MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow “apologized” on Friday for her false report the previous night that conservative public relations executive Craig Shirley was somehow behind a Web site that hosted incendiary anti-Obama video, a site funded by a group called Grassfire.org. “I apologize for saying that they [Shirley & Banister Public Affairs] were still currently involved in representing Grassfire. They are not,” she admitted.
Undeterred, Maddow then ludicrously tried to impugn Shirley & Banister by connecting them to the anti-ObamaCare protests (as if that would be a bad thing) through a convoluted set of associations. She then displayed Friday’s NewsBusters’ article on her wrong reporting as evidence that “right-wing Web sites” were using “threats and intimidation” to pressure Maddow to back off.
“I will not and we will not be intimidated out of covering the news,” Maddow pompously declared.
Maddow on Thursday night had claimed that Craig Shirley could credibly be blamed for an incendiary “Obama=Hitler” video posted by a user on ResistNet.com, a Web site paid for Grassfire.org, which she falsely claimed Shirley & Banister represented. Even if the PR firm did represent the Grassfire group, that would hardly suggest that Shirley had planted that video on that Web site, which has more than 3,500 user-posted videos.
On Friday, as she back-handedly apologized “for us getting the timing wrong on their representation of Grassfire.org,” Maddow attempted to trace another conspiracy involving Shirley & Banister:
Shirley & Banister represents an organization called the Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation is a major funder of -- wait for it -- FreedomWorks. In 2008, the Bradley Foundation provided a $25,000 grant to the FreedomWorks Foundation. The same year, the Bradley Foundation also gave a $25,000 grant to the organization Americans for Prosperity....These two organizations -- FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity -- are both visibly, observably responsible for organizing these protests at the health care reform events. And they're quite proud of it.
What Maddow didn’t say -- but what you can discover in about 10 minutes using Google -- is that in 2008 the Bradley Foundation handed out more than $37 million in grants, making their combined grants to these two groups barely one-tenth of one percent of their total giving. And FreedomWorks 2007 fiscal statement shows they are a roughly $4 million organization; Americans for Prosperity had an annual budget of more than $5 million. Which means the Bradley money (although I’m sure it’s appreciated) is hardly the driving force behind these groups — and the idea that these contributions makes the Bradley Foundation’s PR man the Svengali behind the anti-ObamaCare protests is beyond ludicrous.
But the Left must lap up such weak logic, because Maddow keeps dishing it out. “I will not and we will not be intimidated out of covering the news.”
To show how silly Maddow's six-degrees-of-separation game is, consider that:
■ Before she landed her MSNBC show, Rachel Maddow was a host on the left-wing Air America radio network, which still airs a re-broadcast of her MSNBC show in the mornings.■ Air America was originally launched by Progress Media, whose chairman was Evan Montvel Cohen.
■ Evan Cohen was also the director of development at a New York City charity for kids, the Gloria Wise Boys and Girls Clubs. Cohen misappropriated $875,000 from the charity to Progress Media.
■ According to Wikipedia’s article on Air America Media, “On May 28, 2008, Cohen was arrested at Guam International Airport on a warrant from the State of Hawaii. He was indicted in that state for money laundering and stealing over $60,000 from a Honolulu-based landscaping company.”
So does Maddow have anything to do with stealing money from children? Maybe if I read those facts with a lot of smirking and a voice dripping with innuendo, it might seem that way. But real journalists don't substitute vocal inflection for evidence.
Here’s the relevant transcript from the August 14 Rachel Maddow show on MSNBC, which aired near the top of the show:
There are other signs that reporting on the increasingly extremist rhetoric that's being embraced by health care reform opponents is causing some consternation among those who are being linked to the protesters by the press [points to herself].Another report that we did on anti-health reform protestors last night on this show has provoked a double barreled response from the public relations firm of Shirley & Banister. Now, Shirley & Banister currently list as clients on its Web site some very big names in the conservative movement, groups like the NRA, the conservative news outlet Human Events, conservative direct mail guru Richard Viguerie.
Now, we reported last night that Shirley & Banister also represented a Web site called Grassfire.org. Grassfire.org funds another Web site called ResistNet.com.
And ResistNet.com is a hub for online organizing for anti-health reform protests. You can find there, among other things, a video entitled "Obama=Hitler." ResistNet.com bills itself as the online community for patriotic citizens who are opposing the Obama-led socialist agenda. And it appears to be one of the more radical online organizing hubs for these town hall protests. They have hosted some of the most extreme rhetoric and imagery that we have yet seen in this era of very extreme anti-Obama rhetoric and imagery.
Well, today, Shirley & Banister wrote to us to let us know that while they used to represent Grassfire.org, they no longer represent them. Now, I apologize for saying that they were still currently involved in representing Grassfire. They are not.
Shirley & Banister did, however, represent the group in 2004. Back in 2004, Grassfire was busy producing TV ads attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry ahead of the 2004 election -- which would of course be sort of normal and fine, except for the fact that Grassfire told the IRS at the time that they weren't doing any work to influence the elections of 2004. Now, again, Shirley & Banister no longer represent Grassfire, but when they did, that's what Grassfire was up to.
Now, currently, Shirley & Banister represents an organization called the Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation is a major funder of -- wait for it -- FreedomWorks. In 2008, the Bradley Foundation provided a $25,000 grant to the FreedomWorks Foundation. The same year, the Bradley Foundation also gave a $25,000 grant to the organization Americans for Prosperity.
We called the Bradley Foundation today to ask if those groups have also received funding this year, in 2009. They told us that FreedomWorks has indeed received 75 grand so far this year. And they have another application pending to receive more. Americans for Prosperity has not received any money from the Bradley Foundation this year, but they, too, have a grant application pending.
These two organizations -- FreedomWorks and Americans for Prosperity -- are both visibly, observably responsible for organizing these protests at the health care reform events. And they're quite proud of it....
Americans for Prosperity, who we have hosted on this show, they're the group that is currently driving buses around the country to campaign against health care reform. Any time you see the big, bloody red hand print and "hands off my health care," that's Americans for Prosperity....
Americans for Prosperity...and FreedomWorks are being funded in part by the Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation is currently represented by Shirley & Banister.
Who else does Shirley & Banister represent?
Well, there's the group Citizens United, which is currently pushing the Obama-has-an-enemies-list story on its Web site.
There is conservative activist Richard Viguerie, whose Web site currently features the image of President Obama as the Joker from "Batman" next to the title "Why so socialist?"
I understand that this is the way beltway P.R. works -- specifically this is the way that beltway right-wing P.R. works. It is threats and intimidation and ginning up an angry mob if you need to in order to get your way.
We deal with the facts here. We correct the record when we need to. But I will not and we will not be intimidated out of covering the news. Enjoy yourself if you want to keep trying.
—Rich Noyes is Research Director at the Media Research Center.
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Very scary
August 15, 2009 - 10:25 ET by forestNewsbusters is very scary and intimidating. I never open the page without my bodyguards present.
I heard that...
August 16, 2009 - 03:58 ET by heldmywNoel Sheppard once ate a cheeseburger... that was only cooked medium!
Terrifying! Will the carnage never end?
She's Mad, I tell you!
August 17, 2009 - 05:22 ET by williarsThanks for trying to keep her honest NB, but Ms. Maddow's earnest marxism keeps her well insulated from the real world. As long as there's a network willing to pay for her services, there's no need for a fact check. Just a fat check.
Randy
Oh great
August 15, 2009 - 10:32 ET by BlondeWe'll get four new trolls because Maddow mentioned Newsbusters. That's half her viewership.
