By NB Staff (Bio | Archive) June 10, 2009 - 15:49 ET
MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell reporting the results of yesterday's Democratic gubernatorial primary in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Screenshot via FamousDC.com
O'Donnell: Virgina has shifted so far to the left that it is now West Virginia. Where Virginia used to be is now the newly named state of Moderate Virginia.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows.-Bart Simpson
Obviously, Ms. Norah doesn't know all 57 states! She'd better call the Tele-Prez-Messiah to set her straight! Besides, when did anyone at Messiah Slobbering Nobama Babbling Communist Network ever worry about accuracy?
I really wanted to use the "57 states" in my caption! Oh well...
Don't worry folks, Tingles called in and confirmed that the image is in fact Virginia, the 54th state. And here's a couple little known facts: the Virginia Army fought under General George G. Meade at Gettysburg; and Terry McCaulif got trounced in the gubernatorial race there yesterday!
I know I'll be totally geek about this but I'm a graphic artist at a news station and do graphics like these all the time. I have to check and re-check to make sure maps are correct, spelling, etc. The last line before they go on the air is the director and producer and I guarantee you they don't know the difference between Virginia and China. That one was all on the artist. I admit, I've come close to making that mistake too but realized it was the wrong state before it made it to air.
I forgot to mention that they are a national network so their standards should be a little higher than at the local level. Maybe I can work at MSDNC. Or maybe not.
Once the lawsuit brought by Acorn on behalf of all the disenfranchised voters from the western part of the State is decided by our gal Sonya Sotomayor who Joe Biden assures us "has our backs".
I showed by 8 year old daughter the picture and asked her if anything was wrong with it. She immediately said that's West Virginia. I think I may buy her teachers a cigar.
Breaking news.... MSNBC has just discovered one of the seven mysterious missing states that Obama has recently visited. The state is located somewhat to the WEST of Virginia, and appears to be a backward and untamed land. The ruler of this strange place is an elderly ka..ka..kaucasian man who is known by the natives only as Grandpa Poobah Byrd.
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).
The president of the Miss Teen USA pageant has just released a statement about the recent MSNBC fauxpax....
"I personally believe... that U.S. Americans are unable to locate West Virginia on a map because some people out there in our nation.. don't have maps... and I believe that our education and such as.. in South Africa and The Iraq and such as... for the children."
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).
There are plenty of civilized folk in WV, enjoying daily use of electricity and paved highways, and possessing shoes, teeth, college educations, and voting histories that don't include a man that filibusted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for 14 hours. That man no longer has no clue what goes on WV. Two words: "term limits". Funny, everyone I know here can locate other states on a map. Why is it these uppity, much-better-than-hillbillies city folk can't discern WV from Virginia?
L88, No slight intended, just mocking MSNBC and the One :-) I love WV. As John Denver said.. "Almost heaven".
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 the graphic is really Virginia and that it's that damn fascist Bush's fault that West Virginia hasn't reunified with Virginia yet. He's also attacking Bill O'Reilly and conservatives for misleading America's youth about geography.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
Even thou Virginia has of late been on a liberally slanted slide to socio land, having West Virginia slammed into the mix would create such a dense libocratic hole that not even Senator Robert Byrds hate speech would be able to escape it.
But then again, I can understand the error here, I was edumacated in a govenmentated skool. If I didnt live in Virginia, I probably would not have known it was not Virginia, I still had to double check what state it was on a map, but at least I checked a map before I made my first post earlier today.
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EPIC Fail.
June 10, 2009 - 15:51 ET by motherbeltLOL
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
"Who put that graphic up?
June 10, 2009 - 15:58 ET by mattm"Who put that graphic up? This was about Virginia, you idiots, not Wisconsin! ..... How's my hair?"
Lol mattm... ...and my
June 10, 2009 - 16:22 ET by bigtimerLol mattm...
...and my pearly whites?
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAA.... Ahem.
June 10, 2009 - 15:59 ET by Mike SargentBWAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAA....
Ahem. Okay, let me try to actually caption this.
In the ever-succinct manner of Chris Matthews:
HA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No, that didn't work either... how about:
"I resent having to prove I'm not a retard!"
Wait...that was Megan Fox. GAH, nothing is working for me right now...
