Media Mash: Death of bin Laden Edition; Bozell Hits 'Idiot' Joy Behar
Appearing on the May 06 edition of Hannity, Media Research Center President Brent Bozell indicted the media's coverage of Osama bin Laden's death, including comments made by "idiot" Joy Behar, co-host of The View.
The NewsBusters publisher derided journalists who have ignored George W. Bush's role in killing the terrorist: "But my God where were they when George Bush won us the war in Iraq? Why wouldn't they praise in him? And why can't they give him the most minimal praise? It is because of this man's techniques that they condemned all these years, because of those techniques that that man is dead today."
According to Behar, instead of inhanced interrogations on terrorists, it's possible "a six million dollar book deal would have worked just as well."
PBS looked to Jeremy Scahill of The Nation for reaction to bin Laden's death. Speaking of the American public, he complained, "I think that quite frankly, it is idiotic to treat these kinds of international events like sporting events. You know, like it is the World Cup that we are cheering for here."
After a clip of Scahill played, Bozell critiqued:
BOZELL: That clip is a great example as to why it is an outrage that the American taxpayer is being forced to fund PBS. It's a great example of why it is an outrage that this is happening. I understand something, Sean, the far left is not happy that Usama Bin Laden is dead. And if the national news media had any guts they would report this. They've report that Michael Moore is out there claiming that Obama executed Bin Laden without a trial. Mike Malloy, the radio talk show host is going his show saying, he wished that those Navy SEAL people had taken out President George Bush had killed him.
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I love Mike Wallace's take on this
Submitted by ThisnThat on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:04pm.
Invade a country, storm a compound without the country's permission, and then shoot a terrorist in the head -- that's OK?
But waterboarding him to save American lives -- is a crime?
As usual, liberals and communists have it bassakwards.
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That WAS succinct, but he
Submitted by amyshulk on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 5:36pm.
That WAS succinct, but he backed right off.
Ronald Reagan
And those same
Submitted by desert3030 on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:23pm.
Lib's want to prosecute the CIA people for "harsh treatment". And Pimp Pardon Attorney General agress. He was so much more likeable as a fringe player collecting money for pardons.
Joyless Bray-er
Submitted by Pilgrim1949 on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:58pm.
Or, to paraphrase this female miracle-mammal (e.g., in Biblical times it was considered a miracle when an ass spoke, but my how times have changed!) ----
Natan Hale bin Laden would have nobly said,
"I regret that I have but one country to give in exchange for my life!"
Simple case of projection, really, in that Joyless apparently has no ethics whatsoever nor any qualms about selling out her (its?) most noble ideals for a buck. Easy to see how she assumes the same sublime (sub-slime?) behavior from others.
Makes "pathetic" (and absolutely moronic) look like a huge step up in comparison...
"Ye canne change the laws of physics....." but some politicians believe that with the right legislation you can pretend they don't really apply to your own pet projects...
Mr Bozell is being way too
Submitted by ricklail on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 12:56pm.
Mr Bozell is being way too kind calling her an idiot. I don't know if any of these are any stronger though. Would moron have been better?
Tagline
Submitted by tvhall on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 1:44pm.
Calling her an idiot is a grave insult to idiots everwhere!
Soooo
Submitted by theduck6 on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 1:08pm.
the $25 million price on his head didn't get him but a few million in a "book deal" when you may not be literate will cause you to turn in bin Laden? What a cheesehead.
Joy Donkey-Face Breys Hard?
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Mon, 05/09/2011 - 1:11pm.
Why on earth would anyone care what this overweight, un-funny, overpaid, under-watched sea hag says about anything?
She isn't smart enough to be an idiot. A brief smattering of her douchebaggery follows:
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), in an open letter to Behar, admonished Behar regarding her description of then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld as "Hitler-like," noting that "Hitler's actions during the Second World War and his responsibility for the Holocaust have no parallel in history." The ADL described Behar's comparison as "inappropriate and offensive," noting that Hitler's name should not be "taken out of context or used for personal attacks or vendettas."
In reference to her statement, "Don't you remember when you went to Communion? 'In vino veritas.' The priests were all drunk, don't you remember?" The Catholic League maintains, "There is an anti-Catholic animus evident among the panelists on The View, with Rosie O'Donnell and Joy Behar being the worst offenders."
When the Obese Pig-Woman and the co-hosts were discussing a 2010 political ad titled "The Wave" released by Nevada Republican Senate Nominee Sharron Angle, Behar described the ad as "a Hitler youth commercial" and stated that Angle is "a moron on top of being evil" and dared Angle to "do this ad in the South Bronx." When Sherri Shepherd said she would pray for Angle, Behar made it clear she was not. “I am not praying for her. I’m telling you right now. She’s going to Hell … She’s going to Hell, this bitch.” The following day, Angle sent a flower arrangement to Behar along with a thank you note stating, “Joy, Raised $150,000 online yesterday. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Sharron Angle.” Behar responded to the flower delivery stating, “I’d like to point out that those flowers were picked by illegal immigrants, and they’re not voting for you, bitch
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It's rumored The Discovery
Submitted by AlgerHiss on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 3:59am.
It's rumored The Discovery Channel has an updated version of "The View":
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I demand Brent apologize
Submitted by russedav on Tue, 05/10/2011 - 9:43am.
I demand Brent apologize for insulting idiots by comparing them to Behar. That's going too far. ;)