Brad Stine is a moron

Who is Brad Stine, you ask? He is a self-proclaimed conservative Christian comedian. I've heard of this idiot before, I think CNN profiled him. He appeared on one of my favorite NPR shows – "Talk of the Nation" – today and, to no one's surprise, Stine isn't funny at all. In fact, he's a moron.

Where do I start? Host Neal Conan asked him about a variety of topics, including his appearance at a party hosted by the Bush daughters and Sunday's protests.

Conan: Did you get a chance to see any of the demonstrations yesterday?

Stine: I did, actually. The thing that's interesting about protesters is I don't know where they come from, because you never see them before the protest or afterwards. They just vanish and then, suddenly, they're here to protest. And they don't look like normal people to me. That's what's weird. I mean, they want you to take them seriously, like "Yes, we want to change the world," but they're not wearing pants. So this I don't understand. It's like, you're going to have to be a little bit more serious looking for us to take you serious, I think.

Hughes For America! interjects: Not wearing pants, eh Brad? I refer you to this picture, where we not only see serious looking, but plenty of pants. You Bible-thumping moron.

Conan: Now, this party last night, who was there? Other than the first daughters, we know that now.

Stine: ... The daughters were there. And, young Republicans. You know what was interesting, they really wanted to make it nonpartisan and sort of let everyone be welcome. That, to me, was befuddling. That they wanted it to be nonpartisan. I'm thinking, "Isn't this kind of the GOP convention?" I thought they sort of had a partisan lean.

Hughes For America! interjects: What Brad really meant to say was that by making the party nonpartisan, they let the blacks serve the food.

But leave it to the straight man to deliver the best line of the interview. When asking Stine why New York for the convention, Conan asked, "Given their druthers, wouldn't the Republicans rather have their convention in Branson?"

To hear the whole interview, click here.

Another funny portion of today's "Talk of the Nation" came when a guest said that the convention being in New York didn't have anything to do with 9/11. That was funnier than anything Stine had to say. Oh really, nothing to do with 9/11? We here at Hughes For America! love to break news, so please credit this to me. What you are about to see is an actual mock-up of what Republican strategists wanted the podium in Madison Square Garden to look like for this week.

As you can see by watching live coverage, they've shifted the design a bit. I guess the smoke machines were too expensive. And they couldn't get the bullhorn hooked into the PA system properly. But, on a serious note, Republicans would have held the convention at Ground Zero draped in a blood-soaked American flag if they could.

Comments

[Ben]

Stine not funny? Who do you think you are, Hughes? For once we have a comedian out there who actually has some substance to his comedy, but of course you have to rip on him because he's a conservative. Why don't you get a real life and start making some use of it, cause you are just wasting space and precious air!!!!!

[Max]

Substance does not equal funny. Bowel movement is substance, but it's not funny. And neither is Stine.

[Brad Stine]

So when is Kerry reporting for duty?

[Hughes for America]

As soon as Bush becomes a compassionate conservative.

[John]

How can you say that Stine is a moron? After having seen him live I'm convinced he's one of the funniest comedians I've ever seen. Thats the problem with America today. Liberals are dividing our country by their unfairness to conservatives.Its time you look at the whole picture and stop being so close-minded. Give it up you liberal nazi. Stine a moron? The man is a genius.

[The Voice of Reason]

I think whoever wrote the article is a moron. It seems they put alot of words in Brad's mouth.

[Joseph]

If by "put alot of words in Brad's mouth" you meant "showed Brad Stine to be the moronic jackass he is," than I'd say you were dead on.

[the Voice of Reason]

it's obvious what I meant.... especially when i reffered to the author as a moron

[megan]

Whoever wrote this is a moron. I'm a strong Christian and it's great to have a comedian out there who is Christian and will stand up for this country...if you don't like it go live somewhere else because America is the best country on the face of the stinkin' earth as brad put it. He is very funny, your just used to having comedians cussing and putting this country down and if you don't think he's funny than you don't even know what funny is!!!!!

[Joseph]

I'm the moron? And you can see who wrote the post, just look at the bottom of the post. I'm so glad you're a strong Christian, because there sure aren't enough good Christians out there. I love this country as much if not more than you do, I'm just sickened with what your president and his Bible-beating supplicants like you have done to the place.

And Brad Stine is about as funny as your post is grammatically correct.

[Seeker]

Thats the problem with liberals, all you do is spread negativity. I didnt read one good point in that whole article...its just "I dont agree, so therefore Brad Stine is a moron". Sure there is a part of me that would like to poke fun of all the liberal comedians out there, but people are allowed to have different opinons (good ol' USA!). That and that fact that there so many liberal comedians, I wouldnt know where to begin.
Liberals are spoken for by hundreds of comedians everyday, so I ask you, why can't we have one without idiots like yourself tearing him down?
You think long and hard on that.

[Joseph]

Sure people are allowed to have different opinions, but Stine's are largely based on incorrect facts and bigoted assumptions. And there aren't liberal comedians or conservative comedians; there are funny commedians and not funny commedians. Stine just isn't funny.

