The Daily News' Fatimah Ali wrote an op-ed column this week that frankly I didn't see until late in the game because of everything else this week -- it was way off base including a bizarre suggestion that there'll be a "race war" in November if Obama loses, which is a highly inflamatory thing to say without any evidence to back it up. So the piece deserved criticism.
Except when the response is to make fun of her name:
On his syndicated radio show, Jim Quinn referred to the National Organization for Women as "the National Organization for Whores," and said of Philadelphia Daily News columnist Fatimah Ali: "[Y]ou know, Fatimah, what's your real name? Come on, seriously. I mean, get an American name, will you, if you want to be an American." He then asked: "You don't suppose she's a liberal black Muslim, do you?"
Stat classy, talk radio. That's why I have to laugh when the president of the United States speaks on national television with a throwaway line about "the angry Left." He's the leader of all the people, but only one ideology possesses this most basic human emotion. Puhleez. On the very day that President Bush said this, I wrote what I think was a pretty level-headed post when it came to Ronald Reagan -- I did criticize his energy and tax policies but noted he was pragmatic about picking a veep and that he was able to connect with voters in ways that Barack Obama has not mastered.
In response, a former functionary in the Reagan administration who now works inside the Beltway as a "communications specialist" wrote a potty-mouthed (and substance-free) response on Free Republic and emailed it to me with the heading "hey douchebag." And yet our president thinks only the Left in America is angry. In 2000, he promised to be "a uniter, not a divider."
Remember that when this year's crop of candidates promises how they'll be.
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Seriously, this is the single most devastating example of Republican lackey hypocrisy ever compiled. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card Lol! I'd like to see any of the Attytood Republican lackeys dare try to watch this clip and then come backs with some kind of an argument. Lackeys. Hypocrites. U.N.B.E.L.I.E.V.A.B.L.E.
With the neo-cons, it is always the spin. Black is white, up is down, and day is night. They NEVER let something trivial like the truth get in the way of their agenda.
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"In 2000, he promised to be "a uniter, not a divider."
Bush and Turdblossom Succeeded. He has united all the dividers on both sides of the aisle, by playing partisanship with every issue or tragedy that has hit America during his reign.
Will, you asking talk radio, a dead useless medium, to stay classy. The only way they can stay relevant is by insulting people. Imus with RU, Limbaugh with McNabb, the list goes on. Notice how it's all angry white guys slamming blacks? Seems a lot like the GOP and other commentors on your blog.
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With respect to Palin's community organizer slur last night, this comes from a commentor at Mudflats.wordpress.com: “Jesus was a Community Organizer, and Pontias Pilate was a Governor.”
this author and this writer are not the things you should be defending, Will. you, and all your wacko lib friends at the inky/daily news would be more credible if you stood up and just admitted that publishing that piece of garbage by Fatimah Ali was a mistake, an embarassment, and inappropriate. I'll start by saying Jim Quinn's comments were garbage and that he should apologize for making them. oh yeah, and while I'm at it, we're still waiting to hear about a single accomplishment of Barack Obama's? Can you give us one?
Here you go angry right-----your leader Rove----eating his own words
http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/cc_insider/2008/09/jon-stewart-ann.html
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Remember yesterday when Joe Biden talked about throwing his political opponents in prison? Yeah, sure, the right are the ones driven by hatred...
To me, asking talk radio to be classy is like asking professional wrestlers to engage in a clean match and not play to the crowd. That's not why people tune in/come to their matches and they know it. So they serve up the "red meat" that "energizes the base" or titillates the dittoheads (hey, it's a dirty job but someone has to do it) and with depressing regularity cross the line of basic human decency with their rudeness. And then get rewarded for it with wider attention and new listeners. And the internet has given a whole crop of wanna-bes the chance to be just as rude as their favorite talk radio host or professional wrestler.
“Jesus was a Community Organizer, and Pontias Pilate was a Governor.”
