Today on Tommy T's Obsession with the Freeperati - sordid sampler edition

OK, folks - time to spin that airlock wheel and enter the iso chamber of horrors.  Don't worry - it won't hurt - much.

First up - for whom the bell trolls!

Bob Woodward trolled us The Daily Caller ^ | 3/28/13 | Matt K. Lewis

Posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:49:06 PM by Nachum

Twitter exploded last night, after Bob Woodward revealed that White House official had warned him he would “regret” saying Obama had moved the goal posts on sequestration.

Predictably, conservatives latched onto this, as it confirmed our suspicion about the Obama Administration’s “Chicago-style” of politics. A lot of mainstream journalists bought into this, too — reflexively believing anything the great Bob Woodward says.

Of course, Woodward (who was expert at trolling for publicity before the internet even existed), benefits greatly from the publicity (nothing sells books like controversy).

1 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:49:17 PM by Nachum

The best rube in the world?  One who doesn't realize he's being fleeced.

To: Nachum; All

No, Woodward did not troll us.

What is being lost in all of this, is that Woodward got about a 30 minute earful from the White House, and that earful wasn’t whispered sweet nothings, either.

And Lanny davis and Fournier have been on the receiving end, too.

3 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:55:04 PM by Laissez-faire capitalist

Bliss.

To: Laissez-faire capitalist

“Nice career ya gots dere Bob. Beez a shame what anythin’ wuz ta happen ta it...”

It’s the Chicago way.

4 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 2:58:44 PM by Norm Lenhart

No, it's the Vercotti Brothers way.

Predictably, conservatives latched onto this, as it confirmed our suspicion about the Obama Administration’s “Chicago-style” of politics.

Even after they just finish reading the rebuke, it still goes sailing right over their collective head. 

To: Nachum

I don’t think that it is the Chicago way, actually, I think it is Hillary’s revenge.

Watch all of those who are loyal to her line up against the Obamas.

Operation Chaos II - electric boogaloo!

Trotting Michelle out everywhere was always going to make her annoyed.

8 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:04:34 PM by Truth2012

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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

He did troll us. After I read the emails... I was like... BFD.

Exclusive: The Woodward, Sperling emails revealed

Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:59:15 AM · by Sub-Driver · 35 replies

Politico ^

15 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:33:23 PM by Responsibility2nd (NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)

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To: Responsibility2nd

The moral of the story is: never trust a left wing partisan hack. He appeared to change his stripes, but that was so he could get some air time from our news channels.

16 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:49:57 PM by VictoryGal (Never give up, never surrender! REMEMBER NEDA)

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To: Nachum

Sour grapes Matt?

No. Just a sensible analysis of the facts.

When I saw conservatives start to drool over Woodward, I suspected we were being played. He probably sold 10,000 books from people who wouldn't have considered it before his big "break" from the administration.

28 posted on Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:17:35 PM by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment. -Ludwig von Mises)

OK - pack up the tent show - time to take it to a new hick town - the rubes are getting wise.

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More after the sequester...

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Well, let's go to turncoats-ville, shall we? We'll start with the oldest drums of traitor-baiting and work our messy way forward.

From the Department of the Redundancy Department - Republican Idiots!

Colin Powell Slams ‘Idiot Presentations’ by Some Republicans, Urges GOP Leaders to ‘Speak Out’
ABC News ^

Posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:46:01 AM by Sub-Driver

Colin Powell Slams ‘Idiot Presentations’ by Some Republicans, Urges GOP Leaders to ‘Speak Out’

In an interview with ABC’s Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos during ABC’s special inauguration day coverage this morning, former Secretary of State Colin Powell lashed out at people in the Republican Party who spent the last four years spreading “birther nonsense” and other “things that demonize the president,” calling on GOP leaders to denounce such talk — publicly.

“Republicans have to stop buying into things that demonize the president. I mean, why aren’t Republican leaders shouting out about all this birther nonsense and all these other things? They should speak out. This is the kind of intolerance that I’ve been talking about where these idiot presentations continue to be made and you don’t see the senior leadership of the party say, ‘No, that’s wrong.’ In fact, sometimes by not speaking out, they’re encouraging it. And the base keeps buying the stuff.

“And it’s killing the base of the party. I mean, 26 percent favorability rating for the party right now. It ought to be telling them something. So, instead of attacking me or whoever speaks like I do, look in the mirror and realize, ‘How are we going to win the next election?”

1 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:46:04 AM by Sub-Driver

Five.....four.....three......two......one.....

To: Sub-Driver

So Colon Bowel sees no problem that all of Obastard’s records are sealed?

2 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:48:44 AM by beethovenfan (If Islam is the solution, the "problem" must be freedom.)

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To: Sub-Driver

The only thing I agree with is that birtherism is nonsense.

3 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:49:02 AM by popdonnelly

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To: Sub-Driver

Suspect that he’s auditioning to be msnbc’s second al sharpton.

