POLITICO: Wasserman Schultz attacks Fox, ducks Hoffa

POLITICO ^ | September 6, 2011 | MACKENZIE WEINGER

[maggief]

In a heated exchanged, Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz repeatedly ducked questions on “Fox and Friends” Tuesday about Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa’s call for workers to combat the tea party and “take these son-of-a-bitches out.”

Wasserman Schultz tried to turn the tables on Fox and called out their news coverage, while refusing to address Hoffa’s remarks at President Barack Obama’s Monday rally in Detroit where he called on workers to wage war on the tea party.

“Fox and Friends” host Gretchen Carlson repeatedly pressed Wasserman Schultz for a comment, with the DNC chair attempting to stay on message by stating only that “the American people want us to focus on working together” to create jobs.

After Carlson prompted several times for a specific response to Hoffa’s shot at the tea party, Wasserman Schultz asked the host “are you kidding me?”

“Really Gretchen? How many times have you called out coarse language at tea party rallies? Almost never,” she said.

[ClearCase_guy]

I found NPR amusing this morning. They are pretending that this incident never happened. Lots of soundbites from Obama this morning, but apparently no one else said anything interesting over the weekend.

[COBOL2Java]

[Migraine]

Washerwoman-Slutz is nothing but a munchkin. She’s off to see the wizard.

[mad_as_he$$]

Gretchen put a smackdown on DW-S. I snorted coffee out of my nose I was laughing so hard. All FReepers should send Gretchen an email congratulating her on a nice job!!!

[sickoflibs]

She was in The Morning Joe this morning,

Too bad F+F didnt pull past clips of Schultz complaining about the tone at Tea Party protests. That would have made it worth watching.

[Earthdweller]

That's because she believes that women are all female whoring animals and she probably cheers violent rhetoric on like the rest of the sorry Dems. I don't see a contradiction here.

She knows what she stands for and it isn't peace or women's rights. If I had to guess..she probably laughed when she heard it...these Dem women are morons.

[nhwingut]

You knew that was coming. Redirect the blame back on the Tea Party. Weak.

[McGruff]

You know Mourning Joe spent the first 10 mins on the Hoffa story ans it wasn't complementary to the Obama Regime. Democrats throwing Obama under the bus?

[scooby321]

Someone needs to explain to the Democrats that they have controlled Congress for the last 6 out of 6.5 and they could have passed any jobs bill.

The same argument needs to be said that Obama new ( same as the old one) is a campaign bill where Union jobs are the only new jobs he is proposing for a laundering of campaign cash.

Unions are not pro growth jobs for America.

[maggief]

Video here:

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/gretchen-carlson-and-wasserman-shultz-spar-over-hoffas-take-them-out-remark/

[Recovering_Democrat]

Oh, the South Florida fake news is playing along with Debbie Downer. All the coverage I have seen has IGNORED the Hoffa hate speech.

[Elle Bee]

James P. Hoffa and the teamsters union are a totally owned subsidiary of the DOJ.

Since the teamsters signed off on the Consent Decree the DOJ effectively runs the union under a federal trusteeship

Hoffa Lite doesn't sneeze without an OK from DOJ

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[opentalk]

Progressives use "Are you kidding me?" response when the the truth is obvious and they want to dance around it.

This was Pelosi's response when asked if Obamacare was constitutional.

[OpusatFR]

Too, too late.

We got a lot of calls last night from LABOR members shocked at the completely untoward and unseemly calls for violence and the horrible words directed toward other citizens of the USA.

The president is toast.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

She is as dumb as she looks. For the video challenged her official response was to change the subject.

[mad_as_he$$]

Thanks!

[PogySailor]

Nothing DWS says will change the truth that Obama is a SCOAMF.

[sam_paine]

In 1861 there was visceral hatred of factions within the country. But if space aliens had come to attack, I suspect Johnny Reb and Billy Yank would have joined to fight them greys.

Today it's clear that there are more people out there eager to turn their neighbor over to the Soylent Green Collection Brigade than have ever existed anywhere, even Nazi Germany.

My God, this country is sick.

hellcat Party: Democrat Reply #15 Sep. 6, 2011 - 8:36 AM EST

Once again, the Right cannot take it when they get a does of their own medicine. Oh my, you of the thin skins. I can't wait to hear Mark Levin wailing later today. It's a great way to start the week.


virtualphil Party: NA Reply #16 Sep. 6, 2011 - 8:39 AM EST

Why does Fox resort to unethical reporting? Why do they feel that they must take things out of context in order to prove their points? This is not reporting, this is mud slinging. When is the FCC goeing to get involved with this? Probably never, the Reps would just cut their budget.

Party: "NA" .... Yes indeed. New Antirepublican Party maybe. "When is the government agency going to come in and tell the news agencies how to report!"

The kindling is ripe for a Reichstag Crisis that the Cloward-Pivens folks can exploit.

Maybe that's why they are antagonizing us so much, trying to goad us into firing the first shot....doesn't matter actually. They will blame us no matter what happens.

A bloody shirt is a bloody shirt to them.

[maggief]

Joe Scarborough: Obama Should Call Out ‘Violent Rhetoric’ Of Jimmy Hoffa, Jr.

http://www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarborough-obama-should-call-out-violent-rhetoric-of-jimmy-hoffa-jr/