He’s Baaack: CNN’s Liberal Crying Man Challenged by Conservative Radio Host During Testy Interview
- Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:13am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Remember CNN’s crying man? I’m sure you do. He’s the liberal Wisconsin voter that broke down on live TV and claimed democracy had “died” because Gov. Scott Walker won the recall election. His video was viral gold. Well guess what: he’s baaaack.
The sobbing protester apparently wasn’t content with just his 15-minutes of fame (or is it shame?). A blogger named Badger Pundit — presumably a Wisconsin resident — put together a video highlighting some of protester’s calls into local radio shows. In fact, he tussled with conservative host Vicki McKenna.
After the protester, “Mike,“ called in and identified himself as the ”crying guy,” McKenna challenged him to explain how democracy is dead when there have been four recent elections.
He really couldn’t.
Just as he did in the CNN interview, “Mike” went on to claim that the election was all about money, saying Tom Barrett was outspent by ridiculous amounts (which The Blaze has already debunked in part). And when challenged to explain how millions of people voting isn’t the “will of the people,” he couldn’t. And the ironic part comes when, after throwing out dollar figures, he uses the phrase “we don’t know the actual amount yet” to try and prove his point (he also hinted that the media was on the side of Walker, but McKenna’s in-studio guest tears that theory apart).
Listen to the call starting at 3:20 below (and be sure to pay attention for the fireworks that involve the line “piss in the corners of the capitol rotunda”):
But “Mike” wasn’t done there. He also called into a more friendly, liberal show. And that explains why I’m using the scare quotes around the name “Mike.” See, Badger Pundit noticed that when “Mike” called into a liberal show, he was referred to as a regular caller named “Vinny” (starting at 5:12):
It’s important to note the article McKenna references numerous times. That article by the Wisconsin State Journal says that its “analysis challenges the narratives both sides have been telling about the other.” That analysis, it should be noted, is about money coming in, not money being spent (Walker still outspend Barrett). Here’s its conclusion from just a couple weeks before the election:
Altogether, at least $77.1 million surged into Wisconsin campaigns and political groups between Jan. 1, 2011 — two days before Walker took office — and April 23 of this year, according to campaign finance statements filed with the state Government Accountability Board.
The period covers the first 16 months of Walker’s tenure, including his controversial measure to effectively eliminate public sector collective bargaining, which turned the state into a national battleground and sparked 15 recall elections.
The bulk of that money — $71.9 million — was split about in half between Democratic candidates and affiliated organizations, and Republican candidates and their affiliated groups. [Emphasis added]
“The perception out there is that the Republicans are much more flush with cash, and that isn’t supported here,” Katherine Cramer Walsh, a UW-Madison associate professor of political science, told the Journal.
(H/T: Instapundit)
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Comments (167)
whitefield
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:18amI shouldn‘t get joy from other people’s misery, and (for the most part) I don’t. This story feels so justifiably joyful though, I just can’t help myself. It is kinda like watching some kid who has poured tons of money into making his car look like a bad mutha, hot dogging and showing off. Seeing them dump their transmission or throw a rod trying to show off from a red light. It just gives me the warm fuzzies. Style over substance is a losing equation every time and that is what this progressive movement is, a bunch of empty promises dressed up in emotional language. It will fail every time and I shouldn’t smile, but it is a reflex and I just can’t help it.
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:47amI’ve been living a Loser Country for the last 6 years… and now that the Losing Supporters are losing, I have No Compassion! SUCK it up ManBearPig!
Report Post »Make them stop
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:10amThis guy needs to pull his head out of his behind, grow a pair and leave if it is so bad here. Go where the political system meets your needs. Leave us alone and we will fix there mess.
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:11amWha’s the matter with you? There’s no crying in politcs!!
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:50amPaging DESERTROSE..union story clean up, aisle 7. Bring your bucket and mop.
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:58amSo… Is this douche the product of No Child Left Behind, Every Child Gets A Trophy, or a combination of both?!?
Report Post »Unix
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:02amI’d say he is partly right, something is dead alright, LIBERALISM and UNIONS are DEAD! There is a God, thank you!
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:26amF-Him and the horse he rode in on
Report Post »SONOFNANYE-HI
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:48amAh Yes, a little Schadenfreude.
