MSNBC contributor Touré on Wednesday continued the network's vitriolic, slanderous attacks on Rush Limbaugh. Discussing the radio host’s bid to buy the St. Louis Rams, the cable commentator smeared, "Several NFL players have already said they would not play for Rush because they know he would love to say he owns a plantation full of black men." [Audio available here.]
When Morning Meeting host Dylan Ratigan mock protested, "No, they don't know that," the one-named Touré reiterated, "They feel it." Ratigan gave in and played along, "Okay, they feel that." Despite calls from the Media Research Center, MSNBC has repeatedly refused to retract false quotes that have the conservative star endorsing slavery.
Earlier in the piece, Touré commented on the possibility Rush would not get an NFL team and gleefully cooed, "Schadenfreude is the word of the day. It's time for some Schadenfreude because it makes me happy when people I don't like suffer losses."
On Tuesday’s News Live, MSNBC featured Pulitzer Prize winner Karen Hunter to froth, "I can just see the visions of plantation grandeur dancing in [Limbaugh's] head as we speak."
[Updated: 2009-10-14-11:44] National Review Online reports that Touré is a 9/11 Truther. In a Twitter post he speculated, “This fascinating video raises questions about the Pentagon attack: 757 or missle [sic]?”
A transcript of the October 14 segment, which aired at 9:53am EDT, follows:
DYLAN RATIGAN: Football and Rush Limbaugh on the agenda. What’s the word, my man?
TOURÉ: Schadenfreude is the word of the day. It's time for some Schadenfreude because it makes me happy when people I don't like suffer losses.
RATIGAN: Oh, goodness! You're better than that.
TOURÉ: To wit, Rush Limbaugh is part of an ownership group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams. But the NFL community is sacking him where the ball has been truly snapped.
RATIGAN: On what basis?
TOURÉ: Commissioner Goodell says Rush's divisiveness is unwelcome in a leadership position in the NFL. And because the commission, the owners get to vote on who gets to join the ranks of the ownership, that signals fourth and 20 for Rush's bid. Only nine owners need say no to scuttle the bid.
RATIGAN: So, it’s like a fraternity. So, having the money is one thing. If they don't like you, you're not in. And the owners are saying?
TOURÉ: It's a private club. It’s a co-op.
RATIGAN: Alright.
TOURÉ: The owners can say we don't want you in here.
RATIGAN: It’s not very American, but, you know.
TOURÉ: Well, co-ops are American. Private clubs are still American.
RATIGAN: That’s true. That’s true. That’s true.
TOURÉ: Several NFL players have already said they would not play for Rush because they know he would love to say he owns a plantation full of black men.
RATIGAN: No, they don't know that. They don't know that.
TOURÉ: They feel it.
RATIGAN: Okay, they feel that.
TOURÉ: I mean, this is a guy who said an NFL game is like a Crips and Bloods match-up without the weapons. What is that?
RATIGAN: I can't defend that.
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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so they're basically admitting
October 14, 2009 - 09:54 ET by Candance Moorethat the NFL is heavily regarded as a profession for African Americans.
Yeah, I don't watch the
October 14, 2009 - 09:58 ET by MidAmericaYeah, I don't watch the NFL because it is a racist organization. It is way over-represented by minorities. Obviously whites are only allowed to play as tokens.
Are other owners
October 14, 2009 - 10:21 ET by 10ksnookerPlantation owners as well?
After 45 years
October 14, 2009 - 10:56 ET by Apodicticand $7 trillion of entitlement socialism payouts, this is the result - tribal victimization behavior. They'll never get over it.
Nuts, all of them!
October 14, 2009 - 10:06 ET by jon_torlinI know it's been said that Liberalism is a sickness of the mind, but these people are completely nuts!
I can't believe they don't realize that saying these things makes them targets for lawsuits for slander.
-Jon
Sadistic
October 14, 2009 - 10:07 ET by BluegillTOURÉ: Schadenfreude is the word of the day. It's time for some Schadenfreude because it makes me happy when people I don't like suffer losses.
Reminds me of a great article on American Thinker by Robin from Berkley, this is called sadistic behavior and is part of the problem in today's society.
"Yeah, I don't watch the
October 14, 2009 - 10:08 ET by Fuzzlenutter"Yeah, I don't watch the NFL because it is a racist organization. It is
way over-represented by minorities. Obviously whites are only allowed
to play as tokens."
Same as the NBA. I'm just waiting for Al & Jesse to start b*tching about the NHL...
This
October 14, 2009 - 10:10 ET by jessieHThis just proves my point about the death of journalism. This isn't news, it's opinion. I could care less what they think. Their opinion means nothing. I want news, not the ravings of obama lovers.
And the list goes on...
