Remember when the children of public figures were off-limits in the day-to-day hand-to-hand combat of political warfare?
It's a rule that didn't just applied to the underage children of politicians, but the adult children. Witness the 2008 suspension of MSNBC's David Shuster for suggesting then-presidential contender Hillary Clinton's 28-year-old daughter Chelsea Clinton was being "pimped out" by the campaign.
But maybe that rule only applied to Democrats. When it comes to liberal pundits attempting to score cheap points against conservatives, especially ones they loathe like Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn, all bets are off. In an Aug. 12 column, Minneapolis Star Tribune columnist Jon Tevlin, citing a hateful anti-Bachmann blog, decided it appropriate to beat up the two-term congresswoman using her son Harrison's decision to participate in the government program Teach for America (TFA). TFA is one of the programs under the AmeriCorps umbrella.
"I know Bachmann doesn't believe her son is volunteering, but rather is becoming yet another government-paid drain on the taxpayer," Tevlin wrote. "In a way, she's right. AmeriCorps members are school district employees and thus receive the same salaries and benefits as other beginning teachers, from $27,000 to $47,500, depending on the region. I might suggest that if you feel strongly that this is more government control, you should show up at Bachmann's next town hall meeting and scream slogans at her. But that would be rude and, frankly, a little crazy."
Tevlin's column took on a second life on MSNBC host Keith Olbermann's Aug. 12 show. Olbermann decided he would use Bachmann's son decision to titillate his left wing audience.
"It's a parent/child relationship plot twist equaled only in cinema when Darth Vader informed Luke Skywalker that he, Luke's villainous arch enemy, was actually his father," Olbermann. "In our number one story, today we've learned that conservative Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's son has chosen what she might consider, might as well have called the dark side. You may recall the congresswoman's unique view of President Obama's expansion of the AmeriCorps program, which she shared on a Minnesota radio program earlier this year."
Olbermann brought on "comedian" Christian Finnegan to be his wingman on his trip into obnoxious liberal land.
"First of all, I want to say, I don't think it is fair that this kid gets to go to reeducation camp," Finnegan quipped, "when it's obvious that Michele Bachmann never got the opportunity to go to any sort of regular education camp,"
As an irritant to the left-wing intelligentsia, Bachmann and other conservative women like former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Miss California and Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean have been a focal point for daily attacks. Conservative commentator Ann Coulter noted this in a recent column about the attacks on Palin:
The peculiarly venomous hatred of Palin is driven by women of the left and their whipped consorts. All that needs to happen is for a feminist to overhear two Nation readers saying, "I hate to admit it, but Palin is kind of hot" and ...
WHAT??????????? YOU CALL THAT HOT? I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW WE'VE GOT A MEGA-SUPER HOTTIE IN DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. AND NEED I REMIND YOU AGAIN OF THE RAW SEX APPEAL OF RACHEL MADDOW?
Democrats are a party of women, and nothing drives them off their gourds like a beautiful Christian conservative. (How much money has that other beautiful born-again, Carrie Prejean, been forced to spend on lawyers to respond to liberal hysteria?)
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Wow, this is screaming
August 13, 2009 - 13:59 ET by Chris NormanWow, this is screaming headline news, Olbermann. I'm certain that all five liberals watching you are worked up over it. NewsBusters has the equivalent function of being the listening device in the forest that records the sound of the tree falling when no one is otherwise there to hear it. You ought to pay them for the service...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Bachmann is another target
August 13, 2009 - 13:54 ET by mattmBachmann is another target of hate because she's right on pretty much everything.
I think she should run campaign commercials similar to those hair color ads from the 90s (or the 80s) where the babe says "don't hate me because I'm beautiful."
That would shove it right back in their ugly, hate-distorted faces.
The name of the lady in the commercial
August 13, 2009 - 14:53 ET by FeynmanFanThe name of the lady in the commercial is Rula Lenska. I always thought her basic premise was flawed...
Kelly Kelly Kelly
August 13, 2009 - 17:59 ET by nkviking75Actually, it was Kelly Le Brock of "Weird Science" fame.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz8ul-gmLyA
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
You're right
August 13, 2009 - 20:47 ET by FeynmanFanRula did VO5 commercials. Thanks for straightening me out. I shouldn't rely on memory for things that far back in history.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-SJoIpTPk8
Must have been a slow news
August 13, 2009 - 13:56 ET by fitzfongMust have been a slow news day at MSNBC...who am I kidding, it's MSNBC...everyday's a slow news day at MSNBC.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
It is kinda odd that Crazy
August 13, 2009 - 13:57 ET by balboaIt is kinda odd that Crazy Bachmann would send her kid to something she characterized as a re-education camp.
