Peggy Noonan Schools Olbermann: 'A Lot of People Think Businessmen Create Businesses Which Create Jobs'
The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan appearing on ABC's This Week Sunday gave Keith Olbermann a much-needed education on what living in a capitalist country is all about.
When the disgraced former Countdown host said, "It’s a very large view right now that business has never been viewed less favorably in this country," Noonan scolded, "There is a lot of people who think businessmen create businesses which create jobs" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS, HOST: Peggy, that’s leading a lot of people to think that could be Ron Portman, Senator from Ohio, former trade representative, got a little bit of a business background.
PEGGY NOONAN, WALL STREET JOURNAL: Yeah, a former trade rep, former OMB, I think six or seven terms in the Congress, U.S. Senator. Yeah, this would be a wonderful time to pick someone fully adult and accomplished. There are luckily a number of them on the Republican side who would be possible. Mitch Daniels is one, Rob Portman. I think Mr. Romney should not try to be, should not try to electrify and go outside the system…
STEPHANOPOULOS: No game change.
NOONAN: …and pick somebody new. Someone you’ve never heard of. We’ve done that one twice in my lifetime. Mr. Quayle, Ms. Palin. Don't do that again. Underscore who you want to be – serious.
KEITH OLBERMANN: Do you really want a second businessman on that ticket though in light of the, if it’s not a majority view, it’s a very large view right now that business has never been viewed less favorably in this country since they ran Jay Gould out of town?
"Business has never been viewed less favorably in this country?"
Maybe by capitalism-hating media members like Olbermann, but this is certainly not a "very large view right now."
The look on Noonan's face as Olbermann uttered this nonsense as well as her response spoke volumes:
NOONAN: Oh, my goodness.
OLBERMANN: Portman and Romney together?
NOONAN: Yeah, I think that would be just fine I think. There is a lot of people who think businessmen create businesses which create jobs.
OLBERMANN: But what about running a government?
NOONAN: Well, I think people are awfully mad at Wall Street and they're awful mad at certain types of finaglers in business. But they’re not mad at businessmen.
Indeed they're not, Peggy. Indeed they're not.
Of course, Olbermann might have been projecting his own anger at businessmen given how he's been fired by his last two employers.
Which makes you wonder why the folks at ABC felt he deserved to be a guest on this program in the first place.
*****Update: NBer Model850 raised a good point in the comments section.
If Olbermann is so concerned about candidates having experience "running a government," Portman seems far more qualified than Barack Obama was in 2008.
Portman served over six terms as a United States Representative before becoming the U.S. Trade Representative under President Bush. He then served a year as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and is now Ohio's junior senator.
This is far more legislative and government experience than Obama had when he first announced he was running for president once again proving that Olbermann never lets facts get in the way of his agenda.
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Olbermann?
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 12:50pm.
Olbermann, the CPR practice dummy? DId ABC give him a mercy invitation? I mean, really, what depth has This Week with the Pundits descended to? When will they invite Randi Rhodes or Joey Rebar?
Did someone cancel?
Submitted by bigdaddy on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 12:57pm.
Did they bring Keiff in off the sidewalk with his "Will Demagogue For Food" cardboard sign?
Yeah Peggy and it's RINO's like you that helped
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 12:59pm.
create this sentiment by not supporting the VP portion of the last republican presidential ticket. So you reap what you sow and not all is forgotten regardless if it's forgiven.
gmaniac1....As you know, It's important for the Leftist
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 2:28pm.
mainstream media to appear "fair and balanced." So programs such as ABC's This Week get around that facade by having panelists, who supposedly represent the Right, such as Peggy Noonan and Matthew Dowd, while recognizing that those aforementioned right-leaning panelist are actually RINOs.
For example Wikipedia describes how Dowd began his political career as a Democrat. Dowd still is a Democrat disguised as a Republican. It works for him, and it works for ABC.
Of course, a prerequisite of these "Right-leaning" panelist is that they must disdain Gov. Palin, as well as anyone who call themselves Conservatives.
Agreed and these same people were
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 7:24pm.
under the radar until Palin came out of the woodwork to take on the establishment republicans. I do think that a lot of these current RINO's believe in the constitution but are all too willing to give into the liberal media for a piece of the political pundit pie.
Olbermann was probably a last minute substitution
Submitted by OhioHistorian on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:12pm.
Olbermann was probably a last minute substitution for someone like Hillary Rosen or Helen Thomas; one of whom was probably busy washing her brain and the other plastering her face.
Thomas Alva Edison
No, he wasn't a "last minute substitution"
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:15pm.
