What’s the White House Doing Now That Has an NBC News Journalist Shocked?: ‘This Just Looks Bad’

Former ‘Obama for America’ Campaign Manager Jim Messina addresses the final night of the Democratic National Convention at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, 06 September 2012. (EPA/TANNEN MAURY)
President Obama’s 2012 campaign manager Jim Messina in January became the national chairman of Organizing for Action (OFA), a group “closely affiliated” with “insider liberal organizations” funded by the likes of billionaire philanthropist George Soros, TheBlaze reported.
And considering the fact that Messina is the president’s former campaign manager, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that his group would have access — and the ability to offer access — to the White House.
Well, let’s back up for a second. It shouldn’t be that big of a surprise — but for some in traditional media, it’s a bit unnerving.
Citing a recent New York Times report that claims OFA is offering donors access to the President Obama, MSNBC’s Chuck Todd sounded both surprised and disappointed Monday morning.
“Excuse us? This just looks bad,” Todd said, adding that the president is “ceding the moral high ground.”
He continued, noting the president’s history of decrying the influence of money in politics.
“This is how a bad system gets worse,” Todd added. “I wonder what candidate Obama would say about this.”
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Comments (219)
Cavallo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:39pmWhere inside the NBC organization does any of them merit the title of “News Journalist”.
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Rick1954
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:48pmI’ll bet you watch FakeNews and listen to the Druggie…
mikem1969
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:49pmAbsolutely no where.
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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:55pmRicky’s been a busy little troll,day one pumping out your BS. They pay you for that lame ****?
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sillyfreshness
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:01pmMSNBC’s Chuck Todd=leftist “chosen person” Juden in the Marxist Media, not unlike 95% of the “reporters” out there. Blazers are still to ignorant to make the connection.
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epepep
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:05pmCENSORSHIP BY HUFFINGTONPOST.COM
I wanted to mention something disturbing when I replied to a story on Huffingtonpost.com. There was a story of Marco Rubio’s answer to Obama’s State of the Union Address. I noticed nearly all of the responses were hateful and anti-conservative, so I posted a pro-Rubio response. I was busy and came back later, and I noticed there were 37 pages of new comments in a mere 2 hours! So I replied back again, with respectful, but conservative comments. No curse words, no hate speech, as was being used by many of the liberal posters. My post was immediately flagged as “Under Review” and never posted. So then I posted a much shorter comment, and it “snuck” through the Huffingtonpost Censors. But later, any post I made, even “I agree with you” was immediately flagged as “Under Review” and never posted! So Huffingtonpost.com is a Liberal Echo Chamber that engages in blatant Censorship of all conservative viewpoints. I know, not a surprise to most Blaze readers, but somehow, I expected more. Disappointing.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:11pmPROGRESSIVESLAYER, Reckon that ETCHIESKETCH/PORKY is back, or is this a new one?
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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:18pmRJ It’s probably the same idiot getting paid by some left wing nut job outfit and collecting welfare as well.
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00100111
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:23pmRicky sure is on a roll today. I wonder what got his panties in a bunch. I’d think O would have higher standards for his “cyber warriors”. No, wait…no he wouldn’t.
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VetMike
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:26pmRick, until you can participate in a discussion using reasoning and facts please do not post. You ad hominum attacks are tiresome. Now go away and let the adults talk.
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barber2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:27pmEPE: Have had the same experience at the NYT. The Lefties are all about ” freedom of speech ” – as long as the speech agrees with their ideology ! Unlike the Blaze which posts all of the nut jobs who smear us here, the Left does not tolerate opposition : MIC checks, Glitter bombs, Occupations, ACORN bullhorns, union mobs, and media censorship is more their style !
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:29pmPROGRESSIVESLAYER, No doubt! Watch for him to clock out at 5:00 Eastern.
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kadster01
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:29pm“NBC News Journalist”
Stop right there. Contradiction in terms.
