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John McCain's Economic Adviser Calls You A Whiner, Says Recession is Hypochondriacal!

And in a rare move, I have a clip first.

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Now, you know that nothing is said to the Washington Times from a Presidential campaign that isn't very heavily reviewed and vetted, and believe that this was vetted as well, and give to Gramm to say to road test it. I would betcha it's their view of the situation.

Joe Sudbay at Americablog has more.

From the 2000 campaign, notes on the skeletons in Gramm's closet at this link.

Gramm's problems regarding his involvement in the subprime mortgage mess via his lobbying work for UBS at this link.

And sure, Gramm's comments have been repudiated by the Rethuglican nominee now, but it took outrage from the rest of us for them to do so. They supported his comments at first.

From ThinkProgress.org:

Earlier today, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign tried to distance itself from top economic adviser Phil Gramm’s claim that America is a “nation of whiners” by claiming Gramm’s words were “not representative” of McCain’s views. But as Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reports, the McCain campaign originally had a different response, in which a campaign official told Politico that Gramm was “simply saying that we are laying out the economic plan this week.”

McCain now is suggesting that he make Gramm the ambassador to Belarus. Yeah, old man, good foreign policy joke there, won't insult any foreign countries that might still have old unaccounted for Soviet nukes, huh?

What a fucking tool! If you vote for him, you deserve him.

Right now on MSNBC, Contessa Brewer is talking to Chris Cillizza from the Wash Post and Tara Wall (recent arrival to the Washtington Times, the Moonie paper, just came directly from the Bush Administration, in fact, and probably hired to do hit pieces on Michelle Obama because they share the same race and gender) and Cillizza's still suggesting that Obama should have Hillary on the ticket to cement his female cred.

Dude, can't do that if Bill won't let himself be vetted.

And what's the fucking deal with putting this Tara Wall on the air anyway? Just because she's an African-American Republican doesn't mean she's suitable for the TV, or the ears of any intelligent person. She managed to bring up the Michelle Obama "Proud of her country" quote in this context, forgetting of course that McCain himself said the same thing when he came back from his POW experience.

And the Wash Times is a piece of shit and we all know it. Their reporters are Bush and RNC surrogates paid by a Korean guy who thinks he's God.

Write to NBC News President Steve Capus and tell him so.

I think it's SCapus@msnbc.com.

Another clip after the jump.

One more thing ... another African-American from the Wash Times on MSNBC, this one an editorial writer.

This one, Brian Debose? I can't even find a bio on him online anywhere. But the Wash Times did see fit to give him a blogging platform.

Video -- Rachel Maddow Pwns Joe Scarborough on Obama Consistency Using Russert Tactics

Remember this from the other day? (You know I love quoting myself, here's me from Thursday):

The issue, Obama's purported move to the middle, and the f'rinstance having to do with withdrawal. What Joe fails to remember is that Samantha Power, who got excised from the Obama campaign for calling Hillary "a monster that would do anything to win," got beat about the head and neck (figuratively) by Jeremy Paxman on BBC's Newsnight about this exact issue.

I wrote about the interview and the dismissal of Power at this link.

So, Morning Joe (cough cough) you can make all the jokes about Rachel and the Hillary laugh that you want, but it doesn't make you right about this.

Well, Rachel, subbing for Keith yesterday, got all Tim Russert on Joe's ass yesterday as I cheered wildly from IAATVJ Central (my new name for my house) while she trotted out the clips. Barack during the New Hampshire debate, Barack on 60 Minutes, Barack everywhere being consistent.

Only person not being consistent? Morning Joe (cough cough).

Rachel asked Richard Wolffe from Newsweek what's not working with Obama getting this message out, and I have the answer: No one can deny that the networks make more money if this election becomes a horse race of any kind. The fact is that this is a very lopsided race.

So, Morning Joe (cough cough), you be wrong!!! WRONG!

WRONG!!

And the clip is after the jump.

UPDATED: Scarborough (Hosting) V. Maddow (Guesting) on Race For The White House

[UPDATE: I found the clip in question (the moment in question being at the end of the clip) at YouTube. Thank you CSPANJUNKIEdotCom. It's after the jump, behind the MSNBC.com clip.]

Joe walks over Rachel with the host authority, but he's completely wrong about Obama's plans for Iraqi withdrawal. And so were the rest of the panel, including Tony Blankley (with a new, slightly better haircut than usual), Michael Smerconish (subbing for Bill-O on the radio today as well) and two others, one in the LA studio I didn't even know and that African-American woman who thinks herself an independent.

The issue, Obama's purported move to the middle, and the f'rinstance having to do with withdrawal. What Joe fails to remember is that Samantha Power, who got excised from the Obama campaign for calling Hillary "a monster that would do anything to win," got beat about the head and neck (figuratively) by Jeremy Paxman on BBC's Newsnight about this exact issue.

I wrote about the interview and the dismissal of Power at this link.

So, Morning Joe (cough cough) you can make all the jokes about Rachel and the Hillary laugh that you want, but it doesn't make you right about this.

Now go say sorry.

I'll put the clip after the jump when it shows at the MSNBC site.

Sorry, MSNBC has decided not to post that clip. Maybe someone will upload it to YouTube.

I do have a clip for you, though, and it's after the jump.

Reported -- Bill Clinton Suggests Obama Should "Kiss My Ass" For Support

Now, this post isn't for you kids. This is what's called When Big Uncle Joe Gets Mad, so just keep scrolling or click away to, I dunno, HERE!

Click the image above to go directly to the article from the London Telegraph.

The following applies if this allegation is true:

Dude, you still have a bit of a repuatation to uphold, don't be such a douche. People read the British press. Like those big Saudi donors to your Library and Foundation, you know, the reason you didn't want to have to be vetted for Hillary to get the VP slot.

