MSNBC’s Schultz Discovers FNC's Smith and Van Susteren are Not Conservatives
Twice this week on the Ed Show, MSNBC host Ed Schultz has paid attention to FNC’s Shepard Smith for not approaching the Wisconsin labor union controversy from the right, and also added in FNC’s Greta Van Susteren on Thursday. On Wednesday, the MSNBC host began his regular "Takedown" segment:
Tonight, in the "Takedown" segment, how about Shepard Smith? I’ll tell you what, he's bucking the Fox News Republican agenda by actually telling the truth about what's happening in Wisconsin. But first, Bill O'Reilly made a big admission on his show last night while reading viewer mail about George Soros and fairness and Fox News.
After responding to a clip of Bill O’Reilly enumerating some of FNC’s hosts and calling them "fair," Schultz went after Fox and Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade for misreporting a poll on the public’s attitude toward the Wisconsin situation. After gloating over Kilmeade getting the poll results wrong, Schultz eventually admitted to MSNBC viewers that Kilmeade had, in fact, already corrected the mistake.
Schultz began: "This morning, Fox lived up to O’Reilly’s analysis today by mangling a poll on public opinion on union busting. We showed you the numbers last night. Nearly two-thirds of the country is against Wisconsin type union busting legislation. Sixty one percent don’t like the Wisconsin law; 33 percent are in favor. That’s not how Brian Kilmeade reported it."
After a soundbite of Kilmeade, Schultz continued: "Hold it right there. You don’t think a union person behind the scenes made a mistake on the graphic, do you? No, no way. They would have got it right. Later, Kilmeade, well, he came back on and corrected the record, to be fair."
The Ed Show host then moved on to his newfound admiration for Shepard Smith. Schultz: "Then this afternoon, Shepard Smith proved Bill O’Reilly correct once again by actually having the guts to report the facts of the Wisconsin story. It’s a political power grab by Republicans."
Then came a clip of an exchange between Smith and FNC’s liberal contributor Juan Williams. Smith observed, "Have you looked at the list of the top 10 donors to political campaigns in America, the top 10 highest? Seven of those 10 donate to Republicans," and soon added, "The other three that remain of those top 10, they all donate to Democrats, and they’re all unions. Bust the unions, it’s over. That’s the whole thing."
Smith continued, "Koch Brothers were organizing in the state. I’m not taking a side on this. I’m telling you what’s going on."
After Williams added, "Just by telling the facts here, you’re angering a lot of people," Smith responded, "Okay, let them get angry. Facts are troublesome creatures from time to time. But to pretend that this is about a fiscal crisis in the state of Wisconsin is malarkey."
On Thursday’s Ed Show, Schultz mentioned Smith again, and also brought Greta Van Susteren into the list of FNC hosts taking actions that meet with the MSNBC host’s approval:
ED SCHULTZ: If you’ve been watching the Ed Show lately, you may think something really strange is going on over at Fox News. You might be wondering if Rupert Murdoch’s news channel is trying to lean forward, if you kind of catch my drift. Last night, we showed you Shep Smith saying just in plain English what the budget bill in Wisconsin is all about, political opportunity.
SHEPARD SMITH, FNC: To pretend that this is about a fiscal crisis instead of Wisconsin is malarkey.
SCHULTZ: You got it, big guy. And earlier on the show, we showed you a clip of Greta Van Susteren giving Scott Walker a grilling over his "we thought about it" comments. Greta even gave a platform to a firefighter Mahlon Mitchell, who was leading a solidarity protest with his fellow firefighters.
Schultz then went back to bashing the more right-leaning hosts Sean Hannity, Andrew Napolitano and Glenn Beck, but, among his soundbites, also oddly added conservative commentator Michelle Malkin who appears regularly on the Hannity show as a guest and is not affiliated with FNC.
Below are transcripts of the relevant portions of the Wednesday, February 23, and Thursday, February 24, Ed Show on MSNBC:
#From the February 24 Ed Show:
ED SCHULTZ, BEFORE COMMERCIAL BREAK: Sanity from Shep Smith? A grilling from Greta? Fox News is finally on the side of the working man? Really, yes, Sean Hannity’s dream. "The Takedown" is next.
...
