The Ruse And Fail Of Little Green Footballs Part V – The Turnaround
Posted: September 27, 2012 Filed under: Andrew Breitbart, Animal Farm Lunacy, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Killgore Trout, Little Green Footballs, Pam Geller, Robert Spencer, The Boiler Room | Tags: Andrew Breitbart, Ann Coulter, Anthony Weiner, astroturfing, Charles Johnson, Christianity, Creationism, Evolution, Hot Air, intelligent design, Islam, Jay Tea, Killgore Trout, LGF, Little Green Footballs, menu board, Moby, murder, Nazis, Obama, Ohio State Flag, outing, Pajamas Media, Pamela Geller, paranoia, Patterico, Politics, Racism, Religion, Robert Spencer, screencaps, screenshots, Tea Party, Tennessee State flag, The Boiler Room Crew, US Census worker, Weinergate, Whizbang, William Sparkman, Yes But 91 CommentsThis is Part 5 of a monograph about a blog named Little Green Footballs and its founder Charles Foster Johnson. Click the links below for related posts. They will be updated as the series continues.
Prologue
Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – The Ascendance of Charles Johnson and LGF
Part 3 – The Bannings
Part 4 – The Flounces
Part 5 – The Turnaround
Part 6 – Current Events & The Future Of LGF
Bonus track: Revisiting Rathergate
PART 5 – THE LIBERAL TURNAROUND
Up until the election of Barrack Obama in 2008, LGF could still be seen as essentially a conservative blog. Indeed, in blog awards voting, LGF was consistently listed as “conservative” and Johnson voiced no qualms about the distinction.
But a change was in the wind, and in 2008 Johnson became obsessed with religion and “creationism” in particular. At the same time, his posts took a decidedly “anti-Christian” tone. The same fervor with which Johnson once exposed Islamofascism around the globe, he became intent on uncovering the evil ensconced in the Christian belief that God created the heavens and earth, while ignoring the fact that other major religions held similar belief systems.
Johnson ran regular threads about lawmakers wanting to teach creationism in classrooms, with the theme that if this view prevailed and Intelligent Design and/or creationism was even discussed in schoolrooms, the Republic was doomed. While many at LGF agreed with Johnson that creationism or even intelligent design should not be taught in the schools, many were not ready to abandon their own religions and follow the tenets of Darwin. Of the religious frequenters to LGF, most realized that creationism and evolution were not necessarily contradictory.
The Ruse and Fail of Little Green Footballs: Part IV – The Flounces
Posted: September 25, 2012 Filed under: Animal Farm Lunacy, Cato, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Little Green Footballs, Memory Hole, Stinky Beaumont, The Boiler Room | Tags: Bannings, Cato the Elder, Charles Johnson, Earth2Moonbat, flounces, hypocrisy, LGF, Little Green Footballs, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, paranoia, Patterico, photoshop, screenshots, Stinky Beaumont, The Boiler Room Crew 96 CommentsThis is Part 4 of a monograph about a blog named Little Green Footballs and its founder Charles Foster Johnson. Click the links below for related posts. They will be updated as the series continues.
Prologue
Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – The Ascendance of Charles Johnson and LGF
Part 3 – The Bannings
Part 4 – The Flounces
Part 5 – The Turnaround
Part 6 – Current Events & The Future Of LGF
Bonus track: Revisiting Rathergate
PART 4 – THE FLOUNCES
In contrast to The Bannings, there were many who saw the writing on the wall at Little Green Footballs. Rather than wait for Charles Johnson’s own sock puppet “Stinky Beaumont” to fetch the banning stick, they decided to leave voluntarily. Most just walked away quietly, but there were many who wanted to have one last word before they left. These comments were referred to as “flounces.”
The record of “flounces” is sparse, as once a member of Little Green Footballs announced that he/she was leaving, Johnson would delete the comment, often within seconds, depriving other lizards and the public from reading the complaint. Once a lizard “flounced” he/she was no longer welcome, and was mocked by the remaining hive of LGF supporters. No matter how popular or prolific the “flouncer” had been at LGF, he/she was instantly demonized and smeared as someone who shouldn’t have been allowed to post in the first place.
The Ruse and Fail of Little Green Footballs: Part III – The Bannings
Posted: September 23, 2012 Filed under: Andrew Breitbart, Animal Farm Lunacy, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, LGF Pile-Ons, Little Green Footballs, Stalking, Stinky Beaumont, The Boiler Room | Tags: Andrew Breitbart, banning, Charles Johnson, Correlator Tool, criticism, hive mind, Irish Rose, Islam, LGF, LGF Operative, Little Green Footballs, Middle East, monitor lizards, mutiny, Night of Long Knives, paranoia, sekrit threads, Statistics, Stinky Beaumont, sycophants, The Boiler Room Crew, trolls, ZOMBIE 113 CommentsThis is Part 3 of a monograph about a blog named Little Green Footballs and its founder Charles Foster Johnson. Click the links below for related posts. They will be updated as the series continues.
Prologue
Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – The Ascendance of Charles Johnson and LGF
Part 3 – The Bannings
Part 4 – The Flounces
Part 5 – The Turnaround
Part 6 – Current Events & The Future Of LGF
Bonus track: Revisiting Rathergate
PART 3 – THE BANNINGS
Every blogger, regardless of the size or popularity of his/her blog, eventually will have to deal with a troll. It’s no fun when someone shows up with the intent to irritate everyone.[1]
[First banning, post-911, courtesy of The Boiler Room Crew]
No one would claim that Charles Johnson never banned anyone from trolling on LGF. Indeed one unpopular commenter was banned in April of 2005 for his/her continual “baiting” of other posters, often creating an incredibly hostile atmosphere. In addition, there were some posters who for one reason or another went overboard (especially when discussing Islam and the Middle East) and were told that they might be happier elsewhere. Fair enough.