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Fek Man
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:30pm@Rick1954 — obviously you have not ever gone to the DrugeReport — it is an aggregate site for news. Such places as ABC,NBC,CBS,Politico, The HILL, NYT,etc etc etc. So attacking the Drudge is really unsupported.
Your hate of Fox News proves you do not watch it either and are basing your opinions on what others are telling you versus developing your own opinion. Please visit these places yourself and judge based on their content and not what you are told. Make up your own mind instead of being spoon feed your opinion.
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The-Monk
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:40pmLoL… : )
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wowjustwow
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:41pmOn the other hand, Fox News is listed under its parent company’s entertainment wing — not news. You do know that, right?
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Dudemau
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:47pmrick is gake and a druggei. i’ll bet.
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retiredfire
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:49pmWOW – that’s probably because they looked at what the other organizations that call themselves “news” and decided that truly balanced reporting didn’t fit with the overwhelmingly biased, and inaccurate crap the MSM proffers, under that title.
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Jaycen
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:53pm@wowjustwow
Exactly what’s your point? The source of information is irrelevant. Prove or disprove the information. Otherwise, you’re engaged in logical fallacy and you sound like a dolt.
Hey, did you know your favorite X is listed as Y? Hyuck, hyuck…now I’ve just made you look like a darned ole’ fool!
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Buddyholly
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:56pmNBC is just another Democrate liberal wing probably financed by our tax $
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wowjustwow
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:57pmRetiredfire – No, I don’t think that’s the reason.
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michael48
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:05pmmindless ricky..throwing out meaningless junk…typical dem-wit..to stupid to breathe…next
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Al J Zira
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:09pm@epepep: I’ve noticed more of a push from the liberal media to just blatantly censor any conservative comment regardless of where it’s posted. I knew it was going to happen sooner or later but I guess the left has opted for sooner. Between MSNBC and their recent hiring along withtheir radical left wing agenda, the local print media and so on, the push in Obama’s second term is coming full steam.
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yiddishlion
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:13pmHey Rick1954 take your pathetically small liberal pee pee and go play somewhere….preferably in traffic.
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epepep
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:19pmBARBER2:
The next thing interesting about huffingtonpost.com was the “37 pages of comments in 2 hours.” Another bud says he noticed there seems to be some kind of “denial of service” style network of liberals, who somehow unleash the flood gates and drown out all conservative comments by burying them with a torrent of liberal posts. So they engage in Censorship, and “Shouting Down” alternative opinions. A bunch of my conservative buds have made mentions of Saul Alinsky’s Rules for Radicals, where they demonize the opposition, and shout them down, and a bunch of other anti-logical and undemocratic styles of debate. I just cannot believe many college students are naive enough to not see through these tyrannical methods. Freedom of speech is about Freedom of thought and willingness to discuss different ideas. Yet the liberals are the first to engage in Censorship and undemocratic methods.
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The_Jerk
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:33pmTodd must be a fool: “”This just looks bad,” Todd said, adding that the president is “ceding the moral high ground.””
An immoral person can not cede the high ground. Obama’s never been a moral man.
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Ollie123
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:51pmHey Rick, yea I watch fake news once in awhile if I can stand it like MSNBC or NBC and then I go to Drudge for the real news.
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Thomas
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:03pmIf this is really a surprise to the lamestream media the I think we could get rich selling them swamp land. lol
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:46pmFirst Juan Williams calling Liberal MEDIA AH’s and now
Chuck is turning on BO..HMMMM, what the hey ??????
are these people finally starting to see the light ??
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OklahomaBound
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:46pmObow-Mao isn’t ceding any “Moral High ground”, the guy has never stood on such ground and few if any Leftist have a shred of morality in them.
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FROTHYDISCHARGE
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:51pmI wish some investigative journalist would let us know not who (I could care less) but what kind of job people like RICK1945 have. Someone has to be paying them to monitor sites and post jackassicle comments. I mean if I was paying him I would at least want something better than “I bet you listen to fakenews”. Terribly lame. I just think it would make a fascinating story. Who is he? A high school drop out? A college grad with a English Major living in his parents basement? A union thug? Maybe he’s even conservative and just needs the money and his heart’s not into it. Come on RICK1945 put down the cheeto bag and tell us who you are.
