Andrew Breitbart is steaming mad that the Associated Press “whitewashed” his 118 word comment on the ACORN report. And you know what? I agree. I think that if readers of the AP’s account of the report saw just want kind of a frothing-at-the-mouth lunatic Breitbart is, it would give some actual balance to the piece.
Pete Yost of the Associated Press asked for my comment regarding the findings of the ACORN “internal investigation.” Here is what I emailed him:
ACORN is a corrupt and criminal organization, and anyone with open eyes can see this. Yet SEIU’s Andy Stern and left wing puppetmaster John Podesta, of the Soros-funded radical leftist think-tank, the Center for American Progress, chose to architect a whitewashed ‘internal investigation’ by a Democrat Party hack from Massachusetts, and have put immense efforts into launching a two-pronged propaganda campaign and legal assault against the filmmakers of the ‘pimp and prostitute’ exposé and the story’s publisher. BigGovernment.com continues to expose ACORN’s illegal activity and has helped to illuminate how corrupt organizations like ACORN, SEIU and HCAN are coordinating the efforts to shove radical health care reform down an unwilling majority of Americans throats.
Here is the sole excerpt from the above statement chosen for the article:
The report is “a whitewashed ‘internal investigation’ by a Democrat Party hack from Massachusetts,” said conservative columnist Andrew Breitbart, who is being sued by ACORN along with James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles, who played the prostitute and her boyfriend in the videos. Breitbart posted the videos on his Web site.
I wanted the BigGovernment.com readers to see that’s it’s not just the internal investigators who are whitewashing the magnitude of the ACORN scandal, it’s the mainstream media writ large.
So come on, Pete Yost! Publish Breitbart’s full comment. It will really illuminate what kind of whackos are fixated on ACORN. Maybe then we can get back to, you know, actual issues.



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Geez, Michael, wouldn’t a post on what the report actually says be more useful…
In retrospect, yes, something on the actual report would’ve been good for context, but overall I think the report is not necessary to defend against people like Breitbart. Clearly, the words out of his own mouth are enough to give folks reading this blog who are concerned with ACORN some reassurance.
If nothing else, Breitbart always adds some comic relief to a serious subject.
And I hadn’t read anything about ACORN suing Breitbart. Good. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
I think they ought to publish extensive quotes not just from this missive, but from his entire corpus of intellectual excretia.
damn – I thought that “BigGovernment.com” was a joke unto itself.
So I Googled it.
damn it.
I cannot imagine anyone who reads this blog regularly being at all concerned about ACORN based on accusations by Breitbart or his ilk.
You ought to know better than that by now.
ditto
…by Breitbart or his ilk.
It’s always the “ilk” that concerns me. *g*
Oh my! Massachusetts is the new San Francisco.
The less said about them the better. They would give H.P. Lovecraft the jitters.
The ilk always reminds me of Billo. I hate that word.
Y’know the “CAP” in cap and trade must stand for the Soros-funded radical leftist think-tank Center for American Progress.
If you change the “i” to an “e”, you can rent a helicopter and go shoot them.
(well, maybe not in the lower 48)
Why does AP hate the first amendment?
both leave a bad taste and make me think of foul burps
that dayam liberal bias yanno. ubetcha
way OT – the Rachel rerun is on.
When she starts tearing the holy hell out of the guy who claims that he can “cure” homosexuality, I’ll report back in.
I’ve never seen her angry before – it’s worth watching.
Is architect a verb?
Yeah it is totally worth watching. She is simply masterful.
Here Andrew, whitewash this:
http://www.openleft.com/diary/16349/behind-the-lies-about-acorn
Funny you should mention the word “hack.” I think that describes YOU perfectly. Take your filthy lies and shove it, pal.
And that guy is the most repressed gay guy on the face of the planet. Sad.
ummmm-Im guessing you were watching the Daily Show when you posted this???
Based on the available evidence, that would describe a large portion of Republican politicians, as well, except you forgot “self hating.”
by the end of the segment, dood knew he was toast.
