July 20, 2011
No Memory or No Shame? [ArthurK]
— Open Blogger I watched ABC network news for July 20th. They had a story on Bachmann's migraine kerfluffle. John Karl reporting - he said this.
I don't have the vast resouces of ABC news. But from memory I knew that Karl was full of beans. I didn't have to look anything up but, to have a nice link for you to click, I did a google search and easily found this.For contrast, McCain had a detailed release. 1500 pages in 1999.So I ask the assembled Morons - does John Karl have no memory or no shame?
— Open Blogger I watched ABC network news for July 20th. They had a story on Bachmann's migraine kerfluffle. John Karl reporting - he said this.
"... common practice for more than a generation has been that presidential nominees from the major parties release extensive medical records going into their entire medical history..."
I don't have the vast resouces of ABC news. But from memory I knew that Karl was full of beans. I didn't have to look anything up but, to have a nice link for you to click, I did a google search and easily found this.For contrast, McCain had a detailed release. 1500 pages in 1999.So I ask the assembled Morons - does John Karl have no memory or no shame?
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I know this stuff can feel like Yeomans labor, but each time this evidence must be uncovered then documented then plastered where we can. Each blatant hypocrisy, like here, a few more previously uninformed people stumble across it and begin questioning the MSM.
We "rabble" have already brought them down quite a ways to where even most lefties admit there is bias and then must go through much mental gymnastics. Used to be they didnt even have to admit it to themselves let alone work hard to rationalize or justify to themselves and others. Take Hope! We have already come a long way to discredit their "coordinated messaging" just in the last few years.
We "rabble" have already brought them down quite a ways to where even most lefties admit there is bias and then must go through much mental gymnastics. Used to be they didnt even have to admit it to themselves let alone work hard to rationalize or justify to themselves and others. Take Hope! We have already come a long way to discredit their "coordinated messaging" just in the last few years.
Posted by: Shiggz at July 20, 2011 11:54 PM (mLAWK)
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I hope everyone fully understands that the primary (pun intended) foe in the coming Presidential election is the Make Believe Media.
Stop giving money to those in Entertainment who will just give it to Democrats by purchasing the products that they profit from.
I know it will be hard to avoid those products (like trying to find something NOT made in China) but try.
And let them know WHY you aren't buying.
Encourage the Republicans to get right back in the Medias' faces when they distort, obfuscate and unfairly frame the debate.
Tell your candidate that standing up to them will pay off.
Most candidates are afraid of ticking off some reporter and they'll never get any face time. Remind them of Sarah Palin and others who have not let the Media bully them.
Remind the Media themselves as often and when possible (note how hard it is to send feedback to any news outlet) that they will be held accountable for their partisanship.
Start planning now. It is only going to get worse and that's not counting all the Union money and all the foreign money that will flood into Oba Won Kenyobi's election effort.
Stop giving money to those in Entertainment who will just give it to Democrats by purchasing the products that they profit from.
I know it will be hard to avoid those products (like trying to find something NOT made in China) but try.
And let them know WHY you aren't buying.
Encourage the Republicans to get right back in the Medias' faces when they distort, obfuscate and unfairly frame the debate.
Tell your candidate that standing up to them will pay off.
Most candidates are afraid of ticking off some reporter and they'll never get any face time. Remind them of Sarah Palin and others who have not let the Media bully them.
Remind the Media themselves as often and when possible (note how hard it is to send feedback to any news outlet) that they will be held accountable for their partisanship.
Start planning now. It is only going to get worse and that's not counting all the Union money and all the foreign money that will flood into Oba Won Kenyobi's election effort.
Posted by: Nameless Terror and Abject Fear at July 20, 2011 11:56 PM (7b9N1)
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I should mention, once they start questioning the MSM the whole house of cards comes down pretty quickly for most people.
Posted by: Shiggz at July 20, 2011 11:57 PM (mLAWK)
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Wasn't BJClinton covering up six different kinds of rarely seen hybrid STD's?
Posted by: Pepe LePew at July 21, 2011 12:01 AM (/ji9v)
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Oh, and one other thing.
Republicans:
QUIT APOLOGIZING AFTER YOU TELL THE TRUTH AND THE LIBS GET ALL INDIGNANT.
F**K'EM.
Republicans:
QUIT APOLOGIZING AFTER YOU TELL THE TRUTH AND THE LIBS GET ALL INDIGNANT.