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smokeysmoke
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:59pmi guess we learned that obama is the white house of the 1%… taking the CASH OF THE RICH… AND PEDDLING CASH TAX BREAKS AND SPENDING, GOVT BACKED INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE, AND MANY OTHER WAYS THAT BIGBUISNESS AND LABOR, and others benifit…
so make sure that obama is remembered as the guy who accused everyone of doing bad and he was cleaning up the system… romney was going to GIVE THE RICH ALL THOSE TAX BREAKS
but in reality… OBAMA IS MISSING TIME, WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS ONA SEQUESTER DEAL BEACUSE HE IS SPENDING TIME WITH THOSE WHO GIVE HIS SUPER-PAC A CASH BRIBE….
talk about community organizer… collect money, blame blame blame, try to collect money
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:04pmDo they paint up all these white WH BOZO’s like this,
to make MO look good ??
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carbonyes
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:28pmRICK1954
Get your head out of your hind end where most liberals have their head, take a wiff of fresh air, save your idiotic comments for your liberal cohorts, and maybe you could learn some common sense instead of the garbled mush that you attempt to portray as a legitimate comment.
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smokeysmoke
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:32pmthey are going to set up hilary, she is going to talk cutting spending like bill, and try to play that card…
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smokeysmoke
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:33pmi ment, NBC news and progressives, are turning on obama to set up hilary as the less extreme from the guy who is spending like a crack addict
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desertspeaks
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:34pmisn’t using obama’s words against him akin to racism?? if not, I’m certain it soon will be seen as such!
again, if you take anything oliar says now, apply the polar opposite of what he says, there you will find the truth of what he means!!!
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Ballot_Box_Revolution
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:03pmIt’s ALL fake news with a dash of truth Rick. Defending any of the networks is sheepish….although sheep don’t defend….so lets call it shepardish….
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ginjit.dw
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:02pmGood point…….
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Fubared
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:03pmhttp://daily-download.com/msnbc-ex-obama-aides-a-bona-fide-organ-state-propaganda/
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ginjit.dw
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:05pmPoint taken…
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DLV
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:09pmJerk- Obama is a bad Jew too right?
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DIR
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:12pmHey people, picking on Rich1954 is so mean. If he’s serious he’s brain dead. If so, he needs our condolences. Besides, I undestand the view in Barry’s a$$ is great this time of year plus there’s still the lingering smell of autumn with the rich flavor of BS up there. He want’s you to join him in all the splendor and glory and enjoy the methane high that goes with having one’s head up there.
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shogun459
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:17pmWhy are they surprised that thier “Messiah” has been bought and paid for?
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shogun459
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 7:18pmRICK1954,
Nice comeback,
for a fourth grader.
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Gorp
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:52pmNice copy and paste EPEPEP
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joanct
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 12:23amEPEPEP – I had a very similar experience with the Huffington Post, completely lost interest in them as a source of information, and never went back.
Our poor kids have been brainwashed while being told how much more enlightened they are than the older generations which makes it hard to get through to them.
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hillybeans
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 2:12am…moral high ground?? Chuck Todd asks. Nbc must have realized its ratings. Now they will find all kinds of treachery with the ‘bummer
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cosette
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:26am@ WOWJUSTWOW…. Your comment made a statement of “fact”, not an opinion. Please cite your credible unbiased source. Otherwise your comment bears no validity.
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cosette
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:31am“ceding the moral high ground” That’s rich!…. And where might that be?….. Somewhere between the Chitcago (spelling intentional) gutter from whence he rose and the curb?
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SocialismSuxEveryday
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:44amCapitalism in action! The commies figured it out – If you have something that others want you can charge for it. The “journalists” just have to ponie up $500K to get an “interview” now that he’s quit running for office.
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Wolf
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 3:57pmTO claim any kind of ‘moral high ground’, one must have morals to begin with. There is no one in this current administration, or any of CONgress, with the morals equivalent to an ape’s, let alone a human.
