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WashPost's Milbank Hints Palin is 'Idiot,' Obama Should Use 'Reverse Psychology' on GOP
NewsBusters ^ | September 9, 2013 | Brad Wilmouth

Posted on 09/09/2013 5:29:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Appearing as a guest on Friday's PoliticsNation on MSNBC, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank cracked that President Obama should use on the GOP the kind of "reverse psychology" that is used with children as he saw politics in GOP opposition to military action in Syria.

He went on the suggest that Sarah Palin is an "idiot" after host Al Sharpton read from her tweet opposing military intervention.

After Sharpton brought up New York Republican Rep. Michael Grimm mentioning his opposition to war in Syria in a fundraising letter, he turned to Milbank went after the GOP as he responded:

"Boy, there's a real profile in courage, isn't it? I think you could call the Republicans right now the "contrary caucus," so what it is, is it doesn't so much matter what the issue is, if President Obama is for it, they're against it. So he needs to start using some reverse psychology the way you would with a child."

The Washington Post columnist added:

"So if he came out and said, "I really want some more tax cuts," they will say, "No, no, no, we won't support any more tax cuts." So maybe he needs to do this in reverse. But at some point they have to realize they're voting against their own interests, they're voting against the national interests just so they can say no to this President."

A bit later, the PoliticsNation host brought up "queen of the Tea Party" Palin's tweet and complained about "extreme and offensive language" from the former Alaska governor. Sharpton:

"And you hear from the queen of the Tea Party, Sarah Palin. She says, "So we're bombing Syria because Syria is bombing Syria? And I'm the idiot?" And then she added, "Let Allah sort it out."(continued)

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: danamilbank; islam; msm; msnbc; obama; palin; sharpton; syria
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She's still the shadow president. Al and Dana didn't go after her on their own, they have marching orders. I doubt either one visits the lavatory without permission from Axelrod.
1 posted on 09/09/2013 5:29:08 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Democrats fell for “hopey-changie dork” and PALIN is the idiot..???


2 posted on 09/09/2013 5:30:31 PM PDT by Mr. K (Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If Palin is an idiot, obama is a free market advocate.


3 posted on 09/09/2013 5:34:08 PM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

We have Pee Wee Herman as our President. Maybe he thinks his missing bike might be in Syria.


4 posted on 09/09/2013 5:39:14 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"Whatever It Is, I'm Against It!"


5 posted on 09/09/2013 5:40:11 PM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: blueunicorn6

hum?
More like Beavis and Butthead
wait Ren and Stimpy
wait Keystone Cops
wait Dumb and Dumber
wait Harod and Judas
wait Ismael and Hagar
wait (use your own description)


6 posted on 09/09/2013 5:44:30 PM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dana Millbank is in no position to call ANYONE else stupid.


7 posted on 09/09/2013 5:49:48 PM PDT by mkmensinger
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Is Milbank really logic-challenged to this degree? Wow.


8 posted on 09/09/2013 6:02:41 PM PDT by savedbygrace (But God!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“Rev. Al! Who you callin’ boy?”


9 posted on 09/09/2013 6:04:56 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: savedbygrace

Milbank is just another crybaby Democrat, stomping his foot and threatening to hold his breath, etc.
He is certainly nobody I would ever take seriously.


10 posted on 09/09/2013 6:08:40 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
"He went on the suggest that Sarah Palin is an "idiot"..."

And some Freepers actually agree with that leftist slug.

11 posted on 09/09/2013 6:08:50 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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obamidiot doesn’t NEED to use reverse-psychology on a LOT of the GOP; he has enough of the GOP establishment “yes-sir’ing” anything he says.

Most of them ARE idiots. Sarah Palin? Try saying that to her face, dude.
You won’t. Not in a million years.


12 posted on 09/09/2013 6:09:53 PM PDT by joethedrummer
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It's the grand ad hominem refuge of the Left - a stubborn refusal to admit that anyone could possibly disagree with them out of principle. Milbank is suggesting that the only motivation for dissent in the matter is reflexive opposition to 0bama.

In doing so he lays himself open to the counter-accusation that he's only in favor of killing random Syrians because his Dear Leader says so. That one, I believe.

13 posted on 09/09/2013 6:10:59 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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“Chris Matthews: Sarah Palin is right about Syria”

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chris+matthews+sarah+palin+right+about+syria&FORM=VIRE2#view=detail&mid=66E6EA9DDA53085E464A66E6EA9DDA53085E464A


14 posted on 09/09/2013 6:12:29 PM PDT by Seizethecarp (Defend aircraft from "runway kill zone" mini-drone helicopter swarm attacks: www.runwaykillzone.com)
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Sarah lives rent free in Dana’s head! Woot-Woot! :)


15 posted on 09/09/2013 6:14:42 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
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So we are supposed to automatically be on the side of Al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, ethnic cleansing and brutal atrocities.... why??


16 posted on 09/09/2013 6:43:03 PM PDT by GeronL
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Most of them ARE idiots. Sarah Palin? Try saying that to her face, dude.

Here's what's funny and ironic. When Palin goes to Washington or New York, these same people will gush over her and shake her hand. I kid you not. That leftist professor who is always on O'Reilly? He met Palin and noted that she was very gracious and wasn't the caricature that the left and media portray her as.

17 posted on 09/09/2013 6:54:23 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Governor Sarah Heath Palin for President of the United States in 2016)
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So we are supposed to automatically be on the side of Al Qaeda, Muslim Brotherhood, ethnic cleansing and brutal atrocities.... why??

If you checked the medicine cabinets of these people you would find a panoply of anti-psychotics.

18 posted on 09/09/2013 7:02:56 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: mkmensinger; All

Obama’s interest in invading non-enemy Syria has nothing to do with Syria, poison gas, or children.

Obama’s interest in bombing non-enemy Syria has everything to do with creating a long-lasting, controversial, DISTRACTION for Congress in order to keep Congress from defunding Obama”care”/Boehnerkare.

Obama’s “Red Herring” for the 9-11 Benghazi Massacre Coverup was Susan Rice’s fake Video story.

Obama’s “Red Herring” for distracting Congress until Obama”care”/ Boehnerkare kicks in October 1 is Obama’s “Crossing HIS personal Red Line” distraction speech.

Obama speaks only for Obama, not the US Federal Government or America.

REMEMBER BENGHAZI !

_____________________________________

“Jellyfish Spine” Boehner as Speaker of the House is essential to Obama’s continued unchallenged destruction of the US Constitution.

Nothing will change as long as cave-in artists Boehner and Cantor are in leadership roles in the US House of Representatives.

If Boehner is replaced as Speaker with a fighter such as Col. Allen West, then the Articles of Impeachment for B. Hussein Obama, aka Barry Soetoro, can be quickly issued.

The problem is not with Obama, as he is just doing what Communist Tyrants are trained to do.

The problem is not with Boehner, as he loves to lose and wallow in the disgrace of being the worst Speaker of the House, EVER.

The problem lies with our sorry, spineless, RINOs in the House who refuse to replace Boehner with a proven fighter.

BTW, the members of the House can choose anybody to be their Speaker, even if that person is not a current Member of the House.

Tick-tock, long-time House RINOs, tick-tock - - - - .


19 posted on 09/09/2013 7:15:44 PM PDT by Graewoulf (Traitor John Roberts' Commune-Style Obama'care' violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Dana has always needed a good kick in the ovaries.


20 posted on 09/09/2013 7:28:54 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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