On Hardball, Melanie Morgan claimed Bill Clinton "is still dating"
On the July 31 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews, guest host Mike Barnicle asked right-wing radio host Melanie Morgan, "[W]hat's your matchup for the biggest spouse in the race on either side, Bill Clinton?" to which Morgan replied, "Well, I think that [Sen.] Hillary's [Clinton (D-NY)] wife, Bill, is going to be a detriment, unfortunately, to Mrs. Clinton, because it's going to be a situation where, since he's still dating, it's obviously going to be a detraction, I think, from the race. So that's going to be problematic for Mrs. Clinton." Morgan added, "Plus, you know, you are going to have to hire private detectives to keep an eye on him, and so forth. And that's going to be a difficulty."
Later, Morgan asserted that Jeri Thompson, wife of possible Republican presidential candidate and former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN), "is aware of something that other women don't seem to get on the liberal side of the equation, that we are fighting a battle against terrorism that really has our very culture and our lives at stake." Morgan also claimed Jeri Thompson understands "that global warming is a hoax."
From the July 31 edition of MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews:
BARNICLE: Melanie, let me ask you, what's your matchup for the biggest spouse in the race on either side, Bill Clinton?
MORGAN: Well, I think that Hillary's wife, Bill, is going to be a detriment, unfortunately, to Mrs. Clinton, because it's going to be a situation where, since he's still dating, it's obviously going to be a detraction, I think, from the race. So, that's going to be problematic for Mrs. Clinton.
Plus, you know, you are going to have to hire private detectives to keep an eye on him, and so forth. And that's going to be a difficulty.
On our side, though, I think that Jeri Thompson is going to be a spectacular asset to her husband, should he decide to get into the race. I think that Mrs. Thompson --
BARNICLE: Why -- why would she be an asset, because she is great-looking?
MORGAN: Because she is smart, accomplished. She's an attorney. She's gorgeous, that's true. That always helps.
Plus, she is aware of something that other women don't seem to get on the liberal side of the equation, that we are fighting a battle against terrorism that really has our very culture and our lives at stake.
And, so, I think that she will also understand that -- and she does understand the fact --
BARNICLE: Yes, but that -- that gets --
MORGAN: -- that global warming is a hoax and all the other tax issues that are very important.
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Now I always get in trouble for saying stuff like this, but I think broads like Morgan and her biased, mean-spirited rhetoric only help Hillary. Anybody, except rabid Morgan fans, knows she is just a shrill partisan shocker.....she looks foolish, and Hillary comes out looking mainstream and above all this silliness.
Agreed.
Barnicle Butt is also in the doghouse for allowing her to regurgitate this kind of garbage and not challenging Morgan to come up with some real analysis, which Morgan is unable to do, of course. Granted, we aren't shown Barnicle's reaction in the clip and I didn't see the entire segment.
Love her or hate her, the prospect of Hillary as President brings some significant precedents: a woman President, a "first gentleman", and the spouse of a former President becoming President. But instead of worthwhile insight on what could be historical precendents, how does Morgan see it? Just like you said, she can't rise above her own foolishness and silliness.
Just like everytime Dick Morris opens his big mouth, Hillary's poll numbers probably go up.
Reasonable people can differentiate between substantive policy and ideological disagreements, and slime.
"Reasonable people can differentiate between substantive policy and ideological disagreements, and slime."--tommy
I do not share your rosie outlook on the American electorate, but In their defense I will say they usually stumble into doing the right thing after it has been the blatantly obvious thing to do for about 20 or 30 years. Much in thanks to people like MelMorg who don't mind talking about idiotic subjects like this one.
Oh come on. I mean, look who we're dealing with here.
The depth of Mels analytical talents can be measured with a kleenex. But more relevant here, her idea of humor is deadpanning old talking points and rumors in hopes of maintaining an air of sagacious perception.
Surely you folks (and MMfH) aren't mistaking another example of an attempt at conservative humor as failed substantive commentary, are you?
Every time Dick Morris opens his mouth, a hooker's toe goes into it.
