MSNBC Host Calls 52% of MN Voters Ignorant (Because They‘re ’White’ & Elected Michele Bachmann?)
- Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:40pm by
Mike Opelka
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This week’s target on the MSNBC Conservative Character Assassination Wheel, Michele Bachmann, her staff, and the “ignorant voters” who elected her.
As the rest of the world was watching the updates on Japan while hoping and praying for good news about the terrible tragedy facing our friends across the Pacific, MSNBC‘s Lawrence O’Donnell was busy “staying on message” and attacking Michele Bachmann while insulting the people who voted for her.
Politicians are aware that they will be targets. When you file to put your name on a ballot you accept that those who are not supporting you might be vocal about their personal choice. That’s life. But it seems a tad strange to see this media personality expanding his attack beyond the Congresswoman and her staff to the people who actually voted and elected her.
Yes, the Congresswoman from Minnesota made a mistake last weekend while speaking in New Hampshire, but candidates make mistakes on the campaign (announced or unannounced) trail. Witness one such campaign gaffe.
57 States? He was tired, move on.
And sometimes those same candidates get elected and still misspeak:
20 Centuries ago?
While embarrassing, a gaffe or two (or in VP Biden’s case, a bucket full of them) just happens to be part of reality of being human and working in a field where your every move is scrutinized and posted on YouTube.
Back to Michele Bachmann and the interminable attacks launched against her by the obviously slanted and threatened media on the Left. Lawrence O‘Donnell has decided that the voters in Minnesota’s 6th District must be ignorant if they elected someone with different policies and priorities than his.
First O‘Donnell wonders if this ignorance is because Bachmann’s supporters are white. (I’m not kidding.)
“What makes those voters so ignorant? Well, for starters, they are whiter than the average district. 92 percent white in fact.”
This odd first question is sort of debunked as O’Donnell did find a Missouri Congresswoman (Jo Ann Emerson, also a Republican) with a similar percentage of white people in her district, but he does not have a record of ‘imbecilic comments’ from Ms. Emerson. So, after playing the race card, O’Donnell puts it back in the deck, as if that can be done.
O’Donnell and his channel-mate Chris Matthews have both voiced their lack of appreciation for Michele Bachmann, and that certainly is the right of any new commentator, but attacking the people who exercised their right to vote smacks of the same tactics used by school yard bullies.
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Comments (213)
Warphead
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:10pmShip of fools.
Report Post »CaptainSpaulding
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:06pmWell you know about them crackers – they judge everyone based on skin color and use racial slurs.
/sarc
Report Post »egosumverum
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:05pmBarney Frank? Really? The same clown who oversaw and helped guide the financial meltdown in the mortgage industry? Really? HIs wit? Really? I am at a loss for words to describe the ignorance of this O’Donnell jackass. C’mon MSNBC, have you no freaking respect for yourselves? Where did you find this moonbeam?
Report Post »2gether
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:47pmI was thinking the exact same thing….Barney Frank? nearly single handedly brought down the the housing market by continuously saying, “The nousing market is as strong as it has ever been”. I guess MSNBC hasn’t seen those congresional tapes…
Report Post »LadyLibertykicksASS
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:04pmO”Donnell is a wanna be….wanna be big, wanna be important, wanna be a VOICE….NOT GONNA HAPPEN !!!!!
Report Post »geonj
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:01pmlarry o’donnell is a racist *****.
Report Post »Harry Palm
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:00pmIgnorant Liberals like Lawrence loon O’Donnell, Chris “tingle up his leg” Mathews, Ed “the angry redhead” Schultz and Rachel Madcow are doing Obama no favors by bringing up gaffes or the birth certificate issue.
I guarantee Obama wishes they would shut the h3ll up because it brings up everything Obama has been trying to bury and keep out of the spotlight.
Hey Lawrence….in what grade do they teach how many States there are?
Ohh…what about when Oblamer said 10,000 people were killid in a tornadoe in Kansas.
The reason these dolts do not know about Obamas MANY gaffes is because the lame stream media like PMSNBC covers them up.
PMSNBC would do themselves a favor if they would fire their starting line up…they are a total embarrassment to them and this Country!!!!
Report Post »Bgroovy2
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:57pmI love seeing this network, MSNBC on the ropes. The closer they get to the end, the funnier it gets. Hey, bring back Keith. Miss that guy!
Report Post »enufznuf
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:56pmHate to say but I watch them too now and then. If you need a good laugh they won’t disappoint…
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:57pmWhat? The VOTERS are ignorant? Please!!! OMG have we forgotten the 57 states comment? What about the 20 centuries ago comment…Lawrence my dear, have you seen your ratings? Is that what this is all about? No ones watching you but your boyfriend Chris? Awwww…so sad to be you.
