Art Linkletter?????

[Bleacher Creature]

Seriously -- Art Linkletter?

A) How is he still alive?

B) Who gives a damn what Art Linkletter thinks?

C) Is that the best Karl Rove and the right-wing smear machine can come up with????

[bossfish]

1. Huh? Context?

Been working all evening - just signed onto DU.

What about Art Linkletter?

[NWHarkness]

3. He's the front man for the Bushie anti-AARP campaign.

Facists say the darndest things.

[bossfish]

6. OK - thanks

I did see the charming poster of the soldier and the gay couple, though.

[Bleacher Creature]

5. Context

See the following:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/21/164929/948

http://www.usanext.org/

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/week_2005_02_20.php#004857

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/21/politics/21social.html?ei=5094&en=31aa371bb47479ad&hp=&ex=1109048400&partner=homepage&pagewanted=all&position=

[mwb970]

2. I wondered about that too...

Although I did enjoy his interviews with kids on his "House Party" and other shows in the 60s. He must have crossed over to the Dark Side at some point.

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. He lost it

back when his daughter died. She jumped out of a window after she took some LSD back in the late 60s. He hasn't been the same since.

[creeksneakers2]

12. She didn't take LSD

Linkletter continues to tell that lie to this day.

http//www.snopes.com/horrors/drugs/linklttr.htm

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. Wow I had no idea

When I went away to college in the early 70s, my dad was so worried that I would take drugs and jump out of a window. Cause you know if Art Linkletter's daughter did it, then it could happen to anyone.

[proud2BlibKansan]

19. Okay now I am scared

I have tried to go to this link three times now and my browser froze every time. Do you suppose my computer took some LSD?? :)

[Hissyspit]

13. Plenty of hearsay evidence he was a jerk before then:

My understanding is that there is still question whether LSD had anything to do with the death.

http://www.findadeath.com/Deceased/l/Diane%20Linkletter/diane_linkletter.htm

[oasis]

29. She couldn't stand living in his sterile, vanilla, hypocritical world. She

bailed out.

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I also thought he was dead. Maybe they are pulling a Robert Heinlein

with him. (He's really dead, but they are not telling anyone)
Isn't it interesting that they are using him to campaign against AARP? Didn't he once advertize for them?
Parallel reality... Soylent Green.... 1984... What the hell is going on?

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. He was born in 1912

so he is 93 years old!!

[two gun sid]

9. "Old, Senile Motherfuckers Say the Darndest Things" is...

the name of Art's new book.

[glitch]

10. Alzheimers probably - they will use anyone they can, until they can't

anymore. Shame on them.

[Smarmie Doofus]

11. I'm astonished that he's still alive but....

he was associated with the GOP way back in the Nixon era and before.

If memory serves, he had a daughter who committed suicide, allegedly under the influence of LSD, and he then launched on an anti-drug, anti-counterculture, anti-left kick... probably as a reaction to that event.

[nostamj]

14. he's bringing back (REPUBICAN) QUEEN FOR A DAY...

to honor Gannon, McClennon, Mehlman, etc, ad nauseum.... with a new whitewasher/dryer...

[RobertSeattle]

16. 93 years old say the darndest things

There are a couple of things I absolutely detest:

1. Multimillionaire lobbyist testifying to congress about how the minimum wage shouldn't be raised.

2. Multimillionaire elderly people be used to destroy Social Security when they don't need it one bit.

[autorank]

17. He is the archetype of the worst of "the greatest generation."

What a vile bastard he is. Back in the day (the 60's), his daughter committed suicide. He capitalized on it (ala Carol Burnett and her druggie daughter) by starting a crusade against LSD, which he said was the cause. Had to maintain the family franchise at all costs.

I don't think seniors will be too swayed by him. My parents were of his generation and they thought he was an asshole.

[drm604]

18. Why Art Linkletter?

I think Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo got it right when he said "presumably because Lawrence Welk, being dead, wasn't available."
Linkletter is someone a lot of older people feel affection and trust towards (less so than Welk but Welk is dead). My grandmother, although she was an intelligent and thoughtful woman, might very well have fallen for it - it's Art Linkletter after all. My mother, however, will not fall for it and, judging from what she tells me about the conversations at her recent SAAC meeting, neither will a lot of other people. Still, Linkletter could have a powerful influence amongst the oldest of the current retirees and, in my mind, using him is a scummy trick. But then scummy tricks are pretty much what we've come to expect aren't they. As far as Linkletter's motivations, my personal guess (and it's nothing more than that) is that either he's being taken in by the arguments that there is a so-called crisis, or he needs (or wants) the money so badly that he doesn't care.

On edit: others here have spoken about his motivations and are probably closer to the mark then I am. I had no idea that he was so strongly connected with the right.

[spanone]

20. He's got to be 400 years old for cyin' out loud.

[Zinfandel]

21. Usual Republican tactics...Get a known personality, they sell their soul

and their image, to push the Bush agenda & their corporate lies.

Many senior's grew up with the Linkletter bullshit, and lots trust the fucker.

This is Rove's usual tactic's...They then finance the right-wing groups television, radio and print ads... The corporate media's talking heads sell it...

While Bush does his bullshit "press conferences", and the republicans go on every possible television & radio show, ALL repeating the same mantra, (the White House daily memos and talking points) ponnding it over and over again until the people believe the lies as fact.

This is a job for MoveOn.org to counteract the bullshit!

[Liberty Belle]

23. How can we contact Linkletter?

Maybe a zillion letters from people who used to watch his show saying how could you betray us this way would give him second thoughts.

[Zinfandel]

27. He's far too right-wing gone...has been for many years!

[Cleita]

22. You might enjoy this.

http://www.usanext.org/inthenews.cfm

[SHRED]

24. To hell with him

He fucked up his family and now wants to fuck your's.

[Ilsa]

30. I vote for your reply

as the best conclusion to draw in this thread.

[SHRED]

31. Why thank ya!

:toast:

[CindyDale]

25. I thought Linkletter was Canadian?

Or is he naturalized?

Added:

Maybe next, we will see the British royal family telling us we are better off without Social Security?

[oasis]

26. Ancient relic Linkletter was on Hannity's show the other night plugging

the un-AARP organization that will make his greedy ass even more money to take to the grave. While screwing more seniors.

A 93 year old pig.

[SHRED]

28. That rat bastard

He was one of those "land developers" that rolled into our little town in the '60's along with Lawrence Welk and proceded to tear up the land and build piece of shit track homes all over the place.
Those cocksuckers better find a good place to hide in the afterlife because I will be gunnin' for 'em!

:evilgrin:

[buddysmellgood]

32. Linkletter is deepthroat.