SCHULTZ: Welcome back to the Ed Show. Time for "The Takedown" tonight. If you’ve been watching the Ed Show lately, you may think something really strange is going on over at Fox News. You might be wondering if Rupert Murdoch’s news channel is trying to lean forward, if you kind of catch my drift. Last night, we showed you Shep Smith saying just in plain English what the budget bill in Wisconsin is all about, political opportunity.
SHEPARD SMITH, FNC: To pretend that this is about a fiscal crisis instead of Wisconsin is malarkey.
SCHULTZ: You got it, big guy. And earlier on the show, we showed you a clip of Greta Van Susteren giving Scott Walker a grilling over his "we thought about it" comments. Greta even gave a platform to a firefighter Mahlon Mitchell, who was leading a solidarity protest with his fellow firefighters. You may remember Mahlon talking about Rush Limbaugh on the Ed Show last week.
MAHLON MITCHELL, FIREFIGHTER: I personally would like to invite Rush down and I would even pay for his plane ticket with my hard-earned union money so he could come and see what’s going on here.
SCHULTZ: You know, Fox wasn’t even paying attention to this story before we started covering it, but now that they are paying attention, and now that the public polling shows more Americans opposed to Wisconsin’s union-busting bill, don’t you think it would make sense for Fox to get on the side of the working man the way they always have been? You might think that, but then you’d be wrong.
GLENN BECK, FNC: But it’s not the every day teacher that this story is really all about. It’s about the people looking to create chaos on the backs of the worker.
ANDREW NAPOLITANO, FNC: This is the second day in a row union temper tantrums have divided Wisconsin kids, deprived Wisconsin kids of their education.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: JFK must have had it all wrong. It’s really about what your country can do for you. That’s what the Wisconsin protesters think.
MICHELLE MALKIN, CONSERVATIVE COMMENTATOR: And I think it’s very interesting that we have the likes of Richard Trumka, the thug in chief at the AFL-CIO.
SCHULTZ: See, folks, as long as the desires of the middle class workers go against the interests of a billionaire like Rupert Murdoch, Fox News will always be the Fox you love to hate. Don’t take my word for it. Here’s Sean Hannity.
SEAN HANNITY, FNC: You could see a Nazi sign in that particular picture, with an Adolf Hitler mustache on Scott Walker. My question is, the Tea Party movement was accused of these things, but there was no evidence that they could bring to the table.
SCHULTZ: Dog gone it, I was really stumped by that today. So Sean wants evidence. He actually wants evidence. You know what? I think these photos, well, they’ll do the trick. There are those Tea Party folks that don’t exist, according to Sean Hannity. In his world, they’re the patriots. And labor protesters? Well, they’re the enemy. Just remember that the next time Fox News tells you that they’re looking out for the working class, no, don’t believe them. Thanks to Media Matters for some of those photos and clips. That’s "The Takedown."
#From the February 23 Ed Show:
ED SCHULTZ: Welcome back to the Ed Show. Tonight, in "The Takedown" segment, how about Shepard Smith. I’ll tell you what, he’s bucking the Fox News Republican agenda by actually telling the truth about what’s happening in Wisconsin. But first, Bill O’Reilly made a big admission on his show last night while reading viewer mail about George Soros and fairness and Fox News.
BILL O`REILLY, FNC: Robert Hoffman in Del Rey Beach, Florida. "To restore some balance, while it should be noted that while Soros believes Fox News is not fair, you believe it is. But you are unfair to dismiss his view as groundless." You know, I disagree, Robert. We’re fair on this broadcast. Shep Smith is fair. Bret Baier is fair. Greta Van Susteren is fair. Most of our dayside anchors are as well.
SCHULTZ: He didn’t say partisan. He said fair. And he left a few people off the list, didn’t he? O’Reilly is admitting that Beck, Hannity and Fox and Friends are unfair. This morning, Fox lived up to O’Reilly’s analysis today by mangling a poll on public opinion on union busting. We showed you the numbers last night. Nearly two-thirds of the country is against Wisconsin type union busting legislation. Sixty one percent don’t like the Wisconsin law; 33 percent are in favor. That’s not how Brian Kilmeade reported it.
BRIAN KILMEADE, FNC: Gallup, a relatively mainstream poll, has a differing view. Here’s the question that was posed: should you take away, will you favor or are you in disfavor of taking away collective bargaining when it comes to salaries for government workers? Sixty one percent in favor of taking away, 33 percent opposed.