F**K'EM.
Posted by: Nameless Terror and Abject Fear at July 21, 2011 12:03 AM (7b9N1)
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Good god. That is really pathetic. Its almost like .. uhh what Bush used to say, "The soft bigotry of low expectations"
They all know Obama probably had two or three cocaine rehab stints and medical records from pokeeestaaaan for years at a time
I don't know what the big deal about the scar on his head is though.. He probably fell as a kid or something. Not like its a sign of heavy drug use
Don't get me wrong, I'd still vote for Bachmann over O'dip$hit and walk over broken glass to do so... But, there is a point though to the Bachmann migraine thing causing a problem for her. Migraine or Cluster headaches are so fucked they make one incapacitated for days at a time. That could be a problem for a President. Medications, even 'round the clock narcotics don't make them go away. If I hear another idiot like O'Reilly talk about her 'little headache' problem like he did at end of his show today I'll come through the screen at him. Or shoot my fucking TV. Migraines and Cluster 'headaches' aren't headaches. In the same way breaking your pinkie toe isn't the same as breaking your pelvis. Jesus
They all know Obama probably had two or three cocaine rehab stints and medical records from pokeeestaaaan for years at a time
I don't know what the big deal about the scar on his head is though.. He probably fell as a kid or something. Not like its a sign of heavy drug use
Don't get me wrong, I'd still vote for Bachmann over O'dip$hit and walk over broken glass to do so... But, there is a point though to the Bachmann migraine thing causing a problem for her. Migraine or Cluster headaches are so fucked they make one incapacitated for days at a time. That could be a problem for a President. Medications, even 'round the clock narcotics don't make them go away. If I hear another idiot like O'Reilly talk about her 'little headache' problem like he did at end of his show today I'll come through the screen at him. Or shoot my fucking TV. Migraines and Cluster 'headaches' aren't headaches. In the same way breaking your pinkie toe isn't the same as breaking your pelvis. Jesus
Posted by: Billy Barty at July 21, 2011 12:04 AM (VK1Kj)
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The press seems enamored with a tax increase - lets write one that penalizes them. I'm sure we could kick up FCC fees, require an EPA clean-up fee on newsprint, and require cable providers to offer ala carte pricing. Wrap it all up in one bill, and at a high level tell the press to start playing fair or else it gets passes and signed at the earliest opportunity.
Posted by: Jean at July 21, 2011 12:06 AM (7P7Ij)
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iirc, clinton never released his, either.
Posted by: Anachronda at July 21, 2011 12:08 AM (xt04m)
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The lesson here is that Election staff should be vetted like the way they do for those being cleared for top secret data.
Bachmann should have forced the 'leakers' to be revealed before acquiescing to the Media's cries for Medical records and Doctor's notes.
That said, yeah it is a sour note that may put some people off.
It's all orchestrated for one thing; to force the Media's candidate on the Republicans.
They don't like Bachmann so she gets the scorched earth treatment first.
Bachmann should have forced the 'leakers' to be revealed before acquiescing to the Media's cries for Medical records and Doctor's notes.
That said, yeah it is a sour note that may put some people off.
It's all orchestrated for one thing; to force the Media's candidate on the Republicans.
They don't like Bachmann so she gets the scorched earth treatment first.
Posted by: Nameless Terror and Abject Fear at July 21, 2011 12:10 AM (7b9N1)
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Gonna modify this tweet from JJ
-FBI Profilers, based on numbers and locations, have conclusively agreed that Xavier Roberts was almost certainly in the NBA.
-FBI Profilers, based on numbers and locations, have conclusively agreed that Xavier Roberts was almost certainly in the NBA.
Posted by: Shiggz at July 21, 2011 12:17 AM (mLAWK)
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An MSM mouthpiece? Students, the correct answer is "C) both."
Posted by: Tom In Korea at July 21, 2011 12:21 AM (jThmd)
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"... common practice for more than a generation has been that
presidential nominees from the Republican Party major parties release extensive medical
records going into their entire medical history are attacked relentlessly, whereas our BFFs in the Democrat Party are propped up in way we can get away with ..."
Fixed it for his sorry lying ass.
Fixed it for his sorry lying ass.