4 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:50:02 AM by DPMD

I understand your confusion.  They're so very hard to tell apart.

And - from the pot calling the kettle black department:

To: Sub-Driver

Colin Powell looked into himself and asked: “m I American or Black?”

He not only decided that question needed to be asked (it doesn’t) he answered in the latter when he voted and now speacks 100% based on the latter.

Shut up Colin, you damn racist.

7 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:53:16 AM by freedumb2003 (lib "think": My bumper sticker didn't go into details about that!)

A Freeper - calling somebody else a racist.

To: DPMD

Someone needs to tell this racist idiot to leave the Republican party, that he is not welcome. Sick of these Obama Republican ass kissers.

9 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:53:48 AM by bluerose ("Equal opportunity, not equal outcome" ~Paul Ryan)

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To: Sub-Driver

Colon, just suck it.....

 

go the hell away...you were never a Republican.

11 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:54:18 AM by Gaffer

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To: Sub-Driver

If Powell were honest he would change his political registration and stop pretending to be a Republican.

12 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:55:39 AM by reaganaut1

Can you imagine - in your wildest dreams - the collective howl that would go up from Freeperville if Powell did just that - then ran for the Presidency on the Democratic ticket in 2016 - AND WON??

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The term "White hut" would gain a whole new lease on life.

To: Sub-Driver

If Republicans had any testicles, they’d kick this rat bastard out of the party!

13 posted on Monday, January 21, 2013 10:55:48 AM by vette6387

But, of course, they don't. Nor do you.

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OK - what's next?

Ah - we seem to have forgotten Our Sarah over at Freeperville (much like the rest of the country), and then this happened - FOX on the run!

Sarah Palin Out At Fox News Channel
mediaite ^ | 1/25/13 | Noah Rothman

Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:19:04 PM by Nachum

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Fox News Channel are parting ways, according to a report in Real Clear Politics. After three years as a paid contributor for the channel, FNC and the former Republican vice presidential nominee have decided to cut ties.

A source close to Palin told Real Clear Politics that it was the governor’s decision not to renew their contract.

*“It’s my understanding that Gov. Palin was offered a contract by FOX, and she decided not to renew the arrangement,” the source close to Palin told RCP. “She remains focused on broadening her message of common-sense conservatism across the country and will be expanding her voice in the national discussion.”

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How long till they offer a slot to Al Gore?

1 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:19:13 PM by Nachum

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To: Nachum

Good for her. I don’t watch them anymore. Nothing there left to watch.

3 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:22:37 PM by carjic (Fed up!)

But....but.....Hannity is a "Registered Conservative"!!

To: Nachum

I would imagine that ALL the MSM news channels will carry this tonight as it is an opportunity to “Gloat over the corpse” of what they think is Sarah Palin’s dead career...

5 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:24:01 PM by GraceG

I suppose you'd prefer to leave it rotting at the dinner table?

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Of course, hope springs infernal...

To: svcw; onyx

I think we’ll be seeing a lot more of Mrs. Palin over
the next few years.

Palin UNCHAINED!

11 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:29:39 PM by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)

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To: Biggirl

"Not surprised. Fox News is pretty much has become center-left."

Conservatives with more than two active brain cells left FoxNews in 2007, when they swung to The Mulatto Messiah and the Left.

Are we talking about the same FOX news? And "Mulato Messiah"?  Why not just call him an octaroon and be done with it?

Palin is not going to be on the same panel as Dennis Kookcinich (a new Hire at FN), and she sees what we all have seen in the State-Run-Media, including FN.

26 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:43:24 PM by traditional1 (Amerika.....Providing public housing for the Mulatto Messiah)

"Mulatto Messiah"?

MAN, am I glad there's no racists on Free Republic.

To: Resettozero

The contract was probably for less. This is no victory for Palin. Even though there are those trying to pretend it is.

Palin has been out of the loop a long time now.

27 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:43:59 PM by dforest

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To: Bullish

They just renewed with Carl Rove through 2016, and now this?

31 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:50:00 PM by Ouchthatonehurt

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And then the sanity squad comes along:

To: Jane Long

I may be one of the few, I agree with Palin on lots but when she quit as Gov. due to the “press” she quite being a viable candidate to me.

She can be a leader in many ways but not a candidate.

you may all now yell and flame me but, if you cant stand the attack press of ALASKA I have doubts about how you will fair(sic) in DC. (maybe as Senator as the one from there just went stupider)

24 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 4:40:42 PM by Bidimus1

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To: Bidimus1

24 I may be one of the few, I agree with Palin on lots but when she quit as Gov. due to the “press” she quite being a viable candidate to me. ...

Agreed. It is apparent to me that she has not invested her time in becoming more informed. I wish her and her family well. She is great as a cheerleader, and I mean that positively, but she does not have gravitas. The media crucified Gingrich. I don't see her overcoming them in a campaign.

