Doug Schoen The Fox News Democratic Wanker Of The Decade

[Purveyor]

I previously wrote about what a Democratic wanker Doug Schoen is. But for his jaw-dropping appearance on Hannity on 12/18/09, in which he enthusiastically joined every single Republican talking point and failed to rebut the smears leveled at what was supposed to be his own side, Schoen has taken the cake for Democratic Wankers. And it's a distinction for which he had plenty of competition. Of course, the decade has one more year. So it's quite possible someone could come along and reclaim the prize. With video.

Schoen appeared on the “Great American Panel” segment of Hannity (Priscilla has posted about a different aspect of that panel) with Andrew “I plan to blackmail President Obama” Breitbart and Diana Falzone, from Foxnews.com. So it’s safe to conclude Schoen knew he was going to be the only possible advocate for Democrats there and that he'd be going against at least two strong anti-Democratic voices. But those odds only seemed to stimulate Schoen to join the anti-Democratic club.

Schoen started by giving props to Andrew Breitbart for his anti-ACORN videos. Schoen did not think it worth mentioning that an independent report commissioned by ACORN found that it had not broken any laws. Nor did Schoen mention that there are serious questions about the editing of at least some of the videos, that exculpatory material had been edited out of them and that Breitbart has yet to release the unedited videos. Since Schoen’s appearance, ACORN was exonerated by the Congressional Research Service of all legal wrongdoing, but there’s no reason to think he would have mentioned that, either. Instead, Schoen exclaimed with gusto that the undercover videos, made by conservative activists with their own issues regarding truth, are “changing the face of politics… because what people are learning is that they can’t get away with the kind of outrageous behavior that has been part of politics as usual.” Well, unless you’re a conservative with an axe to grind on Fox News.

“So it’s a real service,” Schoen concluded.

“There’s a new era of citizenship,” Breitbart said, as he boasted about his efforts. “If you want to be a good American, then pay attention to what’s going on around you, and if you see corruption, report it.” This, from the guy who is trying to blackmail the Obama administration into holding hearings into ACORN by threatening to release more videos during the 2010 election cycle.

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[MidwestRick]

1. "an independent report commissioned by ACORN "

Ummm???