MSNBC's Martin Bashir Outrageously Compares Rick Santorum to Mass Murderer Joseph Stalin
Ultra liberal Martin Bashir hit a new low on Tuesday, outrageously comparing Rick Santorum to mass-murdering dictator Joseph Stalin. In a fit of vitriol, the MSNBC anchor also connected the Republican to George Orwell's Big Brother from 1984. However, the most repugnant moment came when Bashir spewed, "If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III." [See video below. MP3 audio here.]
What prompted this left-wing hate from MSNBC? Bashir began by playing a clip of Santorum in bad lighting. He then contrasted, "...When we last saw the Republican front-runner Rick Santorum speaking before a crowd yesterday, all we could think of was George Orwell's novel 1984 about a society dominated by the most extreme form of totalitarianism." Before showing a clip of the movie version of 1984, he added, "See if you can spot the similarities."
Bashir then highlighted Santorum and a seemingly unrelated clip from the film. Big Brother shown denouncing, "One week from now, in this very square, we shall have a demonstration of our resolve."
The similarities? According to Bashir, "Rick Santorum holds some pretty stern views on a number of important issues and he regularly sounds like a theocrat. For example, he's asserted that the right to privacy does not exist and has equated same sex relationships with bestiality."
(Is Santorum Stalin or a theocrat? Considering that Stalin's Russia was rigidly atheistic, he can't be both.)
Bashir also included this nasty remark: "In reviewing his book It Takes a Family, one writer said "Mr. Santorum has one of the finest minds of the 13th century."
On January 6, 2012, Bashir warned Newt Gingrich to stop using hateful language "before someone gets killed."
When Sarah Palin made a Stalin reference, MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell on the January 30th Last Word, sputtered, "If I am reading that correctly, Sarah Palin is accusing Mitt Romney of being Stalin-esque. This can't -- can this get any better for Democrats? I don`t think it can."
A transcript of February 14 Martin Bashir segment, which aired at 3:59pm EST, follows:
MARTIN BASHIR: It's time now to clear the air and when we last saw the Republican front-runner Rick Santorum speaking before a crowd yesterday, all we could think of was George Orwell's novel 1984 about a society dominated by the most extreme form of totalitarianism. See if you can spot the similarities.
RICK SANTORUM: -The loud voices that support the Republican Party and the conservative cause!
BIG BROTHER (from 1984): One week from now, in this very square, we shall have a demonstration of our resolve.
BASHIR: The similarities with George Orwell's novel and that movie are not just superficial. No, Rick Santorum holds some pretty stern views on a number of important issues and he regularly sounds like a theocrat. For example, he has asserted that the right to privacy does not exist and has equated same sex relationships with bestiality.
BIG BROTHER: Brothers and sisters, the endless catalogue of bestial atrocities that will inevitably ensue from this appalling act, must, can, and will be terminated.
BASHIR: Mr. Santorum has pledged to repeal all federal funding for contraception and says individual states should be allowed to outlaw any kind of birth control.
BIG BROTHER: The forces of darkness and the treasonable maggots who collaborate with them, must, can and will be wiped from the face of the Earth!
BASHIR: In reviewing his book It Takes a Family, one writer said "Mr. Santorum has one of the finest minds of the 13th century." But I'm not so sure. If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III. Thanks so much for watching.
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Okay, Scott.
Submitted by almostacowboy on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 5:47pm.
You got me with that one. I actually laughed out loud when I read that headline. That Marty. He's a pip!
I truly believe
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:22pm.
That bathtub boy was dropped for only one reason.. HES TOO WHITE!!.. Marti B is wrapped in that darker skin that PMSDNC was looking for with his delivery in the Queens English which tends to make the listener give it a tad more credibility then when bathtub boy was raving, or when fat eddie is blubbering, or when Sissy chrissy tingles is going on and on about his man barry...... ITs truly a Orwellian Plot not by conservatives but you the LIBERALS.... WAKE UP!!!!
Martin, how do you honestly believe yourself to be a Christian?
Submitted by Mike Bratton on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:33pm.
The Bible says "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." Or, in your case, the heart and the TelePrompTer.
Nevertheless, how is it you viciously attack Rick Santorum for espousing a Bible-based point of view when you allege to share the fundamentals of that point of view?
You can't have it both ways, Martin.
--Mike
Matthew 7:16
Submitted by almostacowboy on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 12:16pm.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Plus Bashir's tightly woven pelt makes a great lint remover.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:42pm.
Unlike the rapidly balding Obermann, who has a tendency to leave scalp detritus behind.
I couldn't hold it.....I spewed cofee....
