CNN - Barkley: 'Excited for Barack'

[Hope And Change]

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Former NBA player Charles Barkley says he will do everything he can to help elect Barack Obama.

[AspenRose]

1. Blitzer is an ass.

And Charles has never been one to shy away from truth.

[sasquatch]

2. Thank you Chuck

:hi:

[ihavenobias]

3. Barkley is great, as evidenced by this clip where he told the truth about Conservative Christians...

http://news.aol.com/newsbloggers/2008/02/18/charles-barkley-calls-conservatives-fake-christians/

I love it, and it's hilarious how Wolf Blitzer reacts.

[al bupp]

4. This interview ups my regard for Mr Barkley considerably

He comes off as thoughtful and genuine. Certainly more so than Mr Blitzer, which is admittedly not too hard to do. He has to stop repeatedly licking his lips on camera, though.

[TheCoxwain]

5. Wolf Blitzer is a ....

super-boring pasty-faced lifeless fucking idiot ....I pity his wife when they are in bed .. Can you imagine that?

CNN has a real knack for getting hold of dumbasses -- this guy will give their other Idiot- Larry King, a serious run for the Stupidity GOLD Medal.



WAY to go CNN.

[JBoy]

6. Wolf fucks up at 1:40 . Says that McCain would raise Barkley's taxes

Then goes on to show how McCain lowers taxes at the extreme top end. Also conveniently airs a graphic that shows tax changes only for people earning over $161,000 a year.

Fuck Blitzer!

[lynnertic]

9. I think it shows he's only interested in his own loss or gain.

[Phred42]

7. What a Fascist Stooge Bliltzer is..

CNN Thinks Only The Top Five Percent Of America’s Income Earners Count
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/08/26/barkley-economy-incomes/

In an interview with former NBA star Charles Barkley today, CNN host Wolf Blitzer discussed the respective tax plans being offered by Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain. This is the on-screen graphic that CNN displayed during the interview, which the network represented as the “average tax bill change”:



The graphic above only displays the “average tax change” on incomes above $161,000 – the top five percent of income earners in the nation. The graphic is therefore deceptive and misleading, as it suggests that McCain’s tax plan offers a greater benefit than Obama’s. In reality, for most Americans, Obama’s tax plan would offer three times the benefit.

Here’s the impact of McCain and Obama’s tax plan on incomes below $161,000 – the part that CNN left out:



MCCAIN OBAMA
Income Avg. tax bill Avg. tax bill
$112K-$161K -$2,614 -$2,204
$66K-$112K -$1,009 -$1,290
$38K-$66K -$319 -$1,042
$19K-$38K -$113 -$892
Under $19K -$19 -$567


Using his deceptive chart, Blizter tried – but failed – to get Barkley to voice his opposition to an increase in taxes on the wealthiest Americans to pay for national priorities:

(GOOD FOR BARKLEY! - Blitzer is a pig)

...snip...

Update
"Barack Obama said he plans to focus on the struggles of middle-class Americans, including their tax burden, in his Thursday night speech accepting the Democratic nomination for president."

[democracy1st]

8. thanks

[quantass]

10. Anyone notice the LIE in the Tax Plan display -- Remember: Obama saves MORE money for lower income

yet in the display it onlyt shows down to $161,000....its very misleading!