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Blackflon
Looks like some of the poodles are barking loudly because Greta dared to attempt to get a rational answer out of Shelia ( "do you know who I am" ) Jackson Lee.
I had to edit the comment below because of the language Big Momma allows at the House of hens. It's strange that she attacks Fox Nation for language and then permits this type of language. Hypocrisy anyone?
F*** every spineless Democrat in office. They got the pres, they got majorities, they still can't find a f****** spine. I hold them in slightly less contempt than Republicu*** link Van Susteren and Palin. Just a little less contempt.
Satan | Homepage | 08.14.09 - 2:34 pm
August 15, 2009, 8:17:32 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEWS HOUNDS SMEARS/ATTACKS/DEMONIZES
DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!!!
Fox News Democratic Wanker Of The Week: Doug Schoen
Reported by Ellen - August 15, 2009 - 5 comments
I mentioned this recently and lo and behold here it is!!!
The Hounds don't care about anything other than posting a story to find a way to attack Fox.
They even took an article written by O'Reilly for Parade Magazine and twisted it into a story about Fox and O'Reilly.
They don't care.
August 15, 2009, 12:06:34 PM EDT – Like – Reply
puck30
Got to love this line over at 'Chickaboomer' in reference to Mandow showing up on Meet The Press Sunday.
"Which Rachel will show up? The Barbie Rachel or the late night Jay Leno Ken doll in Obama's favorite pants and high tops?"
I'm sure DG will be throwing hard hitting questions at the Elvis Costello impersonator.
Looking at RM's ratings, this is more of a propping up of a train wreck in progress. Air America didn't work on radio. And it ain't gona work on Cable & Broadcast TV.
August 15, 2009, 12:56:30 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
I never saw it before, but Ilove that ronpaulwarroom site! There's a great video I found there about the joker posters. I have one I printed out at work that says NEW WORLD ORDER under it pinned to the corkboard over my desk. People I work with think it's hilarious.
http://www.ronpaulwarroom.com/?p=21546
August 15, 2009, 1:38:15 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
There is a Barbie Rachel?
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August 15, 2009, 3:34:09 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Fox Fan | 08.15.09 - 3:39 pm | #
Where do I sign up?
August 15, 2009, 3:44:12 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Re: Truce Update
Good voice montage from the Lou Dobbs radio show of various MSNBC personalities calling dissenters kooks, racists, and extremists.
I hark back to the debate that used to take place on Olbermann Watch where the several-brain-cells-less-than-a-full- deck-- MikeH., along with Clucker (OTM-- here) would pull their hair out if the WH even formerly responded to criticism by protesters.
In those days, those guys (and lefties in general) would wax lyrical about dissent of government being the highest form of patriotism, etc...etc... ANY criticism of protesters was tantamount to stifling their speech at best, ginning up a climate for deporting them all to Gitmo, at worst.
In their opinions to imply that its not helpful to the country to declare defeat in a war while its still being fought, is an insult so heinous and debilitating that dehumanizing Nazi propaganda techniques paled in comparison.
However, it okey dokey for an administration, its allies, and its toadies in the media, to call dissenters racists and back-woods lynch mobs.
At least now it is...
Grammy, Cee, and I used to tell them that if the shoe were on the other foot they'd be characterizing all of us as Tim McVeighs and KKK members.
Well, guess what...we were on the money.
As usual.
August 15, 2009, 4:35:46 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Johnny,
I enjoyed watching Mike Jerrick on F&F today too.
He's a hoot!
I think the best team F&F weekends had was Mike, Juliet, and Julian.
August 15, 2009, 5:01:17 PM EDT – Like – Reply
2008
The Hounds don't care about anything other than posting a story to find a way to attack Fox.
They don't care.
Blackflon | Homepage | 08.15.09 - 12:11 pm | #
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You are absolutely correct of course...
Did you catch this Gem from Big Momma:
"I would never advocate for anyone to misrepresent, for the sake of partisanship or any other reason, their political opinions"
ROFL!!!