Submitted by nonncom on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 11:53am.
another keyboard ruined....
Berserk
Submitted by HudsonRiverGirl on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 5:49pm.
And we thought Olbermann was nuts. Between chris-tingles and this loon we need to get the men in white coats ready for immediate capture.
oh No!
Submitted by vrwc13 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:06pm.
Martin has finally flipped!
...or is this Bagdad Bob reincarnate?
btw: are there responsible people at his network that actually allow him to say these things? Maybe they should come under scrutiny, not the 'talking head'.
v
The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
How pathetic
Submitted by Galvanic on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 5:56pm.
Perhaps if his audience drops enough, he'll go back to the UK, and take Katty Kay, Andrew Sullivan, Piers Morgan, and "Daily Beast" Brown with him.
We've heard genuninely Orwellian lines from Chairman Obama.
Peace means war: "Humanitarian operations" now mean dropping bombs and missiles on people.
"Balanced budget" now means carrying a $1.3 trillion deficit.
Does Bashir read his own copy?
Submitted by JeffC... on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:00pm.
BASHIR: Mr. Santorum has pledged to repeal all federal funding for contraception and says individual states should be allowed to outlaw any kind of birth control.
1984: The forces of darkness and the treasonable maggots who collaborate with them, must, can and will be wiped from the face of the Earth.
Funny--the line from 1984 talks about wiping out "maggots" from the face of the earth. That's what Margaret Sanger wanted to do, and she founded Planned Parenthood to do just that. Rick Santorum wants to stop Margaret Sanger's work.
"Maggots"
Submitted by ronljl on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:03pm.
JeffC; If you will forgive me for hopefully making a correction to what you are saying. "...wiping out "maggots" from the face of the earth." Is not quite what Margaret Sanger was about. She was into killing off, aka aborting, as many black babies as possible from the face of the earth.
We [conservatives] do not think blacks are "maggots," nor does our record even lean in that direction. Progressives and Liberals, it would appear to be a resounding, yes. Santorum is working on UNDOING what Margaret Sanger and later generations of "like minded" Sangerettes [using 'ettes' must a sexist phrasing, sorry, not!] have been striving towards for nearly a 100 years.
Simple straight forward logic; Sanger was a racist and wished to rid the world of blacks through the use of abortion, therefore if you are in favor of abortion in this country, you must support Sanger's goals of racism too. Simple.
Ron, I know conservatives don't consider blacks as maggots
Submitted by panzerakc on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 1:36am.
But I'd be willing to bet that Margaret Sanger did.
Margaret Sanger
Submitted by ronljl on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:24am.
No argument here. I'm sure you are quite right. It was a dark period in our history of forced eugenics [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_Integrity_Act_of_1924] and semi-volunteering the abortion of blacks and “less-than-desirable” whites in this country.
It was a sad and deplorable part of our history. Just to bad that it’s not behind us; that it still lingers in the shadows and in organizations like Planned Parenthood.
Which is he???
Submitted by Truestar on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:01pm.
A "theocrat", or Stalin? I guess Mr. Bashir has all the propaganda smear bases covered. And the 1984 references are just nonsensical. Typical viewing on MessNBC.
Honestly, can this guy get any more deranged?
Submitted by KyWriter on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:03pm.
Delusional, megalomanic, plain crazy; I'm running out of adjectives.
Why is anyone surprised??
Submitted by Clemenza on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:02pm.
This sand monkey has been spewing this vitriol for the past few months.
Sounds like the Occutards!
Submitted by JeffC... on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:04pm.
1984 CLIP: One week from now, in this very square, we shall have a demonstration of our resolve.
They're still there. They won't leave on their own!
(Not that they have anything to return to--their parents' basement, a useless humanities degree and the student loans that made it possible, a job at corporate Starbucks making coffee for corporate lackeys who can afford a daily $5 cup of coffee, etc.)
Well, MSDNC dropped Olbermoronn, so...
Submitted by Phryj1 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:06pm.
...they have to fill their daily quota of left-wing lunacy in other ways.
Progressives seem to be completely averse to facts and logic. Apparently, reality has a conservative bias.
Good news, bad news.... about Bashir
Submitted by vrwc13 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:10pm.
Good news - if this is their best shot, they are desparate
Bad news - I imagine that sadly, there are people out there that believe this
v
The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
This moron is just frustrated
Submitted by Captain Repus on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:11pm.
This moron is just frustrated because his feet can't quite reach the stirrups because the hump he is sittin on is so high.
MSNBHate is becoming quite entertaining lately. A different stooge in every tent with a master carnival barker sitting in the oval office.