And he wasn't carrying a sign saying "Will Demagogue for Food." (For one thing, his name isn't Will.)
He has to have several days to schedule his limo, give it a smell test, check to make sure he can't hear the driver, then draw his own bath, arrange the little floating voodoo toys in the shape of his enemies (Algorithm, Ailes, O'Reilly, anybody at ESPN), and settle in for a soak.
He'd need a week. This was strictly a well-orchestrated plan by ABC to remind people what a career on Current TV can do to you. (Are you paying attention, Cenk?)
Whoa...
Submitted by PHOCUS on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:47am.
You forgot to mention that he had is 'people' inspect the design and lights of the ABC set. Should we know who this "Cenk" is?
Didn't you see the YouTube video
Submitted by CO2Maker on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 2:54pm.
You know, the guy who warned the TSA legal groper, "Don't touch my Cenk!"
If you really want to bring
Submitted by robert108 on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:11pm.
If you really want to bring out the left wing hate, tell them that it's PROFIT that creates jobs. They usually throw a tantrum when you hit them with that truth.
No no, profit is good
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:18pm.
As long as it's green profit, like at Solyndra, or union profit, like at GM.
Not really; according to
Submitted by robert108 on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:56pm.
Not really; according to Marxist doctrine, all the "work product" belongs to the "workers", so it's just wages. Returns to capital and management is theft.
Profit is good
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 3:50pm.
Solyndra never had any and is now bankrupt. Good bye, $580million loan.
Chevy is profitable, if you forget half of the bailout money they were given and never paid back. Also, they are now union-owned after the bailout thugs forced the secured debt-holders to step aside and let the unions (= workers) take ownership of the company.
Yep, profit is good when it's your profit or it's a green company and it's not your money.
I wish I coiuld remember the
Submitted by ant on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:30pm.
I wish I coiuld remember the quote exactly, because obviously Teh Won's brain works the same as Olbermann's. But the Obumbler did once refer to American business men as 'skimming their profits off the top before anything'...apparently he thinks running a business is the same as Chicago gangster methods.
As much as I despise Olbermann, I partially agree with him
Submitted by Galvanic on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:19pm.
Noonan is a Beltway denizen, totally out of touch with average Americans. She holds Portman in high regard because he's an accomplished fellow-Beltway dweller -- OMB, Congressman, Senator, etc. But he'll be looked at as part of the problem, and not part of the solution.
Matthew Dowd on that panel was right when he said politically, a small busniess owner would make a better GOP VP selection then a big corporate type.
But if Republicans are going to beat Obama, they need a ticket that has no more than slight tenure in Washington to stand in stark contrast to Obama/Biden.
Gov. Nikki Haley would be a great choice, but she's public rejected the idea. Sen. Marco Rubio is another good option; he once said he wasn't going to be the VP, but he may be pursuaded otherwise. Either one would create havoc in the Obama campaign and DNC because it would explode the anti-minority myth the Dems have painted the GOP with.
I don't agree with Noonan
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 2:04pm.
Mitt has all the the financial/business/economic gravitas that he needs, all by his lonesome. And he IS a Washington outsider.
IMO, he needs someone who has the foreign policy cachet (Condi)....or a military background (West), with a soupcon of the Washington knowledge of the ins and outs. I'd also like to see him throw a BIG BONE to us conservatives. No squishy RINOs.
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Afternoon, B...I commented
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 6:05pm.
Afternoon, B...I commented yesterday(?) about polls showing that Rubio wouldn't help Romney, even in Florida, which surprised the hell out of me.
You know the pick is going to be poll-tested to death. I haven't seen anything about West, or Condi, poll-wise.
I think the biggest consideration should be: If Romney wins, who do we want to be in that VP slot, the most advantageous position to follow him? For me, West would fill that bill; not so sure about Condi.
I don't believe one poll I see
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 6:56pm.
They are all done with an agenda in mind.
I hope Romney ignores them as well.
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Blonde....Let's hope Romney takes your advice and selects a
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 6:28pm.
true Conservative for his VP. I believe Congressman Allen West would be an excellent partner for Romney.
However, Condi Rice would be the last person I would want as Romney's VP. When the right policies, philosophy, and the role of government are key to this nation's well being, it is downright exasperating when I watch Condi fawn over Barack Hussein Obama, an inexperienced Socialist Black Man, in this VIDEO.
It's not difficult to ascertain who she voted for in the last presidential election. It appears that regardless of Condi's intelligence and experience, she, like many others, believe that the color of one's skin supersedes their economic, social and political beliefs. I find that sad and depressing.
I've heard those criticisms before, Rush Fan
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 6:57pm.