Who said Brodsky could not be funny.....And of course one of the most monumental liars ever to post at the Mutt's Place eh?
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August 15, 2009, 5:38:42 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
2008 | Homepage | 08.15.09 - 5:43 pm | #
I'm still laughing about that one.
August 15, 2009, 6:00:41 PM EDT – Like – Reply
2008
I'm still laughing about that one.
Blackflon | Homepage | 08.15.09 - 6:05 pm | #
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It really is too funny........to think she actually typed that one out with a straight face.
An Instant Classic
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August 15, 2009, 6:29:07 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
I'm still waiting on that proof that Ellen's photos were copyrighted. Or was that just another lie? Of course the gullible bassets Julie and john t blindly accept it (or know it's a lie and run with it).
August 15, 2009, 6:32:47 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
News Hound resident, Claudo the Clown, admits their own hypocrytical double standard.
"What was really nasty of him was to post Ellen's picture for the jerks at his site to make fun of. I realize that's what we're doing here but it's on the Forum and not on the main's like what he did".
Posted by: claudo on Fri 8.14 2:06pm
It doesn't get better any better than this. ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!
August 15, 2009, 6:32:56 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
I see cluddo couldn't follow Ellen's "one and only J$ thread" rule. I love watching them implode!
It's what they want more than anything- to engage us without having the balls to come over to our no-registration non-IP exposing friendly threads. I guess the truth hurts when you're exposed week after week as serial liars.
August 15, 2009, 8:24:47 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Well, I finally learned what this new talk of Ellen's prominently featured visage is about.
I even read yet another 5000 word, thinking-out-loud, hot mess of a piece by Julie of News Hounds.
I'll paraphrase it for those who haven't read it and/or who won't, because reading such egocentric meandering in a column is a little like being forced to smell a stranger's flatus in an elevator--more exposure to their internal workings than is appropriate or civilized ...
Paraphrase:
Julie thinks Johnny has been rude in rebuffing her past overtures for his attention.
Julie thinks the Fair Use Doctrine would not apply to Ellen's allegedly copywrited photo that Johnny features on his blog.
Julie hopes to get even by posting a picture of a baby-faced Johnny from the late sixties or early seventies.
Julie brilliantly surmises that a guy (not running for office), who has put bad people in prison, does not seek personal publicity because he's got something to hide.
That's it.
No, don't thank me.
That in that picture, Johnny is obviously a very young man, standing with not-so-young, accomplished concert orchestra musicians, impresses Julie not at all.
That despite that stellar right brain talent and a continued insider's notoriety in the field, Johnny later goes on to earn a law degree and more than thrive in a very left brain sort of profession, impresses Julie not at all.
After all, what's a successful prosperous renaissance man, if he's a Fox News fan...
Goodness, girlfriend, you most certainly aren't a spring chicken.
You should have acquired some discernment and a few sophisticated standards by now.
Goodness, Julie, you really ARE an utter simpleton.
August 16, 2009, 6:09:00 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Re: Joe
Here you have another instance of someone writing something they've never seen.
As in the case of equating Bill O'Reilly's punching up at G.E. corporate machinations, with Keith Olbermann mocking O'Reilly with a Ted Baxter voice and airing caricature pics of him, the author here is making a comparison based upon ignorance of the show/s he's writing about.
Morning Joe is hardly a three hour conservative fest. Generally, aside for Joe and Pat Buchanan (both of whom excoriated the Bush Administration), the show is heavily weighted towards liberals.
I don't mind. It's good show, with smart people, and interesting exchanges.
There seems to a preconception out there that to have any conservative within two miles of a television news show, is the equivalent of offering up the Rush Limbaugh show.
I don't know what sort of sound proof and ideological pure and pristine world that these folks could fashion for themselves, but their concern at having any intrusion upon that fantasy, is mind-boggling.
August 16, 2009, 7:36:48 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Fox Fan | 08.15.09 - 8:29 pm | #
They get their thongs all in a wad ovar a picture, for crying out loud.
IT'S A FREAKING PICTURE!!!! THAT'S ALL IT IS!!!! GET OVER IT!!!