:-)
I agree Tommy. I think people realize that each individuals marriage has it’s issues and each couple has to work their issues out for themselves. Airing out one’s dirty laundry only leave you open to have your own aired. You tend to feel sorry for Hillary. Morgan constantly bring up Bill’s scandal causes people to think how if this had happened to them how they would feel if some continued to bring it up especially in public. Hopefully enough time has passed since Bill’s scandal (never enough for some Republicans) and other’s have taken place (Vitter & wife) to give some prospective regarding complexities of marriage played out in public. However calling the former President “Hillary’s wife” show Morgan’s continued lack of class. The “since he's still dating, it's obviously going to be a detraction” quote left unchallenged will be repeated again and again until someone calls on her to prove it. Unfortunately when unable to prove the allegations, Republican operatives have had no problem making them up.
Bill and Hillary's marriage has been played out for years and any further talk of it is old news, for most people. Some on the right keep dredging it up, but I don't believe it sticks anymore.....who cares?
Morgan looks outdated and silly, and anyone who gives her airtime is equally as silly - I wouldn't waste my time watching her.
Pearl,
mOrgan is a huge hypocrite on this very subject. She had a huge gambling problem. She broke water in a casino, left her other son at home with her teenage stepson watching over him as she gambled away. Racked up $25 thousand in credit card debt, etc. I wonder how she would like it if someone kept bringing up what a terrible mother she is?
Snoopy, Morgan as with Vitter's wife want only to air other's dirty laundry, not their own. When faced with the public airing of their own dirty laundry the resort back to privacy and try to chastise those who air it. Hypocrisy comes to mind.
Hillary's Wife
This is something Dennis Miller would say. Do you think Morgan writes for Dennis Miller? When does being a lawyer make you accomplished?
It would certainly explain why Dennis Miller has become less and less funny.
Where does Morgan get her information from to spew this type of hate?
The Bureau of Her Own Butt.
This Bureau is under investigation by Bill O'Reilly.
He's no doubt planning to conduct his investigation with a falafel...
:-)
Nothing that "executive privilege" can't stop.
I must mildly object to the use of the lowly felafel. A felafel in pita bread is a spicy treat, especially with tahini sauce, and should really be appreciated on its own merits, instead of being forever associated with B.O.
Did I almost call this or what?
I think MMFA should hire me ;-)
From yesterday's thread titled: MSNBC cleaves to Clinton neckline coverage controversy
I wrote:
Off-topic, but I think interesting:
Tonight on Hardball Melanie Morgan said [I'll paraphrase here] 'Bill Clinton is still dating', host Mike Barnacle just ignored her remark. I think that was smart. MMFA would likely see this as Barnacle not challenging her. But sometimes you give a statement like that credence by simply scrutinizing its veracity. - jeter2 / Tuesday July 31, 2007 09:54:36 PM EST
Now somewhat surprisingly [at least to me] MMFA is not asking why Barnicle didn't challenge Morgan.
If it had been Matthews I think they would have. Just my opinion.
You nailed it J2. And what burns me is this network puts Melanie Morgan on the air for some reason. She's just a loudmouth nobody who gives conservatism a bad name.
People around here complain about the imbalance on the networks and I say, please, take this woman off the air because she does far more harm than good. She's some kind of liberal plant or something.
Nice one! You're trying to say that this woman is a liberal plant? Nope, sorry man, she's all yours (conservatives).
Aside from that, talk about spurious allegations. Bill Clinton is still "dating"? What the heck does that really mean anyway? I think that having Bill Clinton as your husband, as a front runner for the democratic nomination can only HELP you. Let's look at the past. He was incredibly popular, has 8 years of experience being President, and could be a trusted adviser to his wife on all matters Presidential. We, in the US, also enjoyed a time of immense prosperity under Clinton, and relative peace and great relations with all of our allies. Yeah, having Bill as a husband is such a "burden" for Hillary. Somehow, I don't think so.
Mag,
The reason for the "liberal plant" idea is because her mouth does far more good for liberals than any conservative agenda. She looks ridiculous by any stretch......surely you can see that?