I hope he fails, too.
LOL B! The other half are
August 15, 2009 - 10:39 ET by Free StinkerLOL B!
The other half are the Newsbusters Bloggers who monitor the B.S> she says . . .
What you said!
August 15, 2009 - 12:19 ET by carolina09"The other half are the Newsbusters Bloggers who monitor the B.S> she says . . ."
I have often thought that her monitors make up a lot of her constituency. I have never seen her show, just bits of youtube you have here on NB.
We Watch This Crxp So You Don't Have to
August 15, 2009 - 12:34 ET by Free StinkerIt's a grat Public Service the Newsbusters provides for us.
The motto should be: "We Watch This Crxp So You Don't Have to"
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
THAT REMINDS ME...
August 15, 2009 - 14:33 ET by danybhoyWhat happened to the coverage this ratings loser got when she started on MSNBC? No follow up reports about how she can't draw flies, but when say, Glenn Beck, goes out & kicks the @$$ of her entire MSNBC lineup from 4pm(central) & on the radio side has been crushing The Morning Schmo & Mika in the NYC radio ratings. No media coverage in the NYSlimes at all. Then again, that rag tried to pimp for Error Amerika, & we all know that ship sank like lead into the sea.Beck is on WOR & Joe/Mika are on WABC.
As for the ever so sexy Maddow, she is in way over her head, she thinks she is smarter then you, & her smugness make her very hateable. I don't care where you went to college girly-girl, it does not mean you have the best arguements to promote your leftist crap. Beck, Hannity, & El-Rushbo don't have nearly as much education as you do, & despite that, they understand America & it's issues better then you will ever understand them. You also will never understand their success, because as a leftist, you don't believe in personal success. It is about the State, the collective, & it shall provide for the common good. No thanks, most people I know had family who fled things like abusive royalty, communists, marxists, & other various authoritarian dirtbags to come to America & have a go at freedom. Freedom is the solution to the human condition, & I personally don't think you understand that.
If what I said makes me part of some sort of "hate" group, no problem. Because I believe things will get much worse before it get's better, I will not stand down. People like Maddow, & the rest of MSNBC or the ButtBoyMedia must understand that the American people are rejecting you, they are rejecting Obama the more they learn about him & his plans, & you seem to not accept it.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
When I read NewsBusters
August 15, 2009 - 10:33 ET by FeynmanFanWhen I read NewsBusters I always wear an athletic cup, just in case...
So does Mr. Maddow. Well,
August 15, 2009 - 11:29 ET by Dan DiegoSo does Mr. Maddow. Well, that's what I heard...
Maddow is openly gay (not
August 15, 2009 - 19:34 ET by MightyMouthMaddow is openly gay (not that there is anything right with that)...but I suspect your are correct that she is the "dude" in that relationship.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Well...
August 17, 2009 - 06:06 ET by BobAnthonyI say there is. Not to go Anita Bryant; but if you ask me the butch lesbian's wet dream is trying to force her "lifestyle" down our throats in some secretive manner! And besides, her parents must've been 60's hippy radical fascists!
The reason the media is corrupt? Two words...OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD!
MOCKINGBIRD - The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA
Madd Cow
August 15, 2009 - 10:41 ET by BigMike252Poor Rachel.........She just like her Uncle Olberman, and long time friend Barf-alo.....They are suffereing from a chemical imbalance due to the improper dosage of their meds. I must admit, I did not read HR3200 just like that theif moron Charlie Rangle but, can anyone tell me if there is a provision in the ObamaCare Bill for the administration of meds to these Wackos?
Or do we just put these morons in straight jackets and institutionalize them until they are walking anf talking correctly again?
The NewsBusters militia
August 15, 2009 - 10:43 ET by 10ksnookerLet's ride ....
Ya know what? If the
August 15, 2009 - 13:29 ET by mattmYa know what? If the so-called "right-wing" was as organized and intimidating as these paranoid leftist fearmongers make it out to be, there would be no Obamanation, no sosialism, no bailouts, no trillion dollar deficit...and liberals everywhere would be living like kings in a free, capitalist, people-run society.
And nobody would force any liberal to go to church, or to participate in one government program or another... They'd be free and secure - thanks to a strong military...but they'd still be miserable because they wouldn't have anything to bitch about.
That was a
August 15, 2009 - 10:48 ET by KevroyThat was a retraction/apology? Now, that's why her ratings are so...wait for it....'nonexistent'.
Rachel misspoke......
August 15, 2009 - 10:49 ET by NC Cop“I will not and we will not be intimidated out of covering the news.”
It should read:
“I will not and we will not be intimidated out of making up the news.”
Fixed it for you, Rach.
Perfect fix. For Maddow,
August 15, 2009 - 13:55 ET by celatorPerfect fix.
For Maddow, fact checking is indeed intimidating. She realizes sunlight is the best disinfectant.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
She should get down on her
August 15, 2009 - 10:50 ET by The Peoples DJShe should get down on her hands and knees and kiss the very server this site is on. Cause there are more people reading this post than watch her show. There again you might have to disinfect it afterwards.
All 12 of her viewers are
August 15, 2009 - 10:49 ET by d1carterAll 12 of her viewers are really angry...
They're known as the 12
August 15, 2009 - 11:28 ET by bretzysdudeThey're known as the 12 angry "men".
That is...
August 17, 2009 - 06:07 ET by BobAnthonyIf you can call them "men!"
The reason the media is corrupt? Two words...OPERATION MOCKINGBIRD!
MOCKINGBIRD - The Subversion Of The Free Press By The CIA
Looking at what Maddow uses
August 15, 2009 - 10:51 ET by Free StinkerLooking at what Maddow uses as "logic", I'm starting to think she comes here with a sockpuppet account and is one of our highly illogical trolls.
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Sterling Maddow
August 15, 2009 - 10:55 ET by Blondewjneilmaddow
jfrankwilsonmaddow
I hope he fails, too.
All of the above . . .
August 15, 2009 - 10:56 ET by Free StinkerAll of the above . . . ;-)
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Maddow = Brains
August 15, 2009 - 16:00 ET by SterlingSo sorry that I have been tardy in this post; you must understand that I had a wonderful afternoon horseback riding. I am quite the exquisite athlete; I digress. I take being called Sterling Maddow as a complement. Ms. Maddow is by far the most excellent journalist over at MSNBC. I will defend this lovely handsome lady whenever and wherever the topic arises. I say, three cheers to Ms. Maddow for not backing down from the lunatic fringe: The fear of truth is almost indivisible but so is that of courage!
Yeah, I thought I smelled
August 15, 2009 - 16:10 ET by Chris NormanYeah, I thought I smelled horse sh*t...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Do not lash out at me
August 15, 2009 - 16:20 ET by SterlingOh my, are you not a clever boy. I suggest that maybe you too should take up a hobby; it would relax your Neanderthal instinct to attack. Regardless, Ms. Maddow said she was sorry, so why cannot we move on.
~Comedy gold
August 15, 2009 - 16:24 ET by choselife3xSkirling here is an absolute treasure, he musn't ever be banned. Every single post I've seen from him makes me fall down laughing.
"I must retire to my chamber now." -Skirling
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
If she is so smart
August 15, 2009 - 17:01 ET by SQL_SamThen why is she apologising? doesnt that mean she was wrong?
Do not Judge
August 15, 2009 - 17:07 ET by SterlingJust because you make a mistake does not mean that you are dumb. She looked over the facts with fresh eyes; she was probably working into the wee hours of the morning finishing up her show, when that little error occurred. Only the dim would not admit to a mistake, give her the benefit of the doubt; she corrected the record.
