MSNBC's Bashir Attacks Ann Romney.... For Having Multiple Sclerosis?!
Via Real Clear Politics: It's clear that MSNBC host Martin Bashir enjoys making fun of Republican candidates who have sick family members. First, he jabbed Rick Santorum for caring for his daughter, complaining about Santorum's small amount of donations to charity. Last week, he took a jab at Ann Romney, claiming that Mitt Romney is exploiting her health issues to gain votes. [Audio here. Video below the jump.]
On the April 25 program, the British-born journalist had this to say, “We know that Ann Romney has had suffering in the form of multiple sclerosis. She’s also suffered with breast cancer. Do you think he is intentionally using her to close the gender gap?”
Bashir’s comments did not seem to offend the two liberal panelists present. After Bashir’s outlandish comments, both went back to discussing Mitt Romney’s wealth.
During the same segment, regular MSNBC contributor Krystal Ball trashed the Paul Ryan budget, claiming that it is terrible for women, yet giving no evidence to back her claims.
The network is so wedded to it's "war on women" meme that it sees the worst intentions in Republican policy proposals while being blind to real hatred of conservative and Republican women by its own hosts and contributors.
You can read the relevant transcript below:
MSNBC
Martin Bashir
April 25, 2012
3:33 p.m. EDT
KRYSTAL BALL, Democratic strategist: Ann is, she is good on the stump and I think he is smart to use her. But the whole thing is that you can’t just say, I know a woman, I am married to a woman, so, right, women should like me. You have to actually have something to offer the American people and policies that are going to help women and help empower women and so far he has failed to articulate anything that would help the American people and he has put his name behind, for example, the Paul Ryan budget plan which would be devastating to millions of women. I mean, programs that help the poor like programs that help the elderly, social security and medicare, those are predominantly helping women actually. That's what the numbers show. So, he wants to cut back on those. And iIf he doesn't get on the ride side of the issues there is nothing Ann Romney can say that can make up for it.
MARTIN BASHIR, host: Joy-Ann, We know that Ann Romney has had suffering in the form of multiple sclerosis. She’s also suffered with breast cancer. Do you think he is intentionally using her to close the gender gap that Krystal basically makes the point about, that the president is so far ahead with women.
JOY-ANN REID: Absolutely. Yeah, Absolutley. And I think the Romney campaign does recognize that his problems with women which began before the quote, unquote war on women and the contraception issues, he is want polled well with women period, particularly with women who work and even breaking even with Barack Obama with suburban white women which traditionally something Republicans do well with. The issue for Romney that if there was no google, he probably could be very effective just having Ann Romney because she is very personable, presents herself well. The problem is, when she tells wonderful heartwarming stories people like us google and we find out whether or not there is actually truth behind for instance did they struggle? When they said they had to also struggle with bills, they had to sell stock in order to do so.
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Submitted by mmilesll on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:41am.
This pos could only find a job on MSNBC. He is pond scum and the five people that watch him should be ashamed. I am not surprised that MSNBC and NBC are far far left "news"? sites. The Roberts family owns Comcast and they too are far far left. I can't believe any sponsors would advertise on either channel-nobody watches them and they take extreme liberal views. I also dropped Comcast.
Well lets call him what he is shall we.....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:40pm.
He is TRULY from across the Pond Scum!
MSLSD
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:43am.
Nothing but a bunch of kool-aid drinkers talking amongst themselves. Their little bubble of nothingness.
Truly, it's mind numbing the conversation that was happening in that video. I had to turn it off for fear of losing a double digit's worth of IQ.
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MARTIN BASHIR, host: Joy-Ann,
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:47am.
MARTIN BASHIR, host: Joy-Ann, We know that Ann Romney has had suffering in the form of multiple sclerosis. She’s also suffered with breast cancer. Do you think he is intentionally using her to close the gender gap that Krystal basically makes the point about, that the president is so far ahead with women.
JOY-ANN REID: Absolutely. Yeah, Absolutley.
Absolutely????