Report Post »coryf076
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:55pmmichelle obama, eh?
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:55pmIf they keep all this vitriolic and idiotic rhetoric up, day gon make dat island tip ova!
Report Post »matt708
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:54pmhe just wants to say that more than 2 people saw what he said, because his own audience is few
Report Post »Sir_Templar
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:54pmBarney Frank, ‘We need more ober slight’ and ‘sufferin suckatasth’. The person responsible for the Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac debacle is intelligent. NOOOOO REALLY!!!
How misguided you delusional elitist idiots are. It amazes me you can even make it to work… but then again O’Donnell and Matthews are probably bunk buddies and dress each other.
Report Post »just the facts
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:53pmmsnbc is a jewel of anti-american, progressive, and communistic propaganda. Lets not report the news, we’ll just attack the true Americans and/or anyone who has a bit piece of love for this country. I stopped listening to these traitors many moons ago.
Report Post »FTN
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:53pmO’Donnell is a pathetic, pale, wimp of a man. He knows not what he espouses.
Report Post »Cabo King
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:52pmBaracus obamacus, doesnt have a CLUE what he is doing!! not a clue, i cant believe how ignorant and clueless someone can be….iam mimbarrased to be an American
Report Post »Underground Man
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:30amSo why exactly did you attempt to Latinize his name? “iam mimbarrased” to be a Blaze follower after seeing some of the spelling and grammar in these comments.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:51pmThe smart people voted for Al Franken and Keith Ellison, the weeping muslim? O’Donnell is delusional.
Report Post »HornsFan96
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:48pmShouldn’t the lead paragraph say “Michelle Bachmann,” NOT Michelle Obama?!?
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:20pmThey were just having a Chris Mathews moment.
Report Post »teapartyguardian
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:48pmEditors might want to fix the first sentence that says MICHELLE OBAMA!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:48pmWhat about the people that voted for Al Franken? Or the weeping muslim Keith Ellison? They’re the smart ones? O‘Donnell lives in some alternate universe that I never want to visit.
Report Post »Katayno
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:13pmHe lives in the Elitist, mainstream bubble. Which means he is wrong 100% of the time.
Report Post »LAM2
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:47pmMike Opelka – First line of article needs correction — says Obama, should be Bachmann.
Report Post »LAM2
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:24pmDone. Thanks.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:44pmI rather liked it when it said “Obama” -
“This week’s target on the MSNBC Conservative Character Assassination Wheel, Michele Obama, her staff, and the “ignorant voters” who elected her.”
Closer to the truth!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:46pmO’Donnell and Mathews are the ignborant ones, for supporting the Commie Regime!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:52pmHey O’Doneel and Mathews are just doing their 3 letter word : J O B S
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:20pm@Hawt‘n’secksie
Report Post »Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:53pm
I would agree, however I am not aware of the terms “ignborant” or “rosterium.” Perhaps you could enlighten me on their etymology?
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“FYI, “ignborant” comes from the Latin term for cold fingers and long nails.
“Rosterium” came from my thoughts and works well, as you use it frequently.
hud
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:15pmCheez good wit. O’Dummell a stupid white man with a black soul.
Report Post »Underground Man
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:27amRemind me again when America was communized by this administration…?
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:43pmO’Donnell, if you had even an ounce more of ‘white guilt’ on your shoulders, your bones would shatter from the weight of it!
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:55pmcould anyone explain the white guilt
Report Post »I have been aound over 70 years
and I don’t have any kind of guilt
Showtime
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:43pmConstitution written 20 centuries ago?
The U.S. has 57 states?
And Minnesota voters are ignorant?
Give me a break!
Report Post »Bgroovy2
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:55pmRoflol
Report Post »encinom
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 5:41pmJust the ones in Bachmann’s district, the stool she sits on is more informed than her.
Report Post »Underground Man
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:19amPresident Obama is many awful things, but unintelligent is not one of them. He clearly misspoke in those comments. King Barry meant to say “48 states” of the continental U.S. and “two centuries” rather than twenty. If you think about it for a moment and are honest with yourself, you’ll recognize them as tongue slips. So what? It happens.
Michele Bachmann, on the other hand, really DID believe that the battles of Concord and Lexington took place in New Hampshire. She did NOT merely misspeak. Someone who is competing with Sarah Palin to be “queen” of the Tea Party and championing the principles of the American Revolution should have a better grasp on high school-level American history.
