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Appearing on MSNBC’s “Bashir Live” on Tuesday, American Majority Action spokesman Ron Meyer defended the value of Fox News, saying without the network the American people would still think the Benghazi terrorist attack occurred because of a YouTube video.
Meyer’s fiery defense of Fox came after President Barack Obama criticized conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh and Fox News for punishing GOP lawmakers when they try to compromise with Democrats.
Host Martin Bashir began by sarcastically asking Meyer if he was afraid Obama would take away his Fox News and his guns. And Meyer came out swinging.
“I’m very happy to come on MSNBC and say thank God for Fox News. Because the fact of the matter is, without Fox News, we’d still think that Benghazi, that that terrorist attack happened because of a video,” Meyer said.
“By the way, they have more hard news people than NBC, CNN and everybody else combined,” he continued.
“Don’t forget, also, we wouldn’t have had the invented simultaneous video feed that they claimed on Fox News was occurring and the people in the White House were ignoring,” Bashir shot back, still referring to Benghazi. “So, let’s not be entirely disingenuous.”
Meyer said “no one in the media will actually ask the president and Hillary Clinton” the important questions on Benghazi.
“Where was the president during Benghazi?” Meyer asked, but got no answer.
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TrueColours
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:36pmYea but Fox missed the really big story. That the CIA has an illegal covert operation to smuggle chemical weapons and other advance weapons to the CIA spawned Al Qeada “Syrian Freedom Fighters” through Turkey. That CIA also has a torture facility in Benghazi. That Steven’s and security detail were killed by Iranians looking for their captured spies. That Hilary covered the whole deed up with the help of both Democrat and Republican whores.
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dmerwin
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:50pmThat look on Martin’s face is his reaction to the news that Benghazi was not related to the video. He just was informed.
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Gold Coin & Economic News
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:57pmIt was Bashir and his cronies that manipulated the takers into electing Obama for a second term. If it weren’t for Fox News, we’d all be doing the goose step by now.
http://www.isthatbaloney.com/media-manipulation-wins-election-and-for-more-years-for-obama-blame-the-media/
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83plus
Jan. 29, 2013 at 10:22pmI remember in the second presidential debate the president claimed he said the Bengazii attack was a terrorist attack on day one. Something that should be asked in regards to that is, ‘If that’s true then why did Joe Carney and Susan Rice both say in was in response to a video later on? And why did it take those two as long as it did to correct their stories especially when Joe Carney works in the Whitehouse?’
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jmeister8
Jan. 30, 2013 at 12:24amCoins, nobody manipulated anybody to vote for Obama. They won the election because they flipped the vote. The election was stolen and voting machines changed. If we don’t start dealing with that fact but still just blindly accept the results then nothing you do in the next 2 years will amount to a hill of beans because they will manufacture a win again. The next election is starting now with the Obama turn red states blue tour. They are setting up the narrative and thus the reason for a big loss in 2014. Then they manipulate the vote and say it was because of the big political push Obama started in 2012. They are already setting you all up for defeat in 2014 while republicans are still planning and whining. INSTEAD OF WHINING AND COMPLAINING ABOUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING WE SHOULD BE COPYING THEM!!! We throw every advantage we have away, ie his birth certificate or college records. It needs to rise up to the level of a narrative that we harp and harp on without lettup. It doesn’t need to be true (though it is) they just need to be continual till we sway minds. We are perpetual loosers and we are going to stay that way with a mindset that they won the election and we can’t do anything about it. BS! A precinct can’t have no one voting for Romney, its statisticaly impossible, IMPOSSIBLE!! VOTER FRAUD ISN’T JUST A NUSENCE, IT IS CRIMINAL AND IT HAS STOLEN YOUR FREEDOM AWAY!!! There are things we can do but not on the list is rolling over. that just doesn’t wor
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Phattdad144
Jan. 30, 2013 at 6:01amwow. And where exactly to do you base all this on?
The good news is that no one saw the interview.
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k9tp
Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:50pmThis might explain why the other folks saved from death by the Ex Seals and others that got them out, have been in the shadows. Nobody has been able to ask any of them anything. If this was a totally CIA OP then sure you have something there. But I can’t imagine the CIA letting their own be at more risk than necessary and I gotta believe the CIA had assets in the zone that could have been used…But who knows, we sure don’t and likely won’t…
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media-bias-steals-elections
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:28pmStanding up for what people elected you to do, is to be cherry picked by the media with silence, and if you compromise those voters and vote against their wishes, the media wants to cherry pick that event as “punishment”?