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The_Cabrito_Goat
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 4:13pmRick will be gone in three days.
The candle that burns twice as bright is out twice as fast.
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Anadara
Posted on February 26, 2013 at 5:22pmRicky… you’re back! We trust that your little vacation at the State institution was a cleansing respite.
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DebbieDowner
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:37pmIt isn’t corruption when you know what’s best for all mankind, and the end justifies the means. That, in a nutshell, is the kind of radical thinking we’re up against. I deal with it as the water cooler at work. Can’t imagine what it’s like in the halls of Big Government.
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Max jones
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:52pmdebbie….I agree with your analysis. I’ve been thinking about this for a while…..It’s as if the fear the left has “of the world”….has gripped each one of them and has caused a consensus among them, that seems to say…”OMG, we are lost in a fatal environment, and our very lives are lost unless we act!”
This a consensus among fools. A consensus among those that have rejected God, His will, and His Word. Thus, we have the polarization that we witness each and every day in our populace.
Without my faith and the surety that I have in the supremacy of YVHV, and His will, there go I.
All I can say about that is: Thank you, Father.
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castuslonginus
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:04pmChuck Todd’s mouth looks like a strippers crotch,and if 0bama ever held the “moral highground” then he must have gotten lost and ended there by accident,because he certainly didn’t do any thing to earn it.
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JohnofOregon
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:27pmWhen chuck Todd stepped in to be a ****** for the democrat party, he knew what he was doing. The obama people have been passing him around like Jane Fonda on acid back stage at a mama and the papas concert.
He is a Barney frank certified pole smoker for the soros administration.
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FLOWNOVERandFORGOTTEN
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:36pmIf this is all it takes to surprise him, Chuckie should turn over a few more rocks and get a load of the other more sinister surprises that this admin has been burying right under his nose.
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BeauJeaux
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:35pmIf something doesn’t smell right it is because it stinks!
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WalterProutPhoenix56317
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:13pmToo good to be true, right ?
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The-Monk
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:34pmAnd here’s a few LSDNC folks that are upset with the WH too….. LOL
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/46979738/ns/msnbc-up_with_chris_hayes/#50927167
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Rowgue
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:28pmLol. Yeah they’re really surprised. Everyone has been fully aware since before he was elected the first time that he is unquestionably the most corrupt politician that has ever existed, and that’s no small feat.
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civilwarcometh
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:37pmOf course this violates a slew of IRS regulations governing 501(c) organizations.
Via Organizing For Action (still using BarackObama.com): http://weaselzippers.us/2013/02/24/obamas-non-partisan-ofa-helping-seiu-astroturf-new-york-anti-gun-rally/
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FLOWNOVERandFORGOTTEN
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:48pmThey don’t care about regulations. 501c’s laws are for chumps and silly rule followers. Who’s going to stop them?
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MN NICE
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:26pmBalack Obama’s Job Council must not have scraped up enough cash to gain access with him…
And damn, Messina… What the hell is with the lips and “half brows”?
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progressiveslayer
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:44pmJim is as gay as BHO with that lipstick and creepy looking face,I’m sure they’ve had a few encounters.
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mercenary4freedom
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:36pmonly a face that a mother would love
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vendingdude
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:37pmyou’d think he could afford the dental work as well…
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mcsledge
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:25pmYou have to have morals before you can cede the moral high ground.
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Max jones
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:06pmBut the left’s “moral high ground”, is seated in the erroneous assumption that mankind is running the events of the world, rather the truth of the matter, which is: mankind, thinking himself to be “supreme”, is the main obstacle to a better life on earth.
One thing the left is good at, is mis-interpretting what is happening. Totally out of step and off beat, every where, every time.
Without the humility to heed the Word of God, the left continually makes faulty suppositions and dangerous, if not fatal decisions.
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FLOWNOVERandFORGOTTEN
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:23pmBuying influence over and providing access to the White House to the top bidders? That doesn’t sound right and could be problematic. Thankfully we can count on the DOJ to make sure there are no conflicts of interest.