Really hard to decide which evil to root for here, Michael: AB or AP?
Thanks, this I don’t want to miss.
Sorry to screw over your Breitbart thread Michael, but…
I’ve been saying for the longest time, that gay folks (me among them) simply must support women’s reproductive rights, as when it’s bad for women it’s worse for gays.
Well, here ya go for evidence. Stupak is C-Street Family. Family is part and parcel of the Ugandan “Kill The Gays” legislation. It’s in Jeff Sharlett’s book, and Rachel is talking about it here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/#34337247
I swear, they’re (The Family and Stupak et al) the Taliban in suits, no beards, no turbans.
I call them Talibangelicals for a reason.
It’s on – now.
Dkos diary on the Maddow show.
dood keeps trying to distract her by saying she is gay — and it just bounced off her as she kept on using his words against her. (edit: he never said she was gay — he would use euphemisms such as people as yourself)
i loved it when she said ‘dood its in your book’ when he claimed she was taking it out of context.
I just have to observe here, about the fool on TRMS, Richard Cohen.
The irony of names:
Richard – Dick
Cohen – bad spelling of hebrew word meaning “priest”
Dick Priest, selling No Dick For You Homos.
Gotta love it.
Yeah, he REALLY sunk the hook in me with:
” . . . . intellectual excretia.”
*G*
Thass a keeper . . .
Green balloons you infidel dogs!
-G
i thought we were blue infidel dogs
” . . . . intellectual excretia.”
it’s a bit oxymoronic – but I fucking love it anyway.
Hmm. Breitbart’s being sued by ACORN?
[snicker]
Maybe John Yoo will leap to his defense, pro bono.
Breitbart should understand that if anyone, other than the loonies who leave supportive comments about the “reporting” he was doing, really valued what he had to say, they wouldn’t have to go to the AP, they could just go to his propaganda website and feed off his rants.
Here.
Speak for yourself. I am an old school Red Menace.
Rachel just keeps getting better every single night. She is NOT letting go of Uganda.
Maybe John Yoo will leap to his defense, pro bono.
You *do* realize that it came out today that the Obama administration is trying to kill any possibility of prosecuting Yoo…
Would someone please, please remind me why I voted for this guy?
Thank you.
I am an old school Red Menace.
Then green balloons would work very well for you, I think. Very Christmas-y.
jeez louise
or the c streeting family
Pretty amazing story, n’est pas?
Sick and twisted are their better qualities.
You *do* realize that it came out today that the Obama administration is trying to kill any possibility of prosecuting Yoo
Oh, yes, I’ve read about that.
Seems to me that the Obama DoJ is doing its best to backhandedly make the case that the felony exception for lawyers doesn’t apply to national security matters. This is in a civil case, but, discovery would force the issue of criminal liability.
But, yeah, it’s yet another disappointment. Lot of people feeling that they were hustled….
I am so proud of her for that.
I take those threats of violence very seriously; scars and fractures to prove it. I’ve had a serious bashing incident in each decade since the ’70s, excepting the 2000′s so far.
The C Street Family needs all the exposure she can give it. It is a truly disgusting group.
Green footballs!!!! Green footballs!!!!!!
she has been on c street for some time — finding the tie in to them with the uganda story — some nice investigative work done there. she mentions the c streeter ties to the kill the gay uganda story often.
Take care of yourself, dude. I lost a friend to a gay bashing back in the 80s.
Wow. Just watched the recorded Rachel Show.
I’m betting that guy wished he would’ve picked today to have a root canal.
Seems like prior consent goes out the window at the point of unconsciousness. If it is true that he drugged her I hope they have proof and use it to nail him.
Yes, I’ve been following it from the beginning. She’s lucky to have Jeff Sharlet to have already done all the investigative work.
The C Street Family needs all the exposure she can give it. It is a truly disgusting group.