SCHULTZ: Hold it right there. You don’t think a union person behind the scenes made a mistake on the graphic, do you? No, no way. They would have got it right. Later, Kilmeade, well, he came back on and corrected the record, to be fair. Then this afternoon, Shepard Smith proved Bill O’Reilly correct once again by actually having the guts to report the facts of the Wisconsin story. It’s a political power grab by Republicans.
SHEPARD SMITH, FNC: Have you looked at the list of the top 10 donors to political campaigns in America, the top 10 highest? Seven of those 10 donate to Republicans.
JUAN WILLIAMS, FNC: Correct.
SMITH: The other three that remain of those top 10-
WILLIAMS: Unions.
SMITH: They all donate to Democrats and they’re all unions.
WILLIAMS: Yes.
SMITH: Bust the unions, it’s over.
WILLIAMS: So you just told me the whole deal, buddy.
SMITH: That’s the whole thing. This started when? Started with the Koch Brothers, right?
WILLIAMS: Yep.
SMITH: Koch Brothers were organizing in the state. I’m not taking a side on this. I’m telling you what’s going on.
WILLIAMS: I’m glad you’re telling it. That’s exactly the story. Just by telling the facts here, you’re angering a lot of people.
SMITH: Okay, let them get angry. Facts are troublesome creatures from time to time. But to pretend that this is about a fiscal crisis in the state of Wisconsin is malarkey.
SCHULTZ: Angering a lot of people with the facts? Did Juan Williams and that dude look uncomfortable or what? Shep Smith, dude, like a voice in the wilderness telling the truth about the Wisconsin story. Even though it flies in the face of the Republican cheerleading from the rest of Fox News. Roger Ailes, you just got taken down by your own anchor.
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Schultz is amazed that there
Submitted by kg on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:29am.
Schultz is amazed that there are liberals out there that aren't crazy like himself.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
He is the that stoooopid!
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:32am.
So he is soooo stupid that he gives props to Greta, O'Reilly and Smith which DISPROVES everything this nitwit and his friends have said about Fox for years, "THEY ARE NOT FAIR AND BALLANCED" as in the next FN sentence he mentions the same network having the same conversation BUT FROM THE RIGHT.
That you fat bas**** is FAIR AND BALANCED.
The next time you're network has a story FROM the view of the right WILL BE THE FIRST TIME.
That includes NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS..........................................
Don't forget Geraldo Special ed...
Submitted by Red Jeep on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:53am.
...and all the hot liberal babes that come on FOX to have a fair and balanced debates.
Right on, Jeep.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:02am.
What I love about Fox is that they work very hard to find liberal ladies who won't make you swear off women (Helen Thomas, etc?) to bring an opposing view to the discussion.
But I gotta tell you, that ding bat PhD. named Heldman (I think) that O'Reilly has on occasionally is truly an idiot! Even Bill got frustrated with here last night. She looks good, but boy is she "blonde!" (No offense, Blonde, but needed to make a point)
As for the other regulars on Fox, they need to put out a calendar, The Ladies of Fox News, swimsuit edition! That wold be a huge success.
2 Thumbs Up!
Submitted by Red Jeep on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:18am.
Great Idea. Liberal Fox babes on the odd numbered months and Conservative Fox babes on th even numbered months...Fair and balanced...and beautiful.
Mute it Bubba
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:01pm.
I have to admit, that when she is on I watch, don't really listen to her because she is left of left, but that beauty mark and hair, humana, humana, humana.
Kirsten Powers is on my short list as well.
None taken, Bubba
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:16pm.
You see, my momma taught me the advantage of being a stereotypical dumb blonde when I was about four years old. Waving cutely out the window to get into traffic....it works every time. She still does it!
It also works here. In fact, our newest Troll Harry Braun bit the "dumb blonde" bait the other day, to much hilarity on my part.
Because those of us who are blonde, know very well that many idiots fall into the "dumb blonde" assumption, which makes it really easy to eat their lunch. IOW, sometimes "blonde" is merely a false flag, camo. For liberals, though....it just means living the stereotype (which they do anyway, so no loss there).
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My favorite colors.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:23pm.
In cars - chrome and black.
In boats - white and stainless steel.
