Andrea Mitchell did it again

[ashling]

She was questioning a Santorum campaign person on his comments about phony theologies and his statements on Obama's values etc. She let this rube get away with saying that he wasn't questioning his theology, he was questioning his "radical Islamic policies"

What? and you didn't call her on that!?

Did anyone else hear this?

[elleng]

1. Let her know, ashling; write an inquiry,

'Why didn't you further ask . . . .'

[11 Bravo]

2. Andrea addressed it later in the show. She said she didn't hear it the first time.

To be fair, I believe her. The moron in question had repeatedly invoked "radical environmental" policies, and she simply misspoke. Andrea just heard what she expected to hear. (Sure, the moron in question may actually believe that President Obama also embraces "radical Islamic" views, but I don't think she meant to say so at that particular moment.)

[Angry Dragon]

3. I say bull

The person said what she was thinking.

I do not say 'radical Islamic' views by mistake because I do not think it.

[stopbush]

4. What's worse is that AM let the Santorum surrogate continually refer to the huge consensus

on climate change as "a kind of secular theology of radical environmentalists."

Those kind of lies need to be stopped in their tracks. By not challenging her guests. Mitchell allows the lie a bit more traction in the legit media.

I'm sick of these TV talking heads allowing RWers to spout lies, never challenging them on the fact that facts aren't on their side.

The RW realizes that as long as they can get on TV and spout their lies without question, they will gain ground in moving the conversation from the actual to the mythical.

How hard can it be for the Andrea Mitchell's of the world to have a cheat sheet of facts handy to challenge these knuckle draggers?

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Secular theology is an oxymoron.

Where are the orators of yore?

[JHB]

11. Don't be so sure of that...

For example:
"Objectivism" is secular, but has all the earmarks of a theology.
The Chicago School of Economics seems awfully hostile to Keynsian Heresies,
etc.

[dixiegrrrrl]

5. Gee, why would Mrs. Alan Greenspan let that slide, I wonder?

[DCKit]

14. Apparently she's got dementia and is no longer fit to work in her chosen field. nt

[FarLeftFist]

6. NO ONE ever challenges these idiots, they get unlimited undebated speaking time.

[catbyte]

7. Bashir, Sharpton, Schultz, Maddow, O'Donnell, & sometimes Tweety

are the only ones who really stick it to the baggers, and I'm sure that's why they are rarer than hen's teeth on their shows.

Pity.

[Motown_Johnny]

8. Why would Alan Greenspan's wife call out any Conservative on anything?

Sean Hannity is more likely to do that then she is.

[southernyankeebelle]

10. You must of missed it because the woman called back and cleared up what she said. Andrea

said the lady said she misspoke.

[stopbush]

12. I well remember when a local TV personality in Las Vegas referred to "Martin Luther Coon" on air.

He was fired immediately.

People rarely if ever make those kind of comments in a public forum unless they're already making them in private forums.

I'd be willing to bet a nickel that this "lady" has been referring to Obama as a "radical Islamist" in private discussions being held within the Santorum campaign, and that Santorum himself is using that term quite openly with his inner circle of operatives, surrogates and advisers.

[southernyankeebelle]

13. I wouldn't take that bet. I think your right.

[ashling]

19. Exactly

It was a Freudian slip. Just because she didn't mean to say it does not mean that she didn't mean it.

[AlinPA]

15. Andrea Mitchell heard it. She doesn't have the guts to call any republican on something like that.

[southernyankeebelle]

16. She didn't but the woman called back and she spoke about it and said she misspoke. I

didn't see the original talk she had with her. But she mentioned it.

[AlinPA]

17. The republicans are constantly "misspeaking" and not being called on it. It's easy for

them to say it, to get it out there and then sneak back and say they "misspoke". People like Mitchell enable them by not challenging their crazy statements.

[southernyankeebelle]

18. I can't argue your position because I think your right.

[ashling]

20. Just because the Santurrogate "misspoke"

doesn't mean that she didn't mean it. It is clear that this is the meme in Santorumland.