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69. Yup. Romney may have said the words, but his audience agreed with it

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 10:06 PM

Mar 2013

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How many of them think of themselves as smart investors? Yet not one of them called bullshit on Mitt's numbers.

Certainly GOPTV ...er, FOX... treated those numbers as if they bore some relationship to reality. And the Teabaggers, whose reaction was "hell, yeah, that's elaxcy rigth!"

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Ed's interview with Scott Prouty is an incredible, incredible piece of work. [View all] nolabear Mar 2013 OP

It gave Obama a needed cushion in case of an error (the first debate). Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #1

Yes, but it's bigger. It's a man who saw something he just couldn't let stand. nolabear Mar 2013 #4

That was a great interview! Cracklin Charlie Mar 2013 #93

Yes. aquart Mar 2013 #111

incredible stuff n/t riverwalker Mar 2013 #2

Remember the night watchman doing his job and reporting on door locks being taped at the kelliekat44 Mar 2013 #110

it's been good stuff fishwax Mar 2013 #3

The sum total of his activism before this was a one day protest against malaise Mar 2013 #5

For the twilight zone morons that makes him a communist! Nt pkdu Mar 2013 #77

or Muslim malaise Mar 2013 #112

The war against the oligarchs isn't over. Cary Mar 2013 #6

Stop talking about Romney! randome Mar 2013 #11

Yup. Romney may have said the words, but his audience agreed with it JHB Mar 2013 #69

Then azureblue Mar 2013 #84

Those types of Republicans don't exist. HoosierRadical Mar 2013 #130

This has been such a compelling interview. myrna minx Mar 2013 #7

Obama should give Scott Prouty a medal pscot Mar 2013 #8

LOL, it would. Won't happen, but we could throw a LOT of support behind him. He'll need it. nolabear Mar 2013 #12

But it will come from a bunch of small minded, stupid, ignorant people Left Coast2020 Mar 2013 #102

Nah caraher Mar 2013 #124

He thanked Ed for speaking up for workers! randome Mar 2013 #9

egoless focus klebean Mar 2013 #22

Absolutely! randome Mar 2013 #31

+ 1,000,000,000! nolabear Mar 2013 #34

Almost started crying looking at him, he was so obviously honest Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #39

He may be safer in public. n/t Cracklin Charlie Mar 2013 #95

He re-writes Edmund Burke: lastlib Mar 2013 #48

I look forward to catching it later Sanity Claws Mar 2013 #10

This is why the class inequality is so ridiculous - the servants are now smarter than the kings. reformist2 Mar 2013 #49

I think they always have been! jzola Mar 2013 #71

Very well said. loudsue Mar 2013 #133

What an amazing man montanacowboy Mar 2013 #13

Scott Prouty mimi85 Mar 2013 #50

I want this guy Scott to run for Congress bigdarryl Mar 2013 #14

ME TOO!!!!!!! Left Coast2020 Mar 2013 #104

My thought too. Where does he live? Coyotl Mar 2013 #125

Me Three! librechik Mar 2013 #131

I read that he tried to post the Vid on DK but was Cha Mar 2013 #15

Yr welcome. I remember seeing that first segment about the Chinese factory long before it broke. nolabear Mar 2013 #19

think he was here too riverwalker Mar 2013 #28

yes, here is his Dkos member page with diaries jbnow Mar 2013 #117

The scary part is if Mitt were a better phony he never would have been exposed that way BeyondGeography Mar 2013 #16

Courageous and genuine Mira Mar 2013 #17

It really reminds you what cold unfeeling snakes Romney and his lovely wife are. Cleita Mar 2013 #18

Ed's moving to the weekends. BVictor1 Mar 2013 #20

Great! 4 less "Lockup" shows!! Maybe MSNBC is starting to wise up? AAO Mar 2013 #43

exactly. Ed will be a great addn to MSNBC weekend. ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #61

I second that! While Fox is running propaganda 24/7, MSNBC runs prison shows. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #92

He was horrified ... dawnie51 Mar 2013 #21

yes indeed lunasun Mar 2013 #70

Yes, those girls should be "grateful" for those jobs Zambero Mar 2013 #72

That's what they said about the Berlin Wall. Manifestor_of_Light Mar 2013 #88

we need to thank him riverwalker Mar 2013 #23

I'm so glad we get to meet this brave man-- Viva Prouty!!! ailsagirl Mar 2013 #24

That was an Emmy winner. Liberal In Texas Mar 2013 #25

kick ailsagirl Mar 2013 #26

And in 2005 he saved a woman's life in Florida and won a hero's citation. Peregrine Took Mar 2013 #27

Prouty is an amazing man! BattyDem Mar 2013 #29

People power nineteen50 Mar 2013 #30

Indeed! Just a guy. And a good guy. Brilliant. nolabear Mar 2013 #32

Agree completely. I was blown away by Scott Prouty Hekate Mar 2013 #33

You have good taste in heroes :) arthritisR_US Mar 2013 #35

I recorded it for Mr. Bear too. He's going to love it. One guy with a camera. The RIGHT guy. nolabear Mar 2013 #36

And he had it there because he actually thought The Plutocrat would... Hekate Mar 2013 #41