Report Post »freedomvet
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 12:09pmWILDAPE…The exact quote from CONAN is… “Crush your enemies, see their armys flee before you and hear the lamentations of their women” Should be the conservative motto!!!
Report Post »Thomas
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 12:22pmWhile Governor Walker is kind of liberal and I don’t like his idea about lets all get along but the fact that the unions and these crazy communist in this country got the butts handed to them is one of the best things that has happen in my opinion in a long time. I truly got joy out of it and I live in NC so I didn’t even have a dog in the fight. I wanted celebrate that night.
Report Post »50211bs
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 12:29pmI think they need to keep him on the media circuit(or circus), he is funniest person in the media.
Report Post »Ethereal
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 2:20pmVinney, Mike, or whatever your name is this week;
Report Post »So let me understand this….you would have been fine with the big union pouring money in from across the US during initiation of the recall had Barrett won? The truth is people saw and heard the tactics being used by “your side” and arent blind to it. I really dont believe for a minute that the money spent had anything to do with it. People are starting to pay attention to what people do and not what people say…actions speak louder than words. Just understand that there was a statewide vote and your guy lost because he was not better for WI. “Your” whole recall idea was a bad idea to begin with which is why your guy BO didnt bother to throw his ego-ridden face in any cameras in WI during this. “I dont like the legislation…do over, do over!” If you guys were more honest to begin with maybe the rest of us wouldnt think you were so laughable and ridiculous.
ThinkgodwehadBush
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:17pmYea The Liberals Need to make him The Poster Child for there Cause
Report Post »FLORIDAKRACKER
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:19pmHAHAHAHAHAHA I love it and so should you! So many idiots that thought Dear Leader Obozo would pull them out of the garbage they piled on to them selves are now seeing a different satanist! Democracy is dead because people wanted Gov Walker to continue to do his Job?
Are these morons being shipped in from Canada under different idenities? I have never seen so many losers,liars,fooking cry babies ******** than now and we have the Malloto to thank for that? Can you imagine how much posion and hate Obozo has dealt out being a professor?
How did he become a professor any ways? Man we need to fire up the ovens and start the FEMA trains for the libtared!
Report Post »DIR
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 7:13pm“Vinney, Mike, or whatever your name is this week;” things would be worse, if the dems had won.
Right now we have to help poor Vinney, or whatever his name is. Send him a roll of toilet paper and a Depends diaper, maybe even a sanitary napkin, with a sympothy card stating: “Hey you big *****, we might have felt your pain! Thank God we didn’t. Better you, though, than the rest of us!” It would be best to do it with one of those recorda cards where with the statement a baby crying can be heard in the background. You might want to include a huge photo of Scott Walker just to ‘rub it in.’
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 6:20amthere are far too many voters like him.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:17amGuess what, Loser Cying Man, an equal amount of money was spent and your side OWNED the free, monetarily unaccounted-for, state-run media. The people voted and YOU LOST! Besides, idiot, we live in a REPRESENTATIVE REPUBLIC, not a democracy. Please do yourself and all of us a favor and move to a democratic country.
Report Post »woodmantech
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:35amUh… we are a Constitutional Republic. But your point is still valid.
Report Post »woodmantech
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:37amUh, we are a Constitutional Republic, but your point is still valid.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:42am“Crying Game” Man! sounds like that is where he fits in so well.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:52amPoint taken, WOODMEN. Long may our Constitution exist!
Report Post »Unix
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:47amUh, we live in a Constitutional Representative Republic…Sorry, I just had to get that one in!
Report Post »Unix
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:48amPoint being you’re both right!
Report Post »bigdaddyt46
Posted on June 15, 2012 at 4:46amhe wasn’t telling the truth. he was really crying because he found out his HUSBAND voted for Walker LOL
Report Post »term limits for congress
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:11amAll that money pouring into Wisconsin – economic stimulus – you’re welcome.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:40amMore like the money poured through Wisconsin and into the coffers of the advertisers who made all of the campaign commercials, and maybe some to local TV and radio media.
Report Post »Nighmom
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 1:41pmLove it.
Report Post »teddyc73
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:10amNever heard of Vicki McKenna before today. After listening to that…I like her!
