MSNBC Host Says She Won’t Air Obama ’98 ‘Redistribution’ Audio Because It’s Not Confirmed — Even Though President’s Campaign Confirmed Yesterday
During a Wednesday broadcast of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” which airs weekdays at 1 p.m. (EST), the show’s host said she wouldn’t air the 1998 audio of President Barack Obama claiming he supports “redistribution” because it hasn’t been “verified” by her network.
“I should point out that NBC and MSNBC, we have not verified the accuracy of that tape from Loyola so we are not playing it,” Mitchell said to Obama campaign press secretary Ben LaBolt.
But here’s something for Andrea “Romney Really Digs the Wawa” Mitchell to consider: the Obama campaign itself has “verified the accuracy” of the audio.
“Fourteen years ago, then-Senator Obama was making an argument for a more efficient, more effective government — specifically citing city government agencies that he didn’t think were working effectively,” Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt (yes, the same Ben LaBolt Mitchell is talking to) said in a statement yesterday.
“He believed then, and believes now, that there are steps we can take to promote opportunity and ensure that all Americans have a fair shot if they work hard. Unlike Governor Romney, he doesn’t believe that if you’re a student who applies for a loan you’re looking for a handout,” LaBolt adds.
That sounds pretty “verified” to us. In fact, it was “verified” enough for MSNBC’s Chuck Todd to air it:
Final Thought: Who knows? Maybe Mitchell and MSNBC are waiting on the full, uncut audio of the Loyola conference to ensure nothing has been left out or selectively edited.
It’s a good thing that sort of attention to detail and even-handedness kept the networks from airing snippets of Mother Jones’ footage of that Romney fundraiser without any caveats. Oh, wait — never mind.
UPDATE: An NBC News spokesman emailed POLITCO the following statement:
In any instance like this — regardless of the source or topic — NBC News Standards will issue guidance instructing broadcasts to not air content unless or until we can determine that it is authentic, unedited, and not taken out of context.
The same spokesman claims NBC News applied the same amount of scrutiny to Mother Jones’ Romney video.
So why did Chuck Todd air the clip? The Washington Post’s Erik Wemple writes:
An NBC source indicates that it wasn’t until after Mitchell’s midday declaration that NBC News Standards “authenticated and approved” the video for on-air use. Implication: The earlier broadcast on MSNBC, featuring Chuck Todd on the Daily Rundown, appears to have run afoul of NBC News Standards in pushing the video out to its viewers. The NBC source says, “We have a strict and extensive review process in place so that broadcasts don’t rush material to air without thorough vetting.”
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Comments (259)
atrain
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:40pmI didn’t know Andrea Mitchell was still in the news business.
BJC
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:46pmShe’s not reporting the news. She’s repeating Obama talking points!
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fastfacts
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:55pmSHE SHOULD BE OUT OF THE BUSINESS AS WELL AS THESE LIBERAL POLLING CO.
Want to know why? Here is video evidence that some of them are frauds: http://www.thedailycandidate.com/video/2012/sep/proof_polls_wrong.html
Check it out. Why do people still listen to the liberal polls. This video is being sent out to the press right now, lets see if they question it…
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DoGooder
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:03pmShe is not in the news business. She is in the lying bi?ch business.
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code green
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:23pmAndrea is that an Obama 2012 bumper sticker on your forehead?
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Shiroi Raion
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:35pmShe won’t air it because the only people who watch MSDNC are already brainwashed and they can’t risk lowering their ratings further. If they show that Obama is a Marxist, just as Conservatives have been saying all along, the Liberal media are revealed to be liars and little more than propaganda… They can’t have the truth known to their already tiny audience.
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Ruler4You
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:46pmAndrea “IS” married to Alan Greenspan. She can be where ever she wants to be.
But msnbc? PLEASE! msnbc has declared itself a obango propaganda machine. The hosts seem to be chosen for their bias toward obango AND socialism generally. All from 1% ers.
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cosette
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 4:15pmAndrea… You have a brown ring around your nose…. and it grows and grows and grows and grows.
