You Can't Make This Stuff Up ...

[JABBS]

As a journalist for nearly two decades, there are times when I feel ashamed to be in the same industry as the television talking heads.

Following the exchange below on yesterday's edition of the syndicated Chris Matthews Show between faux liberal Matthews and apparent Bush cheerleader (and MSNBC anchor) Lisa Daniels, I wondered, do I know anyone who would have such a morbid, cynical conversation?

Liberal? Conservative? Communist? Is there anyone in my universe who would suggest that Mayor Ray Nagin incorrectly predicting the death toll in New Orleans is "going to be a win" for President Bush? Is there anyone so cynical as to think that a death toll of 2,000 or less -- "lowballed ... brilliantly," as Matthews put it -- has any effect on voter sentiment?

Here's the brilliant exchange:

DANIELS: All right. Being down in New Orleans for two weeks, I think it's actually worse than the TV pictures actually show. But that said, expectations are so bad right now -- that it's going to take so long for the water to be pumped out, that there are 10,000 dead bodies there -- that this is actually, Howard , going to be a win for President Bush.

MATTEWS: Because there won't be 10,000 bodies?

DANIELS: Right. It's going to be much better.

MATTHEWS: They've lowballed it brilliantly.

DANIELS: And that's exactly what President Bush does best.

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This article first appeared at Journalists Against Bush's B.S.

[0007]

1. No big surprise!

[JuniperLea]

2. Exactly how low can they go?

What scum.

[Beetwasher]

3. It's Disgusting, Matthews Needs To Commit Hari Kari

and put us all out of his misery. There's no excuse for his blatant sycophantism.

[ClintonTyree]

4. That is absolutly disgusting.............

"That's what the president does best". :wtf:

These people are lower than whale shit.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Sounds more like what Rump Limpbag was saying.

Not as bad as all the gloom and doomers were predicting or words to that effect.

[Kazak]

6. I don't think we'll EVER hear an acurate death toll...

:shrug:

[roguevalley]

7. don't worry, honey. they can lowball all they want but at some point

ALL of them will die and go to hell. remember that.

[wtmusic]

8. Daniels is no slouch

"Daniels graduated first in her class from Hamilton College in New York with dual degrees in mathematics and history. She went on to graduate cum laude from Harvard Law School."

A very impressive accomplishment. It's depressing that someone that intelligent can be so morally clueless.

[Skittles]

9. proof that education does not make a person intelligent

Ms. Daniels is nothing but a garden variety bush whore

[OneTwentyoNine]

14. Wow,all that just to be a WHORE for Bush??!?!

From what I've seen on MSM a HS education and maybe one year of College should be enough.

[kenny blankenship]

10. That's some sick shit right there.

those people need to be examined by a clinical psychiatrist for their risk (to others) for psychopathic behavior.

[gratuitous]

11. Only the elite whores could come up with this

Yesiree bob! See? There weren't no 10,000 dead in New Orleans! Bush wins again because only 2,000 or 5,000 died due to his incompetence.

Someone jump in this thread and try to tell us all once again what a swell guy Chris "Tweety" Matthews is supposed to be.

[Pepperbelly]

12. What kind of perverse personality would reduce the death, suffering and ..

morbidity to a political calculation?

I don't what to say about this or even how to feel.

[cybildisobedience]

13. there were a few threads on this yesterday

But even more than 24 hours later, I'm still astounded by that woman's mind-boggling idiocy and slavish devotion to Bush.
How much do you have to pay people to act that stupid?
This is a woman who graduated at the top of her class at Harvard, and she possesses no critical thinking skills?
Tweety is beyond redemption, of course, but this woman made even him seem reasonable.
It was a disturbingly disgusting spectacle -- even Bush whores like Howard Fineman and Elizabeth Buemiller were taken about by her insane ramblings. If you hadn't heard the introduction of her as an NBC employee, you'd thought she was an RNC spokesmodel.

[Carni]

15. OMG -- This is absolutely the lowest EOM

[MODemocrat]

16. They need more "wins" than that

For instance, the Iraq blood bath was supposed to be a "piece of cake".
and was not to take very long. He was wrong on both counts, and he said he wanted Osama's head on a platter, now, he says it not a top priority.
He's wrong about just about everything,and people are finally figuring him out as one who cannot be trusted; so you ginks in the media shouldn't start your celebration too soon.:puke: :thumbsdown:

[peekaloo]

17. The media was kicked out, right? FEMA doesn't want pictures of the

dead out of "respect", right?

Gee whiz, you don't think Bu$h cut a deal re: body counts in exchange for a little reprieve do ya? Okay I'm paranoid but why isn't Nagin being heralded for his fine evacuation work?

Just chewing my bitter cud here.

[OneTwentyoNine]

18. No,they changed their minds quickly on the media issue....

Bush and his ass clowns backs were against the wall. If they would have run the media out and blacked out all news in NO there would have been outrage from even the Bush ass kissing MSM.

[peekaloo]

19. Thanks.

My cud is still bitter tastin' though.

;-)