Dem Congressman Fumes: 'F**k the President,' All Three Networks Ignore
Thursday's network newscasts and Friday's morning shows all ignored the report that an unidentified Democratic House member muttered, "F**k the President" during a closed door meeting on a compromise over taxes. Yet, many journalists professed outrage when Congressman Joe Wilson yelled "You lie" at President Obama in 2009.
ABC's The Note website on Thursday afternoon explained, "An unidentified Democratic lawmaker let slip his frustration at President Obama’s proposed tax compromise, apparently muttering "f**k the president," during a heated debate this morning."
Yet, when GMA reporter Jon Karl covered the story on Friday, he reported more sanitized details of conflict: "...Yesterday, you had the House Democrats actually chanting, 'no, we can't' at a private meeting."
On CBS's Early Show, news reader Jeff Glor followed a similar track, allowing, "And during the meeting, some Democrats chanted 'Just say no.' They insist on changes to scale back tax breaks for the rich." (This line was also quoted on Thursday's CBS Evening News.)
Over on NBC's Today, Kelly O'Donnell described House Democrats simply as "defiant." She added that opposition on the left to the deal was, "a liberal rebellion against the White House over the tax cut compromise." The only possible hint of an expletive used against the President came when O'Donnell referenced a visit by Joe Biden to Capitol Hill. According to O'Donnell, this "only stirred up emotions."
On Thursday's Nightly News she deemed the conflict a "family feud."
In contrast, on September 14, 2009, five days after Congressman Wilson's outburst in front of Congress and Obama, Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer derided the Republican as "just one ugly sign of the mindless meanness that has settled over our politics."
On the September 15 Sunday Morning, commentator Nancy Giles condemned Wilson: "That’s the voice of Representative Joe Wilson of South Carolina, not some drunk at open mic night, calling the President a liar."
Obviously there's a difference between an unidentified representative and a nationally televised embarrassing moment, but what if this mystery representative had been a Republican?
— Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center. Click here to follow him on Twitter.
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F word By Dems OK, but a Republican yelling "Liar!"
Submitted by Red Jeep on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 1:37pm.
Worth obsessive news coverage.
Obviously -
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 1:42pm.
..it was shouted loudest by the GLBT contingent. They meant it in the "best possible way".
Eat your heart our Chris Matthews!
HIlarious
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:22pm.
That's what I was thinking. I mean, isn't being gay the best thing ever now? Makes me wonder why Oprah denied it so vigorously. I'd think she'd be honored by it.
And Justice Alito mouthed, "not true."
Submitted by Gary Hall on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 1:57pm.
Interestingly enough, Justice Alito and Rep. Wilson were telling the truth. The MSM went viral with the shrill reporting - and to this day, they will still bring it up in their daily effort to paint R's as mean ugly people.
When CA congressman Pete Stark stood in the chamber of the House and in a drunken stupor attacked President Bush, claiming that he was sending our boys to Iraq to get their heads blown off for his own personal amusement, the MSM was silent.
LA Times front page headline story today is about the angry Democrat meeting yesterday - not a word about the several "F" words hurled towards the POTUS. Their guy - their party - must be protected by the MSM at all costs; that is the bottom line.
(;~/ gary
Alito silently mouthing "not
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 8:18pm.
Alito silently mouthing "not true" was understandable and defensible; and the media's reporting of it was appropriately subdued.
Joe Wilson's juvenile and churlish outburst was outrageous and inexcusable, as was the conservative media's attempt to justify it.
With respect to this incident, I am sure it wasn't the first time a Democratic or Republican politician has muttered 'F the President' during a private meeting, nor will it be the last. The distinction between this episode and Wison's antics is obvious and dramatic.
Jer
Liberal spin, Jer---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 9:33pm.
and nothing more.
Joe Wilson spoke the truth, and for you to say otherwise does nothing to change it.
Alito coverage - "appropriately subdued" in media recounting.
Damned if you aren't NBs own personal example of a liberally biased reporter.
MD
With all due respect to Jer,
Submitted by 26CX on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 9:46pm.