[Moldy]

This just in:
Brad Stine still not funny.

How ironic is it that these christian conservatives claim they need someone to represent them? They need a conservative commedian? Why, the right is super hilarious all by itself. Remember No Child Left Behind? What a joke that was. How about the time when Bush was told that the twin towers were bombed and he just kept reading that goat story and looked really confused. That was classic! Oh, oh..wait. Remember when Bush said he had a mandate to lead and THEN he said "mission accomplished" and he made that chimp face.....And how about that classic bit when Rumsfeld says "Who's on first" and Bush says "What's on second" and then Chaney says "Let's bomb the shit out of someone for no reason!"...Priceless.
I'm laughing so hard, I can barely type.

[seeker]

The left is pretty damn funny too...remember when that baby threw up on clinton? Oh and when Kerry had that picture taken in that goofy space suit, brought tears of laughter to my eyes. And the best was when Clinton swore he didnt have sex with lewinski, and like months later admits..."yes, indeed I did have sexual relations with ms. lewinski". (how anyone can take that guy seriously is beyond me)
But you know, when you think about that, it really isnt funny is it? Our president, defyling the sanctity of marriage in the most respected office of our country.
I just dont know what happened, the democratic party used to be something great...it lifted this country up in its time of dire need...and now, it leads the decay of a great society, there just arent consequences anymore. It doesnt stand for anything, all it cares about is the masses of people with no jobs and no conviction. Do I think Bush is the best president? No. I think we have had much better in the past, but I'd take Bush over any democrat of recent memory, thats for damn sure.
This might not make sense to most of you, but I recomend that everyone who considers them self a liberal and who opposes the war in Iraq, to go out to the nearest blockbuster and rent a copy of dirty harry...not much in the special effects category, but has a great message in it.

[Joseph]

Seeker, here's a joke for you: Remember the president who is responsible for the death of more than 1,800 Americans? It's this one! How about his father vomiting all over himself in Japan? How about W's seeming inability to ride a bike or eat a pretzel? Or speak properly the English language?

And the people with no jobs? That's your president's fault, you goose-stepping moron.

[Seeker]

hahaha...goose-stepping moron, thats a good one, I like that one (Im not being sarcastic, its a good one. Oh sean connery you slay me)
but c'mon here, as i recall off the top of my head, it was kennedy and Johnson that lead us in Vietnam (both democrats), and what was the death toll in that...I think it was something like 770 a month between 65 and 67. And that war had nothing to do with us. The Iraqi war is about the extermination of these radical groups that would like nothing more than to kill each and everyone of us. No one sees it now but this is something that has to be done...for the sake of our country and its generations to come. We cant just stick our heads under the sand anymore. We didnt start this war, they did, all we are doing is finishing it. And as for Bush choking on the pretzel, yah that was pretty funny, but hey it happens. Would you be laughing if someone close to you died by choking on a pretzel...I hope not! Bush talks fine, wouldnt you occasionly stumble over your words if you had to address the entire world... I would. That is just low, c'mon. This is my whole point, less insults, more common sense and empathy.

[Joseph]

I'm sure glad you know what the war in Iraq is really about, because that makes you the first to know so other than President Bush and his cronies, considering the 27+ reasons we were given as to the invasion. Of course, fighting terrorism is important, but you're confusing Bush's way with the right way, the way that doesn't lead to the creation of more terrorists and the establishment of Iraq – thanks to our presence there – as the graduate school of international terrorism. So when in doubt, you do what everyone else does: Blame a Democrat. As though what happened in Vietnam excuses for one second a single American life lost thanks to this unjust war. We DID, contrary to your thinking, start this war, at the expense of the REAL war, the one we didn't start: The one in Afghanistan, the one we forgot about when it became more about profit and revenge than fighting terror. If you think Bush "talks fine," you haven't been paying attention. Shouldn't we ask more from our leaders than the speaking ability of a fifth grader? I don't care to drink beer with our president or think he's "one of us," I want the smartest guy in the room. That we clearly don't have that in President Bush is something that will come back to haunt each and every one of us. Including Brad Stine.

[seeker]

Your right, there is a lot of things I dont know, but there are also a lot of things you dont know either, thats what makes politics so frigged up...I hate it, all of it, too much untruthfullness. However all I can do is obtain all the information I can and make the best judgement possible based on my belief structure; which is a simple one, if someone hits you, you hit them right back; black and white. Politics has too much grey if you ask me, too many seperate agendas. Do I know as a fact we are doing things right? of course not, and anyone who thinks they do (in the briliant words of Brad Stine) put a helmet on! All I know is that we attacked evil head on when no one else had the guts to, and a good % of the middle east is happy about it. I mean did you see the reaction of the Iraqi people? Celebration in the streets. Could it be the media is just throwing that bunch of bull at us to make us think we are doing the right thing...sure, who knows who really knows.
Everyone has the right to make a stand and have an opinion...its when that view becomes malicious, that I dont care for it very much.

