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coopmeister Wrote: May 27, 2010 5:10 PM

Sorry, man I went to Jesuit schools.
Since when does "personhood" refer to race?
You said it, not me.

FYI, my point wasn't about Obama anyway, Speedi,
its about the politics of personal destruction perfected by the dead Lee Atwater, and carried on by Roger Ailes, and Atwood apprentice Karl Rove.

January 2003 Esquire:
Ron Suskind shared this first person account of Karl Rove:

"Inside, Rove was talking to an aide about some political stratagem in some state that had gone awry and a political operative who had displeased him.
I paid it no mind and reviewed a jotted list of questions I hoped to ask.
But after a moment, it was like ignoring a tornado flinging parked cars.
“We will fu##ck him. Do...

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coopmeister Wrote: May 27, 2010 4:01 PM

The repb'n big money guys had leaked exactly what they think of this level of echo-chamber blogging.
point blank.

"this part of our base is reactionary, fear-based, easily exploited.."
feed 'em a daily diet of bloody red meat, they contribute and vote as they're told.

Thoreau's "lives of quiet desperation.."

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vladimir estragon Wrote: May 27, 2010 3:34 PM

Once again, you provide chapter and verse and the inbreds can do nothing but holler and scream. This isn't the first time Meredith has lifted stories and headlines but, as you point out, who cares? They're not interested in facts, only in their daily doses that keep their outrage levels appropriately raised. It makes them feel . . . alive, I guess.

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Speedicut Wrote: May 27, 2010 3:24 PM

Destroying His personhood? What kinda guilty white liberal craaap is that? This is the Big Leagues and Obama can take the heat just like every other President or politician before Him. Oh, wait, since He's BLACK (well, half) you will judge Him DIFFERENTLY. Do you see what I mean when I say liberals are racist and don't realize it?

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Paul3081 Wrote: May 26, 2010 3:29 PM

coopmeister writes: Wednesday, May, 26, 2010 2:33 PM
Paul
Find ANY corroboration? please.

Why should I? Just because you want to deflect from your own dumb posts. I believe Breitbart. Why don't you prove it didn't happen. Show us ANY statement denying it took place.

What I can't find is a single word about anywhere on the internet is this "Repbn's ban TV cameras from luncheon
...and all reporters". (Coopmeister, May 26th, 12:16pm)

No source, no quote, no link, no corroboration. Bottom line...you just made it up didn't you?

You worked out the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans day yet?

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Traci27 Wrote: May 26, 2010 3:11 PM

Coopmeister, Jennifer, bojangles - all are so similar, and I think Paul is correct - laughter is the best way to deal with them.

Okay, all us "teabaggers, righties, lemmings, etc." - I think we should gather together, sip Earl Grey and sing Koombaya (I think I misspelled that).

At least Obama has the luxury now of having Gibbs be the heavy for him to avoid the difficult questions (ha) rather than stomping off, as he did during the campaign. Now THAT was a classic Obama moment and one of the few times the media took him to task for anything.

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Paul3081 Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:39 PM

Get this one..."Classic honorable debate, has as its number 1 principle, attack a topic with with your carefully crafted argument, never your opponent."

Oh please...laughing this much hurts.

Coop, earlier today..."Hey ya righties, all together now "reporter reveals....."
talk about lemmings!"

Coop earlier today: "Breitbart, unfortunately is famous for his lack of compunction around doctoring audio/video..."

Yeah - carefully crafted arguments with no attacking of the messenger whatsoever.

Coop you are a pathetic hypocrite.

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Paul3081 Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:36 PM

Yep. No argument here. Coop the FrootLoop does it all day every day. Googles, shoots and leaves...

Most days I just ignore it and enjoy your humorous take-downs.

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coopmeister Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:32 PM

Find ANY corroboration? please.

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bojangles5 Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:31 PM

Typically, the TH and Breitbart cowards won't allow us to read or hear the ENTIRE clip or story. Wonder why? Because IN CONTEXT, you might actually hear the truth - rather than a Jessup-fashioned hit job.

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coopmeister Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:29 PM

The organized destruction of Obama's personhood began immediately, upon his election.

It doesn't take much research to demonstrate that the politics of destruction is alive and well...long after Lee Atwater's prayed for forgiveness on his death bed. Nope Bush's brain, AKA K Rove, was an attentive understudy, and is gifted at, not "lying," but revising the truth.

Classic honorable debate, has as its number 1 principle, attack a topic with with your carefully crafted argument, never your opponent.
But the politics of destruction focuses on only the person, rendering any good ideas to a political scrap heap.

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:24 PM

The M.O. of such drive-by allegations is to throw crap up against the wall, then get the hell outta' there as quick as possible.

It works real well for trolls, Liberals, Progressives and the like. There really is no need to back up stuff or to even face realities. But then......you already knew this so who the heck are we to dwell on the nonsense of FruitLoopMeister and his predictable tripe.

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Paul3081 Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:17 PM

Bottom line Pail...
An uncorroborated report, with doctored audio...
does not the truth make.

What the hell are you talking about. Just because your left wing echo chamber doesn't see fit to corroborate something doesn't mean it didn't happen.

Are you seriously trying to suggest that the statement in that video, in writing, that says "Gibbs called White House reporters into the West Wing Friday and criticized them for asking too many BP questions" is false.

Prove it.

"Bottom Line" - ha. Just because you can't find it on Google doen't mean it didn't happen.

