Hear No Evil

By now, I’m sure you’ve seen this on other blogs, but I still want to point out how kickass this guy is. As a bonus, if you click on the photo below, you can download a PDF that I created to print your own bullshit protectors :




The PDF was created using a template borrowed from WiseAss.org.


posted by greg on August 24, 2005 @ 11:30 am

22 comments

  1. DIY “bullshit protector” earpieces, like Bill Moyer’s

    Amid sez, “A 73-year-old veteran, Bill Moyer, made the ultimate fashion statement at Bush’s speech in Idaho yesterday: he wore a ‘bullshit protector’ over his ears. The photo made the AP and is all over the net now. Inspired by Moyer, Wiseass.org has …

    Trackback by Boing Boing — August 24, 2005 @ 2:11 pm

  2. Thanks, we really need them in Oklahoma.

    Comment by Becky — August 24, 2005 @ 2:48 pm

  3. thank you, also, from texas.

    Comment by sherrie — August 24, 2005 @ 4:26 pm

  4. Gör egna skitsnacksskydd

    Då var det äntligen dax för ännu ett “gör egna”-inlägg här på smidigt.se. Den här gången handlar det om Bill Moyer som hade sett till att snickra ihop ett par egna “skitsnacksskydd” för öronen när president Bush ig…

    Trackback by smidigt.se — August 25, 2005 @ 12:12 am

  5. Can I wear them at work? My boss talks a lot of bullshit

    Comment by Chris M. — August 25, 2005 @ 1:30 am

  6. They’ll really come in handy at your local American Legion post bar.

    Comment by barstool — August 25, 2005 @ 5:18 am

  7. We will need them for the American Legion BS that is going to be coming up. Wish we had them for the Swiftboat Vets!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Comment by Saint Marie — August 25, 2005 @ 8:36 am

  8. As to the American Legion stuff, I just recalled where my local post is. I intend to go Martin Luther on it, stapling a printed copy of the Bill of Rights to the door, with the bit about “peaceful assembly” highlighted!

    Comment by Outside the asylum — August 25, 2005 @ 8:49 am

  9. I know it’s making the rounds …

    Bill Moyer, 73, wears a “Bullshit Protector” flap over his ear while President George W. Bush addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac) … but I wanted to help give exposure to this patriotic veteran. The…

    Trackback by nude highway driving — August 25, 2005 @ 8:56 am

  10. The american legion is a bunch of old, ignorant, wet-brained sots who don’t know their ass from a hole in the ground! they blindly follow and believe the constant lies of the biggest idiot of all… dumbush II. if we pull out of iraq the dead will not have died in vain, they will have died for the lies of bigidiot W. through no fault of their own!!

    Comment by sickoftheidiots — August 25, 2005 @ 11:12 am

  11. mb

    Bullshit Protector (via)…

    Trackback by uffish thoughts — August 25, 2005 @ 7:30 pm

  12. Bullshit Protector

    Bill Moyer, 73, was spotted wearing a “Bullshit Protector” over his ear while his President George W. Bush, on screen at rear, addressed the Veterans of Foreign Wars at their 106th convention Monday, Aug. 22, 2005, in Salt Lake…

    Trackback by MOKUZA | News from the Digital Frontier — August 25, 2005 @ 10:45 pm

  13. Bullshit Protector

    Andrea will ihn haben und Boing Boing hat den Link zum PDF-Bausatz (von The Talent Show)…

    Trackback by Dobschats Weblog — August 26, 2005 @ 12:55 am

  14. Yeah, I love the arguments — “if we pull out now, it will cause it to be a failure” — I guess as long as you refuse to admit that it was a failure from day -1. I think this is called denying the antecedent (all dogs have hair, all dogs must be on a leash. Therefore all dog hair must be on a leash), which is a logical fallacy. Admitting failure causes the failure you are admitting, according to this logic. Therefore, if you deny the failure, it’s a success. It’s like believing in Santa Claus. Since it makes you feel good, it must be a truth.

    or

    “We can’t leave now, then the soldiers who died would have died for nothing” — that’s circular logic, I believe either arguing the antecedent or appeals to consequences — if that’s the case we can never leave because there’s going to be a continuous flow of dead to continue justifying the unjustifiable.

    Comment by Bob — August 26, 2005 @ 10:08 am

  15. hahaha, bob that was fabulous

    Comment by ryan — August 26, 2005 @ 3:19 pm

  16. Sorry Bob but Georgie has gotten us in too deep. Colin was right. “We broke it, we bought it.” We are there for the duration.

    Because to have Iraq turn into a Sudan/Afghanistan outlaw haven WILL be a threat to the US and the world.

    Unfortunately Georgie has cost the lives of thousands more young Americans, but the price must be paid. The alternative is the deaths of millions.