I'll fix it for you. Just
August 15, 2009 - 20:43 ET by MozillaI'll fix it for you. Just because Glenn Beck says thing against Obama doesn't make him dumb. He looks over his facts with fresh eyes. Only the dim would not give him the benefit of the doubt. He backs everything with facts and records.
Just because you make a
August 16, 2009 - 08:21 ET by bretzysdudeJust because you make a mistake does not mean that you are dumb.
But in your case, we'll make an exception, given the number of mistakes that you've made.
Oh, my - don't you employ
August 16, 2009 - 13:23 ET by Chris NormanOh, my - but don't you try employing the pretentious and pompous language of a dandified fop? Actually, it sounds really creepy. My skin's crawling...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Sterling
August 15, 2009 - 16:32 ET by shawn228If she was so bright and articulate, wouldn't she have a bigger audience? I admit that I like her more than Mathews. Olbermannan and O'Reilly but that really is not saying much. I don't see how MSNC can even stay on the air when they pull in a profit.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Maddow is ahead of her time
August 15, 2009 - 16:39 ET by SterlingWell just because her ratings are not the best does not mean she is not talented. Take for instance Vincent Van Gough. He was unknown from popular culture for his entire life; it was only after his death that people soon began realizing his true genius. Sometimes, it takes awhile for the population to catch up on a genius.
~Thank you
August 15, 2009 - 16:46 ET by choselife3xThank you, thank you, thank you!! I haven't laughed that hard since....your last post.
You're like a caricature of the Sesame Street parody of Masterpiece Theatre.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Well Sterling
August 15, 2009 - 16:46 ET by shawn228Her and MNBC have had many years to try to get an audience now. She could not get people to listen to her on Air America, but to her credit I believe she gets the most ratings out of any show on MSNBC which is still miniscule.
Seriously Sterling, you have strange taste, seems you got a tingle up your leg regarding O'Donnell subbing in for Chrissy as well, do you just enjoy watching people just talk over their guests?
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Perhaps Maddow should cut
August 15, 2009 - 16:51 ET by QueenMumPerhaps Maddow should cut off her ear. Just a suggestion.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
I'd be surprised if they let
August 15, 2009 - 17:53 ET by Dan DiegoI'd be surprised if they let her have scissors, knife, letter openers, etc...
and yet
August 15, 2009 - 17:07 ET by SQL_SamGlenn Beck gets much higher ratings in much less the time than it took Maddow. I guess that means he is talented genius from your own logic, we should be hearing you say "Glen Beck is a talented genius". Come on lets hear you say it, I'll wait.....
A Face In The Crowd
August 15, 2009 - 17:13 ET by SterlingWhenever I see Glenn Beck on the television; I think of that movie from the 1950’s; A Face in the Crowd. If you are not familiar with it, it starred Andy Griffth as the character Lonesome Rhodes. Yes, he thought that he could control the thoughts of people by the share charm of his personality. In reality he was a scheming backstabbing megalomaniac who would eventually break down on national TV and this would lead to his demise. Every time I see those fake tears of Mr. Beck I see Lonesome Rhodes.
Eh...I think of Maddow as just another part of the problem
August 15, 2009 - 21:23 ET by MozillaEh...I think of Maddow as part of the problem with journalism along with people like Shuster, Rick Sanchez, Olbermann, and Ed Schultz among others because they rant on Bush and ignore what Obama is doing. The public can see it and can see thru the fake journalism. So for me I try to avoid lies. I don't need anyone on MSNBC telling me what to think or what party I should listen to. That's straight up mind control. I'll stick to watching who I want. I know what the left is saying. Frankly, the far left isn't moderate and the moderate Republicans are not real conservatives. I stick to people who can make me think. Not attack the other side, but make me think. No spin and No propaganda. Maddow isn't one of them. Took years to get me outraged about the way politics are run and frankly for me I hate the way far left liberals are acting. Beckel, Olbermann, Shuster, and Sanchez are just loud mouth hate filled blow hards. I'll agree from what little I know and care for Maddow that she might be kinder and gentler but still misguided. And the fact that she is supported by Olbermann and others and not focusing on the corruption in the current White House is enough for me to never need to listen to one word. It's not censorship for I read what she says on sites like here and other places. Should I be surprised all the DNC is going far left and lot of the people I could listen to before are blowhards and statists? Nope but it is Saddening for they are getting crazier daily. I'm young enough, in my late 20s and I can see what is going. I'm not stupid. At least one liberal Pat Gaddell was actually truthful with what he really thinks on Fox News the other night instead of reading talking points.There is so much that is wrong with the liberal media, I can't begin to describe it for it would take too long, but the hypocrisy is dangerous to the country. The citizens can see the hypocrisy and that is why they are voicing there disapproval at the townhalls for all the garbage coming from all sides and not being truthful, fair, or honest. And so anyone or anything who says the Truth is being ridiculed. So not surprised that this site is getting attacked. Comes with the territory I guess. The Liberals are waging war against critics instead of trying to answer criticisms.
"I AM MORE DIGNIFIED THAN
August 16, 2009 - 08:22 ET by bretzysdude"I AM MORE DIGNIFIED THAN YOU! I KNOW OLD ANDY GRIFFITH MOVIES!"
Looks like sterling made his quota again.
August 17, 2009 - 01:56 ET by JWFHe won't have to spend the rest of the night sucking the pain out of the dingleberry encrusted fat hairy inflamed hemorrhoids of Pol Pot. Congrats buddy!
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Your modesty is stunning
August 15, 2009 - 17:05 ET by general companyI am quite the exquisite athlete;
Really? Did the horse ride you?
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
~Gross
August 15, 2009 - 17:06 ET by choselife3xExtremely gross. Plenty of comedic material here without being gross.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Come on chose
August 15, 2009 - 17:12 ET by shawn228I can honestly say this is the first time GC made me laugh, you know your one of my favorite posters, but stop being a prude k? ;-)
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
~Hahahahaha
August 15, 2009 - 17:18 ET by choselife3xEveryone is a prude compared to you, shawnee!
I'm tempted to tell you to Google stallion anatomy, but if you're not familiar already...you won't get anything else done today.... (just kidding, just kidding!)
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Chose
August 15, 2009 - 17:32 ET by shawn228I'm more a SeaBiscuit kinda guy ;-P
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Hmm. never even occurred to me
August 15, 2009 - 17:35 ET by general companyI certanly didnt mean it THAT way. I was suggesting that if he can carry a horse, he is in-fact a fine athleat. geez
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Have some self-respect sir!
August 15, 2009 - 17:22 ET by SterlingLeave it to the dregs of society to take my post out of context. No sir, I am not into bestiality; your innuendo was out of line. I commanded that stead to go wherever I wanted with manly authority. I even jumped a 2 ½ foot fence. Oh, was I so very graceful on that horse- my lover said that I looked like a swash-buckling Errol Flynn.
"my lover said that I
August 15, 2009 - 17:25 ET by shawn228"my lover said that I looked like a swash-buckling Errol Flynn"
Well that sounds about right, you like to steal from the rich and give to the liberals.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn - first we had Fabio,
August 15, 2009 - 17:28 ET by Free StinkerShawn - first we had Fabio, and now we've got Flynn.
It's just amazing who comments here, isn't it ?
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
I was not because I looked
August 15, 2009 - 17:32 ET by SterlingI was not because I looked like Errol Flynn; I think it was my Devil may care attitude that got her excited.
A real man would not have
August 16, 2009 - 09:31 ET by BDA real man would not have mentioned that.