But I also believe Condi Rice is a smart lady, and has overcome her emotional attachment to The Won.
If she were to be offered a spot on the ticket, I do believe she'd rise to the occasion.
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I admire Condoleezza Rice
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:31am.
She is very intelligent, highly experienced, and I've personally witnessed some of her strong leadership qualities.
But she has one major drawback: She's tied to the Bush-43 Administration.
Were she to be the VP candidate, the Obama campaign and DNC would get a lot of mileage out of claiming that Romney was ready to restore the Bush-43 policies back in; he'd love to keep running against Bush. Rice would be spending most of her debate and interview time defending the Bush-43 record (the MSM would readily carry this water for the DNC), and that's not where Romney can afford to be.
Romney has to move past that. His campaign has to be about a vision of the future that focuses on Federal fiscal responsibility and national economic recovery.
Galvanic
Submitted by Seashell on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:57am.
I tend to agree with you on Rice only because the LSM would do the DNC's bidding and as you say, make it all about her and the Bush admin. I also agree with Blonde in that Condi would rise to the occasion, or should I say TRY to rise to the occasion but the media would block that in every way they can. Too bad, she would be a great VP.
On Haley, (I live in SC) I'm just not sure if she's ready, but watch out for her. She has a bright future I think.
I agree with you and Blonde
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 2:24pm.
Rice is very capable of rising to the occasion. But the DNC and its MSM puppets will spend a lot of energy trying to get Rice to agree that (a) the WMD intel on Iraq was a lie, and (b) therefore the invasion of Iraq was wrong. Every Bob Schieffer-clone will give it a try. You know, the type of questioning that starts
"Dr. Rice, given that no WMD was found in Iraq, and we've lost thousands of soldiers there -- not to mention the tens of thousands wounded and severely maimed and God knows HOW many Iraqi men, women, and chidren killed and injured - aren't you at all ashamed to have been a part of that warmaking process?" . . . . "What do you say to the families who lost loved ones in Iraq?" . . . . "Wouldn't you agree that President Obama has changed the world's attitude toward the US?" . . . "Did you ever look President Bush right in the eye and say, 'Mr. President, this is WRONG!' ?"
Follow ons would include, "Given that the Mormon church -- of which Mitt Romney held the title Bishop -- excluded African-Americans for so long, aren't you a bit uncomfortable running on the ticket with Gov. Romney?"
You're probably right about Gov. Haley. I think she really intends to fulfill her term as governor.
So what if Condi rises to the occasion? What does that mean?
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:11pm.
Although I respect Condi Rice, I question her common sense, judgment and her beliefs by voting for a socialist/communist Black Man in the last election. The VIDEO I posted above clearly shows that she was elated that Barack Obama, a Black man, had been elected President. Compare that elation with this Tom Hank's endorsement VIDEO that also emphasized the importance of a Black man's election as President. It did not matter to either of them whether Obama was qualified. All that mattered was that he was Black.
Yet in her position in government, Condi must have known before the election all of Barack Obama's serious deficiencies, including his socialist beliefs, he and his mentor and pastor's belief in Black Liberation Theology and anti-Americanism, and his ties to Ayers, Van Jones, and fellow travelers.
There is little chance that Condi Rice will be selected as VP, especially if the Romney team are aware of her simpatico with Obama. But if Romney did select her, it would make history. No, I don't mean that she would be the first Black woman on a presidential ticket. I mean that it would be the first time that a vice presidential candidate voted in the forthcoming election for the other party's candidate.
Don't be surprised that if Anthony Kapel "Van" Jones runs for president in the future, Condi Rice and Tom Hanks will be euphoric.
P.S. I hope I haven't offended any posters. It occurred to me that some of you may have voted for Barack Hussein Obama as well, just because he was Black.
Ouch
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:12pm.
Your p.s. left a mark.
Radical1979.....Can you imagine how thrilled Obama and his team
Submitted by Rush Fan on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:40pm.
would be to play this Video repeatedly in campaign ads, if Condi Rice was selected as Romney's VP? After all, as she says in the video, "As an African-American, I am especially proud."
P.S. By the way Condi, you are an American, not an African-American.
Rush Fan
Submitted by Radical1979 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:46pm.
Well, Obama's election was inspirational to me too. It inspired me to get involved with the Tea Party and fight everything that man does to destroy our country.
My pick for VP? Liz Cheney. Talk about heads on the left exploding!
Radical1979......Liz Cheney is an excellent choice. She is not
Submitted by Rush Fan on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:11am.
only very intelligent and knowledgeable, but very articulate. I'm laughing profusely just thinking of how foolish and stupid she would make Biden appear in their debates. (I should clarify that last sentence. Liz Cheney would make Biden look more foolish and stupid.)