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JRook
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 4:23pmSo beckett we are to understand this is your pathetic response to the Romney video. But of course as GB constantly lies about… the blaze is non-partisan. Desperation is what desperation does. Given the amount of taxes that go to military contractors, big pharm, IT companies and other infrastructure companies and the amount their CEO’s and investors have made off of those revenues I’d sight those as the greatest distribution of wealth. From the middle class to the wealthy.
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beatobama
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:11pmShe’s not in the news. She’s the chief spokesperson for Botox.
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mersey
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:16pmI’m pretty sure Mitchell and Pelosi both got hold of a batch of bad Botox. Bad Botox has been known to kill off brain cells at an alarming rate.
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ambrosia
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:20pmSince when does MSNBC/NBC “confirm” anything ?
Really, I don’t know how these lying, conniving, smug imbeciles,
masquerading as true journalists,
sleep at night ?
Some how, they’ve all forgotten the REAL journalists report the FACTS-
not the falsehood & fantasy.
Even though he was a Democrat-
Tim Russert was the last of a breed.
He would never misconstrue the facts with folly
or deliberately deceive the American people.
The only one, who even comes close
is Jake Tapper…too bad, he’s propping up ABC.
He’s the best of all the Sunday News programs on the Nincompoop Networks,
Fox needs to make him an offer, he can’t refuse.
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Alky
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:21pm“It’s not confirmed” ????
Watch the video, listen and watch his lips move. Gawd MSNBC is a bunch of morons!
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DrunkGOP_Hack
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:35pmMISS “sand in her V@&ina!”
She needs to be let out with the rest of the dogs.
I am pee’d beyond belief right now.
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1947
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:36pmCommie
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db321
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:49pmShe will never be out of business – Conservative Republican Cable viewers tune in to see what stupid things she has to say today and – BANG – their cable provider gives them a rating. If you have Cable – do turn to any Liberal News ever – not even for a second – your rating is putting money in these idiots pocket.
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Leopold
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:56pmI think msnbc is financed by Saudi Arabia.
They want to keep Obama. After all he bowed to the king.
People like Chris and Andrea and all the rest of them have sold their souls.
They traded it for a paycheque and for their ideology.
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walkintruth
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:12pmShe pretends to be in touch with the middle class folks when she is married to Alan Greenspan. They are all working behind the scenes to redistribute the wealth.
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dblaess
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:24pm@JRook
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 4:23pm
So beckett we are to understand this is your pathetic response to the Romney video. But of course as GB constantly lies about… the blaze is non-partisan. Desperation is what desperation does. Given the amount of taxes that go to military contractors, big pharm, IT companies and other infrastructure companies and the amount their CEO‘s and investors have made off of those revenues I’d sight those as the greatest distribution of wealth. From the middle class to the wealthy.
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Desperation is as desperation does is something the Obama campaign knows all about. Obama gives taxes to all the above plus to many Democrat bundlers who form companies that go out of business in a few months after all the government money is sent back to the DNC and Obama. How else would you get paid to post?
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Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:38pmI would wager that she didn’t wait for the Romney audio clip to be verified before they started blasting that. Double Standard!
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PATTY HENRY
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 8:39pmWhatever legacy this poor woman may have had is totally blown to hell. MSNBC anyway? I wouldn’t believe her reading a printed weather report.
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Secret Squirrel
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:02pm.
“I didn’t know Andrea Mitchell was still in the news business.”
She’s not. She works for NBC.
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DIR
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 11:18pmIs that Andrea Mitchell? I almost didn’t recognize her with all the plastic surgery and Botox. She’s a shill for the DNC! Anyone depending on her for factual information, forget it! She takes her highly distrubing and jaded world view and presents it as news. People with good since think what she’s saying stinks. It’s because what she’s saying is BS.
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8644
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 11:41pmStill?
When was she ever in the news business?
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camarosix9
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 12:36amWhat a manipulator!!! Like Glen says (paraphrasing) The Press will be the first to get drug into the streets and held accountable (for lies and not doing their job) if this Republic fails….
They saved the Romney tape for months and dumped it out in the Media to take the focus off Libya. They knew the truth was going to come out and needed a break in scrutiny. You can bet they have more of these distractions in waiting. She is just having sour grapes that the Republicans finally said we can release old uncomfortable statements too….
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riddler01
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:01amShe doesn’t know,either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Americanius
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 11:39amFunny, they didn’t follow those standards when Dan Blather put out his disinformation hit piece on George Bush and the majors jumped all over it like a bunch of rabid parrots.
