Tweety falsely reports on DeLay "quite sacrificially" re-districting Texas

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

I respectfully dedicate this thread to every DUer who has ever posted a "Tweety is on FIRE...the tide has TURNED" thread. The tide has NOT turned...it just smells funny.

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Matthews overstated DeLay's redistricting "sacrifice," saying falsely that DeLay reduced Republicans in his home district to 55 percent

Summary: Chris Matthews falsely claimed that Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) -- "quite sacrificially" -- engineered a redistricting in Texas that reduced his home district to "only about a 55 percent Republican district now," in order to raise GOP percentages in other districts and strengthen the Republican majority in Congress. In fact, the congressional district that DeLay represents is 65.9 percent Republican following DeLay's redistricting plan.

Discussing Rep. Tom DeLay's (R-TX) announcement that he will not seek re-election and will resign his seat in Congress, MSNBC host Chris Matthews falsely claimed during an April 4 interview with NBC Today anchor Katie Couric that DeLay "quite sacrificially" engineered a redistricting in Texas to increase the Republican majority in Congress at the expense of his own political stability, reducing his home district to "only about a 55 percent Republican district now." In fact, according to an October 16, 2005, Dallas Morning News column by Todd J. Gillman on DeLay's political troubles, the congressional district that DeLay represents, Texas' 22nd District, is 65.9 percent Republican following DeLay's redistricting plan. Despite that sizable Republican majority in his district, DeLay himself received 55 percent of the vote in his 2004 re-election bid.

Despite Matthews's falsehood, Couric was nonetheless impressed by the volume of information he provided, saying, "Whoa, that's a lot of information early in the morning."

http://mediamatters.org/items/200604040010

[rodeodance]

1. Couric needs to read up on the what is going on in the world.

....Despite Matthews's falsehood, Couric was nonetheless impressed by the volume of information he provided, saying, "Whoa, that's a lot of information early in the morning."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. And, as she said in her LENGTHY farewell speech...

..She's "following her heart and gut, both of which have served her well in the past," to CBS Evening News.

Accurate journalism, thy name is Katie.

:silly:

[Vinnie From Indy]

2. A little known fact about Tweety is that he has a hole in the back of his

head that he uses to breathe while he shoves his face deeply into the ass crack of any BushCo spokesperson. His real nickname should be "Moby" after the famed whale Moby Dick.

[goclark]

3. They are all in the bed together

and now Couric will be able to be her rea self and fool Amerika!

[Horse with no Name]

4. But yet his seat remained safe...

Because last I heard, in Texas, all someone needs for a win without a runoff is 50%.

[Canuckistanian]

6. Do they not realize that this can be debunked in seconds?

Do they not realize that they're on camera, being recorded?

Do they really think that everbody is an idiot?

Integrity really doesn't exist any more, does it?

Don't mind me. I never lose my ability to be astounded by these jerks.

[Rose Siding]

7. Today's 'Hill says bush got "over 60%"

Some "sacrifice" :eyes:

snip>Republicans argued that DeLay’s leaving would have little impact on their prospects in November.

“It is an overwhelmingly R district,” said Jonathan Collegio, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, noting that President Bush had carried the district with more 60 percent of the vote.

http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/040506/hoyer.html

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

8. He's Katie Couric without boobs. n/t

[Skarbrowe]

9. Beginning to think Delay has a lot to do with Tweety's "riches".

If Tom Delay was the "big guy" to go to for all the crap the Republicans have pulled in the last several years, there just might be a possibility that Tweety is in hock to this guy big time. Something like when the Godfather calls in a favor, you better be there with TV time so he can lie to the public as soon as possible. Who knows what Delay might have on Tweety.

I mean why call Tweety first thing and then get a whiffle ball interview on his show the very next day? It made me sick.

And if this is a "duh" post. Sorry. :)

[Supersedeas]

10. Do Tweety and Couric wear the same Corporate Lipstick