Tuesday morning open thread
I’ll be on Fox and Friends this morning to talk about unscrupulous Democrat borrowers, Countrywide, and gas. Scheduled to appear at around 8:15am. (Update: Allah posted the video at Hot Air.)
Speaking of gas, Bombshell Bob Beckel is supposed to be on as well–though we’re not scheduled to talk about his smears of conservatives. Don’t worry: I’ll stay on cracker patrol.
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Bust Beckel’s chops,Michelle…ask him why he didn’t name Larry Johnson as the source of the ‘whitey’ tape since we all know that’s where it originated
Don’t let Beckel slide on that one Michelle, if possible within the time constraints. You go girl!
Gas $4.46 here in Palm Springs area.
but it’s $2.50 in Tijuana…..
1.6b must have stimulated their economy……
Mets fire Randolph, after they beat my Angels…
I liked the idea of charging OPEC the same amount for wheat they charge for oil……
Do we have an approx time for the Fox&Friends “pop-in”?
Pulling my chair up to the cracker barrel, I’ll just toss out this phrase from an oped piece in China’s state-run paper, the “People’s Daily”:
“One of the causes for the Western media to lavish overpraises onto Obama is owed to his (skin) color, and the other cause is the change that he may bring to American society.”
lavish overpraises onto Obama
Must be how they say “in the tank for Obama” and “Obamedia” in their corner of the world.
Obama Phenomenon in U.S
Good morning all – good day and may God bless.
Hope the crew doesn’t make you use Beckel’s chair. You’ll disappear in his ass-divot like a car in a Florida sinkhole.
Someone needs to ask the Obamanation why he wants the same people that run the Post Office, FEMA, and the IRS to run our health care system.
The Old Sailor is cranky today.
Check this out.
Imagine if there were a Congressional White Caucus.
Purplepeep:
Saw this further down in the op-ed:
Quick! I need to know where I go to collect my “privileges,” especially now that Obama has “reinforced” them.
I was pondering how liberals think. Take shirley jackson for instance, the first female, black president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. She gives a speech on how the US is in dire need of scientists and engineers but instead of focusing on recruiting students of the highest caliber she panders to ethnic minorities in the inner city of St. Louis. Go figure these liberals…
The only place Hippie is the restroom, but I suggest a deposit rather than a collection……
Good catch Sailor. It’s SHAKEDOWN TIME!
This is extortion pure and simple. But I guess you can get away with it in a gerrymandered district.
That’s a liberal newpaper speaking of the privileges to their fellow liberals in the US. You need not apply, DHD.
Obvious cheezy joke, but I’ll grab it if no one else will; shouldn’t that be “if liberals think”?
Say that you don’t like to bring up rumors, but you find it disgusting that Beckel solicits prostitutes.
http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/the-return-of-bob-beckel/
Oh, wait…that’s not a rumor.
I’d like to see more coverage here in the blogosphere (because there ain’t no way you’ll get it from the MSM) contrasting Iowa to Louisiana.
It’s inspiring how those Hawkeyes are handling a disaster not all that different from Katrina.
Conservatism in action. More evidence that Liberals are, generally speaking, fools.
How fast the Obama sock doll company got shut down? Is this a taste of what we are being force fed? I don’t believe anyone objected when Bush was being compared to a monkey?
Extortion it is. Also, you can tell that they aren’t subscribers to Sirius. They’ve never heard of a channel called the Foxx Hole, nor listened to the R & B or Hip Hop stations that are mixed in with the myriad of others. I find it funny how racism only comes from racial equality organizations.
Chuckie Schumer’s Windfall
Another wealthy Democrat who’s not paying his fair share.
I want to see Fox News Channel have the cajones to put Bob Beckel and you on at the same time to talk about that very topic. But, I’m not holding my breath that they will do it.
I concur with AJ. Tell them we will increase production to decrease the price, when they feel compelled to do the same on oil. In the interim, let them eat some of their oil.
Anyone notice how the debate on oil is switching from the oil companies to the speculators (even O’Reilly can read the polls)? The public didn’t buy the evil oil company line this time so the argument has switched.
What isn’t said is how speculation in the markets work and how Congress has empowered the speculators.
Daivd
Just don’t be trying to think like them. Rumor has it (note: see Bob Beckel) that can cause irreversible damage to the non-liberal and, may,…*gasp*…turn you into one.
It is getting mighty close to PITCH FORK time! I propose we orchestrate a TEN MILLION Person march on Washington befoe the elections. Somehow we need to get our voices heard.