Obviously y'aint a cowboy or Cavalryman. Thus I assume you rode English Saddle. Sad.
A 2 1/2 foot fence
August 16, 2009 - 09:43 ET by BlondeChild's play. Obviously akin to Bonnie Blue Butler in GWTW.
Sterling is a silly troll, nothing more.
I hope he fails, too.
Yeah, I am trying to
August 16, 2009 - 09:50 ET by BDYeah, I am trying to imagine a real man refering to "My lover".
Perhaps he would have said "My Fiance or Girlfriend" if in a relationship.
Or "This chick I am occasionally seeing" if it was casual.
But to refer to "My lover" leads me to believe that Sterling is either French or not male. (not that that is exclusive - ha!)
Oh come on Free
August 15, 2009 - 17:37 ET by shawn228You have to admit Sterling looks cute as Robin Hood minus the package
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn
August 15, 2009 - 17:40 ET by Free StinkerI'll leave the judgement of male "looks" to the ladies.
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
~Free
August 15, 2009 - 17:46 ET by choselife3xI'm afraid to follow Shawn's links, I might end up on Xena's website again. (You might think I'm kidding, but I'm not.)
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Well Chose
August 15, 2009 - 18:14 ET by shawn228Don't forget you still owe me 3 more links that I can use anytime I wish, you gave me your word. Just waiting for the opportunity. Karl Marx, An inconvient Truth, Buffy the Vampire Slayer? You just wait....bwahahahahaah
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Chose
August 15, 2009 - 18:18 ET by Free StinkerI *know* you're not kidding Chose. ;-)
That was good. Exactly how I imagined...
August 15, 2009 - 20:09 ET by jawebster1Sterling after reading one of his posts. Truth is he'll no doubt take it as a compliment. Jim Webster
~Please
August 15, 2009 - 17:26 ET by choselife3xPlease, please tell me you were wearing a puffy shirt. And a sash. A red one. With jodphurs.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
If that’s what turns you
August 15, 2009 - 17:29 ET by SterlingIf that’s what turns you on… yeah, sure.
~Now
August 15, 2009 - 17:33 ET by choselife3xTwirl your mustache and say "Egads!".
Hmmm...."turns you on".....doesn't sound very gentlemanly...mask must be slipping. Slap some more of that green goo on before anyone sees what you really look like, pal.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
→ Sterling
August 15, 2009 - 17:32 ET by Cool ArrowIf this is just a case of you being unable to come up with anything original, you're forgiven for deferring to my better sense of prose.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
How about Rudolph Valintino
August 15, 2009 - 17:38 ET by SterlingI am so sorry, I did not look into the archives before I posted- Maybe great minds think a like?
→ Yeah, that's it.
August 15, 2009 - 17:48 ET by Cool ArrowI've got a million of them.
You don't. Only under influence of the deepest anesthesia could I think like you.
I say that only because I can't put myself into the mind of a parrot.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
Oh, now who is the vain?
August 15, 2009 - 17:52 ET by SterlingOh, now who is the vain? Anyway, you hate to admit it, but I bet you have more in common with me than you like to admit.
No Syrius/Ster...that is
August 15, 2009 - 17:58 ET by bigtimerNo Syrius/Ster...that is actually what you boast about doing over on Dkos...is copying and pasting words from others here on your posts to your buddies on Dkos....just like you did me in your post above.
Not saying anymore regarding this...you know, I know...just keep on going until you are banned, but you always have a back-up user name to spare...unfortunately.
Ta-Ta...Cheers.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Minds in the gutter
August 15, 2009 - 17:40 ET by general companyLooks like so many perverted items are on everyones mind, you have to make doubly sure you dont unintentionally trigger any of them.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
gc... You've got me
August 15, 2009 - 18:00 ET by bigtimergc...
You've got me laughing...right you are.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Yea, imagine my shock
August 15, 2009 - 18:07 ET by general companyOnly learned what "teabagging" was a few months ago.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
gc... ...me
August 15, 2009 - 18:10 ET by bigtimergc...
...me too.
Seriously...you really have me laughing at loud now.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
→ bt ... me too
August 15, 2009 - 18:16 ET by Cool ArrowI watched the first two seasons of "Prison Break" and didn't bother to find out the meaning behind the character, "T-Bag"
Obviously Anderson Cooper already knew. Close connection to Michael Jackson and all that.
What a coincidence he was born that way.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
"I commanded that stead"
August 17, 2009 - 10:37 ET by BO STINKSSterling, sweetie, it 'steed,' not stead. But, that's okay, perhaps the romance novels you read are not edited properly?
Methinks Sterling is a woman posing as a man posing as a woman. But it is, nonetheless, a poseur!
"...it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." G. Washington
Sterling
August 15, 2009 - 19:16 ET by well99Were you riding sidesaddle?Or was horse in front of a store?How many quarters did it cost you?I digress.Maddow is a bald face liar(Ok she does have a mustache).All she does is lie and shill for her goverment bosses.GE and those that are part of the Obama networks(NBC/MSNBC) are nothing more than Obama talking points.It isnt like they had a original thought.
I quote Aladdin here
August 16, 2009 - 04:17 ET by Lord Erond"hey look Abu, it's not every day you see a horse with two rear ends"
Spare me the laughable idea, Sterling, that Maddow made an honest 'mistake'.
"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
Good lord, does the
August 16, 2009 - 09:28 ET by BDGood lord, does the pretentiousness ever stop?
"Horseback riding", obviously english saddle.......
" Ms. Maddow is by far the
August 16, 2009 - 20:49 ET by MikeB" Ms. Maddow is by far the most excellent journalist over at MSNBC. " BUWAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Sterling, unless you are intentionally writing comedy, you should never use "journalist" and MSNBC in the same sentence.
"I will defend this lovely handsome lady whenever and wherever the topic arises." I have known ladies, and Maddow is not a lady. As for the rest of that sentence, beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. As for her backing down from the lunatic fringe, Sterling, why should she back away from the lunatic fringe? They are, after all, her biggest fans, supporters, and defenders.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
They've got the votes!
August 15, 2009 - 10:54 ET by NeoConfirmedEnough of this. The Dems have the votes. If Obama and Queen Nancy think this whole thing is such a great idea, vote and pass the f-ing thing. Their hesitation is laughable.
Okay, follow me here...
August 15, 2009 - 10:56 ET by BKeyserI can't confirm this, but my sources tell me that this is hard fact:
...uh...
nope, nevermind. Sorry. “I apologize for [alluding that Rachel Maddow and George Bush] were still currently involved. They are not,” However, “I will not ... be intimidated out of covering [up] the news,”
ROTFLMAO
August 15, 2009 - 12:19 ET by mjfitchTOO FUNNY!!! :-)
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
TRMS?????
August 15, 2009 - 10:57 ET by HoosierEmIs Rachel Maddow now embarrassed by the use of her name - is that why she now refers to her show as "TRMS"?
She's trying to make
August 15, 2009 - 11:03 ET by Free StinkerShe's trying to make herself seem more important.
Big companies have short names or initials:
GE, IBM, AT&T, FedEx, etc.
Small companies have long names:
PopularTech's Charm Seminar, Green Energy of Northern North Dakota, etc.
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
PopularTech's Charm
August 15, 2009 - 11:15 ET by Jack BauerHa ha... funny, dude.
lmao Free
August 15, 2009 - 11:39 ET by shawn228Well now that our dearly departed friend cannot spam NB anymore, apparently his PDS has gone rogue
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn
August 15, 2009 - 11:50 ET by Free StinkerLOL !
