Comments on: Ewwin wiw be on Baba Wawa! http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/16/ewwin_wiw_be_on_baba_wawa A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: rainbows4dinosaurs http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/16/ewwin_wiw_be_on_baba_wawa/comment-page-1#comment-18952 rainbows4dinosaurs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18952 Great. We get to watch the gullibility queen Barbara Walters and a posse of religious leaders gang up on that 'evil atheist' Ellen Johnson. Oh, there is one other 'skeptic' listed - Susan Blackmore. But I'm afraid with her purple hair and fuzzy thinking (she has a habit of constantly espousing the brilliance of Dawkins' meme theory along with the wonders of Zen meditation in the same breath) she'll just come off as another New Age goof ball. <br /> <br /> Boy I sure hate television.<br /> <br /> But anyway, GOOD LUCK ELLEN!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Great. We get to watch the gullibility queen Barbara Walters and a posse of religious leaders gang up on that ‘evil atheist’ Ellen Johnson. Oh, there is one other ‘skeptic’ listed – Susan Blackmore. But I’m afraid with her purple hair and fuzzy thinking (she has a habit of constantly espousing the brilliance of Dawkins’ meme theory along with the wonders of Zen meditation in the same breath) she’ll just come off as another New Age goof ball.

Boy I sure hate television.

But anyway, GOOD LUCK ELLEN!

]]> By: Blueflame http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/16/ewwin_wiw_be_on_baba_wawa/comment-page-1#comment-18953 Blueflame Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18953 I really hope this goes well, but with as many people as it looks like they have scheduled for this, each "guest" will probably only get about a minute of time to speak and probably only on 1 or 2 set questions.<br /> <br /> Its a step in the right direction I think, so long as atheists actually get airtime and in an environment that doesn't set them up to fail.<br /> <br /> Well, good luck to ya Ellen!<br /> <br /> -Blueflame I really hope this goes well, but with as many people as it looks like they have scheduled for this, each “guest” will probably only get about a minute of time to speak and probably only on 1 or 2 set questions.

Its a step in the right direction I think, so long as atheists actually get airtime and in an environment that doesn’t set them up to fail.

Well, good luck to ya Ellen!

-Blueflame

]]> By: gently http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/16/ewwin_wiw_be_on_baba_wawa/comment-page-1#comment-18956 gently Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18956 I'm afraid that I agree with the above. I think Ellen is there as a token and will be pretty much ignored. I saw her once on a TV show and thats what happened to her then. I think the network doesn't want to offend the right wingers and the whole show will be a white wash but they can espouse that they were even handed, like FOX. I never heard of Susan Blackmore but if what r4d says is true then I'm sure she was picked for the show to help them debunk thr whole movement. Sounds like she will be the "Burmuda Triangle" of the whole show. I’m afraid that I agree with the above. I think Ellen is there as a token and will be pretty much ignored. I saw her once on a TV show and thats what happened to her then. I think the network doesn’t want to offend the right wingers and the whole show will be a white wash but they can espouse that they were even handed, like FOX. I never heard of Susan Blackmore but if what r4d says is true then I’m sure she was picked for the show to help them debunk thr whole movement. Sounds like she will be the “Burmuda Triangle” of the whole show.

]]> By: Dangerman http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/16/ewwin_wiw_be_on_baba_wawa/comment-page-1#comment-18957 Dangerman Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18957 Blueflame said "Its a step in the right direction I think, so long as atheists actually get airtime and in an environment that doesn't set them up to fail."<br /> <br /> But it seems to me that we might be walking into another right-wing booby trap. It's already been pointed out that Ellen will most likely say her piece and then be completely ignored, and Susan Blackmore could have a Pat Robertson effect on us too. Plus with so many believers, the one "skeptic" and the ONE non-believer...the odds dont look very good. At least the buddhists, muslims, baptists, catholics, and xtians can all gang up on us because they at least all believe in a heaven, even if it's a little different for each of them. It like a fifteen on one-and-a-half debate. The thing that sucks is, we'd be stupid not to take the airtime that people will see all our the country. It will be interesting to see how this affects the "war on atheists"<br /> Blueflame said “Its a step in the right direction I think, so long as atheists actually get airtime and in an environment that doesn’t set them up to fail.”

But it seems to me that we might be walking into another right-wing booby trap. It’s already been pointed out that Ellen will most likely say her piece and then be completely ignored, and Susan Blackmore could have a Pat Robertson effect on us too. Plus with so many believers, the one “skeptic” and the ONE non-believer…the odds dont look very good. At least the buddhists, muslims, baptists, catholics, and xtians can all gang up on us because they at least all believe in a heaven, even if it’s a little different for each of them. It like a fifteen on one-and-a-half debate. The thing that sucks is, we’d be stupid not to take the airtime that people will see all our the country. It will be interesting to see how this affects the “war on atheists”

]]> By: RoostaNH http://atheists.org/blog/2005/12/16/ewwin_wiw_be_on_baba_wawa/comment-page-1#comment-18961 RoostaNH Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-18961 I hope they dont change the subject to putting Cwist back in Cwistmas and making it a national weligious holdiay, since Amewica is a Cwistian countwy! I hope they dont change the subject to putting Cwist back in Cwistmas and making it a national weligious holdiay, since Amewica is a Cwistian countwy!

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