The Ruse and Fail of Little Green Footballs: Part II – The Ascendance
Posted: September 21, 2012 Filed under: Andrew Breitbart, Animal Farm Lunacy, Little Green Footballs, Pam Geller, Robert Spencer, Robert Stacy McCain, The Boiler Room | Tags: .gif animation, 2004 Presidential Election, AGW, Al Gore, Andrew Breitbart, Anthony Weiner, Anti-Semitism, Buckhead, CBS, Charles Johnson, Charles Krauthammer, Dan Rather, Dana Loesch, Dennis Prager, Diana West, Dr. Thomas Sowell, Free Republic, Gates of Vienna, George W. BUsh, Glenn Beck, GOP, GWB, Herman Cain, Jihad Watch, Killian Forgery, Larry Elder, LGF, Little Green Footballs, Mark Steyn, Obama, Pacetown, Pamela Geller, paranoia, Racism, Rathergate, Republicans, Robert Spencer, Ron Paul, Rush Limbaugh, Sharia Law, The Boiler Room Crew, throbbing memo, Victor Davis Hanson 127 CommentsThis is Part 2 of a monograph about a blog named Little Green Footballs and its founder Charles Foster Johnson. Click the links below for related posts. They will be updated as the series continues.
Prologue
Part 1 – Overview
Part 2 – The Ascendance of Charles Johnson and LGF
Part 3 – The Bannings
Part 4 – The Flounces
Part 5 – The Turnaround
Part 6 – Current Events & The Future Of LGF
Bonus track: Revisiting Rathergate
PART 2- THE ASCENDANCE OF CHARLES JOHNSON AND LITTLE GREEN FOOTBALLS
Thread Topics, National Recognition and Commenting
It cannot be disputed that Charles Johnson was once noted for exposing radical Islam in stories that were not broadcast or found on what is termed the “mainstream media.” Johnson found interesting and newsworthy stories that went under-reported or ignored by the MSM and opened them up for discussion. He was celebrated for exposing rampant anti-Semitism found on Arabic television, especially in children’s programming. He documented efforts by the United States and others to eradicate terrorism, both politically and militarily, often sporting headlines such as “Got Two in Gaza!” or “Got Four in Lebanon!” referring to the number of enemy combatants killed.
More to the point, Little Green Footballs was interesting to read simply as an observer. His blog members at the time included well-educated, well-read individuals from all walks of life – physicians, attorneys, editors, engineers, meteorologists, teachers and other professionals, with first hand knowledge of the various topics presented for discussion. Review the comments section of any thread prior to 2009 dealing with world and domestic affairs and you will find a treasure trove of links, research, first-hand experience and commentary that rivaled anything offered by the alphabet networks and cable news.
Johnson was propelled to national attention and prominence as a central figure in the scandal known as “Rathergate,” the fraud promoted by Dan Rather and CBS. Rather and CBS proffered forged Texas Air National Guard memoranda[1] less than two months prior to the 2004 Presidential Election, in an effort to discredit President George W. Bush. Read the rest of this entry »
The Paranoid nature of Chuck’s posts titles
Posted: March 23, 2011 Filed under: Animal Farm Lunacy, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Little Green Footballs | Tags: Charity, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, paranoia 170 CommentsThe Jazz Man really needs to get back to the music industry. He recent blog post titles are juvenile rants and smears.
Those damn Nazis rear their heads again!
Yes waiting 3 days for an abortion is evil Charles!
If Obama proposes sending ground troops into Libya, you know Charles would be all for it!
Yeah they GOP wants a 3 day waiting period for abortions to poor women can be forced to have kids. These headlines are so hysterical that Prison Planet seems sane now. He exaggerates, smears and creates hysteria with his posts. If you want to get a Progressive perspective, why not go to Huffington Post, Think Progress, TPM, Media Matters and Daily Kos? There at least you will have real analysis of the news from leftist perspective and not the juvenile hysteria of Charles.
These post titles are signs of a paranoid delusional man. Chuck, I think you need to go play video games and live out your fantasies there.
Chuck uncovers another Conspiracy
Posted: March 8, 2011 Filed under: Animal Farm Lunacy, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Little Green Footballs | Tags: Charles Foster Johnson, Conspiracy, paranoia 122 CommentsAlex Jones has nothing on the Charles Johnson of 2011. Chuck once against claims to have uncovered another nefarious Conservative plot!
Chuck, has it ever occurred to you that these organizations have been leaching off taxpayers? You’re OK with Gov. Walker being pranked, but are against undercover videos of these organizations. Clearly you are a paranoid hypocrite that lives in some delsuional world where’s there’s some Nazi plot. There’s no conspiracy Charles, grow up and be a man for once.
Courtesy of Johnny Molecule
Posted: February 4, 2011 Filed under: Animal Farm Lunacy, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Guest Post, Little Green Footballs, Stalking | Tags: cartoon, Charles "Icarus" Johnson, Charles Johnson, illustration, Johnny Molecule, Little Green Footballs, LOL Chuck, paranoia 58 Comments
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