And yet, they continue to suck in politicians through the network built up around the National Prayer Breakfast. It’s a mystery to me that anyone in their right mind would want to have anything to do with them, and yet, they attract wackos and mainstream politicians alike.
Time for me to toddle off. Currently -5 and dropping. That is down a whopping ten degrees from our high today. Take care all.
So nice to have a universal keyword.
Like Hillary.
Happy slumbers.
I wonder if it works as a safe word with the police.
Well, we know that “don’t tase me, bro!” doesn’t work….
The C street Family like many other cults believe they have a special connection to Gawd. They can do anything they want to as long as they ask for forgiveness. Gawd thinks this is a pile of steaming poo. He has punished them with really bad hair.
So, it’s worth a try, I suppose. Got to teach it to the 10 year olds who are out of control.
Rachel gave him every chance to redeem himself, but he just kept digging deeper. And lying to boot. It was brutal. Great job on Rachel’s part.
g’nite dr dick
Americans don’t trust politicians who show disdain for their superstitions, (religious or otherwise). The barrier preventing atheists from attaining high office will be the last to go, if it ever does.
The C street Family like many other cults believe they have a special connection to Gawd.
He has punished them with really bad hair.
Can I just laugh at that one without having to think of the current condition of my hair(s)?
When given the opportunity, I’ll argue that athiests are the most discriminated against group. As most of my friends are atheists, it usually just turns into a nodding session. There’s a lobby, though.
I think each couple needs to work our their keywords. Green ballons!!! was apparently what the good legislator worked out. Could be anything.
Brown puppies!!!
Little green doctors!
-G
You have good hair. It looks real. A little sparse but real. C Street Family members have to wear something strange on their heads so nothing moves.
Fixed it for you.
Not to mention that Cohen, the guy on Rachel tonight, was so far from cured it was ridiculous. Must be a miserable life for him.
rAmen!
[So sayeth the Flying Spaghetti Monster faithful! Noodly Goodness, you know...]
Gad, I hadn’t heard about this.
C Street Family members have to wear something strange on their heads so nothing moves.
And those strange somethings are politicians’ asses.
He clearly gets off on humiliation. Being gay is probably the least of his problems.
It looks real. A little sparse but real.
thank you.
yeah, they’re real – all eight of them.
Wow, I never looked at his Facebook page before. Kinda like a ripped Hunter Thompson. Way to go, Jay dude!
Pounding on his back??? Why didn’t he call the cops?
Like brainwaves?
Being gay is not a “problem.”
Geez. The executive director of Secular.org is gonna be in NYC on Sunday for brunch. I presume the sacred host will not be served. I’m thinking about going. I’ve been on the email list for years but have never checked out how vigorous they are.
Kinda like a ripped Hunter Thompson.
thank you.
I’m getting that line onto my business card somehow.
$50 million dollars for
abstinenceapsinthe-only-until-marriage programs in the Baucus’ health care reform bill.Makes about the same amount of sense.
It is from his POV, which is why I typed it that way. I actually thought I’d get called on it but figured I had a good defense.
Right. A whole new fetish.
You kinda have to be a glutton for punishment but I’m glad they’re fighting the good fight. I don’t like being angry all the time so I’ve reached the point where I mostly ignore nonsecular behavior until they come knocking on my door, which gets my ire up in a hurry.
How swell of you to have a defense ready, rather than type what you claim you meant first.
You’re so smart!
Breitbart sounds like one of the biggest dickwads on the planet. He should go back to jeering people for protesting the forcing of children into fighting wars.
-G
Not if you’re gay. The problem arises when you’re pretending to be cured from the gay, and able to cure others.
You’re welcome. It’s a good slogan, wish I could use it.
Grand Old Perverts
When people come knocking on my door, I just say “not interested” and close the door. As I said, my environment is almost god-free, so I don’t run into aggravation often.
dude, anything which might incorporate Hunter S. Thompson – I’ve got to find a place for…
anybody got a quarter?
You’re so testy.
hunter
Have you seen the “Gonzo” documentary? Well worth the time.