Not much of an attack, though, is it?
The Bachman's have, I
August 13, 2009 - 14:21 ET by Jack BauerThe Bachman's have, I believe adopted/fostered something like 23 children. (From memory, so I will be corrected no doubt be corrected on the figure.)
It's nice to see that they have no problems allowing their children to think for themselves. Unlike Democrat elites. Not you, I hasten to add!
I do find it odd that the Democrats bigwigs think it benefits them to mention the children of their opponents at all. Most notmal people think that sucks.
Olberwomann is a childless hateful tool though, whose ass only looks like he ate a bus load of children.
Well of course kids can
August 13, 2009 - 14:33 ET by balboaWell of course kids can think for themselves. But if Bachman felt this strongly that these were a kind of re-education camp, don't you think she'd put her foot down? (How old is this kid, btw?)
22. Thanks Barack: from
August 13, 2009 - 14:38 ET by Jack Bauer22.
TFA candidates are college
August 13, 2009 - 14:39 ET by QueenMumTFA candidates are college graduates.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
She didn't "send" him
August 13, 2009 - 22:30 ET by DurdenShe didn't "send" him anywhere. If you had bothered to read before shooting off at the mouth, you would know he is 22 and well capable of making his own f**king decisions.
Durden, I did read it before
August 14, 2009 - 10:07 ET by balboaDurden,
I did read it before I shot off at the mouth. I'm aware that he is capable of making "his own f**king decisions."
Not much of an attack - you're right
August 13, 2009 - 14:22 ET by KC MulvilleWhat strikes me odd, bal, is that news organizations turn to comedians for their astute political analysis. I mean, I enjoy listening to Dennis Miller, but when he speaks on O'Reilly I take it strictly as shtick. He's just another citizen speaking out at that point, which is fine, but I don't consider it "expert analysis." As for this guy on this segment, you could see the joke coming from a mile away. Even Olbermann saw it coming, and you could hear it when he laughed before the joke was finished. Rule One for broadcasting a comedian: gotta be funny.
I don't know what to make of this story. On the surface, you'd think that Bachman wouldn't have said anything publicly if she knew that her son was doing it, just to spare the kid some embarrassment. Maybe it was a family conflict that got played out on TV. You gotta wonder if she made the comment after having some argument with her son, and it was on her mind.
That's why I agree with the original perspective of this post: better to leave the families out of it. But a word of warning to Bachman: if you don't want a family struggle gossipped about on TV, don't go on TV to talk about the topic.
I suspect Miller is first
August 13, 2009 - 14:32 ET by balboaI suspect Miller is first and foremost to blame for the idea of having comedians weigh in on the news, because he's very good at it. But not every comedian is that good, obviously, and you really have to know what you're doing to do this well.
As for Bachman's family, I think it's fine to do a story about this, but you don't want to belittle anyone's kids.
balboa: Miller is somewhat
August 13, 2009 - 14:37 ET by QueenMumbalboa: Miller is somewhat of a hybrid, IMO. He's really very well informed on the news of the day and his commentary on his radio show is intelligent and fair.
As far as the topic at hand, please read Gat's comment below. I think it fleshes out the difference between guys like Miller and the loons on MessNBC. I've not yet caught Miller playing fast and loose with the facts - at least not on his radio show.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
My apologies
August 13, 2009 - 14:54 ET by KC MulvilleVery angry at myself. I made the classic mistake myself. I took it for granted that the original report has the story correct, and that Bachman's son joined the same program that Bachman was criticizing.
I broke my most cherished media rule: caveat emptor.
I'll head to the penalty box for awhile. I'm verklempt. Talk among yourselves.
TFA is part of AmeriCorps.
August 13, 2009 - 15:02 ET by balboaTFA is part of AmeriCorps.
bal
August 13, 2009 - 14:23 ET by larry on LIsome how i think the kid has two left hands.
oh, sure Bal
August 13, 2009 - 14:42 ET by candanceAnd I'm sure Crazy Bachmann appreciates the thoughtful, nuanced people on the left calling her names. Haven't you heard? It's unAmerican to verbally insult people.
We will need more people like Bachmann in 2010
August 13, 2009 - 15:32 ET by MozillaWe will need more people like Bachmann in 2010 as everyone one else gets voted out of office. The left isn't moderate and the so-called moderate Republicans aren't Republican. They all have played a role in what got us into this mess. Anyone who is using facts to go after the most radical president in this country's history is fine with me.
