Jealous Liberal Radio Hosts Join Chris Matthews in Blaming Conservative Talkers for Giffords Shooting
Chris Matthews, joined by two liberal talk radio hosts on Tuesday's Hardball, essentially blamed the likes of conservative hosts like Mark Levin for creating the climate of hate that led to the shooting of Gabrielle Giffords as the envious MSNBC host proclaimed: "People like Mark Levin, Michael Savage...every time you listen to them are furious, furious at the left with anger that's just builds and builds in their voice and by the time they go to commercial, they're just in some rage, every night, with ugly talk....They must have an audience. I looked at the numbers today. They have big audiences! And I guess that's the question. Why and is it ever going to stop if it keeps working?"
Before that Matthews rant, Philadelphia area radio host Michael Smerconish coined a word in his attack on conservative chatter as he talked about "the hatriolic comments" he's heard and in referring to a scene he saw at a town hall meeting worried: "These are people who are on the edge and if somebody pushes them over, God help us all."
E. Steven Collins, another Philly area talker, sided with Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik who attacked Rush Limbaugh, as he hailed: "The sheriff in Tucson was absolutely right...It does impact people who may have a mental problem or may not" and added that there was a "direct relationship" with Sarah Palin putting crosshairs on her Web site over Giffords' district and the loss of a life of "that little girl who went down to meet the congressperson."
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The following is a transcript of the complete segment as it was aired on the January 11 edition of Hardball:
CHRIS MATTHEWS: What's been the role of talk radio in fueling the heated language. Also what are people saying out there? What do people think about this tragedy last week. I want to go to the radio jocks and really experts and our friends. Michael Smerconish, a syndicated radio talk show host is on here as my sub and I'm glad to have him. He's an MSNBC contributor of course. And E. Steven Collins hosts the radio talk show Philly Speaks. Gentlemen thank you both for coming in. First, Michael, what are people saying out there? You've got a lot of hours with people, what are they saying about this tragedy and its meaning politically?
MICHAEL SMERCONISH: Well what I'm hearing mostly from callers and I've talked about it for six hours already this week is that they don't see a causal connection. A direct causal connection between all, as I put it, the hatriolic comments and the shooting incident on Saturday in Arizona. However, they view this as an opportunity to have a conversation about the terrible discourse in the nation, something that's been a mainstay in my program for a number of years. Because I think it's appalling. It's been getting worse and although I'm not one to say that gun belongs in the hand of a particular talk show host because they caused it - I am here to say that I hope it's an opportunity for us to reflect. Because things are way out of hand. I've been doing this for 15 years Chris, and it has never been at the fever pitch that I have found since this president came into office.
MATTHEWS: E. Steven I have to tell you, I'll mention a couple of names without getting into too many fights. People like Mark Levin, Michael Savage, for example who every time you listen to them are furious, furious at the left with anger that's just builds and builds in their voice and by the time they go to commercial, they're just in some rage, every night, with ugly talk. Ugly sounding talk. And it never changes. It never modulates. They must have an audience. I looked at the numbers today. They have big audiences! And I guess that's the question. Why and is it ever going to stop if it keeps working?
E. STEVEN COLLINS: The sheriff in Tucson was absolutely right, Chris. It does impact people who may have a mental problem or may not. And they just have an anger toward government, but a little push to the right and they are there and that little girl who went down to meet the congressperson who lost her life for absolutely nothing is a witness to what we've seen over and over again. This kind of violence. The idea that Sarah Palin, who was a governor of a state would put crosshairs over congressional districts and then a week or so later, a congressperson is almost fatally shot and a federal judge is killed and other bystanders, who came out to meet their congressperson were, were shot the way they were, there is a direct relationship. This person, I get that he's mentally ill, but how do we know that what he heard on his radio, saw on his Web site, did not impact him to make that decision?
MATTHEWS: I guess that's the question to you Michael, you and I are both within the 40 yard lines. I don't think we operate too far down field in either direction. I speak for both of us. I think we're somewhere near center left, center right, depending on the issue. There are some people that work at the extremes. They work at the five yard line from either the left or the right and they do see the other end of the field as evil, as awful. Not just disagreeable but evil. And they use that language, when they talk about the other side, isn't that part of the problem? And my question is doesn't that give the moral license to people who have crazy minds to start with?
SMERCONISH: Short answer is yes. You mentioned earlier, in the program, that you find it objectionable when everything is cast as "the government."