I do see that, but I don't believe that she was planted by some liberal faction. Do you? Or is this another conspiracy theory that some will believe, and some won't? And I'm not so sure that her ranting does liberals any good, because just like in the other thread about Savage, there are certainly more than enough people in the country who undoubtedly listen to her, and say to themselves, "Dang, she makes some great points." Surely, you have to see that don't you?
I believe Bruce was being facetious, but it's a thought worth pondering?
For someone who prides himself (herself?) on intellectual rigor, you certainly are an advocate for every half-baked conspiracy theory under the sun. Why exactly is the idea that Melanie Morgan is a Democratic plant "worth pondering"? Have you a shred of evidence for this? Any reason to believe it except your willingness to entertain even the wildest speculation in the name of "balance"?
It's true that the current administration has planted fake reporters and created a series of propaganda videos posing as news, but those are all from the Republican side of the aisle.
Melanie Morgan is a Republican shill. The Republicans are responsible for her, not the Democrats. Enough of this "I-don't-see-anything-wrong-with-her-bull***tting-the-public-but-she-doesn't-speak-for-me-personally-so-she-must-be-a-Democrat" attitude.
IT WAS A JOKE FROM BRUCE..........good grief, you people are hysterical!
This is all very instructive. I will never again doubt the posters who claim to not understand when Limbaugh (for example) is joking.
All along I thought they were just playing dumb so they could hammer the guy. My bad.
And very illuminating for sure. And Bruce, next time you inject a little sarcasm, i.e. liberal plant, please, put a smiley face, or a sarcasm alert, or some identifier in there for the ones who don't get it.......I would appreciate it :)
I was going to say one does not a whole group describe, but then I counted two. Can't win em all, I guess!
Tommy you nailed it.
Why do you think I am forced to add a winky face ;-) to a great many of my posts? If I didn't, I'd have to spend most of my time here explaining I was kidding.
I also often add "Just joking"
I honestly think some here are wound so tight they can't recognize humor unless you alert them ahead of time.
Tommy lives in his mom's basement. Sometimes, when he thinks no one's looking, he picks his nose and eats it.
P.S. Just joking, Tommy!
For the record, I got the joke, wasn't offended, even laughed a little.
Folks, I'm angry too but come on. Focus the anger where it's needed and apologize to Bruce and Tommy for going off half cocked.
If you were joking, I apologize. Conveying humor in print can be much harder than trying to be funny in person.
Some of the crazier posters here might have made that "liberal plant" remark in total seriousness. Sorry to have confused you with them.
Personally I thought it was pretty good. Its pretty clear that us lefties just arent that good at duplicity and clearly arent organized enough to actually pull it off.
BRUCE:
Ah, so the notion of Morgan being a "Liberal Plant" was a JOKE?
Great. I love to laugh. So really, what is the basis of the humor of this comment? Since we know the rightwing routinely PAYS pundits to tout the rightwing line (Armstrong Williams), was your allegation supposed to be funny because of this IRONY, that it's a proven tactic of the rightwing? It's not really a funny allusion.
Or was it instead intended to ridicule Bill O'Relly, because he excused the hate posts on HIS site by claiming they were placed there by Liberal plants? Aping a lame excuse to ridicule the lame is not really funny, either.
Or was there some other basis? I really want to laugh along with your "humor", but sadly I don't get it.
Maybe a simple "complete this sentence" explanation will suffice: "Claiming Morgan might be a Liberal Plant is FUNNY, because ...." Because WHY? What's the joke? Because she really MIGHT be? Because she obviously is NOT? Because giving her a job flies in the face of the established practice of the Media hiring rightwing pundits? None of this is funny in the least ... so help me laugh here. What's the joke?
My point was that she is so NOT credible that she helps liberals by saying these outrageous things. IF she were a liberal plant, at least that would explain why she acts this way. But of course, I don't BELIEVE she's really a liberal plant, that's the part where you have to decide whether I'm kidding or not. After two + years of reading my material you should be able to figure that out.