I just watched Rachel and Cohen.
I saw NO real anger, tearing him up or much else other than I’m used to seeing Rachel do when confronting evils, liars, and ‘the bad guys’ in general.
I’m not SEEING what you report . . . . I see Rachel nailing his ass to the woodshed like she normally does with fakirs.
We appear to have a difference in perception, here . . . I was Rachel as business as normal, and she SKEWERED him.
Not difference in her style, language, tone, etc.
Just a great job done on an idiot!!! *G*
Imagine me saying stuff I’d get moderated for.
A lot.
Gram, ounce, or pound? “g”
It takes all kinds.
Yes, they are, all of them, purely evil and white and homophobic and anti women and anti minority and anti in general anything that doesn’t make them rich, richer, or supports their little 23% world they got elected on.
omg – I *do* kind of look like him, with different glasses. (at that point)
I’m not at all sure how to feel about this….
Strike that last sentence – i feel just fine about it – he was my fucking hero – a walking celebration of being finely twisted.
Power is a hell of a drug…and they offer it.
We regularly have God’s footsoldiers tramping the streets, but, they’ve not visited me in ages.
I think they’re avoiding me. :)
no comment on your question. *g*
I was just looking for 25 cents to stick in the jukebox.
Anybody in a mood for anything?
(I ask only because it’s been a long day, and I might not make it to late, late….)
That was one of them special moments, wasn’t it . . *G*
Still, she did NOT seem much different from when she has skewered folks in the past.
Not to me . . . did I miss something? She just took him apart, calmly, collectively, completely.
Flossed with the left over bones and discarded them.
*G*
You can tell when Rachel finds a somebody’s POV irritating, it’s just that she never allows the irritation to render her inarticulate. She’d be great to have on a debate team.
Gonna power down. Splendid evening to all.
nite, rf.
Yep, I’m testy.
Become gay, eCAHN. Put the shoes on your feet. Lose a job or two, be beaten three or four times by strangers who hate you, merely for being what you are, be thrown out of your house by your parents.
You can “revert to type” as you’ve so often put it, and that’s fine, have your sense of rightness.
But your lack of empathy for other humans experience and opinion and the respect those humans and their experiences and opinions deserve utterly appalls me.
Rachel was clearly pissed off tonight. She was polite, but deadly.
*gasp* might not make another 20 minutes?
She’s doing a hell of a job using Uganda to skewer the anti gay movement, the Christian Right, and all their orgs and voices. I’m really enjoying watching the clips (no cable). *G*
her professionalism was great. she was calm cool and collected while picking apart his statements.
g’nite rat
Rachel has an open invite for Drinks & Dinner after tonight’s show; she and her significant other.
I’m going to record this show for posterity … great smackdown for all like- minded losers.
Evenin’ all !
here’s the link to the video of the interview for the non cable folk
*gasp* might not make another 20 minutes?
Damn – you’re right.
Jayt !
Kelly, sounds like you’ve had some rough experiences. Your own parents kicked you out? Why did these thing happen, do you think? Where in the world do you live?
There was a funny incident when Thompson was covering the 1983 Pulitzer divorce trial. Among other allegations brought up during the proceedings were claims that Roxanne Pulitzer engaged in witchcraft and cocaine fueled lesbian orgies. During a recess Roxanne spotted Hunter in the corridor, ran up and gave him a big kiss. Hunter muttered something like, “There goes my reputation…”
Jehovah’s Witness have a huge farm and printing plant about 8 miles south in Wallkill, NY, which does not seem to have a website. So they come by a couple of times/year, but always go away easily when I say I’m not interested.
I was noodling around earlier, looking for some Nicolette Larson, which is not as easy as it sounds.
Want i should wait?
Petro!!
on edit: Where the heck you been? *g*
Bonnie would be nice.
Where, Petro?
off to work…..
I have no lack of empathy. I am sorry for your life experience. It was very clear on Rachel that the guy viewed being gay as a problem. That’s all I meant.