Bunch of whining cry babies over there.
They spend their time smearing Fox and get the freaking vapors because someone calls them out on their lies and distortions.
And instead of defending their actions they decide it would be better to send out little johnt to attack the messenger.
Morons!!! All of them.
August 16, 2009, 7:54:59 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
Hello all....been away the last few days golfing.....These 3 weeks summer holidays are tremendous....sadly the weather isn't playing ball.
Jon Stewart has to be highly congratulated....He did a masterful job at showing how hypocritical Beck is over American healthcare....One minute He's (Beck) against it.....The next minute he's for it. And lets not forget how Jon showed Hannity/O'reilly up as the hypocrites they are....over their outrage at the wrong sort of protesters.
Jon keep up the good work....There's an endless amount of hilarity to be had in the trough know as Fox news.
August 16, 2009, 11:29:38 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Claudo the Clown is, shall we say, a bit upset that I left a portion of his post out of my post this morning.
I did that purposely to be an example of how some News Hound writers go about their business. Also, I knew it would draw some attention from little johnt who appears to be the resident front man for the House of Hens.
"The douchebag didn't include my whole quote which pointed out the hypocrisy of Mark Koldys whose name is emblazoned on Mark/Blackflon's knee pads. This guy is dumb as #### and talk about being obsessed. But "Johnny" loves him, yes he does!!!"
Posted by: claudo on Sun 8.16 9:50am
They sure love the "douchebag" word.
Don't you just love the way they respond? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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August 16, 2009, 11:47:30 AM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Haggis | 08.16.09 - 11:34 am | #
Yawn.
August 16, 2009, 12:25:33 PM EDT – Like – Reply
GrandpaD
Haggis must be one of those who responded to a survey by naming Jon Stewart and The Daily Show as the most trustworthy source of news.
August 16, 2009, 12:44:15 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
Re: "MSNBC guest trashes MSNBC": Wow. Good for Rep. Culberson. There were scant moments where O'Donnell kept his mouth shut, but it was mostly a crosstalk and gotcha fest.
August 16, 2009, 12:55:47 PM EDT – Like – Reply
ashley
So many think Jon Stewart is the so extremely witty, brilliant, etc. They forget he's got a team of writers programming everything he says.
Just like Haggis has Media Matters.
August 16, 2009, 1:22:45 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
Blackflon | Homepage | 08.16.09 - 12:30 pm |
It must be a right kick in the pants to have your heroes shown up as nothing but hypocrisy on a crack comedy show...That has to hurts.
August 16, 2009, 1:33:14 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
ashley | 08.16.09 - 1:27 pm |
Much like the presenters on Fox News...They're programmed to spout every talking point that appears on autocue. Has ED Hill ever been hired again?
Mike C. | Homepage | 08.16.09 - 1:00 pm |
Mike your appearing a tad hypocritical here....You chear O'Reilly from the rafters when he performs this sort of interview.
August 16, 2009, 1:52:01 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
Haggis, you make a lot of claims, but as usual, you fail to back them up with the pablum you spout.
Let's recap:
FNC #1 and growing
Haggis flailing and accomplishing nothing.
August 16, 2009, 3:32:27 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
Mike your appearing a tad hypocritical here
Haggis | 08.16.09 - 1:57 pm | #
Wow Haggis, I'm glad you are not talking about me as I consider you an expert in appearing hypocritical.
August 16, 2009, 4:08:47 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Mike C.
To be fair to O'Donnell, Culberson filibustered at times, which politicians tend to do. To be unfair, O'Donnell is quite abrasive, which I guess you have to be when you're hosting "Hardball." (He was filling in for Chris Matthews.)
August 16, 2009, 4:09:37 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
Ashley | 08.16.09 - 4:13 pm |
Don't know how you can possibly call me hypocritical...I've been steadfast in saying Fox is biased.
"FNC #1 and growing"
The Right need somewhere to get all those talking points on a daily basis....Funnily enough Jon showed a Doocy talking point go from birth to town hall usage.
