Russert not on 5 minutes accusing Harry Reid of not returning tribe money.

[spanone]

Got your Fucking Facts Wrong Timmy boy. He accused Reid of taking Abramoff money. Schumer set him straight.

[Ilsa]

1. I just saw that!

It needs to be made clear what is going on with Jack 'A-Moff and the Repubes.

[emulatorloo]

2. NBC seems to really want to befuddle people about the facts

Why is that?

[still_one]

3. not just NBC, most of the MSM

[JuniperLea]

12. Interesting article on MSN's homepage

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/Features/Columns/?article=newsmain>1=7538

Apologetic?

[still_one]

15. perhaps, but another problem is that many stories don't even get reported

[Imagevision]

58. Corruption scandal growing too fast - too many big names involved

msm seems like they're selectively covering what exactly is going down -- it's obvious Delay/Abramoff is the center attractions but those rushing to donate the $$$ problem to charities is fucking absurd -- kinda like shoplifting then giving the goods back?

[hlthe2b]

4. What did Schumer say?

[spanone]

6. He explained that Reid got legal contributions from the tribes.

They are in his state. It's legal. Not Abramoff money.

[still_one]

8. and russert is just mouthing the repuke talking points

is he a moran or does he have a more insidious agenda

[Warren Stupidity]

21. Russert, like the rest of the DC journo-whores

knows who pays for his trophy house, his trophy wife, his trophy car. He knows and he acts accordingly. He is not a moron, he is a deliberate liar.

[merbex]

32. Your's is the best explanation I've read to describe the media whores n/t

[Horse with no Name]

34. Yep

I mean seriously, without money, who would fuck that pig?

[Ikonoklast]

54. Hmmmm, lets see here....

....General Electric, the largest DEFENSE CONTRACTOR in the United States, therefore the world, owns NBC.


Hmmmm.



Bet if you turned 'ol Timmy Boy upside down naked you'd see the GE logo branded on his pasty white ass.

[goclark]

35. He has a more insidious agenda

because he is not just talking, he is controlling the debate.


Glad Schumer shut him up today.

[blm]

40. The show is setup for the public to side with Russert and agree with his

interpretation.

[goclark]

45. I agree

No matter the guest, Russet has the last word and the authority for people to believe his LIES.

I can not stand Russet, his shifty eyes bother me no end.

[Jawja]

38. As has Chris Matthews all

last week. I believe that they are indeed attempting to muddy the waters by not reporting the whole truth.

Wonder how much of our unaccounted for tax dollars have gone to these "journalists" under the table?

[SmokingJacket]

41. I wonder if that simple explanation is what's going on.

I do believe Matthews is hiding his personal Abramoff connections, but maybe LOTS of them really are taking bribes. I'd been assuming for years that these talking heads are just carrying water for the owners of the networks... but maybe it's more insidious than that.

Because frankly, lately *everything* is more insidious than I'd thought it was...

[Warren Stupidity]

44. Do you realize what they make?

These guys are pulling down big salaries and they are all on the bullshit book circuit and they all are on the punditocracy circuit. Huge amounts of money. How that is different from a 'bribe' is debatable. There is no need to directly pay them to lie: the quid pro quo arrangement is well understood by all. Those who go astray, such as Mr. Rather, are quickly made examples of to the rest of the journo-whores. This is not some secret cabalistic arrangement. No tinfoil hats required. It is right out in the open.

[SmokingJacket]

47. Yes, that's true.

Still, I remember thinking when that news story came out many months ago about a few particular journalists accepting payments for filling their columns with propaganda that that was just the tip of the iceberg, that we'd be hearing that LOTS of people do it. And then that story faded away...

(Sometimes I wonder if some people are just drawn to the sleazy way of doing things -- bribes, blackmail, shady backroom deals -- even if they can do perfectly well without them, just because it makes them feel cool and edgy or because they're just insatiably greedy.)

[FreedomAngel82]

50. Matthews got money too so he shouldn't be talking

[Jackpine Radical]

43. I wonder if he's still wearing that Bush pin under his lapel.

[FreedomAngel82]

49. Schumer should ask him to prove it

If Russert claims it that doesn't mean it's true. Make him prove it.

[0007]

60. Tim Russert is a first class schmuck that lines his pockets

with corporate money. Is it that hard to figure out? When the big corporations see that the repukes are going under, they'll switch sides and Timmy will be right there with em.

[Rose Siding]

13. Good for Schumer. That's absolutely correct.

The media is on course to see to it that Native Americans are knocked out of the political process, altogether. AGAIN :(

[Dinger]

46. Maybe That's A Good Counterspin: "Dem $ "From Abramoff" Was Legal

Period.

