Appearing on the November 24 "Fox & Friends," MRC Director of Communications Seton Motley reacted to left-wing bloggers critical of President-elect Obama for choosing center-left, rather than far-left staffers for his presidential transition team. [audio available here]:
GRETCHEN CARLSON, co-host, "Fox & Friends": Alright, Seton, so a lot of these people on the Left say, "Oh, wait a minute, Barack! You were supposed to choose people who feel exactly like we do on the issues." And in essence, he's chosen a lot of centrists. Will we now see the blogosphere really light up now with the ultra-left viewpoints?
SETON MOTLEY, Media Research Center: Well, it's going to be interesting. I don't know how you can build an entire Cabinet, an entire administration on what Markos Moulitsos and those guys want. I mean, they're so far out there that you can't possibly govern from those positions in a lot of cases. He's picked a lot of hard-core guys. I mean, Rahm Emanuel is no--
CARLSON: Shrinking violet.
MOTLEY: --retiring violet, no, no, absolutely not. And Robert Gibbs is his press secretary, speaking of dealing with the media, and you know, ask Megyn Kelly how pleasant a guy he is. So, you know, there are some hard-core guys in this administration. He's now going to the well for a lot of the positions that do require experience. Remember he ran with not a lot of experience, so now he's going to the well of Democrat talent to pick more experienced people.
MOTLEY: I don't know how conservative Hillary Clinton is with her 8 percent ACU rating. So I think they're unpleasable on the very far-left.
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Great! I'm gald to see
November 24, 2008 - 12:32 ET by Clear thinkerGreat!
I'm gald to see the libs having buyers remorse, something we Conservatives have had to deal with lately. And since I'm into sharing... share our pain!
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Without getting into a big
November 24, 2008 - 14:29 ET by motherbeltWithout getting into a big thing about who is more left than whom, I will just say this:
Obama could have named Markos Moulitsas to be press secretary, and Arianna Huffington as chief of staff, and the media would describe them both as "centrists."
Far left reaction to appointments
November 24, 2008 - 12:34 ET by merlin61Gretchen, the answer to your question as to
whether the far left is going to be very critical
of Obama and his regime. You betcha!!!!
Foregoing re-election...
November 24, 2008 - 12:35 ET by...Seton, they, as in newly elected Presidents, are ALL neophytes to the job.
Übercon
But coke-head Obama is a
November 24, 2008 - 12:40 ET by Scuba DudeBut coke-head Obama is a neophyte at being a Senator and now he is President elect?
So glad to see his "base" grumbling at the decisions he is making. Buyers regret will hit them hard.
it's a center-left Nation.
November 24, 2008 - 13:07 ET bySD,
Coke-head? Like it matters.
At least he had the balls to admit what he had done in his youth. It's nice to see honesty once again...
Let's ask Bush for a full accounting of his youthful indiscretions before the age of 40...
Übercon
Let's have a full
November 24, 2008 - 13:25 ET by Scuba DudeLet's have a full accounting of coke-head Obama's life. Still don't know anything about him.
College records. Where are they? Why won't he release them and his thesis?
State Senate records. Where are they?
Medical records. Are you hiding some physical or mental defect? Doesn't the country have a right to know?
Passport. Why don't you want people to see where you have been? Wouldn't that go a long way to bolster you're Foreign Affairs experiance?
Application to Illionois Bar. Did you mention your drug use on it? Or are you trying to cover up that you did not fully disclose everything about you.
SD... Bingo...you are
November 24, 2008 - 13:52 ET by bigtimerSD...
Bingo...you are exactly right...seems there are no inquiring minds regarding anyone on the left of all venues, any candidate on the right would of been pilloried if he/she didn't answer these questions and produce documents, in fact they would of been gone by now.
Plus I am putting a couple more links here regarding who the real O is....another poster here was curious about this, so I will let needle know they are here...our other back and forth on a different thread is getting kind of old.
I well know nothing will come of this most likely, I just find it pathetic what we are doing in this country when it comes to obeying our Constitution.
needle, here you go...here and here.
Check your PM...catch you later.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Thanks BT, I still want
November 24, 2008 - 14:15 ET by Scuba DudeThanks BT, I still want answers to these questions.
Hey Ubershmuck, Where is the honesty you so crave? You're coke-head obama is still the most opaque candidate out there.
Heard that he traveled to Pakistan back when it was advised that you shouldn't. Is that on his passport? Why was he there?
BT, by the way, who the heck is needle?
SD... needle is another
November 24, 2008 - 14:21 ET by bigtimerSD...
needle is another great poster here.
I am going to be going to the original thread we were commenting on soon, I will put his name in the comment section so you can see where I am talking about to-boot...I just hope the link opens...I was having trouble with it earlier.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Ad hominem gets you nowhere...
November 24, 2008 - 14:21 ET bySD,
As I pointed out...Bush should have the balls to tell us what happen in his formative years before 40.
You only know about Obama's drug use from his own admission.
So, did you suffer a bubble to the brain while diving?
Übercon
Ubernuber, So the
November 24, 2008 - 14:32 ET by Scuba DudeUbernuber,
So the coke-head admits he is an addict, isn't that one of the first steps towards recovery?
Still have not heard that coke-head obama has stopped his drug use so we don't know if that step was taken. And with all this Bush bashing you would think that would be front page news by the MSM about his alleged use.
And I have the intelligence to dive correctly and follow the tables I create for decompression. You obviously are troll enough to dive air instead of a mix just so you can get that giddy tingling feeling that nitrogen narcosis gives you because it reminds you of your messiah.
Methinks this has left lesions on your brain that have effected your reasoning.
Ad hominem?
