Fake Outrage 101 / Hypocrisy 101 - The Republican Party

[Catherine Vincent]

Why are media whores like Chris Matthews and Republican mouthpieces so offended by Senator Clinton's use of the word plantation and the Republican party? Is it because Ms. Clinton is calling them out on their hypocrisy? How many times in the past have we heard conservatives and Republicans blather on about "Democratic plantation"?

Cal Thomas - "Michael Steele should be elected to the United States Senate from Maryland, not only because he is qualified, but because he would provide a sharp contrast to the Democratic Party and its plantation mentality." http://www.townhall.com/opinion/columns/calthomas/2005/11/07/174711.html

Sher Zieve - "Black Americans who have left the Democrat plantation are no longer "black" according to Democrats."
http://www.postchronicle.com/commentary/article_2121131.shtml

Andrew Sullivan - " In fact, it's hard to under-estimate how much some on the left despise the idea of gay men and women leaving the Democratic plantation."
http://www.andrewsullivan.com/index.php?dish_inc=archives/2002_04_14_dish_archive.html

Wall Street Jouranal - "Democrats are rubbing their eyes in disbelief not just at President Bush's success across America, but also about the fact that a major group they thought would stay on the liberal plantation forever is making a getaway."
http://www.opinionjournal.com/editorial/feature.html?id=110005867

[louis-t]

1. Good work.

[kliljedahl]

2. Nice job, congrats

Hypocrisy 101, methinks.



Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Thanks.

That's a good point! I think I'll revise.

[rodeodance]

3. FLASHBACK: Gingrich Said Democrats Think They “Run The Plantation”

http://www.thinkprogress.org/
FLASHBACK: Gingrich Said Democrats Think They “Run The Plantation”

Prodded by the right-wing, the media is already swarming around Sen. Hillary Clinton for saying the House of Representatives “has been run like a plantation…It has been run in a way so that nobody with a contrary view has had a chance to present legislation, to make an argument, to be heard.” MSNBC has already launched a poll: “Was Clinton’s ‘plantation’ comparison too harsh?”

How long before the media mentions that Newt Gingrich, just before becoming Speaker of the House, made the same comparison in 1994:

“I clearly fascinate them,” Gingrich said of the Democrats. “I’m much more intense, much more persistent, much more willing to take risks to get it done. Since they think it is their job to run the plantation, it shocks them that I’m actually willing to lead the slave rebellion.”

[Catherine Vincent]

5. Another goody.

There are plenty of other quotes from right wingers using the same so called offensive language, all you have to do is google them.

[Child_Of_Isis]

6. Keith just busted out Newt G

for saying pretty much what Hillary said.

[DIKB]

7. Weeeeeeee!

Another day of right wing hypocrisy!

[mzmolly]

8. MOST EXCELLENT CATGIRL!

:toast:

[Imalittleteapot]

9. Way to go Catgirl.

Evidence of the usual Republican tit for tat hypocrisy. Too bad the MSM doesn't take the time to research like good DUers like you.

[Vinca]

10. Thanks for digging this stuff up! I hope you emailed it to Tweety. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

12. I should.

But I don't want him to think that I watch his show. Which I don't, only sometimes and it depends on the guest like yesterday with Al Sharpton.

[Inland]

11. Lexis Nexis. You'd think the media could do the same word search. nt

[Catherine Vincent]

13. Oh, I'm sure they know.

They don't care. They rather fall in line and bash Sen. Clinton.

[FreedomAngel82]

14. Yep

When they tell the truth all you gotta do is just fake outrage. :eyes: It's really pathetic.

[sabra]

15. Excellent job!

reco'd

[Old Smokey]

16. Good Stuff

Excellent work.

[progressoid]

17. K&R

[EFerrari]

18. Fake as fake can be faked! Good going!

K & R

:kick:

[Johnny Noshoes]

19. Thanks for this post

I just cut and paste and used it to send a letter to the NY Daily News.

[greiner3]

20. It did not offend me;

Granted, I'm a WM but I have racial awareness. I don't see that too many blacks would be. The ones who would be offended are southern repugs that need the black vote to insure that they win the next election. I find it very funny.

[Catherine Vincent]

21. You know if a republican had said that I would have been impressed!

But of course it wasn't a republican. It was a Democrat...telling it like it is. :-)

[True Bleu]

22. This is just a taste.....

Mathews' squawking about Hilary is just his shifting into gear on behalf of McCain's run
against HIlary in '08. This is just the beginning of what our '08 candidate, whomever it is, will have to endure from him.

[Nightwing]

23. Many thanks for revealing the TRUE hypocrites!!!

Hillary spoke the truth and now the hypocritical rethugs, with the help of Tweety, want to castigate her for her bold comments. Screw them all!!!

I really believe that this is just the first in many outspoken blasts to come from Hilary Clinton who will show she knows how to shove their tirades and worthless rhetoric right up their hypocritical asses.

Go Hillary, GO!!!

[H2O Man]

24. Good job!

Malcolm X used to talk about America in the context of a plantation, too. When I watch some of the shows these days, I wish that he were around today.