CNBC: Anchor tries to rip Barney Frank a new one over Estrada

[phillybri]

Liberal media, my ass! Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is usally a decent interviewer, but she came after Senator Frank and claimed that Estrada was singled out for being Hispanic....

Unreal...

[jos]

1. Well, now you know what the "C" stands for

CONSERVATIVE NBC. And its cousin, MSGOP.

[gratuitous]

2. Barney Frank is a representative

He couldn't do anything about the Estrada nomination.

[haymaker]

3. They don't let the facts get in the way

of their orders from the Ministry of Information. Or shall I say, disinformation.

[StClone]

4. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, well

The GOP gameplan worked on this deep-thinker.

Get a minority ultra-Conservative then push and push. When Dems block the nomination don't blame it on the contrary nature of the nominee, crucify the Dems for singling out a minority.

The GOP then push news in target media to bring the "story" to the target minority. Often the minority isn't so easily duped, Michelle not with standing.

[Aries]

5. CNBC is certainly not liberal ...

1) They have the corporate fascist Larry Kudlow on regularly.

2) They thought it was hilarious making fun of the French before the Iraq war. Turns out the French were right, and they were wrong!

3) They had the entire Bush economic address on yesterday at noon, unlike the other cable networks, basically promoting his campaign appearance.

4) Ron Insana had an "exclusive" interview with Shrub yesterday as well, allowing him to promote his corporate agenda.

Follow the money!

[Gman]

6. Is Caruso-Cabrera Cuban

or is she of Mexican descent or some other Hispanic nationality? I'd have to bet she's Cuban and very Republican.

[KoKo]

8. She may be Argentinian....she did a report from there and they were asking

if she was glad to be home visiting relatives. Argentina or it might have been Brazil....but it doesn't matter it maybe that she's a Repug or she felt she needed to support Estrada because shes get e-mail from people feeling if she's Latin or Cuban or whatever she has some sort of duty to be pro anyone who has latino, hispanic or Cuban heritage. Who knows, but she often is more hardline than some of the others on CNBC.

[SharonAnn]

17. If you're thinking of the Cuban exiles, they're only Republican

because it's the closest thing to right-wing, fascist, crony capitalism that there is in the United States.

Oh, I guess Republican IS right-wing, fascist, crony capitalism these days.

Sigh, how I long for the days of moderate Republicans, or even true conservative Republicans.

[UTUSN]

7. So What Happened? Bet Rep. FRANK Ripped Her a New One

He and Charlie RANGEL are THE BEST. They FIGHT BACK and articulately. I still remember Rep. FRANK talking down Tweety who kept with his obnoxious interrrupting and "answering himself." Rep. FRANK said, "You asked me a question, do you want me to give YOUR answer or are you going to let me tell you MY answer." Tweety shut the eff up on the spot. Another time, he said he would leave if they didn't let him talk. Another shut-up.

Idiot wingnuts are DISPLAYING their racisim by nominating the minority-wingnut types: They are expecting the minority home group to support the wingnut because he is of the same RACE/ethnicity, a wingnut who is AGAINST the home group's SELF-INTEREST. If that ain't RACISM, what is? Tools and fools.

[AP]

11. Add Schumer to that list. They are brilliant. I wish they could

respond to everything the Republicans do. They should have a 24 hour hotline with these guys taking on conservative BS all the time.

[dsc]

12. In one recent Congress

that was Frank's job along with Rangle and Pelosi (I am sure of Frank and Rangle not so sure of Pelosi). He was terrific at it. He hasn't been on as much lately.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

16. Add Nadler to that list

and they ARE taking on conservative BS all the time by virtue of their roles in the congress.
The GOP has become a conservative wasteland of no thinking and mindless attack.

[CatWoman]

9. what has erik done now???

[Lydia Leftcoast]

10. Republicanites HATE it when Dems refuse to

act according to the frequently proclaimed right-wing stereotypes of the "Democrat" party.

The Republicanite line is that Dems "pander" to minorities and are willing to promote unqualified people of color, just to keep those voting contituencies happy.

So the Republicans enjoy pushing the candidacies of extremist or otherwise unqualified people of color, and then when the Dems turn them down for being extremist or unqualified, they sneer disingenuously, "But I thought you were FOR affirmative action."

The Republicanites are getting to be tediously predicable.

[spooky3]

14. excellent point

[jobendorfer]

13. just once -- just *once* -- I'd like to hear ...

... the democratic Senate leaders respond to this kind of
nonsense as follows:

1. The republicans have a *single-seat* majority in
the Senate.

2. The republicans have a *slight* (< 5%) majority in
the house.

3. The republican president LOST the popular vote.

Therefore, the Republicans do not have a mandate for anything,
much less life-time judicial appointments.

When the Republicans get 60 seats in the Senate and win
the Presidency, they can nominate and confirm whoever they
want. Until then, they've got to send down nominees that
are acceptable to both halves of the electorate. Keep
nominating lunatics, we'll keep filibustering them. It's
that simple, and a Yale grad ought to be able to figure
that out.

Then let the right-wing scream.

J

[spooky3]

15. great reply! I hope they use it.

Obviously the Repugs know EXACTLY what they are doing (trying to shove right wing radicals down the Senate's throat despite (a) what is good for the country and (b) the Senate's clear responsibility to advise and consent, not rubber stamp). Their objective in these interviews is to dupe Joe and Betty Sixpack and their upscale cousins into believing their spin.

[aquart]

18. What did Barney do with her bones?

Really, what a foolish thing for the poor mental midget to do.