On his January 29 program, MSNBC's Dylan Ratigan introduced Rall as "an award-winning cartoonist who caught our eye with cartoons like this one showing some Wall Street types chatting about President Obama's bank tax."
But Ratigan must be ignorant of or apathetic regarding Rall's penchant for soldier-smearing left-wing screeds. After all, he all but personally endorsed Rall's fundraising pitch (audio available here):
RATIGAN: You're also a writer and a journalist who's reported from places like Afghanistan. Newspapers and magazines no longer put much money up for this type of work, so you're now using public donations to finance your journalism? How does that work?
RALL: Well, there's a Web site called kickstarter.com that I've been using to ask for donations, pledges, to help send me back to Afghanistan this summer, to do some independent, unembedded journalism of the kind that I think is sorely missing, especially since so many magazines, as you said, just don't have the money anymore.
RATIGAN: Alright, kickstarter.com. Ted, a pleasure, thank you so much.
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Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:31 ET by charlietexasjust the place he needs to be....caught in a fire fight as an unembedded journalist....just hoping. He won't see the light of day from his stinking hotel room. He'll be drawing small little pictures from his small little brain.....scumbag.
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Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:46 ET by bobdogOne never knows. The fog of war and all. 10 plus 3 elevation, who can tell friendlies?
Not sure...
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:50 ET by unkeeafNot sure they're are any in the vicinity of MSNBC!
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ted rall
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:50 ET by obageegeeMy nephew is in Trashganistan, he's kinda clumsy with hand grenades.
The scenery get dusty at
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:26 ET by BKeyserThe scenery get dusty at that range doesn't bobdog. Maybe he should wear one of those blue helmets so no one confused him for the enemy.
You might want to stay home
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:57 ET by Tom in NCBecause personally if I was in Afghanistan I would make it my mission to frag your anti-American, anti-military ass Rall, and then urinate on your lifeless corpse.
Would Be a Shame
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:03 ET by BW222Accidents happen all the time in Afghanistan. It sure would be a shame if Ted Rall were in the right place at the right time.
BW222
STOP THE PRESSES !
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:30 ET by BingoOH . MY . GAWD !
Did anyone else just catch the end of Ratigan's show?
Folks, see the replay and witness the GREATEST (and perhaps MOST embarrassing) demonstration of a LAME attempt at would-be POLITICAL-COMEDY that you will EVER hope to see. I mean, it is so BAD that it actually re-defines "LAME".
To say it was EXCRUCIATING to behold is a VAST understatement...and I . KID . YOU . NOT
Wait till Jon Stewart gets hold of this one.
I know how you can go for free! Enlist!
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:39 ET by CobraManWhat's the matter, Mr. Journalist? Can't afford to travel there on your own? Come on! it's not that expensive! You just don't want to pay for it out of your own pocket. So much for your personal interest.
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great!
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:55 ET by right of waygreat! now maybe this douche bag will get to know and learn to respect the real people who keep him free and safe.
god bless the troops!
I'm almost tempted to kick in just so this POS
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 19:04 ET by SickofLibscan walk around "unembedded" in Afghanistan.
Unembedded meaning unprotected by the same personnel he's made a career out of smearing.
You know the
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 20:02 ET by ahusserYou know the left really do support the troops. HAHAHAHA.
Sincerely a Vietnam Veteran
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I'd post what I hope happens to Rall, but I would be banned...
Mon, 02/01/2010 - 22:06 ET by R D Helm...for at least three lifetimes - quite possibly four, along with my descendents for three generations after that.
-Dave
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