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Great moments in media: Major network host challenges candidate’s son to a fistfight (Video)
Hotair ^ | 10/19/2012 | Ed Morrissey

Posted on 10/19/2012 8:27:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Major network? It's difficult to remember sometimes, but MSNBC is a part of NBC News and not an arm of Ringling Brothers. However, the clowns do come out at night, and Larry O'Donnell led the parade last night with one of the more ridiculous demonstrations of outrageous outrage in recent American broadcasting. O'Donnell takes Tagg Romney's joke about wanting to take a swing at President Obama when Obama kept asserting that his father was lying during the debate, and turns it into this Johnson-measuring moment that went on for almost three minutes.

And it wouldn't be complete without the gratuitous class-warfare nonsense, as O'Donnell whines about his underprivileged childhood as a way to suggest that Tagg can't handle himself mano a mano:

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Real Clear Politics calls this "a tense moment." I'd use other adjectives, such as "embarrassing," "idiotic," "puerile," and "unprofessional." This is, though, apparently what NBC News believes enhances their credibility as a news organization. Hey, they have nowhere to go but up from this.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: lawrenceodonnell; media; msnbc
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To: SeekAndFind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jBuIrBsyOQ

O’Donnell is a friggin’ lunatic! There’s just too many of his crazy, uncontrolled rants to post.


21 posted on 10/19/2012 9:01:35 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
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To: SeekAndFind

I’m just hoping that Tag invites Larry O’Donnell to “charity boxing event”.

O’Donnell wouldn’t show. We’re all certain of that.

And I do’t think a homosexual named Larry gets much mileage out of making fun of the name Tag.

We know who would get Tagged.


22 posted on 10/19/2012 9:04:40 AM PDT by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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To: SeekAndFind
The fight would look like Niles Crane vs a Mormon version of Tom Berenger. Tagg's brother says he has a pretty good punch. We are going to need a cage to keep Lawrence from running away.


23 posted on 10/19/2012 9:07:24 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: SeekAndFind
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24 posted on 10/19/2012 9:17:04 AM PDT by baddog 219
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To: Enterprise

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8zbv7I6cTs

Yep! He can only accuse people of lying! He’s the turd in a punch bowl!


25 posted on 10/19/2012 9:25:06 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Bushbacker1

Thanks, I watched it again. I had forgotten how really terrible that segment was. “Creep.” “Liar.” “Lying liar.” A real milestone in talk show decorum.


26 posted on 10/19/2012 9:38:18 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: Enterprise

I heard the latest one on Beck this morning and tried to get through to remind him (Beck) of the Swift Boat video! I’m telling you, O’Donnell is mentally unsound...even for PMSNBC!


27 posted on 10/19/2012 9:41:09 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (I miss President Bush! 2012 - The End Of An Error! (Oathkeeper))
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

still not moonbat enough. I’ll tune in to watch them self-detonate their boob bomb belts after Barry loses.


28 posted on 10/19/2012 10:23:56 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Looting the future to bribe the present)
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To: SampleMan
The Vegas line this morning has Tagg a 10 to 1 favorite. I'm already in for a 100.
29 posted on 10/19/2012 10:25:47 AM PDT by Longtooth
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To: fireman15

A cage fight would be good. No referee. Only one person leaves the cage still breathing.


30 posted on 10/19/2012 10:31:25 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: SampleMan
Is there a Conservative cable outlet, which could offer to sponsor the fight? It would be fun to watch O'Donnell trying to rationalize not showing up.

William Flax

31 posted on 10/19/2012 10:33:08 AM PDT by Ohioan
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To: SeekAndFind

O’Donnell whines about his underprivileged childhood...

Underprivileged childhood my a**!O’Donnell went to a very expensive all-boys school and his father was a lawyer!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_O’Donnell

http://www.nndb.com/people/995/000098701/

http://www.stsebs.org/


32 posted on 10/19/2012 11:16:15 AM PDT by massmike (The choice is clear in November: Romney or Caligula!)
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To: SeekAndFind

what else can you expect from a totally political “network” starved for viewers; they have to something to gin up publicity for themselves


33 posted on 10/19/2012 1:02:46 PM PDT by Wuli
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