ABC's John Stossel At It Again: Critics of Obama Are All Labeled Racists By His Supporters
By Logan Murphy Wednesday Aug 26, 2009 8:00am
Here we go again. ABC's resident Glenn Beck wannabe, John Stossel, whines in a recent blog entry that all critics of President Obama are labeled racists by his supporters. To prove his point, he cites an article by a right wing pundit who has been consistently wrong about issues of race -- Jonah Goldberg.
During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama’s supporters promised that his election would allow America to “transcend race."
But of course that hasn’t happened. Jonah Goldberg writes:
It was Obama’s supporters who hinted, teased, promised, and prophesied that Obama would help America “transcend race.” But now, it is they who shrink from their own promised land…
From Day 1, Obama’s supporters have tirelessly cultivated the idea that anything inconvenient for the first black president just might be terribly, terribly racist.
Without one shred of evidence to back up his assertions, Stossel ends his screed with this:
Come on. Every president eventually is criticized by the media – even one as “transcendent” as Obama. The President’s supporters should engage his critics with facts, not charges of racism. Read on...
Facts? If Mr. Stossel wants facts, he sure picked the wrong person to quote on his blog. The fact is, that racism is driving the heavy resurgence of right wing militias in this country. It is a fact that threats against our newest president have skyrocketed, and his race plays a huge role. The Minuteman movement is based on extreme racism and xenophobia, and all of this is being perpetuated daily by Republican politicians, Fox News and the titular head of the Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh, who gleefully aired a parody about President Obama called "Barack the Magic Negro."
I'm not trying to say that all critics of President Obama are racists, but there's no denying the fact that racism permeates much of the Republican Party, it's punditry and media. Oh and there's this, this, this and this -- and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Hey Stossel, if you're going to make these broad allegations, you need to come to the table with more than just quotes from Doughy Pantload wetting himself over Janeane Garofalo.
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You must watch this video to see just how far the "moral majority have fallen, in terms of actually being moral.
http://progressnotcongress.org/?p=2689
Is a urinal in a men's room at a truck stop.
john stossel...wishin he was as big a douchebag as tom selleck
john stossel's tongue?
http://www.soapbox.com.au/products/images/3CU...
the first thing that comes to mind is, Boy, what a pisshead!
I betcha he's got ass-less leather chaps with a matching vest and hat to go with that mustache.
visions of Stossel and Michael Medved who hates gay people. But Medved isn't gay. Really.
he's just REALLY feminine...not that there's any thing wrong with that.
there's nothing wrong with being gay. But self-loathing closet cases like Medved, the "Christian" right, republicans, and the righty talk-radio cons have decided that this is a great offense. Hypocrisy.
"I'm not a racist, I just pander to them."
"Dr. D" David Schultz
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Schultz_(professional_wrestler)
always the first though to cross my mind when someone brings up stossel.
"...Doughy Pantload wetting himself over Janeane Garofalo."
Ewwww. That's just gross. Gross and wrong.
Not as wrong as John Stossel though.
that either Mr. Goldberg and Ms. Garafalo are considered serious subjects for commentary or interviews by any anchor of a television network.
Garafalo has proven to be far more correct in her views that goldberg ever has.
Her quote was the only correct thing in that entire post.
That is why the idiots on the other side avoid singling ours out.
A bit brash and outspoken, but she's been right on the money about quite a few things.
Besides that, she's really hot.
She's my future ex wife ya know....so HANDS OFF!
bumping tats makes my snorkel all bubbly.
it would take all the bubblies outta yer snorkel, lol!
we can not have that!
"Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity"
Who has shown himself to be nothing more than a sellout who is willing to trade any values he may have had at one time for position and power.
That's a porn 'stache if ever there was one!
its funny that john 'stache'el references and quotes jonah goldberg in a piece about labels and stereotypes. *cough* liberal fascism *cough*
hypocrites, both of them.
the disney news channel should stick to cartoons and leave "news" to the professionals.
rendered people into perverts and in the process curve your spine and drain away your will.
"Every president eventually is criticized by the media..."
Every president since George W. Bush, anyway.
