MSNBC anchor and Keith Olbermann wannabe David Shuster is so beside himself with glee over Gov. Sarah Palin's resignation that he's eager to let the whole world -- or at least some 18,000+ followers on Twitter -- know about it 140 characters at a time. In the process Shuster spewed ad hominem attacks on Palin backers on Twitter and endorsed as a knee-slapper a July 3 slam of Palin penned by veteran Democratic hack Paul Begala.
Earlier Sunday evening the regular substitute host for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" snickered over Palin's choice of legal counsel and his "intellectual vapidity." Those comments came on the heels of Shuster lambasting Palin's defenders, including columnist Bill Kristol, as intellectually immature juveniles (tweets are in reverse chronological order):
Still laughing over palin lawyer thomas von flein. Now I'm beginning to feel sorry for palin.
Speaking of intellectual vapidity, check out the 4 page letter from palin lawyer. Sheesh
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@laurapocketdem. Good point. I I owe an apology to all middle schoolers. I'm sorry for comparing you to some palin defenders. :)
Story Continues Below Ad ↓I would be honored except that many of these palin defenders appear to be in jr high school, based on their intellect/reasoning levels.
Palin defenders, angry at anybody who rejects the claim she has been "defamed," are calling those people "douchebags." Priceless.
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just saw that b. kristol today compared palin to obama. Kristol, is supposed to be leading gop intellectual. How sad.
At about 10:45 p.m. EDT, the MSNBCer tweeted how he "doubled over in laughter" at CNN contributor and Democratic operative Paul Begala's scathing Huffington Post July 3 entry, "Sarah Palin Turns Pro" in which the liberal Democratic campaign hack mocked the Alaska governor, calling her as "vapid and puerile as her inane [resignation] statement suggests."
http://bit.ly/LFrYN. Begala's must read. Thank you @sfmichaelx
doubled over in laughter after reading paul begala's take on palin. Huffingtonpost.com. It is "must read." I'd link but I'm on bberry.
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I'm not surprised one
July 5, 2009 - 22:46 ET by Richard RomanoI'm not surprised one irrelevant moron finds another irrelevant moron funny.
These two creeps have serious issues.
RR... Me either. Useful
July 5, 2009 - 23:16 ET by bigtimerRR...
Me either.
Useful idiots to other idiots.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Paul Begala - liberal hack
July 5, 2009 - 22:48 ET by jefflebowskiI wouldn't believe Begala if he told me my butt was on fire and I smelled smoke. The liberals have shown no shame (they don't have any) attacking Palin. They have no class or honor. Palin is a threat so they will spare no disgusting methods to destroy her. Shame...if Begala only had some!
Angry White Dude
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Shister
July 5, 2009 - 23:08 ET by well99Is a punk.Who cares.Maybe he wants the other punk
Begala to pimp him out.I am sure there is room for him in fifty cent alley.
Yes, but he is an afternoon
July 5, 2009 - 23:12 ET by Ken ShepherdYes, but he is an afternoon news anchor over programming that is ostensibly non-partisan and objective, hence he should be called to account for actions that cut against his professional obligation to refrain from editorial commentary.
Ken
July 5, 2009 - 23:49 ET by well99Good point.Still he is such a twit.His claim to fame is his pimp out statement.As far as his program being "non-partisan and objective" lol.I can understand the reason.He is just such a insignificant Ollbey wantabe.
Re commentary
July 6, 2009 - 09:10 ET by slickwillie2001There used to be a bright line between opinion and news reporting. Sure, some bias crept into the 'news', but when you watched the tv you could easily distinguish what a person's job was. Now there's no line. This was the start of the problem.
Second, it is the career objective of anyone in the business to move from hard-news delivery to all-opinion, because that's where the money and prestige is. That's why guys like Matthews aren't interested in being a news anchor, formerly the highest status job there was. Now the big money is in opinion. Matthews and Olbermann and BOR and Hannity et al make millions. The delivery of hard news has mostly been relegated to the new hires.
Shister
July 5, 2009 - 23:35 ET by DoktorFrankenSchuster, Scheiße - what's the difference?
...some 18,000+ followers
July 5, 2009 - 23:22 ET by RR GOP...some 18,000+ followers on Twitter...
That many? That many people subscribe to Max Headroom's Twitter?
That's depressing.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
Hey RR... Cheer up...that
July 5, 2009 - 23:34 ET by bigtimerHey RR...
Cheer up...that is about as many critters that watch his tripe on msnbc.
....and to think, it still beats CNN...for me that is a kicker to both looney left networks and their empty-headed talking heads.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
A Note for Sarah
July 5, 2009 - 23:30 ET by DoktorFrankenYou are loved, you are hated.
You are revered and you are feared.
And by all of the right people.
Good luck - and keep 'em squawking like brainless chickens.
The Doktor
Amen
July 6, 2009 - 08:22 ET by jondelwicheThey torched her church, harass her endlessly with legal and media actions, but she shows class and rises above them all. I only wish her well in her future endeavors.
WOW!!!!! 18,000???
July 5, 2009 - 23:31 ET by jdripperI wonder how that nitwit feels knowing more peple are on his twitter then watch him on MSNBC.
He must have one really big family.
Jack
"If at age 20 you are a conservative then you have no heart. If at age 30 you are a liberal then you have no brains." Sir Winston Churchill
Scum can not be anything but
July 6, 2009 - 00:44 ET by TjexciteScum can not be anything but be scum. It is getting predictable on what scum can create and to whom it is directed at.
