Olbermann named National Review's Lowry second "Worst Person" for misstating results of NY Times poll
On the November 16 edition of MSNBC's Countdown, host Keith Olbermann awarded National Review editor Rich Lowry "runner-up" in his nightly "Worst Person in the World" segment for, as Media Matters for America documented, falsely claiming a recent New York Times poll showed "55 percent of Americans favor sending more troops to Iraq." As Olbermann noted, "In fact, the poll indicates only 16 percent of Americans favor sending more troops to Iraq. That 55 percent figure Mr. Lowry tried to slip past the gullible represented those in the poll who would support more troops, quote, 'if that meant the U.S. would finally gain control over Baghdad and stabilize the country.' "
Olbermann previously awarded National Review writer Stephen Spruiell "the bronze" in his "Worst Person" segment for "[c]omplaining that I [Olbermann] too often refer to President Bush as 'Mr. Bush,' that it's my, quoting him, 'way of saying that Bush 'holds office illegitimately,' " when, as Media Matters noted, "Writing in National Review since 2001, [National Review founder] William F. Buckley himself has referred to the president as 'Mr. Bush' more than 150 times."
From the November 16 edition of MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann:
OLBERMANN: Our runner-up tonight only acts 7 or 8 years old. Rich Lowry of National Review Online has written a column quoting a New York Times poll that suggests that 55 percent of Americans favor sending more troops to Iraq. In fact, the poll indicated only 16 percent of Americans favor sending more troops to Iraq. That 55 percent figure Mr. Lowry tried to slip past the gullible represented those in the poll who would support more troops, quote, "if that meant the U.S. would finally gain control over Baghdad and stabilize the country." The title of Mr. Lowry's column: "Be Careful What You Believe." Good advice for anybody who reads what he writes.
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If this youthful young man represents the future of the Republican Party then many Republicans have good reason to be quite worried.
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The Amazing Standard of "No-Standards" of Republican Pundits/Editors is to be noted!
Mr. Lowry will be on OPB News hour tonight and will have no problem maintaining his credentials, yet Dan Rather needs only be accused of forging documents that have yet to be proven to be forgeries are run off the air on a rail!!
They can lie, or recreate history to suit their purposes with a straight face make the assertion they are expert of anything!!
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If this youthful young man represents the future of the Republican Party then many Republicans have good reason to be quite worried.
Let's see - a lying little weasel who looks like he's playing dress-up in his daddy's suit... I'd say he represents the present of the Republican party.
--"The title of Mr. Lowry's column: "Be Careful What You Believe." Good advice for anybody who reads what he writes."--
In other words, be leery of Lowry.
I must say, that Rich fellow is a stapping young man! Wouldn't he look fine in the uniform of the United States Army!
I feel so strongly that he'd look manly that I sent him two e-mails in which I gave him the telephone number for his local US Army recruiting station. No reply yet.
I must say, that Rich fellow is a stapping young man! Wouldn't he look fine in the uniform of the United States Army!
Never happen. The Army has standards.
And I love how Alan Colmes mops the floor with him when Lowry sits in for Innanity.
Lowry has been misstating information for awhile. this is someone who fills in for Hannity. Anyone affiliated with FOX will lie.
[link to www.msnbc.msn.com] Link to Meet The Press with Tim Russert where it shows 82% say no to McCain's call for more troops, and the highest individual percentage in the complete survey calls for a total exit from the Iraq war.
Hello! Senator McCain! ... You're not paying attention! We just voted and We The People now have a mandate, "Political Capital" as Bush calls it. How dare you define what our mandate is! It's about a new direction, leading to an Exit From the War Stupid and your calling for “Stay The Course” and a huge increase of troops? It's disgusting that you don't honor the voters mandate but at least you should listen to the Generals on the ground:
Gen. John Abizaid told McCain at The Armed Services Committee of the U.S. Senate that more American troops would give the Iraqis an excuse not to confront the security situation themselves. In response McCain bristled with this comment:
(Republican)Sen. John McCain: "Basically you're advocating the status quo here today which I think the American people in the last election said that is not an acceptable condition for the American people," McCain told Gen. John Abizaid at a congressional hearing Wednesday. "I regret deeply that you seem to think that the status quo and the rate of progress we're making is acceptable. I think most Americans do not." (ps: The General defended himself admirably)
THERE HE GOES AGAIN. McCain is not qualified to define what we the voters were saying at the election. McCain is not only for the Bush "Stay The Course" policy, but he will have us stepping it up substantially.
I'm just one of those voters. I voted for new Democratic leadership and a new direction in Iraq. An exit plan is called for. More votes were cast for Democrats than ever before, but McCain just doesn't get the hint.
Remember the promise made long, long ago...when Bush said, “When They Stand Up We'll Stand Down?" Don't hold you breath for that one. Bush also said he's against time tables for the War, but he set one himself when he said the war won't end during his time in office.
I have a better idea: If They Don't Stand Up Quickly We ReDeploy and begin fighting the real war on terror. We must begin to fight a smarter war where we don't have our poor troops being killed everyday like sitting ducks on a wall.
I”m a Vietnam War Veteran just like McCain and I respect his service to our country but I hope he never becomes our President. ABC and other News Outlets are obviously supporting him.
Take Care .... Sam
Samscomputer has posted something here that has nothing to do with this topic.
Where is your outrage?
By the way Sam, I have nothing against the post, just trying to prove that Sue/Ellie is a paid partisan troll.