August 16, 2009, 4:51:45 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
Here's an excellent example of what the propaganda machine....known as FNC....does to folk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPcUvGRcvc
August 16, 2009, 5:10:01 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
Haggis, you are so gullible to use Huffington Post propaganda to feebly attempt that something else is propaganda.
And as far as hypocrisy, it is you who constantly feebly attempts to cite FNC as not being truthful, when it is you who has done that and has repeatedly failed to back up your claims or even demonstrate any sense of integrity as you have failed time and time again to to answer the questions posed to you by me, others, and J$.
August 16, 2009, 5:51:53 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Blackflon
Haggis | 08.16.09 - 5:15 pm | #
No one on Fox News has said the government will get rid of Medicare.
August 16, 2009, 5:52:31 PM EDT – Like – Reply
RyanBunnyman
Cheers Haggis for posting that video.
I feel sorry that woman. It's obviously FNC (admitted by her) has made her so muddleheaded. She doesn't seem to know she's on Gov. health care already.
August 16, 2009, 5:55:47 PM EDT – Like – Reply
ramjet
Haggis,
Real golfers don't say "golfing."
August 16, 2009, 6:32:17 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
Perhaps Bungling Bob, Purple Smoker, and "Stan" will be making appearances today.
August 16, 2009, 6:33:09 PM EDT – Like – Reply
ramjet
Maddow on MTP:
This morning (Sunday, August 16th, 2009), in an attempt to smear Dick Armey and his Freedom Works organization using guilt by association, Rachel Maddow, a NBC News employee lied twice, let me repeat, lied twice, when she said, "If you go to Tea Party Patriots right now, what they've got on their front page... of their web site, the top item, is a video showing the violence at the town hall in Ybor City, in Tampa, Florida, essentially promoting that, as if that was a good thing that happened, that showed what the Health Care Freedom Coalition wants to have done in the health care debate. Freedom Works is part of that coalition. You (Dick Armey) can say that you denounce it, but the organization that you head is part of it."
Lie #1: The video at the top of Tea Party Patriots web site is actually a live Channel 13 FOX News report of the August 6th town hall meeting in Tampa. It is a lie that it "is a video showing the violence at the town hall in Ybor City, in Tampa, Florida." The video contained absolutely no violence. The only violence that occurred at that meeting was when union members rushed into the crowd in the lobby in order to close the doors into the meeting room.
Lie #2: Building on lie #1, Ms. Maddow continues with her second lie, "...essentially promoting that, as if that was a good thing that happened, that showed what the Health Care Freedom Coalition wants to have done in the health care debate." Even if the video had shown the violence that occurred at the Tampa town hall, there is absolutely nothing at the Tea Party Patriots web site that would indicate in any way that they were "essentially promoting that, as if that was a good thing that happened, that showed what the Health Care Freedom Coalition wants to have done in the health care debate."
I believe strongly that a correction and apology to his audience is required by Mr. Gregory on next week's Meet the Press program. In addition, I believe strongly that Ms. Maddow be required to issue a correction to her lies, issue a personal apology to Dick Armey, an apology to the audience and an on-air public apology, along with a written apology to the Tea Party Patriots organization.
August 16, 2009, 6:40:15 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
Ashley | 08.16.09 - 5:56 pm |
How can you possibly say it's propaganda? It's a protester in her own words....Using FNC as her source. Come on Ashley I know you can do better than that feeble attempt.
August 16, 2009, 6:50:05 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Haggis
ramjet | Homepage | 08.16.09 - 6:37 pm |
That's the term used at the home of golf....just like the home of golf uses the term "albatross"
August 16, 2009, 6:56:23 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
I think "Stan" already has, Ashley...
August 16, 2009, 7:18:20 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Fox Fan
While your suggestions are noble at heart, ramjet, I believe Rachel Maddow would sooner have a boyfriend than apologize for lying.
August 16, 2009, 7:19:08 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Haggis,
That is the most ridiculous argument I've seen a while.