In politicians - "black and white."
In women - blonde and blonde.
Boat Colors
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:54pm.
White, Stainless, and Teak!
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The more Teak/Wood
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:13pm.
The better,
A waste of Teak
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 4:54pm.
Sinking fast.
You Didn't Build That.
One of my 4
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:31pm.
Platinum Blond sisters tatoo's her Trucks tailgate with Blond joke bumper-stickers. She's made millions as a developer while my BiL served 26yr's in the Marines. She loves taking advantage of her Blond-ness?
Her 2 Daugters are just as savy, and fun.
You guys are right.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:10pm.
Nothing beats making your opponent think you are dumb as a rock. While they are smirking, you are taking them to the cleaners, especially if you happen to be a great looking woman!
The trick even works for men, like Ronald Reagan. Liberals still, to this day, think that Reagan was stupid. History will reveal just how "aww shucks" intelligent he really was.
Obama is trying to impress everyone with how "smart" he is. Dumb old Reagan ended the 50 year Cold War, while "super smart" Obama can't figure out what to do with the rebellion he helped start in the Middle East.
All one has to do to counter
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 1:39pm.
All one has to do to counter the liberals' claims regarding Reagan's intelligence (e.g. -- lack thereof) is to read the transcripts of the live, televised debates he had with Willam F. Buckley. Stupid people don't go toe-to-toe, intellectually speaking, against Buckley in a public, formal debate. If they did, the outcome would be quite ugly for them.
They tend to forget, boomer.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 3:08pm.
Remember the one and only "debate" that Sarah Palin had with Joe Biden. The "dumb broad" kicked his ass!
I don't believe I've heard anyone in the MSM resurrect that whupping.
The same old same old...
Submitted by Beukeboom on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:35am.
Schultzie's ratings still decling...Schultzie's desperation still increasing...Schultzie himself still reclining...Schultzie's sanity still decreasing...
Come on Ed....
Submitted by NeoKong on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:34am.
Go make your own ratings. Stop trying to piggy back off of Fox.
Let's see.
Submitted by Ashrak on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:35am.
Kilmeade males a mistake, corrects in literally seconds later, Bill O did the same exact thing on his show about crowds shouting down a reporter, and ED gets snappish.
How many times has Ed been flat our lying, been busted about it, and never corrected the record? Hmmmmmmm?
As for Shep, personally, I think he is as off his rocker as Ed. I watched him once dismiss, out of hand as if it didn't matter, the fact that the Second Amendment exists. Shep showed his true colors to me on that day as he talked about trains. Shep isn't fair, he is a hard left progressive who hides his position better than some.
Greta, now I would say she has been drifting around for a long time. She tries and tries to walk the line of keeping it real, but her bleeding heart still leads her astray sometimes.
For Ed to present these two as if they are suddenly doing something they have notbeen doing for years and years (Shep has been around from the very start) is a way for Ed to admit that he has lied about Fox all along.
Not a word from Special Ed.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:04am.
Obama says that there are (what?) 57 states, and NEVER corrected it, and not a word from Riding the Short Bus, Special Ed.
Hey are these folks interns?
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:38am.
He acts like these people are new to Fox, hey nitwit, they have been on for years, THEREFORE FAIR AND BALANCED unlike you're network from dusk to dark, ALL LEFTISTS, every FN one of them.
Can't stand Shep, never liked the weasal, still LOVE Greta as she hammers anyone with tough question regardless of the party.
Brett, Greta, Red Eye and the Journal on the weekend are the best shows on the network (while MessNBC is showing prison BS).....
Doesn't mean Shep has it right
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:37am.
Schultz may like this soundbite, But to pretend that this is about a fiscal crisis in the state of Wisconsin is malarkey.
But that doesn't mean it's true. These people who want to deny the fiscal reality of our states and government are math and common sense impaired.
For those folks ....
Submitted by NL207 on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:40am.
The remedy is only one simple tax increase away.
Even MSNBC now admits
Submitted by octavioj on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:52am.
FNC fair and balanced. His head must have exploded...
Name one MSNBC person who's a
Submitted by ThisnThat on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:53am.
Name one MSNBC person who's a conservative, Ed. And no -- Morning Joe is NOT a conservative.
Ok, ok -- then name one MSNBC person who's fair and balanced, Ed.
