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Stephen Moore baselessly claims 50,000 attended Capitol Hill protest

November 05, 2009 11:01 pm ET

From the November 5 edition of Fox News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren:

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Previously:

Citing no evidence, Hannity estimates that 20,000 attended Fox-promoted GOP health care protest

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    • Author by NiceguyEddie (November 05, 2009 11:12 pm ET)
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      Even the LIES about the crowds are getting smaller.

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      That fad didn't take long to die.
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    • Author by antihannity2009 (November 05, 2009 11:17 pm ET)
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      But...but...Sean said 50,000 and his alter ego said 5,000....
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      • Author by captfoster2 (November 05, 2009 11:59 pm ET)
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        Darn it antihannity2009, you beat me to it!

        These right-wing clowns can never get their 'facts' straight, I wonder which one went rouge, Sean or Stephen??

        Call Caribu Barbie, someone is trying to butt in on her territory...
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    • Author by DAWUSS (November 05, 2009 11:19 pm ET)
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      Source: University of I Don't Know
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    • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (November 05, 2009 11:22 pm ET)
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      Gordon Liddy's producer, who was at the rally, reportedly claimed 1 million. See photo link here and decide if he lied.
      Aerial photo of rally
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      • Author by DAWUSS (November 05, 2009 11:28 pm ET)
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        Shoulda just used an inauguration snapshot...
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      • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (November 05, 2009 11:42 pm ET)
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        The photo was posted at 2 pm by Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) on her twitpix account. ThinkProgress posted it with their Liddy story. Looks like a few thousand at best.
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      • Author by The_Cat (November 06, 2009 12:33 am ET)
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        Not only does the picture show that the 3500-4000 estimates were probably a tad on the large size, but you can, at 9 o'clock, clearly see the tour buses that these 'press conference attendees' rode in on! Priceless!
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        • Author by Cheney2012 (November 06, 2009 6:44 am ET)
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          Buses are fine for SEIU, ACORN and numerous other left-wing Democratic front groups, right?
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        • Author by Cheney2012 (November 06, 2009 6:46 am ET)
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          Buses are fine for SEIU, ACORN and numerous other left-wing Democratic front groups, right?
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          • Author by PurpleState (November 06, 2009 8:02 am ET)
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            Depends on what you're talking about.

            How about hitting us up with a link to what you're talking about? Don't simply Tweet your mind here.
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            • Author by ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© (November 06, 2009 8:26 am ET)
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              Noun, verb, ACORN! is all teh Shooter's got.
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            • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 06, 2009 10:30 am ET)
                 
              Don't simply Tweet your mind here.
              Are you telling Dick2012 that a twit shouldn't tweet?
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          • Author by The_Cat (November 06, 2009 9:20 am ET)
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            Interesting, Cheney2012. So, despite all the spluttering and bluster and poutrage over the astroturfed town hall shouters and teabaggers being a front group for big pharma and the insurance industry, you're now admitting that they were in fact just exactly that? Good to know.
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          • Author by tuersm3856 (November 06, 2009 11:21 am ET)
               
            What are you whining about? With a name like "Cheney2012" you ought to love what Obama and congress are doing to this nation, you government-worshipping worm.
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          • Author by aBeck in 10-O-C (November 06, 2009 11:31 pm ET)
               
            SEIU, ACORN and numerous other left-wing Democratic front groups,


            Utter nonsense. Do you really want to have to defend your claim that SEIU and ACORN are organizations created by the left-wing solely for the purpose of advancing the Democratic Party agenda?

            What numerous other front groups? Name two. Name one. Please.
            And then prove that they have bussed in any third-party protesters at any time to any place for any protest.

            Do you even know what a front group is?

            The surest sign of right-wing ignorance is the constant barrage of false equivalency arguments.
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            • Author by princeofwheels (November 07, 2009 1:04 am ET)
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              The surest sign of right-wing ignorance is letting them speak and write about something that Limbaugh hasn't just covered.
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      • Author by wzwriter (November 06, 2009 10:10 am ET)
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        I've seen bigger crowds at high school football games here in Texas.
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    • Author by shaggles (November 06, 2009 1:17 am ET)
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      Inflating the numbers just looks worse for those members of congress who were out there basically advocating overthrowing the govt.
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      • Author by Easy to refute wingnuts (November 06, 2009 10:34 am ET)
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        Did you love Representative Boner quoting the "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" paragraph from "the Preamble to the Constitution," a copy of which he just happened to have with him?

        I'll bet he thinks the Declaration of Independence begins with the words "We, the People".

        Wait, I'll bet he doesn't think at all.
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        • Author by shaggles (November 06, 2009 12:02 pm ET)
             
          My favorite bit was Bachmann calling for revolution. Isn't her pal Beck always ranting about the 'revolutionaries' in the White House?
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    • Author by brusselscov (November 06, 2009 6:13 am ET)
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      Do you think anyone of the wingnuts remember how they described Hillary Clinton's voice as fingernails on a blackboard or that it reminded every man of his wife saying "Take out the trash"? They should be forced to listen to Van Susternenenenenenenen for 10 minutes.
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    • Author by jmille426471 (November 06, 2009 8:26 am ET)
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      Could right wingers have made it anymore obvious the last few days how desparate they are for good news? I mean, they seem more convinced of their strength right now then they did in 2002. There's an old saying in poker; strength is weakness and weakness is strength.
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    • Author by manofmystique (November 06, 2009 10:32 am ET)
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      It's one thing to put the healthcare Bill on the internet so people can read it, it's another thing to read the Bill and misquote, misrepresent and mislead people. That is exactly what Fox News, Republicans and conservatives are engaging in.
      They want Polosi to post the Bill in advance, so they can tear it down with misconceptions and lies.
      Whether people read the Bill or not doesn't really matter to Fox News.
      Fox and Friends want to interpret the Healthcare Bill for the American people.
      They think Polosi, Obama and congress is as stupid as the people they are trying to influence (lying too).
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    • Author by tuersm3856 (November 06, 2009 11:17 am ET)
         
      This clip is a bit truncated...are you sure he didn't cite anything?
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