August 16, 2009, 7:57:07 PM EDT – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
Well, Haggis was off for a couple of days, so that could explain it.
August 16, 2009, 8:08:30 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
Apparently Haggis thinks he owns the sole rights to deception and therefore, is not able to see that there are certain issues involving his precious video which just screams ut "PROPAGANDA".
August 16, 2009, 8:22:06 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Well, Johnny, Haggis doesn't even watch the videos he links.
The woman said she's on all sorts of internet sites and watches everything on tv about the matter.
She could have heard a guest essentially say that choice would be limited (a red herring point, by the way) on ANY channel.
She only mentions FNC when the reporter asks her what channel is her favorite.
August 16, 2009, 8:25:57 PM EDT – Like – Reply
ramjet
Haggis,
The "home of golf" is St. Andrews Links, the governing body is The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews and The Rules of Golf are written by The R & A and the USGA. No where in any of those three entities is the term "golfing" used. Golf is a game, not an activity. No one says, let's go tennising, or footballing, or ping-ponging, or strip-pokering. Real golfers say, "let's go play golf", or "I was playing golf" or "Did you see the golf tournament?"
Please, Ammy, for once in your life, don't try to compete with a professional.
August 16, 2009, 8:25:58 PM EDT – Like – Reply
GrandpaD
That's still my favorite picture of Julie!
August 16, 2009, 9:01:34 PM EDT – Like – Reply
ramjet
She only mentions FNC when the reporter asks her what channel is her favorite.-Cecelia
Cece,
Not exactly a reporter:
Katharine Zaleski is the Senior Editor for Special Projects at the Huffington Post. She moved into that role after serving as the sites Senior News Editor for four years beginning in May 2005, the month Huffington Post launched. Previously, Katharine worked for CNN after graduating from Dartmouth College. She has appeared on MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, CBC, Air America, BBC Radio as well as other media outlets.
Here's our piece: Inside The Grand Junction http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katharine-zaleski/inside-the-mob-outside-th_b_260465.html
From her twitter page:
@Hexham67 ITrying to understand what they really want since the media reports show most from afar
about 9 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to Hexham67
Leaving grand junction... Any chance I can get some of the mob talk in Denver? Stay tuned for our video piece on grand junction
about 13 hours ago from TwitterFon
Also sunburned from dealing with mob. White house traveling press walked in looking nice and fresh. Real action is outside not in
5:53 PM Aug 15th from TwitterFon
Town hall is more than civil. They're playing spa music right now http://twitpic.com/e19kt
5:27 PM Aug 15th from TwitterFon
In the Obama town hall... A an I got into the heart of the angry mob. They are less angry than very I'll- informed
5:19 PM Aug 15th from TwitterFon
August 16, 2009, 9:14:37 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Do you think Zaleski is ill-informed and truly doesn't know that the use of pejoratives such as "mob" is poor reporting? Or is she well-informed and knows that this technique is prejudicial and that's why she does use it?
Either way, you're right, Ramjet. She's "not exactly" a reporter...
August 16, 2009, 9:57:03 PM EDT – Like – Reply
johnny dollar
Man, Geraldo's on a tear tonight. He's pissed about the watering down of the heath plan. Coulter's trying to straighten him out, and Kirsten is there for a voice of liberal reason.
August 16, 2009, 10:06:47 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Cecelia
Looks like Robert Gibbs owes Major Garrett an apology...
August 16, 2009, 10:11:49 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
She only mentions FNC when the reporter asks her what channel is her favorite.
Cecelia | 08.16.09 - 8:30 pm | #
And judging by FNC's EXCELLENT ratings, it is the favorite of MANY people.
August 16, 2009, 10:25:04 PM EDT – Like – Reply
Ashley
Man, Geraldo's on a tear tonight. He's pissed about the watering down of the heath plan.
johnny dollar | Homepage | 08.16.09 - 10:11 pm | #
Wow, can't blame him for being PO'd, if the plan is being watered down, we really are going to a UK type system.
August 17, 2009, 11:27:44 AM EDT – Like – Reply
