Video: Dick Morris rips Alan Colmes for being Alan Colmes, basically
posted at 11:07 am on October 3, 2008 by Allahpundit
Proof positive that not everything he says is wrong. Just almost everything.
Exit question in which I’m fairer to Colmes than he’d be to me: Is AC really the worst offender here among the dynamic duo in terms of spewing talking points? “Sarah Palin’s shock and awe”? C’mon.
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Morris was pissed. I have never seen him that upset.
Colmes is such an idiot.
In other news: Obama Website calling for people to protest Palin at Dallas hotel event today.
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Dick “Toe-Sucker” Morris came across as O’Reilly, just shorter and fatter.
originalpechanga on October 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Actually a good analogy for Sarah vs Joe is Hannity vs Colmes with obviously Sarah in the Hannity role.
meci on October 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Not to mention the middle class doesn’t make minimum wage.
lodge on October 3, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Dick, thanks for eating Alan Colmes starting with his toes and brains.
Mcguyver on October 3, 2008 at 11:11 AM
Actually, I thought that Hannity should have defended Colmes. After the Morris insult, Hannity should have said something along the lines of, I believe Alan is a highly intelligent man and I’m honored to have him as a sparring partner.
And, in answer to the exit question, Hannity was particularly hyperbolic during this segment. That’s okay if Colmes gets something like equal time, but last night he didn’t.
JudetheFossil on October 3, 2008 at 11:12 AM
No, but he’s definitely the most annoying. And he’s a big fat liar to boot.
4shoes on October 3, 2008 at 11:12 AM
Not that I don’t think Colmes is an idiot, mind you.
JudetheFossil on October 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM
AC is a POS!!!!!
twiggman on October 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Anyone else think there was a little more inside baseball to this?
Pasalubong on October 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM
I laughed so hard after Morris’ rant. He ripped Skeletor a new one.
jencab on October 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Colmes is grasping, he got himself in a twitter over this and was reduced to whining like a biotch.
I wonder what his pitiful blog will say today?
Bishop on October 3, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Alan Clomes is bitch slapped and owned!
grapeknutz on October 3, 2008 at 11:14 AM
I get the impression Morris doesn’t like Colmes, for some reason…
cyclosarin on October 3, 2008 at 11:14 AM
Ordinarily I’d try to be fair to Colmes, but when he posted a blog blaming Trig Palin’s Down’s Syndrome on Sarah getting on an airplane and then tried to whitewash his ignorance as evidence of Republican mean-spiritedness, I’ve decided he no longer deserves the benefit of the doubt.
Colmes wasn’t asking Morris a question…he was taking part in Obama Spin Room machinations.
JohnTant on October 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Morris is an ass, but he knows candidates and what appeal they have.
Hannity can have talking points because Palin was effective…Colmes was defending his losing talking points, when you lose, you lose, eat a little crow.
“unbelievable performance” was a great put down.
right2bright on October 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM
If words were a fist, Alan Colmes would need surgery to rearrange his face today.
either orr on October 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Exactly. Hannity spews GOP talking points everyday. Hannity and Colmes is a horrible show.
terryannonline on October 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Has Colmes ever retracted and apologized for his remarks about Palin’s pregnancy? If not, screw him.
Blake on October 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
I watched this live last night and loved it! The perfect exclamation point on Palin’s great performance. If Morris had been live on set, he would have grabbed Skeletor by his scrawny neck and shook him.
james23 on October 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Do Republican campaigns do this?
Cindy Munford on October 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
The real question about that subject was:
When did lieberman start supporting tax cuts and small government?
Isn’t he your typical big government democrat, who just happens to care about national security?
lorien1973 on October 3, 2008 at 11:16 AM
I thought Morris was a bit unfair.
aso on October 3, 2008 at 11:17 AM
Judelaw
EXACTLY right. We KNOW Alan is a liberal sycophant, just as Hannity is on the conservative side. THAT’s what the show is about Hannity AND Colmes and Hannity did a disservice to the show and to his partner here.
Even if he didn’t MEAN it…he should have stood up for Alan Colmes.
originalpechanga on October 3, 2008 at 11:17 AM
I SAW THAT!
And it was awesome! Seriously, for Alan to go after Dick, as some partisan hack, remember this is after he said Obama won the 1st debate….lol.
Alan “The Alien” Colmes, just got beat up and down by The Penguin!!!
Awesomely, awesome!!!!
TheHat on October 3, 2008 at 11:18 AM
In other news: Obama Website calling for people to protest Palin at Dallas hotel event today.