They do everything they can to mock and prevent people from listening to alternative news sources out of fear that people will open their eyes?
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katzkiner
Jan. 30, 2013 at 3:18amJME: Republicans can always buy Diebold and the Spanish vote counting company. They might stand a chance, otherwise it is going to be another blue, blue, blue, blue Wednesday
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The-Monk
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:20pmBashir’s mind is all dried up from being Martinized too much…
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Dkoonz
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:13pmI thought MSNBC folded up shop a long time ago. Seeing this clip I can see why they are so low in all the news ratings.
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myrwo6
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:41pmI could get better accurate news by joining a click in High School. They think Fox, and republicans are cry babies. Really! Whens the last time, not counting the Chief Whiner, that a president complained about a news agency. It really does feel like some of these liberal commentators are getting a little extra in their paychecks or some grand perk to say some of these things that make no sense at all. Call it a conspiracy theory but, doesn’t mean it’s not true.
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mercenary4freedom
Jan. 29, 2013 at 10:01pmSo this hack network gives a show to a foreign clown that’s biggest accomlishment was interviewing Micheal jackson?
WOW now that is credibility!
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rfycom
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:56pmfox news sucks bug green ones.
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13th Imam
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:10pmClever , for a short bus second grader. or a DEMOCRAT
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MIBUGNU2
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:38pmThe Main Stream Media, is in the TANK with O’Blamer.. and or ??????????
Journalism in America is DEAD !! all kissing the KINGS sorry BUT*..NO TRUST !!!
In today’s world the majority of everything that comes off a printing press
is no better than AZZ-wipe.. and that especially goes for what is heard on
most of these so called Libotard News Channels, DISGUSTING !!!!!!
the new Democratic Party is the Party of HATE !!!! Sad..
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lemkete
Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:05pm@rfycom Typical ******* response. Not enough gray matter to post something intelligent so you just throw out insults.
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Webeenhad
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:56pmOkay, that does it, gloves coming off. A spade is a spade.The Republicans will be accused of being racist if they disagree with a black president, let alone a black person. Is it any wonder they are percieved as weak? And now the lady from the DMV is taunting them. They are asking for it, big time now. They aren’t too smart either. Don’t they realize that their people are all concentrated in cities. We got them surrounded.
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twistin
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:32pmIs that the smartass black lady from the DMV?
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jorskippy
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:22pmThe state media is out t destroy anyone or any network that disagrees with them. Does that remind you of another time in history??? Hitler, Stalin, Chavez,
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Thomas
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:30pmProgressives (Regressives) never let facts get in the way.
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changedone
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:14pmYeah, we like Social Security and within months of taking office in 2009, Obama urged the Dems to cut the Cost of Living Adjustment! Duh!
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Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:06pmLean Forward, is another way of saying bend over.
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seek.the.truth
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:32pmLike!
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mydh12
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:48pmI remember that Martin Bashir was one of the hosts of ABC’s “Nightline” program. That is the quality of people that ABC hires. And he is now employed by GE – NBC, which owns MSNBC. Martin Bashir is symptomatic of how bad the alphabet news networks have become.
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americansfightingforcommonsense
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:46pmThat’s right! Where was Obama or Hillary during the attack? We still don’t know and we may never know, because this President is hiding (and lying about) everything important that happened that night. Why didn’t they send help? Why wasn’t there adequate security? What was the Turkish Official doing there? Why was the CIA a mile away told to stand down? Who did Ambassador Stevens call when they were attacked? What was there response to him? What actually killed the ambassador? What about the early reports that said that the ambassador was raped when caught? ……..on and on and on. We still have not received any answers from the people who supposedly were in charge and are supposedly going to make sure this doesn’t happen again. Wake up people! This is another JFK incident and we are watching them sweep it under the rug. Inquiring minds really want to know!
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truthnstuff
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:40pmMaybe the Repube’s should watch this and learn how to respond when attacked, rather then always apologizing.
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spirited
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:50pmExcellent observation ~~>and suggestion !
;^> WINNER !!!
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drs1969
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:02pmRep’s only apologize to blacks and women! If the Lame Stream Media catches on, they’ll fire Bashir for more blacks and women.
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toxicbeowulf
Jan. 30, 2013 at 9:00amWord!!! I hate when they acted like little cowards and try and be PC with there response. I would respond with., Listen here you foreign Afro glow spear chuck-er get the ***** out of my country.