He finally found someone to listen to him.
And he must have been crying tears of joy when Sarah announced she was resigning as Governor.
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Free:-)
August 15, 2009 - 11:59 ET by shawn228It would almost be worth it to see Sarah Palin become President just to see his reaction.
Now he can spout his PDS and anti pot spam as much as he likes.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn
August 15, 2009 - 12:03 ET by Free StinkerIt would almost be worth it to see Sarah Palin become President just to see his reaction.
That would be - as Noel likes to say - delicious.
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Free
August 15, 2009 - 12:05 ET by shawn228Check out the first comment from the poster on the pot thread, looks like people like him almost as much there as here.
"I swear sometimes the self-appointed moral police are as obnoxious and demanding of big government interference as "environmentalist" gun control advocates, labor unions and trial lawyers"~fitzfong
Shawn
August 15, 2009 - 12:08 ET by Free StinkerHe must be doing research for a new book:
"How to lose friends and allienate nearly everyone"
Great find, Shawn!
August 15, 2009 - 12:14 ET by BlondeYou get the prize....any time anyone here posts about PDS, they should link to that site.
I am sooooo laughing, thanks!!!!
I hope he fails, too.
lmao
August 15, 2009 - 19:20 ET by well99That made my day lol.I cant stop laughing.
→ well99
August 15, 2009 - 19:31 ET by Cool ArrowAnd the outfit was made entirely from material PT chewed off the walls in his rubber room.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
CA
August 15, 2009 - 19:34 ET by well99I can believe it.I liked PT but he went off the deep end with Sara.
→ Off the deep end
August 15, 2009 - 19:44 ET by Cool ArrowHe went off the deep end with his blind worship of Mitt Romney.
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
CA
August 15, 2009 - 21:18 ET by well99That is true.I like Mitt but Sara brought something to the table we havent seen in years.Common sense.Too bad our Whiner in Chief doesnt have it.
how to bully and intimidate the left
August 15, 2009 - 11:12 ET by candanceStep 1: Find the truth.
Step 2: Dissect the way a lefty lied about it.
Step 3: Use a website to expose a lie that was told on a news channel.
Step 4: Make popcorn in anticipation of predictable cries of censorship.
"We deal with the facts here".
August 15, 2009 - 11:48 ET by UpNorthBWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... Good one, Mr. Madcow. Please, post spew alerts if you try to equate facts with PMSNBC. Still laughing over that stretch, there, Rachel/Robert, or whatever your name is.
No matter how hard you try
August 15, 2009 - 11:50 ET by OxyCon...you will never shame Maddow enough to force her to stop destroying her integrity.
Oxy
August 15, 2009 - 11:53 ET by NeoConfirmedI actually try to watch her show. But I fail every time. Two minutes in, I'm back to Fox
Maddow now officially a "cave" man...
August 15, 2009 - 11:55 ET by SickofLibs... first known case at MSNBC
Wonder who told her to "apologize", because you know damn well she wouldn't have done it on her own. Oh well, consider yourself intimidated, I guess.
S&B went on a right-wing PR jihad? That is simply shocking, considering they ARE a right-wing PR firm. But nice working-in of the word jihad, which strangely enough, MSNBC absolutely refuses to use when discussing terrorists.
Rachel,
August 15, 2009 - 12:06 ET by FlatlinerDo something constructive.
Iron my shirt.
sexism
August 15, 2009 - 16:22 ET by SterlingHow dare you sir, how dare you tell an educated sophisticated lady to iron your shirt. How would you like it if I asked Sarah Palin to give up politics and go peel potatoes in the kitchen? Your sexist comment was uncalled for.
Excellent riposte, Lord
August 15, 2009 - 16:28 ET by QueenMumExcellent riposte, Lord Sterling.
"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out
of other people's money."
—Margaret Thatcher
I humbly thank you
August 15, 2009 - 16:31 ET by SterlingI humbly thank you Queenmum. You know, I am quite the little fencer. I simply adore the martial arts.
~"Little fencer"
August 15, 2009 - 16:32 ET by choselife3xOMO...this just keeps getting better....
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Chose - What he means is,
August 15, 2009 - 17:23 ET by Free StinkerChose - What he means is, he has watched numerous Bruce Lee movies . . . but he still gets beaten up by the girls in Junior High . . .
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Martial Arts
August 15, 2009 - 17:27 ET by SterlingSay what you want, but I received a scholarship to my University for my skills with the foil. May I also say that I looked quite hot in my little white suit.
~Foil
August 15, 2009 - 17:28 ET by choselife3xI'll bet you make some nifty hats.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Sterling
August 15, 2009 - 17:31 ET by Free StinkerMay I also say that I looked quite hot in my little white suit.
You may, but that is redundant as we are already aware that you are in love with yourself.
You may think that I am a
August 15, 2009 - 17:35 ET by SterlingYou may think that I am a narcissist; but how can you love when you can’t love yourself? I am feeling quite philosophical today; I will let you use that line in the future.
Rachel
August 15, 2009 - 17:39 ET by Free StinkerYou may think that I am a narcissist
We're pretty much convinced Rachel.
how can you love when you can’t love yourself?
That isn't the question. The real question is "What are you if you only love yourself ?"
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
Free
August 15, 2009 - 19:59 ET by MrShyThe real question is "What are you if you only love yourself ?"
Mr. Shy
Tsk tsk, Free. I thought you knew that one.
:)
~Philosophical
August 15, 2009 - 17:45 ET by choselife3x"He that falls in love with himself, will have no rivals."
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Oh Please, Ben Franklin was
August 15, 2009 - 17:49 ET by SterlingOh Please, Ben Franklin was the biggest womanizer, the vainest, and most money hungry of all the founding fathers. I do believe he was a success.
~Success
August 15, 2009 - 18:10 ET by choselife3xDoes not mean that people love you. AND..Ben Franklin didn't write all the proverbs in the Almanac, he just quoted them.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
chose
August 15, 2009 - 19:51 ET by MrShyIn my case these days, nor does failure. :p
~Skirling
August 15, 2009 - 16:29 ET by choselife3xThe only problem I have with that gem of a post is.......Maddow ain't no lady. I very much doubt she'd want to be referred to as one. Feminists, particularly of the lesbian persuasion, have no use for male gallantry. But thanks for trying. Here, you can hold my purse for me while I shop. ;-)
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Chivalry
August 15, 2009 - 16:34 ET by SterlingA woman is still a woman; whenever I find one attacked whether it be the beautiful Michelle Obama, Ms. Maddow, or Sarah Palin my knightly instinct comes forth to defend the virginal honor of these beauties.
lol
August 15, 2009 - 16:38 ET by katainkentwhen you're not making racist redneck remarks you're quite funny.
___________________________________________
"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
~Newsflash
August 15, 2009 - 16:41 ET by choselife3xNone of them are virgins. Especially Maddow. You might want to look up the definition of virgin, judging by your hysterically funny use of the word.
Added: And all of those women you are defending could so whup you. LOL
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Well I assume that, it was
August 15, 2009 - 16:43 ET by SterlingWell I assume that, it was a flowery reference to their virtues. I sometimes get carried away when I talk about lovely women. You should read some of the love notes that I write to my significant other… Mark Sanford eat your heart out!
~Significant other
August 15, 2009 - 16:48 ET by choselife3xTell us all about him.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
→ Sterling?
August 15, 2009 - 17:14 ET by Cool ArrowYou write love notes to Mark Sanford?
You do know he's still married, don't you?