You ever going to back up this statement...
"Repbn's ban TV cameras from luncheon
...and all reporters". No source, no quote, no...

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Dread Wrote: May 26, 2010 2:11 PM

but I have this suspicion that if the Obama administration were taking a stronger lead on this, this post would be about how the Obama administration is oppressing the oil industry.

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 1:49 PM

The crap about Jeremiah Wright, as reported only by, FoxNews----"uncorroborated.

The crap about, John Edwards' affair in the National Enquirer-----"uncorroborated".

The crap about, Van Jones? "Uncorroborated" and only reported by, Glenn Beck.

The crap about, Bill Ayers? "Uncorroborated" as to his having a friendly relationship with, Obama. Only FoxNews claims this.

The crap about, Rahid Khalidi? "Uncorroborated.
The crap about, Joyce Foundation and Obama having a significant role in "Chicago Climate Exchange" (CCE). Uncorroborated.

The significantly deep, deep relationships betwixt Obama, Goldman Sachs, Al Gore ("Generations") and the Global Warming scam, the creation of "OFFSETS", and the like?...

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coopmeister Wrote: May 26, 2010 1:21 PM

An uncorroborated report, with doctored audio...
does not the truth make.

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Paul3081 Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:57 PM

"Press Secretary Robert Gibbs IS SAID to have done"

Did you even watch that video above...big letters on the screen that said "Gibbs called White House reporters into the West Wing Friday and criticized them for asking too many BP questions".

Is Mr Gibbs disputing he did this?
Is there any other WH reporter disputing that this happened?

Yet here you are trying to spin it as never having occurred and it's all some stuff made up by Breitbart.

I'm sure you can google up some left-wing echo chamber junk that calls into question the past unproven behavior of some blogger that you will assure us means this is all a figment of everyone's imagination. What a joke.

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:45 PM

You really are a scurrilous little scallywag...

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SJA Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:34 PM

Who ever thought that we could trust the reporting of the National Enquirer above those reputable truth seekers like the NYT or the Washington Post.

I am sure that Coop is still googling for an article that says the Edwards scandal is nothing more than the right wing trying to deminish the fine qualities of a man who almost became President.

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:34 PM

Obama is "SAID TO HAVE HAD" a 22 year relationship with Jeremiah Wright.

Jeremiah Wright is "SAID TO HAVE" baptized Obama's two daughters.

Jeremiah Wright is, "SAID TO HAVE" presided over the marriage vows of Michelle and the man-child.

And who was it who was saying that Jeremiah claimed these things?
FoxNews.
That despicable dissenter of all-things-wonderful in the Obama World.

LEGACY MEDIA did not break this story---Sean Hannity did.

Legacy media did not cover this story for weeks and weeks and weeks and weeks after FoxNews first revealed it.
That despicable "non-establishment" media source...

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:14 PM

John Edwards. One of a select few of FRONT-RUNNERS for the DEMOCRAT PARTY.
He was this close() to becoming the POTUS-----OOOOOOOOPS, until the made-up story of him was released by, NATIONAL ENQUIRER.

What?

Have we not yet seen retribution, a major law suit levied against NATIONAL ENQUIRER for their defammatory tripe? Ohhhhhhhh, you mean it was TRUE?
You mean......you mean......."a non-establishment" media source got to it before our trusted, reliable, incisive, investigative cadre of Legacy media types swarmed on it?

Naaaaahhhhhhh, say it aint so.

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coopmeister Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:05 PM

"Press Secretary Robert Gibbs IS SAID to have done

Breitbart, unfortunately is famous for his lack of compunction around doctoring audio/video...

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 12:02 PM

"Anyone who minimizes the power play behind what Gibbs did should be asking themselves why someone from a non-establisment media outlet had to be the one to tell the public about this."

Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.
Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2010/05/26/gibbs-s colds-wh-reporters-asking-so-many-bp-questions#ixzz0p3CeqU2 z

Hey, Tom Blumer----KINDA' LIKE when someone from a "non-establishment" media outlet had to be the one to tell the public about, OBAMA's 22 year relationship with America-Hater, JEREMIAH WRIGHT?

You mean, kinda' like...

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 11:45 AM

"Anyone who minimizes the power play behind what Gibbs did should be asking themselves why someone from a non-establisment media outlet had to be the one to tell the public about this."

Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.

Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tom-blumer/2010/05/26/gibbs-s colds-wh-reporters-asking-so-many-bp-questions#ixzz0p3CeqU2 z

EARTH TO TOM BLUMER:

You mean----kinda' like why someone from the "non-establishment" media outlet BROKE teh story on DEMOCRAT PARTY candidate, John Edwards. Even after the story had been out for considerable...

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clarityseeker2 Wrote: May 26, 2010 11:30 AM

Good Day to you.

Could we have been given any better gift than what FruitLoopMeister just bestowed upon us?

I mean---there's no challenging of the efficacy of this story.

There is no refuting that Gibbs did indeed "warn" members of the press about their "questioning" Gibbles about BP story.

Nope------no disputes at all.
Only a full listing of blog sites wishing to fill that void of TRUTH created by, Legacy media sources.

I remain genuinely humored and tickled at what this IMBECILE has unwittingly revealed in this story----that indeed, there is "NO STORY" in the minds of Leftist, Liberal, Progressive IDEALOGUES.
There is "NO STORY", among that alphabet soup of dinosaur, IN-THE-BAG-FOR-OBAMA...

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