To be fair, Stossell isn't part of the 'media', he works in public relations for large corporate governing bodies. Crooks & Liars, however; is part of the media.
C+L is Alternative Media and it should remain that.
Alternative to what?
The concept of freedom of the press is that the people can publish and disseminate anything about their government without fear of punishment. ABC (Disney) is part of the governing body (unelected, for sure), by their actions. C&L IS the media, representing the voice of the people.
Stossel is just another one of Disney's "imagineers".
S...T...O (Oral!!!)...S...S...(Shitty!!!)...E...L (Lame wad!!!)...you...
Cheerleading with the Stars.
http://www.fiftiesweb.com/group-cowboy.jpg
Is Stoessel as stupid at playing the race card as Jake Tapper?
Americans are largely disinterested in what matters most in their lives.
...one in which he gets exactly what he deserves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrX9Ca7LSyQ
I could watch that over and over.
Anyone who can sport a 70's porn stache like that is the kind of man I need to listen to.
I wonder if he drives one of those sweet firebirds with a picture of an actual firebird on the hood, because that would be sweet!
I hate to admit it, but in one regard John Stossel is right. We HAVE NOT transcended race with the election of President Obama. In fact, his election has awakened the sleeping beast once again and I fear we may be headed back to the turbulent and disgusting 60s.
Case in point: I read in today's Bangor Daily News that "The John Birch Society" is beginning to rear its' ugly head once again. They plan to have a "Brief History of The John Birch Society" hosted by Harold Shurtleff. He will also discuss "issues of concern" including "Obamacare", the proposed Constitutional Convention, the Article 10 resolutions and the bailout, Thursday in Bangor ME and Saturday in Presque Isle.
I dread what lies ahead of us.
When I and I think most on the left used the term "transcend race" we were referring to the fact that a huge number of white and non-white people would vote for and support Obama. Never in memory did I or any other progressive with more than two brain cells to rub together in any way mean that once Obama was elected all of the country's racism was going to somehow magically dissolve away. What I am sick of it the equivalency. The right has wrong about everything, to be kind I will say at least 85% of the time, for the past 50+ years of my life. The MSM go to great lengths to prop up the right and do what ever they can to minimuise the left. It has taken a huge amount of effort and money to keep the country stupid.
MSM IS propping up the right, and eroding any productive discussion we might have about where our country is headed. They no longer care about informing the public on the issues, they simply want to make money. I hope they're proud of themselves for helping the liars get their messages across just for the sake of attracting more advertisers.
I certainly didn't think racism would "dissolve away" either. In fact, I thought that there would be SOME reawakening of racism, particularly in the South, but I never dreamed it would get to such a high point, in so many areas, so quickly. I had hopes we might be able to have sane & constructive debates about the direction of our country, but I was wrong and I'm very disappointed. Today, I read that The John Birch Society is holding two meetings here in Maine this week and it just makes me sick to think people are actually going to believe their lies.
that lately, mustache's seem to grow not on the upper lip, but on assholes?
Examples: Geraldo, Bolton and Stossel.
Who's the last liberal to sport a great stache? I can't remember.
Keith Olbermann
Or this guy...
My next tattoo..after the Bender/Social D tat, is gonna be of Zappa!
Right across from my Johnny Cash tattoo...
Thanks!
This guy!
Well since Golberg seems to be today's favorite source,
two outta three ain't bad.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZkSSURCm3FI/SboI--g...
Please tell me you're not suggesting Stalin and Adolph fucking Hitler were liberals.... Please tell me you aren't totally fucking retarded.
what IS up with that post?
ain't you read, or rather railed at, the title of his book?
I weren't payin close enough contention.
It's funny how Libertarians always claim their not right-wing, but then every time they make an argument, they refer to right-wingers, go on their TV shows, and generally pal around with them.
stash.
( As distinguished from Stache...see above)
Jonah Goldberg wrong about just race? When does Jonah Goldberg say anything right about anything?
Seriously, the only thing that keeps Goldberg from stealing William Kristol's crown as the most often-wrong right-wing pundit is that Goldberg spends too much time pulling stupidity out of his imagination. At least Kristol confines most of his poor predictions to the real world.
it should be accompanied by this clip.