Failed History student
Submitted by Spinningplates2 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:20pm.
I can't imagine he even knows who Stalin really is, or that his Idol, FDR, liked to call him Uncle Joe."
Was that a joke....?
Submitted by NeoKong on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:21pm.
He shows movie clips and then criticizes Santorum for the content.
What next? Bugs Bunny cartoons....?
The whole network is just a really bad comic book.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:27pm.
The Incredible Foreign SandFlea here is one of the lightweights - he'll say anything for a reaction.
Unlike the deep thinkers Schultz, Tingles and Maddow.
mass murderer, really?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:27pm.
This from a guy who's background is that of a cult that murders tons of people just because they don't worship Islam. And the nonsense about the theocrat, come on, try again, look at your background as a Muslim, no theocracy in that at all, really?
Sod off, Bashir, just leave our country, your fellow Muslims are calling you.
-Jon
it's a compliment
Submitted by right of way on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 6:59pm.
folks, he must have meant this as a compliment because we all know that liberal dumbacrats love stalin!
M.S.S.R. (M-BS-NBC): Lean Marxist
Submitted by djwolf12 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 7:06pm.
He likens Rick Santorum to Josef Stalin on the very same day that Anita Dunn (Favorite philosophers are Chairman Mao and Mother Theresa) was IN STUDIO. Rod Serling, if any network can be a real life Twilight Zone, this is it!
I'm still wondering how these Brits were allowed to invade our
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 7:57pm.
airwaves when sent them back to England with their tails between their legs many years ago. Oh yeah, the liberal loyalists that choose other countries over this one and give up the right to "priv-a-cee" for socialist values. And who is this "we" Bashir keeps referring to? It quite possibly could be one of his many personalities floating around his maniacal head.
Winston, gets a picture of life in the future by O'brien
Submitted by lrgon on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:27pm.
"... imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
In context: "There will be no curiosity, no enjoyment of the process of life. All competing pleasures will be destroyed. But always—do not forget this, Winston—always there will be the intoxication of power, constantly increasing and constantly growing subtler. ... the sensation of trampling on an enemy who is helpless.
If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—forever."
—Part III, Chapter III, Nineteen Eighty-Four
Seems that those promoting "Big brother" are not only politicians like Rick Santorum but Bashir and his MSNBC bosses who daily bleat out "doublethink" and are on a constant 24/7 mode to make those that challenge their lies "unpersons" via the "Ministry of Truth" that is allied with the central government authorities.
Both political parties in America have contributed to the growth of government , and while Bashir is correct about Santorum, (check his votes in congress if you think Senator Santorum is not a ally of building "big brother") the liberal pundit can throw in Obama in his Orwellian analysis.
Conservative rightfully fear another 4 more years of "Obama-think," but no one built "big brother' more than Bush 43. Dubya was on an 8 year war, surveillance and bureaucracy binge that comes closer to the "Stalin-esque" label than Santorum but only because Santorum has not had 8 years in the White House to wage "perpetual war for perpetual peace."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four
Mmmm. Stealthy.
Submitted by SickofLibs on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:29pm.
.
Oh boy, someone needs to contact Irgon's parents
Submitted by gmaniac1 on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 2:28am.
again to remind them not leave the computer on... how many times do we need to this before this child is taken away from them?
MSNBC welfare network
Submitted by dmann on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:28pm.
How does this network survive, who is fronting the $$$ to keep them on the air? All their shows are near the bottom if not last in every time slot. I find more usable information in the kitty litter.
probably
Submitted by grammajane on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:37pm.
soros and media matters fund these lunitics
George Orwell,
Submitted by Trix Rabbit on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:30pm.
once said: "Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious."
Poor marty. He has no sense of duty, is not intelligent by any known standards, and cannot state the obvious, but rather, the oblivious.
For the MSM: In your pomp and all your glory, you're a poorer man than me. As you lick the boots of death born out of fear.
Ian Anderson "Wind up"
George Orwell,
Submitted by Trix Rabbit on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 8:30pm.
once said: "Sometimes the first duty of intelligent men is the restatement of the obvious."
Poor marty. He has no sense of duty, is not intelligent by any known standards, and cannot state the obvious, but rather, the oblivious.
For the MSM: In your pomp and all your glory, you're a poorer man than me. As you lick the boots of death born out of fear.
Ian Anderson "Wind up"
He's comparing him to a science fiction villain?
Submitted by humanzee on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:16pm.
Oh my goodness. Stalin and science fiction villains? He couldn't try a little harder?