We are. The right man at the right time. nolabear Mar 2013 #63

I Don't Do Twitter Is There Another Way to Send Appreciative Message? Indykatie Mar 2013 #38

I wonder what he'll do now. He'll be a hot commodity, not always a good thing. nolabear Mar 2013 #45

Send your message via Ed or Mother Jones Hekate Mar 2013 #79

He doesn't want any $. grasswire Mar 2013 #86

Hope there is some THANK YOU Scott Prouty page for him like jbnow Mar 2013 #118

I've been following him for months on twitter amuse bouche Mar 2013 #37

Amuse Bouche- Please E-mail Me if You Get Response Re: Donations Indykatie Mar 2013 #40

Keep us posted on that. I'd love to show support somehow. nolabear Mar 2013 #42

Will do amuse bouche Mar 2013 #47

he won't take money grasswire Mar 2013 #87

In my opinion there is a big difference amuse bouche Mar 2013 #91

why would an audience want to compromise his message? grasswire Mar 2013 #97

His message is already out. There is nothing to compromise amuse bouche Mar 2013 #99

perhaps you don't know the history of DU and Paypal donations. grasswire Mar 2013 #106

This has nothing to do with DU and never will amuse bouche Mar 2013 #107

Yes I agree with you. He has dreams of attending law school. I would love to help with that. nt AnotherMother4Peace Mar 2013 #126

Does anyone no where I can watch this online? TIA n/t BillyJack Mar 2013 #44

Probably on msnbc after the last airing tonight. nolabear Mar 2013 #46

You can watch it jehop61 Mar 2013 #123

PROTECT HIM! DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #51

If nothing else they'll cast aspersions as to character and motive. nolabear Mar 2013 #59

They will "find" weed in his car DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #66

or make up some ex-lovers DBoon Mar 2013 #82

sadly you are so right - he IS in danger from these dangerous assholes. ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #83

Semper Fi Scott Prouty! SCVDem Mar 2013 #52

Pure, genuine, incredibly admirable integrity mrsadm Mar 2013 #53

You got that right GP6971 Mar 2013 #54

. ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #55

Scott Prouty is a real hero! mr clean Mar 2013 #56

how long before Malkin stalks him to spy on his counter tops? ZRT2209 Mar 2013 #57

*sigh* I know, I know. But so far all they have is he saved a women's life with a scout knife. nolabear Mar 2013 #60

This is what it's all about Politicub Mar 2013 #58

I totally agree, he was so inspirational! DianaForRussFeingold Mar 2013 #62

kick ailsagirl Mar 2013 #64

Now Lawrence O'Donnell will have his take on things. Can't imagine he won't have a lot to say. nolabear Mar 2013 #65

Can't wait for JoeScum in the morning malaise Mar 2013 #67

Yes, the whole cycle will be interesting. Oy, FOX! nolabear Mar 2013 #74

Not a freaking word all now n/t malaise Mar 2013 #115

Yeah wtf is UP with that? Is it segregated to the evening msnbc shows??? nolabear Mar 2013 #129

R#54 & k for all the times I've kicked your posts, but who's counting?!1 n/t UTUSN Mar 2013 #68

. nolabear Mar 2013 #75

A True American Hero! COORACPRO Mar 2013 #73

I have to say I strongly suspected a bartender Warpy Mar 2013 #76

... madamesilverspurs Mar 2013 #78

NICE. May I? nolabear Mar 2013 #81

Thanks, and yes. madamesilverspurs Mar 2013 #90

"The Accidental Activist" would be a great title SwankyXomb Mar 2013 #103

Our heroes are so much better. Kalidurga Mar 2013 #80

Boy, Howdy! The best the GOP can come up with is Jerk Joe the Plumber (& he ain't even a plumber!) summerschild Mar 2013 #89

The 47% comments revealed the truth about Social Darwinism bucolic_frolic Mar 2013 #85

i'm watching it now and i'm hooked to it, it's WAYYY better than i thought it would be JI7 Mar 2013 #94

I'm sure I will. It is riveting. nolabear Mar 2013 #101

Scott Prouty AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #96

Oh yeah LiberalLovinLug Mar 2013 #134

I'd never seen the part about buying the Chinese factory before. moondust Mar 2013 #98

yeh, he seems like a really nice and good man. Whisp Mar 2013 #100

kick ailsagirl Mar 2013 #105

Ed did a great job. I admire them both for the way they handled this Hamlette Mar 2013 #108

Rec 99 Iwillnevergiveup Mar 2013 #109

I've seen it since I last Cha Mar 2013 #113

And yet ten minutes into Morning Joe Scum - not a single mention of malaise Mar 2013 #114

Hope he is able to earn a living after this DeeDeeNY Mar 2013 #116

An American citizen stands up proud Berlum Mar 2013 #119

Just spellbinding stuffmatters Mar 2013 #120

historical interview southmost Mar 2013 #121

Prouty is a very impressive person indeed. This was also Ed's best work ever. Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #122

I hope Scott makes it to law school - TBF Mar 2013 #127

When Prouty is not saving lives, he's saving the country....... Jade Fox Mar 2013 #128

I watched it twice. xxqqqzme Mar 2013 #132