Throughout George W. Bush's presidency, insults were doled out repeatedly about the commander-in-chief and that was just a fact of life for the highest-ranking public official in the land. However, now there's a new president, there seems to be a different standard on how you talk about a president.
CNN's Rick Sanchez, the host of the 3 p.m. hour of "CNN Newsroom" on April 2 took offense to conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh described a flowery praise of President Barack Obama by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
"Well, some folks are naturally graceful, some not so much," Sanchez said. "By that measure alone, radio yacker Rush Limbaugh is the polar opposite of our Commander-in-Chief, Barack Obama. Now, you can just disagree with Barack Obama on his leadership, perhaps his policies. But it's hard not to at least acknowledge the ease with which America's 44th president handled himself in London on a global stage, even among royalty."
And Sanchez said that, despite the First Lady's error in etiquette with the Queen of England. However, he then played a clip of Gordon Brown - an avowed socialist - praising Obama at the G20 economic summit in London. The he continued his anti-Limbaugh tirade.
"Then you have Rush Limbaugh who doesn't like the fact that Gordon Brown was impressed with the U.S. President," Sanchez continued. "Didn't like the compliment - in fact, Limbaugh was so upset about it, he made what may be one of the most disgusting comments anybody could possibly make. I mean, this is the type that would make me wash out my kid's mouth, the type that even for Rush Limbaugh seems beyond the pale. Some of you no doubt will find Limbaugh's comments offensive."
The alleged indiscretion: Limbaugh noted on his April 1 broadcast that Brown, who isn't exactly a free-market capitalist that reflects the ideals the United States was founded upon, was kissing up to Obama, in a way that might contaminate his person.
"So here is a full-fledged, committed global socialist praising the president of the United States for all of his achievements in the first 70 days -- a global socialist happy with the changes Obama has made, and ‘you have changed America's relationship with the world,' which is why all of the losers that make up the protesters are breaking bank windows," Limbaugh said. "But the slobbering, the slobbering - this guy, folks I'm telling you - if he keeps this up throughout the G20, Gordon Brown will come down with anal poisoning and may die from it."
Sanchez found this description to be way over-the-top. But, coincidentally so did some other left-wing storefronts.
"Anal poisoning?" Sanchez said. "Think about what he is saying there. Maybe, no, better yet, don't."
In fact the Huffington Post had a story today decrying Limbaugh, begging the question where Sanchez does his show prep from.
And this isn't the first time there has been an outcry by a lefty over Limbaugh for using that description. On MSNBC's Feb. 4, 2008 "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," the same description, this time in reference to the relationship between Sens. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. and John McCain, R-Ariz., earned Limbaugh the show's "Worst Person in the World" award.




















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Please. Keep mentioning
April 2, 2009 - 20:53 ET by KevroyPlease. Keep mentioning Rush every night. More and more listeners check him out each day, and when they tune in they discover he's not the boogeyman you make him out to be.
The MSM has completely lost it.
haha
April 2, 2009 - 20:57 ET by rockemsockemFunny cause its true. Amazing how saying anything "foul" these days about the president or his lackeys is found to be outrageous. I think that these guys are incapable of recognizing the art of speech.
Or...
April 3, 2009 - 08:41 ET by xcor057Remembering their own comments just six short months ago.
I roll my eyes when Sanchez rolls his eyes.
April 2, 2009 - 20:57 ET by Ted ClarkeSanchez says, "Think about what he's saying there. Better yet, don't."
That sums up the Left's whole approach to Limbaugh. Rather than actually thinking about the broader point he's making, they claw at their own eyes with manufactured indignation and demand us to do the same. Sanchez isn't quite complete without a bulbous red nose, enormous purple hair, size 27 shoes and a tiny car stuffed full of CNN reporters.