That's not what Don Rickles
August 13, 2009 - 15:43 ET by balboaThat's not what Don Rickles said.
balboa
August 13, 2009 - 19:30 ET by well99Don was the King of Insults.They dont make them like him anymore.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH23UjMG5wQ
No, no, you've got it all
August 13, 2009 - 16:16 ET by Cthulhu2012No, no, you've got it all wrong. It's un-American for conservatives to verbally insult (re: disagree with) liberals. You see when intelligent conservatives question their betters (re: SanFranNan, Hoyer, Obama, etc.) it's obnoxious, rude, un-American, and terrorism.
When liberals question conservatives (re: scream hateful slurs, trample on free-speech rights, wish oodles of horrible death on large swaths of the population, etc.) it's patriotic dissent.
It's understandable that you would be confused on that point, good sir, but not to worry! Your friendly Government Healthcare workers will arrive at your home soon to make everything better.
Why choose the lesser of two evils?
They have to silence anyone
August 13, 2009 - 14:02 ET by 10ksnookerThey have to silence anyone who speaks out -- By any way possible. It's the nature of a thugocracy.
Personal attacks
August 13, 2009 - 14:17 ET by iveseenitallThe MSM and the Democrats, mostly "liberals", are really showing their colors latety. Their personal attacks on average citizens as well as more well-known people are bringing their ignorance, hyocrisy, jealousy, immaturity, illogic, and downright viciousness to the fore. There are millions of Americans who have not seen this side of them so vivdly as they are seeing it now. And the more their stupidity and ignorance are showcased, the more nasty they get. The "elite" brand is being exposed and tarnished, not by others, but by themselves. Perhaps this will be the only good thing that comes from having elected an inexperienced manchild who came to office with so many sychophants in tow. "Liberals" are being shown for what they really are. With every sarcastic word and phrase that drips from the mouths of the president, his pals in the media, his administration, and the Congress, these phonys are digging a hole out of which they may not ever be able to climb.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Never never trust the
August 13, 2009 - 14:21 ET by 10ksnookerNever never trust the Joker.
Didn't the Batman movies teach you that?
To sum it up -
August 13, 2009 - 14:58 ET by FeynmanFanLiberals have no moral foundation and no objective sense of right and wrong.
Feynman
August 13, 2009 - 15:19 ET by well99I would disagree with you but you cant argue with the truth.Besides there are so few real liberals anymore.They should be on the endangered species list.
Well99
August 13, 2009 - 15:25 ET by FeynmanFanCan you please tell me what a real liberal is?
Feynman
August 13, 2009 - 21:12 ET by well99What it use to be was someone that was open minded and tolerant.I could debate/argue with friends of mine then we would go drinks some beer.Facts were used and valid points were acknowledged by the other side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siLcSl2nmqA
Tevlin Deceptive
August 13, 2009 - 14:23 ET by Gat New YorkI read Tevlin's column and he uses smoke and mirrors to abuse the child of an elected official.
The program Bachmann was referring to was not Teach For America. She was referring to an initiative Obama wanted to pursue also under the umbella of Americorps.
15 years ago when TFA was a struggling new organization, it got a tremendous boost with the support of country music artists who spoke about their favorite teachers as well as their parents who were educators. TFA initially was supported with private donations until Americorps. It involves college graduates who have degrees other than education and want to devote about two years to teach in urban and rural underprivileged areas. The curricula is no different than what is normally taught. I happen to know it has received the support and participation of many conservatives over the years incluidng myself.
What Michelle Bachmann was referring to was not TFA but what would be an indoctrination organization set up by Obama.
I would be interested in knowing if Tevlin has kids and what they do. Lets' see if he can take his own medicine.
Now there you go, Gat.
August 13, 2009 - 14:33 ET by QueenMumNow there you go, Gat. Muddying the waters with facts. ;) Thanks for the info.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
Ditto that GNY... I'm
August 13, 2009 - 18:00 ET by bigtimerDitto that GNY...
I'm just getting caught up here a bit, you filled me in on the info we need.
Leave it to others to intentionally spin away...as usual.
The fools never learn from the past...Bachmann should be an example you'd think they would have learned a lesson about.