(Yeah, I know he was a former President, but honestly charm was his strongest suit. Don't Ask, Don't Tell was bullshit, "free trade" destroyed people's lives, and Marc Rich doesn't seem like the kind of guy who should have gotten away. And I would have said all these things then but I didn't have a blog then.)

Hey, I call 'em like I see 'em. You're no Jimmy Carter. He's the best former President we've ever had. Okay, domestically. I'm still not sure what he's doing with the Palestinians.

Who knew you'd be such a sore loser.

By the end of the news cycle tomorrow, this headline is all over the world and you look like a prick, whether you said it or not.

I don't really think Obama needs your support, by the way. Didn't you stick a cigar tube up a young woman's cooch in an alcove off the Oval Office? Yeah, I went there, that's how pissed off this makes me. Is the endorsement of cooch/cigar tube guy that important when you pull back for the big picture?

Beg for your support?

Man, one might say that you are are risking damaging your own reputation with your intransigence. Actually, that's what the Telegraph reported your closest allies have said.

Since we're not close, I'll just say you're bein' a dick.

Of course, someone will deny the report in the next 24 hours. But, it's too late. Bill-O's already writing an entire show about it. And, he'll probably come out supporting the Clintons.

It's just a shame they couldn't have gone out with a shred of dignity left.

Of course, that is if it's true.

I guess the question is, What "friend" talked to these Telegraph reporters, and why would someone do that?

That should be looked into in the days ahead. Telegraph is usually pretty reliable and I believe the highest circ paper in the country..

Note to Fox Noise Blonde E.D. Hill: Jimmy Kimmel Must Be a Terrorist, Too!

Hey, you airbrushed sweater-filling ideological tool ho bigot, get a real job.

Obama Exclusive to Broadcasting & Cable on DTV, XM and Sirius, FCC, Media Regulation

He answered a series of questions via email for John Eggerton at B&C, and I'm goading you to click over there by excerpting this:

Q: You have said network neutrality would be a priority in your administration. Why and how would you go about ensuring a neutral Internet while still allowing networks to manage traffic?

A: The Internet is a powerful, democratizing tool. There are very low entry barriers for the delivery of services over the Internet, and public debate is unfettered by either the network owner or any single dominant voice. The neutral nature of the Internet makes that possible, and it is something we should defend. Up to now, legislation has focused on protecting against the discrimination against or in favor of any single voice or legal service. All have made allowances for objective, nondiscriminatory network-management practices.

Q: What prompted you to weigh in on media ownership and diversity at an FCC field hearing in Chicago (http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6480419.html) last year?

A: I strongly favor diversity of ownership of outlets and protection against the excessive concentration of power in the hands of any one corporation, interest or small group. I strongly believe that all citizens should be able to receive information from the broadest range of sources. I feel that media consolidation during the Bush administration has had the effect of eliminating a lot of the diversity of information sources available to persons who have to rely on more traditional information sources, such as radio and television broadcasts and newspapers.

Certainly not as important as getting out of Iraq and making healthcare affordable to everyone, but still critical, especially the net neutrality issue.

Anti-Obama Pundit Calls Howie Mandel, Ballplayers and Me a Terrorist

Well, Howie is from Canada, and they're dangerous, huh?

He does the fist bump, just like Obama did with his wife the other day, and there's some shithead at Fox Noise (her name is E.D. Hill (actual given name Edith Ann Tarbox, not very TV ready, huh), and I don't care what you say about her, she's a shithead, you are, lady!) that thinks that the fist bump, or as Guy Fieri from the Food Network calls it, "The Rock," comes from the world of terrorists.

What the fuck is wrong with these blonde women from Fox? Is Bill-O dosing the coffee with Ecstacy in the hopes that someone, anyone, will have sex with him?

[UPDATE: (moments later) HuffPo reporting that E.D. Hill has been relieved of her 5 pm Eastern slot at Fox Noise. Don't get too happy, though, her replacement is Laura Ingraham.]

Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow have more in a clip after the jump.

Stuff Hillary's Doing At Home Instead of Showing Up At Her Speech

1. Dodging sniper fire.

2. Still trying to come up with a decent reason for her Iraq War vote.

3. Asking Eliot Spitzer about those drivers licenses and whether his call girls all got one.

4. Seeing what she looks like in a black robe/pant suit hybrid.

5. Pulling Bill off some Denny's waitress.

6. Doing everything she can to piss me off!

You can add to this list in the comments.

Video -- Brand New 3 Am Phone Call Commercial is Audacious, Exploitative!

And here it is without further ado. Click here for more info.

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Pew Center Study Proves Bill Clinton is a Lying Sack of Crap

No, not about the oral sex with zoftig interns, I mean about his wife getting more negative press coverage than her opponent.

Broadcasting & Cable:

In fact, it was just the opposite starting after Clinton criticized the media for being too soft on Obama.

That's according to a new study from the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism and Harvard's Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy.

In fact, according to the study, for the first two months of the year, starting just before the Iowa caucuses, the tone of coverage for both was "almost identical," with both getting about twice as many positives in those categories as negatives.

The tougher coverage, the study said, came at Obama's expense as "the narrative about him began to turn more skeptical and indeed became more negative than the coverage of Clinton herself."

So, d'ya think Big Willie's gonna shut up? If you do, I have some delegates in the brand new state of Delusion that you can seat for Hillary.

I really think there's some sort of poisonous agent that Hillary put in Bill's body and she won't give him the antidote until she's President of the United States. I can't explain his behavior any other way.

Hat tip to friend of the blog John Eggerton at Broadcasting & Cable.