With all due respect to Jer, sometimes he's like a Texas Longhorn steer: a point on the left, a point on the right, and a lot of bull in between.
I'm taking that as a compliment, 26CX...
Submitted by Jer on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 11:00pm.
but then I'm desperate. :-)
Jer
don't be too quick for that
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 1:41am.
Longhorns have ended up as hood ornaments a few times.
-Jon
Where I come from....
Submitted by Jer on Sat, 12/11/2010 - 1:46am.
So have Liberals.
Jer
Democrats are racists-it's that simple
Submitted by ironchefofmunchies on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:27pm.
Clearly the Democrat congressperson in question is RACIST and only hates Obama because of Obama's skin color.
I challenge anyone to prove this was not racism. If the Democrats don't confront this, then they are all silently condoning the racist remarks and should be tarred with the same racist brush. Just like they did with the Tea Parties.
YOUR TURN DEMOCRATS! YOU STARTED THE GAME-YOUR TURN TO PLAY.
Comparisons
Submitted by ThisnThat on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:12pm.
The comparisons with Joe Miller and Justice Alito (Thanks Gary Hall) are really, really important to anyone that has a shred of doubt over the total bias of the MSM. Every single one of these MSM bastards needs to be brought up on charges of "1st Ammendment Violations" and imprisoned. They are doing great harm to this country, IMO, because they have become so untrustworthy as to be dangerous. We simply can't believe anything they say anymore. Anything!
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
These guys are all late to
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:24pm.
These guys are all late to the party...............we've been saying that since day 1. I've got no respect for any of these idiots who bought into the whole 'hype and chains' deal and are now finding out that they've been had by the biggest scam ever perpetrated on the American public in the history of this country...................
After Nov 2nd, the losing Dem incumbents should have
Submitted by virginia republican on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:27pm.
all been chanting "F**K the President", "F**K Reid" and "F**K Pelosi" because all three threw them under the bus in pursuit of their own agendas.
Well, it's a good thing...
Submitted by c5then on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:33pm.
that the Dem congress person wasn't White or the MSM would have been all over this.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
she deemed the conflict a "family feud."
Submitted by djwolf12 on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:47pm.
Yeah. consider the scenario as Michael Corleone Vs. Fredo Corleone. We all know how that "Family Fued" turned out.
The Dems are OCD
Submitted by Iron Tigers Vet on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:52pm.
when it comes to something a Rep says, even as truthful as "You Lie".
How forgetful they are when it pertains to them or theirs. How long will it be before this gets aired. A week or more?
You know what they tell themselves.....?
Submitted by NeoKong on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 2:56pm.
They know all about it but deliberately step on it. They tell themselves that they would gladly report on it if they only had a name to attach to the comment. They are journalists you see so they must verify it was actually said then give the alleged commenter a chance to rebut. Without that then it wouldn't be ethical for them to put out wild accusations without corroboration. It all makes perfect sense.
Rush just talked about this
Submitted by ninerdog on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 3:08pm.
Rush just talked about this thread… Be ready for site lock up
Does this make him a racist?
Submitted by awffp1890 on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 3:41pm.
When conservatives speak out about the president, they are labeled as racists. Does the same rule apply here?
This is a big f***ing deal,
Submitted by kareling on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 3:42pm.
This is a big f***ing deal, as Joe Biden would say.
The DNC/OFA sold t-shirts for that on their website. I wonder if they'll do it for this? (Well, the DNC, anyway.)
Already got my GTFO shirt. :)
Submitted by RedGuyBlueState on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:30pm.
...where the "O" is Barry's logo. I think it was from cafe press... not sure though. It was the link for Conservative Shirts that appears on Drudge Report.com.
This is indeed big news and
Submitted by Dan The Man 2 on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 4:15pm.
This is indeed big news and should have been told on network news. However, Wilson shouted out liar in a very formal setting which was televised and was very public. He is of course right but the setting is the issue; I think Wilson did the right thing no matter what. What Cheney said was a personal matter between two men and it was not in a very public setting/arena. And Alito only mouthed the words and kept the decorum.
