them by example to blame others for their failures, and sent them to schools for 16 years (PreK being so prevalent now) where the process of logic was continually stamped out with propaganda drills . . . they would turn out just like Fred.
indyrallen
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:49 am

RT @pjswan: Your “must read” piece of the day. You can thank @rsmccain for the privilege. 🙂 http://t.co/EPlnTqGp9I
tnted96
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:51 am

RT @rsmccain: “Bad motives (mala fides) are always ascribed to conservatives.” http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC #tcot #Zimmerman #Trayvon
Stogie Chomper
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:55 am

I heard Rush mention “Robert Stacy McCain” by name in that discussion with caller Fred. I tweeted you about it. Yes, that is quite an honor to gain the attention of possibly the most effective conservative commentator in the country. Congratulations!

As for Rachel Jeantel, she seems dumber than a doorknob.
CrustyB
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:55 am

Nothing in this country gets you in trouble like telling the truth. Like I always say, there’s no such thing as racism; it’s either true or it’s not.
Russwkoch
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:56 am

RT @PubliusNV: RT @rsmccain “On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://…
museoaft
July 17th, 2013 @ 11:59 am

RT @rsmccain: Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC | Hat-tip @rushlimbaugh @TheLastRefug…
Dan Gillen
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:01 pm

If a thought can’t fit on a bumper sticker then most libs can’t fathom it. That also helps explain why those thoughts so often contradict.
robertstacymccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:01 pm

The problem is two-fold:

1. People who are Democrats don’t want to reconsider the wisdom of their loyalty, which is often an inherited belief system.
2. If the first version of a story you hear is one-sided, this tends to prejudice your opinion, so that you become suspicious of anyone who tries to call your attention to contradictory facts.

Democrat Party propagandists know exactly what they’re doing — “Mitt Romney’s a rich guy who doesn’t pay his ‘fair share’ of taxes! War on women! The 99 percent!” — and they do it with the eager cooperation of the mainstream media. So when conservatives try to tell the undecided “swing” voters that they have bought into a false narrative, there is no one in the mainstream media who will report the facts that contradict the Democrats’ political narrative, and instead the media sneer at conservatives as racist, sexist, homophobic extremists.

The way to fix this — well, I don’t talk strategy in public, but see if you can watch what I do and figure out how to do the same thing.
Josh_Painter
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:01 pm

RT @rsmccain: “On what planet do liberals so much as acknowledge the possibility of the existence of gay pedophilia?” http://t.co/QMEdbr6BB…
LADowd
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:01 pm

“The 1 thing that CNN… refused to discuss is the path that brought a teen to his fatal encounter…” http://t.co/sw0zCAamSe by @rsmccain
ChandlersGhost
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:11 pm

Racism was always the conclusion in this case, so it never mattered if the argument was faulty. It’s basic Critical Theory.
JustPlainBill
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:12 pm

Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville http://t.co/lzoD8UzE3E
rsmccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:14 pm

RT @LADowd: “The 1 thing that CNN… refused to discuss is the path that brought a teen to his fatal encounter…” http://t.co/sw0zCAamSe b…
LColeman53
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:14 pm

RT @LADowd: “The 1 thing that CNN… refused to discuss is the path that brought a teen to his fatal encounter…” http://t.co/sw0zCAamSe b…
TBreul
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:23 pm

RT @LADowd: “The 1 thing that CNN… refused to discuss is the path that brought a teen to his fatal encounter…” http://t.co/sw0zCAamSe b…
lisainco
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:44 pm

RT @rsmccain: Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville http://t.co/QMEdbr6BBC | Hat-tip @rushlimbaugh @TheLastRefug…
RS
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:50 pm

It’s nothing more than intellectual laziness. (Many conservative folk suffer from the same problem, BTW) Instead of examining issues and underlying philosophies, they simply order up a world view like they order up a Big Mac Meal at the drive through. Pre-made and ready to go and heaven help you if you don’t like pickles. You’ll just pretend to like them because everybody tells you to.
G Joubert
July 17th, 2013 @ 12:54 pm

Althouse used to practically beg Limbaugh to notice her.
BrianCMcDonald
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:02 pm

RT @TxAv8r: Jeantel: Trayvon beat him because he thought he was a gay rapist – This is supposed to explain his actions? @RSMcCain http://t.…
RS
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:05 pm

I am aware of a group of university professors who were addressed by a European Jewish woman. She casually mentioned that on the subway in her European city, she’d never been hassled by Skinheads, even though she wore a Star of David necklace. Her only trouble, however, came from Arab/Muslim immigrants. This statement was deemed by the group to be “offensive.” When I suggested that either the lady was telling the truth or she was lying, I was informed that such was “irrelevant.” I inquired whether it would be relevant had she blamed the Neo-nazi types. I was met with blank stares.
Alas, my poor congnitive abilities were unable to process that sort of thinking, which clearly only comes with a Ph.D from the “right” sort of institution.
Mm
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:09 pm

“Justice 4 Trayvon.” “Justice4Marissa.” “FreeKate.” All of these cases have in common what you describe: A narrative that cannot be disturbed by actual facts.
zanbunn
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:18 pm

@rsmccain Nice. Welcome to Realville. @rushlimbaugh http://t.co/Po1S2pTlfK
rsmccain
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:23 pm

RT @zanbunn: @rsmccain Nice. Welcome to Realville. @rushlimbaugh http://t.co/Po1S2pTlfK
vermontaigne
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:25 pm

RT @zanbunn: @rsmccain Nice. Welcome to Realville. @rushlimbaugh http://t.co/Po1S2pTlfK
goddessoftheclassroom
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:32 pm

“Even if we stipulate that George Zimmerman was wrong to pursue Trayvon — “We don’t need you to do that,” as the 911 dispatcher said…”

Stacy, PLEASE review the testimony. GZ did NOT “pursue” TM. While on the NEN (NOT 911), he was asked, “which way did he go?” GZ got out of his car to see which way TM went. He was NOT trying to apprehend him. When told, “We don’t need you to do that”–said, in sworn testimony, to avoid liability–GZ was on his way back to his truck when TM stopped him. People may not accept this version, but there is NO evidence to the contrary and all available evidence supports it.
rain of lead
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:34 pm

ah!!!
Miss Jeantel did not say creepy-ass cracka, what she really said was creepy, ass-cracka.
makes total sense now
patdissent
July 17th, 2013 @ 1:53 pm

http://t.co/JIovyFzliT <– THIS times infinity. Raised to the power of infinity. Plus 1. #Brilliant
OldNuc
July 17th, 2013 @ 2:10 pm

Her comment is/was spelled “creepy ass- cracker” and is defined as a creepy person who engages in anal sex per Urban dictionary. It is interesting how long it has taken for the change in meaning depending on the position of a hyphen to sink in.
luvnnature
July 17th, 2013 @ 2:10 pm

Just Another Law-Abiding Citizen of Beautiful Downtown Realville http://t.co/86pYR2LrKH
Finrod Felagund
July 17th, 2013 @ 2:14 pm

“I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.” — Hunter S. Thompson
RS
July 17th, 2013 @ 2:16 pm

Of course, the Left is ignoring implications of a TM homophobic hate assault. Still, it’s interesting to ponder the Left’s reaction to that counterfactual. Which of its two constituent interest groups would be sacrificed, if any? Or would this have remained a local story with no national implications warranting a national conversation?
Mm
July 17th, 2013 @ 2:48 pm

Professor Jacobson on this enduring myth: http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/07/soap-in-a-sponge-the-enduring-myth-that-george-zimmerman-was-told-not-to-get-out-of-his-car/