I was about to say….
DOH! wuz still waking up when I asked what time the F&F segment would air and missed that note.
Gotta have more coffee…
yup, National S.T.O.P. Day.
BBQ on the highways, no work, just stop.
ask BB how much he is getting paid to act like the stuff he says is true.
recap?
President Bush is too decent to rub it in San Fran Nan’s plastic face when Congress’ approval rating goes in the single digits.
This bitter opinion is from a typical white guy.
Is typical white guy the PC version for Whitey? just curious….
Well, DUKE UNIVERSITY just hired a Muslim chaplain.
Just dandy.
Good job Michelle, Beckel wasnt all that bad either, cept for the finger wag thingy after you said No, No, No! regarding Bipartisanship..
I enjoyed Michelle on Fox this morning, and I agree with Beckel about the nuclear power plants. Build some!
But I thought what Gretchen said was interesting. She commented that if WE start drilling for oil ourselves that the Saudis might think we are not dependent on them any more. Are we SUPPOSED to be dependent on the Saudies???
Al Gore is the biggest sham of them all.
Ahh my morning fix. Having seen Michelle Malkin on TV starts the day ok. You even got a zinger in on Bob about blaming right wing bloggers. Very good…and off course topping it all off with your classic smile.
Same old thing with me:
WHERE ARE THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICANS?!?!?!
“Well, at least, you’re not blaming it on right-wing bloggers”
wow, just wow,
Michelle sure slammed him in the chops with THAT, didn’t she.
had her chance and blew it
#34:
What’s interesting about a bimbo on a coffee klatch show?
I’ll bring the sauce.
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/06/the-freefly–ob.html
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2008_06_15-2008_06_21.shtml#1213659186
Way to go Michelle … I figure some sections of Hell must be freezing over this morning since Beckel was forced to pretty much agree with your initial statement that it did not pass the “smell test” … glad you shot down his attempt to cast the Republicans as being involved just as much as the Dems … and loved the F&F intro of Beckel saying he would get his chance to spin things … before he even said anything …
… now that was priceless …
recap, por favor?
My Braves beat your Angels too, AJ, and they have no intention of firing Bobby Cox.
sorry.. I had to look that up..
It’s Bob “Schmeckle”
Conservatism is a dormant theory no in practice among today’s politicians…except for Ron Paul. Eliminate the privately owned central bank, eliminate the IRS and let the private market prosper…all sound pretty conservative to me, and especially since no other so-called conservative has dared mutter even the suggestion of killing the politicians’ sacred cow: the Fed Reserve
The AP had a little gem out of BHO in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel. Per BHO “I hear there’s a bowling alley and that hasn’t gone well. So we’re getting rid of the bowling alley and replacing it with a basketball court in the White House”.
Not elected yet but already planning a “flip this house” makeover.
What’s next?
Midnight basketball at the White House?
“Pimp my ride” job on the limo?
Pit bull cages in the Rose Garden?
We will all be “a part of history” with the “firsts” that Barak will bring to the White House in 2009.
yep backwoods we slipped a lil, but knocked alot of points off chippys average….
Election Thoughts from Ireland
‘We, in Ireland, can’t figure out why people are even
bothering to hold an election in the United States.
On one side, you have a lawyer, married to a lawyer,
running against a lawyer who is married to a lawyer.
On the other side, you have a war hero married
to a good looking woman who owns a beer distributorship.
What are you lads thinking over there?’
I’ll gladly trade a few points off Chipper’s average for a chance to turn around the Braves’ pathetic road record.
And now I’M cranky. I used to work for XM back in ‘05. They are a good company and there are a lot of wonderful people that work there. The thought that both that company and Sirius could potentially have their hearts cut out on the altar of political correctness annoys me to no end.
Libs and Dems don’t have the capability to think grandpa….
#50:
That’s cute. Almost as cute as when it was attributed to the Danish or Dutch or Germans or Polish or Czechs or English.
OldSailor88 and Die Hippie, Die I have to agree that it does sound like a Reverend (I use the term loosely) Jackson or Sharpton shake down in the making. I also have always wondered why there is not a Congressional White Caucus too. Or does this thought make me a racist again? I can never tell when my thought processes get me in trouble with the “Thought Police.”
