Did Nancy Skinner Question Karl Rove’s Patriotism? Angry Bear

Cliff May thinks so:

On Fox a moment ago, liberal radio talk show host Nancy Skinner said that Karl Rove “is endangering our national security” – her short-hand reference to the Wilson/Plame brouhaha. So the left, which is always shouting: “How dare you question my patriotism!” to people who are not questioning their patriotism is now questioning the patriotism of Karl Rove and President Bush. Nice twist. This has become the left’s new refrain and a useful one it is since the left has long been seen by many Americans as not trustworthy on national security.

Of course, Mr. May questions the patriotism of liberals when there is no basis for doing so. It would seem that he and John Podhoretz want to give us ample reason to question their commitment to national security when it conflicts with their partisan garbage. I only regret that I was not watching FNC for their reaction to Ms. Skinner’s comment.

What do you mean we can't publish lies?

via Steve Gilliard: Justices Refuse to Shield Reports of False Charges

All that had to do was say none of these charges have any basis in fact or get a quote refuting them. Real simple.

So how much is Fox going to give Michael Schiavo?

And Nancy Grace better hope Michael Jackson is convicted.

Rimbo sure likes to attack Pelosi. He either has a major crush on her or is terribly frightened by her like a girly-man.

Rush: "Mullah Nancy Bin Pelosi ... is no different" than those who "convince all these people to put bombs on their kids"

This is really outrageous even by his standards. He cheapens the lives that are lost to suicide bombers when he says this crap.

You know the Dems need to start throwing some hissy fits. Maybe President Rahm Emanuel might disagree.

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Why is MSNBC even putting people like this on TV? Dr. Nancy was dumbfounded by what this teabagger had to say about Obama's back to school speech and lesson plans in general.

Nancy: Have you changed your mind since hearing the president today?

Teabagger: No I haven't. I thought the speech was OK, we never really had a problem with the content of the speech. It was always about the lesson plans.

Nancy: And what's the problem with the lesson plans, that the idea is to stay in school and do your work and not let adversity keep you down?

Teabagger: Well, actually the lesson plans as they're presented are actually illegal under the protection of People's Rights

Nancy: But what's your problem with the message?

Teabagger: Well like I said, there is no problem with the message it's the lessons plans that encourages students to reveal personal information about themselves by participating in the lessons that the teachers are putting forth for them and that's illegal....

Nancy: But I'm not sure I understand what you're talking about. No one asked for personal information as far as I understand and the lesson plans really went along with the bulk of the speech.

Teabagger: When the teachers ask in a questionnaires or they encourage the students to reveal information about their goals that delves into the psyche of the children and under code 34 of the federal regulations that's illegal.

Nancy: You must be kidding me. Do you not want kids to be talking about what they want to be when they grow up?

Yes, when a teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I was a kid I said I wanted to be a cop. OMG, that's blasphemy and illegal and I want to sue P.S. 122 in Astoria. I'm sorry, but isn't Obama's speech the reason this teabagger is on my teevee and not the teachers? I guess sometimes they get confused.

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Even the media is starting to call out republicans over their seriously ridiculous protests against President Obama--who dared to give a back to school speech to the children. Usually the teabagger brigade compares Obama to Hitler or a socialist, but Joe Watkins (former Bush 41 guy) came up with a new and even more stupid argument than usual. Parents can't compete with his charisma----ergo he shouldn't speak to the kids. Huh?

Watkins: This president is not an ordinary president. He's one of the most gifted speakers that the world has ever seen. He's gifted, he's charismatic and when he speaks he speaks with tremendous authority and great conviction and with tremendous persuasion. And it's one thing to talk to adult who maybe have the ability to discern between right or wrong or whether they agree or disagree. The challenge becomes the parents when he talks to their kids about the present, he's so persuasive, he's campaigning for the hearts and minds of the kids. Today's speech was fine....but what moms and dads are afraid of is that what happens when kids who can't distinguish what moms or dads can when the Defense of Marriage is repealed or the act comes up to...

Dr. Nancy: Joe, Joe, he didn't slip, there was no gotcha in this speech, you know that, there was nothing like that here.

Watkins: No, but we know they'll be other times when the president will make very strong and compelling arguments for issues that moms and dads don't agree with.

Usually, this would be the perfect trait that American appreciate in a president, so he could be a positive influence on the kids of America. Telling them that cutting class and to study hard is what they need to hear, but not to republicans. And Watkins turns it into a gay bashing segment. Is Joe saying that the president will schedule a speech to school kids in favor and talk about the Defense of Marriage Act? Is he kidding me? Even Chuck Todd looked at Watkins like he had an alien brain.

Todd: Joe, it sounds like you're worried the president's going to be too popular with kids. I guess...is that the concern that if he were less charismatic you'd be OK with him speaking to children?

Watkins: No, not at all....he's so popular and persuasive that parents don't want to compete with that

Say, what? Liar, liar, Watkins' pants are on fire. As long as the president is conservative then that president can speak to the kids every single day. I'm waiting for conservatives to ban their children from ever watching an Obama speech or interview. Republicans have become freaks since they've let the teabaggers take over their party.

Guest blogged by Mark Hoback of The Aristocrats.

Roy Edroso takes a look at George Packers piece on 'The Fall of Conservatism' and says hold on there a minute, cowpoke.

At American Street, Sister Nancy Beth Eczema makes a bold stand for anti-homosexual rights.

Belacqua Jones discuses the necessity of Keeping America Safe From Democracy

Swift take: Isn't it about time for Obama to concede this thing?

They wouldn't really remake 'Red Dawn', would they?

...and to play us out of here, Was Not Was has returned from the dead, and sounds poppin' fresh. Ciao.

Some helpful advice from the authorities. I guess Nancy Reagan's "Just say no" program is so 1981. Open thread below....

Prose before Hos: Average Assets of Americans compared to Presidential Candidates.

Al Qaeda in Albuquerque: Run on W's record, or run on the Constitution

pm carpenter's commentary: Mitt Romney -- a greased slab of elaborate demagoguery in motion"

Edicts of Nancy (satire): Dinosaurs had teen pregnancies, too, which proves to white trash "Christianists" that the earth is 6,000 years old.

Debate Tracker has clips from all the debates thus far.

If this isn't enough links for you, by pure coincidence my own humble blog is hosting Carnival of the Liberals today. Ten more great liberal blogs to choose from. I'll be here all week try the veal and send tips to bluegalsblog AT gmail DOT com .

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Steve wrote about this scandal previously, now the author is now speaking out and giving more details. Just four days ago Speaker Nancy Pelosi was calling for Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairman Nancy Nord to resign after she fired off a couple of letters to Congress opposing tougher legislation that would strengthen the agency that is supposed to oversee the safety of consumer goods, echoing White House concerns that favored industry profits over the health and welfare of consumers, especially children in the wake of recall after recall and the revelation that the CPSC has only one full-time employee that tests toys.

Well, as it turns out, Nancy Nord should have taken Pelosi's advice and left to spend more time with her family while the getting was good. CNN had WaPo's Elizabeth Williamson on to discuss her article today which reveals that Nord "and her predecessor have taken dozens of trips at the expense of the toy, appliance and children's furniture industries and others they regulate" while parents were buying millions of lead-tainted toys. Some of the trips "were sponsored by lobbying groups and lawyers representing the makers of products linked to consumer hazards."

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