By the way, what is it with CNN's hiring standards? This guy got drunk and killed somebody...was it a hit-and-run? And that Richard Quest was arrested in Central Park after engaging in sick, homosexual sex acts while possessing...and using?...hard core drugs. But do either of them suffer any professional consequences? Hell no. On the Left, as Rush says, failure and scandal are resume enhancers.
Thats all they have?
April 2, 2009 - 21:00 ET by JTPCome on Sanchez, did you ever think through the substance of what was behind the comment or what it meant? Your a big boy and play on the big playground. How about reporting on the reason for the comments or at the least get your nose out of Obamas butt. In the meantime we will ignore your lapse of manufactured outrage at all the comments made about the former president.
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So some people, including Sanchez, found Limbaugh"s
April 2, 2009 - 21:05 ET by JerSo some people, including Sanchez, found Limbaugh's "alleged" indiscretion to be offensive, which begs the question, Mr. Poor: And you don't?
If James Carville had suggested a "slobbering" foreign leader might die by "anal poisoning" from George Bush, would you have found his words sufficiently objectionable for condemnation?
Jer
No.
April 2, 2009 - 21:07 ET by Jeff PoorNo.
Despite the equivocation,
April 2, 2009 - 21:10 ET by JerDespite the equivocation, I'm going to take that as a "No". :-)
Jer
Breaking News: A Liberal Was Offended
April 3, 2009 - 07:22 ET by allanfLiberals are always offended. So what.
hm
April 2, 2009 - 21:14 ET by katainkent*weighs this post against the post suggesting killing children is great 'just in time for the recession'*
nope. the left still offends me more.
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Taxed Enough Already.
kat... Who made that
April 2, 2009 - 21:26 ET by Jerkat...
Who made that awful remark?
Jer
that would be
April 2, 2009 - 21:34 ET by katainkentMs Erbe. I took liberties with the paraphrasing. It was also blogged on here at NB.
I sure have learned to like
April 2, 2009 - 21:29 ET by mostlymoderateI sure have learned to like Limbaugh. By the way, Gordon Brown is Obama's butt-boy and everybody knows it. He has to slobber. Perhaps this is why many in the U.K. are already sick of Mr. Brown.
Rick must have just fallen off of the turnip truck
April 2, 2009 - 21:32 ET by The Smokin FrogThis is just to difficult. I don't think I can respond, but I'll try, where did I put my hanky, oh there it is. Oh, I can't see through the tears. Oh, so sad. Rick must have just fallen off of the turnip truck and never heard such language especially against his idol, a rock star. The poor dear. How old is he again? Ten? That mean old Rush hurt the poor baby's feelings. So mean. Maybe Obama will outlaw Rush and make poor Rick feel better. Maybe Rick just needs a cup of hot tea to calm down a bit.
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Perhaps This is a Clue!
April 2, 2009 - 21:34 ET by northoneThey're wondering why CNN's ratings are in the toilet and continue to sink?
Is it the phony outrage?
April 2, 2009 - 21:38 ET by mostlymoderateIs it the phony outrage? Or maybe it was the way CNN helps the terrorists out. Or could it be the disrespectful way they broadcast the sniper attacks on U.S. soldiers. Maybe it is just the utter disregard for the truth and the obvious bias that CNN possesses. CNN was great in about 1991. Now, it is a complete joke.
"Anal poisoning",
April 2, 2009 - 21:55 ET by Clear thinker"Anal poisoning", hehehehehehe!
That's why I love Rush so much, he can say two words and liberals will lose sleep for a week over it.
What's the matter Ricky, no sense of humor?
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Somehow, Clear...I just
April 2, 2009 - 22:01 ET by JerSomehow, Clear...I just can't picture you chuckling if this had been said about Bush in an NYT editorial.
Jer
If Olbermann had said it,
April 2, 2009 - 22:03 ET by balboaIf Olbermann had said it, this website would split in half.