October 14, 2009 - 10:17 ET by Ankharanwhat is okay for liberals to say but no one else. Hypocrisy, double standards, and a blatant disregard for equality is the mantra of the liberal retard.
Ratigan
October 14, 2009 - 10:19 ET by Jerry MackRatigan knew what he was going to say before the interview started. Just another left wing loon hosting another propaganda show.
WOW?!?!
October 14, 2009 - 10:22 ET by Paul GThat's all you can say.....Wow....they're going off their gourd
REALLY can't they see that they are to the left of Uranus?
ssshhhh!!!!!!
October 14, 2009 - 10:26 ET by jon_torlinMake sure Bawney is not in ear shot when you say that!
-Jon
MSNBC is nothing but a bag
October 14, 2009 - 10:23 ET by mattmMSNBC is nothing but a bag of meat covered in feces spewing forth lies, bigotry and hate. It is an organization of libel, slander and demagoguery. They should be sued into bankruptcy.
Ratigan and jerks
October 14, 2009 - 10:27 ET by east tennessee johnWho the hell is Toure' and what , if anything he says matter? Same goes for Ratigan. These collective jerk-offs on msdnc are like the proverbial tree falling when noone, given their stellar ratings, around and asking if there's any sound.
Here's Your Sign
October 14, 2009 - 10:29 ET by UtherpendRush really needs to issue a few lawsuits to these people for defamation of character.
"For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security."
This must have been what
October 14, 2009 - 10:30 ET by Six String SpiffThis must have been what Obama was talking about when he was referring to 'civilized' news.
Tell me, Obama. What has FOX said that even remotely touches this by comparison, eh?
You 'nuanced' buffoon.
Barack Obama. The Dalai Lama of Stupid.
PC Horse----
October 14, 2009 - 10:35 ET by Meredith1966This is exactly why Limbaugh pays these clowns no mind and doesn't cave to them. No matter what he does, they'll portray him as they want to, as their playbook and talking points demand. If he buys the Rams and runs it live every other team owner by trying to sign and draft the best players, he'll have a team that is 70 percent black and he'll be called a 'plantation owner'. If he says, bugger off, I'll put the joke back on them by fielding a team that is 70 percent white, he'll be accused of only having blacks on his team as tokens. If he says, okay, you win, I'm a racist and here's my all-white team, they'll say, "See? We were right all along!". Obviously, only the first scenario is realistic, but if he ran his team exactly as Jerry Jones runs his (God forbid, with our 12-year playoff win drought) why would you refer to Rush as a 'plantation owner' without throwing the same accusation at Jerry? And, who in the media will call the accuser(s) fools for their ridiculous analogy? And don't say it's because Jerry never said that slavery had it's merits--neither did Limbaugh.
'Tis still a free country, this week anyway, so I have no more objection to Limbaugh owning a pro team than I do to Ted Turner owning a pro team--and I find Turner just as objectionable as many on the Left find Limbaugh, but like Limbaugh, Turner has his rights and I acknowledge and celebrate them.
"The words of a President have an enormous weight and ought not to be used indiscriminately." - Calvin Coolidge
This certainly demonstrates
October 14, 2009 - 10:36 ET by nwahsThis demonstrates how ineffective frat boy humor and antagonism is in winning people over. Now why would the GOP adopt that method?
What makes a good shock jock doesn't make good politics or leaders.
He has won people over.
October 14, 2009 - 15:27 ET by humanzeeHe has won people over. He is far from a shock jock. Nowhere what Howard Stern is. Liberals are just trying to discredit him and dismiss him as a shock jock so their sheeple don't accidentally leave the radio on when he's on the air.
This is punishment from the left. They don't want him to gain any sort of mainstream platform at this crucial time for them. They think he will use a position in the NFL to further his views or create some noise.
Anyhow, is this what non-blacks voted for in 2008? Does every non-black want to be at the mercy of the liberals and their black attack dogs when they don't agree with the messiah?
This is straight from the Nazi propaganda playbook. Look up the Big Lie. Singing children, repeated propagation of obscenely obvious lies, censorship of political dissent, character assassination, etc.
Your post demonstrates....
October 14, 2009 - 17:06 ET by ckc1227...what a liberal tool you are.
Nwahs' lazy non sequitur of
October 14, 2009 - 18:12 ET by fitzfongNwahs' lazy non sequitur of the day. Brought to you by Summer's Eve.
Yeah, we're much better off listening to your boy Lindsey Graham who just sold out again...this time to the eco-parasites on cap-and-trade...in the name of "winning people over". Or your girl Olympia Snowe who's apparently "winning people over" by selling out to the pinkos in the socialist "medicine" crowd. Stuff your "good politics or leaders".