Oh well, all in all, it makes me smile.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
August 13, 2009 - 15:10 ET by jessieHLooks like all bets are off on the kids of polititions. Let's see what kinds of skeletons are in Olbermann's closet. Let's show the porno Nancy Pelosi made 60 years ago. How about the pictures of Barbera Boxer, stripping naked at Pelosi's vinyard................................... Conservatives can be cruel & make up stories just as good as liberals. We just choose not to. Besides, liberals make themselves look so foolish, we don't need to.
Ooh, jessie. I SO want to
August 13, 2009 - 15:14 ET by QueenMumOoh, jessie. I SO want to talk about what sort of skeletons we might find in Olbermann's closet. But good taste shall prevail. ;)
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
SCORCHED EARTH...
August 13, 2009 - 15:47 ET by danybhoyA couple of thoughts...
jessieH, I agree with you. Look into the backrounds of not just the worst of the liberal/progressive/socialist/marxist left in politics & the BBM(ButtBoyMedia), but go after their family & friends. Make it so hard for them to anything without having the people who love question them as to whether or not what they are doing is worth it or not. Take a toll on these @$$holes in every way possible, make the price so high that they either moderate or quit.
As for the Minneapolis Red Star & Sickel, the paper is losing readership every day, evry week, & every month. Jobs have been slashed there a couple of times in recent times, & I just don't care. I will go on a 3 day bender when it goes defunct, & since I was born & raised here in the TwinCities, I see what they do close up. They will not be missed here, & don't understand why. There core demographic is usually the people who take from the system, not those who contribute. Those who can afford to subscribe for this fishwrap don't like being crapped on by what is supposed to be a news source, they are going away & not coming back.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
"Let's show the porno Nancy
August 13, 2009 - 16:22 ET by Cthulhu2012"Let's show the porno Nancy Pelosi made 60 years ago. How about the
pictures of Barbera Boxer, stripping naked at Pelosi's vinyard"
The dirty politics of the Left does NOT, under ANY circumstances, justify crimes against humanity.
Geez, next thing you know you'll be crying out for the press to release the Helen Thomas sex tape!
...crap, I think I just gave myself nightmares for a few weeks.
Why choose the lesser of two evils?
Obama's closet is full of
August 13, 2009 - 17:49 ET by Jack BauerObama's closet is full of skank, especially on his druggie coke-head past.
But the media will continue covering for this guy even if they found him smoking crack on the White House lawn.
Palin
August 13, 2009 - 15:42 ET by rick007The left have a new tool. Just look at what they did to Palin.
They believe their assualts caused her to resign and they won.
Technically their assaults
August 13, 2009 - 16:24 ET by Cthulhu2012Technically their assaults did cause her to resign. Kind of hard to do your damn job when your name is being dragged through the mud and you have to spend tens of thousands of dollars fighting off frivolous lawsuits and bogus ethics charges.
However, the problem with this tactic is that it both succeeded masterfully and backfired horribly. It caused Palin to quit her job, but it didn't drive her from the public's eye, nor did it lessen the public's regard for her. If anything it INCREASED her clout and credibility, mainly because it justified everything her supporters believed about her.
Why choose the lesser of two evils?
Like Shootin’ Moose In A
August 13, 2009 - 17:45 ET by Gary P JacksonLike Shootin’ Moose In A Barrel, Sarah Palin Slaps Barack
Obama Down Again Over Death Panels
http://thespeechatimeforchoosing.wordpress.com/2009/08/13/like-shootin%E2%80%99-moose-in-a-barrel-sarah-palin-slaps-barack-obama-down-again-over-death-panels/
Hasn't Megan McCain been
August 13, 2009 - 16:32 ET by 24enakHasn't Megan McCain been a consistent 'target' of Laura Ingram and others for speaking her mind. I don't think I've seen anything about it here, maybe because it was a conservative that 'attacked' her and not a liberal, sounds like a double standard.
About Mrs. Bachmann's son.
"Harrison must be a smart kid, a caring kid. Must have been raised well."
"Thank you, Harrison, for your service. Here's hoping you inspire kids to dream, and get inspired in the process."
"For the first time, we have to rely on the charity of good kids like Harrison Bachmann to step up and help out at our schools."
Every quote from above is from Jon Tevlin, that is some vicious "attack." His article wasn't a attack on her son, it was about the Congresswoman. It was about her comments about Obama's plan to extend Americorps.
"[It's] under the guise of quote, volunteerism, but it's not volunteers at all," she said on the Sue Jeffers radio show in April. "It's paying people to do work on behalf of government. There are provisions for what I would call re-education camps for young people, where young people get trained in the philosophy the government puts forward and then they have to go work in these politically correct forums.