Posted by: Fuck the media with a plunger handle at July 21, 2011 12:32 AM (Ujc5c)
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The media certainly has no interest in the huge scar running down the side of the President's skull...
a. The Mark of The Beast
b. Shapeshifter
c. Alien implant
d. Commie mind controller
e. Who knows or cares? It's Obama so we'll never ask!
a. The Mark of The Beast
b. Shapeshifter
c. Alien implant
d. Commie mind controller
e. Who knows or cares? It's Obama so we'll never ask!
Posted by: John Karl at July 21, 2011 12:46 AM (Ujc5c)
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Scar on the side of his face? Like most ladies, probably a curling iron.
Posted by: Shiggz at July 21, 2011 12:48 AM (mLAWK)
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So I ask the assembled Morons - does John Karl have no memory or no shame?
All of the above. Convenient memory loss when it suits his political bias.
Posted by: theCork at July 21, 2011 01:25 AM (XeuqR)
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I have no memory either but I have Google just like him to fact check so the answer must be, 2b. shameless dumbass.
Posted by: dogfish at July 21, 2011 02:40 AM (N2yhW)
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"... common practice for more than a generation has been that
presidential nominees from the major parties are requested to release extensive medical
records going into their entire medical history. Republicans candidates are hounded mercilessly until they do so; however, there is never a follow-up for any Democrat candidate.."
This is the way I remember the sequence of events.
This is the way I remember the sequence of events.
Posted by: Hrothgar at July 21, 2011 03:03 AM (yrGif)
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So I ask the assembled Morons - does John Karl have no memory or no shame?
This is not the question. The question is....why the hell were you watching ABC news?!
This is not the question. The question is....why the hell were you watching ABC news?!
Posted by: Tami at July 21, 2011 03:04 AM (X6akg)
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We are stilling waiting for the Clinton report. How long does it take to redact all the STDs?
Posted by: Slick Willy's little willy at July 21, 2011 03:05 AM (s/GZ7)
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Funny how migraine headaches make you unfit for public office if you're a Republican... but a traumatic brain injury (cough... Gabrielle Giffords... cough... Tim Johnson) makes you a shoo-in for the senate if you're a Democrat.
Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at July 21, 2011 03:13 AM (azHfB)
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Posted by: Gregory of Yardale at July 21, 2011 07:13 AM (azHfB)
Don't forget that profound retardation has become a prerequisite for the office of the vice-president.
Don't forget that profound retardation has become a prerequisite for the office of the vice-president.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo (NJConservative) at July 21, 2011 03:17 AM (LH6ir)
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One does not look a gift horse in the mouth. Especially when the gift horse is a black man with a monumental intellect, flawless pants creases and a wicked way with a teleprompter.
Posted by: Your Betters In The MBM at July 21, 2011 03:18 AM (Txl/u)
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How can mere doctors examine a being such as Obama? Hypodermics bounce off his skin.
Posted by: Alice's Clone Army at July 21, 2011 03:19 AM (wDzxx)
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>1The media certainly has no interest in the huge scar running down the side of the President's skull...
Comment over at therightscoop by commenter Watchman74:
"Maybe that scar on Obama's head is the zipper Carter uses to slip in and out."
>1The media certainly has no interest in the huge scar running down the side of the President's skull...
Comment over at therightscoop by commenter Watchman74:
"Maybe that scar on Obama's head is the zipper Carter uses to slip in and out."
Posted by: K~Bob at July 21, 2011 03:30 AM (c2fN9)
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So long as Obama remains insulated as untouchable and "perfect", his attacks against opponents are meaningless.
Until Obama's history is an open book, the media remains knaves. The only time of day they're worth is the time it takes to destroy the liars writing today's "history".
Until Obama's history is an open book, the media remains knaves. The only time of day they're worth is the time it takes to destroy the liars writing today's "history".
Posted by: maverick muse at July 21, 2011 03:52 AM (lpWVn)
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Sugar and spice and everything nice, what little girls are made of.
Frogs, snails and puppy dog tails, what little boys are made of.
Migraines, migrants and mofo pains in the ass, what this potus is made of.
Frogs, snails and puppy dog tails, what little boys are made of.
Migraines, migrants and mofo pains in the ass, what this potus is made of.
Posted by: maverick muse at July 21, 2011 04:02 AM (lpWVn)
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I'd suggest that #5 has one part of the response to this right: as we come up on 2012, it's time to stop feeding the MSM.
Cancel subscriptions to newspapers that are egregious about how they report. Don't click on their ads if you're at their websites. Better yet, don't visit. Turn off CNN. Turn off MSNBC.
