Thursday, January 23, 2014

MSNBC's Alex Wagner takes on the Right's obsession with attacking Wendy Davis.

http://on.msnbc.com/1hkEn4Q
Click Alex to play video
"When was the last time that a man running for Governor of Texas, or any statewide office, had to specify who paid for his law degree? Whether or not he had any help with the kids? Exactly when he finalized his divorce? And how many days in trailer qualify as hardship?"

Exactly!

This attack on the Wendy Davis bio is extremely nit picky and the "exaggerations" that were claimed to have been uncovered amounted to virtually nothing. As the Washington Post pointed out a politicians bio is often not entirely accurate, but it is rare to have that cause the candidate any serious trouble in the long run.

And really, comparatively speaking, the inconsistencies in this case are almost negligible.

By the way I really like Alex Wagner, she was my favorite host in the mornings, and now that she has moved her show to Martin Bashir's old slot I make sure to never miss it.


26 comments:

  1. Anonymous2:32 PM

    Yeah... I mean, it's not like Wendy Davis lied about giving birth to a special needs baby, or anything like that!

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  2. Anonymous2:50 PM

    I like her too, but miss Martin! Success to one, off the heels of another! Hope they bring him back!!!

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    1. Anonymous3:19 PM

      "Success to one - " - could be related to the demise of Olberman to Rachel Maddow. He had her on his show often and then she replaced him!

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    2. Anonymous3:49 AM

      That's not correct, 3:19; she had her own show that followed his show, long before his departure.

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  3. Oh goody! Now maybe the Wendy Davis troll from that old thread can bring their rant to this thread!

    Anyone else notice how coordinated the attacks on Wendy are? All the nasty right wing blogs have the same story and they even called in that broke down fake pimp O'Keefe to post some crazy ass video of Wendy supporters making fun of Abbott in a wheelchair!

    Wendy's fundraising totals must have scared the shit out of the brothers "Randolph and Mortimer Duke"....opps I meant to say the Koch brothers!

    Those rat bastard sure are paying alot of motherfuckers to talk shit about ONE woman!

    I guess it's time to send more money to Wendy's campaign! LOL!!!

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  4. Anonymous3:22 PM

    Wendy's bio almost has as many lies and missing information
    As the Kenyan Muslim Marxist has

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    1. Anonymous6:25 PM

      3:22 - Did you learn where your periods are yet?

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    2. Anonymous6:48 PM

      Which means it's accurate and complete. Thanks.

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    3. Anonymous10:08 PM

      Bristool ain't had a period since she was 14 cuz she's spent the entire time knocked up. Wallow is following her slutty big sis down the same path. Give it a rest, Palin skanks. You two already have enough bastard kids for a basketball team, and neither of you has ever seen an engagement ring other than in a jewelry store in the mall.

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    4. In other words, there are no lies.

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  5. Anonymous3:29 PM

    Bill Nye Explains Why He's Doing Debate On Creationism (VIDEO)

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/bill-nye-joining-debate-creationism-video_n_4645263.html

    FYI Gryphen

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  6. Anonymous3:42 PM

    BREAKING! Palin Curse strikes again!

    Dinesh D'Souza Indicted For Campaign Finance Fraud

    Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative commentator and best-selling author, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for arranging excessive campaign contributions to a candidate for the U.S. Senate.

    According to an indictment made public on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan, D'Souza around August 2012 reimbursed people who he had directed to contribute $20,000 to the candidate's campaign. The candidate was not named in the indictment.

    Attempts to reach D'Souza and a lawyer representing him were unsuccessful.

    D'Souza was charged in the indictment with one count of making illegal contributions in the names of others, and one count of causing false statements to be made.

    Federal law in 2012 limited primary and general election campaign contributions to $2,500 each, for a total of $5,000, from any individual to any one candidate.

    "As we have long said, this Office and the FBI take a zero tolerance approach to corruption of the electoral process," the U.S. Attorney for Manhattan, Preet Bharara, said in a statement released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Bharara is an Obama appointee.

    Born in Mumbai, India, D'Souza, 52, is a former policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan, and has been affiliated with conservative organizations such as the American Enterprise Institute and the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

    He also directed a 2012 film critical of President Barack Obama, "2016: Obama's America," and has written books including "The End of Racism," "Life After Death: The Evidence" and "Obama's America: Unmaking the American Dream."

