Topic awaiting preservation: Leap second is anti-american

There was a leap second last year. It occurred as the last (additional) second of 2005.

There has been an ongoing, more or less humerous, discussion about it on slash-dot

The following quote was attributed to Bill O'Reilly. But I can't find any other references to it.

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"This year's leap second is an assault on the American public," says commentator Bill O'Reilly. "The reason the leap second is even being proposed is because of America Haters, because of Iraqi hate mongers, and let's be honest, Shiites. Why would you add a second to the year unless you're an anti-American hate monger?
I remember liberals at a party saying, 'let's add a second to the year' and I was the only one who spoke up against it. Why would they want to add a second to the year? Because it gives them a second longer to hate Bush.

"Look, look, look, look. A leap second is a denial of everything American, of everything good, of everything moral. They're saying we need this second because the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the earth, well this is the no spin zone. So we don't need a leap second. Though I would rather have a leap second than some of these hate-mongers who go around hating even their own ideas! They need to hate their own ideas so much that you have many liberals proposing the leap second, which is an idea that they hate, yet, they propose.

"I am so so so so upset with these people, who actually believe their ideas, yet, I have no hate in my heart. I am a simple guy, who only has my own true beliefs and a few products that are my cornerstone to fight against the leap second poobah. Let me say it aloud: Leap Second, leap second, leap second. Doesn't it sound ugly?

"Please, don't let these Darwinian leap-seconders, who believe that the planets revolve around the sun, who believe that rocks are sedimentary, igneous and stalactites, who are innocent dim-wit believers in a faith bordering on hating everything religious like trees and fruitcake, yet, who don't believe in John 7:12:45:67:89, have their say.

"But you know what I love? Dialogue. Rational dialogue which allows me to say that aliens from a Iraqi loving planet want to abolish Christmas by adding a leap second to the Darwinian anti-God year. Dialogue is what keeps the American system God-loving and anti non-God. It also keeps the anti-God loving non-Iraqi loving insurgent deniers able to voice their hideous so-called opinions over the American loving tolerant airways. And now let's take some calls."

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I thought you might find this amusing.

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-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.

That has to be parody. No one could be that stupid.

Right?

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

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That has to be parody.

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Yes.. well... if it isn't I'm comittting my life to intelligent design. =)

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WebShaman said:

No one could be that stupid.

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If there's one thing that the human race has proven time and time again, it is how stupid we can be when we put our minds to it.

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It also keeps the anti-God loving non-Iraqi loving insurgent deniers able to voice their hideous so-called opinions over the American loving tolerant airways.

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Can anyone even make sense of this garbage? Especially the blocked portion? I can't seem to make out if that is lambasting those for or against the war in Iraq...

Insurgent deniers?

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

WebShaman:

The 'It' in that sentence refers back to 'Dialogue' in the previous sentence. He is saying that he loves dialogue even though it allows anyone who might have a different idea to voice their opinion.

I read a number of articles at Bill O'Reilly's site and I can't tell if he means any of the things he says. I get the feeling he is using hyperbole to point out the silliness of other people's opinions in everything he writes. This one just seems to be a lot farther over the top than most of his stuff.

I really don't think this is a serious article.

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-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.

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hyperbole said:

I get the feeling he is using hyperbole to point out the silliness of other people's opinions in everything he writes.

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Hang on... Are you speaking in third person there? Are you an instrument of Bill O'Reilly's? It is quite funny, and clearly satirical.

Hp, I still can't make out in that sentence whether or not he is lambasting or praising those for or against the Iraq occupation from that sentence...

WebShaman | The keenest sorrow (and greatest truth) is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

IF YOU CAN JUST GET YOUR MIND TOGETHER
THEN COME ON ACROSS TO ME
WE'LL HOLD HANDS AND THEN
WE'LL WATCH THE SUN RISE
FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

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hyperbole said:------- not necessarily stoned,..............................just beautiful.

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(Edited by Zynx on 01-06-2006 03:11)

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WebShaman said:

I still can't make out in that sentence whether or not he is lambasting or praising those for or against the Iraq occupation from that sentence...

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He's lambasting those who are against the Iraqi war.


Zynx:

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-- not necessarily stoned... just beautiful.