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
ManCow--lumbering, stupid, bovine
August 15, 2009 - 12:14 ET by carolina09Kudos, NB
I'd say that Maddow,
August 15, 2009 - 12:35 ET by Chris NormanI'd say that Maddow, Matthews, Olbermann, and Schultz should be locked up in an asylum's padded cell where there's no one there to hear their made up conspiracies, rants, and raves, except fellow - er- patients - but, given their present circumstance of being on MSNBC - that would be redundant...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
the *sad* thing is....
August 15, 2009 - 14:56 ET by sarainitalyRachel actually seems like she is an intelligent woman, unlike the three stooges. It is too bad that she went to the dark side, and made Olbermann her hero. She is so snarky and annoying and SOOO friggin bias no one can stomach her. She is wasting a good brain.
Liberal commentators I can handle - you know where they are coming from - but the full on bullsh*t that msnbc has become is just too much.
Well, she has certainly
August 15, 2009 - 16:08 ET by Chris NormanWell, she has certainly substuted any intelligent thought with a series of snarky dishonest liberal bumperstickerisms...
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
Hey! Rach, Dude!!!
August 15, 2009 - 12:37 ET by DoktorFrankenAre you reading this????
Come closer.
No - a lot closer.
A little closer now.
Bend down so you can hear.
Closer - Thaaat's it.
Ready?
boo
Now THAT's
August 15, 2009 - 12:57 ET by DoktorFrankenIntimidation.
Rach, Dude, don't let anyone force you into telling the truth. You do have your standards, as extremely low as they may be. Remember, you must always uphold the ''Code'' of MSNBC.
1. Never investigate when you can propagate.
2.Allow NO ONE to complete a truthful sentence - EVER!
3. Sarcasm, as Alinsky always said, is a potent weapon. And you never get bogged down with explanations!
4. Moderate and Conservative guests sit and wait in the hallway and when questioned are placed under the hottest set lights.
5. Never give an apology apology. The Left-Handed Apology is named as such for a reason.
6. Butch it up as much as possible. It works for Olbermann who, coincidently, used to be Olberwoman. Oh! Never mind.
7. Never bother with facts. Ever. Facts are for girly-men. Oh, never mind.
8. Olbermann prefers his coffee, like his hair coloring, black. He's trying to cut back on sugar, but always keep a pound or two handy - just in case he gets a bit ''droopy''.
9. There is no number nine. (Olbermann's orders)
10. Always be freshly washed. Remeber, no one at MSNBC is a dirty, stinking journalist. Just a lying, stinking journalist.
HE
August 15, 2009 - 12:50 ET by Delsacovers news?
Who knew??
Wait a minute... did she
August 15, 2009 - 12:50 ET by DavartWait a minute... did she say they report the news? When did they start doing that, I've never seen it.
http://www.angrywhit...
The Angry White Guy Blog
silliness
August 15, 2009 - 13:24 ET by katainkentif she actually reported the news it might have a touch more authenticity. But alas ... her performance falls flat again.
Her complete inability to vet any information that crosses her desk has long been demonstrated here. Her ignorance of history is astounding.
___________________________________________
"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
Did I miss
August 15, 2009 - 13:37 ET by G. MayDid I miss something?
Where did NB intimidate Maddow?
Or is this just another case of the left redefining common terms to suit their argument (patriotism, fascist, extremist, terrorist, racist, hero, etc.)/marginalize the opposition?
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Well of course NB is intimidating, to actually get an
apology from TPMS show is something. She
probably threw up a little in her mouth after admitting she was wrong. If that isn’t intimidation I don’t know what
is. Keep up the good work.
I see that liberal MSNBC is trying to mimic Glenn Beck
August 15, 2009 - 13:46 ET by c5thenExcept instead of actual real data and logical reasoning they (as expected) just make stuff up.
MSNBC...trying to answer the question how few viewers can a network have and still remain viable. Personally I think they became unviable over a year ago but are being subsidized by GE for idiological reasons.
Throw 'da bums out!
no incumbent re-elected, with very few exceptions!
www.loyaltoliberty.com
I remember posting here not
August 15, 2009 - 13:47 ET by RR GOPI remember posting here not long after I joined, that the main reason I joined was to let others know they're not alone out there in their opinions and concerns, and that I knew the Leftists would read sites like this one and be aware that we just weren't going to go away.
In fact, on many posts I address my comments directly to the culprits.
As their little world filled with Unicorns and dragons has started to crumble, I've noticed that they're very much on the offensive.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I do believe we are reaching
August 15, 2009 - 14:11 ET by celatorI do believe we are reaching critical mass in public opinion regarding the continuing failures of the WH and the Congress. The leftist radicals are sensing they are rapidly losing the argument.
I hear people talking about the madness of the current WH administration and Congress everywhere I go--people in restaurants, in line at checkout counters etc. And they are not just talking about it: they are truly angry. I've never seen anything like this before and I've been around a long time.
No one except lefty loons and the mass media are saying, "Boy, things are going along just great. If only those dumb citizens would just shut up."
Here's the next big issue which will further citizens' anger: forced/coerced flu shots for all. Coming to a town near you this fall.
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Sure, but a heck of a lot
August 15, 2009 - 14:50 ET by RR GOPSure, but a heck of a lot of people are still down with the Obama program, or are still trying to be rational when dealing with these punks and their programs-not talking about "hippies" either. I was talking to another Republican today about the death panels...he maintained that they don't really exist, they're not what Palin implied they were, etc. The nice thing was, we were able to have a civil conversation about it.
I made a joke to two coworkers the other day when one of them brought up how school systems are actually recruiting from foreign nations. I said, "Looks like we're doing that all the way from the President on down."
They laughed. Point is, both knew that I was alluding to the missing birth certificate. I guarantee that they wouldn't have gotten that six months ago. Word of that has gotten around for sure. I also have heard more people talking about it.
People are increasingly aware that all is not right out there and I think are getting both weary and alarmed.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
"Right wing intimidation"...
August 15, 2009 - 14:05 ET by PrairieSky“I will not and we will not be intimidated out of covering the news.”
Ms. Maddow's got it wrong, as usual...What she should have said is...
"I will not and we will not be intimidated out of reporting and presenting lies and misinformation as the truth..."
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
In Her Rant of Unjustified Indignation...
August 15, 2009 - 14:14 ET by BondPlainBondRattled, nervous, and frustrated at actually being held accountable for one of her numerous and deliberate liberal lies, Ms Maddow obviously misspoke.
Ms Maddow meant to say,
Prowess!
August 15, 2009 - 15:18 ET by fstaffI've heard that Maddow guy is quite the ladies man though.
August 15, 2009 - 15:21 ET by jessieHSee, even liberal idiots come to NewsBusters for the real news! I'll bet money they actually watch Fox News, too. Can't blame them there, Beck Rocks!!!!!!!!
Covering the news?
August 15, 2009 - 15:49 ET by blazermaniacIf Rachel Maddow or anyone else would ever cover the news at PMSNBC, it would be the first time that has ever happened at that network!
Tears Aplenty
August 15, 2009 - 16:03 ET by Harry 3 LimeDespite the anguish that some Republicans seem to welcome whenever their subterranean colleagues are revealed for money-grubbing deceits, it's good for the country to rejoice.
But being Republican to the core, why isn't that PR firm more in tune with the Lord? Doesn't it have His number?
Ralph Reed seems to not to be cheating anybody at the moment (but who can truly say?), why not have that unashamed firm call him for guidance on how to repent for redemption and profit?
Hey Rachel!!
August 15, 2009 - 16:08 ET by sic721Break apart any lobsters lately, man-hands?
