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Rosie and Nancy In The Heartland
Newshounds
Sunday April 8, 2007
Note: Guest blogged by Priscilla
Last night 4/7/07 on Heartland, John Kasich’s “no nonsense
Mid-Western sensibility” included a panel discussion that
led off with (are we surprised) more Rosie O'Donnell bashing. In
his opening preview of the show topics, O'Donnell's photo, next
to the words “Free Speech?,” was shown. As an added
bashing bonus, Kasich began the O'Donnell piece with a comment about
people speaking out and then showed a shot of Cindy Sheehan speaking,
on Good Friday, at Crawford Texas. He then said that there are others
who are “speaking their minds and pushing far out theories.”
Thus, the stage was set for yet more Fox News Rosie-bashing.
Kasich presented a montage of three O'Donnell comments –
the dehumanization of Iranians, speculation about Building 7 at
the WTC, and the statement that “someone should impeach Bush.”
(Comment: a sentiment shared by more than just Rosie.) Kasich asked
if “Rosie was speaking her mind or trying to influence or
create a political agenda?” Meanwhile, the chyron read “freedom
or agenda.”
Kasich said, to entertainment correspondent Shira Lazar, that when
he was in congress he “learned to respect the opinions of
others” and noted that he has had people on his show who make
inane comments.” (Comments: describing yourself?) He asked
if “America is tuning out O'Donnell or is she having an influence?”
Lazar responded that “controversy creates ratings and people
are listening.” Kasich was not “convinced that people
are buying this.” He noted that “somebody was actually
clapping” when O'Donnell made these comments and asked “who
are these people?”
Angela McGlowan, Fox political analyst (and 1994 Miss District
of Columbia, USA) chimed in that people do have free speech but
“we have a responsibility, on TV, to make some kind of sense
(Comment: sentiment not shared by Fox) and O'Donnell has lost her
mind.” Ms. McGlowan didn’t think that “many people
are listening” She added that some TV figures will “spew
lies for ratings.” (Comment: Fox News, ya think?)
Kaisch said, to Young Democrats for America’s Jane Fleming,
that he didn’t “really care that much” about Rosie
and then proceeded with a litany of O'Donnell comments that he considered
unacceptable. Included in his list was O'Donnell's comment (according
to Kasich) that “Firm Christians are as bad as radical Islam.”
(Comment: the actaul quote is that “radical Christianity is
just as threatening as radical Islam.”) Fleming responded
that that “Rosie will not be advising the President on national
policy” and that as the women who watch O'Donnell are “smart
and capable,” she has confidence that these women are able
to make decisions about the content of O'Donnell's comments.
The rest of the segment was devoted to bashing Nancy Pelosi as
Kasich quoted from the Washington Post editorial that was very critical
of Pelosi’s trip and that has been rebutted here and here.
McGlowan (who received more time for comments than Fleming) said
that Pelosi’s trip would “damage her severely”
and showed just how “dysfunctional the Democrat party has
become.” She added that “liberals will go by any means
necessary to undermine the administration’s policy”
and “compromise our policy against the war on terror.”
Fleming was able to get in a quick response about how Pelosi’s
delegation of Democrats and Republicans were working in conjunction
with the goals of the ISG and in telling Syria to stop supporting
terrorists, they were not undermining our policy.
After a quick look at Obama’s fund raising and the question
of whether he will have “staying power” or be another
Howard Dean, Kasich allowed McGlowan to promote her book “Bamboozled”
which, as described by McGlowan, “exposes the liberal exploitative
agenda and the lies and tactics used in the last election.”
She said it is part of the “grass roots to help take back
the House and Senate.” (Comment: “Bamboozled”
is also the title of a Spike Lee movie which satirizes media presentations
of African Americans. Its lead character is a Harvard educated black
man who works as a writer for a TV network that rejects his scripts
for shows that portray intelligent black people. Some irony, here?)
Comment: Rosie O’Donnell has replaced Anna Nicole as the
new Fox obsession. In describing what they feel is her “irresponsibility,
self promotion, and agenda”, they are describing what is done,
on a daily basis, at Fox News. As the bard said, “methinks
they doth protest too much” and “nothing will come of
nothing.”
INFOWARS:
BECAUSE THERE'S A WAR ON FOR YOUR MIND
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