SMACKDOWN: Laura Ingraham vs. Charlie Rangel

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" Laura Ingraham and Rep. Charlie Rangel got into an intense argument on Thursday's "O'Reilly Factor."



Ingraham, guest hosting for Bill O'Reilly, brought Rangel on to discuss black unemployment and Rep. Allen West's controversial comments about the Democratic Party, which the Republican likened to a "plantation" for the modern black community. But the interview essentially got nowhere, as host and guest clashed from the first moment of the discussion. Ingraham started by replaying West's "plantation" comments. She asked Rangel what his problem was with the word choice.



"I'm trying to figure out what words we can use and what words we can't use," she said. "What do you mean can't?" Rangel shot back. "You're confused whether or not you can use 'plantation' to a black Republican?" From there, Ingraham and Rangel kept talking past each other. She fired question after question at him--about the War on Poverty, about liberalism, about President Obama--and he kept objecting to each question as it was asked. "This is something entirely different from what you just asked!" Rangel said at one point. He loudly sighed at another juncture in the conversation, seemingly frustrated by Ingraham, and told her her questions "sound like mini-speeches." ("Maybe you don't get real questions from real people," she replied.)



The biggest flashpoint when Rangel waded into territory he probably should not have. "Bill O'Reilly told me he had a secret weapon," he said. "i didn't know it was just a pretty girl that he would bring here."

"That's very condescending, sir!" Ingraham fired back. "These are serious questions."

"You have asked me 50 questions," Rangel said. "I'm begging you. I'm begging you...just ask me one question at a time."


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/19/laura-ingraham-charlie-rangel-oreilly_n_931159.html

[Dawson Leery]

1. The long distance male runner look-alike has nothing on

the elder statesman Charlie Rangel.

[demosincebirth]

2. Doesn't look like a smackdown to me. More like "let me answer the question."

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Now he's gone too far. Calling

Jabba The Rush's screeching sidekick pretty???!! That's both condescending and untrue.

[Skink]

4. At this point I am questioning their patriotism.

[The Wielding Truth]

5. That is question abuse. She was trying to make his head spin off.

[JoshieR]

6. How can anyone watch an interview like this...

...and still think that Fox News is unbiased? She obviously had an agenda going into the interview.

[wxgeek7]

7. He answered her question

At about 3:20 in the video, it clearly sounds like he answered her question when he said "no". But it was also clear that she was being disrespectful, and a bully the whole time (like buddy bill).

PS Pretty girl?! NOT!!

[seabeyond]

8. not a smack down. exactly the crap i dont watch fox, because of. nt

[onpatrol98]

9. I liked the interview

I liked Charlie in action.

[silenttigersong]

10. laura ingram

since she is so concerned about the "plantation'should really interview a sociologist,Rep Rangel,held his self quite well.She really ought to be ashamed of herself.interview -not more like ambush journalism which is bill Os mo.....hope KO does a worst person on this one.

[underpants]

11. Charlie Rangel has one of the best political quotes of all time

Rangel was interviewed on New York Public Television WLIW21 last Monday night and asked for his quick reaction to various people. The first was Bush.

"Well," Rangel said. "I really think that he shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all..."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23747-2005Apr3.html

[SunDrop23]

12. Sorry if this is out of line, but I simply detest the mere sound

of her voice. i can't stand it. i would rather cut off my arms than have to listen to her,

[bitchkitty]

13. She's such an undignified twat. n/t