And so on.
How will you get your news, you ask? There are enough news vendors out there, you'll find the ones that bring news to you without all the editorial nonsense.
Newspapers particularly are sensitive right now. Their subscriptions are down, down and have been going down for a decade. Cancel and let them know why.
Stop feeding the beast.
Posted by: Steve White at July 21, 2011 04:11 AM (5OLJF)
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I hadn't heard about this scar thing until today. Maybe it's from a sabre duel! Has Obama ever been to Heidelberg?
Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at July 21, 2011 04:29 AM (jgkJo)
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JFK took loads of medication for pain but it was hardly talked about. FDR had polio. But Bachmann has migraines every now and then and the MFM has to blow it up into major story? Could a doctor tell us what the MFM is suffering from? They seem to have hissy fits whenever a Republican woman runs for office and they think it's their job to stick their poison pens up the poor woman's uterus. To me it looks like the media suffers from derangment.
Posted by: Case at July 21, 2011 04:29 AM (0K+Kw)
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He got confused. The reporter thought Obama released his medical records, and that they showed he had nothing significant. Actually, what he released was his academic records.
Posted by: ParisParamus-Hewitt at July 21, 2011 04:33 AM (oISis)
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Did John Karl or anyone in the MFM make this big a deal when the doctors told Obama to moderate his DRINKING at his last physical?
Posted by: The Schwalbe : © at July 21, 2011 04:43 AM (UU0OF)
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Who the fuck is John Karl and who cares?
Oh, he is with the major media? Do you really need to ask if he has a memory or shame?
I am sure if you review past articles Karl asked Mr. Obama about the potential health affects of his marijuana, cocaine and alcohol abuse which he wrote about in his book. Oh yes, and the effects of his chain smoking, too.
Oh, he is with the major media? Do you really need to ask if he has a memory or shame?
I am sure if you review past articles Karl asked Mr. Obama about the potential health affects of his marijuana, cocaine and alcohol abuse which he wrote about in his book. Oh yes, and the effects of his chain smoking, too.
Posted by: Marcus at July 21, 2011 04:45 AM (CHrmZ)
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If you want to vomit, try making it through the CCCP broadcasts at the top of the hour during Rush's show...
It is simply amazing the crap they spew.
If you want to vomit, try making it through the CCCP broadcasts at the top of the hour during Rush's show...
It is simply amazing the crap they spew.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz at July 21, 2011 04:52 AM (tcSZb)
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Maybe if we sick Donald Trump on this. He tends to get results.
Posted by: Robert at July 21, 2011 05:19 AM (4q6A5)
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Senator Obama! Senator Obama! Do you think that your marihuana and cocaine abuse you described in your autobiography will cause you to make poor decisions should you win the presidency? Senator Obama! senator obamaÂ…
Oh wait, that’s right – we never saw this happen, did we?
Posted by: Gort at July 21, 2011 05:27 AM (S49LV)
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That scar Obama has - it's on the left side, correct?
Posted by: Roy at July 21, 2011 05:39 AM (VndSC)
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That scar Obama has - it's on the left side, correct?
Must be self inflicted then, because nobody's ever to Obama's left.
Must be self inflicted then, because nobody's ever to Obama's left.
Posted by: brian at July 21, 2011 06:09 AM (y05cf)
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does John Karl have no memory or no shame?
I was leaning toward both but then realized the guy is a member of the MFM so it's no shame.
I was leaning toward both but then realized the guy is a member of the MFM so it's no shame.
Posted by: Dave C at July 21, 2011 06:32 AM (2lf+r)
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I don't particularly care what the common or historical realease of such information is. The condition alleged was serious enough to require some documentation to the contrary (That condition being chronic migraine with weekly episodes and severe episodes requiring both emergency and inpatient treatment.) That is a medical issue that would be a serious impediment to leadership, as not only the peak incapacity but the prodrome and postdrome in interfere with thinking and judgement.
I seem to recall a popular video of a newscaster forced to go on air despite a raging migraine who suddenly began speaking word salad. Migraine can be a serious impediment to one's work depending on how it manifests.
Common migraine is common, but Bachmann was alleged to be more severely affected than is the usual case. I think Bachmann is a lousy candidate for a number of reasons, and I couldn't be sure they are all separate from her neurological quirks without some evidence to the contrary.
She needed to be upfront about what she has told her doctor about her headaches, and about their frequency and their management.