MATTHEWS: Yeah.
SMERCONISH: The government is doing this, that or the other thing. My pet peeve is the way that this is all cast as a revolution. I mean, to listen to some of this talk, Chris, you would swear that we're about to overthrow King George III. And what I object to is an issue like taxes-
MATTHEWS: I know. We didn't elect King George. We didn't elect King George. I keep reminding people of that. You got what you voted for. You know, it's not like they came from Mars, these people, or from London. We keep putting them in office. You want to stop re-electing the same old guy every year in Congress or woman if you change. You know it's self-directed, most of this. But you're, I think you're right-
SMERCONISH: Well but I see, what I see happening is I see that, that revolutionary script then eliciting a response from the audience. And when I say this, I know you'll remember it. I Congressman Mike Castle being at a town hall meeting in Delaware, when this thing was reaching its fever pitch and a woman stands up and she is frothing at the mouth and she is screaming, "I want my country back!" Well she wants her country back from the Muslim, Kenyan born president.
MATTHEWS: I know!
SMERCONISH: And the insanity of all of this is, the, the insanity of all of this is that the audience – and I had this conversation with Governor Castle – the audience was right there with her. And I looked at that video, I was frightened, these are people who are on the edge and if somebody pushes them over, God help us all.
—Geoffrey Dickens is the Senior News Analyst at the Media Research Center. You can follow him on Twitter here
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When one dog howls
Submitted by MidAmerica on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 7:57pm.
When one dog howls pretty soon every dog in the neighborhood is howling.
Smerconish
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 7:59pm.
He used to portray himself as middle of the road. Once Obama hit the scene he went full tilt left. I used to listen to Philly as their signal is good all over the east coast. Since he became an Obamatron I have taken them off my preset stations.
Soft in the head
Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 6:46am.
I used to listen to him too. His 'man date' at the hair salon getting his back waxed was what pushed me away. He's one of those white people who feels guilty for being successful.
Center left
Submitted by Jerry Mack on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:06pm.
Tingles calls himself a center left individual. Compared to whom? Nancy Pelosi! This guy is more delusional than I thought.
"I don't think we operate too
Submitted by ProudAmerican58 on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:07pm.
"I don't think we operate too far down field in either direction. I speak for both of us. I think we're somewhere near center left, center?!" Oh, Tingles, that thrill up your leg has made it all the way up to your brain.
Ironic how (the very MAD) King George was mentioned in the same conversation.
I watched this whine tonight.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:06pm.
I'm actually beginning to feel sorry for Chrissy, all snarkiness (is there such a word?) aside. The boy is either a lier, or a complete moron. Either way, he has just about killed his career with this latest windmill tilting.
He cannot get over his fixation on Sarah Palin. I don't know what the woman did to him, except just living, but he is going to destroy his career and health if he doesn't get over it.
Must be awful to awaken every day and just hate someone the way he seems to. Can't be good for your karma.
I remember a joke from my
Submitted by Red Bill on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:12pm.
I remember a joke from my favorite comedian Lewis Black; paraphrasing he said that because Michael Jackson was the butt of so many jokes that you no longer needed to tell the joke....all you had to do was say 'Michael Jackson' and people would start laughing. I propose that the same logic be used... substituting the name 'Chris Matthews'. He continues to prove that he loses his objectiveness with every 'tingle'.
Just combine 'em...
Submitted by Rukus on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:56pm.
Chrissy "Thriller" Matthews.
I refudiate the hatriolic
Submitted by kareling on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:19pm.
I refudiate the hatriolic Left.
I laughed and laughed at
Submitted by wascally on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:53pm.
I laughed and laughed at that! I must remember that line!
Very good!
Submitted by Rukus on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:56pm.
Excellent use of the new awesome word "refudiate". I love it! Good job! ; )
Smerconish
Submitted by RightRealDeal on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:19pm.
It is a shame but Smerconish who used to call himself a Republican has turned out exactly like his friend, Arlen Spector. When "RINO" was coined, Spector was the poster child. Smerconish now has completely crossed over to the dark side with the former senator.
Smerconish was fairly conservative until he started making TV appaerances more and more. Perhaps, in the advancement of his career, crossing over was deemed necessary to get beyond his Philadelphia audience, you know, try and hit the big time.