[NMDemDist2]

5. here's proof the tribes gave $$$ that Jack-off didn't approve

Then Abramoff turned right around and offered his serv-ices to the Tigua Indians to lobby to get Congress to open the casino back up. "I wish those moronic Tiguas were smarter in their political contributions," Abramoff e-mailed Reed. "I'd love us to get our mitts on that moolah!! Oh well, stupid folks get wiped out."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10756433/site/newsweek/page/2/

[Greeby]

9. "stupid folks get wiped out"?

He said that about Native Americans? Sick fuck

[Daphne08]

17. Everyone should watch the hearings on C-Span.

Very enlightening.

[FreedomAngel82]

51. Is it in the archive?

[0007]

61. That's takes too much energy, dimwits and halfwits and nitwits

can't think for themselves they let FAUX CNN MSNBC.

[Cocoa]

10. those emails

jeez, Abramoff is writing the Dems' campaign ads for 2006. :bounce:

[Straight Shooter]

33. Who's getting wiped out now, Jack? n/t

[blm]

7. Media will blame the TRIBE money when it was Abramoff's use of the money

to bribe his pet Republicans that should be the focus.

The tribe's money wasn't dirty till Abramoff USED IT.

[Warren Stupidity]

25. Just wait for the indictments.

My bet is that very few democrats, if any, will get caught up in this. The journo-whores will be stupidly trying to explain how the indictees are all repukes but it is a bipartisan scandal.

Note that Jackamoff's contributions of record are not that big. It is going to be the side deals - the trips, the no-show jobs, the faux charities, - all the quid pro quo bullshit that adds up to millions of bucks - that is going to put people in jail.

[FreedomAngel82]

52. That's how they do

They divert from the actual crime to point fingers and claim they were innocent and it wasn't them etc.

[montana500]

11. Russert is truly an asshole. Sorry, that's the only explanation.

nm

[SammyWinstonJack]

14. Other explanation is that Russert is a Corporate Whore. nt

[The Backlash Cometh]

29. He and Matthews are reading from the same playbook.

Maybe it's time to determine once and for all who they're whoring for. If Republicans, what Republicans in particular have their hooks in them?

[Vinnie From Indy]

16. Russert is beyond obvious as a BushCo shill

He is completley corrupted.

[reality based]

23. Yes, corrupt Republican are being aided by a corrupt media

We cannot hope to deal adequately with with the former until we radically reform the latter.

[bpilgrim]

18. the M$MWs will do their damnedest to carry water for their party

they think they are being fair&balanced

peace

[oasis]

19. The GOP has screwed up so badly that it's up to the MSM to bail them out.

The Fraternal Order of Corrupt Corporatists.

[Hubert Flottz]

20. "not on 5 minutes "

There is your problem...Pull the plug Quick!

[still_one]

22. Actually I am very grateful for those that watch the obsenities

I cannot watch the lies, but it is very important that they are held accountable for distortions

A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth

[spanone]

24. That is the WHOLE BASIS for the bush* administration.

:toast:

[still_one]

26. ain't that the truth

[Hubert Flottz]

27. Timmy makes me very ill!

And I worked in a slaughter house for years.

[FreedomAngel82]

57. That's why there's MediaMatters

Thank goodness for them!

[patricia92243]

28. Wonder if Russert has any Abromoff (sp) money in HIS past ?

[Grateful for Hope]

30. Schumer's response was excellent

he covered all salient points.

[goclark]

36. What did Russet say in response?

[Grateful for Hope]

42. He made several points

and Schumer disputed them all. Then, Russert went on to something else. I think it made Schumer look good because Russert couldn't really argue with him

[Warren Stupidity]

31. When this is all over a lot of people need to go to jail.

And that includes the journo-whores who are facilitating the crimes of the Bush Cabal.

[Hubert Flottz]

59. Timmy and Tommy would be good cell mates...

I'd also put a 20' gator in with them, just to keep them on their toes.

[LSK]

37. MSM & FACTS? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

:rofl:

[SmokingJacket]

39. It's so depressing, though. Most viewers won't know WHO to believe.

People automatically trust a TV host more than a politician like Schumer -- they assume that people like Russert have no agenda. It's just a fucking tragical betrayal..... :grr:

[FreedomAngel82]

48. Good for Schumer

I can't stand it.

[MelissaB]

53. Recommending for exposure.

:kick:

[MelissaB]

55. I'm hoping this video shows up somewhere. n/t

[Jim__]

56. Little Timmy is a complete asshole!

When Schumer pointed out that Abramoff didn't give a dime to Harry Reid; Timmy said, the Indian tribes did and that's the same thing.

Wrong Timmy. The Indian tribes are not Abramoff.