Maggie Gallagher says "lots of columnists on the payroll...MOST DEMS."

[Atman]

And the CNN NewsWhore didn't question her.

As usual, the republicans feel that simply saying "oops, now that I've been caught, I regret my error" exhonerates them from any wrongdoing. That's Maggie's position.

But Maggie upped the ante. In defending her own indefensible actions, Gallagher told Carol Costello that there are lots of others doing the same thing, and "believe me, most of them are democrats." Of course, Costello didn't challenge her on any of it.

Maggie, it's put up or shut up time.I want names! Who are these other columnists? Democrat or republican, NAME NAMES. This is at the very core of our democracy, Maggie. If you're going to throw grenades like that, you'd better be prepared to back 'em up.

Who do we write to? Where to we start the mailing campaign. OUT THEM ALL and let the fascist chips fall where the may!

NotBannedYet.US

[kcwayne]

1. Sure, the Repukes pay Democrats to spread Repuke propaganda

Makes all the sense in the world to me.

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. Come on, who do we always bitch about around here?

I think Fineman and Matthews should get on the record. Have they received money or not? If they have nothing to hide, this one would be easy.

[kcwayne]

31. Fineman and Matthews are not Democrats

Even if they used to be. They are probably taking money to spread Republican propaganda, but its not like they stand for Democratic ideals or anything.

[The Backlash Cometh]

37. Truth in advertisement. They push their Democratic background

to justify their position as if somehow they're qualified to be honest brokers, which we all know, they're not. They're misrepresenting themselves to the public and the sooner we out them, the sooner we can get intelligent Liberals in their position.

[Just Me]

35. Yet another diversion from the fact this administration is abusing its,...

,...power by using taxpayer money to fund government-generated propaganda. It matters NOT who the neoCONimperialists are paying to spread their propaganda.

What matters is that this administration is misusing taxpayer money to brainwash the American public into supporting policies which benefit the wealthiest 5% and HURT the rest of us.

THAT'S the point.

Whomever they are paying to HO their policies really doesn't matter (although I do want to know each and every single one of them).

[rqstnnlitnmnt]

2. well it makes sense since the media is so liberal n/t

:crazy:

[baldguy]

3. Why would the Bushistas give money to a Democrat?

[tjdee]

6. To make their idea look good.

Democrats, ideally, won't agree with a thing Bush says.

So they pay a Democrat, so they can say they have "bipartisan support". An added benefit is that unpaid Dems look like fringe radicals by not agreeing with "your own fellow Democrats".

I've been saying this from the start. It's not the Republicans we need to look for. It's the blacks, the women, the untraditional Bush supporters.

But obviously, these assholes are paying everyone.

[elehhhhna]

14. They're obviously paying Zell (zorro) Miller and Joementum.

[tjdee]

4. Carol Costello is an IDIOT.

Letting that go is really dumb. It's called followup question, dumbass. Listening to the guest talking.

I swear, it's such a shame that there are so many unemployed when half of them have to be better than the no talent hacks in every profession I see everyday.

[Skidmore]

7. Carol Costello is a Kool-Aid gourmand.

She fairly glows when she talks about *. It would not be a question that she would even consider. CNN appeared to me generally to be very concerned with bolstering the voracity of their pundits yesterday. Something really smells.

[Carni]

15. Yes, she does glow when talking about *

She also makes assorted smart assed remarks and faces whenever she talks about Dems!

I have sent so many emails to CNN about how biased she is that they probably have me on a stalker list.

[Ms_Mary]

24. I have noticed that. She's on every AM when I'm getting ready for work.

Her allegience is blatantly obvious. And her taste in necklaces is poor.

[madrchsod]

5. what about the reporter yesterday

that asked a "question" that was an opening statement for the president? if that guy wasn`t on the payroll ,he must be a psychic

[Vinca]

8. The press conferences aren't spontaneous, are they?

Don't they make the reporters submit their questions ahead of time so they can pick and choose and write a script for Shrub?

[paineinthearse]

9. The ombudsman?

This certainly goes beyond a letter to their general mailbox! It is a matter of content and credibility

I googled "CNN ombudsman" and got:

Action Addresses
... Reliable Sources: [e-mail] [phone] ...

The site address is http://www.jfedbflo.com/Actionaddresses.htm, is run by Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo and has a current (2004/2005) copyright date.

[ClintonTyree]

10. When Maggie was......................

responding to the questions her eyes were ALWAYS looking down and to the left. Anyone who knows anything about body language knows that's a dead on tip off for a complete lie. Not one word that came out of her mouth was the truth.