Well, Michael and Arlen can hang out with Chris Matthews (another Philadelphia one who has not made us proud) and maybe, he too gets the leg tingle going.
MICHAEL SMERCONISH: Well what
Submitted by Reaver on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:36pm.
MICHAEL SMERCONISH: Well what I'm hearing mostly from callers and I've talked about it for six hours already this week is that they don't see a causal connection. A direct causal connection between all, as I put it, the hatriolic comments and the shooting incident on Saturday in Arizona. However, they view this as an opportunity to have a conversation about the terrible discourse in the nation, something that's been a mainstay in my program for a number of years.
We see no causal connection here but we think it is a great opportunity to shut down the right in this country. A great opportunity to exploit a tragedy for something we admit is completely unrelated.
Moe, Larry and a-hole
Submitted by Tomorama on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:42pm.
Again, we/us/conservatives have to PROVE their innocence as opposed to what this country was founded on, which is innocent until PROVEN guilty.
This bullshit started long ago, BUT it got worse when this administration and the MEDIA basically said bleep you to the populace and pushed their agenda anyway.
Sorry, their utter arrogance and disregard for what we were saying as a Country gave us no other choice but to say NO MORE.
This shooting here, is just the latest dagger in this Countries former greatness, when douche bags can opine on NATIONAL TV about how a huge group of people are guilty with NO PROOF.
They call it journalism, it is actually slander.
I also agree Reaver, this is starting to stink of "Don't let a good MURDER, go to waste", so expect a fairness doctrine debate to again resurface.
Thankfully a CBS poll is stating that the Country is not buying the leftist bullshit anymore.
Hey Chris...
Submitted by DeclinesToState on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:42pm.
News flash for Mr Matthews, Conservative talk radio hosts have large audiences because their message resonates with listeners, you have small audiences because you have a message that most don't agree with. People flock to talk radio because they are enraged by the lies and half truths spewed by ABC, NBC, CBS, the NYT, etc.
When a group of guys sit around and pretend they not guilty of the same vitriol they now complain about after 8 years of constant Bush hate and calls that his was a war criminal and responsible for even hurricanes is despicable as is trying to make political hay out of a little girls murder.
Jealous is right
Submitted by Forbin001 on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:47pm.
The thing with Matthews and the rest of the deranged flock of geese at MSNBC is they know deep down they will NEVER attain the success of the conservative talk show hosts. It drives them up the wall.
Smerconish's show just got yanked here in Atlanta
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:50pm.
I tried to listen to it once, but is was truly unbearable.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave...I never heard him at all.
Submitted by Jer on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:01pm.
He was probably way too liberal for the Atlanta metro area. I think there are a couple of progressive talk stations somewhere on the dial, but you can't tune them in unless you're within a hundred yards of their mighty 12-watt signal.
Jer
Jer,
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:05pm.
Yeah, he was on WGST.
I relally hated that they couldn't work out something with Dave Ramsey, too, because Rusty Humphries kind of gets on my nerves after about three minutes.
And that 12 watt signal thingy is a pain around here, especially at night.
The problem is Atlanta's geographical location. There are a lot of other stations around (particularly of the AM variety) and so they are only allowed to put out so much power, and many, like WGST, have to turn down their power at night to keep from interfering with other stations in the region.
WSB is (thankfully) one of the exceptions, as they get to blast their 100,000 watt blow torch 24/7/365, and I depend on that station more than any other for accurate weather and traffic info when I am away from home and my computer, which is far better than anyone else's coverage, as Cox Broadcasting has the resources to keep them in the air with both a chopper and a plane (LOL - Even while paying out Boortz's confiscatory no-cut contract - the one that says they can take him off the air, but they still have to pay him).
-Yeah, I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall while those negotiations were underway.
I have picked up WSB as far west as eastern Colorado on an overcast night, and I have had friends form all over America that have been able to get it, too.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Dave I do in fact remember
Submitted by talkradio55 on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 1:39am.
Dave
I do in fact remember being able to pick up WSB in I believe St. Louis or somewhere not too far north.
Not only that, Smerconish was drifting entirely too far to the Left. He gives out that crap about too much partisanship and divisiveness, but that just means, we need to all roll over and move to the Left. Boring and stupid.
Typical of those who listen to the dark side
Submitted by wascally on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:50pm.
Bearing false witness is the modus operandi of progressives. It is literally their stated strategy. This tells us something important -- that they are listening to the wrong source for their inspiration, and it ISN'T divine! They have turned to the dark side of the force, Luke! It's who they are!
