Comments on: Watch It, Cons

By: gryphon202

gryphon202 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:19:28 +0000

And what about that audio from the IPR (Illinois Public Radio) interview? Clearly, Obama doesn’t like the fact that the constitution is a “restrictive document of negative rights,” and it’s not a slander to say so, cause it’s TRUE!

By: gary4205

gary4205 — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 06:45:41 +0000

There are dozens of You Tube Videos floating around with Obama, in his own words pissing and moaning because the Constitution wasn’t written by Karl Marx!

While a certain document may be wrong, this is one of those times that one can actually say “fake, but accurate” and be correct!

OBAMA: Constitution ‘reflected fundamental flaw of this country that continues to this day’ 2001 Chicago Public Radio Interview He discusses redistributing wealth:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iivL4c_3pck

Glenn Beck manages to play juicy quotes from this almost every day on Fox, and as of yet, no one is calling him on the Bat Phone to deny it.

By: Black Yoshi

Black Yoshi — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:24:42 +0000

Good stuff here. One of the most important things we can do is police our own inaccuracies.

By: letget

letget — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:43:42 +0000

Daggett,
I think Glenn is way to smart to fall for a false story. He has said numerous times he has people check and re-check each thing he says. I just pray he won’t be discredited and fall for something. The wh is all over this man and Fox and would love to make him look like an idiot.
L

By: GnuBreed

GnuBreed — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 11:12:42 +0000

A well crafted hoax will play upon preconceived ideas. Everyone knows that Obama’s school records and writings exist somewhere. It would automatically become HUGE news if actual, authenticated portions of this came out — it would give added glimpses into what makes this dude tick.

You have to wonder what the hell will be in the Obama Presidential Library……a statue?

By: Daggett

Daggett — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:03:21 +0000

Coincidentally, I sent an email to Glenn Beck earlier warning him that the WH will probably feed him a false “sensational” story to discredit him.

By: Kissmygrits

Kissmygrits — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:17:50 +0000

Paybacks can be hell. I can believe the story even tho it wasn’t sourced or whatever. Sounded just like something the Won would say.

By: BadgerHawk

BadgerHawk — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:35:40 +0000

though, in Rush’s defense, calling Barack Obama’s respect for the Constitution into question on the basis of fabricated evidence may fall under “fake but accurate.”

CK MacLeod on October 23, 2009 at 5:26 PM

I’d say there’s plenty of pre-standing evidence to support that claim, without having to fake anything.

Rush retracted and corrected his story within minutes of finding out it was not true.

Weight of Glory on October 23, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Which was the entirely correct thing to do. The timing, coming so shortly after the fake Rush quotes spread like wildfire, makes me a wee bit curious if something else was going on here.

By: Weight of Glory

Weight of Glory — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:00:52 +0000

Rush confessed, twice, that the story was not true, and retracted. Then in his usual satirical way, he said the same thing those news outlets said about the phony quotes attributed to him, that even though the quotes were made up, he still knows that Obama thinks that way. He then played Obama’s 2001 interview with public radio about how he viewed the shortcomings of the SCOTUS and how the Constitution is primarily a document of negative rights. Important to note, Rush retracted and corrected his story within minutes of finding out it was not true.

By: CK MacLeod

CK MacLeod — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:26:33 +0000

BadgerHawk on October 23, 2009 at 5:17 PM

That is ironic, I agree – and unfortunate – though, in Rush’s defense, calling Barack Obama’s respect for the Constitution into question on the basis of fabricated evidence may fall under “fake but accurate.”

By: BadgerHawk

BadgerHawk — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:17:41 +0000

Kind of funny that he would get taken in by fake quotes so quickly after fake quotes about him were spread so maliciously. Probably why he made sure to correct the record before the end of his show today.

By: CK MacLeod

CK MacLeod — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:13:10 +0000

Well, I happened to hear Rush earlier this morning – my usual “10 minutes of Rush after walking the dogs” break – and he was all over this story, completely taken in – and asking Snerdly or whomever to look up the title of Michael Ledeen’s latest book so he could give it a plug…

By: BadgerHawk

BadgerHawk — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:08:06 +0000

And apparently Rush said that the story wasn’t credible later on in his show (though I didn’t hear exactly how he phrased it).

By: BadgerHawk

BadgerHawk — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:06:48 +0000

Good post, and props to Abby Adams for catching the hoax in the headline thread this morning.