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Heh, I just signed-up for it myself using a throw-away Yahoo account. I told them I was bringing 89 people with me, armed with mace and dog poop.
Bishop on October 3, 2008 at 11:18 AM
I’ve never seen Morris get this worked-up on any of the Fox shows. I guess Colmes’ idiotic response to Morris put Morris over the edge. It seemed he got personally insulted by Colmes’ attitude and let him have it. It was definitely awkward.
kyarnes on October 3, 2008 at 11:19 AM
I think Morris was offended that AC was treating him like some of the Repubs that was on the show. Morris sees himself as Fox News contributor not just a “regular” guest. He told AC to save the the talking points for you other guests.
d1carter on October 3, 2008 at 11:19 AM
I urge everyone else to sign up too; tell them you’re bringing hundreds and get them all excited, then when only fifty people show….well….
Bishop on October 3, 2008 at 11:19 AM
I don’t care if it was Kaiser Sose calling out Colmes.
The guy is a creep.
Hannity needs to jettison this POS.
there it is on October 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Morris is a scumbag.
BallisticBob on October 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Meh. Consider it equal time to ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, PBS, the Obama channel on Dish Network, MTV, VH-1, Slate, Huffpo, Daily Kos, NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, almost all of Hollywood and so on and so forth.
ManlyRash on October 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM
I saw this. I had it on in the background and immediately stopped and focused on the exchange. Dick Morris was genuinely angry and I felt like he expressed the frustration I feel any time Colmes opens his mouth. I mean, he’s even stupider and less able to keep on topic than most liberals.
The thing that made this particularly dumb on Colmes’ part was that he just rotely responded to Morris as if he were talking to a conservative pundit. Morris is not that. Just because he has a healthy disdain for the Clintons does not mean that he is pro-Republican.
Moxie on October 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM
I’m not a big fan of Morris, but I listen to him when he comes on the show. I saw this live last night and started screaming at the TeeVee, “Get him Morris…slap him again!”
Priceless. Man he was PO’d.
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on October 3, 2008 at 11:20 AM
Update (AP): Headline correction, Video:
Dick MorrisAllahPundit ripsAlan ColmesSean Hannity for beingAlan ColmesSean Hannity , basically.In other news…. AllahPundit is against Palin because she does not support gay marriage and forced Biden to admit the same thing last night.
Over………
Mcguyver on October 3, 2008 at 11:21 AM
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve emailed AC and said “You really don’t believe everything you say do you?” He’s like a deer in the headlights. So much so, I ALMOST feel sorry for him sometimes.
But all in all, he’s not an asset to the show. He’s just an opposing view (albeit lame).
Oink on October 3, 2008 at 11:21 AM
Nope he NEVER mentioned it, my sentiments exactly.
Over.
1GooDDaDDy on October 3, 2008 at 11:24 AM
That form is mega-fail…
“2147483839 people have signed up to attend this event.”
Evidently the application developers working on Obama’s campaign are as technically savy as they allude McCain is with email…
IrishSamurai on October 3, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Morris seemed very agitated right from the start w/Alan. Maybe they had some disagreement b4 he went on air?
JAM on October 3, 2008 at 11:24 AM
Colmes makes that show unwatchable.
ronsfi on October 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM
I shutdown after the debate an went to sleep. looks like I should of stayed up a little longer to watch the fireworks.
Just a thought here. If Gov Palin is this good after 5 weeks, just think what she will be like after 4 years of helping president McCain.
OK, don’t get to far ahead of things, gotta help make this happen in the first place.
OH, and i do wear out the mute button when I watch H & C.
Da_Hutt on October 3, 2008 at 11:25 AM
Can the blue-shirted Citizens’ Truth Squad be far behind? How long can these Osama Obama-worshipers keep it together without becoming Code Pink maniacs?
This, in miniature, is the Obama Way: muzzle those who disagree by any means possible, and ensure that only the Word of The Messiah is heard.
It’d be funny if it hadn’t become frightening.
MrScribbler on October 3, 2008 at 11:26 AM
That was an Easy Button moment.
Fletch54 on October 3, 2008 at 11:26 AM
I think what sent The Toe over the edge was the fact that Skeletor was speaking what sounded like talking points from the Left against McCain’s voting record. And the fact that what Skeletor was trying to assert was so in error, and blatantly false that it grated on The Toe’s nerves. Here is hoping that McCain gets that exercised when he debates THE MANCHILD!
It is rather annoying each and every night Alan does seem to just recite the Left’s talking points, and does not ever seem to listen or process what those from the opposite side are trying to tell him. If he wanted to criticize Palin last night for rote memorization, and spewing talking points, he should watch his own show every once in a while because he does the same thing every night.