I believe you and I are on solid ground if we said that Liz Cheney is a true Conservative who did not vote for Barack Obama, and does not admire Barack Obama because he is Black.
P.S. For those who are enthusiastic for Condi Rice's selection as VP, why not Colin Powell? They both have some things in common: 1) They are both Black 2) They both voted for Barack Obama.
I applaud ABC
Submitted by fivestring_assassin on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:17pm.
for putting Olbermann on
ABC has long been a supporter of the mentally challenged
WHO THE HELL CARES???
Submitted by liberalsarefunny on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:44pm.
Who cares what this Olbermann idiot has to say, about anything???
Apparently ABC news cares
Submitted by Reaver on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:52pm.
Apparently ABC news cares since they invited him on the show. Since Olbermann is currently unemployed is it really accurate to say he’s a member of the media?
"Businessmen create businesses that create jobs..."
Submitted by Texndoc on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:55pm.
Olbermann: "But what about ..... government?"
That's about it in a nutshell, isn't it. Most Americans would like to write themselves a paycheck or receive one from a private business , the socialists won't be happy until EVERY American is on the dole.
If Olbermann can be rehabilitated, so can Charlie Manson.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 1:58pm.
At least Manson told his latest parole board he's still insane and dangerous.
Good. Own it, Stephie. Make him a regular.
Charlie Manson?
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 3:48pm.
Can Charlie Sheen be far behind?
'Smatter of fact, he recently repented his tiger blood/winning! ways.
Who's next? Sean Penn? Susan Saranwrap? Bar-bra? Anthony Wiener? Mel Gibson?
Man, George Steppinonagoose can turn This Week into a rehab clinic for badly damaged careers or souls.
Duh!
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 2:16pm.
"There is a lot of people who think businessmen create businesses which create jobs."
And, I'm sure, that most of them are the tens of millions of people who are employed by those businessmen.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Huh?
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 2:18pm.
"But what about running a government?"
Well, since it takes managerial skills to "run" a government, wouldn't it make more sense to have people who, you know, actually have managerial skills, like successful businessmen?
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
How about a senator?
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 3:47pm.
Who were the last senators elected while in office? They had gummint experience, right?
So they want us to believe
Submitted by CobraMan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 4:17pm.
Well, they want us to believe that they have "government experience," although their experience is in continually telling us how much more government we need, and how important it is for us to elect, and reelect, them so they can "run" that bigger government via even more government. A self-perpetuating process, I guess.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Someone We Never Heard Of....?
Submitted by SimJim on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 3:03pm.
Yeah, RINO Noonan, Portman is a household name. Everyone knows the guy, LOL.
George Will has his moments, but just a bunch of mamby-pamby leftists sitting around pretending they have a clue.
Wow. Olbermann and Donna Brazille
Submitted by krendler on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 3:55pm.
Extreme left-wing bomb-throwers and race-baiters. And ABC actually invites them on to speak on Sunday mornings.
I wanna see a Biden-Ryan debate. Anyone who'd vote Dem after watching that would be ready for the looney bin, or simply want as much free stuff as they can get their hands on.
krendler.....Why wouldn't ABC invite Olbermann and Brazille on
Submitted by Rush Fan on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 5:52pm.
to speak? The Left, in this instance ABC, will always be more comfortable with one of their own. In fact, if there wasn't currently a pretext to appear "fair and balanced," ABC and the other Leftist networks would be happy to suppress all voices coming from the Right. Especially during an election year.
I deliberately used the word currently. For as the Leftist networks continue to reveal themselves as agenda-driven Leftist, all semblance of "fair and balanced" will disappear. They will eventually transform into a true Leftist platform, little different from their brethren at MESSNBC.
literally STUNNING
Submitted by Tidy Bowl Man on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 4:03pm.
I am appalled, stunned, offended...currently I cannot think of other adjectives to use, that they don't have Garafallo or Roseanne or any of the other of the great left minds in there batting cleanup for ol' Step. David Brinkley has got to be doing 360's in his grave right about now. Is it possible to sink any lower?.......oh yea. This is ABC.
Olbie & his SHOCKED face
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 4:13pm.
It's really rather funny to see him try to hold his own in a group.
Biggest bu(rocka)-foon evah!
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What's his beef?
Submitted by Model850 on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 5:12pm.
OLBERMANN: But what about running a government?
He asks this in reference to a Romney-Portman ticket, apparently forgetting (or ignoring) the fact that Peggy just recited Portman's government bona fides, "....six or seven terms in the Congress, U.S. Senator."