Who decided to import this guy from the UK. He was a tabloid journalist by trade. Who decided to make him a political commentator?
His arguments are so ridiculous and stupid, it makes me wonder how old his writers are. Are they 15?
Why was a Brit raised in a constitutional monarchy known for tabloid coverage of the entertainment industry made an American left wing political pundit?
Is it the glasses and accent? Is he supposed to make people believe left wing arguments are intellectual, sophisticated, universal?
Bashir?
Submitted by GregE on Tue, 02/14/2012 - 9:56pm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVCCVEppaws
How can Santorum be like Stalin AND be a Theocrat?
Submitted by BarneyFrankenstein on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 4:07am.
Doesnt he understand how godless Stalin's regime was? Stalin was the EXACT OPPOSITE of a Theocrat.
Stalin persecuted the church and drove it to virtual nonexistence in Russia. who, if anyone, is acting like Stalin right now?...I'll give you a hint: His initials are B.O.
This really was about the worst "news" clip I've seen in a while- its definitely early front runner for turd of the year. Maybe Bashir is upset about being snubbed at the Dishonor Awards last time.
Ironically, the only Orwell comparison I see is with Bashir himself: he reminds me of a pig from Animal Farm.
Objective Journalism
Submitted by misterbee241 on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 10:00am.
This is what passes for objective journalism today. The liberals are the mass murderers, after all it's under their watch that 53 million Americans have been murdered in the womb. Makes Stalin look like a third rate piker.
What's this "we" crap...
Submitted by CobraMan on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 12:50pm.
"It's time now to clear the air and when we last saw the Republican front-runner Rick Santorum speaking before a crowd yesterday, all we could think of was George Orwell's novel 1984 about a society dominated by the most extreme form of totalitarianism."
What's this "we" crap you keep spewing? You got a mouse in your pocket or something?
By the way, Martin, I'd be careful about bandying around those Orwell analogies, if I were you. Don't forget, the "Ministry of Truth" was actually a media news source, just like MSNBC!
How would Orwell describe you? "He was a fattish but active man of paralysing stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms." That pretty much hits the mark.
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States. The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus. The US Supreme Court
Or Anwar al-Awlaki.
Can't Have the Words "Bashir" & "Credibility" in Same Sentence
Submitted by Motormouth KOS on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 1:10pm.
I remind you of the following to show how this lying clown sells sensationalism, not truth...
In 2003, Bashir conducted a series of interviews with pop singer Michael Jackson. Following the broadcast, which was viewed by 14 million in the UK and 38 million in the US, several media personalities accused Bashir of yellow journalism, claiming that he deliberately doctored the recordings in order to paint Jackson in an unflattering light, as well as emphasizing the allegations of child molestation made against Jackson. Even the rag called The New York Times called Bashir's journalism style "callous self-interest masked as sympathy."
In his defense and in response, Jackson and his personal cameraman released a rebuttal interview, which showed Bashir complimenting Jackson for the "spiritual" quality of the Neverland Ranch, thus contradicting the journalist's previous statements that it was a "dangerous place" for children. Bashir also describes Jackson as a wonderful father and says that Jackson's relationship with his children "almost makes him weep".
I am no defender of the King of Pop, but this little vignette shows how deep MSLSD has to dig in the gutter to find charlatans to come on the air and utter lie after lie.
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...that gave us 8 years of Clinton
Submitted by vrwc13 on Wed, 02/15/2012 - 1:18pm.
It's the same kind of 'editing' that 60 Minutes did of Clinton when he was low in the polls, that gave him his initial boost that gave us 8 years of Clinton...
Propaganda U.S. msm style.
v
The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
Come on now Martin....
Submitted by Me1976 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 11:26am.
.....we all know that if you really thought Santorum was like Stalin, you'd vote for the guy.
Could Bashir have been correct about Santorum's voice?
Submitted by MOSwas71331 on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 8:14pm.
Bashir said, "If you listen carefully to Rick Santorum, he sounds more like Stalin than Pope Innocent III." Although Bashir undoubtedly (and ridiculously) meant that Santorum's advocated policies are bad, his statement uses the verbs "listen" and "sounds." I've heard Santorum speak, and I've heard recordings of Stalin speaking. As Pope Innocent III died in 1216, I've no idea what his voice sounded like. Perhaps Bashir has channelled Pope Innocent III, and he truly believes Santorum's voice is more similar to Stalin's voice than to that Pope's voice.
We already know Bashir is an idiot, and he reinforces that conclusion every time he speaks in front of a TV camera. Perhaps someday MSNBC will realize that people with English accents aren't necessarily intelligent.