In all cases the people who said these things are right and teh nets need to acknowledge it.
Am I the only one who sees
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 4:42pm.
Am I the only one who sees the difference between yelling "you lie" at the president during a speech to congress, and an unidentified someone saying F-the President behind a closed door meeting?
Yes, I believe I am.
Ted, this is not about
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 5:10pm.
the merits of decorum, it's about whether the networks think it's newsworthy. While Politico and others on the net do, apparently the network news organizations don't.
But leaving aside the venue in which the outbursts took place, which would you consider more personal? More revealing?
What is the story? Someone
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 5:34pm.
What is the story? Someone said something? We don't know who, but we know there is dissonance in the Democratic party. Where's the recording? How do we know if happened if there is no proof of it happening?
Whether or not it's newsworthy is one issue. Comparing this closed door comment from an anonymous Democrat to the very public outburst during the president's speech is a whole other issue, one that is incomparable to me.
I don't know, I'm not a producer
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:05pm.
But apparently some news organizations thought the outburst was newsworthy and the fact that it happened behind closed doors is the only reason we don't know the name of the rep that opened his/her mouth. Personally, it doesn't surprise me that someone said this -it was corroberated by Rep. Shelley Berkley (D)- I can't imagine it doesn't happen often regardless of who occupies the White House.
The purpose of NB, remember, is to note when liberal news organizations skew the news- in this case, suppress it. Not a big story? Clearly. But worthy of mention? Debatable. Had it been a Republican who either said it or been the recipient of it, I suspect it woud have received greater coverage. Denying that is useless -we all know it to be true.
And that's why I have a
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:15pm.
And that's why I have a problem with this article. The only intention is to incite the base. In other words, THIS is the story we have to tell, now go speculate the worst.
~Media bias, media bias, media bias
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:22pm.
media bias, media bias, media bias. The purpose of this site.
If the Repubs had an uproar like this and said these things about Bush the media would have covered it in gory detail.
Speculatively speaking of
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:31pm.
Speculatively speaking of course.
Whatever nwahs sissy.
Submitted by The Vet on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 10:44pm.
Which Congressman issued a threat to another user and then did did an about-face when he realized the user would not back down. Oh, that was you, sissy. You weren't speculating then, you were right up in his face threatening him. Were you speculating then Sissytroll?
I'm speculating now that once
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 1:11pm.
I'm speculating now that once again you spent too much of your weekend thinking about me.
Now granted, I'm flattered. But the feelings are not mutual. I spent all day Saturday hanging Christmas lights on the house without a moment to even check my email. I had 27 messages!!! And every single one was an ad for a holiday, er, Christmas sale.
Yesterday of course I watched my Bills beat the Browns. Suck on that, Jake. 3-10 never felt so good. Then I had to rake and sweep - the damn Santa Anas blew every last leaf in the neighborhood into my backyard. What a crunchy mess!
So anyway, here we are back at the grind. See you when you wake up, Duh.
Bully Buster
Keep in mind Ted,
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:28pm.
that the incident happened behind closed doors -as you indicated- with only Dems in the room. So how did it become public knowledge? Obviously another Dem or Dem staffer mentioned it to Roll Call. Why? Seems to me that someone within that room wanted the general public to know that there is significant dissention in the ranks, and the folks at ABC, NBC, and CBS news did not. That is why it was blogged here. This is a classic example of the stated mission of NewsBusters.
And using the formula a good
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:38pm.
And using the formula a good journalist follows (who, what, where, when, why and how?), we're still left with a story missing key elements of interest.
Who said it? We don't know.
What was the purported statement in response to? We don't know
Where did it happen? Behind closed doors.
When did it happen? Sometime while the door was closed.
Why did it happen? Someone was upset over something.
How? How what? All we know is that someone said something.
Great story here. No wonder the media is holding off until they learn a fact about it.
~.....
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:11pm.
No wonder the media is holding off until they learn a fact about it.Like Dan Rather did?
What's the story???