Ah, guess the new standard went into effect in 2008. Yeah, yeah, that’s the ticket!
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Maji
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 12:00pmWho is this person?
Is she on TV or someting!
M-My
S-Show’s
N-Not
B-Been
C-Credible
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Bluefish49
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 1:40pmShe is such a skank…
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Palmer1943
Posted on September 22, 2012 at 9:37amMs. Mitchell is one of the driving forces behind the destruction of the 4th pillar of freedom, a (Honest/Fair/Free MEDIA) Her bias and extremism should be taught in school as a example of journalistic radicalism and bias. MSNBC in general is at the center of the destruction of honest media.
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thetruthseeker711
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 11:10pmShe shouldn’t be – noone should be – that reports in a biased fashion such as this. It is irresponsible and pathetic.
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thekuligs
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:40pmWOW,I can’t even breathe I am laughing so hard. I detest the media. They are all really THAT dumb or they think we are. I don’t know which is worse.
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TheLeftMadeMeRight
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 4:47pmNow you are really looking at it the wrong way. I can’t stand the BS they put out that passes for news either, but it’s easy to discern the truth, it’s the exact opposite of whatever they say.
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NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 4:51pmIt would be funny if it weren’t so pathetic. Really. I mean how difficult is it to “verify” videotape of the Marxist in Chief saying something in his own words.
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ConstitunalAmerican
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:15pmMersey you sure got that right. Those two, Pelosi and Mitchell, have had so many face lifts and botox injections that their skin is beginning to ripple!
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TEXASGRANNY73
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:02pmThink about it. What makes you mad the most? To be called names or be laughed at? She can be no different. I say attack her with hoots and derisive laughter. She is a joke for a news organization. Have I really lost my mind? Don’t laugh. I think I have.
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oneshiner
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:39pmShe sold her soul to the Company Store, as the song goes. She’s so disgusting, I really never get to see her other than stupid clips other channels use, or on the internet.
For a Jew, she doesn’t seem to care much about her people. God Bless BeBe.
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Kevin The Elder
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 3:29am@ thekuligs. Nay, they are not dumb. They are arrogant criminals, so hell bent on trying to assist the dangerous left, that they are now openly doing what they have been surreptitiously been doing for years. Further, they know that there are the truly informed who can’t be fooled, but there are another 90% (my guess) that can be swayed by propaganda. And the Andrea Mitchells, Chris Matthews, et al, are doing their damdest to misinform. American press is becoming an oxymoron. Should the Patriots emerge, I suspect that there will be public trials with We The People as jurors. God Bless America.
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Capt_Gregg
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:37pmHow reassuring that MSNBC is so concerned about factual, unbiased reporting.
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Jim in Houston
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:08pmCan’t believe the truth would matter to BSNBC. Andria Has Been Bitchell is WAY over the hill and should be put out to pasture with the rest of the horses’ @sses.
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nrse2go
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:15pmright I always look to them for honest news LOL
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Blaze_Mods_Compromised
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:35pmWoodyee said quote
“Eh-que me?
What is the difference between what Billy Hallowell did this morning with his “alleged” Chick-Fil-A story, and what Andre Mitchell did with the “Gaybama is a Socialist” video story?
Zilch. Zero. Nada…..”
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That was very observant of you. The comparison is both striking and (for the blaze) embarrassing!
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Wool-Free Vision
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:12pmBlaze_Mods_Compromised, you have a point, both in your comment and in your chosen user name.
In another story today, I criticized The Blaze for using the clause “Here Is What You Need To Know” in their headlines, pointing out that it is overused on this site as a crutch and that it insults the intelligence of its readers. My comment was subsequently removed from the discussion.
Though I am giving The Blaze the benefit of the doubt by assuming it was “reported” by other readers who, however foolishly, don’t believe their intelligence is being insulted, I am starting to wonder if there might be some censorship involved, especially considering that there was nothing “offensive” or distasteful about my observation.
If anyone reading this is responsible for reporting my post, do us all a favor and ‘fess up here so we at least know that The Blaze isn’t guilty of censoring criticism of its tactics without cause. If you were the responsible party and you don’t admit it here, you are doing more harm than good by your silence.