There was a Texas Ranger one time who said that there's no stopping a man who knows he's in the right and keeps a-coming.--Louis L'Amour
So what Maddow!
August 15, 2009 - 16:45 ET by general companyNow, currently, Shirley & Banister represents an organization
called the Bradley Foundation. The Bradley Foundation is a major funder
of -- wait for it -- FreedomWorks. In 2008, the Bradley Foundation
provided a $25,000 grant to the FreedomWorks Foundation. The same year,
the Bradley Foundation also gave a $25,000 grant to the organization
Americans for Prosperity.
How many Billions of our tax dollars did your company receive? Fairly obvious where your motivation for pieces like this come from!!
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
What a diffference a differance makes
August 15, 2009 - 16:50 ET by Harry 3 LimeLet's see.
Maddow is a Rhodes scholar.
While Palin struggled through five (or was it six) quasi-colleges, with her best grades coming at Idaho State Teachers Polytechnic Land Grant Normal.
And Palin is the smarty who said her foreign policy expertise was being able to see Russia from her front yard.
When somebopdy says that, it's over, completely over, and nothing will ever be intellectually commpensatory.
My sympathies to the self-embarrassing mobs who have to say they like her any way and erect a silly, overwhelming unpersuasive defense.
~Wow
August 15, 2009 - 16:54 ET by choselife3x3 years 38 weeks.
Very poor grammar and spelling, might want to check that when you're calling someone dumb.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
Harry has posted in fewer
August 15, 2009 - 17:30 ET by ThisnThatHarry has posted in fewer than 10 threads over the 3+ years. And 80% of the time it's simply been a personal attack on someone; the rest have been mindless quotes with no discussion. Some examples:
I simply don't think Harry has much to contribute here. But it would be nice if he could break from the pattern once in a while.
___________________________________
"Tax the rich" is a basically unstable way of governing - The NYT
Do not attack Palin
August 15, 2009 - 17:00 ET by SterlingSir, why must you attack Palin to build Maddow up? Both women have their virtues and that quote you attributed to Mrs. Palin about Russia was said by Tina Fey; not Palin. Yes, Maddow is bright, articulate, and thoughtful; but in attacking Palin you lost your argument. Tsk, Tsk.
~Tina Fey
August 15, 2009 - 17:05 ET by choselife3xNot much point in correcting people like Harry, they don't care about the truth if it contradicts what they want to believe.
Dissent: It's not just for liberals anymore.-kudzupolitics, USA Today
How lame is it when you can't even regurgitate a lie accurately?
August 15, 2009 - 17:07 ET by SickofLibs"See Russia from her front yard"?
Come on, try and find the mistake. Hint: google 'Tina Fey, alaska'.
Don't know who said it, but all available evidence points...
August 15, 2009 - 20:00 ET by jawebster1to it's accuracy. "I'd rather be governed by the first thousand names in the phone book than by the equivalent number of Ivy League graduate." If Palin had her own show opposite Maddow which one do you think would win the ratings war? Jim Webster
let's see
August 15, 2009 - 20:25 ET by NDanielsonwell, if one considers Alaska to be thier front yard, or home, for that matter, well, by golly you CAN see Russia from there, now can't ya? and watching over Alaska's air space, as her position as Governor compelled her to do, why, by golly you would have first hand accounts of Russia's antics. wow, she would have some foreign policy experience with said Russian politics, huh, at least through her chain of command, genius? and even Rhodes scholars can be idiots, as maddow so clearly illustrates. afterall, look at her party of choice. and if you need further proof, look at her choice of radio content.
Yeah but most of the
August 15, 2009 - 22:04 ET by MozillaYeah but most of the liberals with degrees at Ivy League schools are dimwits and elites who are out of touch with reality and common people. They make up our congress, for example. The beltway and New York is full of blowhards who have no idea the struggles of middle America and the middle class so they don't know what is good for us. Getting a high degree is impressive, I'll give you that, but that is it. A blowhard is still a blowhard even if he went to a Ivy League school. Infact those are filled with snobs and elites. Universites are becoming more and more liberal. In some schools they have actively tried to censor conservative teachers and students for speaking out. It's a fact.
what is maddow?
August 15, 2009 - 18:32 ET by TWOTIMETUNALook at it. what is it? is it a boy or a girl?
rachel maddow......is that a boy's head? it's all frowning and making faces. I don't get how it has any audience. Someone said it is a carpet muncher. weird.
I think she mean't
August 15, 2009 - 19:01 ET by George S PattonI think she mean't covering FOR the news, not covering the news. Newsbusters will still be here when she is back to covering the transvestite gosssip section of the village voice.
Something is wrong when they take a beautiful...
August 15, 2009 - 19:47 ET by jawebster1woman like Sarah Palin and mock her on Saturday Night Live (which I haven't watched since the first season) and nothing is done with this woman (I guess she's a woman) who was made for mocking. I wonder if she reads the stuff written about her on NewsBusters? I'd feel sorry for her, except she opens her mouth and the sympathy flies away. Jim Webster
→ webster
August 15, 2009 - 19:50 ET by Cool ArrowYou remember her, she played "Jeff" on the Donna Reed Show
LYDSEXICS UNTIE!
I quit watching SNL a few
August 15, 2009 - 21:46 ET by MozillaI quit watching SNL a few years ago. It wasn't funny and then it got liberal in agenda. I used to enjoy it back in the 90s. Sadly it is not the same anymore. What offended me about the show was not just that they picked on Palin, but did other dull political skits. They just went to liberal route and did more Palin instead of Obama stuff. Once I quit watching I say there was no need for it. Sad because there is a guy on it from my neck of the woods and some of the actors have been in midly funny movies. But I didn't like how Palin was treated.
NEW NAME FOR THIS THREAD
August 15, 2009 - 19:58 ET by MrShyRidiculous Maddow Paints NewsBusters as Vehicle of ‘Right-Wing’ ‘Intimidation’
should now be....
Ridiculously Bored NB'ers Make NewsBusters a Vehicle of Talented ‘Right-Wing’ Comedians, and One Unfunny 'Left-Wing' Troll Better Known To Us As Syrius From DKos
:)
I Second that
August 15, 2009 - 20:11 ET by bigtimerI Second that MrS.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
BT
August 15, 2009 - 20:13 ET by MrShyThanks :) And yeah, Free and I are now bestest friends. Go figure! :D
I suppose we bloggers
August 15, 2009 - 20:27 ET by lotrI suppose we bloggers should feel intimidated?
"Let's wrap him up, alright?" -- Keith Olbermann
Just shaking in the boots
August 15, 2009 - 20:36 ET by bigtimerJust shaking in the boots don't ya know...
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
Maddow
August 15, 2009 - 20:54 ET by NDanielsonshe may not blow, but she sucks.
Newsbusters, thank you for
August 15, 2009 - 21:46 ET by suzycreamcheeseNewsbusters, thank you for handing Maddow's @ss back to her every time she opens her lying pie hole.
Hey there tuna breath
August 15, 2009 - 23:30 ET by cwnelson79Hope this one does not get deleted by the thought police. This is a conservative site right? Anywho, Ole Maddow, the lezbo with the big moutho needs to calm down. I don't know if perhaps she and her"partner" are having trouble adopting chinese kids, but she should relax and breathe. I am sure her mouth already gets enough of a workout at home for Jimminy cricket sake. Calm down baby, take it slow.
ATTENTION NEWSBUSTERS STAFF
August 15, 2009 - 23:34 ET by Free StinkerATTENTION NEWSBUSTERS STAFF
cwnelson79 worn out his welcome.