45 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 5:03:39 PM by MacNaughton

Rebuttal?

To: Bidimus1

I’m sorry but you are clueless!!! Sarah didn’t resign because of the press, she resign because the democrats were trying to bankrupt her by filling frivilous and fake ethical charges against her. She said that the time to personally defend herself legally well over 20 charges and more that were coming was taking a toll on the state business. The Republicans there hated her and didn’t want to come to her aid either. She sacrifice(sic) herself so that the State could move forward. You are embarrassing

49 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 5:08:20 PM by Bigtigermike

And I didn't want to go to your stinking old Prom, anyway! So there!

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I can't imagine what's keeping poster "Sarah Barracuda".

To: Nachum

Sarah had been getting lots of tweets on twitter from people telling her to leave Fox..ever since they hired Kucinich it was pretty obvious the direction Fox was going..she made the right choice by leaving

59 posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 5:35:13 PM by Sarah Barracuda

Haven't seen so many sour grapes since the last eletist wine tasting.

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OK - time for one more - how about - Cain Train?

Herman Cain Joins Fox News
newser.com ^ | Feb 15, 2013 | Associated Press

Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:00:04 AM by Mozilla

Well, Fox News needed to fill the void left by Sarah Palin's absence ... so the network hired Herman Cain as a contributor, it announced today. Cain, the former president and CEO of Godfather's Pizza, will also contribute to the Fox Business Network. He says he's looking forward to the job because it is "an opportunity to be one more voice for intelligent thinking in America." Fox has been shuffling its contributor lineup since the election, also recently hiring Dennis Kucinich and Scott Brown.

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Interesting move.

1 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:00:12 AM by Mozilla

 

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To: Mozilla

What difference, at this point, does it make?

Erudition by sound bite is impossible.

No one who should hear him will be listening, anyway.

7 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 8:50:57 AM by LachlanMinnesota

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To: Mozilla

Yep. Interesting move, but I am not a fan of Mr Cain and as a replacement for Boortz, he sucks.

9 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:21:27 AM by Tupelo (Hunkered down & loading up)

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To: Mozilla

Herman Cain endorses Gang of 8 illegal alien amnesty plan - and says ‘it’s not amnesty’ - and boom he gets a slot on FoxNews. What a, um, surprise.

10 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 9:28:44 AM by montag813

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To: Dacula

Stopped watching FNC, glad that I did with this addition. Does he still have his “999 Plan”? He was in way over his head. When he denide(sic) having something on the side Ms. White, I knew that he was guilty. You see, back in the day, a “High Yellow Woman”, got and received all of the attention.

13 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:08:49 AM by Capt_Hank (btu's...kcal's...to kJ's, but my activation energy is still high.)

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To: Tupelo

but I am not a fan of Mr Cain and as a replacement for Boortz, he sucks.

I AM a fan of Mr. Cain and as a replacement for Neal Boortz, he sucks.

Herman Cain was never, ever, ever meant to host a radio talk show. It's painful to listen to him, IMO.

15 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 10:29:13 AM by Scoutmaster (I've fixed my problem with procrastination; just wait and see.)

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To: Scoutmaster

Herman Cain was never, ever, ever meant to host a radio talk show. It's painful to listen to him, IMO.

Ditto!

16 posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 11:07:42 AM by varon (USA Nationalist)

My God - they're actually pulling a train on Cain!

His asshole is going to be a size 13 when they get done with him.

These guys' heroes sure have a damned short shelf life.

Well, that's enough Cain Pain for this session. Let's shut it down - drinks are on me.

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Comments

[Scott S.]

Never stop writing this stuff. Always brilliant, always hilarious, always sanity-saving... :)

[Razor Eddie]

I now have permanent emotional trauma stemming from the visualization of the phrase "pulling a train on Cain."

((shudder))

Seriously, I may sue.

[MapleStreet]

In talking with a friend who is clinically psychotic, even his words have some string of coherrence that I can latch on to.

But the Freepers. Living in a world where Woodward's exposure of Watergate was a partisan hack. Where Faux News went for Obama in 2007.?????????????????

Also I've never understood something from the moment that Rush came out with "half-rican". Using census criteria, 1/2 black = black. And while I get that they want to avoid to appear to jump on Obama because he is black, what is the logic in using Mulatto / half-rican/etc. as if these were worse than being black ?

[Dee Loralei]

Thanks Tommy T!

[MaryRC]

Love that cry of "Palin Unchained!". Every time she quits or gets fired, the "Palin Unchained!" chorus starts up. Because now that she's not a governor / VP / campaigner for President / Fox News pundit, she's free to be a true leader! Or join Dancing With the Stars! Or ... whatever!

[Tommy T]

Thanks, guys - much appreciated!

Tommy

[mazareth]

Re Palin Unchained: Isn't "Wolverines!' shorter?