Ep. 29 No, Ilhan Omar Wasn’t Taken Out of Context
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.) http://bobmurphyshow.com/contribute (Help support) the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode was provided by http://podsworth.com (Podsworth Media).