MSNBC's David Shuster declared yesterday's fake Chamber of Commerce presser at the National Press Club the "Best prank of [the] week" on his Twitter page shortly before 5:30 p.m. EDT today. He added a link taking readers to the left-leaning blog Talking Points Memo.
A group of liberal environmentalist activists punked some journalists by throwing a press conference claiming to represent the Chamber of Commerce. In the fake presser, the pranksters claimed that the Chamber was reversing its opposition to so-called cap-and-trade legislation.
In a follow-up Tweet, Shuster added:
Funny how the "real chamber of commerce" guy mad about the "hoax newser" wouldn't answer climate change questions
No word if Shuster would find American jobs lost due to cap-and-trade regulation to be equally "funny."
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Shuster's follow-up
October 20, 2009 - 17:13 ET by Roger the ShrubberShuster's follow-up follow-up Tweet revealed his pedicure plans for later today.
Heard Rush
October 20, 2009 - 19:19 ET by TexndocRush was talking about this today. So millions and millions heard his rendition. And Shuster's wife and mother caught his.
Shuster's journalistic standards
October 20, 2009 - 19:29 ET by FeynmanFanSo, Shuster thinks lying is funny, huh?
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October 20, 2009 - 19:32 ET by katainkentto taxpayers
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
What was he going to answer
October 21, 2009 - 00:16 ET by fitzfongWhat was he going to answer with? The truth? Then he would have to say that "Global Warming"/"Climate Change" is a fake, completely manufactured "crisis" designed by Marxist parasites to exploit ignorance and lull people into tolerating the subtle spread of Communism.
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