November 24, 2008 - 14:42 ET byScoobie,
Bush will never admit it...no balls. An admission of former drug use by Bush would make his supporters' heads explode and ruin his already pathetic credibility...even the support of his dog, Barney, would be in question.
Übercon
Uh...
November 24, 2008 - 20:02 ET by Rukus"Coke-head? Like it matters."
Nice flip-flop there Uber...
"Bri is with Jesus now, we will meet again, just not right now. We love you Bri!"
Hey, bt....I saw that first
November 24, 2008 - 14:31 ET by motherbeltHey, bt....I saw that first one at WND.
One has to wonder why it's not big news that SCOTUS is looking at it....
Nah....one doesn't. LOL
Afternoon mb... For those
November 24, 2008 - 14:51 ET by bigtimerAfternoon mb...
For those who may have missed this link, it is full of great links about this info, plus video.
mb, I don't know if you saw this link from needle the other night, it is another intriguing one, I am past furious, let alone sickened by the silence from all of the msm adn repubs for that matter, some have to fear being called racist, this cannot continue, this goes against our constitution, adn nothing will be done, the lies and corruption will continue, there will be no way to repair it, you can't turn back the clock, unless of course this was someone with an 'R' behind their name, the msm would of made sure they were long gone, arm in arm with the leftist politicos.
Past sickening.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaug
Maybe...
November 24, 2008 - 15:04 ET byWe could have the SCOTUS overturn this election like they did in 2000 and give it to...wait a minute...wouldn't it be Biden who would get the Presidency if Obama is ousted since the people voted for the two? It's not going to be a scenario like 2000 since Obama/Biden won the electoral college and the popular vote. So, would you rather have Biden as the President?
Übercon
ub... Yes. ....at least
November 24, 2008 - 15:44 ET by bigtimerub...
Yes.
....at least we know where he was born...among other things.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I saw the Debbie Schlussel
November 24, 2008 - 15:40 ET by motherbeltI saw the Debbie Schlussel link some time ago...don't remember how I found it.
It is interesting, though...when you think of all the effort expended to "prove" that Bush was a deserter, you'd think they would at least check the dates, no?
They have so little intersest in verifying anything to do with him, that it's amazing.
What's it matter...?
November 24, 2008 - 14:24 ET by...The Obama Era starts January 20th, 2009.
Übercon
Ubie... please use spellcheck
November 24, 2008 - 14:29 ET by JerryUbie, you really need to use spellcheck. You misspelled ERROR. The Obama ERROR starts January 20th, 2009.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
That was funny.
November 24, 2008 - 14:35 ET byJerry,
We will have to wait and see what the future holds...the part that saddens me is the free comedy Dubya delivered everytime he spoke...so...tortured.
Übercon
Ubie, True, President
November 24, 2008 - 16:20 ET by JerryUbie,
True, President Bush mangled many a word.... leading to many hilarious skits, and I mean truly funny stuff. Be that as it may, we should judge a man by his actions, not his words. Words are cheap. I just hope we have not gone from a President who mangles words to a President who mangles the Constitution.
When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).
Mangler-in-Chief?
November 25, 2008 - 09:14 ET byJerry,
Bush has already trampled and pissed on the Constitution...so, the hope is for Obama to correct what Bush- oops, I meant Cheney the puppet-master has done.
Übercon
Better yet, ask the guy who
November 24, 2008 - 13:53 ET by bradbenj5952Better yet, ask the guy who smoked pot but didn't inhale.
"Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house." Acts 16:31
Clinton admitted smokin'...
November 24, 2008 - 14:31 ET byBBJ,
He admitted to smokin' pot...
Bush before the age of 40 was a party animal, the son of a wealthy Yankee family with connections.
You support Bush, correct?
Why not support his youthful indiscretions? It led him to Christ, correct?
At least, he was able to use his faith to dupe the evangelicals in voting for him in his elections...
Übercon
It seems to me that more
November 24, 2008 - 13:01 ET by katainkentIt seems to me that more and more these talking heads are doing less and less of their own research. I mean I am aware that a large percentage of them simply read what's on the teleprompter but you at least had a sense that some had some inkling about what was being put in front of them. This interview speaks volumes to that effect.
I am very grateful for those people who spend the time and effort getting the facts.
member of the Conservative Independant Witness Protection Program since Nov. 5, 2008
Grateful to the unbiased bloggers instead...
November 24, 2008 - 15:12 ET by...of journalists with a bias?
Those dang journalists with their hooty-tooty journalism degrees and journalistic standards. Why do they suppress the lies being fed to them by the current Admin. and the unbiased propaganda of the rightwingnut web?
Hey, didn't Palin have a journalism degree?
Übercon
Extremists Are Unhappy By Definition
November 24, 2008 - 13:02 ET by rammingspeedThe wacko left, who've only gotten notoriety because of the Internet in the first place, are people from the dark, dangerous corners society. It's interesting to see them rise to the public forefront, and to see their insanity. It's an education even for regular liberals (whatever they would be) and I know many of them are uneasy with the fanatics.
Obama could pull off a coup d'état today and personally shoot George Bush in the head on national television, and the nutballs would still be p***ed off.
Those Kos kooks and other
November 24, 2008 - 13:44 ET by rbosqueThose Kos kooks and other morons from the left side of the Blogosphere won't be happy unless they see Mao, Lenin, Stalin, Castro, and Satan in Obama's cabinet.
They can go live in N. Korea or Cuba if they want that.
Imus wonders when will it be safe to laugh again
November 24, 2008 - 14:33 ET by lareehttp://imustimes.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/imus-obama-comedy-embargo/
Maybe 4 years from now?