MSNBC's Contessa Brewer: 'People' Are Blaming 'Vitriolic Right-Wing Talkers' for Shooting
MSNBC's Contessa Brewer on Tuesday spread the blame for Saturday's spree shooting, singling out "vitriolic right-wing talkers and the Tea Party." Several groups seemed to be on Brewer's list, with the notable exception of Jared Loughner. He was only mentioned as a failure of the mental health system.
Closing the 12pm hour of News Live, Brewer summarized, "We've been following the fallout from the Tucson shooting and there is a lot of blame to go around. People are blaming the vitriolic right-wing talkers and the Tea Party." (When Brewer mentioned "people," one could largely substitute the word "journalists.")
[See video below. MP3 audio here.]
Finally getting around to the actual killer, Brewer opined, "They're blaming the gun culture, but perhaps if we spent more time scrutinizing the gaps in our mental health system, perhaps people like Jared Loughner wouldn't fall through them."
A transcript of the January 11 segment, which aired at 12:55pm EST, follows:
CONTESSA BREWER: We've been following the fallout from the Tucson shooting and there is a lot of blame to go around. People are blaming the vitriolic right-wing talkers and the Tea Party. They're blaming the gun culture, but perhaps if we spent more time scrutinizing the gaps in our mental health system, perhaps people like Jared Loughner wouldn't fall through them. Ike Crosson tweets, "Contessa, you can't be more correct. Once again, mental health is being placed on the back burner. Bryan Lovsness writes, "Mental health is a taboo subject still in some states, especially for males, to ask for help." And Alice Beebe posts, "We need to be able to report mental health issues just like we report child abuse." I always appreciate you weighing in. We've had an interesting, lively discussion about this, though most of it has turned back to gun control issues. I'm Contessa Brewer, thanks for watching today.
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You have to forgive this poor
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:30pm.
You have to forgive this poor thing, as she is obviously retarded.
Barack_Must_Go.....
“People” No missy
Submitted by ninerdog on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:30pm.
“People” No missy lets be real about this YOU are blaming the actions of one of your own on the right.
This is a prime example of
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:40pm.
This is a prime example of the lunacy and dishonesty of the liberal MSM.
Poster Girl
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:40pm.
Contessa is the poster girl for liberal stupidity.
That is the dumbest bunch of talking points strung together in quite a while. Congrats, Dumbessa.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Contessa was actually born a
Submitted by dr-go on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:43pm.
blonde but has colored her hair to foster an illusion of intelligence.
Hey!
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:44pm.
I resemble that remark!
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Did not work for either of ya
Submitted by ninerdog on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:49pm.
Did not work for either of ya now did it… HAHAAHAAH How ya doing?
Good good.
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:23pm.
How are the doglets?
A new kitten showed up on Christmas, he has a collar, but now thinks he lives here...we're calling him Urbie Moocher. Cute little guy.
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Hey Blonde, Maybe the kitty
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:27pm.
Hey Blonde,
Maybe the kitty is from a household that supported Obama and learned how to live off the hard work of people like you.
Call him Acorn. :-)
Don't know, Scoobs
Submitted by Blonde on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:46pm.
He just "arrived" at my door, on one of the coldest nights of the year. Cute little guy, long hair, with light siamese coloring, maybe 5 months old. Blue eyes, a little white mustache, and white feet.
None of my neighbors know who he belongs to, so I guess I am now his hoomin. I've been calling him "Urbie" after my departed Gator coach, and of course, since he always has his head in the cat food, "Moocher".
Handy Reference Guide to Obama's Gaffes and Goofs ~ Currently Numbering 200 (and Counting)
Probably one of mine,Blonde.
Submitted by the struggler on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 7:18pm.
Probably one of mine,Blonde.
Once when she was
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:51pm.
Once when she was interviewing Jesse Jackass Jr., she introduced him as Al Sharpton......priceless.
Barack_Must_Go.....
Contessa Brewer is a mental health issue
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:47pm.
Bryan Lovsness writes, "Mental health is a taboo subject still in some states, especially for males, to ask for help."
Is there any evidence that the shooter sought mental health help? Or that he was afraid to ask for help?
The college he attended even recommended to his parents that he get a pysch evaluation before he could be readmitted. Did they?
The information we've seen thus far suggests that he was rather self-assured in his bizarre convictions.
That jackass sherrif ought to
Submitted by Barack_must_go..... on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:00pm.
That jackass sherrif ought to be looking into where a non working, living at home slacker like Loughner got $500.00 to purchase the handgun, plus ammo and a one way cab ride to the scene .
Maybe there really is an accomplice out there, instead this self ritgeous moron is campaigning for higher office instead of doing his job.
Barack_Must_Go.....
No Contessa, you dumb,
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:49pm.
No Contessa, you dumb, ignorant bigot. It is not people that are blaming the "vitriolic right wing talkers", it is so called "journalist" like you. And I do not consider them people, you and others are more like the excrement of a bottom feeder.
She's pretty enough
Submitted by Walker01049 on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:49pm.
to be on FOX but just too stupid!
Rather have Robin Meade on
Submitted by Newsbusterbrown on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:00pm.
Rather have Robin Meade on Fox instead. She leans to the Right politically and is smokin' hot to boot!
“There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Brewer: our healthcare system is to blame
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:51pm.
She may have a point - after all, she's still on the loose.
