Liberal Radio Host: Hannibal Lecter More Respectable Than Cheney

By Tim Graham | September 01, 2011 | 06:31

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Trial lawyer and liberal radio host Mike Papantonio really knows how to draw attention to himself. The Radio Equalizer blog reports he was subbing on Ed Schultz's radio show on Monday and not only claimed like Rep. Andre Carson that conservatives favored "lynching black people for real," but suggested Hannibal Lecter, the fictional cannibal/serial killer from "The Silence of the Lambs," was more respectable than Dick Cheney:

You know, it was easier to at least respect a character, a fictional character, like Hannibal Lecter in "Silence of the Lambs" because Hannibal Lecter at least readily admitted that he was a dangerous mutation and he was somebody capable of lying and manipulating and even killing to get what he wanted.

But we could write a part into a fictional book where we're able to put a character like Hannibal Lecter in a cage, we're able to get him away from society. But in real life, justice just doesn't work that way. In real life, a dangerous sociopath can become a Republican vice president of the most powerful country in the world.

Papantonio does not believe that the Tea Party has been domesticated. Oh no, their fiendish ways have just begun;

Don't believe it, it's not true. The rage has just started. We got a glimpse of that hate, if you'll remember, when we saw the signs they held up at their rallies. There were pictures of Obama depicted as a monkey. Or Obama hanging in effigy like the good ol' days to this crowd, when this same group no doubt would be lynching real black people for real...

They’re playing the Christian card. In day one, they're talking like Christians. In day two, they're showing us their low breed, angry hate. The floundering tea party, I gotta tell ya, is almost an exclusive club of white conservative Republicans who really believe that government should be heavily influenced with conservative religion.That's their new talking point, just listen to Michele Bachmann, listen to Rick Perry, even though the overwhelming majority of Americans say you need to separate the two [government and religion].

Papantonio is one of those lefties who touts wacky here-come-the-fascists books like "The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right."

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Just how sick is it

Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 6:45am.

that a liberal can "respect" someone (even a fictional character) for the integrity to admit that he is evil personified?

PS: Did Papantonio produce a single piece of proof of Obama burning in effigy at a Tea Party rally?

A Google search for "Obama burning in effigy" only produces instances of Muslims doing the burning, except for this incident in a Milwaukee bar, which was NOT a Tea Party rally.

Don't you think if Obama was routinely burned in effigy at Tea Party rallies it would have been the #1 story for weeks on end?

Link

Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:07am.

The people with the really 'hateful' signs (the same signs with Bush on them were not called hateful) are actually Lyndon LaRouche supporters who show up at TEA Party rallies, along with other rallies (Democrat, Republican, etc.). Of course, the TEA Party is blamed for the signs.

Americans keeping their own earnings is a Civil Right! Demand your Civil Rights!

But has there ever been an

Submitted by motherbelt on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:15am.

But has there ever been an episode of effigy-burning? Even by LaRouche supporters?

Found one

Submitted by DontFeedTheTrolls on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 8:25am.

Found reports of one incident in America. Of course, it has been blown all out of proportion, unlike the many Bush incidents.

Americans keeping their own earnings is a Civil Right! Demand your Civil Rights!

Special Ed

Submitted by theduck6 on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 7:46am.

and WHO???

Big whooop!

He's right

Submitted by Flig Narson on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 6:43am.

Papantonio is right. I am becoming filled with hate. I'm a forgiving, gentle person, but the hate is rising. I am beginning to hate people like Papantonio, who would not recognize truth if it walked up to him and said "howdy!" People like him, who spew lies and invective, and who have that insufferable, self-righteous, morally superior attitude that 'progressives' carry with them. I am beginning to hate Democrats and other politicians who lie to us, just as His Awesomeness, Emperor Barack will again do during next week's "Jobs" speech.

So yes, Papantonio is right. But he's wrong about the target of that hatred. It's not blacks. It's him. And it's because of what he and the other arrogant liars out there say day after day, with nobody really calling them to account.

Out-Schultzing Ed

Submitted by JayVee on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 8:11am.

Hard to believe that anyone could be more idiotic than Special Ed hisself, but I guess Papantonio has found a way to Out-Schultz Mr. Psycho Talk.