I thought the whole thing was hilarious. Especially right after O’Reilly went off on Frank.
freeus on October 3, 2008 at 11:26 AM
Whoa, Allah is not gay. He loves KP.
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Even better the second time. : )
The only downside of watching anybody rip into Alan Colmes – having to listen to or watch Alan Colmes.
Anna on October 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Skeletor gets skull-f**ked. From Dick Morris! Now that is somethin’ else.
J.J. Sefton on October 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Look, this isn’t about Alan Colmes and what a jerk he is. It isn’t about how bad the other networks are. It’s about Sean Hannity and the need for some fairness and courtesy.
Here’s what Sarah had to say about this: “Dontcha think that Hannity stickin’ up for his co-host woulda showed some class on the part of Hannity, and made him look like, well, a bigger dude? You betcha it would’ve!” (wink and big smile)
JudetheFossil on October 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM
I take it you don’t like the show?
If you are ready to visit and smooze with our host, then go ahead make our day…. he needs the female company and it might, just might, take of his pessimistic edge.
Can I buy you the plane ticket? I’ll pay for the whole trip in fact.
I know Corpus is a long way from Brooklyn, so just move already.
Mcguyver on October 3, 2008 at 11:27 AM
This is my exact thought. If Obama wins, there will be no dissent in this country. It will be crushed by his obsessed army of worshipers.
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Yes but so is the President.
aengus on October 3, 2008 at 11:28 AM
Wow, that’s a big event
CookeyD on October 3, 2008 at 11:29 AM
I am not a Mr. Morris fan so I am sure it is coloring my view of this but it seem a bit over the top. I don’t watch often enough to know if Mr. Colmes deserved the treatment. I will bow to the more informed.
Cindy Munford on October 3, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Shock and Awe didn’t bother me, but Ronald Reagan? But all of this was nothing compared to Hannity’s bullying interrogation of Nina Easton the other night, which was truly embarrassing, and I say that as a Hannity fan.
Buy Danish on October 3, 2008 at 11:29 AM
And, BTW, I find myself agreeing with AP for once. Hannity is nothing more than a party-line shill, and a shameless sucker-up to his Republican pals.
Such people are not all on the loony left, you know.
I won’t listen to/watch Hannity. I prefer commentators who have functioning minds and show evidence that they can take independent stands.
MrScribbler on October 3, 2008 at 11:30 AM
carbon_footprint,
I know that! I never said he was gay!!
But he still supports gay marriage, because it helps to impress the liberal women, you know.
Next time don’t assume.
Mcguyver on October 3, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Do no harm.
Connie on October 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM
And this is only days after Rove slapped Colmes down. Colmes may not be able to sit down for a month after the whippings he’s getting.
backwoods conservative on October 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM
This was worth staying up late for. I find it delicious to see a former Clinton adviser, odd as he is, slapping Colmes around.
Next question: where’s the clip of Hannity going after that Wasserman-hyphenated member of Congress from Florida? Normally, Hannity it a totally unprepared tool. But this time he actually seemed prepared, and he made her admit that she didn’t know something that was the key to their discussion. I loved it…though I confess I loathe her.
BuckeyeSam on October 3, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Sure Colmes is an a-hole; Du-uh!
But Colmes does this ALL THE TIME. And Bill Morris KNOWS THAT as well as anyone does. I’m not going back and reviewing tapes, but is this really the first time Colmes ever did it to Dick Morris? I don’t remember Morris getting special immunity. (Except of course for the times when he said something liberal.) So why was this different.
This was no act. The look in Morris’ eyes; he was on the verge of hysteria.
Was it just his time of the month? Or do you think maybe Morris is (along with the rest of the country) becoming personally attached to Sarah Palin.
Seriously, I can never be sure whether Morris loves or hates Hillary Clinton – or both. But she has clearly always been his Queen Bee.
Do you think Morris is now hooked on another set of pheromones?
logis on October 3, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Bring out the violins for Mr. Scribbler and Buy Danish!!!!!
Quick! You make me sick, I need more puke bags.
Mcguyver on October 3, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Dick Morris is dead on,accurate,this is the real
perception,and the Liberals are going bonkers!!
It was Governor Sarah Palin Slaughting(can I call you Joe?)
Bidengaffe,and the Whole Lib MSM have absolutely lost it!!
Why!
Because all the Leftys,MSM,DNC thought they painted SaraCuda
with DIRECT help from the media,as an idiot in the pass few
weeks!!