Well, let's hear some of the responses too.... 1.) I cannot stress this enough....Obama is NOT THE MESSIAH!!!! 2.) what book of the Bible recounts Obamas life? I would like to compare their records? 3.) Because Jesus wasn't planning to be around to run the greatest country in the world, at that time, you idiot. Anyway, Jesus also wasn't running for office back then, last time I checked anyway. 4.) She was saying that being a community organizer does not make him qualified to be the President. She didn't mock him for being one. 5.) Jesus is God, Obama just thinks he is. 6.) Who won when they went mano-a-mano?
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McSame cancels an appearance for Habitat for Humanity because they are "community organizers." Christ, the GOP are simply selfish, awful people.
Raging Moonbat Theater - Dramatic readings from the blogs of the angry left, courtesy of John Gibson and Olbermann Watch: littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31151_Raging_Moonbat_Theater////Any of these wild rants could be interchanged with the psychotic rants of the nicotene-addicted, emphysema-stricken Talking Point Sleuth (who is still smarting over someone stealing his original moniker i might add)
I agree with Wilford Brimley. (I just wanted to say that)
I'm sorry that being greeted as a d-bag was hurtful, I'm sure that's a little kinder than how some of the blogs you link to have referred to Gov. Palin.
Jim Quinn's ignorance doesn't excuse the race war thing. When the DN goes out of print, it will be excused.
DRUDGE: 37,244,000 WATCHED PALIN ... [24,029,000 BIDEN; 38,379,000 OBAMA]... Thank you Daily Kos. Thank you Will Bunch. Thank you Keith Overbite. Thank you oldstream media. Your Palin Derangement Syndrome over the last week virtually guaranteed that humungous audience. Well done.
Sean Hannity is a major power tool. Rush Limbaugh is a racist drug addict d-bag.
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hey swifty, last time I checked 38,379,000 is MORE THAN 37,244,000. So what exactly is your point? Hell, half the people watching Missy last night were watching just to get some laughs!
Hey will; big difference between race based anger, and passionate political disagreement. I recall you suggesting that Bush and Cheyney be tattooed with certain parts of the constitution. Hows that for angry and classy?
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Who is this guy, Will Bunch?
And why does he have a forum for his idiotic views?
Can they get an adult please.
Tierney sadly dropped the ball with his misguided "pact" or whatever it was called. When one buys a restaurant, does one let the wait staff tell the owner what will be on the menu? Sadly, there are so many little folks (drivers/printers, etc - my grandfather was one - in fact quite friendly with Annenberg) whose livelihoods are sadly at the mercy of the bile that routinely gets printed in both papers - whether its Ali or Satullo, or the outrageously biased feeds from the AP/Reuters, etc. People continue to cancel their subscriptions over the left wing content at an alarming rate.
How will McCain feel when he loses the ratings race to the NFL?
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"(who is still smarting over someone stealing his original moniker i might add)....---}}} Fact challenged as usual, eh sloboat? No one stole my original moniker. I switched my name first, and then some lame, unoriginal, fraud of a poser - who apparently is enamored and obsessed with me like all you Attytood Republican lackeys - took my old name after the fact. Interesting, though, no one seems interested in your moniker. Wonder why that is? Ya' think maybe because you're an idiot?
Here, folks, is the right wing lunacy all summed up by (this stuff really writes itself) The Genius: a whole bunch of BS while totally ignoring the issues of the day and then the statement that Bunch will be crying in 2008 when McCain/Palin win again. Hey moron, they haven't won a FIRST time, where do you get off saying they win AGAIN? You really need to re read what you post to see if it makes any sense before you click on "submit".
BTW, just because it's such easy sport, I thought I'd pick off another example of Attytood Republican lackeyism. Notice how the dead-enders of the party of "personal responsibility" whine like stuck pigs when mention is made of how the Palin's apparently have no influence on their children's morality, and whimper like lost puppies simply at the mention of the fact that their teenage unmarried child is pregnant? Unfair, they whine. It's not fair to hold the Palin's and their children responsible for their actions. Yeah, personal responsibility. Uh huh. Hypocrites, the whole lot of 'em.