My biggest gripe of the day is about the inflated cost of fuel, which in turn has driven inflation to the point that I am now helping out my sister-in-law by diverting our households shrinking disposable income by paying some of her bills to provide the basics (food, shelter, clothing, and energy requirements) for her, her daughter (single mom) and granddaughter living with her. Since I am the one her sisters turn to for financial help and guidance after their parents passed away a few years ago (it does suck being the responsible one sometimes), but I could no more turn my back on my wife’s family or my own should they need anything.
My niece was laid off a few months ago when increased costs started to hit our small community pretty hard. Even being a military town when things get tight people decrease their spending and small businesses go belly up. At the rate costs have gone up they will not be able to afford to keep warm this winter and I have a feeling we will be looking at 3 additional souls under our roof so they can survive the winter unless my niece can find a job in the next couple of months. She is determined to find work and walks 2 miles (one way) to the local jobs center every business day to see what is out there (which ain’t much). The sad thing is this is starting to have a pretty hard ripple effect on many families just barely scraping out a living in our local community and if the do nothing Congress keeps up their complicity of playing politics with peoples lives it is not going to end well for any of them. People are getting angry here and it won’t take much to push them over the edge should the price of fuel and other essentials keep climbing as they try to pin the blame on President Bush.
My 2 cents for what ever its worth!
Nonsense. Unlike the blogosphere, you must operate under time and content restraints on tee-vee. You are forced to pick and choose your battles. I said my peace without being unduly rude to the hosts and upending their show format. Unsatisfying to you? Yeah, me, too. That’s why I prefer blogging under my own terms to doing TV under someone else’s. The latter is a job. The former is my passion. And now I’m happily back at my desk.
Yes,
We’re all awed by the awesome awesomeness of Ron Paul.
What’s he polling these days?…2%?
GO RON!!!
heh,heh,heh
Yes my dear,
But, I’ll guarantee, 99% of the audience didn’t even know what you were referring to.
You chose to spend more time, hacking about McCain, than you did clearing the right-wing blogosphere.
I feel so guilty for not blogging in months. I am curled in a ball and rocking myself in a corner of the room. I have big news to talk about, but I have such a complex.
And then I look at life and panic because I’m behind schedule! (Turning 35 will do that to a person.)
1) I cleared the blogosphere yesterday.
2) I wasn’t invited by Fox and Friends to talk about the Beckel blog smear, but for those in the know, I made a succinct, unmistakable reference to it in the time allotted.
3) I am not your dear.
#58:
Get over it, frank. Conservatives don’t like McCain. Now tell us again how you blame voters for electing RINOs while you yourself will pull the lever for McCain, you staunch conservative you.
MWUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
This is why i like your site Michelle
Thanks for making the morning work grind here at the desk a little more enjoyable.
#58
Quit while you’re behind.
And I have XM… here a just a few “black” programmed channels: Oprah and Friends, Oprah’s Soul Series, Gospel, Greatest Soul Music of All Time, New Soul, Hip Hop, R&B, Urban, Jazz, Underground Dance, Reggae, Your Daily Trip to Jamaica, The Sound of Africa.
It is obviously extortion and they’ve never even listed to either XM or Sirius.
Facts mean nothing to liberals.
Since when were we EVER dependant on the Saudis? We import more oil from Canada and Mexico, don’t we? I suggest we cut the Sauds out completely, and pump from the US, and have Mexico start paying for their citizens here in the US with oil. Instead of “oil for food” lets implement “oil for Mexicans”.
How much time did Beckel have to spew his lies?
And, how much time did the “right-wing blogospere” have to respond?…Shouldn’t the right-wing get equal time?
Rude?…What’s more “rude” than telling out-right lies on national TV?
And, what’s “rude” about exposing those lies?
You’ve written about RINO’s being weak…Could it be, that RINO’s are in the same position you are?…That decorum comes before principle?
Yes, you’ve nailed it. I am a weak, unprincipled RINO because I discussed the topics Fox and Friends asked me to talk about!
Michelle, I think you would have better luck talking to a fence post.
Don’tchew get sarcastic with me, young lady.
heh,heh,heh
So now you’re an advocate of the Fairness Doctrine, Mr. Conservative?
A depressing fate for my alma mater, and formerly one of the finest technical schools in the country.
if she jumped the shark and went off on a tangent in her alloted time…
I daresay she wouldn’t be asked back on..
This way, she can be on again and still bring her message to masses that don’t read MM.com.. (those poor misguided beings
ANWR Exploration
House Republicans: 91% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed
Coal-to-Liquid
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 78% Opposed
Oil Shale Exploration
House Republicans: 90% Supported
House Democrats: 86% Opposed
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Exploration
House Republicans: 81% Supported
House Democrats: 83% Opposed
Refinery Increased Capacity
House Republicans: 97% Supported
House Democrats: 96% Opposed
SUMMARY
91% of House Republicans have historically voted to increase the production of American-made oil and gas.
