"nonpartisan news service for the tea party movement" is an oxymoron on its face. But, I wouldn't expect teabaggers to understand why that would be the case.
OTOH, she's definitely working those CUHRAAAZY "Michelle Bachmann Eyes". But, what's up with this environment? I thought Second Life died out a couple of years ago, or is this supposed to be some teabagger's idea of what the world looks like under an "Islamo-nazi-facist-librul dictator like Obama"?
(Nerd Alert). Second Life is going strong. Speaking of which: you can adjust the "camera" for a lecturing avatar so that they don't look like they're talking to someone else.
She wasn't that critical of Obama though.
Honestly this sort of broke my brain and so I am having trouble processing what all I saw and heard here, but more than not being overly critical, it seemed they were simply trying to co-opt at least the parts that sort of worked for them and brush past the rest.
Also, was it just me, or does Ava sound more than a little black?
@14, agree with your last point. The phrase "rich contralto" came to mind. The stately cadence doesn't work for any kind of newsy presentation, though.
The weird left hand spasm made it look like she was periodically reaching for a holstered gun.
The whole avatar thing reminded me of a childhood toy: some kind of Krazy Kat character made up of beads strung on fishing line, mounted to a spring-loaded base. When you pressed the button in the base, the figure collapsed in a heap; when you released the button, the character would suddenly stand upright. With practice, partial button pushes, and tilting the whole thing, you could make it dance, bow, nod, or wave its arms.
@14, quoting you quoting me: "@8 "She wasn't that critical of Obama though."
Honestly this sort of broke my brain and so I am having trouble processing what all I saw and heard here, but more than not being overly critical, it seemed they were simply trying to co-opt at least the parts that sort of worked for them and brush past the rest.
Also, was it just me, or does Ava sound more than a little black?"
I also was confused by her seeming level-headedness. And she sounded like a woman of color to me as well.
These people put the "moron" in "oxymoron."
DOUBLE INTERNET JINX!
She wasn't that critical of Obama though.
Jinx on me.
Honestly this sort of broke my brain and so I am having trouble processing what all I saw and heard here, but more than not being overly critical, it seemed they were simply trying to co-opt at least the parts that sort of worked for them and brush past the rest.
Also, was it just me, or does Ava sound more than a little black?
Do that many Tea Bagger/Party people actually get online enough to watch SecondLife avatars give rebuttals that taste like pablum?
The weird left hand spasm made it look like she was periodically reaching for a holstered gun.
The whole avatar thing reminded me of a childhood toy: some kind of Krazy Kat character made up of beads strung on fishing line, mounted to a spring-loaded base. When you pressed the button in the base, the figure collapsed in a heap; when you released the button, the character would suddenly stand upright. With practice, partial button pushes, and tilting the whole thing, you could make it dance, bow, nod, or wave its arms.
Honestly this sort of broke my brain and so I am having trouble processing what all I saw and heard here, but more than not being overly critical, it seemed they were simply trying to co-opt at least the parts that sort of worked for them and brush past the rest.
Also, was it just me, or does Ava sound more than a little black?"
I also was confused by her seeming level-headedness. And she sounded like a woman of color to me as well.
I do not think that word means what you think it means.