If the left thinks Palin's
July 6, 2009 - 00:49 ET by MrSnugglesIf the left thinks Palin's statement was "inane", they must not have ever heard obama speak without his prompter.
very funny linking Begala and must read
July 6, 2009 - 01:57 ET by snaggletoothieThe funniest thing here is that anyone would ever think anything written by Begala could be a 'must read.' The only thing he seems able to voice is advise on how to stab someone on the back and below the belt simultaneously.
"would be honored
July 6, 2009 - 02:02 ET by kwbrownie2003"would be honored except that many of these palin defenders appear to be in jr high school, based on their intellect/reasoning levels"
Isn't this the same moron who made those "mature" tea bagging jokes? His whole routine apears to be making juvenile insults at people he disagrees with. That's real intellect/reasoning.
Maybe
July 6, 2009 - 02:23 ET by sic721MSNBO should drop a couple of episodes of 'Lockup' and air a new roundtable show on weekends featuring Schuster, Begala, Matthews, Olbermann, and Schultz with various like-minded, morally-deficient guests.
They could call it "Brokeback Chat".
Wine coolers anyone?
"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within."-Cicero
Nice one sic! I find MSNBC appropriate for the lockup show.
July 6, 2009 - 15:27 ET by pahuberI've caught myself sitting there out of some morbid curiosity watching.
However, watching these clowns I would need something much more potent than a wine cooler... shaken not stirred! ; )
Squirrels!
July 6, 2009 - 08:25 ET by AgentAmericanA squirrel by any other name, except this one works at MSNBC.
2010: A GOP Hill
Keith Olbermann, David Shuster, and Paul Begala...
July 6, 2009 - 08:48 ET by ThalpyKeith Olbermann, David Shuster, and Paul Begala would have been most welcome on the playground after school, back in the day! They would have been nipped in the bud. Since there isn't a suitable method for dealing with such cowards/wimps, we can only hope for the resurrection of duelling. Sadly, the "morning after" pill was not available when these three were mistakenly conceived, so we'll have to rely on some other means.
schiester
July 6, 2009 - 10:11 ET by tomolson3Hey David..Smell your fingers you twit!!!!!!!
jessieH
July 6, 2009 - 10:24 ET by jessieHjessieH These morons act like they are back in school, and Palin just ignored them in class. That's thinking with your dipstick----Davy
Shuster is the leftist loon
July 6, 2009 - 11:44 ET by TEShuster is the leftist loon who alleged on one of MSDNC's unwatched leftist freakshows that "Karl Rove will, in fact, be indicted."
I'm still waiting for Shuster to provide a shred of evidence to back up that allegation.
EXCUSE ME...
July 6, 2009 - 11:53 ET by Texndoc...but this is a guy who "Twittered" while his now-cancelled show was flailing and gasping it's last breath that he was "contemplating a balloon or tee-shirt giveaway, but only if you watch!". And we care what he has to say, because?
Because this site is about
July 6, 2009 - 12:04 ET by Chris NormanBecause this site is about media bias and Shuster is beyond merely biased to the point of being openly partisan. Because he's put out there as a "journalist" and not an opinion maker. Because he's on a major (for cable) news network. And finally, just because he's so perfectly slimy and obnoxious and apparently revels in being so.
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Shyster
July 6, 2009 - 13:20 ET by east tennessee johnTo Chris Norman:Being on msdnc, even for cable, according to ratings(28th of 30th overall), is not major. Also, Shyster, of all living things, commenting on someone else's intellect is a majorLOL, considering this paragon of "intellect" got bumped by that "genius" Ed Schultz, who gets even lower ratings than Shyster did and still has the job. What's that say about "bright boy" Dave?I'd like to meet him and this other punk KOtheJO and spit in thier faces and see what either/both would do about it, if they can just stop having tea long enough.
Shyster
July 6, 2009 - 13:20 ET by east tennessee johnTo Chris Norman:Being on msdnc, even for cable, according to ratings(28th of 30th overall), is not major. Also, Shyster, of all living things, commenting on someone else's intellect is a majorLOL, considering this paragon of "intellect" got bumped by that "genius" Ed Schultz, who gets even lower ratings than Shyster did and still has the job. What's that say about "bright boy" Dave?I'd like to meet him and this other punk KOtheJO and spit in thier faces and see what either/both would do about it, if they can just stop having tea long enough.
Shyster
July 6, 2009 - 13:21 ET by east tennessee johnTo Chris Norman:Being on msdnc, even for cable, according to ratings(28th of 30th overall), is not major. Also, Shyster, of all living things, commenting on someone else's intellect is a majorLOL, considering this paragon of "intellect" got bumped by that "genius" Ed Schultz, who gets even lower ratings than Shyster did and still has the job. What's that say about "bright boy" Dave?I'd like to meet him and this other punk KOtheJO and spit in thier faces and see what either/both would do about it, if they can just stop having tea long enough.
Shyster
July 6, 2009 - 13:23 ET by east tennessee johnTo Chris Norman:Being on msdnc, even for cable, according to ratings(28th of 30th overall), is not major. Also, Shyster, of all living things, commenting on someone else's intellect is a majorLOL, considering this paragon of "intellect" got bumped by that "genius" Ed Schultz, who gets even lower ratings than Shyster did and still has the job. What's that say about "bright boy" Dave?I'd like to meet him and this other punk KOtheJO and spit in thier faces and see what either/both would do about it, if they can just stop having tea long enough.
David Shuster WINS!
July 6, 2009 - 14:11 ET by CTWith those peculiar lips and special articulation he is actually more noxious than Bagala and more pathetic than his grabass buddy Olbermann.