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    New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person

    Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier

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    Image of TRexstasy TRexstasy
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    "Henry Kissinger's brains and Jessica Rabbit's body."

    And Seabiscuit's teeth!
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    Image of onebadclam onebadclam
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person

    Something tells me Republicans are willing to drop the Kissinger's brain requirement when confronted with the Jessica Rabbit body.
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    Image of PaisleyPajamas PaisleyPajamas
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    Interesting they would compare her to Jessica Rabbit rather than Francis The Talking Mule.
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    10/05/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: He ex-husband's name was Wilbur, so maybe Mr. Ed would be a better comparison.

    My favorite moment when she was Lt. Gov in NY was when she stood up during Gov. Pataki's ENTIRE inauguration speech. Anyone who didn't think she was nuts after that was kidding themselves.
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    Image of lil red lil red
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    McCaughey episode is available on The Daily Show website:
    [www.thedailyshow.com]

    [www.thedailyshow.com]

    Unfortunately the extended version (off air portion) was taken down.
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    10/05/09

    @lil red: Thanks! I saw this when it aired and couldn't believe the blatant stupidity.
    Jon was extraordinarily patient with this nincompoop.
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    Image of RonMwangaguhunga RonMwangaguhunga
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    Now if only those New Republic shitheads would apologize for giving The Bell Curve their cover real estate.
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    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    [www.huffingtonpost.com]

    Still gloriously preserved on HuffPo.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    I still love watching her fumble through her documentation on the Daily Show, desperately trying to back up the "death panel" passage. And Stewart asking why didn't even bother to use stickies.

    Not only a liar, but a dimwit.
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    10/05/09

    @BadUncle: And kudos to Stewart and his editors for sitting back in silence as she paged and paged and paged through and couldn't come up with THE ONE SECTION she kept saying everything hinged on. Bravo to them for recognizing the power of dead air.
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    naugahydeinplainsight promoted this comment afraidofauntieem was starred afraidofauntieem was unstarred
    Image of Tremonius Tremonius
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    There was this argument, see, back in the early days, the 70s. Archie Bunker opened up a new era in which a dingbat spewed his ignorance to the masses on primetime teevee! This was not Leave it to Beaver, friends.

    The explanation was, the arguments are dispelled by a clown who delivers them. It's Vonnegut's theory of the wrang-wrang.

    You want the spotlight of the enemy focused on a clown. It's why David Brooks is all upset and in denial about these loons in front of cameras on his side, and why you shouldn't be.

    Keep Sarah Palin.
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    Image of Chore Boy Chore Boy
    10/05/09

    In reply to New Republic Finally Gets Around to Calling Betsy McCaughey a Crazy Person
    Betsy is getting a little long in the tooth.
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    10/05/09

    @saythatscool: They're removable, if you're interested.
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    Image of flossy flossy
    10/05/09

    @saythatscool: I think she's quite toothsome.
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    10/05/09

    @flossy: The article says Jessica Rabbit's body? More like that wascally wabbit's incisors.

    What's up death doc?
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    Image of lawyergay lawyergay
    08/05/09

    In reply to Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier
    I honestly don't understand the appeal of these "love letter" type books. I thought the true pleasure of reading non-fiction was cackling mean-spiritedly along with the author as he bitchily eviscerates his subject. Right?
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    Image of budy920 budy920
    08/05/09

    In reply to Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier
    it's not only that he has compromised all journalistic integrity but he scoffs at the idea that someone would dare criticize him - i can no longer even remotely believe anything he says or writes and i resent being treated like an idiot-
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    Image of Dürer's Rhino Dürer's Rhino
    08/05/09

    In reply to Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier
    "You tell me where the line is between business and journalism."
    Look behind you. You passed it a few steps back. It was labeled 'Integrity'
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    Sargasm promoted this comment Edited by Dürer's Rhino at 08/05/09 8:59 AM Dürer's Rhino was starred Dürer's Rhino was unstarred
    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    08/05/09

    In reply to Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier
    This is everything that's wrong with the media. Dan Bartlett, who helped spin us into Iraq and four years too many of the worst administration in modern history, employs Richard Wolffe to spin some more for the "liberal" elements of the media. Wolffe sees no problem with going to work for his spin machine in the guise of being an independent voice. Worst, Wolffe sees no problem with any of it.

    A couple of years ago a friend of mine warned me to be wary of the phony left. He mentioned Salon at the time, but he also could have mentioned MSNBC. I told him he was being paranoid. Now I realize he was right. And we're fucked.
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    Edited by Mediahohoho at 08/05/09 8:36 AM Mediahohoho was starred Mediahohoho was unstarred
    Image of La Mareada La Mareada
    08/05/09

    @Mediahohoho: Liberals were so happy to see someone on TV who wasn't a Bush cheerleader, they gave each of them a lifetime pass. Even if that anti-Bush host/pundit/blogger was against or mocked everything else they believed in. See all the defenders of Olbermann.
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    Mediahohoho promoted this comment Edited by La Mareada at 08/05/09 10:04 AM La Mareada was starred La Mareada was unstarred
    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    08/05/09

    @La Mareada: Honestly, no offense but I'm kind of over the stereotyping. I agree with your first sentence to a point; and I think that's true about a lot of commentators on both sides of the fence. But if we are going to stereotype, let's remember that conservatives will forgive their spokesbot a fuckuva lot, no, what with the blaming tolerance toward gays for 9-11, calling for the assassination of government officials, being racists fucktards and the whatnot?

    What strikes me is that we're now also supposed to align ourselves with media brands for easy labeling. Fuck that. I watch Olbermann because I hold similarly opinions to his on a range of issues and like the way he synthesizes and presents the information. I also like a lot of the people he books, like John Dean and Jonathon Turley. Does it make me a liberal? Probably. Does it determine my responses to a host of hypothetical situations? Fuck you.

    As a very regular viewer (so shoot me) of his show, I take the good with the bad. Not a fan of worst persons, his "feud" with O'Reilly. Love the special commentaries. They're well written and generally about things I believe very strongly in.

    What should concern everyone reading this story is the very apparent corruption of the whole system. Does anyone else feel like they're being played as rubes by Wolffe and Bartlett? Fuck them, too. But thank them for revealing how utterly shallow and dishonest the whole shit show really is.

    So...you want to define me by that, go ahead. There's a lot of crap to watch/read/listen to. And there are a lot of opinions out there, too, each unique in its own way. Like a snowflake. Or an asshole.
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    Image of DorothyBarker DorothyBarker
    08/05/09

    In reply to Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier
    must say this saddens me; i always liked his appearances on 'countdown'.
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    Mediahohoho promoted this comment DorothyBarker was starred DorothyBarker was unstarred
    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    08/05/09

    @DorothyBarker: So did I. This is depressing.
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    Image of Iwillnotauditionforastar Iwillnotauditionforastar
    08/05/09

    In reply to Richard Wolffe's Ethical Swamp Grows Even Murkier
    Awww Cajun, you have been so prolific all evening.
    I've noticed. Good job. Sometimes a "You are awesome" is counterproductive to "You can do better."
    But positive reinforcement is always necessary at strategic times. Just not the wrong times.
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    The Cajun Boy promoted this comment Iwillnotauditionforastar was starred Iwillnotauditionforastar was unstarred
    Image of ampersandparade ampersandparade
    08/05/09

    @Iwillnotauditionforastar: I agree. The highlight of my weird vampire work schedule is periodically falling in love with a cajun. Who is likely not a vampire.
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    Image of The Cajun Boy The Cajun Boy
    08/05/09

    @ampersandparade: Oh stop it you two! No, actually, carry on as you were.
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