86% of House Democrats have historically voted against increasing the production of American-made oil and gas.
–PowerLine
Funny,
How, whenever I tell people, I vote a straight Republican Ticket, I get roundly criticised,
isn’t it.
Frank, its her site..she can do whatever she wants
funny.. all you bring up is the House of Rep.
not the senate at all..
Ah, there’s that “party over principle” standard of yours once again. Funny how you cherry pick your examples…and your house of congress.
As someone said about the Oklahoma football team years ago, “It’s the best team that money can buy.” We can say that about Congress today, can’t we?
khan,
I dont’ really have the time, or resources, to research all the issues…But, I’m confident, that if I did, I’d come up with pretty much the same results.
RINO tags notwithstanding
I’m not sure that I saw on F&F what some have purportedly seen. I viewed a terribly short spot that Michelle managed to handle quite well and Beckel appeared to be very uncomfortable because I thought he wasn’t sure what Michelle would do. If that isn’t effect, what is?
MNUSMCDavid
I’m with you there … I guess I saw the same segment you did … not sure what a couple of others saw …
The problem is, Beckel got all the time he needed to leave the impression that the right-wing blogosphere ran a smear campaign on Michelle Obama.
The smear is still dangling…And, the truth is buried.
Yes, it’s so hard to find.
Get ready for the next craziness coming out of Berkeley in the next day or two. It gives you an insight into the tactics and thinking of the looney left. In this episode the eco-wacos will try to portray the story as cops beating up on grandmas. Stay tuned.
#79
truth buried? No one I know is even that blind to the issue…. how one derives a total break down of opportunity imagined out of a short piece of interview is beyond me. I would even go so far as to suspect a lack of basic intellect. If one took the time to view the interview I would guess they were well aware of the issue of Beckel’s hypocrisy.
P’haps, it would’ve been some help, if you had’ve pointed your site out, to the TV audience?
I wonder, how many TV viewers are cognizant of that blog post?
can anyone post what both Michelle and beckel said? about anything?
Khan…. HOTAIR has it posted as we type.
thanks, David.
I watched it again, and, if anything, I see more of a good performance than I did before of Michelle. No, I don’t know her, and I left Philly before she was probably born…. so there… pffflt!
Should she inform you of a potty break coming up?
Michelle Malkin said:
You mean Rupert Murdoch and the Saudi investors. That’s gotta be like firing a 30-06 with your eyelid.
txvet2 said:
Yes, I did my grad work there. Upon visiting there last week for a conference I was able to juxtapose George Low’s Presidential Medal of Freedom awarded by Reagan on the same day Bush awarded his to the liberal deconstructionists. There was some other science medal awarded to Low by Barry Goldwater as well. It was a solemn moment I had with myself realizing how much things have changed.
You’re kidding, right?
Ever heard of Google? Type in anyone’s name, and POW!
Fancy that!
1) Good
2) Double good
3) You will always be Dear to us. But not as in “Dear me, I did what?” The Good kind that won’t get us whipped kind.
I had a “Priceless” Mastercard Moment that I would like to share.
Gas to drive down to my in-law’s house: $16
Listerine to remove the bad taste from my mouth after “GrandNana” suggested the name Obama for my unborn baby: $4
The look on her face when I countered with “What about Fred Thompson?” Priceless.
CO
Darn… Now I have to clean my monitor after spraying RC all over it…… but I couldn’t help it. Personally, I kinda like Chesty Puller…… that would drive GrandNana nuts!
Psssst…. Franksalterego…I think Michelle dealt with the issue of smears against rightwing blogs
Well, I just saw this on the web. Katie Couric has her dander up about Shrillary’s treatment by the media. Katie is upset about some of the “most sexist treatment ever by the media” of Hillary Clinton during her campaign. Oh yeah, and if O’bama had lost, then we would be hearing about his “most racist treatment ever” by the media, and etc. etc. etc.
Just learned about thirty minutes ago, prominent cinematic special effects master Stan Winston died over the weekend. Time to prepare for a memorial movie marathon.
I got Atlas Shrugged. It’s a great book so far. I’m sure it’ll take me the whole summer to read. Michelle Malkin reminds me of Dagny Taggart for sure; especially after reading her here on the thread.