Report Post »Nighmom
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 1:42pmShe is amazing. She is smart. She is on point. She does it all from enemy territory- the People’s Republic of Madison. (Once described by a former WI governor as 57 square miles surrounded by reality. -WAIT, perhaps that’s why Gov. Walker won. Again.)
Report Post »Ruprecht
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 2:03pmYep. she’s spot on most of the time. Couches her arguments really well. I used to listen to her daily when I worked in Madison. I told her once, when I saw her at a Culver’s where she was doing a remote, that I thought is was a matter of time before she would become nationally syndicated.
Hey Sirius, get her on Patriot.
Report Post »Southernguy
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:04amThe perception out there is that the Republicans are much more flush with cash………….Perhaps,but the Obama-Liberal-Fools are much more flush with folks WITHOUT any voter I.D.’s. This country is goin’ to Hell in a handbag, and my grand daddy would roll over in his grave if he could see this.
Report Post »schlitten15
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 1:27pmNot just your Granddaddy, Abraham Lincoln couldn’t quit turning.
Report Post »BlazeGlory
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:03amYes, it’s music, but I don’t like (c)rap.
Report Post »rambosharley
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 12:10pmYou’re right..nothing like hearing a “so-called” grown man or wuss cry! hehe!
Report Post »jakartaman
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:01amWhat a freeking embarrassment.
Report Post »Hope all the union “Boys” are proud!
This is just a warm-up for the night of November 6th.
ALL the liberal talking heads will be exploding and crying.
Romney by 8-10%
Detroit paperboy
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:26amWhat a wuss…..
Report Post »oneshiner
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:26amI‘d check to see if this guy has a weenie or if it’s really a girl. I haven’t heard a man act like this since my 3 year old lost his hot wheel car years ago.
Report Post »Somebody should slap the c^^^ out of this perv until he sings a high note and has something real to actually cry about. geeze! Can’t stand woosie men. He seems to love the attention,
MIBUGNU2
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:50amThought Ed Schlutz was going to pop one……….
Report Post »got a good laugh listening to that loser !!
Truthnjustus4all
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:57amIf your party couldn‘t get enough financial support it’s because the financial backers weren’t behind your cause. Also, we’re a republic. Look up the diffeence you moron.
Report Post »nobull14
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:55amHe stinks someone needs to change this occutard’s Diaper .
Report Post »65Mustang
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:54amHow sad that this man,and those like him, are so ignorant…Obama followers.
Report Post »YOUR NOT GETTING MY GUNS
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:15amIn WI we had put up with these fools since Nov 2010.
Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:54amMIKE,mike,mike , you liberal whining wusses makes me sick , why don t you come out of the closet
Report Post »Smoovious
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 4:00pmVinny… not Mike… (which actually just makes him even more of a douche than I already thought he was ^.^ )
Report Post »Truthnjustus4all
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:50amPoor guy hasen’t got a clue. We should pitty him because he’s stupid, and a liberal, and because he‘s not getting his freebee’s from the gov.
Report Post »discus02
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:49amHe needs a major arse whipping.
Report Post »Wildape
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:48amI sit down with a bag of popcorn and watch it on a loop cycle. The crying boob was the best TV I’ve seen in years. I am so sick of the libs force feeding their jacked up laws and undermining our society. Trust me, for every sniveling weasel there are thousands more like him bawling their eyes out. It reminds me of one of the best lines from the movie Conan. “What is the greatest things in life?”
Conan, “Drive your enemies before you and hear the lamenation of their women.” His crying was music to my ears and I think liked it.
Report Post »FortySixand2
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:39amWhat is best in life?
To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of the women.
Wildape, you left the first part out.
Report Post »sailcat
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 10:10amIt is pretty sweet! At last…!
Report Post »338lapua
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:47amVicki played this in Milwaukee the next day! What a SCREAM!!!!!!!! This guy needs his meds upped.
Report Post »And what a FILTHY MOUTH,do you kiss your mother with that thing?
EqualJustice
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:46amOh, thanks for that! Made my day. NOW the left BLAMES the MEDIA? HAHAHAHA AHHHH I need another celebratory cup of coffee!
Report Post »PPMStudios
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:05amI’ll join you. Cheers!
Report Post »Iron_Wyll
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:42amMike is an “occutard”.
Report Post »gsplgtr
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:20amIRON….What a great description. OCCUTARD . I like calling the EPA and the global warming alarmists……….NATURE NAZIS.