Wrong Bal
April 2, 2009 - 22:09 ET by general companyIf Oberdude had said this about Brown, he would had been right as well. Coincidentally enough, thats why he wont
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You know what I mean. If
April 2, 2009 - 22:15 ET by balboaYou know what I mean. If Olbermann had said this about a conservative and Bush, you'd have a hissy fit. But it's only because it's RUSH! that you have no problem, think it's funny, etc.
No I dont know what you mean
April 2, 2009 - 22:21 ET by general companyRush is correct in his assessment, maybe it is crude, but its true. Or do you think Brown isnt kissing his fanny?
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No, Brown is sucking up to
April 2, 2009 - 22:30 ET by balboaNo, Brown is sucking up to him. But if Olbermann had said the same thing about a conservative sucking up to Bush, there'd be a conniption fit on this site.
It's a bit crude, which I'd say if ANYONE had said it. But that's Rush.
You dont get it Bal
April 2, 2009 - 22:37 ET by general companyIf it were true, I would not care. But you and I both know that Oberdude says this kinda crap all the time, difference is, he lies, lies. Got that, liers are not to be trusted, ever.
So if a conservitive was kissing Bush's butt, and it was true, what would there be, to be upset at?
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If Olbermann said "anal
April 2, 2009 - 22:40 ET by balboaIf Olbermann said "anal poisoning," this site would lose it, just as they do with all the other crazy stuff that Olbermann says.
But Rush! says "anal poisoning," and it's all quite kosher.
Did I not say
April 2, 2009 - 22:53 ET by general companyit was crude? Least he did not LIE. He said something crude to make a point, emphatically. So what, most liberals do it all day long, ussally with lies attached.
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You just don't get it, bal.
April 2, 2009 - 22:32 ET by JerYou just don't get it, bal. From Rush, it's yet another pearl of political wisdom [and comedy gold to boot]. From Olbermann and his ilk, well, it's sheer nastiness.
Jer
Knock it off! Olbermann
April 2, 2009 - 22:35 ET by bretzysdudeKnock it off! Olbermann has always operated on sheer nastiness and hated Bush so much he wanted him out of office, impeachment, whatever. We can't stand Obama, but we're going to have to deal with it until something right finally happens!
Yes sir. Sorry, sir.
April 2, 2009 - 22:43 ET by JerYes sir. Sorry, sir. I'm dropping and giving you ten right now.
Jer
Dont worry BD
April 2, 2009 - 22:46 ET by general companyLiberals feel any situation can be parodied with a hypothetical situation. They are so clueless in many cases, that they think a lier like Oberdude is the equivilent of a patriot like Rush. Dont take it personal, well, not to personal.
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Oh I know. I just don't
April 2, 2009 - 22:36 ET by balboaOh I know. I just don't "get" Rush. I feel "threatened" by him, which is why I "attack" him.
Olbermann would mean it literally, Rush is being Sarcastic
April 3, 2009 - 00:08 ET by PopularTechOlbermann says things literally as in Bush is a Terrorist mass murderer. Rush was making a joke calling brown an extreme brown noser. Why can liberals not see the difference? They read the words but don't understand the context. The reason is the wording is so extreme. You have to watch the video to get it, then again liberals usually don't get the sarcasm. Sanchez is just an idiot, he doesn't get why people still see Obama as the bumbling duffus that he is. I love how Sanchez insists! that you must accept he handled himself well. Give me a break, Obama was an epic embarrassment to this country and put on the display to the world his economic ignorance, it is pathetic.
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Oh please, Pop...I can see
April 3, 2009 - 00:17 ET by JerOh please, Pop...I can see the distinctions clearly. Rush was making what may or may not have been a valid point with an extremely crude joke. The NB blog archives are bursting at the seams with condemnations of the left for doing precisely the same thing.
Jer
Not Really
April 3, 2009 - 00:28 ET by PopularTechExample? NB goes after factual inaccuracies and bias not sarcasm they disagree with.
