Joe Scarborough ::censored:

[_dynamicdems]

This guy has gone too far this time. What a freeking creep. He played that clip of JK talking about our troops going into Iraqi homes and compared it to the Bin Laden tape.

I don't usually watch him, but sometimes I forget to change the channed after watching KO...or I'll be out of the room. I'm almost too angry to type. Did anyone else see this?

He also showed clips of Dean, Kennedy & Murtha.

Anyone want to start an MSNBC boycott till they can this guy or force him to apologize? ::furious::

[ProSense]

1. Why is everyone

acting crazy today? I am with you, he needs to hear everyone fury. One good post today was the WAPO post in GD. Got them good. If you haven't read the responses at the link in the OP, you must.

[_dynamicdems]

2. AS far as I'm concerned, MSNBC just became FOX. They are going to

hear it just like that. I've about HAD it. They have all these pundit shows but not one of them leans left and the Scabourugh Show and the Pucker Carlson show are unabashedly right of center. The only fair-minded show is KO's and I'd say he's either right on center or slightly left...nothing so extreme as either Scab or Pucker. Sorry, I'm not nice tonight. Angry moment.

[LittleClarkie]

13. I don't get it

I thought Fox was losing ratings. Why emulate them?

[_dynamicdems]

14. Good question. Maybe the bigwigs at MSNBC are behind the times.

Most of their shows are pretty lame now. Rita Cosby...give me a break! She's positively goulish. And that Tucker Carlson. He needs a good bitch slapping. Or to have someone take that bowtie of his and...

hmmm...hmmm...hmmm

BTW, have you read all the dirt on Average Joe? Seems he resigned from Congress under a bit of a cloud. It amazes me that any credible news outlet would hire him. I've been building a new DynamicDems site and have a "media whores" page that links to the Scarborough stories. The site isn't hosted yet...I'm still building, but I'm working on it live on a free site for now. Here's the page with the links (one is a DU thread): http://home.earthlink.net/~unbowed/mediawhores.htm

[wisteria]

3. I don't mind honest commentary, but out and out lying needs to be

dealt with. I'm voicing my outrage. That is in no way a fair comparison and everyone understood what Kerry meant. What a sick thing to imply. Are they getting desperate?

[ProSense]

4. I'm thinking

If there are so many other front runners, why are they so focused on Kerry.

From the GQ article:

“Republicans are going after him because they are scared of the support he has inside the party,” says Kerry consultant Jenny Backus.

This was in response to a stupid statement about Bush calling out Kerry on Iraq. Why else?

They want you to believe he's down, they attack and then when they get a response like this, they pretend it's tired and try to make light of it. Well why all the focus from them?

[_dynamicdems]

8. Republicans are terrified because if Kerry runs in 2008 and if he gets

the nomination, they simply do not have anything to stop him with. He's been so vetted, I'm surprised we didn't see photos of his last colonoscopy on the evening news. There isn't a damn thing they can attack him on at this point. The Swifties have become a joke. John Kerry has worked his ass off in the Senate. His voting record for 2005 is stellar. He's been consistent and clear in everything he's said, so there isn't any basis for the flip-flop "attactic." And who would dare use it after all the flipping and flopping on the part of Repugs lately? They simply haven't got any ammo left to use against John Kerry. Part of the problem is that the Repugs haven't got anyone credible left to run in 2008. If attacks won't work, they'll have to fight on the issues or on qualifications. In short: if JK gets the nomination, the Repugs are dead in the water.

[wisteria]

9. Your right. They are all over and tripping over their own twisted

words trying to damage him. It just makes you wonder what all the fuss is about. Must be something good in all of this for us Kerry supporters. A Kerry Presidency would be the best thing to happen to this country in a very long time.

[_dynamicdems]

7. Slimy and below-the-belt is usual fare for these creeps, but this was a

bit much even for Scab boy. You are probably right. Things are looking bad for the left, so they resort to their usual bag of tricks (lies and distortions and quotes taken out of context) in desperation.

[karynnj]

5. Did he bother to mention where Kerry has been for the last 12 days?

This is absolutely ridiculous - I doubt it could push anyone who is not already posting to FR. Why is this nth rate former congressman of questionable morality given a forum?

[_dynamicdems]

6. Of course not. Dip shit only has negative things to say about

Sen. Kerry. I can't even stand the way the scumbag says John Kerry's name. The inflection alone is disrespectful.... John Keah Reee


I HATE JOE SCUMBAG.

[karynnj]

10. I was being sarcastic

But it does seem that this kind of attack is over the top at any time - but to imply such things when Kerry was in Iraq acting as he has is beyond belief. Kerry's comments and behavior are the very definition of loyal opposistion.

I don't see Joe or any other RW lunatic going to Iraq. There is no political gain for Kerry in goiung to Iraq this time - he's already been there twice in one year. (Imus is now blasting Rush because he is asking his listeners to contribute $50 to "adopt a soldier", the soldier gets a year's access to Limbaugh's web site. The solitations say the deduction is not tax deductable. )

[TayTay]

11. Remember, the Rethugs have nothing to run on.

They have been seriously damaged this year by scandals and indictments. The WaPo published an article earlier how this Admin is basically retreating from it's legislative agenda for the year because the Repub Party can't 'get it done' even though they are the majority.

The Medicare Drug plan is a disaster. (I call 12 states declaring a public health emergency over the availability of drugs a disaster. The fact that this mess belongs to Bush and the Repubs and can be traced back to the influence peddling of drug company lobbyists makes it worse.)

The war is not going well, though there are signs that the US is getting ready to withdraw and redeploy some troops. Iraq is a very dangerous place and the vaunted neocon plan for remaking the Middle East in the image that America and the Bushies wanted is on the ash heap of history.

The economy is not going well for average people. There are more and more companies who are dumping pension plans and severely cutting back on health care benefits. The health care 'felt need' is getting worse by the day with no real help in sight. This President will tout 'private medical accounts' as the solution in his SOTU address on 1/31. Those private accounts are a disaster and won't solve the crisis.

Hey, the Patriot Act is still up for renewal and still faces opposition over the privacy provisions that a lot of people, liberal and conservative, think are too intrusive. The nation now knows about Bush being the SpyMaster in Chief and that he doesn't care about civil liberties.

So, the Rethugs play the only card they have left: fear of Osama bin Laden and the tired old canard that Democrats are soft on terrorism. They will play this to the hilt, especially leading up to the next vote on the PAtriot Act in early Feb.

Pretend for a minute that you are a Rethug strategist. (You can shower and delouse later.) What other action can you take? 'All fear, all the time' and the idea of tagging political opponents as anti-patriotic and as capitulators is all you have left. And it might work, until the next indictment comes down.

[ginnyinWI]

12. well we know what Samuel Johnson said:

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Let's hope it's the last. In this case, I'm sure that even their patriotism is phoney.