Yeah, at every campaign stop, Romney has her get up and talk about her illnesses. I've heard he even makes her skip her medicine so she's a little off-balance and maybe has a tremor or two.
\sarc off
Well, that may be their next accusation if she does indeed show symptoms at some point.
If it were Mrs. Obama, her complete media name would be "Michelle Obama, breast-cancer survivor and MS victim who still supports her husband on the campaign trail."
Using Multiple Sclerosis to close the 'gender gap'
Submitted by SeniorD on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:49am.
Mr. Bashir, Ms. Reid, Ms Ball,
I suffer from Multiple Sclerosis and I'm male. MS affects each afflicted individual in different ways. There are several 'celebrities', both male and female, who suffer from the same disease and, since you obviously don't, you do not have the standing to comment on what we go through everyday.
One thing is crystal clear, MS does not affect or change a person's political affiliations. A more serious condition, intellectual atrophy, appears to have affected your own politicaloutlook. Perhaps you and others like you, should start a national campaign to raise awareness of the debilitating condition from which you and many others like you, suffer.
Well said, SeniorD
Submitted by Blonde on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:10pm.
They should know better. Since attacks on Anne Romney have gone so badly for this administration's operatives (thankfully!), she's now off limits. So they've changed it up, now it is MITT who is using his wife's condition as a political tool?!?!?
The thinking behind that little leap of logic escapes me. As anyone who lives with MS knows (or is a family member of someone with MS)....it's not something one would wish on one's worst enemy. It is a fact of the Romneys' life, not some "political advantage"! Only a demented liberal would look at it that way.
My hope is that Anne Romney, as our next First Lady, will be able to change the discussion we have around life-altering diseases, not only MS, but all of them. Because, and this is my opinion only, most people who have no experience with a chronic illness are ill equipped to deal with those who do, or with family members of those who do. It would be a huge public service to this country to start that dialog.
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Frankly, the way Mitt acts around his wife is the most
Submitted by Lipton on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:53am.
personality I have ever seen from him. He seems to have a genuine respect and love for her. This is just my interpretation, but some women might like that.
As much as we make of the Obama's it is pretty clear that Obama thinks much more of himself than he does anyone else in the world, including his wife and kids. That is my impression.
You're being fooled, Lipton,
Submitted by motherbelt on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:58am.
He's just using her to score points! They know women like that!!
\sarc
Liberals (like Bashir and Reid) know the truth. The facts are a conspiracy- motherbelt's axiom.
Will Republicans will stop.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 11:58am.
at nothing to win this election? [sarc]
they figured it out.
Submitted by dmacleo on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:03pm.
decades ago she decided to suffer from a disease just so she could politicize it later.
friggin dumbasses.
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Submitted by JPTSO3 on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:23pm.
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Utterly despicable.
Submitted by KyWriter on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:10pm.
Both of them.
A slushy, extra syrup please.............
Submitted by Tomorama on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:14pm.
Is there not a 7-11 somewhere missing it's "Manager"?
THX - Kudos go to Joe Biden though................
who exploits what
Submitted by spepper on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:16pm.
Let's see, according to CNN, I'm supposed to believe that Romney exploits his wife's disease for votes.
Well, CNN's candidate of choice exploits THE COLOR OF HIS OWN SKIN for votes.
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, CNN.
And.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 1:59pm.
the color of the skin of dead teenagers, and....and.....and....ad finitum.
What does Obama know about women?
Submitted by CobraMan on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:23pm.
I keep hearing that, as a man, Romney doesn't know anything about women, and that makes me wonder: what does Obama know about women? He's a man, too, and is just as clueless in women's issues as Romney is.
But,m hay, there's always Michelle, right? I guess having a wife makes Obama more, shall we say, in-tuned?, to "woman's issues" than that other married man: Romney.
What, exactly, has Obama done that has helped women? Other than causing the largest female unemployment record in US history? Let me guess: he's giving them all free contraceptives. In other words, he's paying them not to have children. Is that what you would classify as "helpful?" That would be a great argument, if you consider contributing to the extinction of the human race, women included, as "helpful." I would call that "counter-productive," but I happen to like the human race and would like to see it exist for a long time.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
America has had suffering in the form of Martin Bashir.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:23pm.