I think it’s more of they adopt what they are shown in order to belong to something and hate something else.
And it’s a way to find a constituency and get elected, too . . . . . I ‘SPOSE it’s easier for them if they really BELIEVE the shit they spew, but I don’t think the majority of them do. What they PROFESS to believe and use is just another tool to shape their careers and enhance their personal gains.
And that makes them really, really evil and dangerous.
More so than those who might actually BELIEVE the shit they spew.
Hiya Pups!
HI! Are you back home? How was your visit?
Hey Christine!
Toronto, of course … heck, I’d fly to Noo Yawk if she prefers.
Rachel puts all the Talking Heads to shame with her level of preparedness. Of course, I’m saying this on a blog chock full of brilliant minds …
it most certainly is not a verb.
it was bad enough when the IT sector adopted the noun for tech design…
I feel…. cheapened somehow. sniff, sniff…
Bonnie Raitt “Pride And Joy”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mylo0piAgc
Now, now. We all know what you do for a living is really important. And it looks good, too.
Loo Hoo, Mary,
It was wonderful. We saw the kids digs in Brooklyn and Chelsea, found fab restaurants, bought a Christmas tree in Brooklyn…MrCE had a great radio interview and lecture. Loved the Mr. Fox windows BG .
Christine !
Now now, being gay being a problem is his whole reason for being.
Ecahn nails the fucker . . . he’s sickly twisted, and his sexual orientation is NOT resolved, but that’s not his biggest worry . . . dude’s sick. Still unloved, and striking out at others for that unlove.
At least that’s my take on the fucker, and what Ecahn meant . . . I been wrong before . . .
I’m just jealous because the IT types make a lot more money than I do.. :~)
The dood has conned himself.
I accept that response eCAHN. I really do.
But then why in the world would you layer your response with “I was expecting that and I have a defense ready” rather than say what you meant to begin with?
I’ll accept I don’t get your style.
But really, words matter, particularly in the context of the Maddow portion of this comment thread where the thrust of Rachel’s show is about a Country (Uganda) Legalizing the Killing Of Gay People, and my comments were about violence.
The C Street members believe that obeying stuff that’s in the bible is just for us rubes. They are the elect, they don’t have to. Need to start a email circulating about that…
Mr. Fox windows BG???
Tell me about it. Designers get a raw deal, too. Those nerdy math types…oh wait… I am married to one. And used to be married to another. Never mind.
Hey Petro – Happy Christmas!
Hey, glad you’re back!
sometimes life around here is a contact sport.
But it *never* gets carried over to the next thread.
C Street Family Exceptionalism
It’s what I meant. The guy’s sick in oh-so-many ways.
*Thanks!*
oops!
Sorry — Bergdorf Goodman windows have the Fantastic Mr. Fox characters in their windows…
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/cartoon-culture/fantastic-mr-fox-display-at-bergdorf-goodman.html
‘K . . .
We’re getting our first snow overnight, along with frizzin’ Rain … should be fun driving around tomorrow.
Merry Christmas … we’ve put up the Tree and Lights; the Snow will complete the setting.
Hey Margot,
Lots of fun. So interesting, but hard to get around now that we are OLD. Glad to see the kids and wonderful to be home with FDL.
OMG, there’s an op-ed ghost written for Palin in the WaPo on climate change.
The only thing I meant about having a defense ready is that I anticipated that someone might take umbrage and then I would explain. I did not say what “I meant” orginally only because I could not think of how to do it. Sometimes (often) the words come only with a lag.
is the ghost writer for or against?
late late nite is upstairs
* bows to JayT of teh ripped arms. *
Heh. OK, have reset my “pushed” button.
Cute! Hope you guys had a great time. Looks like you did!
The only way he could be successful and make a dime and heal his wounds.
But even the healing is superficial, as you insightfully point out . . . good call!
Yep on both counts, well summerized . . .
Against anything rational, natch. Total bullshit.