"As a parent, I would have a very, very difficult time seeing my children do this."
Olbermann never even used his name, so his segment wasn't about her son it was about Congresswoman Bachmann and her prior statements about Americorps.
Your entire post is utterly
August 13, 2009 - 17:46 ET by Jack BauerYour entire post is utterly fatuous.
This is where the idiot got off to. He abandoned us as usual.
August 13, 2009 - 18:24 ET by JWFIdiot shows up. Say something really stupid. Stupid gets tired of the idiot and bats him in the skull. Then the idiot gets skull thwacked by the rest of us. Finally, he wanders off punch drunk to scum up another thread with his awful grammar, punctuation and spelling.
I see he has problems in the tiny bit he wrote here. Most of it was quotes and yet he still has a problem. He has the liberal idiot disease of quoting common words found in every dictionary.
'target' 'attacked' "attack."
Hey backwards Kane. Yes you Skippy, who are you quoting and why the switch from single to double quotes?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Again, yet another nice
August 13, 2009 - 23:49 ET by 24enakAgain, yet another nice rebuttal to my comment.
The last attack should have been single quotes, you got me, you win.
I used single quotes because the writer of the thread used the words 'target' and 'attack' to describe what the left was doing to Congresswoman Bachmann's son. Because, these are not obviously 'attacks', I put them in quotation to emphasis the words that were being used in the thread.
When you see me use single quotes picture me using air quotations, to either ridicule the thought, or to set the original word and my thought juxtapose.
And again, nice rebuttal. Who are you? besides a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars, a retired English teacher? Former editor?
I am someone that took advantage of the education...
August 14, 2009 - 00:02 ET by JWF...the taxpayers of this country so lovingly provided. Act like you got something out of it too.
Unless they used the word in some unusual way, there is no need for quotes, single double or air.
Also notice the multitude of idiot slurs directed your way. It is not just your use of the english language. It is your entire thought process.
Exactly why are you here Skippy? It is surely not to learn something. And you have absolutely nothing to teach. Why are you here Skippy?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Again, nice rebuttal. Call
August 14, 2009 - 01:15 ET by 24enakAgain, nice rebuttal.
Call me an idiot all you want, it is childish, and it takes one to know one.
Apparently I'm here to waste your time.
It is not for you Skippy.
August 14, 2009 - 01:25 ET by JWFPeople enjoy watching you get smacked around. I do it for them.
Idiot oozes out of every pore in your skin doesn't it?
I did not call you idiot in that last post, idiot. I called you Skippy.
Jack Bauer
August 13, 2009 - 23:52 ET by 24enakYet again, a well worded rebuttal to my original comment.
Which part is wrong?
I said it was fatuous. Ergo
August 14, 2009 - 11:20 ET by Jack BauerI said it was fatuous. Ergo -- any reponse to a fatuous comment, is an exercise it futility and it would itself be pointless.
Look it up. Try a dictionary.
1. Foolish or inane, esp. in
August 14, 2009 - 14:11 ET by 24enak1. Foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly.2. Unreal; illusory. If any response to a fatuous comment is futile then why have you now responded to it twice?
Oh my gawd!
August 13, 2009 - 19:04 ET by wjneillNow you've gone and done it, 24enak.
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You've cited direct quotations from the mouth of Congresswoman Bachmann and confused all the poor folks who can't grasp facts. Damn! Why would you do something like that, knowing that it is in poor taste to use facts on a newslist such as NewsBusters.org.
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Lookit at the unhappiness you've gone and stirred up. All because of facts and the inability to grasp the reality of what the Congresswoman actually said. I hope you're happy.
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Now these folks are gonna have to consume massive quantities of beer and Xanax just to calm down and go back to their fantasy worlds of Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Coulter, Levin, Gallagher, Savage, Prager, Dobbs, Palin, Dobson, et al. where up is down, green is blue, in is out, and day is night.
Look the drive-by troll is coming to the defense of the idiot.
August 13, 2009 - 19:54 ET by JWFThe hateful spiteful return troll is still angry for getting kicked off the last time he went overboard in his last incantation.
Hate much drive-by troll? I would collect the hate of this special sticky internet troll but Newsbusters has still not recovered from the Drudge hit from last week. Add the fact that he plays out the same droll routine all over teh internet. Drive by, leave a hostile comment filled with hate, nasty invective, and very bigoted prose toward those people, no not black people or jewish people but people with an R behind their name.