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You mean like the time Alec
April 3, 2009 - 00:36 ET by JerYou mean like the time Alec Baldwin joked that he had a dream Cheney fell out of a window and landed on Bin Laden, and it was reported here that Baldwin wanted Cheney dead?
Jer
Alec Baldwin does not want Cheney to die?
April 3, 2009 - 00:43 ET by PopularTechMost of the people I talk to who are rabid leftists were cheering when he had his last bypass surgery hoping he would die. Baldwin thinks Cheney is a terrorist. I mean come on that is just stupid.
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The issue is Baldwin's
April 3, 2009 - 00:50 ET by JerThe issue is Baldwin's dream, and specifically how he described the [hypothetical] dream, as well as NB's extrapolation. What Baldwin may have felt or said on other occasions is not germane.
Jer
An equivalent context?
April 3, 2009 - 00:57 ET by PopularTechDo you have an example of someone on the right explicitly talking about being happy Joe Biden or Al Gore is dead? Interesting Noel provided this comment...
"I challenge you to cite an instance in the '90s when a conservative actor or comedian advocated killing President Clinton, Vice President Gore, or any high-ranking member of their administration."
And I believe that is the point.
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For the record
April 3, 2009 - 01:02 ET by PopularTechI defended Obama's special olympics comment (check the thread) because the context was the same as Rush's here.
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Thanks PopularTech.
April 3, 2009 - 00:21 ET by JWFExcellent analysis.
Uncle Jer, what in the name of Apollo are you doing?
April 2, 2009 - 23:15 ET by JWFAgain with the fallacious argument? Now it is Tu Quoque.
If. If. If. If. If I had a tail, I could swing from a tree like a monkey. I don't have a tail, so it is a pointless argument.
This constant need for equivocation should be beyond you. Look, I don't know what Rush did to you on that playground 40 years ago, but you have to let it go.
The issue here is what Rush said about Brown and how it twisted the stick up Sanchez's butt and turned him even more bitter today.
If Rush is wrong. Say it. Prove it. Stand by it. Quit with the distractions. Quit with the "if" games. Quit with the hypothetical situations.
I am not exactly sure what "anal poisoning" means, but the entire MSM is involved with this fad of falling all over each other kissing the Obama butts. As evidenced by the 23 articles on NB stating the MSM is falling all over each other kissing the Obama butts today. I do know this. Someone is going to catch something. That is way too much contact going on. It is how viruses get spread.
Surprise. Rush sees it too.
You have an issue to discuss. MEET IT HEAD ON. Stop with the IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF IF.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Sorry, JWF... I was still
April 2, 2009 - 23:29 ET by JerSorry, JWF...
I was still on the floor trying to give bretzysdude "ten". I only managed two and a half and then collapsed. Gotta get to the gym.
No equivocations. Simple difference of opinion. I thought Rush's remark was offensive. Mr. Poor thought not. From what I gather, many here believe that since the statement was "true" (in their opinion), it was a perfectly appropriate observation by Limbaugh. My view is different. That's all.
Jer
I did not hear Rush.
April 3, 2009 - 00:08 ET by JWFI got in tonight and saw all the articles an NB about the MSM falling all over themselves gushing over the Obama's. I thought very similar thoughts about the MSM. There looks to be an awful lot of butt kissing here. I posted a thought on this topic.
Then I saw the article on Sanchez & Rush. You need to get thicker skin.
By the by, we DID have issues with Bush. But it never got heard under the constant barrage of Bush Lied/Bush tortured/Bush took away our rights/Bush did a war crimes/Bush made everyone hate us.
How could any real criticism be heard through all of that? And I am not referring to the Koskids here. I am referring to the MSM.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
From what I gather, many
April 3, 2009 - 06:32 ET by motherbeltFrom what I gather, many here believe that since the statement was "true" (in their opinion), -Jer
Well, Jer, here's someone else (a Brit) who thinks it was true, although expressed less crudely than Rush.
