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nomaco-10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:03 PM
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Spinning, Shreiking Shills on Faux Today
Channel surfing between my favorite Monday night shows, I run across Hannity. He has Ollie North by his side and is blathering on about how the pResident got bad intelligence from the CIA and he "misspoke" because of it back in September. Naturally, it wasn't his fault (*), it was all the CIA's fault. Ollie North agrees with this and goes further by saying, not only is it the CIA's fault, but it was clearly the fault of Toticelli's and the rest of the liberals for passing legislation that kept the CIA from doing their job. So, by Colonel NutCase's spin, bush* got bad info from the CIA because they were stymied by the liberals... Unfrickin' believable. Col. WhackNut then proceeds onto the next spin in regards to the letters sent to the editorial pages of the US soldier's local hometown newspapers. This, according to him, was no big deal because that kind of thing is done all the time in the military and was voluntary on the part of the soldiers. That quivering mass of man-gina, Colmes, pretty much sat there the whole time while Hannity and Anthrax Coulter srceamed over the next guest, a managing editor of some major mag, (I want to say Vanity Fair, but I can't remember) he's trying to give his reasons why bush* should be impeached as Hannity shrieks at the top of his lungs and AnnMan rudely laughs at everything the guy says and loudly talks over him while blatantly exchanging knowing looks and smirks with Hannity and rolling her eyes. Sean assists Coulter in stifling the guy at every turn so Anthrax can spew her same old tired drivel and the guy gets pretty much shut down by the both of them.

What is the problem with Colmes? Can the guy not muster up some kind of righteous indignation every once in a while and come to the aid of some of the few brave libs that show up for this sham of a show with something relevant and enlightening to say. As a dem, I find him a real disappointement, but I guess that's show business.

Then it dawned on me, Faux got the memo from bushco, bring out the heavy guns and get your best shills on the case, cause we're in big trouble for 2004.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:08 PM
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1. Your conclusion is correct
Faux is getting worse, if that's possible. With Rush gone for now, they have to scream even louder. Colmes is doing what he is paid very well to do - bend over and take it.
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EggieDrudge Donating Member (22 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:31 PM
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7. Faux is getting over the top
I have Sirius Satellite radio which carries Mike Malloy thank God. Unfortunately they only have CNN headline news and not regular CNN so to hear political news I sometimes listen to FOX. They have been going nuts recently. This afternoon, the business guy Cavuto, had on some woman psychologist analyzing the Limbaugh situation. She was basically very objective and pointed out how Rush had been pretty hypocritical and judgemental about other drug abusers and Cavuto went off the hook and shut her down. He literally freaked out because she was speaking truthfully from a mental health professional's perspective. Faux is getting totally shameless. Remember Roger Ailes is a major long-time friend of Rush. I believe he actually engineered Rush's entry into national syndication. I was initially surprised when Faux began covering the Rush crisis at all. But now I realize Ailes knew they had to present it so they could eventually shape it and spin it in Rush's favor.
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arcane1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:09 PM
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2. it dawned all right...
and it's only just STARTING to get ugly... with every notch we take then down, they will get meaner and more outrageous

count on it

:grr:
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tlcandie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:12 PM
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3. Was it Harper's? They've published some pretty telling stories ..
:hi:
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nomaco-10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:14 PM
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4. Yes, Thanks, that was exactly who it was.
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Faygo Kid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:32 PM
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8. Harper's is my favorite magazine
Lewis Lapham is great. And, Harper's Index is always fascinating. Just the best.
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cprise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:48 PM
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10. I get their Weekly Review via email
When it doesn't take my breath away, it's a real hoot.

http://www.harpers.org
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Champion Jack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:24 PM
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5. Good news! I hope fox keeps screaming that it was the CIA's
fault

Big

fucking mistake

IMHO
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morebunk Donating Member (202 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:25 PM
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6. They always manage to get some 'straight' to set up their lines.
It's almost a comic act.
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RUMMYisFROSTED Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-13-03 11:34 PM
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9. Chimp vs. CIA.
I know who I have my money riding on.
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