It was supposed to be a further slam on Melanie for being so inept, that was the actual point of the comment.
The sad (not funny) truth is that people DO take this bitch seriousely.
And anyone who listens to Morgan commenting about Bill being Hillary's wife and still dating and thinks she "makes good points, they must be facts", is a serious lost cause.......and hardly the norm. There are people who think Elvis is alive and well too, extremes do not make a case for anything.
I do honestly think that there are lots of people who agree with what she's saying, especially about Bill being Hillary's "wife". Look at all of the Hillary haters in the past, and who have come out now, and also the President Clinton haters in the past, who have incessently talked about how it was really Hillary running the White House, and not Bill. This is just another somewhat subversive call to this type of rhetoric that we've seen in the past. I do believe that there are plenty of folks within the conservative base that would listen to what she's saying, and think that she's making good points. I have no doubt actually. The same could be said for Savage, that he doesn't really have one shred of fact on his show, and yet, there are still plenty of people behind him (listen to his callers sometime, you'll see what I mean).
I think you're giving some folks too much credit really. I mean, there are still plenty of folks out there who believe that Bill and Hillary killed Vince Foster, and that's just as wacky, or wackier than what Morgan is saying here. Don't overestimate the intelligence of some, because as we've seen in the past, keep repeating something, it essentially becomes a fact later on down the road.
Of course there are Hillary haters, and they laugh at this stuff and eat it up. Do you think those people will ever be Hillary lovers? Not in a million years.
These are not the people that decide elections, it's the independents and those that aren't tied to one party or another - they are entrenched and unwavering. Look at the Bush haters, do you think they will ever be Bush lovers? No.
People like Morgan marginalize themselves with such ridiculous rhetoric as this. They get booked on these shows for shock affect, yet in the broader scheme, they are irrelvant because their crap doesn't change minds either way. If you can show me it does, I would be surprised.
Stephen Colbert she is not. Some of these righties, including Weiner (aka Savage) and Coulter, position themselves on the fringe just to stake territory and separate themselves from the mainstram. Kind of like "who is most macho?"
TOMMY:
Your short list, please, of "Conservative" pundits who actually make Republicans look GOOD, who may actually gain support for the right rather than driving people away?
It's pretty to think, of course, that such a pundit might exist, but as I review the lineup ... Limbaugh, Boortz, Savage, Ingraham, Hannity, Levine, Coulter, Hume, O'Reilly, Liddy, Beck, Hewitt, Reagan, Tyrrell, Morris, Stossel, many others ... I wonder who YOU think is doing the Republicans more good than harm?
Really, who do YOU think is carrying the rightwing message to the public in a respectable and educational way? I'd love to have a name to look for.
Tex,
You would probably have to ask a Republican that question. Also, considering I don't formulate my views, or get my opinions from TV pundits or talk show hosts, from either side, it's really irrelevant to me who harms, or who hurts.
Frankly, I could care less......these pundits and screamers have far more impact on the liberal posters here, youself included obviously, than they ever do on me. So I am not really the one to ask, sorry.
"Frankly, I could care less."--Tommy
Could you really care less? Could you care more? If what you're saying is true, then you DO care. Or were you trying to say; "I couldn't care less?"
Just wondering, and trying to avoid confusion. ;-)
Dennis Prager is very good. Bill Bennett is very good, Hugh Hewitt is pretty good although you must not think so.
BRUCE:
Thanks for the listing. I am familiar with those three, and we can determine on our own whether they advance or regress the rightwing's political prospects.
For any practical purpose, I see the three you listed as no different in message or tone from the "mainstream" rightwing pudits I listed, but you are of course free to make the determination that they are somehow "better".
Prager's "culture war" parallels O'Reilly's, Bennett's belief in "trickle down" economics and rockribbed Republicans-right-or-wrong partisanship parallels Ollie North and Gordon Liddy, and Hewitt ... well, examples of HIS work can be found by searching this site.
Each, in his own way, is preaching to that 25% "conservative" base that is still sticking with Bush support. I don't see any of them gaining support for the cause, but as I said, you may see it differently.