Ed the Red and Mike PapSmear....

Submitted by adamsmith on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 2:01pm.

They are both mentally defective and continue to prove it by the day. Ed was spinning so hard last night I halfway expected him to start shooting off body parts due to inertia. These guys are desperate because it's obvious to even their base that nothing they say ever pans out, and the base becomes further unemployed due to disastrous Progressive policy. They should all be on death row for treason and hatred of the United States. I'd like to see 'em all ride the lightning. Or move them to Cuba.

Make Believe

Submitted by cayenne523 on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 8:28am.

The distrubing aspect about this comparison is that one character does not exist. What kind of mind must one have to respect a character from a movie? How cluttered must someones mind be to actually put a character from a movie in a discussion about real life? Maybe Mike Papantonio the brain behind this comparison should try to get an interview with Foghorn Leghorn about farm violence or Fred Flintstone about toe injuries caused by foot powered automobiles.

neither exist

Submitted by Agnostic on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:26am.

I would posit that neither character actually exists. Neither the movie character Hannibal Lector nor the media created liberal bogeyman Cheney. The real Dick Cheney has no resemblance to the media creation should be considered a completely separate identity much like the liberally altered creations for Bush, Reagan, Palin, Perry, North and many others.

. . Socialist = Modern Liberal = Parasitoid

Following Mike Papantonio's

Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:46am.

Following Mike Papantonio's line of reasoning it is acceptable to compare Papantonio to a fictional character like this? Or a real one like this?

Must be his MSNBC audition to get a show on MSNBC too.

Submitted by Red Jeep on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 8:44am.

Plus free publicity.

Flippin Loon!!!

Submitted by scottyusmc on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:10am.

Nothing else to asy!!

Dick Cheney stood toe to toe with...

Submitted by Order270 on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:21am.

...the Russians in the ultimate poker game with the very existence of humanity hanging in the balance. Not only did he make them back down, but he also made them throw their hands up and quit. Does anyone really think a wannabe subbing for a hack is going to make him blink?

the best thing you can say for Popantonio

Submitted by ohio granny on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:25am.

The best thing you can say for Papantonio is he is a horses @ss.

What did a horse ever do to

Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:31am.

What did a horse ever do to you to deserve such an insult?!? :-)

Sounds like Obama

Submitted by Beukeboom on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:31am.

Papantonio: "...he was a dangerous mutation and he was somebody capable of lying and manipulating and even killing to get what he wanted."

What an accurate description of Barack Obama regarding his bringing the United States military into Libya!

Tim You Are So Right!

Submitted by Caringwhiteguy on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 9:46am.

"Trial lawyer and liberal radio host Mike Papantonio really knows how to draw attention to himself."

All he has to do is shoot off his mouth with something totally off the wall, and Tim Graham at NewBusters.org will post it.

Who knew who or what this guy was before September 1, 06:31?

Mike Putz Antonio is just another turn lapping liberal

Submitted by hbnolikeee on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:05am.

spitting poison. Why waste your time on him?

hbnolikeee

This is quite a reach.

Submitted by wiwf on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:34am.

This is quite a reach.

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Papantonio is correct

Submitted by cocodrie on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:50am.

"Hannibal was a dangerous mutation and was someone capable of lying and manipulating and even killing to get what he wanted." Hannibal was obviously a true democrat in the mold of Kerry, LBJ, JFK, Clinton, Obama, Gore and the endless of others. He deserves the honor and respect of that degenerate group known as democrats. I left out Carter beacause he was too stupid to know better.

Jesus Loves You so much He died for you

Who really cares

Submitted by Clemenza on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 11:51am.

what this guinea slip and fall lawyer thinks.

Mike Papantonio?

Submitted by Dave. on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 2:38pm.

Never heard of him.

Sounds like a pizza joint that just went out of business.

-Dave

Vote for the American in November

Cheney is a pathalogical liar

Submitted by Bill The Bold on Thu, 09/01/2011 - 10:11pm.

His book is nothing more than an effort to make him look good, often by making others look bad with lies and character attacks. Sounds just like the man he admires, Rush Limbaugh.

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