Now, if a conservative host
June 10, 2009 - 16:04 ET by Bassnote_1Now, if a conservative host had done this, CNN would have a full hour on it.
That which does not kill me had best render me incapable of returning fire.
O'Donnell: Virgina has
June 10, 2009 - 16:07 ET by motherbeltO'Donnell: Virgina has shifted so far to the left that it is now West Virginia. Where Virginia used to be is now the newly named state of Moderate Virginia.
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
Teleprompter reader: "Why
June 10, 2009 - 16:06 ET by KJ_sezTeleprompter reader: "Why is there a graphic of a turkey up? It's not even Thanksgiving!"
What?
June 10, 2009 - 16:07 ET by GeneralAlObviously, Ms. Norah doesn't know all 57 states! She'd better call the Tele-Prez-Messiah to set her straight! Besides, when did anyone at Messiah Slobbering Nobama Babbling Communist Network ever worry about accuracy?
Damn General!
June 10, 2009 - 16:24 ET by BKeyserI really wanted to use the "57 states" in my caption! Oh well...
Don't worry folks, Tingles called in and confirmed that the image is in fact Virginia, the 54th state. And here's a couple little known facts: the Virginia Army fought under General George G. Meade at Gettysburg; and Terry McCaulif got trounced in the gubernatorial race there yesterday!
Well, they got it part right
June 10, 2009 - 16:08 ET by spmcintyreIf you can ignore the West part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC6MnwknfmU
Well, she was almost right. That's West VIRGINIA...
June 10, 2009 - 16:14 ET by jawebster1she's showing. Sorry, somebody beat me to it. Jim Webster
"You can't educate a public."
June 10, 2009 - 16:25 ET by CrashSo ... the other one's EAST Virginia!?
a shameful display
June 10, 2009 - 16:45 ET by SickofLibsWest Virginians should be highly insulted by this graphic.
What's the black supposed to be, coal dust?
And the red check mark on the ballot is BACKWARDS?
I suppose West Virginians also sign their ballots with an X?
Resign, Madame.
Who cares about facts? This MSNBC.
June 10, 2009 - 16:54 ET by needleWho cares about facts? This MSNBC.
Impunitas semper ad deteriora invitat.
needle... Point well
June 10, 2009 - 16:56 ET by bigtimerneedle...
Point well taken.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
sometimes it bites
June 10, 2009 - 16:59 ET by RousseNot O'Donnell's fault of course, that the graphic is wrong, but it's a funny old life isn't it---and sometimes it bites.
The latest from Airhead News...
June 10, 2009 - 17:09 ET by wnaegeleSigh!
That's the artist's fault
June 10, 2009 - 17:16 ET by eugeneromeroI know I'll be totally geek about this but I'm a graphic artist at a news station and do graphics like these all the time. I have to check and re-check to make sure maps are correct, spelling, etc. The last line before they go on the air is the director and producer and I guarantee you they don't know the difference between Virginia and China. That one was all on the artist. I admit, I've come close to making that mistake too but realized it was the wrong state before it made it to air.
Oh yeah
June 10, 2009 - 17:19 ET by eugeneromeroI forgot to mention that they are a national network so their standards should be a little higher than at the local level. Maybe I can work at MSDNC. Or maybe not.
More states that are
June 10, 2009 - 17:19 ET by taterMore states that are confusing.
North Dakota, South Carolina...and did you hear there's a NEW Mexico?
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New Mexico, better than Old
June 10, 2009 - 17:20 ET by eugeneromeroNew Mexico, better than Old Mexico.
Hey...let's don't forget New
June 10, 2009 - 17:29 ET by bigtimerHey...let's don't forget New England...heheee
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
MSNBC Calls VA Gov. Dem Primary for McAuliff!
June 10, 2009 - 17:26 ET by c5thenOnce the lawsuit brought by Acorn on behalf of all the disenfranchised voters from the western part of the State is decided by our gal Sonya Sotomayor who Joe Biden assures us "has our backs".
MSNBC: Resistance is Futile!
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
I am sure O'Donnell can
June 10, 2009 - 17:41 ET by P. AaronI am sure O'Donnell can see West Virginia from her house!
PA... ...LMAO! Bulls-Eye
June 10, 2009 - 17:53 ET by bigtimerPA...