And yes, I agree, Rush said it in unnecessarily crude terms.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
"But it's hard not to at
April 2, 2009 - 21:56 ET by ckc1227"But it's hard not to at least acknowledge the ease with which America's 44th president handled himself in London on a global stage, even among royalty."
So has pretty much every other president, so why make a big deal out of this one? Are you saying you're shocked that a black man and his wife know how to behave in public? Seems to me that O'reilly caught a lot of flack for making a similar statement.
"If James Carville had suggested a "slobbering" foreign leader might die
by "anal poisoning" from George Bush, would you have found his words
sufficiently objectionable for condemnation?"
If James Carville had said that, Democrats would be begging him to work on their campaign.
Linda Mae Anyone who
April 2, 2009 - 21:59 ET by LindamaeLinda Mae
Anyone who spends time reviewing the news available on many news sites - some from overseas - can attest to the fact that main stream media is nothing more than an extention of Obama's public relations group. Even Greenberg came out to say he, Rahm, and the rest of the merry men developed a plan to neutralize Rush - as well as others who dare speak out againt Obama's actions - which they executed last month. The press aided and abetted them. There is NO free press in the United States. Hitler forced the press to "love" him no matter what it did. You -press members - chose to walk away from good journalistic principles and integrity on your own - and have the nerve to deny it.
Hey Rick, you were saying
April 2, 2009 - 22:07 ET by general companyNow, you can just disagree with Barack Obama on his leadership, perhaps
his policies. But it's hard not to at least acknowledge the ease with
which America's 44th president handled himself in London on a global
stage, even among royalty."
Well, I wasnt going to say anything, but this guy doesnt even know how to conduct himself at all.
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global waming
April 2, 2009 - 22:07 ET by LindamaeWhere are all of the articles which give balanced viewpoints on global warming? Where is the article showing 32,000 scientists who have called GW a hoax? Where is the article which covered last month's Global Warming conference held in New York with hundreds of scientists telling us GW is a hoax? Where is the article which criticizes a network for showing the plight of the penguin in the North Pole on its documentary on GW - except there are NO penguins in the North Pole? Where is the article about scientists who have had to sue to get their names off the UN report because they consider it bunk? Where are the articles showing all of the errors made by those in favor of GW - errors which change results until they are proven wrong - and no retraction takes place? Example - using Novermber's temperatures for a December report will show that temperatures are warmer in November than December. No article are in main stream newspapers nor do they show up on television news shows. Why?
It is not brown Brown. It is the also the MSM.
April 2, 2009 - 22:40 ET by JWFIt is not just Obama. It is THE Obamas.
Yes. The butt kissing of the Obama's now an official MSM fad. They all have to do it because it is now the THING.
"Now, you can just disagree with Barack Obama on his leadership, perhaps his policies."
Um, how about EVERYTHING.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Oh, Really, Rick??
April 2, 2009 - 22:45 ET by northone"Some folks are naturally graceful, some not so much."
Tell us, Rick. Did you show a sense of grace several years ago when you were driving drunk, ran down a pedestrian, and then took off so you could get home and retrieve your license? Were those the actions of a classy and graceful gentleman? Go back to Cuba, you idiotic, pompous, moron.
Hypocrites
April 2, 2009 - 23:03 ET by ConservativeMissourianMedia outlets like MSNBC, and sometimes CNN, are such hypocrites when it comes to issues like this. Do you know how many worse things than this have been said about Bush and other conservatives? None of those make headlines on CNN though. Rush is ok, he is a little over the top and dramatic. I take what he says with a grain of salt. But come on! The "cool" thing to do right now is to praise the Obamas no matter what they are doing. Mrs. Obama is the best example of this. She really has done nothing worth talking about, yet she could give a speech wearing a potato sack right now and it would be on the cover of Vogue.
Well, if it's just
April 2, 2009 - 23:03 ET by maggieqpublicWell, if it's just Roosevelt and Churchill sitting in a room with a brandy, you know, that's an easier negotiation,” Obama said to audience laughter.