Sending detectives around to follow Bill Clinton would be pointless. He is protected by the Secret Service, who would arrest and/or help him evade anyone who followed him around for no good reason. Not only that, he is a high profile indivdual who is noticed everywhere he goes.
Although, it would be useful to place a campaign staffer in his entourage to keep an eye on him.
Wow Bruce.
That's so unlike you, to suggest that Melanie is not only a liberal but also a plant. Not that I disagree with you comparing her to a plant.
I've got a half dead fern sitting next to me that makes more sense that Morgan.
What kind of plant is she?
Pot? No, that gives you a good buzz.
Rose? While it pricks you with it's thorns, it's still good looking and smells nice. Nope.
Hmmm. My guess is she's some kind of weed. Which one?
Snoopy....well since she "poisons" the airways with her comments, I'd say Poison Ivy, Poison Sumac, Poison Oak, or any of the hundreds of others that are caustic or poisonous.
I was thinking stinkweed.
Crabapple? Quackgrass? Bitterroot? Seaweed? Deadwood? Thornapple?
No, the dreaded dandelion
You know, I take the time to completely tear Melanie Morgan apart as being a fraud and a phony and an idiot, and you just don't comprehend the true meaning of my words.
Isn't the left supposed to be the high-minded genius side of the political spectrum? Good grief.
You've got to admit, that sometimes humor doesn't come across very well on forums such as these. I got your joke, after the fact, about her being a plant. There are those on here (maybe not you included Bruce) that would take the suggestion that Morgan being a liberal plant was a valid one. Know what I mean? Sometimes my sarcasm meter is turned off.
Bruce, I did get the joke and was playing along.
I would hope that no one, from the left or right, would take anything serious in a thread about Melanie Morgan.
WK,
You're right of course, but I do agree with some here who ask "why is she on there in the first place?"
This is just more illustration of the desperation, and airtime filler,these cable news networks are stooping to nowadays. To have this woman on in any fashion is absurd, to let her spew her inane hatred is pitiful. I have to wonder if these programmers dig the bottom of the pundit barrel when booking these shows anymore.
Let's hope as we near the election they can get their hands on someone who actually furthers the discussion and contributes something worth hearing.
In that case WK, I aopologize for missing your point. Carry on!
Well done J, you deserve a plaque of recognition or a star or something.......
But there was no need for Barnacle to respond to something so idiotic as what Morgan said, what a waste of cable news programming. Is this the best they can come up with? An Ann Coulter wannabe.
How was ignoring it smart? Morgan was already lent all the credence she needed by being invited on a news program to repeat her baseless claims. By not challenging it, Barnicle accepted it as fact. And it was passed on to viewers as fact.
Shame on Barnacle for not correcting the fact that Bill is Hillary's wife.
What are you talking about? The statement that I'm referring to is when Morgan claimed that Bill is "still dating." That "fact" should have been challenged.
I think what Tommy meant was that if Morgan would make the wife comment then her other comment shouldn't be taken seriously. I'd tend to agree. No rebuttal was necessary because she had already made clear that she wasn't to be taken seriously, whether she meant to do that or not.
That is exactly what I meant. Thank you. Nobody with half a brain would think her tripe is worth challenging. Barnicle rightly let it go, as does any sludge down the drain.
So MSNBC just had Morgan on to crack lame jokes? I'm sorry, but by having her on, they give her credibility. And by not challenging her nonsense, they give what she is saying credibility.
...or they are giving her the opportunity to make an a$$ of herself.
Clams,
I already explained why I thought it was smart for Barnicle to ignore her. If you don't agree...fine.
Apparently MMFA sees no reason to ask why Barnicle didn't challenge Morgan or they would have mentioned it in their article.
So take it up with them.
But J,
It's perfectly understandable for the viewer to accept as fact what Morgan is saying about Bill dating, especially with her unquestionable credible comment just prior about Bill being Hillary's wife.
(eye roll)
Actually Tommy how do we know that Bill Clinton isn't still dating?
Maybe MMFA is wrong in highlighting this a MIS-information?