But it backfired,the whole left said,THE DEBATE WILL DEFINE
SARAH,and she won hands down,Biden got schooled,the MSM
have a problem on their hands,its not what they expected!!!`
What the MSM will learn,that 2 months of media savagery by
the Liberal Hit Teams, are not going to take the 45 years of
trials and tribulations of the character building fortitude
of SarahCuda from the great State of Alaska!!
canopfor on October 3, 2008 at 11:35 AM
Did you hear at the very end of the segment?
“Hope that anger management works out for you Dick.”
I had to rewind it to be sure I heard it right. I almost missed it.
CookeyD on October 3, 2008 at 11:36 AM
To me, the difference between H and C is that Hannity has an ideology and believes it. Colmes on the other hand, has varying ideological stances dependent upon the news of the day and who’s on what side.
I can understand why Morris was upset, Colmes WAS reading talking points prepared and circulated by the Obama campaign. Colmes does this often, not engaging the guest and their statements, but rather with a prepared set of statements without contextual adjustment or even sometimes relevance to the discussion at hand.
Jason Coleman on October 3, 2008 at 11:37 AM
I signed up 100 people under the name Margaret Thatcher. Losers. It’s about time someone messed with them.
Anna on October 3, 2008 at 11:37 AM
Key to the moment was that he was supposed to be interviewed about HIS views on the debate… not on McCain who was not even there.
Colmes started the Dem talking point chant, which had NOTHING to do with the subject of the interview.
One problem with Jounalism today, is the amount of extraneous material they bring into an article or interview… they use it as a conduit for a viewpoint, instead of an investigation of an issue or fact.
Good on Morris for calling the MSM on this.
Romeo13 on October 3, 2008 at 11:39 AM
You could set soundboards in front of two chimps with buttons set to voice GOP and Dem talking points and basically have Hannity & Colmes.
doubleplusundead on October 3, 2008 at 11:40 AM
It was even better last week when Newt starting laughing at colmes…and laughed hard…loved it…
areseaoh on October 3, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Danish,
Go back and watch Reagan’s first national level debate. While they differ in style, Palin’s ability to connect with the camera (and by extension the viewer) is very similar to Reagan’s.
Palin has the ability to be a good student of the great communicator, it seems she has a natural talent for it.
Jason Coleman on October 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Morris was correct, this time. Sarah is a rising star and Morris sees her potential and how she talked directly to Americans and convinved them she is not part of the problem in Washington.
Even if McCain blows this election, Sarah now has a political future on the national level if she pursues it. Dick sees Sarah as a charismatic person who could be a great leader.
I would not be surprised to see her back in the Republican Primary in 2012 after we have a miserable socialistic Obama single term.
She will come as Reagan preaching that big government is the problem, and she’ll be correct. She will run as a smaller government, fiscal conservative and try to undue what 4 years of Obama created.
If Obama wins, the Republican Party must unite and effectively replace all the old deadwood in the Party and reorganize with youth, energy, unity, focusing on limited federal government, fiscal responsibility, and good ideas for helping with healthcare and growing the economy in a healthy way without these dangerous bubbles developing from stupid regulation.
After a tough Obama 4 years, does anybody think that a Palin/Jindal ticket would be formidable?
I do.
Sapwolf on October 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Hhahahahahahaha.
BallisticBob on October 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM
rplat on October 3, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Did Morris just say that AP has no brain? Just asking… :)
maintenanceman on October 3, 2008 at 11:44 AM
I’ve tried and I’ve tried…
…oh HOW I’ve tried…
…to actually feel sorry for Alan Colmes.
I. Just. Can’t. Do. It.
FWIW – I don’t really like the Hannity & Colmes show because it appears that it’s sole purpose is to get a couple of people yelling at each other.
I much prefer Laura Ingraham, Glen Beck and Rush to Hannity (although Rush can get a little to ‘rah rah’ for me).
Religious_Zealot on October 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Sorry about your upset tummy, but whatever ails you is not my fault.
Yes he does, and he also has a
habitneat trick of jumping in and stepping on words just as the conservative guest is making an important point.Buy Danish on October 3, 2008 at 11:45 AM
Just curious since you posted a very similar comment about Allah last night.
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 11:46 AM
Thank you, Dick Morris!
petefrt on October 3, 2008 at 11:48 AM
Exactly! Idiots don’t get this point. Also w/ the raising of min. wage you actually cause less jobs, and prices to go up!
Mercy4Me on October 3, 2008 at 11:49 AM
Buy Danish on October 3, 2008 at 11:29 AM
Why would he beat up on Nina, her husband works for Republican campaigns. He worked on McCain’s until he had to downsize and then on Romney’s.