Off topic. Please refer me to a thread discussing this comment. I was astounded the President would belittle Roosevelt/Churchill negotiations during the Second World War… as easier than discussion of today’s economic crisis. Our President is seriously self-absorbed.
Rick get your shots up to date.
April 2, 2009 - 23:18 ET by CTYou can die from anal poisoning.
Thanks Jer and balboa
April 2, 2009 - 23:40 ET by picofaradpjfThanks for my daily dose of moral
equivalency! I nearly didn't realize that a crude brown-noser quip is
equal to obvious lies and accusing people of being worse than Hitler.
Also thanks for the reminder that often what people care about is filtered by their personal bias. I don't need my 'master of the obvious' vitamin today!
Please don't put words in
April 2, 2009 - 23:54 ET by JerPlease don't put words in my mouth or draw false analogies. Suggesting that I consider Limbaugh's remarks to be the moral equivalency of a "worse than Hitler" accusation is absurd and insulting.
In my view, crudities such as the one in question are out of line whether coming from the left or right. If you feel the ideology of the speaker makes a difference, that's your prerogative.
Jer
Sarcasm is out of line?
April 3, 2009 - 00:11 ET by PopularTechRush doesn't want Brown to die he was making a joke. It is all about the context. Rush pushes buttons intentionally. All he said was Brown was an extreme brown noser, I don't see the offense.
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Right...an extreme brown
April 3, 2009 - 00:27 ET by JerRight...an extreme brown noser who may die from the toxic anal emissions of the President of the United States. I'm not suggesting it's the most inexcusably outrageous remark ever uttered about a sitting President...but I still find it offensive.
And, for the record, I love clever sarcasm. This wasn't.
Jer
Crude Sarcasm
April 3, 2009 - 00:30 ET by PopularTechLOL, he was not implying that Obama is toxic, only that Brown's head is so far up Obama's ass that he would die from well "anal poisoning". It was not even a jab at Obama, just Brown.
Your offense is based on implications he was not making.
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Well, I would think for
April 3, 2009 - 00:45 ET by JerWell, I would think for someone's head to be wedged that deep inside another's rectum, it would require a considerable degree of co-operation from the recipient.
Jer
Now we are over analyzing this
April 3, 2009 - 00:48 ET by PopularTech...a little too much, lol.
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ANAL-yzing... Now that's
April 3, 2009 - 00:52 ET by JerANAL-yzing...
Now that's the type of humor I like.
Later, Pop...
Jer
Since we are "anal"yzing this
April 3, 2009 - 00:52 ET by PopularTechIt could be Rush was so concerned about something bad happening to Brown he was trying to warn him of what the end result could be.
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Looks like we both have our
April 3, 2009 - 00:55 ET by JerLooks like we both have our minds at the same place.
Jer
Good thing...
April 3, 2009 - 01:04 ET by PopularTech...you did not say "in the same place". LMAO.
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Again, my point is that you
April 3, 2009 - 12:14 ET by balboaAgain, my point is that you guys wouldn't think it was so funny if Olbermann said it about a conservative. But since Rush! said it, you looooove it.
The only point you have is the point at the top of your head.
April 3, 2009 - 23:11 ET by JWFI already explained the IF IF IF game to Uncle Jer. I am not going to waste my time explaining it again TuQuoqueboy.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Barf !
April 3, 2009 - 00:58 ET by ZuccoZoidAll this media brown-nosing of the Obamas and Dems has me nauseous. Are they all so wealthy they're immune to taxation and confiscation?
Oh, forgot - almost all Obamatons are tax cheats; just say you're sorry and you can land a powerful position in the Dem party, even a cabinet position! Geithner apparently owes more than $35k in back taxes, yet he's appointed to Treasury; and half the POTUS cabinet can't be filled because they can't find anyone in gov't who's NOT a tax cheat; but all they have to say is "sorry, just an oversight" and they're granted powers of law.