Report Post »streetrodder
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:52am@encinom Bachman is smarter than you, so i guess that makes you whe thing that falls into the toilet.
Report Post »lynnissmart
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:42pmVile!!!
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:27pmWhy doesn’t LarryODoofus MOVE to a SOCIALIST country???
Report Post »Who watches him???
I find him disgusting and I ONLY see clips of him HERE
cessna152
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:41pmNo… because they are white and elected Al Franken!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:48pmExcellent!
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:50pmand a ****** too
Report Post »stifroc
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:55pmAs a former Minnesotan, I would say people in MN are stupid because they voted for Mondale vs Regan, they voted in Paul Wellstone, Jesse Ventura, Al Franken, and just voted in a Democrat Governor.
Michelle Bachman is NOT on the list of stupid choices made by the MN populace.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:56pmI am *so* tired of these scum ball Leftist racists. This effeminate little twit can take a long walk off a short pier.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 1:57pmAffirmative action potus…
Report Post »VegasGuy
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:00pmFirst paragraph says, “Michele Obama.” Freudian slip?
Report Post »SavingtheRepublic.com
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:01pmGood one like to hear that socialists answer to that. The level of stupidity over there is off the scale, and this is just an attempt by O‘Donnell to make a name for himself since taking Keithy’s slot.
Any stockholders of COMCAST here? Why dont you let them know yo do not approve of your employees rants on this radical network. If they choose not to handle it maybe you should let them know you will be at the next stockholder meeting vote to change out the board of directors!
You have the power America to stop this nonsense, question is are you prepared to invoke it?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:01pmstifroc
Report Post »As a former Minnesotan, I would say people in MN are stupid because they voted for Mondale vs Regan, they voted in Paul Wellstone, Jesse Ventura, Al Franken, and just voted in a Democrat Governor.
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Naw naw naw….don’t get all wee weed up
;-)
tobywil2
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:03pmIsn’t it interesting, how these idiots sit in front of the TV camera and imitate an intellegent human being. http://commonsense21c.com/
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:05pm“What makes those voters so ignorant? Well, for starters, they are whiter than the average district. 92 percent white in fact.”
Report Post »————–
What do we call the 98% of blacks who voted for Hussain ?
Dakota
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:11pmNow…do we call this Objective Journalism? This, from a state that voted in a bad comic to the Senate and a WWF Wrestler as Gov. Hmmm… I would say that with Michelle Bachman, they had an instant of actual sanity and reason. Maybe the voters are finally turning off this idiot.
Report Post »J.C. McGlynn
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:13pmI’m impressed. He was able to leave out the stupid people who voted for a man who said there were 58 states (57 visited with 1 to go) and the Constitution was written slightly 20 decades, not centuries, ago as well as his speech writers. Also failed to mention how hollywood elitists bought Frankenstein’s senate seat. It is amazing how he says everything with a straight face.
Report Post »gogobuffalo
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:19pm“So, after playing the race card, O’Donnell puts it back in the deck, as if that can be done.”
Report Post »hahahahah. I actually laughed out loud at that one. The liberals most used card, they even use it when they know it can’t be used!
justanamerican
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:27pmI wrote in to MSNBC last night after watching that idiotic segment….. I was offended and appalled!
I suggest everyone should also do so, and let them know we all know from where the real ignorance eminates
Report Post »olduffer
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:27pmGOOD ONE TOBYWILl2 and GO Michelle Bachman, When you get a ‘slapdown’ on MSNBC, we know you are a winner.
Report Post »Vox Populi
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:28pmWhat I find absolutely astonishing – wouldn’t you consider a television show host with such an obvious lack of public appeal – as characterized by ratings – would be so foolish as to offend viewers of ANY type!?
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:29pmOh yes, Barney Frank is so smart…
http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/barney-frank-caught-lying-about-fannie-mae/37d882bf57d8a00f273a37d882bf57d8a00f273a-545575076297?q=barney+frank+fannie+mae&FORM=VIRE5
Report Post »IAMMADDOG
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:30pmThey didn’t actually elect Franken. After Franken lost… the democrats mysteriously found a couple hundred uncounted ballots (in a trunk of a car is what I believe I heard). The votes were allowed and Franken won by a couple hundred votes or so. After the election it was discovered that all the mysteriously found votes were actually cast by felons (who were by law unable to vote). Yet Al Franken still retains his seat. What do you want to bet if Franken were a republican he would be thrown out for that.