[Sydnie]

11. I agree with you

If she knows anything, she needs to back up that statement with names. Plus, she needs to back up how she knows this info in the first place. Was she shown a list of other "media" people that are on the take to convince her to particiapte? I doubt it. Was she shown a list of "media" people that were participating so that she could monitor them for their statements on the subject she was hired to push? Just why would they show her a list, or otherwise let her in on the "secret society member list" when she appears to be a lowlevel (only $21 grand after all) paid shill.

Lets put the pressure on Williams and see if HE knows others as well. Perhaps a letter writting campaign to our local papers asking if there are any local "media" people on the take? Get them all looking over their shoulder at each other might be a good way to begin the campaign of seek and expose, and watch them eat each other.

[Paradise]

12. No great shakes...

Republican or Democrat, we already know they're virtually ALL * lackeys!

[pdxmom]

13. The key isn't so much about being paid, it's about

the fact that they don't tell their readers or listeners that they're being paid. Everyone knows Begala is paid by the Dems and people can use that to weigh the voracity of what he says.

[Norquist Nemesis]

16. So, Maggie...are you aware that Richard Perle is a Democrat?

At least he claims to be registered as one. So do a lot of the PNAC Neocons now in power.

Maggie's just making another stab at perpetuating the liberal media myth.

[Cocoa]

19. Tom Friedman too

and I wouldn't be surprised on bit if Tom was on Bush's payroll.

[CindyDale]

17. If she's right, this is a major scandal.

Doesn't matter whether it's illegal or not. It's utterly subversive toward our political process.

Why can't I find anything about this statement on the Web???

[meow2u3]

18. My mom would have called her "Maggie off the pickle boat"

In contemporary language, she is absolutely full of shit!

[The Backlash Cometh]

20. I nominate Chris Matthews as a potential suspect.

Come one DU, this is an opportunity to weed out the bad grass. Embrace it. This Gallagher whore did us all a favor.

[Skidmore]

33. Fineman is suspect, in my book, as is

that Hemmerand Wolfie guy on CNN.

[Toots]

22. I thought 90% of news columnist were Democrats

That is what the Right Wing has been hollering for years. The name Democrat no longer implies liberal. Democrats today are every bit as right wing as Republicans of the eighties.:shrug: It really doesn't matter who the Administration pays for propaganda it is still wrong IMHO.

[justiceischeap]

23. To me it doesn't matter if the reporters are dem or repug

What matters is this administration is using my tax dollars to do it. That is the real issue. This one isn't about political sides, it's about screwing all americans both dem and repug.

By the by, if there are Dems on the dole, it just proves the point that the media isn't liberal.

[dave29]

25. ummm

Democrats are out of power in all three branches of Govt. Is payola even possible?

[donsu]

26. somebody is surely paying Lieberman

he has the bushgang memes down pat.

and he's so self confident.

[Al-CIAda]

27. Which "Dems" are able to most afford payola?

My guess it to look toward the corporate whores of the 'DLC'.

[Alisa]

28. Who do we write to! I want names too!

"In defending her own indefensible actions, Gallagher told Carol Costello that there are lots of others doing the same thing, and "believe me, most of them are democrats"

A CHEEP SHOT! But - if it's true we need to know.

Power to the people!

[robbedvoter]

29. Where is the Dem propaganda I paid good money for?

OK, maybe I don't have the money, but if someone did, boy, they got burned!

[Hugin]

30. This is a classic Rove Tactic...

It's in his rule book somewhere...

You get caught blame the other guy and run.

Childish... Really childish.

[Blue_Tires]

32. what a crock

no one ever asks the hard questions anymore

[thinkingwoman]

34. this is just a punk shot

across the bow.

Dems should quote the president and say "Bring It On."

If this mess doesn't get cleaned up, and the plame case resolved adequately too, journalism is going down as a profession.

[unpossibles]

36. of course she did

standard practice - whenever I brought up the election fraud on several local boards, it often got shot down with a rabid "BOTH SIDES DO IT!!1!!" or something similarly stupid.

I have always said, if someone cheated, they should be arrested and made an example of, no matter what side. By claiming that both sides do an immoral act, these pukes are hoping to take the heat off them, like it's suddenly ok if both sides cheated, even if the other side's cheats seem kind of sparse and did not come out right away.

[JaneQPublic]

38. Who's paying Alan Colmes to suck so badly at being a liberal? (nt)