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Tallaron
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:21pmThis makes him a Political ho ho ho!
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Gonzo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:21pm“the president is “ceding the moral high ground.” Yea Chuck, we know. We thought that’s what you and all of your progressive cohorts loved about him.
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AvengerK
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:17pmWhat Chuckie’s doing is a a “dog whistle” (remember that one?). He’s not really saying “cediing the high ground” he’s saying..”You’re too obvious and we can’t whitewash it for you without looking like bigger bootlickers for you Barry”.
Don’t forget Chuckie’s the same moron that is trying to sell the idea that the media is not in the tank with the democrats and Obama.
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vic138
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:19pmWhy would Obama need donors? And why did his campaign convert to a non-profit? Those are the real questions Todd (and everyone else) should be asking.
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S-O-B-E-R
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:34pmAgreed. His campaign website is still up and running. You can still contribute and their new slogan is something like …we’re not finished yet… too lazy to get the link.
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Tresse
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:33pmMy concern also, why does he need all this cash? Everytime he speaks in public it is like he is still campaigning. What’s up?
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Budrow
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:19pmSomeone please read the headline and then explain it to me. I don’t understand it. Does no one at The Blaze proofread anything?
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RepubliCorp
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:17pmSo Berry is full of crap…….. & now it’s news?
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:16pmCeding the moral high ground?
Since when does Obama have morale’s, scruples, honor, integrity and ethics?
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retiredfire
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:54pmThink you meant “morals” not morale’s but I would think that your characterization applies to all leftists.
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chips1
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:07pmThink you mean’t ethnics, not ethics.
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SSN637
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:16pmNot “this is flat- out wrong” – it looks bad. All about the optics.
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DJR
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:10pmIs Todd waking up? I doubt it. Just a momentary peek over the rose colored glasses.
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Exidor
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:10pmIs he wearing lipstick?
Or is that from drinking all the Kool-aid?
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SSN637
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:17pmthat’s lipstick on a lapdog – not a pit bull
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love the kids
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:08pmShow me a case where the White House DOESN’T do this
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MIBUGNU2
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:59pmWill the real Barry Soetoro please stand up !!!
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Stoic one
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:08pm..?
zzzz
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biohazard23
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:07pmMessina looks like the kind of guy who would have an unexpected meeting with Chris Hanson.
He also looks like he’s been ordered to stay at least 1000 feet away from schools, playgrounds, libraries, and any other place where children gather.
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:16pmBIOHAZARD, LOL, are you comparing Jim to guns?
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biohazard23
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:04pmRJ, ummmm…. Sure! I definitely was comparing him to guns – NOT some guy named Sandusky… I would NEVER do something like that. Heh heh heh… :)
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SquidVetOhio
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:07pm“I wonder what candidate Obama would say about this.”
He would say, “Hey Chuck. Shut up and know your role punk. You’re my little b**** remember?”
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NigelTufnel
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:09pmLike!
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dd41
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:07pmDeceit, Thats all that comes out of the White House.
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EQUALIZER
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:06pmI guess Chuck Todd still does not know who the real Barry Soetoro is. Imagine that.
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CatB
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:13pmOf course not .. that is just made up stories by the TEA Party don’t you know? If these people would have done their JOBS over 5 years ago we would NOT be in this mess with the Marxist.
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GeorgieJo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:03pmChucky Todd cashes his paycheck—–He remains a complete loon.
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Max jones
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:20pmCATBIRD…..Nothing could have stopped Bah Rahk from seizing this government……
His rise in politics has been supernaturally directed and is another fulfillment of end time prophecy. There is a showdown coming.
2 Thessalonians 2:3 (KJV) Let no man deceive you by any means: for , except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;
2 Thessalonians 2:9 (KJV) , whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
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RightUnite
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:06pmWhy would this surprise anyone?? Someone buying favors?? Isn’t that illegal??
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UNALIEN
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:49pmbillionaire FASCIST George Soros….
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