Attention snitches
August 15, 2009 - 23:36 ET by cwnelson79There will be no gold stars handed out to good little boys and girls who tattle tell to the teacher. Altho the SS appreciates your support.
Buh Bye nelson
August 15, 2009 - 23:37 ET by BKeysergo back to your lib blogs and apologize for your inability to infilitrate a mature conversation
Stuck on stupid?
August 15, 2009 - 23:38 ET by cwnelson79I am not a lib. I am not the one wanting to silence free speech. So you might want to take a deep look into the mirror there , sport.
You sure write like a
August 15, 2009 - 23:41 ET by Clear thinkerYou sure write like a lib!
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How does a lib write?
August 15, 2009 - 23:43 ET by cwnelson79Perhaps a lib writes like someone who wants to silence another and call them something that they are not? OH wait.............................
Ha, got ya! I knew you
August 15, 2009 - 23:46 ET by Clear thinkerHa, got ya!
I knew you were a lib.
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boring
August 15, 2009 - 23:47 ET by candanceMaybe if you learned how to express yourself without profanity and dirty inuendo, you wouldn't sound like an angry liberal anymore.
boring
August 15, 2009 - 23:47 ET by candanceMaybe if you learned how to express yourself without profanity and dirty inuendo, you wouldn't sound like an angry liberal anymore.
who's angry
August 15, 2009 - 23:49 ET by cwnelson79I am not the one trying to silence people and whining about it. I am getting a kick out of this B.S.
Silence people? That's a
August 15, 2009 - 23:52 ET by Clear thinkerSilence people? That's a job for your buds on the left.
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yep, okie dokie
August 15, 2009 - 23:56 ET by cwnelson79yawn
candance... You are
August 15, 2009 - 23:53 ET by Clear thinkercandance...
You are right, this lib is boring!
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lol
August 15, 2009 - 23:56 ET by cwnelson79You must have the IQ of a knat, and not a normal one, but a retarded one. Clear thinker? blah, more like group thinker.
cw... Speaking of
August 16, 2009 - 00:02 ET by bigtimercw...
Speaking of IQ's...It's spelled gnat you nitwit, filthy, obvious troll.
I'll be glad when you are history.
Obama's a Community Agitator, a walking, talking destroyer. ~ Rush Limbaugh
old timer
August 16, 2009 - 00:05 ET by cwnelson79Actually you can spell it either way. I prefer the K, you koo koo bird you.
yawn
August 15, 2009 - 23:42 ET by candanceWhatever brand of "conservative" you think you're selling, no one here is buying.
No brand cereal
August 15, 2009 - 23:45 ET by cwnelson79I actually think for myself ,thanks.
Rachel, c'mon, your killing
August 15, 2009 - 23:48 ET by Clear thinkerRachel, c'mon, your killing us. You should have been a comedian.
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Maddow, is that
August 15, 2009 - 23:40 ET by Clear thinkerMaddow, is that you?
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no
August 15, 2009 - 23:41 ET by cwnelson79-edit
Do people still watch your
August 15, 2009 - 23:43 ET by Clear thinkerDo people still watch your show?
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Watch her show?
August 15, 2009 - 23:46 ET by cwnelson79I think it is popular down at red lobster, on all you can eat friday.
Not 'her' show, your
August 15, 2009 - 23:50 ET by Clear thinkerNot 'her' show, your show!
We all know she's really a he.
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Actually
August 15, 2009 - 23:52 ET by cwnelson79With that butch cut she might have a little wee wee between the legs. Lezbo's want to be men and queens want to be women. This is their mental illness.
Hey Clear !
August 15, 2009 - 23:42 ET by Free StinkerI think Rachel was upset she was caught using the sterling account ;-)
Ain't it hilarious how she
August 15, 2009 - 23:45 ET by Clear thinkerAin't it hilarious how she has to come here to try and dig up a few people to watch her show!? Sterling.... too funny!
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Clear
August 15, 2009 - 23:47 ET by Free StinkerI still say if NB stops monitoring her show, the audience drops by half to only 4 people. ;-)
cwnelson79 = John Edward
August 15, 2009 - 23:57 ET by BKeysercwnelson79 = John Edward
geez
August 16, 2009 - 00:10 ET by katainkentits full spectrum trollerific here tonight.
time to pop in the next movie and make some popcorn.
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"The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax" - HR 3200 (Health Care Bill) Pg. 203. Ln 14 & 15
tsk tsk
August 16, 2009 - 00:12 ET by cwnelson79John edwards with an S. You dingleberry you.
THANK YOU NEWSBUSTERS STAFF !
August 16, 2009 - 00:22 ET by Free Stinkercwnelson79 = Access denied
Good Ridance !
WOOT WOOT
August 16, 2009 - 00:55 ET by MrShyJohn edwards with an S. You dingleberry you.
swnelson79 with an...... Access Denied..... You 7 year-old turd you.
Just turned off Meet the Press
August 16, 2009 - 12:14 ET by TheHistorianOn Meet the Press this AM, this woman, and her buddy, David Gregory, were sickening. Gregory and she don't have an honest bone in their bodies; she even tried to claim that moveon.org was not fomenting hate and violence on the left. Gregory started out his comments with sound bites like "euthanasia is not in the bill". No, David, but rationing and hence denial of service IS.
Turn off Meet the Press until MSNBC replaces this ignorant partisan with a real moderator. You could tell that Tim Russert was liberal, but he still ran a fair discussion most of the time. It was his interviews where he fell down.
Madd Cow
August 16, 2009 - 20:32 ET by BigMike252Madcows ratings are in the toilet and she is grabbing at anything to get some.
Classic Excerpt below.....
To show how silly Maddow's six-degrees-of-separation game is, consider that:
So does Maddow have anything to do with stealing money from children? Maybe if I read those facts with a lot of smirking and a voice dripping with innuendo, it might seem that way. But real journalists don't substitute vocal inflection for evidence.
Message to Madcow: Please take your meds properly......
Rachel? Rachel dear? Thanks from The Vet.
August 17, 2009 - 03:03 ET by JWFHere it is boys and girls! Rachel Maddow's primer for all thing anti-Obama. Hit the googles boys and girls. Google away. Rachel shows us the way to stop Obama ultraleft freeloaders train >>>>>>>>
Craig Shirley
Grassfire.org
Shirley & Banister
"right-wing Web sites"
"Obama=Hitler" videos
ResistNet.com
Bradley Foundation
FreedomWorks
Americans for Prosperity
protests at the health care reform events
anti-ObamaCare protests
anti-health reform protestors
big names in the conservative movement
groups like the NRA
the conservative news outlet Human Events
conservative direct mail guru Richard Viguerie
anti-health reform protests
patriotic citizens
patriotic citizens who are opposing the Obama-led socialist agenda
very extreme anti-Obama rhetoric and imagery
TV ads attacking Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry
protests at the health care reform events
Citizens United
conservative activist Richard Viguerie
the image of President Obama as the Joker from "Batman"
Rachel Maddow boys and girls. She will show you how to oppose the liberal agenda.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
Won't be intimidated . .
August 17, 2009 - 11:25 ET by 1611LilacLadyWell, girlie . . Neither will Glenn Beck!!
Isaiah 5:20a Woe unto them who call evil good, and good evil. . . KJV
Wrong site. She got the wrong site.
August 17, 2009 - 12:34 ET by JWFNewsBullies: Threatening and Intimidating Liberal Media Crybabies
Who's turn is it to get Maddow's lunch money today?
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.