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SPOT_OF_TEA
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:36pmThat has been the only question I wanted to know from Day !….Where was the president during the Benghazi attack and was there any order to refuse helping the Ambassador and the others…….It is unbelievable that Mrs Clinton was not asked that during her hearing….It doesnt make sense that the republicans would not ask her that……its as if the whole thing was staged.
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theBru
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:45pmduh, you actually think any of those stooges are going to go against bhoLE and his gang of traitorous thieves…they put on a show in front of cameras, then go out together for dinner & drinks…reminds me of the WWF…
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drs1969
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:04pmIt was staged. Rand Paul was the only one ‘off script’.
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Xylliab_of_the_Znarghh
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:17pmTrying to manufacture some kind of scandal out of the sad incidents at Benghazi was just a dirty trick to try to swing the election. Since it didn’t work, the Republicans want to put the whole thing behind them so that people will forget how in the basest depths of their cynical opportunism they attempted to exploit a tragedy for political gain. Benghazi is over, but they made so much noise about it when they still thought their wicked ploy might work that it will take a while for the echoes to die down inside the far right feedback zone.
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13th Imam
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:56pmXylophone out of tune
Can you Marxist DEMOCRATS ever look past your emperors BS and try and find the truth? Nah, didn’t think so.
What difference does it make?
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pissantno.10
Jan. 29, 2013 at 11:15pmX you needs to get back to work big O said he needs his boots licked shined. and only a guilty whitey would get the righ shine on them . plus you needs to clean the slop jars out all so, now gets to work slave.
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demsrtraitors
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:34pmwhy hasn’t Martin Bashir been deported yet?
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barber2
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:54pmBecause no body will take him??
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Outlaw_Josey_Wales
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:22pmSend Martin Bashir to Bikini Island, a little nuclear radiation won’t hurt him.
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PurrrpleMtnMajesty
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:32pmHow about sending him & Piers Morgan to one of the Alaskan Islands O gave to the Russians?
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Stelex
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:33pmI can’t express enough how much we need to go after the media. I may sound like a broken record, but you’re not going to get to the government. But enforce we could get at the media. The voice of the deceit must be silenced. Constant phone calls, emails, the left is willing to get out and protest, yes I understand most of them don’t actually work, but we got to get out in front of ABC, CBS, NBC and the Cable Rags and make our presence known. America is falling, right in front of your eyes…….get up and stop it now.
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spirited
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:54pmStart up a protest (or two) in front of their studios….and have everyone video record it.
>Sometimes getting arrested can be helpful in getting real attention .
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americansfightingforcommonsense
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:33pmWay to go MSNBC! You had to have three Progressives against one Conservative and still you had to even talk over and try to belittle the one. This shows exactly that you are nothing but loud mouthed BULLIES. If you can’t win a fight on ideas you just control the whole conversation!
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americansfightingforcommonsense
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:48pmNo wonder no one watches you!
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drs1969
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:05pmOr fire the, like Pat Buchanan.
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TIMEBOMB
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:29pmMartin you didn’t defend me like you’re supposed to and you’ve made your magnificent gay Marxist ruler very angry. Since I’m gay I can’t fight so I’ll have one my rugged muscular SS pawns rough you up for being so foolish. I’ll have them record it so we can view it later for some laughs.
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Stelex
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:43pmI don’t know Bammy, Bammy…….Martin was still sniffing your sphincter. I think the conservative guest just bitch slapped him. I’m sure Martin won’t mind what ever dominatrix role you’ll make him play tomorrow.
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The-Monk
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:55pmI don’t know TIMEBOMB…..
Martin might just like that and if he does…..
…he’ll never back you up again just to get “roughed up” again and again and again and….
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CaliforniaScreaming
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:22pmMessNBC thinks they somehow won the election. When they have one tenth the views as Fox they can celebrate. Until then, only the 9 people who watch them really care….
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BODYBAG
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:50pmSo I agree with your premise, but if true —- just how DID they win the election?
Please explain.
Many people [including myself] were almost certain of the inevitable outcome.
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barber2
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:59pmBODY: Since they are still able to hide Obama’s school records, do you think we will ever know what all was behind this narrow win ?
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YOURSENSEI
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:00pmMr or Ms BODY BAG,
This is what you must know:
It’s quite simple. Without Fox News and talk radio, Romney would now be president.
It is so.
Stelex
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:29pmSensei…… I ask your wisdom, I wish to stuff my head up my A$$ far enough to look out my own eyes. This being your speciallity……….please Make it So.
