Fox reporter Jenkins endorses tea partier's call to "get these liberal communists out of our government"
September 09, 2009 10:38 am ET
From a September 4 post on FoxNews.com's The Great American Blog:
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Joe McCarthy, if he were still alive, would be proud. I'm sure there is a "list" somewhere of the so called liberal commies who are installed into our government and all.
When do the House hearings start anyway?
That was 1 min 24 secs that of my life wasted ...
We want THAT country returned to us---NOW
I only hope your response was satire...'cause ignorance like this is frightening.
To begin with there is nothing that mandates health care for everyone and to have these elected officials say it is a right not a privilege is crazy.
Having the government assist in the purchasing of a industrial business- that doesn't seem to be legit.
We are to be protected by both foreign and domestic threats yet the elected officials are holding the people hostage and selling us out to the lobbyist.
Your thoughts please
Yeah yeah, I know you're going to counter by saying that you don't even like the Post Office and that you think the Post Office sucks anyways. But if you feel that you don't have a right to receive letters and packages addressed to you or your business, that's fine with me. Me? I'll gladly send a letter form the SE tip of Florida to the NW tip of Alaska for 45ยข.
By the way, do I want health care to be run like the post office and the DMV? Yes, I do.
The Constitution doesn't mandate that recreational marijuana is illegal, but it is.
I don't disagree with you about the lobbyist part: health insurance, AIPAC, tobacco, firearms, the evangelicals. Yeah, you're about being sold out to lobbyists. Both parties are guilty at that.
Is every single person in the government bureacracy supposed to be elected or confirmed by elected officials? They're called "advisors". It's only NOW that conservatives/libertarians are upset about it. It's only NOW that conservatives/libertarians are upset about the deficit (and actually BELIEVE that it started under Obama). It's only NOW that they think that filibusters are cool.
Why am I not surprised?
I ask that you take a look at the Election Map of Texas for 2008 and pay close attention to the counties that are in blue. Those are many of the major metropolitan areas. Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso. Over three and a half million people who voted for Obama, and the change that we so desperately wish for, living here in Texas. In all of those districts there was sweeping changes in City Councils and many Republican judges were replaced by Democratic judges.
Blind, religious driven, conservatism runs deep here. For some, it is their very identity. It is difficult, sometimes, to be a liberal living in the heart of ultra right wing conservativeland.
I simply ask that you not give up on us just yet.
Don't you give up on us, either. Most Americans I think would rather Texas not secede. As a Midwesterner, I certainly wouldn't. I also take a certain amount of joy in pointing out that George W. Bush is actually a Yankee, and not a Texan at all. He just lives there.
I hope you know there are people in the rest of the country who know there is more to Texas than a fringe population who advocates secession. Again, glad to hear from you!
http://www.patriciabernstein.com/pages/stories/waco_tribune_030605.htm
Waco was the site of one of the last lynchings in Texas, oh, Waco's storied past. And the sad thing is, it has not changed all that much
I felt the same way about Bush. Twice.
who are channeling there insane political views through dogs, farm animals and a guy pretending to be a racist and bigot (AKA John Wayne). Gotta love street theatre!
Going back to God, liberal, communist, and so on, and so on...
And lady, my liberal, 75 pound pitbull would eat your Taco for lunch.
Looks like the can get through these meeting using the same Tea Bag..and a few six-packs.
These words are not used in a factual, or historical sense. They are used for their emotional impact and to pander to people's fears. Rush, Hannity, Beck, etal. don't care about such intellectual distinctions.
The only thing the John Wayne types had in common was their own lack of participation in serving their country and their insistence that other people's sons should risk everything fighting the war they supported.
None had draft age sons, so it was easy to talk. They became quite good at it.
Kind of like the John Wayne types we see and hear today. Rush, O'Reilly, Hannity, Beck.
Why did the camera angle stay so low?
Could it be the crowd wasn't that big?
And, thank you for that statement about the communists.
It now confirms the right is clinging to McCarthy-era tactics again.
We need another Edward R. Murrow.
The reporter was short. Always match short reporters with shorter camera operator, that way the reporter looks taller. If you can't find a camera operator short enough, get a box, have reporter stand on box, only take head and shoulder shots.
And, thank you for that statement about the communists.
It now confirms the right is clinging to McCarthy-era tactics again.
Was there ever a doubt?
Just look at the old film clips of McCarthy, ranting to the crowd, shaking a manila envelope full of "proof" of someones communist sympathies. The "proof" is never presented, the person being ranted against has his name and reputation ruined.
(starting to sound familar?)
I happen to see a lot of red necks.
I think the reason why it's mostly white is fairly obvious.
I only know a few blacks who make the distinction of wanting to be called Africa American only. There are a lot of other names/descriptions that they have heard, over the years, that they dislike a lot more than "black".