Alright, I know -- that was a hard one. Unfair on my part. Then how about anyone at MSNBC who's balanced? Or even sane?
These are all tough questions, Ed. Stop foaming. Pull yourself together. You want an easy question, you say?
Ok, Ed. Here's an easy one. Is there anone at MSNBC who's not on meds or who could pass a simple lie detector test with respect to falsifying their on-air reporting? I thought not.
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Shep Smith and Greta
Submitted by KC Mulville on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:54am.
They've been on Fox for how long? Remember, Geraldo works there also, and he's hardly a conservative. Shep isn't a conservative, and probably leans liberal. Greta, I think, is just an equal opportunity bubble-popper. She's a prosecutor who will go after anyone.
But they've been working on Fox for quite a while. Comfortably. Effectively. And even though I'm a conservative, I watch them without pain. Shep comes on at the same time as Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune, and the beginning of the baseball and hockey games, so I don't see him so much. I get to watch Greta a little more.
That's why Fox is not just anti-MSNBC. Fox welcomes liberals. No one's kidding anyone, that Fox is perfectly balanced. But a liberal can get a fair hearing ... not to mention a show or two ... and you can't say the same for MSNBC.
KC
Submitted by amyshulk on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:39am.
Great {and accurate} line "Greta, I think, is just an equal opportunity bubble-popper. She's a prosecutor who will go after anyone."
Ronald Reagan
does she or doesn't she
Submitted by MidAmerica on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:23pm.
I agree about Greta. After all, how many times has she had Sarah Palin on so that Sarah could tell her side of her career?
I think Greta is the fair inquisitive person O'Reilly imagines himself to be. Greta just doesn't have to work around an overblown ego to do her show so her interviews are easy to watch.
Greta
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:30pm.
I find her to be as "fair and balanced" as they come. Since she wasn't formally trained as a journalist (making her reporter's Bones on OJ), she tends to, I think, rely on her legal training and facts, rather than "trying to change the world".
It seems to me that she never, ever slams anyone behind their backs. She'll go after them tenaciously face to face in an interview, but never behind their backs. I think that's part of the Greta "cachet", she's able to get the really hard interviews, because she's known for being a tough but fair interviewer, who won't use sandbag tactics. IMO, she's one of the best interviewers around, and is always over-prepared (again, her legal training).
As for her politics...not sure. Perhaps democrat, her sister is a prominent democrat. But her husband was a Palin advisor. Who knows? As long as she isn't preaching it on air, who cares?
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Sadly Shep is just another useful idiot.
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 10:58am.
The power grab is to grab back our country you fool. Why do you think our costs are so high for everything we buy and need built? Why do you think we are outsourcing and in so doing killing jobs and the economy?
Why does it take three men to change a faucet's washer? One to drive, one to supervise, one to actually do the work is why. The collective bargaining of the unions is foul. Even FDR knew that unions in public sector jobs is wrong. Guess FDR is only your idol when he agrees with your agenda.
And if collective bargaining remains, any gains in lowering the union workers standards to those of their employers (us the tax payers), will be negotiated back up as soon as possible. What about this obvious fact eludes you?
Throwing the BS flag....
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:08am.
I know the thread is about Fox personalities, but I'm throwing the BS flag on this play.
SHEPARD SMITH, FNC: Have you looked at the list of the top ten donors to political campaigns in America, the top 10 highest? Seven of those ten donate to Republicans.
JUAN WILLIAMS, FNC: Correct.
Here is OpenSecrets tally
Click on 2010 cycle
Smith's assertion is demonstrably false. Well, sort of...some of the top 7 do actually give to Republicans, in addition to Democrats.
However, If you look at the percntages, clearly the most money went to Democrats.
J$ had a great post on Shemp/Maddow
Submitted by SickofLibs on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:17am.
Here
J$ also linked an update
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 4:32pm.
J$ also linked an update about Maddow on the offensive concerning the fact checking by Politifact and J$. Maddow smarmed her way into a pitch that she meant "groups" instead of "people". Childish.
Maddow is a smarmy ideologue with an unrepetant snarky attitude that gets old soon after she opens her mouth to spin. She is neither genuine nor an honest broker of information. All this was known and is precisely why she was hired by the miserable failure known as Air America and then GE's MSNBC - as an attack dog for the Left.