Before anyone goes berserk...I doubt he's out hound-dogging. I'd imagine Hillary & her team have Bill on a very short leash these days ;-)
Okay. I've had enough. I just can't stand it anymore. BILL CLINTON IS NOT DATING!
Dating is when you call a girl, ask if you can get together, go to dinner, see a movie, etc. The President of the US has no time for such nonsence. Yes, there was a little fling on the side a few years back, but even then he wasn't DATING!
I think that since the economy was as good as it was, many of us should have gotten on our knees to thank him. Thank God for Monica.
Exactly. Had MMFA had a problem with his non-challenge, this piece would have been titled:
"Barnacale uncritically let Morgan claim "Bill is still dating"
Exactly.
I still think that if Matthews had been hosting & not challenged Morgan, MMFA would have gotten all over him for letting it go without comment. Matthews is a favorite target for this site.
Of course Matthews would never have let this statement go. The guy loves to chat about Hillary ;-)
Was Mike Barnacle a clone of Imus and defended the Imus racist comments?
More Morgan!
Without profuse profanity, I can't adequately describe how much I despise this woman. However, I'm actually glad to see that she is repeatedly trotted out on Tweety's and others' shows to spew her idiotic drivel.
As the old saying goes: "Keep talkin' - it feels good."
On a side note. I think she's off on Thompson's wife. Most americans even though they may not publicly admit tend to have issue when a women marries someone who looks like their grandpa or when a man marries someone who is could be his daughter. Any one remember Ana Nicole? I know its not on the same level but there is a connection.
Poor Mel. The one woman in the world so ugly that even Bill turned her down is now on a revenge rampage. Put on some more lipstick, Mel. It's not thick enough...
I thought the same thing ... he didn't hit on her, so she's pissed off ...
I thought that Mannthrax called Bill gay a while back ...
Well, Melanie didn't SAY Bill was dating women.
Oh for the good ol' days when we discussed cleavage... ;-)
Show us yours. We'll discuss it.
I'm ok with guests like Morgan coming onto the TV...but, I wish the anchors would just OWN them with asking them to name sources, where they get their stuff, etc. For both sides.
agreed, but then after would the owned come back? No. Soon they would have no one to pundit for them!
Yea, way back to yesterday I think it was.
To broad a brush? Good looking conservative= good, good looking liberal= bad. Am I overlooking some subtle variable here?
Bill is still dating? Is his name in that suposed D.C. madams book of customers? Details, details!
Gambling addict Melanie Morgan talking about other people's marriages. Well let's talk about hers.
Melanie, tell the good people about the time your husband went to search for you at a casino. And he brought your baby with him.
Also tell the people, Melanie, how you valued the gambling table more than your family.
Inquiring minds want to know.
Woah! I feel like I've been under a rock! Where can I find more dirt on this?
She's been married more than once.
She has to. She eats her husbands after mating with them.
I have a serious question MSNBC, why do you allow this women to appear on your shows?
It'a also funny that she's saying that Hillary apparently doesn't realize the threat and danger of terrorism. OK, really? Who voted to authorize use of force in Iraq? Hillary. Who keeps voting "yes" on spending authorizations to continue that war, and the so called war on terrorism? Hillary. Whose home state was attacked on 9/11? Hillary's. Yeah, she doesn't "get it" at all.
Morgan, what a maroon. She's apparently smart enough to get herself on TV, and make a living doing media, maybe she could actually offer some real insight, and real opinions on, you know, the issues presenting themselves to these candidates, or better yet, take one of the issues that the democrats are running on, and dissassemble their ideas, and tell us WHY they are bad ideas and won't work. ANd you know, back that up with facts and sundry items like that. If she did things like that, I would actually listen, but you know, I'm not going to hold my breath for her, or any of her ilk (Rush, Boortz, Hannity, O-Reilly, Tucker, and so on and so forth) to do something like real analysis. It's easier, and more fun to throw bombs.
These cable channels constantly feature swastika-radio gasbags -- or put'em on the payroll. "Liberal media," my hairy buttocks.