    Comment by Toney — August 26, 2005 @ 8:56 pm

  17. Toney: Read up on the current situation: One thing that needs serious consideration is what really would happen in the event of a prompt military withdrawal. Popular opinion is that it would turn Iraq into a “failed state” and a “breeding ground for Islamic terrorism,” that US troops must remain while Iraq builds a democracy that can stop the extremists. And of course our President says we must honor the sacrifice that has been made by our troops, by remaining.

    But there is a case to be made for US withdrawal as the best option for both resolving the conflict and neutralizing the foreign Islamic extremists in Iraq. Indeed the continued US military presence may do more harm than good.

    It is first essential to understand that there are two distinct insurgencies, first the Sunni-led insurgency, which is fighting out of a sense of Iraqi nationalism and to protect the Sunni minority’s interests in Iraq, and the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist network of Zarqawi, which is engaged in a jihad to drive Americans and other Westerners out of the Middle East.

    Their interests currently overlap, but that is primarily because an American force of 138,000 troops remains inside Iraq. The Sunni insurgents see the US army as the enemy because it invaded Iraq and is now protecting a government dominated by Iraq’s Shiite majority. Zarqawi’s group has made itself somewhat useful to the Sunnis by recruiting Islamic extremists to come to Iraq and undertake suicide bombings that kill Americans and wreak havoc. If the Americans and other Western forces weren’t in Iraq, two changes would likely occur: first, the draw for radicalized Islamic youth to infiltrate into Iraq and become suicide bombers would have disappeared; second, Zarqawi’s limited usefulness to the Sunnis would soon dissipate. Indeed Sunnis have recently turned against Zarqawi’s fighters, such as in Ramadi (Wash. Post, August 13th). Also, as we make our intentions to withdraw clear, the Shiites are forced to deal more fairly with the Sunnis and Kurds in the emerging government.

    Critical thinking is essential on this issue, not snap judgments, not a “we can’t cut and run” sound bite, nor an across the board comparison with Vietnam. Our withdrawal may very well resolve the seemingly intractable issues we have created in Iraq.

    Comment by dave — August 26, 2005 @ 10:35 pm

  18. I miss Cookie.

    Comment by Phil — August 27, 2005 @ 1:19 am

  19. It is first essential to understand that there are two distinct insurgencies, first the Sunni-led insurgency, which is fighting out of a sense of Iraqi nationalism and to protect the Sunni minority’s interests in Iraq,

    There is no “Iraqi nationalism” except for the desire of the Sunni’s to regain control and the Shiite to prevent it. The Kurds just plain want out of the whole thing. Without a strongman “leading” the gov’t, Iraq will fall into at least three divisions.
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    and the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist network of Zarqawi, which is engaged in a jihad to drive Americans and other Westerners out of the Middle East.

    And they have found a home in Iraq that without a strong military presence by somebody/anybody will continue to be active. Unfortunately for the US that somebody/anybody is us for the foreseeable future.
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    If the Americans and other Western forces weren’t in Iraq, two changes would likely occur: first, the draw for radicalized Islamic youth to infiltrate into Iraq and become suicide bombers would have disappeared;

    If the new gov’t is not islamic fundy enough the suicide bombers will continue because the it will be viewed as too Western.
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    second, Zarqawi’s limited usefulness to the Sunnis would soon dissipate. Indeed Sunnis have recently turned against Zarqawi’s fighters, such as in Ramadi

    I find it difficult to believe the withdrawl of US troops would lead to a magic disintegration of support for Zarqawi’s factions. In any case, AQ can set up camps in the more remote sections of the country with ease unless there is a force strong enough to hunt them down.
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    Also, as we make our intentions to withdraw clear, the Shiites are forced to deal more fairly with the Sunnis and Kurds in the emerging government.

    Without the pressure the US brings to bear the Shiites would screw the Sunnis at every turn. The Sunnis would fight back.

    Most importantly, the Kurds will take a hike. Then the Turks get join all the reindeer games. Gee what fun!!

    Comment by Toney — August 29, 2005 @ 8:40 pm

  20. The Honorable Vet in which we see in the picture, with his ears sheltered. The ironic thing is, he is able to see, and I’m sure he speaks…I forgive him, for he does not no. I respect, and still honor him for his duty that he has given to our country. Although, his ears are covered, his eyes say amazement, and his mouth is speechless. God Bless our country! Be strong, speak truthful, and be respectfully powerful in the name of the Lord”. God is Watching!

    Forever committed to Love and Peace…Remember God Is Watching! Brian K Hoffman

    Comment by Brian K Hoffman — August 30, 2005 @ 4:47 pm

  21. Yes Brian god is watching and doing the usual–nothing. While we kill 100,000+ Iraquis.
    Nothing fails more than prayer.

    Comment by Randi — August 31, 2005 @ 10:39 pm

  22. Amen.

    Comment by J — September 1, 2005 @ 9:45 am

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