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sackoman
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:26pmVERIFY!! oh i love how MSLSD is worried about verifying tapes now, like the 911 call of George Zimmerman…absolute joke!!! WOW media REALLY think we are idiots. And hey maybe we are…i guess we will find out in November…
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Onesimus
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:48pmIs this one of those “we have to have to have the election to see what’s in it” things? Or will the MSM “deem” the fearless leader to have passed, relieving us of the onorus task of actually voting?
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Gary_K
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:24pmAndrea who? Does she work at that Reno Nevada ranch?
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HarleyDaveATL
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:43pmShe would STARVE to death in that profession, or in any real profession where you actually had to produce an unsubsidized product.
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Serenabit
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:47pmDon’t put that leftist garbage here! We get enough trickling over from the People’s Republic of California.
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beatobama
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:14pmAndrea Mitchell working at the Mustang Ranch?? Not THAT’S gross!
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LB
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:23pmThey are waiting to verify if Obamas voice is coming from his mouth or his ****
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:22pmMs. Mitchell is about due for another talk with Sununu. (Funniest video I have ever seen)
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EBL
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:22pmNBC reveals itself. Can’t they hear their master’s voice? I see that image of the dog in front of the gramaphone, except the record disk has the big Obama “O” on it and the dog has the face of Chuck Todd or Chris “Tingles” Matthews.
Mitt has a chance to distinguish himself. Especially with the Obama redistribution tape as a contrast.
This tape is going to turn out to be a blessing for Romney. Luntz was CBS noting that while there is danger of Romney not “caring” about the 47% (especially with the spin the left is putting on that), if Romney fights back and explains what he really meant it will be a positive for Romney. And Rush is encouraging Romney to start swinging. So is Instapundit (punch back twice as hard). And especially given Barack Obama’s own redistribution arguments and this crazy tweet by one of his supporters:
Matt Yglesias does reveal where the left is coming from. I sent little Matt Yglesias a clip of Milton Friedman dismantling the distribution of wealth canard. No response from Matt. I think his wee head exploded.
And that is not even dealing with the hypocrisy of the edits.
I wish Andrew Breitbart were here to see all of this. He would have said, “I told you so!”
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BV FROM TX
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 1:53amThey took care of him. He knew too much on the POTUS. Just as the two and probably three in Chicago that were murdered execution style each in his own apartment.
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coyote1hell
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:17pmMs. Nothing_But_Crap (NBC).. is just a predjudice mouth piece for Barack Hussien……that’s all…..
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patriotsofworkingamerica
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:16pmTime to stop worrying what these COMMIES are spewing. Just take names and addresses.
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CatB
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:38pmMSNBC, NBC, CBS, ABC, NPR, CNN etc.
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barber2
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:16pmBe sure to see the new film OCCUPY which is coming out this weekend. Sure miss Andrew Bretbairt . Am sure this film will be another BIG SECRET that the Lefty Lap Dog Media will also hide from the public. SHHHHHHH……so many Lefty secrets…so many Lefty BIG LIES….
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BODYBAG
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:16pmComrade Andrea Mitchell aka Mrs Alan Greenspan upskirt
Nothing new here. We knew it was old and yucky.
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Walkabout
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:18pmWhat is old and yucky, the video or the host?
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progressiveslayer
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:15pmSo the propagandist pigs at msnbc won’t confirm what their master’s have already confirmed?
I guess the sycophant didn’t get the memo.
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Gonzo
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:13pmWho cares what Adrea Mitchell does or doesn’t put on her pathetic little show on a pathetic little network? The only people that watch it are pathetic little people.
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2MINUTESTOMIDNIGHT
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:21pmAbsolutely pathetic.
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Verceofreason
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 6:05pmWho’ll vote for the winner.
As Mittens sets in the East.
And drags Ryan’s career down with him.
At least Pauly won’t have to pretend he’s an economist no mo’.
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Gonzo
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 7:27pmVerce, when you’re too dumb to figure out how a storm sewer works, I don’t want your opinion.
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grayling646
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 9:22pmLaughed out loud, Gonzo.