Tu quoque, Sheriff Dipstick
Submitted by wascally on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:55pm.
Tu quoque, Sheriff Dipstick -- I mean Dupnik!
Apraio just drives the libs
Submitted by jkwtrading on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:07pm.
Apraio just drives the libs nuts and I love him for it..
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Giffords-Dupnik-Arpaio-Arizona/2011/01/1...
Switchin' Smerconish
Submitted by kiwikit on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:57pm.
Used to be on in Savannah where I heard him as he converted to rational middle-of-road to stuckonobamaist. Fortunately, he's been cancelled. I only wish they'd replaced him with bill Bennett rather than sports analysis.
Leftist media
Submitted by TRH on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 8:56pm.
You would think these idiots couldn't get any further left than they already are but give them credit, they do their best to try.
Are You Too Stupid To Get Chris Matthews?
Submitted by im41 on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:01pm.
Chrissy doesn’t mind tooting his own horn, or calling other people crazy
Smerconish, some advice for you and Chris and your ilk
Submitted by Chris Of Rights on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:05pm.
"I was frightened, these are people who are on the edge and if somebody pushes them over, God help us all."
Then stop trying to push us over. You may be right about the revolution. We don't want one, but that's where we'll go if you force us.
You really don't get it, do you? We've had ENOUGH. That's what the Tea Party is all about.
I invite you to watch an absurd little Jim Belushi movie called "The Principal" and listen to his speech about "NO MORE". That's how we feel.
I'll give you the money quote:
"As long as I'm here, I can promise you one thing: That I will do everything in my power to enforce my painfully simple rule of NO MORE!
I know what you're thinking. You gotta live with me and I gotta live with you. Well, it will be a whole lot simpler if you all join with me and say:
NO MORE!"
Matthews it all ends when
Submitted by jkwtrading on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:07pm.
Matthews it all ends when there isn't any more liberals..
Too early for a photoshop?
Submitted by bkeyser on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:08pm.
Too early for a photoshop?
Those are two scary faces
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:44pm.
Wow.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Photoshop - WOW is right
Submitted by Texndoc on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:00pm.
Don't send it to Rush! LOL. He'll use it.
Outstanding!
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:07pm.
Outstanding!
It's time for bk to get front page posting priviliges here at NB
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:13pm.
Actually, it's long past time.
No joke. His stuff has gotten that good.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
That is truly a disgusting, nauseating...
Submitted by KyWriter on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:13pm.
...seizure-inducing photograph of a minimally recognizable human being. The two photoshopped Olbermann and Matthews are pretty revolting too.
→ Magnificent Keyser!
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:24pm.
Use these powers only for good!
Good one, bk---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 12:00am.
You just get better and better! MDThat's Right, No More Liberals!
Submitted by USAmerican on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:16pm.
I wonder if there is any way to get rid of them?
Why don't you try the top 3 techniques and then get back to us
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:24pm.
.
Matthews, like the vast
Submitted by Captain Repus on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:37pm.
Matthews, like the vast majority of his 'guests', is nothing more than a very small (intellectually and emotionally) man who, in addition to having a fluid control problem, seems to suffer from a severe lack of self-confidence and emotion control. I wouldn't be surprised if this is somewhat related to his conflicting sexual challenges which cause him to fear and loath attractive, strong women while seeming to have orgasmic fanticies about a certain male politician.
Medication might help, but I suspect he is quite happy in this strange little world of his.
Why is it?
Submitted by Retired Geek on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:33pm.
Everytime Barack Obama opens his mouth - Chris Matthews falls on his knees and opens his mouth?
Too Easy
Submitted by CommanderTaya on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 9:43pm.
It stimulates the "thrill up his leg"
Matthews, if angry rhetoric
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:06pm.
Matthews, if angry rhetoric were the key to attracting a big audience then Mike Malloy and Roseanne Barr and Keith Olbermann and Ed Shultz and other angry liberals should have the largest audiences around. Matthews, your point is not only illogical and assinine but MIND NUMBINGLY STUPID!
Beukeboom--
Submitted by Jer on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 10:19pm.
What, in your opinion, accounts for the huge audience of someone like Michael Savage?
Jer
It's a little complicated but
Submitted by Captain Repus on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 12:23am.