Laughable like will. He is like a bad special team player... late hit after the ball is dead.
How is that book coming will? Chapter 3 still?
By the way you never told us what your "advance" was?
Enough to eat at the food trucks outside the office?
shiney, if you don't have anything intelligent to add to the discussion, please GTFOOH
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Xi, classic example of lifting a quote and using it totally out of context. If you read--and, better yet, are able to understand--what TPS posted, there is a high amount of sarcasm in his statements. Why don't you comment on the hypocritical position that you guys always ignore?
1. Who is Jim Quinn?
2. I give you the rant of P.Diddy and this guy(WARNING: contains leftist hate language):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=135SdtFzV2U
Did America wake up today, Will?
Please clarify for us
uh oh - the Rs just showed a vid of one of the planes hitting the towers. Will Bunch heading for meltdown mode in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.........
"uh oh - the Rs just showed a vid of one of the planes hitting the towers. Will Bunch heading for meltdown mode in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1............"---}}}} Kind of like how sloboat went into meltdown mode when Corey Lidle crashed his plane into a building? An Attytood classic. On and on about how Lidle deserved to die for pilot error. Vicious. Heartless. But classic.
Hey, Xi Jah, still sticking by your claim that FDR was judged kindly by history for interning innocent Japanese? Lol! Certainly in the top five of the Attytood Hall o' Fame comments.
hey swifty, you chickensh*t, you must be posting to yourself. You are afraid, it appears, very afraid, to respond to questions directed at you.
Hey, I just saw a black guy at the Republican convention.
Wow! Watching the video about Cindy. She was at a party when a handsome young soldier came up and introduced himself. It was love. Uh. Somehow they neglected to mention that McCain WAS FREAKIN' MARRIED AT THE TIME. Straight talk express, you know.
I would love for just ONE of the usual suspects to comment on the following video a few have posted today. WHEN will the hypocrites realize that in the digital age EVERYTHING you say is instantly saved. This is the best example yet that these hypocrites will say ANYTHING.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card
Posted by Talking point sleuth 09:29 PM, 09/04/2008
"Hey, I just saw a black guy at the Republican convention." Was he serving martinis?
Gotta hand it to Cindy. Actually managing to talk with her skin stretched that tight from all those face lifts is no mean feat.
Is it me or do others think STEPFORD WIVES everytime you see Laura Bush and Cindy McCain?
Damgoodbodies - I posted the link to that video hours ago on two threads and challenged any of the Attytood Republican lackeys to respond. Not a one of them has. Lol!
Posted by Talking point sleuth 09:41 PM, 09/04/2008
Damgoodbodies - "I posted the link to that video hours ago on two threads and challenged any of the Attytood Republican lackeys to respond. Not a one of them has. Lol!" And you KNOW they've seen it! LOL!!! It's must be a said thing to live in total denial day after day. I can hear them now, "W is a great president", "John McCain is a maverick and really does understand the economy", "Sarah Palin is soooo qualified"
Come on batty, slow boat, Xi Jah,, Genius. One of you usual suspects please comment on the video. I dare you. http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sarah-palin-gender-card
Yes, why I'm terrified of you lefty posters. Especially you........"Boca Dude". lol. So is that your definition of bravery......"Boca Dude"? Posting anonymous comments on a blog? Not setting the bar that high are you? Now why don't you go on ahead and wonder over to the open sewer that is Kos and make up some weird conspiracy theories about who Trig's real mother is. Which I guess is the freakshow demented left's definition of bravery. Heh.
tps and dgb, you know that they all tuck their tales and run when confronted with facts and the truth.