Sounds like a helluva lot more experience in government that Barry BlahBlah had when he ran on the top of the ticket.
This in no way should be interpreted as my supporting the idea of Portman as Romney's #2 if Romney is the nominee (likely). Just pointing out that Opie didn't seem to be paying attention.
The Experience Theorem
Submitted by DeweyD on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 10:16pm.
Governors make better leaders than senators. Businessmen make pretty good governors. Non-businessmen senators make bad presidents.
Olbermann's misperception
Submitted by Galvanic on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 11:46am.
Like many leftists, Olbermann appears to believe that the only person suitable to running the Federal government are (a) those who've spent most or all of their political careers making it bigger, and (b) politicians with no practical experience running anything.
Underpinning this mentality is the fiscal philosophy expressed by Nobel Prize winning economist Paul Krugman, who wrote just last year that there are no negative ramifications for borrowing more and more $$$ for Washington's largess because "essentially, we just owe ourselves." In other words, basic business principles are irrelevant to government, because costs are not a problem.
To the Olbermann's of the world, I offer this from the wisdom of economist Dr. Thomas Sowell:
"Weighing benefits against costs is the way most people make decisions — and the way most businesses make decisions, if they want to stay in business. Only in government is any benefit, however small, considered to be worth any cost, however large."
So to the Left, people with a business experience, or people with plain common sense, for that matter, are a poor choice for running Washington.
So very, sadly true.
Submitted by ant on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:05am.
Sowell's quote reminds me of two expenditures just recently laid out by two boobs in Washington. Obama's plan for over $500 million to combat 'global warming' in Africa.How exactly? Don't you peons worry about it. It's like Lord Monckton asked of the British Parliament, "How much global warming does 1 billion dollars stop?" Of course, there is no answer. And there is now Eleanor Holmes Norton asking for millions of taxpayer dollars for States that stop 'racial profiling'. How does that work exactly? You got me..and I guarantee she doesn't know the answer either, but I bet it makes her feel good about herself. So at least we know our millions have gone to help a Congress-critter's self-esteem.
As far as the constant demonizing of 'businesses', I'm getting a little fed up with it. I've never worked for a huge corporate entity, but I've worked for small and mid-size businesses. I can say, aside from the opportunity to actually work and earn, there wasn't much they wouldn't do for their employees, from loans, to taking us to baseball games, special discounts for family, real concern for their workers well-being and so on. I had a boss that lent me a truck for the weekend to help a friend move, another that bought us beer every Friday, etc. More than I could ever expect from government, and more respect and acknowledgement than any working peon could expect from a douche like Olbermann.
Keith Olbermann's Mom Evicted Him From Her Basement!
Submitted by HollyW on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 5:51pm.
One of my favorite Keith Olbermann stories ever. http://www.thedailyrash.com/keith-olbermmans-mom-evicts-him-from-basement
How embarrassing
Submitted by boscokraft on Sun, 04/22/2012 - 6:18pm.
to be on the same show as Olberman. He mere presence reduces the credibility of this program as a serious news discussion show.
uber-duche and business
Submitted by vcb-tn on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 1:04am.
k.uberdick, private or corporate businesses that create a "dividend" or "profit" for its owner/shareholders can/must be self-sufficient; not such as you might those that are commonly referred to as 401(c)(3)', non-profit philanthropic organizations or foundations, which may create jobs/salaries, but not a profit., and are thus exclusively reliant on funding via donations, trusts and other tax deductible contributions, which most typically comes from very wealthy people, whom have made made profits or dividends in either private or corporate business. It's a process, cycle in that one actually sustains the other.
Not surprising, but more liberal hypocrisy
Submitted by Cappmann1962 on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 8:11am.
"If Olbermann is so concerned about candidates having experience "running a government," Portman seems far more qualified than Barack Obama was in 2008."
Ever notice that the libs are all tied up in knots about republican's experience, yet never addressed ( and STILL won't address) the Obamessiah's TOTAL lack thereof? They go to great lengths to disparage conservative's experience -
A prime example is Sarah Palin - City Council, Mayor, Chairman of the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Governor - yeah no experience there.
Obambi - College student, civil rights attorney, law teacher, state senator, a year and a half as US senator - eminently qualified to become president.
Olbermann...Why?
Submitted by PHOCUS on Mon, 04/23/2012 - 10:40am.
Mr. Olbermann begins to speak, even while his brain searches in vain for a cogent thought, prompting my brain to override whatever he is saying with the realization that this man is dumber than a bag of rocks.
Least Rocks know their
Submitted by Boudin on Tue, 04/24/2012 - 7:43am.
Dumb and keep quiet