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Stelex
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:39pmBodybag………Ever read The Foundation Series by Issac Asimov. In it a character Harry Seldon predicts the future by what he defines as Psychohistory. Long and the short, pychohistory is quantum physics. Predicting individual actions and what not is almost impossible. Compile enough data and you can predict and even manipulate the future. Every thing we type online is information, information is power. If you can collect and asses it. We freely give the gov everything they need to know to predict future trends and manipulate said trends. Face book, twiiter, google. ………freakin gold mines…….They have there hands in all of it.
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BODYBAG
Jan. 29, 2013 at 9:23pm@BARBER2
Posted on January 29, 2013 at 7:59pm
BODY: Since they are still able to hide Obama’s school records, do you think we will ever know what all was behind this narrow win ?
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Honestly I dont know.
What I can say is that Ive never in my lifetime witnessed anything like this before.
This is truly a cult. There are SO MANY things that just do not jive, yet everyone just goes along.
No one really questions anything when its blatantly obvious the American people are being lied to constantly about EVERYTHING.
Tapes and videos are “doctored” regularly by MSM. Facts are suppressed, distorted or hidden.
Numbers, polls and government reports are fabricated. THIS IS ALL PROVEN.
There is no longer even a pretense to hiding it.
WTF is happening to this country?
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YOURSENSEI
Jan. 30, 2013 at 11:02amMr or Ms BODY BAG,
This is what you must know:
You were “almost” certain of the outcome . .. the almost being added after the fact. If you were truthful, you would admit that you were absolute;y certain. But no matter. Here’s what you must do . . . ask yourself why your were so certain of the outcome. It was because of manufactured news stories and polls (by the likes of Roger Ailes’ polling toad, Scott Rasmussen). You were being fed a steady diet of feigned outrage and misleading statistical desperation by America’s phony baloney smokers. Face it, you were, and are, being played for a patsy by the marketers of fear and division.
It is so.
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nzkiwi
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:21pmActually, if my memory serves me correctly, the Blaze was considerably in front of Fox News in the Benghazi affair…
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Shasta
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:47pmBeck was talking about O sending guns to terrorists through Turkey on day one of Benghazi. Most republicans in congress are just starting to figure out O’s private war, now that it is too late.
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barber2
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:58pmBeck has been in front about Obama and the radicals from early on which is why the Left hates and smears him .
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drs1969
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:11pmBeck was right on target about Benghazi. Sen. Paul was finally talking about the gun running on Hannity last week. This can bring BHO down, if everyone stays focused on it.
All that other garbage, gun control, immigration, and ‘who knows what’s next’ are all distractionary tactics.
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PurrrpleMtnMajesty
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:20pmWow….they want to eliminate Fox News, the ONLY network that isn’t in their back pocket and destroy the Republican party. This means they wish total control of our information and a SINGLE party rule….can you say, “DICTATOR”? To achieve this, of course it will include total control of our healthcare as well as of what we are allowed to eat/not eat. This gun control issue is not about the poor souls that perished at Sandy Hook, it’s a much much more devious plot than even that evildoer
had acted out. When we are defenseless, our voices have no meaning.
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Fubared
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:18pmPoopaganda. Marty Bashir. What a tool-just wear a 0 hat and shirt.
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progressiveslayer
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:16pmBarry’s brain dead supporters still think a video caused the killings and the regime trots out Rice to tell some lies about the whole situation. Clinton has the man who made a video arrested and nobody answers for the death of those men. This entire regime should be in prison for their numerous scandals.
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Stelex
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:46pmIt boggle my mind as to how many rational people have know idea about Benghazi. Educated people. The MSM must be held accountable. They steer the stories and mislead the populace.
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drs1969
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:14pmRe: Most think Bin Laden was killed last year, also.
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Stelex
Jan. 29, 2013 at 8:26pmDRS1969, I agree. Out of respect they dumped the body at sea. Ya know, with so many stupid people int the world. We’re toast.
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YOURSENSEI
Jan. 30, 2013 at 10:57amThis is what you must know:
Halliburton killed far more Americans than died at Benghazi. But Dick Cheney and his PR team at Fox told you not to care about that. So you don’t. Shameful. Mindless. Predictable. Utterly without principle. Traitorous.
It is so.
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spirited
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:15pmWithout knowing anything about Ron Meyer…, he sure threw Bashir for a loop.
Go Ron Meyer!!!
>Keep up the good work MSNBC –lol
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DEFCON4
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:30pm@Spirited, I agree. My favorite part is when he started ‘throwing’ the ratings
in their ‘faces’. Marty was trying so fast to interrupt and shut-him-down.
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henryKnox
Jan. 29, 2013 at 7:14pmBiased much?
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