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/23/dinesh-dsouza-indicted_n_4654984.html

    Sarah Palin Radio with guest Dinesh D'Souza

    http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sarahpalinradio/2012/07/31/sarah-palin-radio-with-guest-dinesh-dsouza

    http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/dinesh-d-souza-deletes-tweet-calling-obama-grown-up-trayvon

    http://twitchy.com/2013/11/27/michael-moore-calls-on-secret-service-to-investigate-dinesh-dsouzas-trayvon-martin-tweet/

    http://crooksandliars.com/heather/bill-maher-takes-apart-dinesh-d-souza-over

    http://politix.topix.com/story/2553-conservative-star-dinesh-dsouza-accused-of-adultery

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  7. Anonymous3:46 PM

    @3:22 - has as many lies as in your post.....


    what an ignorant pos you are.

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  8. Lucera3:49 PM

    I agree. I like Alex Wagner. This is kind of off topic but I am watching Chris Matthews tonight and during his opening remarks about Christie throwing Bridget Kelley under the bus I thought he was going to have a heart attack, he was so animated and literally spitting mad. haha! I got to thinking that if he is so wound up over this scandal can anyone here on IM imagine what he would be like if the Sarah Palin faux pregnancy ever came to light? What if there were actual credible witnesses stating without a doubt that it was a hoax the likes never before seen in this country? Can anyone imagine what a feeding frenzy this would cause? Why, Sarah Palin's phone would be ringing off the hook with all kinds of "journalists" wanting to interview the great Sarah Palin! She would get all the attention she could ever want. She would capture all the headlines for weeks, if not months. People analyzing and going over all the old footage that only we here at IM are familiar with. That would be the best must-see TV ever! I would imagine that MSNBC would win the war for viewers because they would have the best analysis by Rachel, Chris, Alex, Chris Hayes, and the new rising star Kornacki. Maybe Martin Bashir would even be forgiven and offered his old job back.

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    1. Anonymous4:03 PM

      They all know. Why she can NEVER run for anything again.

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  9. Lucera4:01 PM

    Malia Litman has a couple of good photos of Sarah. One picture is of Sarah pregnant with Track and big as a barn. The other picture is that of Sarah with Sean Parnell. She's wearing her famous scarf and ill-fitting black suit. Who in his/her right mind would believe that she is pregnant in that second picture? The best is that Malia puts both pictures side by side. Look at them and you decide. Is Sarah really pregnant in that second picture in 2008?

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    1. Google "The Perfidy of Sarah Palin". It's a video available on YouTube. I can't recall at this moment the gal's name who put it together, but she did some great work that you'll be interested to watch, I'm certain.

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  10. Anonymous4:13 PM

    Sure is nit-picky.

    I wonder why the Queen of lamestream media attacks doesn't come to Davis' aid and tweet some statement in her defense? Sarah says she hates bullies and those who intimidate and treat women unfairly?

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    1. Fuck you, Sarah palin!8:39 PM

      Yeah,
      The Madeline Albright quote about women supporting other women...

      You only meant YOU, right, Palin?


      Beyond hypocritical bitch.

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  11. http://thestir.cafemom.com/in_the_news/167273/wendy_davis_boasts_that_paraplegic

    This dumb bitch loves to tout the RW party line. You can actually go down through her posts and see each point was taken from Fox News.

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    1. Anonymous6:50 PM

      Why don't you go somewhere where you will be appreciated? Wendy Davis is smart, educated, and will be a great governor. You, OTOH, make little sense.

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  12. Anonymous6:43 PM

    In response to Palin not entering this dialog...she does not include herself w/other women....she's not a supporter of women other than herself....and, she is the worst example of a woman in comedy or 'what do you call it?' - politics? She assuredly is not a politician! She is a joke and her words have zero meaning anywhere!

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  13. Anita Winecooler6:46 PM

    I've always liked Alex, and she's spot on in this segment. Could anyone here imagine the same level of scrutiny given to, say, a Republican Female candidate, like say Sarah Palin. Six Years to different colleges to get one "alleged" degree in - get this - "Journalism".

    The internet's abuzz with used right wing massengil over Wendy. She raised a ton of money and the knives are all out. Look what Ann Coulter's done with her degrees? LOL The "female" Mr. Ed.

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  14. It took me 3 years to finally get a divorce...during that time I WAS a single parent...(actually during the marriage too, which was a big part of the divorce)....It takes time to get a Decree Nisei after the divorce is final...If you do not have a spouse living with you ...you are by any definition a single parent. And really...did they count the days she lived in a trailer?? Any way to twist it, but...it just gives her MORE support from anyone who has been a single parent, male or female, or knows one. Talk about gold digger...ever since Anne Coulter struck the RW hate gold mine she hasn't stopped digging! This will backfire in a big way because the average Joe is fed up with RW hate.

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  15. Anonymous9:21 PM

    Love Alex. She puts S.E. Cupp to shame any day of the week!

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    1. SE Cupp is a moron. The me-look-smart glasses don't change that fact. Every time I hear her logic-free jabberings, it sounds to me like a bucket of squirrels jumping around in her head..

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