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overeducatedchristian
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:13pmAndrea Mitchell reminds me of a has-been “B” movie queen who no one even remembers anymore, putting on her moth-eaten fur stole and pretending to be dancing with Clark Gable. Sad, pathetic, and totally Marxist. Andrea, one way or another, your world will be over soon. Retire now.
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saneromeo
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:12pmScary stuff, when good is bad and bad is good…
http://saneromeo.wordpress.com/
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jakartaman
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:12pmThey are such Wh-res
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barber2
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:12pmShe won’t air it because it is a BIG SECRET ! Shhhhh: Obama is a closet Marxist ! And the Democrats are hoping there are enough dumb independents out there that Mr. ” Redistribute ” ( wink, wink ) can fool with his phony rhetoric and his smooth BIG LIES.
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Popp40
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:11pmI know I have posted this on other story feeds but I think it is funny:
T’was the night before elections,
And all thru’ the town,
Tempers were flaring
Emotions ran up and down.
I, in my bathrobe
With a cat in my lap,
Had shut off the TV,
tired of political crap.
When all of a sudden,
There arose such a noise,
I peered out my window,
Saw Obama and his boys
They had come for my wallet,
They wanted my pay
To hand out to others
Who had not worked a day!
He snatched up my money,
And quick as a wink,
Jumped back on his bandwagon
As I gagged from the stink.
He then rallied his henchmen
Who were pulling his cart.
I could tell they were out
To tear my country apart!
‘On Fannie, on Freddie,
On Biden and Ayers!
On Acorn, on Pelosi’
He screamed at the pairs!
They took off for his cause,
And as they flew out of sight,
I heard him laugh at a nation
Who wouldn’t stand up and fight!
So I leave you to think on this one final note…
IF YOU DON’T WANT SOCIALISM GET OUT AND VOTE !!!!Author unknown
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Walkabout
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:21pmAnd on the other story feeds I just skipped right over it.
And now I read it. It is true, funny & sad in short poignant.
Good post!
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endthemindlessspending
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:24pmThats great, I want to laugh but it rings far too true to be funny. I pray this nation wakes up and gets out to vote.
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rp454
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 3:46pmOr………..
When all of a sudden,
There arose such a noise,
I peered out my window,
Saw who know who and his boys
I grabbed up my AR
and started to blast.
Private property bub.
You cannot tresspass.
Not mine, but I saw it on another blog and liked it.
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Popp40
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:09pmI’m not surprised they won’t show this clip of Obama….what I am surprised is that NBC still thinks they are a news agency!
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woodyee
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:08pmEh-que me?
What is the difference between what Billy Hallowell did this morning with his “alleged” Chick-Fil-A story, and what Andre Mitchell did with the “Gaybama is a Socialist” video story?
Zilch. Zero. Nada…..
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Steven63
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:07pmWho the heck cares? The fat lady already sang. She did that when Ben announced open-ended QE3. All democrats and conservatives are doing at this point is arguing about who is going to drop the curtain.
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MittensKittens
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:06pmAndrea Mitchell is a SKANK!
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AJAYW
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:11pmI think a liberal slut would be more proper- a skunk has more class than her.
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johnjamison
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:12pmQuit insulting skanks.
And remember all these news orginization that are helping destroy America by NOT DOING THEIR JOB. When the Revolution comes remember them Remember the Hollywood elites,remember the music mogules and performers
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MittensKittens
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:20pmJOHNJAMISON – Oh yeah, when the Revolution comes I will definitely remember the “elite” I’ve been practicing at 200 yards!
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Popp40
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:21pm@Johnjamison…..how will we be able to forget…they will be the first ones crying as well as crying the loudest when the socialists/communists in power brings his boot down on their neck. They think they are safe but they are nothing more than useful idiots with money…..at least for now.
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MittensKittens
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:22pmAJAYW – it was SKANK not skunk, but I see your point a “skank” has more class than she does as well.
How about sperm burping gutter sl u t…is that better…
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beatobama
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 5:22pmMITTENS…..both of your descriptions are accurate, but the sperm burping one is hilarious. I blew beer out my nose!
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holesnipe
Posted on September 20, 2012 at 5:03amI dated a skank once. They’s good people compared to andrea mitchell.
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SacredHonor1776
Posted on September 19, 2012 at 2:04pmTypical
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