Submitted by ThisnThat on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:43pm.
You're kidding, right? Are you trying to convince us that if we don't have a recording; if we don't know if it happened because we have no proof -- that the MSM should keep mum about it because, therefore, it's not newsworthy???!!!
Tell that to the MSM who is still reporting about the Tea Party person who allegedly yelled something and spit on a black congressman. There is no proof. There is no video. There is no one who can identify anyone who did this. Therefore, it's not newsworthy, right? But yet -- BOY, is there a story! Repeated often by the very same MSM whom you think should ignore the F**k obama comments.
Well, I'll tell you what. Someone offered $100,000 to anyone who could collaborate the Tea Party story -- and so far, no one has come forth. Try offering $100,000 for collaborating the congressional dim story -- and you'll be paying off tomorrow.
I do wish you would be consistent in your outrage there, ADK. It's embarrassing having to correct you all the time.
__________
“Didn't win the Medal of Honor? Didn't even serve? Then lie about it. We'll support you." — 9th Circuit Court
Day-um, ThisnThat---
Submitted by matthewdean on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 9:42pm.
You flat cut the legs right out from under the poster with one thousand usernames, but like the Black Knight in the Monty Python classic, he will deny it.
Very nice riposte by you.
MD
As if. You're now using a
Submitted by Guttermouth's Return on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 1:07pm.
As if. You're now using a story with no proof to justify a story with no proof.
Oh wait - I forget I'm in conservativeland, where two wrongs equal a right.
No, thousand username dude---
Submitted by matthewdean on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 1:39am.
two wrongs equal two liberals.
I thought you worked with numbers?
MD
A question for the resident NB liberals:
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 5:16pm.
Why are House Dems and some Senators so outraged by the White House not holding fast on a 4.6% increase in the tax rate for individuals earning more than $200k? Seems like a minor issue given the grand scheme of liberal politics. It's not like Barry had a sudden aversion to killing unborn babies. It's not like he's decided to agressively call out Muslim extremeists. It's not like he offered to have lunch with Sarah Palin to discuss a new cabinet position. And it can't be the faux argument about the deficit or they'd be demanding a tax increase for everyone. Can anyone explain this?
Finally!
Submitted by almostacowboy on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 5:53pm.
The Dem's are starting to see what we saw in the President two years ago......and they're thinkin the same thing!
"Fire Truck The President!!!"....What???
Submitted by bigdaddy on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:18pm.
BO is gonna need another vacation real soon.
Perhaps if someone started a
Submitted by MikeB on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 6:28pm.
Perhaps if someone started a rumor that the Congressman in question was a Republican infiltrator into the closed-door Democrat meeting, the networks would then run with the story. There is every possibility that whomever could get away with the deception. After all, when it comes to a rumor about a Republican, the dinosaur media does about zero confimation or verification.
Question: Which One - To
Submitted by TCinAZ on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:19pm.
Question: Which one - To F**k, "unidentified Democratic House member"?
"Obama Ditches Tax Cut Presser After Bill Clinton Takes Control"
This has Got to be a new Low in a Presidency! A Former doing the Latter's Job!? Wow!
Every day it's something new with this Buffoon! I mean, Every Day! And I can't think of a "something new" event that's been Good either! What an Embarrassment He Is!
I'm hoping NB blogs this-
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:23pm.
I'm hoping NB blogs this- totally surreal.
~WOW
Submitted by Wrathful Brunette on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:26pm.
WEAK. Can't wait to hear the libs defend this.
Can we NOW quit taking
Submitted by Boudin on Fri, 12/10/2010 - 7:35pm.
Obama seriously, and go ahead and elect some adults? Thanks in advance
Their deceitful practices are standard operating procedure
Submitted by Thalpy on Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:21am.
Since many of us have no appreciation of their totalitarian goals, there's no reason to watch or read the "news" they produce. If people have no capacity for shame, their work is unworthy of our interest. None of them will ever feel a sense of disgrace or dishonor brought about by the unending betrayal of our people. Make no mistake-it is a betrayal!