It's a little complicated but it is caused by little sound-induced and highly amplified electromagnetic fields which radiate from tallish metal towers which can travel great distances and can be intercepted by and amplified by electronic receiving devices which produce sound wave replicas of the original sound. These sound waves are sensed and interpreted by human ears and either accepted or rejected by the human brain, depending on the political leaning of the recipient. If the recipient is a liberal, the sound is interpreted as vile, hate-filled rhetoric which causes otherwise normal beings to hate black people, homosexuals, metrosexuals and to go out and shoot lots of people to death, If the recipient is a conservative the sound is interpreted as informed political and moral conversation.
The population of the receiving individuals is directly proportional to the effectivness of the messages.
Unfortunately, this process is at risk of being controlled or eliminated by our current government.
Conservative emotions
Submitted by Miket53 on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 12:06am.
Matthews and others are way off base. Millions of people listen to Levin, Hannity, Limbaugh, and others on the right. If "words" set people off to act out there would be many more instances of violence. Liberals often have their own "hate" talk or strong words. What if liberals found out Loughner acted out because something Barney Frank or Harry Reid said? Would they also blame them? I doubt it. People who are unstable will act out regardless of words from radio and TV personalities.
Matthews notes that conservative talk and TV is very popular. There is a reason for that. Citizens are growing tired of big government and the loss of personal freedoms. They don't know where to turn and the conservative movement gives them hope that current trends can change. No one is forced to watch or listen to conservatives. Emotions are running high because of frustration. But emotions in rational and sane people are kept in check.
Mike
http://mtaricani.blogspot.com
Miket53 http://mtaricani.blogspot.com/
Hypocrites
Submitted by DaMama on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 2:41am.
Matthews, with his other liberal ilk, are the biggest hypocrites. Matthews, Olbermann, Maddow, Schultz, Mike Malloy, Joy Behar, and other liberal blowhards, are the epitome of "hate speech" when it comes to political rhetoric. The things that Limbaugh, Levin, Beck, etc. say is pre-school level compared to leftist liberals.
I've never seen more hatred or disdain aimed at one person (Sarah Palin) like these leftists. And let's not even mention the airhead Hollywood celebrities who think they are politically astute because they are famous.
Hypocrites!
Different politics...different prisms.
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 3:00am.
Different politics...different prisms.
The hate level exhibited by opponents:
JFK...pretty bad
LBJ...worse
Nixon...even worse
Reagan...bad at times
Clinton...very bad from day one
GWB...after the first couple of years, very bad
Obama...by far the worst I've witnessed in my lifetime
Jer
Obama---
Submitted by matthewdean on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 3:03am.
is the worst prez ever so far. Bar none. MDAnd a Kenyan communist who,
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 3:11am.
And a Kenyan communist who, according to Beck, is on the verge of seizing all private property, fomenting a revolution aided by his Black Panther army, suspending the Constitution, and establishing a Marxist autocracy.
Beck is a dangerous demagogue. Kudos to Roger Ailes for instructing Fox to tone down the incendiary rhetoric.
jer
In context quotes, please,
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:52am.
In context quotes, please, for all of those claims. Based upon your past posts, your paraphrasings leave a lot to be desired.
My assessment is different
Submitted by Galvanic on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 11:20am.
For one thing, George W. Bush was vilified from Day 1 of his Presidency. "He stole the election!" The Left created images of Bush with a Hitler mustache and swastika. After 9/11 -- which at one point was believed by 40% of self-identified Democrats to be Bush's "inside job" -- every single security measure undertaken by the Bush Administration was considered part of his attempt to set up a theocratic dictatorship. They even attacked his daughters for partying with friends.
He was the object of nasty jokes on late night TV nightly.
He was labelled a deserter even though there was no record of it in his military file. And when evidence couldn't be found, Dan Rather made some up and broadcast it weeks before the 2004 Election. He was even labelled a draft dodger for having joined the Air National Guard, while the MSM downplayed Clinton's actual draft dodging (Clinton received an induction notice at Oxford and ignored it - and later lied about it).
And who can forget the movie about assassinating Bush?
The only respite I saw was in the period immediately after 9/11, when Americans put aside partisanship to get behind the President, but it didn't last long.
Every Republican President since Gerald Ford (at least) has been portrayed as stupid and in many cases, outright evil. Reagan and Bush-43 topped the "evil list" of the Left.