I seem to recall a popular video of a newscaster forced to go on air despite a raging migraine who suddenly began speaking word salad. Migraine can be a serious impediment to one's work depending on how it manifests.
Common migraine is common, but Bachmann was alleged to be more severely affected than is the usual case. I think Bachmann is a lousy candidate for a number of reasons, and I couldn't be sure they are all separate from her neurological quirks without some evidence to the contrary.
She needed to be upfront about what she has told her doctor about her headaches, and about their frequency and their management.
Posted by: SarahW at July 21, 2011 06:59 AM (Z4T49)
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Seems to me to be pretty much par for course. I was walking my little man this morning (he woke up a little early) and overheard the TV downstairs. I heard George "Clinton Bitch Boy" Stephanopoulos (I believe) interviewing somebody about the latest polls. Did you see this? Did you hear about this? (Thank you, Jimmy Volmer . . .)
Apparently, Obama is surging, is in the lead in most polls, and independents are upset at "how Republicans are handling the debt ceiling" situation. Funny, I though I saw a whole series of recent polls that showed exactly the opposite, on this very website.
The whole point of these clowns is to create a parallel reality in which liberals can safely ensconce themselves so as to not have to face reality. Sorta like "going to your safe place." Only liberals tend not to have the will to create their own, respective safe places, so they need their ministers of propaganda to create one for them.
the sinner,
Patrick
Apparently, Obama is surging, is in the lead in most polls, and independents are upset at "how Republicans are handling the debt ceiling" situation. Funny, I though I saw a whole series of recent polls that showed exactly the opposite, on this very website.
The whole point of these clowns is to create a parallel reality in which liberals can safely ensconce themselves so as to not have to face reality. Sorta like "going to your safe place." Only liberals tend not to have the will to create their own, respective safe places, so they need their ministers of propaganda to create one for them.
the sinner,
Patrick
Posted by: Patrick at July 21, 2011 07:10 AM (Mfc9p)
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It was just a verbal gaffe he meant to say:
"... common practice for more than a generation has been that presidential nominees from the Republican Party to be required by the news media to release extensive medical records going into their entire medical history..."
"... common practice for more than a generation has been that presidential nominees from the Republican Party to be required by the news media to release extensive medical records going into their entire medical history..."
Posted by: kbiel at July 21, 2011 08:06 AM (LdAWK)
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There are almost as many types of migraine as there are migraine sufferers. The same person can get several different types over the course of their lifetime or even a single year.
Thomas Jefferson managed to do OK.
And even the worst migraines rarely take you out of the fight as long as playing 18 holes of golf, sucking some celebrity wiener, and taking time to bow and apologize to some foreign leader who hates America.
Michelle Bachmann may get migraine headaches occasionally, but Obama is fuckin stupid 24/7.
Thomas Jefferson managed to do OK.
And even the worst migraines rarely take you out of the fight as long as playing 18 holes of golf, sucking some celebrity wiener, and taking time to bow and apologize to some foreign leader who hates America.
Michelle Bachmann may get migraine headaches occasionally, but Obama is fuckin stupid 24/7.
Posted by: sifty at July 21, 2011 08:09 AM (ECjvn)
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Jon Karl doesn't give a fuck what you wingnuts think about how he goes about his job, because part of the job is to get Democrats elected. The other part is to keep elected Democrats elected. Duh! Fuckin' 'Baggers!
Posted by: Jon Karl of ABC News at July 21, 2011 08:15 AM (Dk6tO)
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Does Karl have no shame? Does the whole of the prog MSM have no shame? Is what the MSM does to conservatives borderline criminal?
Posted by: Buffalobob at July 21, 2011 08:16 AM (zsuB8)
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I have to believe that Obama gets away with this crap (don't forget his academic records) is because he is black and people are so deathly afraid of being accused of racism if they call him on any of this that he gets away with it. The problem is that this is going to hurt all black candidates in the future who try to run for high office.
Posted by: scr_north at July 21, 2011 09:08 AM (cfJTS)
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Any way of getting an email address for the dishonest/forgetful reporter? I'd like to see if and how he would respond.
Posted by: Moe-Ron at July 21, 2011 09:31 AM (yWDpP)
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If the media doesn't remember something, it didn't happen.
And they're very selective about what they remember.
Posted by: tsj017 at July 21, 2011 09:53 AM (4YUWF)
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