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
lazy non sequitur
October 14, 2009 - 18:21 ET by Sergeant ROCKWas he stompping his feet about 'portability' of heatlh insurance before Obama was elected? I'll bet - NO. Now, because oBama and his followers say it's a life or death emergency (all of a sudden), then he jumps on the Kool-Aid bandwagon!
Make way for the hardcore conservative!!
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Swing Low
October 14, 2009 - 10:38 ET by SkipperMLMI would love to own a plantation full of MSNBC comentators.
SilverFox Obama &
October 14, 2009 - 10:39 ET by SilverFoxSilverFox
Obama & democrats have become a continental divide of America & made every comment a racist issue or a hate crime, even football.
I've been telling others about a new, underground book just out (A Time To Stand by Oliver) that is a modern day version of Americans compared to the original Americans who stood up to govt. tyranny (King George III). It's astounding to see the parallels. Does history repeat itself? Yes & it can happen again in America.
I only mention the book cause the same problems (high taxes, govt. tyranny, etc.) are here today. Just read it & see what's down the road for the nxt 3 yrs. It's not pretty.
Power to the People!!
www.booksbyoliver.com
to wit?
October 14, 2009 - 10:40 ET by katainkenttwit.
for Mr. Touré some context.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
Other Buyer?
October 14, 2009 - 11:06 ET by slickwillie2001I've heard the rumor that the whole Rush-No-NFL push comes from some other possible buyers for the Rams that want Rush out of the running so they will get a lower price. Anyone have anything on that? Links?
Iconic Contributors
October 14, 2009 - 11:22 ET by sergeant stogieWhere in the heck does PMSNDNC find these people? And who, if anyone, makes the decision as to their qualifications to offer their opinion(s) on anything? It seems like they walk out the front doors of the studio, find the first person laying in a cardboard box, confirm they are "progressive" and clueless, and stick a mic in their face.
Toure'? You mean like douche'
Let some pros players give up the money
October 14, 2009 - 11:23 ET by StarAZIf someone quits--I will be convinced. Until then...
Apparently Prince, Cher,
October 14, 2009 - 11:31 ET by fitzfongApparently Prince, Cher, Madonna, Jackee and RuPaul were unavailable for comment.
"I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered." -George Best
Defamation of Character
October 14, 2009 - 11:32 ET by Gat New YorkAt what point in time does Rush hire a team of attorneys and start slapping slander lawsuits on all these foul-mouthed hoodlums who believe freedom of speech includes baseless defamation of character?
We are all tired of hearing these bottom feeders and these remarks about Rush have gone way overboard without the slighest bit of substantiation.
Slander
October 14, 2009 - 12:54 ET by BurgherIf he loses the NFL bid, and he can prove the lost it becuase of slander. I'll bet he'll start the litigation ball rolling
Seriously?
October 14, 2009 - 14:49 ET by Kat Outta the BagHow do you compare an owner of a pre-Civil war-era plantation with mistreated slaves to the owner of a 21st Century sports team with overpaid athletes?
Slander
October 14, 2009 - 16:57 ET by KansasgirlI guess white people are not allowed to be proud of their heritage.
Hush!
October 14, 2009 - 18:32 ET by MightyMouthWhite people have all the power in this country and therefore are the only racists! minorities have no power and therefore are not racists...or so I am told...
"The bureaucracy is growing to meet the needs of the growing bureaucracy"
There's nothing like a big
October 14, 2009 - 18:40 ET by bigtimerThere's nothing like a big WHOOPER... now is there Mighty One?
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Wow
October 14, 2009 - 19:56 ET by BondPlainBondTouré obviously didn't think before he engaged his mouth and blatantly racist commentary.
Repost from thread of rep. Lee, It's not about football
October 14, 2009 - 23:29 ET by AryehMy apologies for the repost, and I'm still a "Noob" to the blogging thing, but here it is:
This isn't about football. It's about taking out the top voice of
opposition. If the liberals can take out/slowly silence the #1 voice,
piece by piece, then the #2 will go quicker. Then the trickle down
starts. Like a cowardly pack of mad dogs, that is how their attack
goes. They don't have anyone with the intestinal fortitude to try it
one on one. Cowards and looters.
"The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny
individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities" Ayn Rand
Aryeh... The Clinoon Team
October 14, 2009 - 23:44 ET by bigtimerAryeh...
The Clintoon Team tried as well...with all they had...now the forces are stronger 24/7.
Can't wait for about a year from now...going to be interesting in more ways than one.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Aparantl
October 15, 2009 - 08:47 ET by jessieHAparantly, the Rams won't play for anyone. They haven't won a game, yet. I can see not wanting Rush to be a team owner. He quit the drugs & they do the drugs.