...LMAO!
Bulls-Eye!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Norah!
June 10, 2009 - 17:54 ET by blazermaniacI'm positive that Norah O'Donnell can see Brian Williams kissing Barack Obama's ass from her house.
The Good News...
June 10, 2009 - 17:46 ET by slickwillie2001The good news is that MacAuliffe lost; he's a cross between a snake and a weasel. Better an unknown than a Clinton/Bamster crony crook.
Some Public Schools Succeed
June 10, 2009 - 17:54 ET by BlueCat57I showed by 8 year old daughter the picture and asked her if anything was wrong with it. She immediately said that's West Virginia. I think I may buy her teachers a cigar.
Breaking news.... MSNBC
June 10, 2009 - 18:14 ET by JerryBreaking news.... MSNBC has just discovered one of the seven mysterious missing states that Obama has recently visited. The state is located somewhat to the WEST of Virginia, and appears to be a backward and untamed land. The ruler of this strange place is an elderly ka..ka..kaucasian man who is known by the natives only as Grandpa Poobah Byrd.
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).
The president of the Miss
June 10, 2009 - 18:26 ET by JerryThe president of the Miss Teen USA pageant has just released a statement about the recent MSNBC fauxpax....
"I personally believe... that U.S. Americans are unable to locate West Virginia on a map because some people out there in our nation.. don't have maps... and I believe that our education and such as.. in South Africa and The Iraq and such as... for the children."
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).
You, kind sir, owe me a
June 10, 2009 - 18:41 ET by Bassnote_1You, kind sir, owe me a soda and a keyboard.
That which does not kill me had best render me incapable of returning fire.
Try this........
June 11, 2009 - 03:15 ET by old crohttp://us.kensington...
Have enclosed keyboard....
June 10, 2009 - 22:09 ET by GecksYou owe me a Sobe!!
Destiny rarely calls on you when it is convenient!
Flyover Country
June 10, 2009 - 20:29 ET by ghblogVirginia, West Virginia, what does it matter to MSNBC? It is all flyover country anyway.
"I knew West Virginia, Virginia is no West Virginia" Sen. Benston
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Thanks Loads, Jerry
June 10, 2009 - 21:50 ET by Lizzard88There are plenty of civilized folk in WV, enjoying daily use of electricity and paved highways, and possessing shoes, teeth, college educations, and voting histories that don't include a man that filibusted the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for 14 hours. That man no longer has no clue what goes on WV. Two words: "term limits". Funny, everyone I know here can locate other states on a map. Why is it these uppity, much-better-than-hillbillies city folk can't discern WV from Virginia?
L88, No slight
June 11, 2009 - 07:21 ET by JerryL88, No slight intended, just mocking MSNBC and the One :-) I love WV. As John Denver said.. "Almost heaven".
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).
Keith Olbermann is now claiming....
June 10, 2009 - 21:58 ET by Lord Erond...that the graphic is really Virginia and that it's that damn fascist Bush's fault that West Virginia hasn't reunified with Virginia yet. He's also attacking Bill O'Reilly and conservatives for misleading America's youth about geography.
"Let him who would move the world, first move himself." -Socrates
"We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains." -Li Po
REUNIFICATION IS NOT AN OPTION
June 10, 2009 - 23:03 ET by spmcintyreEven thou Virginia has of late been on a liberally slanted slide to socio land, having West Virginia slammed into the mix would create such a dense libocratic hole that not even Senator Robert Byrds hate speech would be able to escape it.
But then again, I can understand the error here, I was edumacated in a govenmentated skool. If I didnt live in Virginia, I probably would not have known it was not Virginia, I still had to double check what state it was on a map, but at least I checked a map before I made my first post earlier today.
Cheney vs Carville
June 10, 2009 - 23:36 ET by bigtimerNow speaking of women and their smarts...did anyone watch Liz Cheney on Larry King Almost Alive vs Carville?
If you did...what a plick King has been so far...I am watching a replay now, another segment to go.
I pray this woman runs in 2012...she is great!
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
No, but I cant wait to see it
June 11, 2009 - 01:31 ET by general companyLiz is great,
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
and this poor frog got
June 11, 2009 - 15:47 ET by kangarooand this poor frog got squished on the road, but I find it funny,