Farewell, America; we'll never know ye again.
Yeah but...
April 3, 2009 - 02:17 ET by chaosmongerYeah but...they treated HIM like a "Rock Star."
Have they ever mentioned how insulted the British were over the Churchill bust return or the gift gaffes?
Egad, and CNN lately has been trying to claim that they are the only "serious" news channel out there.
I am certainly not a fan of the New York Times executive editor
April 3, 2009 - 02:50 ET by Rush FanBill Keller, but I do agree with his comments about CNN that were reported by Politico:
"On CNN: Keller said it's hard to remember that the letters stand for Cable News Network when reporting is replaced by "juries of commentators" behind laptops on a set that looks like "a parody of a 'Daily Show' parody" of a news set."
There is no question that many of CNN's hosts/commentators, such as Rick Sanchez, are lefties. Additionally, CNN continues to pursue a left-leaning approach to news.
The problem is that there is already a cable network, MSNBC, that has dibs on leftist news. When two leftist cable networks go head to head, the network that is further to the left is going to win. Hence, for the month of March 2009 MSNBC beat CNN in weekday prime time. That trend is likely to continue.
On the other hand, if you try to maintain a fair and balance approach to news and commentary, as FoxNews has done, you will be rewarded with "the 2nd highest rated cable channel on all of television during the first quarter of 2009 in prime time Total Viewers."
In cable news just as in life, playing fair has its rewards.
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The true meaning of BS
April 3, 2009 - 03:03 ET by m1xramWhat is the lesson here? What is Rick Sanchez really saying? Isn't it obvious? We should be respectful of our President.
I had a hunch that Rick Sanchez was just as two faced as most liberal news people, so I Googled him with /"Rick Sanchez" bush insult/. Wow, that took five seconds to confirm. Here's where he says President Bush has cooties. And, you know the best part? He got the story completely wrong it was total BS.
Rick should start a one step program, it's simple, just pull his own head out of his a**. He's been suffering from oxygen deprivation too long.
Bumbler in chief
April 3, 2009 - 04:11 ET by rightwingchefObama is nothing more than a bumbling fool, he and his staff no nothing about protocol.Kinda hard to dress up a Chicago thug to meet the world.
Is CNN Newsroom a news show or opinion show?
April 3, 2009 - 09:20 ET by CPT_ClawI don't watch CNN Newsroom (or anything on the channel for that matter), so I ask this question seriously.
If it is a true news show, the set-up to the story and the "Think about what he is saying there ..." comment are totally out of place. Just report the news (if this is really newsworthy?) and move on, other wise shut-up.
If it is an Op-ed segment or opinion show, it's fair game to voice his opinion, just like it is for Rush.
"All great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope." - Winston Churchill
Sanchez says, "Think about
April 3, 2009 - 09:40 ET by EugeniaSanchez says, "Think about what he's saying there. Better yet, don't."
Sanchez! That's soo homophobic of you to tell us not to think of anal poisoning! We're supposed to think of such perversities as great wonders, doncha' know.
Gordon Brown is Royality?
April 3, 2009 - 11:47 ET by CobraMan"But it's hard not to at least acknowledge the ease with which America's 44th president handled himself in London on a global stage, even among royalty""
You may not be aware of this, Sanchez, but Gordon Brown is NOT British Royalty! He's the Prime Minister, which is somewhat equivalent to the Senate Majority Leader here in America. Your faux indignation for Rush's comments belies your feeble attempt to equate Mr. Brown's individual admiration with British Royal admiration. The two situations are not equivalent.
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Anal poisoning!!!
April 3, 2009 - 17:20 ET by racThat is just plain funny as hell. I accidentally caught a bit of Mr. Brown's slobbering and was thinking that is bHo stops suddenly Mr. Brown will need some tissues to wipe his nose.
Offensive? No, news yacker Sanchez, just funny.