Cindy Munford on October 3, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Opposing increase of the minimum wage? That’s all Colmes has?
The minimum wage, to the extent that it affects wages at all, causes unemployment.
The Monster on October 3, 2008 at 11:50 AM
Morris had every right to get on ACs a$$ about changing the subject to Demcrap talking points. But that’s exactly what AC was doing.
Whining Oblammo’s talking points.
Morris is right. You know I may not agree with him on everything, but he’s extremely intelligent and he picked up on ACs rant quickly. I think many people did not. That’s why they’re probably saying AC didn’t deserve that.
Hannity had no obligation to defend AC for shooting himself in the foot.
Badger40 on October 3, 2008 at 11:50 AM
digitalintrigue on October 3, 2008 at 11:51 AM
If Allen is going to talk out his ass he should at least stand up.
mindhacker on October 3, 2008 at 11:55 AM
I’m right down the street from the Fairmount, and don’t see the protesters.
Rick on October 3, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Morris is correct, there is no doubt Palin connects to the “common man” just like Reagan did. You can’t train that, you either have it or not. Reagan had a little more humor, probably from his acting gigs, but the delivery is eerily similar.
She will get better, imagine having a whole campaign for presidency on your shoulders as you go out for your first national debate…remarkable.
right2bright on October 3, 2008 at 11:58 AM
And once again Allah shows more proof that he is a moron.
MobileVideoEngineer on October 3, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Rick on October 3, 2008 at 11:57 AM
Keep us updated.
Cindy Munford on October 3, 2008 at 11:59 AM
MobileVideoEngineer on October 3, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Based on what?
Cindy Munford on October 3, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Allah is only jealous because Morris is better looking and gets all of the sweet gigs.
Sugar Land on October 3, 2008 at 12:01 PM
FYI: before I posted that link, the number of protectors were 0. Now the number is 2147484079.
haha
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 12:03 PM
OMG – I LOVE IT!!!
I’ll have to do the same – maybe under Barry AU H20? Think they’d figure that one out?
Marybeth on October 3, 2008 at 12:03 PM
protectors = protesters.
carbon_footprint on October 3, 2008 at 12:03 PM
The discussion was supposed to be about Sarah Palin’s (or Joe Biden’s) DEBATE PERFORMANCE. Colmes dissed Morris’ comments entirely. He should have engaged Morris on his reaction to Biden. Instead Colmes went off reading a sheet of Obama campaign talking points about McCAIN! McCain wasn’t part of last night’s debate. Colmes deserved everything he got.
jay12 on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
How often do conservatives get to have a little fun on news shows.
JellyToast on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Dick Morris getting up in Colmes’ grill for his use of talking points? That’s rich. Hannity is the human talking point. Even if he doesn’t get his talking points from somewhere else, he repeats the same laundry list of liberal misdeeds on every radio and TV show.
I don’t fault him for his views, but he’s so repetitive. He’s like a politician giving a stump speech in city after city. It’s like he has this list, that he goes back to all the time. No other radio talk show host dose that. Don’t regular listeners find it monotonous?
YYZ on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Sure she does, but her way of formulating sentences is nothing like Ronald Reagan’s. Take her answer on global warming, for instance – I’m quite certain that Reagan’s answer would have been far more direct. I just think it’s premature to put her in a league with Reagan at this point in time.
I know it! She didn’t answer a question the way he wanted her to and he started yelling at her and demanding that she answer it a certain way. Fortunately this is not how Hannity usually conducts himself.
Buy Danish on October 3, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Hannity’s a chach most of the time, but AC is just annoying.
I did love his radio program back in the day, though. “Why you bitter?” Lulz.
spmat on October 3, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Morris stepped over the line by insulting Colmes’ intelligence. He should have just said “look, the minimum debate didn’t come up in the debate, let’s focus on what we actually saw tonight.” If Colmes persisted, he may have been justified in criticizing him with the talking points line. But saying “is it that you can’t think or you can just read talking points” was over the line and I agree that Hannity should have backed Morris down a bit.
As for Morris’s political leanings, I think he genuinely is a centrist. However, he has a personal hatred of the Clintons that clouds his judgment (at least as long as the Clintons are in the picture).
Outlander on October 3, 2008 at 12:06 PM
Maybe we all just need to get into the spirit of Halloween. To get us in the “proper frame of mind”, maybe H&C should have Morose…er, I mean Morris on the show everyday until October 31st.
My collie says:
Hmmm. If they added one more panelist, they could compete directly with “The View”.
CyberCipher on October 3, 2008 at 12:09 PM
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