Report Post »chnswstr
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:41amWhen I get my way; its America at its finest. When the other side wins; they cheated. waaaaahhh! Not everyone gets a trophy this time. Put on your big boy panties.
Report Post »BlazeGlory
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:38amThere are plenty of plane flights leaving this country on a daily basis. This guy needs to get on one, leave and never come back.
Report Post »RamonPreston
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:47amGoing to be a lot of BOATS leaving this country, too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBTixqz7ln8&feature=relmfu
Just another factor in the NWO equation. I hope people know what’s going on in this country.
Report Post »Iron_Wyll
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:36amThe Left embraces and revels in “willful ignorance”, which simply means they ignore the logic, facts and objective evidence realted to an issue. They rely on emotion, misrepresentation and bluster. This jerk is a great example of “willful ignorance” in practice.
Report Post »wdittgasn
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:55amThere is none so blind as he who will not see.
Report Post »Magyar
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:30amWhy has no one—on the RIGHT or the LEFT bothered to mention that we don’t have a democracy, we have a REPUBLIC!
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:47amAhhh, but the election process IS democratic – the majority rules in choosing the representative.
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 9:08am@LEL2007
Report Post »Many representatives, many chances, many votes ……………….. the structure works.
progressiveslayer
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:29amCrying boy should look into TRT maybe that’ll help,nah there‘s no hope for her she’ll be a candyass forever and an idiot.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:27amOnce again we see what happens when the left is confronted with the best defense or offense around: The Truth.
Report Post »Sharon Rose
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:25amThis guy needs to wake up and get a life.
Report Post »salvawhoray
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:37amI’m waiting for the auto-tune version of his crying. lol
Report Post »Liberty 4x4
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:38amFor the first time in his life he has a life – the one the MSM gave him.
Report Post »Bluebonnet
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 12:21pmHe’s on welfare and gets food stamps and subsidized housing.
Report Post »TROLLMONGER
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:25amWhats really sad is that this is all the ammunition the retublicans have. Some insignificant lose that cries. Really? Thats all you got to go with as your argument for your petty win in a insignificant state?…Pathetic…..LOL!
Report Post »contkmi
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:34amCould you try that again? Maybe in English this time?
Report Post »deebuzz
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:37amTrollmonger,
Report Post »You might want to first, learn how to spell; second, learn some critical thinking skills. If Wisconsin is such an insignificant state, why would unions have put so much effort into recalling Walker? I wouldn’t call this piece ammunition, it’s an analysis and an example of how poorly educated some people are when it comes to the definition of a democracy versus a republic. I’m sure you know the difference…
Want our country back
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:38amHold your breath, we’re just getting started…..
You too will be on the crying side soon enough.
LMAO in November – GOP2012
Report Post »RIGHTHOOK
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:40amHey illiterate jacka**, you can’t even construct a coherent sentence. I’ll bet you were distracted by all your tears……….
Report Post »usedCZARsalesman
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:44amactually, what’s really FUNNY is that ALL liberals come across that way when you show them the truth. Even on blogs like this, they just rant and rave and “yell” out their talking points without any regard for the truth or how blatant every lie they tell is. The run right through any facts (while NEVER providing one shred of evidence for their side) and just get nastier and nastier until you just are so sick of talking to them you give up. The left is the “pathetic” side in this…you obviously haven’t watched too many debates between liberals and conservatives, it happens this way just about EVERY time
Report Post »Silver Lining
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 8:49amNo…actually the Republicans also have all of the voters (including the independents) who decided that keeping Scott Walker in office was the smart thing to do (bravo, Wisconsin!). The tsunami is gaining strength as it rolls across the country. It should hit Washington around November 6, 2012. Gee…I wonder if the words “petty” and “insignificant” would have been used (at least those were spelled correctly) if Walker had lost…I think not.
Report Post »MsMonsoon
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 11:19amTrollmonger: You, next time you see one, might want to thank a union teacher for you ability to express yourself so poorly.
Report Post »ThinkgodwehadBush
Posted on June 14, 2012 at 3:26pmWhat is really sad is how the liberals are nothing but socialist and communist And dear leader Barry is the Biggest Looser And You liberals can’t understand the concept of freedom maybe freedom for the Few but not for all
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