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Did we not just see Bashir and his commie comrades exploit....
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:42pm.
...Sandra Fluke over her "health" issue in an effort to increase support (as in votes next November) for the dems?
Did comrade Pelosi just this past week not complain about the House repubs raiding the CommieCare slush fund, saying it was going to negatively impact women's health?
The left are experts when it comes to exploiting health issues for votes.
How else does this camel-flea infested foreign invader think they got CommieCare into law in the first place?
Is this imported commie goober serious?
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
I've never seen this guy on
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:54pm.
I've never seen this guy on TV - hell, I don't even know what channel MSNBC is on my TV!!! And I never will, either...........I read and watch his clips here on NB, and I've gotta say that this Turkish Turd has got to be one of the most pathetic excuses of human debris I've ever seen..............and I don't think I've ever read or heard him say ANYTHING of import or relevance, beyond his own depraved and twisted mindset........................plus, as I've said before, this guy is uglier (in every way) than a mud fencepost.
killa,
Submitted by Dave. on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 3:49pm.
I actually found MBSNBCCCP on my Comcast lineup, and promptly deprogrammed it so I wouldn't accidentally hit it when channel surfing.
Bashir makes my stomach churn.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
This man must be going to
Submitted by John21 on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 1:23pm.
This man must be going to apply fot "Bagdad Bob" Carneys job.
His lies and devotion to the liberal agenda is almost better the "Bagdads" and have just about as much validity, but coming from MSNBC the PR agency of the Obama administration might give him an in. He is such a true believer that they can save a few buck on the "Kool-aid' since he won't need it
I dunno, John..........it
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 7:16pm.
I dunno, John..........it appears that L'il Opie/Lt. Fuzz/Jaybird Carney is doing as pretty good job as liar/spokesman for Boy Baraka. Why, in fact, he just had to go on record the other day as saying that he 'never lies'!!! I'm sure that will put the press corps to rest. And ol' Bagdad Bob is still 'gettin' Barry's back' everytime he makes an appearance somewhere to - lately stickin' up for Baraka with regards to him 'spikin' the football' about personally and ruthlessly killing Osama Obama.............apparantly he stayed up many many nights, planning and orchestrating the operation - even when he was out on the golf course!!!
They are desperate
Submitted by robbieby on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:03pm.
Have they no shame? It shows they are desperate and will grab at anything to try to take Mitt and Ann down. Mitt and Ann has class which is more than I can say for any liberal media people and the current person in the White House who put Seal Team 6 at risk by exploiting them.
Boy Baraka and
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 7:18pm.
Boy Baraka and Moooooooochelle has NO class or shame - they are 'above' those types of characteristics!!! And have you given a second thought as to why a number of the SEAL Team 6 was blown out of the sky, shortly after the Osama Obama hit?
If I remember correctly
Submitted by panzerakc on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:05pm.
Ann Romney raised five boys.
I'm pretty sure if she didn't like the way Mitt discussed her health, she could get him to stop.
I'm also adding my voice to those comments about those suffering from chronic diseases. (Mine is Type 1 diabetes, which I developed as a child.) These nitwits have no clue.
BashWhore...
Submitted by bigdaddy on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 2:44pm.
...is a perfect name for this jackass.
I know what I'd do to a worm like Bashir
Submitted by johnsonl on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 3:21pm.
if he trash talked my wife. His dental plan would be ravaged.
As someone who treats MS, they are both beyond disgusting.
Submitted by drsamherman on Mon, 04/30/2012 - 8:16pm.
Their comments are not only detestable and despicable, they are inhuman.
There are a few basic forms of MS, and all of them are excessively debilitating for the patient, family and loved ones.
Without a doubt, this is the lowest and basest form of attack. I am not surprised that Martin Bashir would lie. For all he protests that he is Christian, he is behaving like a Muslim acting under the taqiyya doctrine wherein Islamists permit themselves to lie, cheat and commit brazen crimes to hide their true faith.