Oh, wjneill is not a racist, but he is as close as you can get without actually violating the law. If they added political affiliation to the list of those covered by hate laws such as race, creed & gender, this little bigot would surely land himself in jail in very short order.
Hey, wjneill, bigot, tell us some more about how much you hate conservatives and/or republicans. Just be careful you do not mention their race, creed or gender, ok. Come on bigot, spew some more hate on those you don't like. Come on bigot, tell us how much you hate those people, those R people.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
OSHT INTERNET SURGE
August 13, 2009 - 19:54 ET by Free StinkerOSHT - Obama's SHock Troops - are making a talk radio and Internet surge.
MArk Levin reported today on his show that the phone lines were jammed with Seminar Callers trying to get on the air.
WE'RE WINNING! The Libs are getting desperate, as Obama's approval falls to 47%, Pelosi in nationwide disgrace, and the NJ & VA Gov elections show GOP candidates with large leads . . .
24enak, You turn my
August 13, 2009 - 20:36 ET by NL20724enak, You turn my stomach. I don't think you could debate your way out of a piss-soaked paper bag, to paraphrase a great American. I am going to give you the opportunity to try.
Didn't the media give Bush's daughters a work over? What did the MSM ever do to challenge Chelsea Clinton, who has actually campaigned on behalf of her mother? Nothing!
The media trashed Palin children. They made crude sexual jokes about both Palin daughters, jokes I think brand the tellers as the clueless cowards they are.
These media vermin suck up to Megan McCain. Why? Because she is at heart, a Lib. A RINO. She will never be a real conservative but the media wish her to be the face of 'responsible republicans'. So they present her as a spokesperson for conservatism and lie, spin and distort the debate. These people know she is not a conservative, but it would choke them to give even lipservice to the real conservative movement.
No, I don't think the media
August 13, 2009 - 23:31 ET by 24enakNo, I don't think the media did, I remember some late night jokes about them drinking and partying. You will have to show me when the media gave the Bush daughters a work over. Chelsea stayed out of the news while they were office, I believe. Both pairs of daughters have campaigned for their parents, so what.
Since when is David Letterman apart of the media. The 'joke' in question was about the Bristol not the underage one. David Letterman mad a sexual joke about her and A-Rod, there is no 'they', it was him, David Letterman, a comedian.
Megan McCain isn't on tv every night so how does the media suck up to her? Megan McCain has a mind of her own and she has been attacked because of her weight by Laura Ingram, what relevance is that?
Nice rebuttal to my original comment. Changing subjects does not a debate make.
There he goes again.
August 14, 2009 - 00:08 ET by JWFYou will have to show me when...
Idiot expects someone to take the precious time out of their day and clue up the idiot. So he can just cut and run to another thread the second he is shown up idiot full on style.
We are not your google monkeys.
LOOK IT UP YOURSELF IDIOT.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
I do feel sorry for you,
August 14, 2009 - 01:15 ET by 24enakI do feel sorry for you, since you must take everything you see or hear for their word. You see I don't, I'm skeptical of everything I hear. If someone wants to prove to me that the media attacked the Bush daughters than show me, I will not look up what someone else is trying to prove or suggest. I might, on occasion, look up something for my argument.
The question posed sounds like a rhetorical question, so thus the author probably (yes, I do know how to spell it) the answer already, or at least thinks he knows.
How precious can your time be if you are constantly stalking me, and checking to make sure that my grammar and spelling are correct.
Again, nice rebuttal.
Awwwww. Does everyone feels teh pity now?
August 14, 2009 - 01:31 ET by JWFI iz Skippy. I wantz. I needz. Show meez. Prove to meez. Love meez. Google for meez. Doan stalk meez.
Here is a rhetorical question.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Imitation is the sincerest
August 14, 2009 - 01:49 ET by 24enakImitation is the sincerest form of flattery (where's that restraining order), and did you notice you made a lot of spelling mistakes, I won't fix them for you because I wouldn't want to waste my precious type fixing your mistakes. Like you don't want to waste your time finding facts or proof to support your claims.
Did finding that clip involve wasting your precious time? For someone that values their precious time, you sure do seem to waste a majority of it on me.
And again, nice rebuttal.
there it is again
August 14, 2009 - 00:12 ET by candanceLetterman made a crude joke about a girl who didn't even attend that game, meaning
A) He's so stupid he can't tell a 14 year old from an adult.
B) He figured he could fudge his way through it even if it humiliated a young girl.