There may be many who openly hate Obama, but I haven't seen anything that rises to the level of hatred aimed at Bush-43.
CORRECTION: Dan Rather & Mary
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 1:51pm.
CORRECTION: Dan Rather & Mary Mapes used the "fake but accurate" [NYT] material together.
A shame...
Submitted by NevadanConservative on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 4:42am.
that the 'incendiary rhetoric' of the MSM isn't liable to be equally toned down. Guess Fox has to be the example to be followed, but mostly ignored, by the alphabets.
As to the layout of BHO's program.. somewhat overdone, but the general direction is correct.
NVCon
NVCon...
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 4:53am.
Do you listen to Beck? I thought I was understating his apocalyptic visions of Obamarule. :-)
Jer
An interesting question
Submitted by NevadanConservative on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 6:19am.
as to whom I do and do not listen to.
You're being sarcastic with the term, but so far, it has indeed been Obamarule. Should he or Hilary win in 2012, the Rendezvous with Destiny will have been made, with the entire human condition taking a left turn into hell.
But you go on with all your statist static. The further left and BHOphilic you and the left make yourself out to be, the more repulsed freedom loving folk will be.
NVCon
Direct Link?
Submitted by JustAl on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 8:40am.
So a guy who is obsessed with mind control and lucid dreaming goes over the edge violently. When will the liberal media ask :
"Does Dicaprio have blood on his hands?"
Due to the release of the movie, "Inception," which is a violent movie based on mind control via lucid dreaming only a few months before the shooter purchased a gun (for the first time?) the question must be asked. At least it must be if a much older, much lower budget, seen by far fewer people graphic by Sarah Palin is considered a "trigger" for this nut.
But then agian, Hollywood is a liberal, peace loving bastion, isn't it?
Di Caprio again?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 9:00am.
Wow, Al that is just bizarre!
I'm reminded of DiCaprio in "Basketball Diaries" where he opens fire on his school wearing a black duster.
We need to pass legislation against Leo. /sarc.
Thank Goodness
Submitted by JustAl on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:58am.
. . . I didn't see that one, so I'm sure it kept me from going over the edge!
I guess the Constitution is just too out of date. You know it is over a hundred years old and is so hard to read. And how could the framers have known that some day there would be crazy people in the US, or that political debate could become "heated"?
We need to outlaw guns again like we did after Lincoln was shot. Too bad they repealed the ban in 1881, poor old Garfield should have vetoed the repeal. I mean, obviously guns were outlawed then, right? I mean, there were'nt any VIP's shot during that time were there? . . . . oh, well, in that case. . . nevermind.
Obviously Palin must be to blame. Just look at the similaries. Both were known by friends to be anti-religious, both had made jokes about abortion before, both had been refered to by friends as "left wing" and "quiet liberal", and both have been known to enjoy a good, old fashioned flag burning. . . or maybe it's Mathews I'm thinking about instead of Palin?
Why does he infuriate us so?
Submitted by Thalpy on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:05am.
Although Chris Matthews' drivel doesn't warrant any consideration, he continues to get under our skin. If it weren't for Newsbusters, how could we ever know that such stupid people exist? Then, we empower this slime to make us angry. So, who is it that's stupid here?
Thalpy
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:11am.
It's because Matthews is the epitome of leftist sycophancy. The manipulative arm of liberalism fits too comfortably into the sockpuppet that is Chris Matthews.
Right again, CA.
Submitted by Thalpy on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 10:29am.
It angers me to to allow him to anger me.
Smerconish
Submitted by RightRealDeal on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 2:07pm.
By the way, the Philly station that carries Mikey, elected to drop Hannity in the afternoon timeslot so Mikey can do teh drive home. I was stunned when thye did this. Hannity for Smerconish? You have to be kidding me.
Bring Hannity back on and drop the son of Arlen.
If I were a PD for a
Submitted by Beukeboom on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 2:46pm.
If I were a PD for a competitor, I'd think long and hard about picking up Hannity's program.
Mark Levin Drops the Hammer
Submitted by ckc1227 on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 8:02pm.
Paraphrasing, but he said on tonight's show "If you try to tie me to this murder, or any other, I will sue you, and your station, your producer, and anyone else involved".
Get em, Mark.
And he would be laughed out
Submitted by Jer on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 8:24pm.
And he would be laughed out of court. Strange that Mark, a lawyer, doesn't realize that.
Jer