Mel's been on a San Francisco radio station's morning show for several years.
I used to listen to it during my commute. I guess I listened to get me prepared for the idiots I would face during my work day.
Considering the station carried her, Rush, Sean, Savage (until they dumped him), I renamed the station's call sign - WKKK.
All I can say about Morgan is: Somewhere a village is missing its idiot. Morgan does nothing but regurgitate crap that has already been debunked.
I think Morgan is worse than the village idiot.
Village Harlot?
She may be the village harlot. Along with Maureen Dowd.
What's up with her tilting lips, and the 4 lbs of pancake mix she's wearing? You could make a half a dozen large size pancakes, with all that flour packed on her face! Did Rod Stewart sign that song, Maggie May about her? You know it goes something like this "The morning sun, when it's in your face,really shows your age!"
I fogert. Is Melanie a recovering alcoholic or gambling addict?
Digestive Disorder
Melanie has a severe digestive disorder. You can frequently see the feces dribbling down her chin. Hence, the very heavy makeup to hide the stains.
She's got some issues, for sure.
why didn't barnicle ask who bill is dating? , and why was jenny bacus' ear piece turned off. for once i'd rather chris had been there. jo
When I see stuff like this on "News" shows like Hardball I always wonder who selected the guest list. What on earth is someone like Morgan doing on this alleged News Program? Does she have some analysis skills so her commentary on political issues is useful? Does she have some academic/practical experience in the political arena? Does she have more than three functioning brain cells?
What on earth were the producers of Hardball thinking when they booked her?
The only thing I can think of is they wanted to draw viewers to the show so they can sell stuff. This assumes the companies running commercials are willing to have Morgan as a lead-in to their commercials, but oh well...
People like her are really hurting the Conservative Movement in this country. Her lunatic rantings are being associated with people like Bill Buckley and others that are able to present reasoned and serious issues for debate. If I were a committed conservative I would write a strong letter to the Hardball producers and demand that they no longer book people like Morgan.
MMorgan = Stupid B**** (BIMBO)
To paraphrase Steven Colbert:
"There is no greater threat to our country than the Clintons' of 10 years ago."
I think Mel has a thing for Hillary Clinton...oh the jealous wench!!
I saw this so-called interview and I could not believe that Mike Barnicle did not challenge Melanie Morgan on where she got her facts that Bill Clinton is still dating. Terrible journalism on the part of Barnicle. No wonder he was fired from the Boston Globe.
It's not at all surprising what this nit wit ways about the Clinton's. The radical right will we slamming the Clinton's until their children and grandchildren have died of old age, but she still is parroting the line about global warming being a myth. What will it take, other than not selling out to the polluters who have a vested interest in the public believing this crap, for these people to take seriously the biggest threat to our civilization? It's incredible what the morons on the right say, and get away with.
As far as I know, Jeri Thompson (even though she has a long resume) has no special expertise in environmental science OR counter-terrorism. And she has kept a low profile. Morgan is deluded if she thinks Mrs. Thompson's positions on those issues will help her husband particularly. In any case, Fred Thompson is not the only GOP candidate with a good-looking spouse who is a strong spokesperson...Ann Romney, to name just one example, is just as blonde and beautiful as Jeri Thompson, and she has always been outspoken in her support for Mitt's views (be they the liberal views he espoused in Massachusetts or the deeply-held bedrock conservative views which are the foundation of his Presidential run.)
It's one thing if the spouse has developed a reputation of his or her own as an expert... as Elizabeth Edwards has in the field of human rights, Michelle Obama in healthcare, etc. But Mrs. Thompson has not really established herself as an expert in any field.
Is there some ratings notes attached to this short list of commentators. I mean seriously, what is the criteria for getting on hardball, Tucker et al and saying any crazy thing that you want?
Does this woman have facts to back up her claim about dating? Can you seriously say that Bill is dating or Bill is gay (A. Coulter) and then just claim it is a joke?
She was asserting this as fact and I think it is libelous (spelling sorry.)
We have to start calling people on the carpet for these things.