Keep lying, Maddow, it's who you are - fake and not accurate.
Beautiful! (Updated)
Submitted by motherbelt on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 4:54pm.
That is a beautiful takedown.
Maddow's clarification is a crock. IMO, it's "recalibration of an inartfully worded statement."
I didn't think anyone would actually check, so now I'll change my premise; I meant groups, not people.
It's the same tactic libs always use when they broadcast erroneous information. They let it fly, and if anyone calls them on it, then they correct it. Of course, most of the people who heard the "error" never hear the "correction."
UPDATE: Kudos to Noel, who nailed Maddow two days ago on her prevarications
MB: Thanks for the link
Submitted by stratman on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 7:14pm.
MB:
Thanks for the link back to Noel's update. Per usual, Noel was deliciously detailed and ferociously focused.
Problem is Maddow is comfy in the belief that her muck will remained unexposed and unchallenged in the larger and more viewed arena of National News media. The internet is making inroads but it's on the timeframe akin to building the transcontinental railroad system: it takes time, blood, sweat and tears till we get there. Thankfully we have a few John Henry's to help - Sarah Palin, Liz Cheney, Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Rush, Mark Levine, etc. Can't wait for Herman Cain to swing his hammer on a few choice Democrat spikes!
Can't get anything past that
Submitted by celator on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:12am.
Can't get anything past that Eddy Schultz, that's for sure. He's MSNBC very own Chief Inspector Clouseau, always on the hunt for news. Guy's as sharp as a tree stump in a bog.
Oh oh Shep...
Submitted by Diesel on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:18am.
...better watch your backside. You're on the Ed "Schitz List" now! Don't let him corner you in a restroom, but then again, Shep might like that!
Smith observed, "Have you
Submitted by HypocriteHater on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:25am.
Smith observed, "Have you looked at the list of the top 10 donors to political campaigns in America, the top 10 highest? Seven of those 10 donate to Republicans," and soon added, "The other three that remain of those top 10, they all donate to Democrats, and they’re all unions. Bust the unions, it’s over. That’s the whole thing."
Where is this supposed donor list? This is the second time I've heard this statistic (first time from Rachel Maddow on Leno). Noel Sheppard had a Newsbusters post from yesterday that disproved this, so where are Rachel and Shep getting this info from?
→ Shep's source.
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:30am.
"where are Rachel and Shep getting this info from?"
Now it all makes sense. I've often wondered why both Katie Couric and Harry Smith had colonoscopies on National Television.
They were checking each other's sources.
BWAAAHAHAHAHAHA!
Good morning Cool
Submitted by cocodrie on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:35am.
I always knew they suffered from tunnel vision.
Jesus Loves You so much He died for you
Shep is a sheep
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:40am.
Shep is getting talking points from one side.
The teacher's union is by far the largest lobbyist in WI
http://elections.state.wi.us/docview.asp?docid=19064
You know what?
Submitted by Patriot II on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:30am.
It doesn't matter what the "porker" schultz says.....I would not believe him! He is a fat, lying blob of crap imho
Greta's the Best
Submitted by pbthinker on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:28pm.
After watching Fox, for many years, I've grown to respect Greta. She's the best at interviews and gets right down to the serious questions, without playing gotcha.
O'Reilly and Hannity can get annoying at times, but Greta is obviously going after the story and she's very good at it. I wish they still had Major Garrett there, although Bret Baer is really coming into his own on the evening news.
Eat your heart out MSNBC.
I agree about Greta
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 2:48pm.
and Bret, although I dont watch either very much anymore. I also like Bill Hemmer and varous News Woman on Fox, including Kelly and Mccallum
It's too bad that Brit Hume
Submitted by talkradio55 on Sat, 02/26/2011 - 10:52pm.
It's too bad that Brit Hume is no longer anchoring Special Report, but Bret Baier is holding it down. Brit is among that handful of real journalists in this country. Hemmer, Kelly, and Maccallum are some others. But, real journalism is dying, just look at PMSDNC TV.
Looky!
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 6:54pm.
Fat Ed should rename his show " Looky what I found out"! Any regular newswatcher knows that Shepard and Greta are liberals. Here is a note for Fat Ed's watching staff member. Greta's husband was Hilary's presidential campaign finance chairman.