These guys are like The Three Amigos. "We don't need no stinkin facts!"
swifty, ah, yes, posting anonymously. if you are not posting that way, then I feel really really sorry for you. what the hell kind of name is SBVFT Contributor? Exactly what galaxy did you come to this planet from? Let me guess.... Simple Boy, Very F*cking `Tarded comes to mind. Not exactly knowing grammar on your planet, on this one we would say "wander", not "wonder". Trig's real mother, since you don't seem to know, is that silly girl who eats moose. And I'm still waiting for your direct answer to my question directed to you at 5:14.
Boca - please indicate to me where it is in my post that I say that Palin had more viewers than Obama. The point of the post was to indicate that the VPs speech - typically a rather boring part of any party's convention (see Plugs Biden) - was watched by just a little less than the other party's PRESIDENTIAL nominee. Even with DNC media promoting the Sainted One's speech for months on end! Even with it being on 4 fewer networks than the stuttering one. How embarrassing. The other point of the post was to point out the left and their media master's attempts to destroy Palin backfired - BIGTIME. Now do you get it? Now run along now, go clickety-click over to Kos and make up some deranged story about Piper. She's about the last family member left the classy left hasn't attempted to smear.
Hey, I was just wondering. Anyone know if McCain ever saw any action in the military. Funny how you never hear Republicans mention anything about that.
Say. ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz. McCain is almost, ZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz, as good a speaker as ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzz Palin.
Hey, I just saw a Latino. One Latino and one black guy in the same night. Whooda figured?
Swifty, she had a built in advantage to draw a large audience because no body in America knows who the F she is. And you know what, we still don't. Since she earned a degree in Journalism (journalism!) and wanted to be an ESPN sportscaster (her hero, by the way, is KO), she's comfortable in front of a camera. Which means she can read a teleprompter very well. I think things will be pretty interesting when she hits the campaign trail and has to answer questions without the benefit of a script to read from, Last night, all I heard was a bunch of sarcasm, a bunch of snarkiness, a bunch of empty platitudes, and a bunch of lies from her. None of us heard a single solid thought on how to deal with the problems this country is facing. None of us heard anything uplifting and encouraging for the future of this country. All we heard was the same old drivel. In terms of the media trying to destroy her, it will probably play out that, after the media vets her we will all learn that the media did a better job of doing so than McInsane's people did. And their revelations will be very interesting, I'm sure.
Posted by Talking point sleuth 10:33 PM, 09/04/2008
"Hey, I was just wondering. Anyone know if McCain ever saw any action in the military. Funny how you never hear Republicans mention anything about that." Sure he did. He FIVE planes! That's action isn't it?
HE LOST FIVE PLANES!
Seriously, if this dude gets elected, it will do wonders for the country's entire community of sufferers of insomnia.
He makes "W" look like a great speaker!
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Holy smokes, McCain just told us he was a POW in Viet Nam! Hold the presses! What an incredible piece of Breaking News!!!!!!!
Hey, he's telling a war story. Anyone know if this guy really was in the military? I haven't heard anything about that before.
DId you know he was once a POW?!!!!! These people are acting as if they never heard this!! Unbelievable!
Lol! Genius must be in St. Paul. I just saw a guy with a sign that said "Mavrick"
This guy has said NOTHING!!!!
Hey TPS, Boca Dude, who will be the first Lackey to say, "He knocked it out of the park!"
Barracuda indeed. A Star is Born.
Good ol slow boat! Right on cue!
All the lackeys make fun of Obama being for change. Guess what McCain's new theme is? CHANGE! LOL!!!!
Gotta say, that was quite a display of Republican unity. Tens of thousands in the arena, and they all had a single thought in response to McCain's speech: "Sheece, now if we can get McCain to withdraw, and we can get Sarah at the head of the ticket, we just might win this darn thing."
Notice how the regular wing nuts who are vociferous at the beginning of these articles are long gone by the time truth, facts, and reason are posted? I look forward to the next fight, time to think about Ike.
Dear Damgoodbodies: RE: "Is it me or do others think STEPFORD WIVES everytime you see Laura Bush and Cindy McCain?" Actually, clinically normal people think that every time they see Michelle Obama, Hillary, and Nancy Pelosi.
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