# Jim Cornette's awe-inspiring rant against the right wing on YouTube **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 10, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306 "2009-06-10T05:48:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/81 "2009-06-14T22:18:08Z")
Eh, it was OK as far as anti-conservative vitriol went, but when he started with the racist “Arabs live in caves” isolationist bullshit I shut it off. Just 'cos he (rightfully) thinks Bush and the conservatives who supported him are fuckups doesn’t let him off the hook for everything. ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/82 "2009-06-14T22:45:14Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Before someone cites this thread as an example of how _all_ liberals support this sort of vitriolic rant, let me say that I don’t. I have some disagreements with how “conservatism” has been practiced in this country during my lifetime, but I’d rather see people making their case from facts than from anger. Yeah, seriously. You guys want a left-wing Michael Savage? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/83 "2009-06-14T23:59:25Z")
> [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](#): > > Yeah, seriously. You guys want a left-wing Michael Savage? I think Justin Raimondo is making a play really hard. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/84 "2009-06-15T04:05:24Z")
> [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](#): > > Yeah, seriously. You guys want a left-wing Michael Savage? It’s only fair. Some people respond only to screaming. And some people are about the entertainment first and then only later do they cotton on to the ideas. You know the type–the kind of person who decides the winner of a debate by decibel level. It’s not like Savage is going away any time soon (rats!) so why not compete for all the people you can on all levels? And, Og help me, I can’t find anything in that rant nearly as offensive as: > [@](#): > > Originally posted by **The Savage Wiener** > _“You know what autism is? I’ll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out. That’s what autism is.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/85 "2009-06-15T14:43:47Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > Yeah, he goes on to repeat what liberals have been saying over and over and over again. He wasn’t saying what everyone was feeling but couldn’t express. That’s nonsense. That people have been afraid to say it out loud is utter nonsense, it’s factually incorrect. He is part of a Greek chorus saying the same exact thing, not the focus character giving voice to the stifled oppression of an entire generation. :rolleyes: It was an SDMB BBQ Pit rant done in Wrestler-speak. I’ve heard it all before thousands of times. Frankly, I’ve got to agree with this. I only listened to the first half, but IME it got an A for enthusiasm and a C minus for content. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/86 "2009-06-15T14:46:58Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Frankly, I’ve got to agree with this. I only listened to the first half, but IME it got an A for enthusiasm and a C minus for content. It makes me wonder how many rednecks were shouting, “A-Men”, at the dude smoking pot on his toilet and ranting about the Wall Street bailouts. This is the same sort of viral meme as that one. ---
**Author:** ![Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7993a0/32.png) [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/87 "2009-06-15T18:03:47Z")
> [@Enfant Terrible](#): > > It’s only fair. Some people respond only to screaming. And some people are about the entertainment first and then only later do they cotton on to the ideas. You know the type–the kind of person who decides the winner of a debate by decibel level. > > It’s not like Savage is going away any time soon (rats!) so why not compete for all the people you can on all levels? > > And, Og help me, I can’t find anything in that rant nearly as offensive as: Because I want to be better than fair. Because I believe in raising the level of political discourse, rather than stooping to Michael Savage’s level. Because politics for me is not about winning adherents to “my side” but about understanding the truth. The wrestler guy has a lot in common with the fellow on that trading floor who was ranting about the bailout. (can anyone help me out here with a link?) If you allow this wrestler guy and Maureen Dowd, then you have to allow Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage. I thought this would be obvious. All of this is crap. You know, the hard way _can_ work. Look at the rhetoric of Sarah Palin vs that of Barack Obama. Who was taken more seriously by the public? Now I may be wrong, but I would think that one thing even many conservatives can agree is good about Obama is that he seems to want to discuss the issues calmly and rationally. He really does listen. Heck, the whole reason Joe the Plumber was able to prostitute himself is because Obama answered his question honestly. Why do people in this thread seem to want to forego civility? It’s the only reason I even post on this stupid message board… ---
**Author:** ![DeafAngelboy23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@DeafAngelboy23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeafAngelboy23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/88 "2009-06-16T03:42:32Z")
Jim Cornette was awesome and I have seen him before on WCW and TNA. I have seen Joey Styles on ECW but he was lame part of ECW. I mean that RVD and Sabu made ECW what it was and Styles just got lucky. I wish AJ Styles of TNA would beat up on Joey Styles. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/89 "2009-07-19T04:09:05Z")
Just a quick bump to give a link to, ha, [“Jim Cornette’s Rant” MySpace page](http://www.myspace.com/jimcornettesrant), if anyone’s interested. ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/90 "2009-07-19T05:08:38Z")
What a swell [guy.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Id4rZhN_LEg) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/91 "2009-07-19T05:16:42Z")
I heard about that. I haven’t watched it yet. That happened, what, 15 years ago? I still like his Styles rant. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/92 "2009-07-19T11:32:49Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > I agree. > > But it sure seems to me that plenty of voices on the left wanted Bush to fail during his time in office. I _knew_ he was going to fail. He’d been my governor. ---
**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/93 "2009-07-20T14:02:39Z")
> [@Equipoise](#): > > Just a quick bump to give a link to, ha, [“Jim Cornette’s Rant” MySpace page](http://www.myspace.com/jimcornettesrant), if anyone’s interested. Yeah, we get it :rolleyes: Still not impressed with the rant. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/94 "2009-07-20T21:09:22Z")
I realize this is just a version of “me too”, but this absolutely shocks me. Most old-school wrestlers I know of have swung heavily right-wing after completely screwing up their lives (see Ric Flair, Superstar Billy Graham, Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior), so it’s very surprising to hear this from a guy I never thought of as particularly enlightened. He always was the best guy in the business on the stick, though, so perhaps this shouldn’t be so odd to hear. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/95 "2009-07-20T21:26:31Z")
Hogan voted for Obama, incidentally. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/96 "2009-07-20T21:29:57Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Hogan voted for Obama, incidentally. You’re kiddin? Huh. He was a huge Reagan guy back in the day. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/97 "2009-07-20T21:30:11Z")
> [@Auntbeast](#): > > I have to say, when he was talking about how smart Obama is, I remember the first time I saw Obama speak. I turned to my husband and said “Holy Shit! He is smarter than me!” Smarter than _I_. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/98 "2009-07-22T10:24:48Z")
> [@SleepyDuck](#): > > Yeah, we get it :rolleyes: What exactly is it that you “get”? > [@SleepyDuck](#): > > Still not impressed with the rant. That’s fine, I don’t care. I still am. Oh, Jim Cornette’s Rant now has a [Facebook Group](http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=234778800440) too. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/99 "2009-07-22T11:57:37Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Those of you that liked this rant may enjoy Corny’s pre-election thoughts posted > > [Here](http://wrestlingclassics.com/.ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000331) Has a funnier gonzo line ever been written than: “Does Sarah Palin’s uncanny ability to be successfully inseminated qualify her to be the most powerful person in the world?” ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306/100 "2009-07-22T13:51:30Z")
> [@stuthehistoryguy](#): > > You’re kiddin? No, [really](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/30/obama-is-latest-to-receiv_n_84036.html)! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306.md?page=6)