Report Post »marine249
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:33pmlittle larry is just a pain [small pain ] in the a@@
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:34pmOldduffer
Any local union dropout examples? Would like to investigate more. My wife is a teacher
Regards
Report Post »restorehope
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:37pmO’Donnell is infected with a hate virus. Good thing he is on MSNBC with its teeny-tiny audience so he is less likely to spread his disease. Playing the race card seems to be a last-ditch effort by the progressives since there’s really not much left in their vicious arsenal.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:39pmLOL .. more tolerance and civility from the left … they are just “dripping” with it at PMSNBC.
Report Post »bspolice
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 2:42pmAll he’s doing is cherry picking the facts an ignoring the ones that don’t agree with his idea. For example:
Wouldn’t you like to live in a place where there’s no such thing as government. Where money doesn’t matter and everything is possible. There’s no need for health care b/c you’ll never get sick and can not die. You can say and do whatever you want and you’re never held accountable for your actions. No house payment, car payment, and best of all, NO TAXES.
Sounds great, right? But all I have done is cherry picked the facts. Where is this place I speak of you ask? It’s hell. That’s right, hell. In hell there’s no government, health care, taxes, you can’t die, everything is possible just not in a good way, and no need to worry about sin, you’re already in hell. By ignoring some facts, accepting others, through a little spin in for fun and BOOM, you can even make hell sound like paradise. Fools only see what is in front of them, while a wise person sees what’s around him. O’Donnell is a fool, and a smug one to boot.
Report Post »drbage
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:15pmLet’s take up a collection and buy Mr. O’Donnell a mirror so he can look in it and see that he is white and, therefore, by extension he is calling himself stupid. Wait, let’s not and let him continue to live in his world.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:20pmthe Question is will Michele EVER go after Hank Paulson
Report Post »and the Goldman Sachs Criminals ?
http://dailybail.com/home/the-hammer-gets-hit-by-a-tree.html
drbage
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:23pmUsing his logic, the 52% of the electorate who voted for Rep. Bachmann by his standards are stupid and are all white. How does he know that 100% of all black people voted against Rep. Bachmann or is that an inconvenient truth that is easily ignored by socialists since it does not fit the agenda.
Report Post »gman46
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:35pmIt‘s O’Donnell the socialist, he’s out there, nothing much intelligent to say. So why should we even listen??
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:39pmlawrence reminds me of nills or niles on frasier. does anybody else get that? father a cop and he lived entire life as a sissy. That is what i get from this hack
Report Post »Uncurable wound
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:52pmHey lawrence,why dont you make a trip up here to 6th district.I will personally give you a FUBAR tour!
Report Post »ablisterin
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 3:59pmAll at msnbc have “Charlie Sheen Syndrome”.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 4:02pmI love the fact that the congressional leader for the Tea-Baggers has no idea were the shot heard around the world has took place. It is clear clear why she was snubbed for a leadership position.
Between Bachmann and 1/2 Term Palin, do you think there is half a brain?
watchtheotherhand
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 4:03pmI have found commenting on irrelevant idiot”s comments to be quiet redundant at this point !!!!!! I figure they made my case for me when they opened their mouth. What more could I possibly add to make them look any more idiotic?
Report Post »Amma K
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 4:08pmActually Franken stole the election……
Report Post »Jim from Maine
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 6:03pmHello again Encinom, I see Mommy let you use her computer again … you know “ better to let one think you are a fool than open your mouth and prove it ” … which you do everytime you open your own. I feel sorry for you, no one asks to be mentally ill but most try and seek help. You should be back on your meds
Report Post »Belteshazzar
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 6:32pmPoint of order. Al Franken wasn’t elected by the people of Minnesota. He serves in office despite that fact.
Report Post »desertkid
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 6:53pmWith 92% in her district being white it’s a good chance she was running against another white person. So larry thinks the people of MN would of been less ignorant if they wrote in a hispanic or african american or asian candidate. Larry sure is a wise man.
Report Post »getalong
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 8:34pmHELP!! I am a conservative living in MN. I agree that there are many people in MN who never take off their rose-colored classes. People who elect Frankens, Venturas, and our “deer in the headlights” governor, Mark Dayton. What is a conservative, America-loving person to do except move, and I won‘t because Minnesota is the most beautiful state in the country despite it’s residents..
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 8:36pmSilly Rabbit thinks we vote based on our skin color.
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 9:56pmWhie and elected Nancy and Harry, Chuck,Charlie , Barbara, Sheila, and so on….
Report Post »bigalduvio
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 9:33amThe left is so races with how they talk about the white race in this country. They need to look into the mirror sometime. This is not no news organization this is a joke and they talk about fox news.
Report Post »Tedster_UT
Posted on March 16, 2011 at 9:44amLol!
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