C) He made up that excuse when the joke went over badly.
We are not here to debate you idiot.
August 14, 2009 - 00:26 ET by JWFNice rebuttal to my original comment. Changing subjects does not a debate make.
You are the very definiton of just crawled out from under a rock.
Look at the motto on this site. “Exposing & Combating Liberal Media Bias” It is not "Educating & Debating Liberal Misbegotten Idiots"
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Let me help your limited
August 18, 2009 - 08:30 ET by NL207Let me help your limited memories: USAToday The Independent. There are plenty more where these came from.
Letterman hosts his own hour long daily national syndicated TV show. This is how he is part of the media. To argue otherwise as you have done here is delusional.
Megan McCain gets far more attention than she has earned. The reason she receives this attention is Liberal Media bias. If she were not attacking her father's positions and claiming to be a Republican even thouigh by political position she is clearly not, she would be just another young blonds bimbo to the media. Nobody would know who she was.
Let's measure Megan's "star power".
Results 1 - 10 of about 56,900,000 for Michael Jackson. (0.11 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 7,520,000 for LeBron James. (0.32 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,050,000 for David Letterman. (0.13 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 1,690,000 for Harry Reid. (0.14 seconds)
Results 1 - 10 of about 578,000 for Steny Hoyer. (0.28 seconds)
Hmmm... More than the House Majority Leader but less than the Senate Majority Leader.
some pointers for enak
August 14, 2009 - 00:08 ET by candanceMeghan McCain became a target after she put herself into the public discussion and went blabbing all over national TV. Unless Bachmann's son is making appearances on cable news I fail to see the comparison.
And the point of the article was using Bachmann's son as a way to embarrass her. In that sense, it was an attack.
Now run on back to DKos so they can tell you what to say next.
No one has attacked
August 14, 2009 - 01:04 ET by 24enakNo one has attacked Congresswoman Bachmann's son, they were showing, yet again, how Congresswoman Bachmann's has inserted her foot in her mouth by saying something that isn't very smart.
I don't visit DKos (daily kos?) I do frequent Media Matters, and Think Progress, and no one tells me what to say.
You barely visit this site.
August 14, 2009 - 01:13 ET by JWFYou cut and run every time your idiocy is exposed.
Am I going to have to get a
August 14, 2009 - 01:23 ET by 24enakAm I going to have to get a restraining order? Now you know how often I visit this site?
I visit this site almost every day, but I do not comment on every article. I am not on this site every single hour of every single day like you seem to be, but hey, I have a life.
Just where has my idiocy been exposed? Some commas? Some spelling mistakes in past comments, I notice you haven't yet corrected my spelling, tonight.
Again, nice rebuttal.
Well that's easily
August 14, 2009 - 13:09 ET by Jack BauerWell that's easily rectified. AMPUTATION.
She can get that foot amputated for a mere $50,000 -- according to the dumbest man EVER to become President. (actual price under 1000 bucks)
Let me be clear -- Y'know uh -- by one of them, errrm rapacious uh-Docs who just love to bill patients. You go in like-um with a sore throat, and the greedy Doc removes your right leg. On instructions from the uh--insurance companies.
First of all, let's get
August 14, 2009 - 13:00 ET by fitzfongFirst of all, let's get the Meghan McCain thing out of the way. She has not been "a target" for "speaking her mind". She has simply been mocked by Laura Ingraham and others for attacking the likes of Ann Coulter and Michelle Malkin when she so obviously lacks the intelligence, the maturity and the ideological coherence to do so. She is little more than a spoiled, entitled celebutard who has attempted to capitalize on her father's fame to advance her career. She hasn't the first clue about economics, cap-and-trade, health insurance or other substantive and important issues, so she's reduced to commenting on frivolous wedge social issues like gay marriage and six pack abs. She is a self-obsessed child who craves the spotlight so much that she will open herself to ridicule for her stupidity now rather than wait on the sidelines to get educated and have something meaningful to say later. When the best argument you can make for your own relevance is that you have more Twitter followers than New York Times Bestseller Michelle Malkin (someone who's actually writing marketable content), you have some serious growing up to do.