Wonder how long it will take her to start speculating that Loughner is gay and was bullied.
I think some people have to
Submitted by Cowboy on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:52pm.
I think some people have to learn to read beyond the headlines and not make assumptions...
Poor Girl
Submitted by scottyusmc on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:53pm.
She needs to carry the liberal water to keep her job! Can't make it when the looks fail without an angle. She needs to speak the party line!!!!
Her liberal water just broke
Submitted by Beukeboom on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:55pm.
Her liberal water just broke and boy is that baby UGLY!
TED BAXTER IN-A-BRA
Submitted by Sgthulka on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 4:57pm.
The dumbest reporter in major network television.
Held second place until Rick Sanchez got the boot.
Circular Logic Always Works
Submitted by BuffNBone on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:04pm.
Since people have been saying that right wing people have caused the problem for so many days already, it really must be true.
Hmmm...
Submitted by retrocon on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:05pm.
If i accidentally misspelled her name, just a tiny, little, single vowel, do you think anyone would notice??
Too bad...
nevermind.
Self-destruction
Submitted by Gat New York on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:17pm.
What genius liberal thought this was a good idea.
From the moment this happened the liberal media cabal conspired to "use" this tragedy to blame initially Sarah Palin and then the rest of conservatives.
More and more are stepping back from those pronouncements maybe realizing that in the real world no one is buying into their deplorable charges. Elite liberals think Americans are stupid and will be convinced that this deranged individual was on some right wing mission - even though his classmate said he was a pot smoking left wing wacko.
Really....
Submitted by tampamom25 on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:23pm.
Be careful there, loony left, your agenda is hanging out for the whole world to see. There has been absolutely NO CONNECTION found in any of Loughren's personal possessions/blogs/computer that connect him in any way to the Tea Party/Sarah Palin/conservative right wing. To the contrary, his leanings are decidedly to the left. Not to mention that he has severe mental problems, which now that I think about it, confirm his connection to the left. And let's see, vitriolic right? Hmmmm....Olberman suggests we stuff a co2 cartridge in Rush's mouth and blow him up, the president says if they bring knives, we should bring guns, Sandra Bernhard suggests gang raping Sarah Palin, and on and on. The left is more hateful and divisive than the right, their language is more foul and violent, and they get louder and more hateful when they realize that they have nothing worthwhile to say.
Times Square
Submitted by forest on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:25pm.
She was the one who came right out and said she was "frustrated" that the Times Square bomber was a Muslim literalist instead of a Tea Partier as she had been hoping on air.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/scott-whitlock/2010/05/04/msnbcs-contessa-b...
I've about had enough of being slandered by these soulless ghouls.
Now that the MSM has figured out they can't turn this shooter...
Submitted by Dave. on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:31pm.
...puke into a card-carrying John Bircher, you will probably soon see a flood of sympathetic news stories about him.
And I bet it will be speculated that he was an abused child, was crying out for help, and that he was just misunderstood by the rest of society, etc, etc, BS and so-forth.
What you won't be seing are any stories looking into Sheriff Dipstick and just how much local law enforcement knew about this batsh*t nuts perp before he jumped off the deep end.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Pride And Calumny
Submitted by Lentenlands on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:31pm.
Blowhard marxists ceaselessly lying and spinning yarns of vitriol and self righteous condescension. Destroyers of all that is good and upright, doomed by their pride and calumny.
Disgusting.
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Hate Rhetoric from Barack Obama's Anti-Semitic "Friends"
Submitted by Retired Geek on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 5:40pm.
Gabrielle Giffords, the target of the mass killing, is ‘the first Jewish female elected to such a high position in the US government.
Barack Obama has a long and sordid history of supporting and advocating for anti-Semitic groups and 'Jew Haters' like Louis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson.
The National Action Network, while under the personal leadership and supervision of “community organizer” Al Sharpton, screamed racial and anti-Semitic epithets, and arson threats that were later put into effect, at a Jewish-owned store in Harlem.
“Barack is determined to repair our relations with the world of Islam and Muslims...”
Jesse Jackson
"God will destroy America by the hands of the Muslims....God will not give Japan or Europe the honor of bringing down the United States; this is an honor God will bestow upon Muslims."
Louis Farrakhan
"The Jews don't like Farrakhan, so they call me Hitler. Well, that's a good name. Hitler was a very great man."
Louis Farrakhan
Jared Lee Loughner like Louis Farrakhan is an admirer of Adolph Hitler.
Louis Farrakhan is one of Barack Obama's 'Spiritual Advisers' and Louis Farrakhan was the one who declared Barack Obama the 'Messiah'.
Barack Obama helped award Louis Farrakhan a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' in his 'Racist' church led by Jeremiah Wright.
“The Israelis have illegally occupied Palestinian territories for over 40 years now. Divestment has now hit the table again as a strategy to wake the business community and wake up Americans concerning the injustice and the racism under which the Palestinians have lived because of Zionism.”
Jeremiah Wright
Personal Chosen Mentor of Barack Obama for over 20 Years.
Why is anyone surprised when violence against Jews occur during the Presidency of Barack Obama?
Truth is not hate…Liberals just hate to face Truth.
The CBS poll
Submitted by octavioj on Tue, 01/11/2011 - 6:07pm.
I guess she failed to look at the CBS poll that says "people" disagrees with her opinion.