[Joseph]

You see, seeker, there is no such thing as black and white any more. Life just isn't that simple. There isn't an either/or to every situation. That, I believe, is the problem with the Bush administration. President Bush thinks that there is a clear-cut black and white, good and evil, wrong and right to every situation. He leaves no room for nuance, which is crucial. He relies on snap judgments that are often built either on flawed logic or faulty factual information.

Your belief structure, which you are no doubt entitled to, suffers, I'm afraid, from the same black and whiteness. It's not that simple. Sure, if someone hits you, the first instinct is to hit back. But how do you hit back? Do you hit back without the benefit of important information? Do you hit back in a manner that will leave you depleted later? Do you hit back when a softer touch is required? You've got to take a longer view of things.

Here's the thing about the brilliant words of Brad Stine, which, if you read what he said above, are often ignorant of current events and prejudiced in their philosophy: So many of the folks who think they know all of this for a fact – the hawks in the Bush administration – clearly are the least willing to "put a helmet on." The last time I checked, I don't see the Bush daughters lining up to enlist. President Bush and Vice President Cheney did everything they can to avoid fighting (and so, too, did President Clinton, so as to not be called unequal on things). The right is so willing to rattle their sabres and make bold pronouncements – "Bring 'em on!" – but what the right is so UNwilling to do is do the actual fighting. They leave that to the average Americans, those who are in far worse shape economically and socially than those doing the chattering.

We most certainly did not attack evil head on, Seeker. If we did, we'd still be waging an all-out war in Afghanistan. We are not. We instead went after a more politically expedient target: Iraq. Was Saddam Hussein a bad man? Yes. Was he responsible for September 11? No. To say the Middle East is happy that we're there is to make a gross miscalculation of the current situation. By all accounts, Iraq is a disaster. By all accounts, we've ruined our political reputation there, endangering our citizenry, by engaging in egregious human rights violations. By all accounts, Iraq – thanks to the vacuum we've created – has become the graduate school of international terrorism. We didn't fight evil. We dodged it and invited it to Iraq. We've profited from the chaos.

It's not a "guts" issue; it's an intelligence issue. We showed none.

Celebration in the streets, Seeker? Do you mean celebration over hanging the lifeless bodies of private contractors from a bridge? Do you mean the staged toppling of the Hussein statue? Do you mean the outrage created by our actions at Abu Ghraib? Because, if you did, then you're right on. There is no media "bull." We're not seeing what is going on over there. This is a fact and there is no disputing it. Period.

Of course everyone has the right to an opinion. There are all manner of opinions. But there is only one set of facts. And the facts aren't on the Bush administration's side.

[Seeker]

I actually agree with a lot of the things you said joe, but the thing is that everyone has to realize is that neither side of the political spectrum is absoletley corrects, too much of either side is dangerous, its the right mix of "guts" and intel that leads to a healthy picture.
It's been great talking politics with you Joe, and I'm not adding this to start another debate, but just to show you that both sides make their errors (not that i believe what we have done is a mistake, i will unfortunately only be able to make that judgement 20 years from now in heinsight).
Dont forget that clinton put up with this crap for his whole 8 years, terrorists attack in 93, and he just drops a few bombs hitting god only knows what. And thats the problem with too much left, too much thinking and viewing, and nothing gets done, it just builds. All I'm trying to say is that too much left or right is a bad thing, but everything in moderation; so whats wrong with one conservative commedian that I enjoy as do many others...thats all I'm trying to get at

[Joseph]

Seeker, I agree with you in your first paragraph. There is no absolute truth to glom onto, this is true.

And no matter how much I dislike Brad Stine, I will always and have always fought for his right to say what he wants.

[Jack]

Yack, yack, yack... yet still you have nothing to say. Brad, on the other hand, not only does, but speaks for the majority of Americans rather than the freakish fringe. Hughes, you're a goof. You're mis-guided and self-righteous. But, luckily, in America, you have the right (!) to be a pompous ass. Keep at it brother, right on.

[Joseph]

Keep on laughing at rubes like Stine, Jack, laugh all the way to the apocalypse.

[Rob]

I think my comments have mostly been voiced already, but maybe I have something to add. First of all, yes Brad is a "bible thumper", so am I, so is any follower of Christ. That is where God's undeniable (rip that apart all you want, those who are deceived) word is spoken and recorded so that we may learn how to
live here on earth. Secondly, being that you are an obvious liberal and probably democrat (which to me already tells me you were castrated at a young age, i.e. you have no balls, or spine for that matter), maybe you should do some further research into Brad
Stine's convictions and work. You
will probably find yourself eating your words by the truth that he speaks. And when I say truth, I mean facts, and the absolute truth which is God, the Gospel, and salvation. If you have any struggles with these comments, I will gladly help "bible thump" you. By that I mean I will kick your sorry, liberal, leftist, conformist ass. It's go time, and last time I checked your people always favor running from a fight so that you can stay home and make it okay for homosexuals to get married or preserve the rainforest. Read some scripture and get real.

PS Brad would have ripped you apart better and more level-headedly than I did, so count your blessings.

[Joseph]

Take a good look, everybody, that's how these people "think."

Happy Holidays, Rob.