As for the Bachmann son non-issue, this is a lame tactic that the DNC and the DNC-media have been employing for a long time. Conservative/Republican politician has a son or daughter who differs politically or takes a different career path than the politician would have chosen...as if this somehow creates hypocrisy from the politician or makes the child appear "wiser" than the parent for "seeing the light" and not following in the parent's direct footsteps. As if because Ronald and Nancy Reagan's pansy son turned into a smug lib ballerina and his spoiled, hippie daughter turned into a mouthy slut that Ronald Reagan's ideology was proven faulty. Well, I suppose Bachmann and Reagan could have been more like the Clintons, Harry Reid, Biden, Pelosi, the Kennedys, etc. and used their fame and political influence to get their children hired at lucrative no-show jobs or to get their unwatchable (and unwatched) "documentaries" underwritten...but they chose, instead, to allow their children to grow up independently so that their children could make their own mistakes and learn from them.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
I always knew Bachmann was a
August 13, 2009 - 17:42 ET by mostlymoderateI always knew Bachmann was a very respectful and articulate politician but I never knew she was a hottie. My goodness.
mm... Hey there, you must
August 13, 2009 - 17:56 ET by bigtimermm...
Hey there, you must have missed the links I've posted here over time regarding Bachmann.
She's one of my favorites in the House...along with Marsha Blackburn.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
I know, you just gotta love
August 13, 2009 - 20:44 ET by msh1973I know, you just gotta love Rep. Bachmann. She isn't afraid of the left either, she just keeps the truth coming. The msm tried really hard to keep her from getting elected.
The "truth"? You've gotta be
August 13, 2009 - 20:49 ET by balboaThe "truth"? You've gotta be kidding me. She's become really adept at saying crazy things is what she's done.
Really? Please, enlighten
August 13, 2009 - 22:02 ET by fitzfongReally? Please, enlighten me.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
fitz, "I find it interesting
August 13, 2009 - 22:10 ET by balboafitz,
"I find it interesting that it was back in the 1970s that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat president Jimmy Carter,” said Bachmann. “And I’m not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it’s an interesting coincidence.”
Meh. "I spent a lot of
August 14, 2009 - 10:04 ET by fitzfongMeh.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Lol.
August 14, 2009 - 15:01 ET by balboaLol.
"First of all, I want to
August 13, 2009 - 18:06 ET by Jack BauerMichelle Bachmann graduated with a B.A., she has also earned a J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence), and an LL.M. degree in tax law.
Oh- and she's also raised 23 kids. And ran for political office. And won.
Christian Finnegan studied acting and playwriting. I kid you not.
And he's shit at those as well.
What's Up With This?
August 13, 2009 - 18:59 ET by slickwillie2001Why are only some articles/threads stretched out so they are 50% wider than my monitor today?
→ Slick
August 13, 2009 - 19:02 ET by Cool ArrowI noticed it first on the thread where Hillary seemed to have put on a few pounds.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
slick, it was that way for
August 13, 2009 - 19:13 ET by bigtimerslick, it was that way for me yesterday afternoon/evening as well as today too.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
With the Edwards love child
August 13, 2009 - 23:57 ET by RR GOPWith the Edwards love child thing, they need a conservative offspring to offset the effects.
BTW, this won't gain any traction whatsoever. Pretty stupid.
Looking at the picture, it would seem that there is no umbilical cord between Ms. Bachmann and her son. Rather think he's free to do what he wants.
If the man wanted to teach at Oral Roberts University-they'd complain. If he went into business-they'd complain. If he joined ACORN-they'd complain. If he sat around the house all day-they'd complain.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
→ RR GOP
August 14, 2009 - 00:03 ET by Cool ArrowI coulda' sworn Reille Hunter was Camilla Parker Bowles.
Or maybe I saw her picture next to Whirlaway.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
-->Cool Arrow...with shades
August 14, 2009 - 00:20 ET by RR GOP-->Cool Arrow...with shades of Heather Mills thrown in!
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
→ Heather Mills
August 14, 2009 - 13:13 ET by Cool ArrowShe must have seen an American surgeon like what Obama was talking about.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Mills was lucky - they usually get "put down"
August 14, 2009 - 13:17 ET by SickofLibsMills was lucky - they usually get "put down"
tired of liberal
August 14, 2009 - 11:16 ET by stunnedtired of liberal lies
Back in 2001 the British press had a field day with Chelsea Clinton getting drunk and being carried out of bars. The pictures were disturbing but the media here ignored the story because you didn't report on the kids of politicians. But when the Bush girls got caught ordering a drink in a restaurant underage that same summer the American public got story after story about their wild behavior. For the next seven years they were ignored as they graduated, went to work and one got married. The pattern of attacking the children of Republicans and ignoring the bad behavior of the children of Democrats (Al Gore's son's arrest and drug problem was widely ignored) has been established.