Ep. 29 No, Ilhan Omar Wasn’t Taken Out of Context
Bob Murphy Show
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https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/911-skyscape.png ()Bob critiques an article by Conor Friedersdorf, in which he mocks the right-wing outrage over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 9/11 remarks as a tempest in a teapot. Why, if someone on the right made a similar slip of the tongue, Friedersdorf would expect the right-winger to be forgiven. This is of course ludicrous nonsense, as Bob explains.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
Conor https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/04/ilhan-omar/586993/ (Friedersdorf’s article) on Omar being taken out of context.
“The God of Social Media Demands Sacrifice, Not Mercy” (https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/ep-21-the-god-of-social-media-demands-sacrifice/ (episode 21) of the BMS).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_P._Murphy#Skepticism_of_Evolution (Bob’s Wikipedia entry) (showing something actually taken out of context).
Information for https://www.facebook.com/events/598488474002174/ (Bob’s presentation on the economics of climate change) on April 26, 2019 at Connecticut College. (Or https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/contact/ (contact Bob directly) for details.)
Information for https://www.facebook.com/YAL.LHUP.CHAPTER/ (Bob’s presentation on free-market health care) on April 29, 2019 at Lock Haven University. (Or https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/contact/ (contact Bob directly) for details.)
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Bob critiques an article by Conor Friedersdorf, in which he mocks the right-wing outrage over Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 9/11 remarks as a tempest in a teapot. Why, if someone on the right made a similar slip of the tongue, Friedersdorf would expect the right-winger to be forgiven. This is of course ludicrous nonsense, as Bob explains.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
Conor Friedersdorf’s article on Omar being taken out of context.
“The God of Social Media Demands Sacrifice, Not Mercy” (episode 21 of the BMS).
Bob’s Wikipedia entry (showing something actually taken out of context).
Information for Bob’s presentation on the economics of climate change on April 26, 2019 at Connecticut College. (Or contact Bob directly for details.)
Information for Bob’s presentation on free-market health care on April 29, 2019 at Lock Haven University. (Or contact Bob directly for details.)
Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
The audio production for this episode was provided by Podsworth Media.