Stossel perfectly embodies the idea of "shitwhistle."
Nods in emphatic agreement w/Wed, 08/26/2009 - 09:33 — Biggus Diggus
...one in which he gets exactly what he deserves.
That's hard hitting journalism at its finest.
I was feeling kind of down, mourning Sen. Ted's death, but this picked me right up.
Every once in a while, there is some justice in this country.
Can you believe how easy this wussy goes down.
ROFL!
I think I'll call my cousin and leave him a one word message.
I mentioned this on the thread from last night about doughy pantload.
He kvetches that the "liberals" won't recognize his Jewishness, and he often accuses his critics of being anti-Semitic in their remarks toward him.
But it's the Jews who don't recognize Goldberg's Judaism. To be born Jewish ideally both parents are, but it comes through the mother's line. In the case of a mixed religion marriage, one is born Jewish only if the mother is. Otherwise you have to convert, and neither the Conservatives, nor the Orthodox make it easy for you. The former might not be quite as severe as the latter though.
And lucianne goldberg is not Jewish.
Before the sex change, Lucianne's name was Lucifer.
You MUST. No excuses. The smartest God humor since Voltaire...
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh..."
Buddah...buddah...bing!
I just watched the first episode of "Mr. Deity" and it was awesome. Finally a Deity I can get behind.
About 5 years ago I wrote ABC News and said I would no longer watch any ABC News shows as long as they emloyed Stassel. He had just done segments on "Greed is good" and "out-sourcing American jobs is good for America". I think he has been proven dead wrong on both counts.
He has proven himself to be a corporate tool of the highest order.
Please write ABC News and join my boycott.
Thanks!
but they are releasing a Special Edition of Cinderella for Blue Ray and it is on Special down at Whole Foods. I'll pick up some grapes while I am there.
...... "everybody likes a little @ss, but nobody likes a smart @ss"
should boycott Whole Foods than at you. But your point is taken.
LOL.
...Stoessel and Geraldo Rivera in the same room together?
But when I turned it on the set was empty.
Wasn't it the right that was claiming racism was over after Obama got elected? Seems like there was a C&L post about that very thing, too lazy to dig through the archive though.
This seems to be more rightwing/libertard projection. Much like they were so adamant that Obama was "the messiah" (and claimed that's what libruls thought of him), now they're on about how libruls are the real racists (electing an AA, notwithstanding).
He's an Idiot!
Has there ever been a website more aptly named than Crooks and Liars?Look at the lineup of paid shills,crooks and liars here today.It's disgusting.Revolting.
Still...it's important to keep an eye on these Crumbs and document their devious slinking filthy fictions.
The Right wing lying, lunatic, Stossel, has always been a wanted to be like O'Lielly, the Dick Licker of Blimpaugh.
Who did you blow to get your job? There's no way a shallow half-wit like you could have ascended to the job on merit.
that anything posted about Stossel should be immediately followed by the clip of David "Dr. D" Schultz slapping him to the floor.
I can't never get enough of that. "That's an open handed slap, is that fake?"
"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"
the only reason republicans smile is because they think they're gonna get a look at Obama's dick. I know it would make their wives happy but the men? Oh well, they wanted to look at Clinton's too. What's up republicans, a little short in that area?
They are racists. Or, let us be generous, there may be one or two who aren't but I haven't heard or seen them yet.
Yeah - count me as one (white)supporter who bluntly says "It's all about race".
... their hate and vile can multitask.
Good one! I stand corrected
take one. it'll only set you back 50 cents.
how much is the Rid you'll need afterward?
Prominent Obama critics:
1. John McCain
2. John Boehner
3. Charles Grassley
4. Paul Krugman
5. Eric Cantor
These are the most prominent I can think of off-hand. When have they been called racist for criticizing Obama?
It takes a pathetic man with a pathetic career, whose life ambition is to measure up to the respect given geraldo rivera
While sporting a cheesy 70 era porno stars stache.
Geraldo's footsteps all he has to do is go into the empty safe.
This time somebody remember to lock the damn door.
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