Posted on 10/13/2009 11:36:16 PM PDT by Federalist Patriot
Here is video of Bill O'Reilly talking with Alan Colmes and Monica Crowley about the White House's attack on Fox News.
Bill O'Reilly said "Colmes from the very beginning of this network has been a voice of liberal fervor." Colmes responded by saying "well lets face it, I'm no longer co-host of that show I used to do."
Monica Crowley said that "it is an abuse of power, when you are President of the United States, to use the White House to single out a single news organization, and castigate them and try to delegitimize them." (Video)
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Colmes might’ve still had his job had he not sucked at it. When he was sincere, his arguments were lame. When he knew deep down that Hannity’s or the conservative viewpoint was correct, his counterpoints were disingenuous.
I sometimes wonder if his erratic and incomprehensible stands on issues is due to other’s blackmailing him.
The latest was his vociferously claiming to have “seen” Obama’s birth certificate. ( Really?)
I am climbing out on the ignorance limb here.... but, is that attractive woman in the interview married to the alien?
Crowley is correct, Obama behaves more like a tinpot south american dictator than a US president
Indeed just the latest. Others include his comment that the Swiftboat Vets had no right to be heard, his endorsement of the amnesty for ILLEGALS back in 2007 and his repeated attacks on FReepers, calling us a hate site and comparing FR to the Daily Kos.
I try to insert that link and comment into every thread bearing his name knowing he has someone monitoring us for comments about him. He needs to know we know what type of man he really is and that we haven't forgotten.
OK, that was totally gross and I will never look at that man the same again but, I do have one question. Does that women not know how to hang up a phone...Sheesh.
No, but her sister is.
Alan Colmes is married to Monica Crowley's sister, Joycelyn.
I believe he was her boss. Have you ever hung up on your boss?
This is Alan Coombs wife...
http://youthonlinejobs.blogspot.com/2009/10/jocelyn-crowley-alan-colmes-monica.html
Yes, and I wouldn’t hesitate to do it again if I had one that started talking about his toys!
Unless I had a tape recorder on......
Colmes is a bit.
Yep!
His attacks on Free Republic, the Swift Boats, and amnesty.
I do often wonder if he is being blackmailed because of his sexual proclivities.
The are many here who have defended O'Reilly saying this was a shakedown because the woman setteled. It may have been, but there were witnesses to the woman's claims meaning one thing, O'Reilly is a sleaze who bought his way out of a mess his perversions got him into.
Colmes show prep was faxed to him by the DNC. He would sit there and read his talking points off the fax. All he was is a Parrot for the Marxist Party USA. Hannity was right to get rid of him. His point of view is not legit.
How did it come about that Colmes got canned? You mention Hannity got rid of him. What happened?
Dunno but glad he got rid of that aggrivating perpetrator of Communist Propaganda.
OReilly also claimed he would keep better track of economic issues after yelling at Barney Frank, Forgotten Promise, he’s let Democrats ruin the US GDP without a whisper
Colmes was aggravating because after a few years it seemed like he didn’t even believe the BS he was spewing anymore.
Reading Marxist talking points can get to even a committed Liberal.
And her sister is just as LIBERAL as Colmes.....Poor Monica!!
I for one would NOT watch Colmes.....so glad he is gone.
Actually,that is actress (well she is sort of an actress) Morgan Fairchild. Not Mrs. Colmes...
Colmes had to espouse the liberal line even though he knows that Obama’s attack on the press looks Nixonian. He seemed very uncomfortable in trying to defend the WH actions against Fox News. As for his comment about no longer being co-host with Hannity, he could easily move to MSNBC or even CNN and have his own show with top billing, but he knows that no one would be watching him on those networks.
The White House is condemning FNC just mere days after David Axelrod met with Roger Ailes to voice his displeasure at the less-than-complimentary treatment The One has received. I gather from the WH statements, Ailes didn’t buckle to Axelrod’s attempts to intimidate him.
I would hang up on my boss if he was being a perv.
Ouch. Beauty and the Beast?
Really? Do you have a source for that or is that just your opinion?
Colmes was weak last night, O’Reilly’s exchange with Juan Williams the night before much better. And really, they are not the people to ask about this charge that Fox is an arm of the GOP, someone needs to ask Julian Epstein (Clinton Admin), Bob Beckel (Mondale’s campaign manager) and Geraldine Ferraro (1984 Dem candidate for VP) how they feel about being tools of the Republican party.
She looks great incredible for a woman of 59.
Morgan was a decent actress when she played Jenna Wade on Dallas back some 30+ years ago. I can't say I've seen her do much else since.
Colmes problem is the same problem as every liberal talking head. They are forced to parrot the liberal line even when they know its completely idiotic and laughable.
Colmes fortunately did break with the left over Bubba’s apology and called it effectively a joke and lash out. Far too often though he would parrot whatever the lib line of the day was even when it was obvious he didn’t believe it himself.
Jaun Williams suffers from the same thing, when he’s honest about where he stands whether you agree with his point or not doesn’t matter, but far too often he makes arguements that are simply talking points from the left that you know watching him deliver them he doesn’t believe.
jeez, when they were giving out looks in that family, jocelyn must have been in the can.
How many people can look like their picture has been Photo-shopped when it hasn't?
I noticed that as time went on Colmes seemed less and less willing to toe the party line on some issues. Even he has some sense of shame. But these people keep putting on this charade because they are getting paid good money to do so. And knowing all along that there are complete idiots out there that hang on their every syllable. It’s really time for all the fake liberals to come clean. There’s room for you fake libs in the conservative movement. Join us!
I agree, as I stated its the problem with all lib talking heads, and some conservatives as well. Though conservative principles are usually heartfelt so even if someone is clearly parroting, and not offering much original thought or analysis, but parroting the conservative line, the underlying principle is believed by the person delivering it.
For the hard core liberal left, there is no real underlying principle, they aren’t really for things as they are AGAINST things. They know what they are against, but not neccessarily what they are for, as such they react against things without having a real reason for it, and can’t logically justify it. But it doesn’t matter, thats what the hard left does. So as the left talking head you are paid to tout a line you have no belief in, and it shows.
Think Roman Polanski right now, the radical left is demanding he be let off.. Now what sane rational thinking person says you can dope up a 13 year old girl, forcibly rape and sodomize her and its no big deal? No one with a functioning frontal cortex can logically make that argument, regardless of political affiliation, yet the left demands this.
A liberal pundent is not a place to be, they aren’t conservatives, but if they have brains and use them they can’t carry the party line believably, because the line demands logic and reason be ignored far too often for their political advantage.
You’re exactly right. Which begs the question why do these people continue this farce when they will be welcomed with open arms to the conservative side? Truth be told, most Americans are conservative. It’s not reflected by the number of liberal pundits vs. the number of conservative pundits tho is it? So apparently it’s all about their jobs. These gigs are nothing more than a job to the Alan Colmes’ and the Juan Williams’ of TV. All about the money. And screw the country. Let the country be taken over by a usurper, let the Constitution be torn to shreds, as long as i get my paycheck at the end of the week!!!
Well I don’t think Liberals are Conservatives, just because they think for themselves.
The problem as I see it is this... Liberal and Conservative ideologies have both been somewhat coopted.
You see there is the underlying AMERICAN idea, which tends generally to the right side of the political spetrum than to the left, but its definately not a concept that fits firmly and fully in any political ideology.
I have no doubt in my mind that Juan and Colmes are liberals, but they are also Americans. The problem is the liberal left in america today, the radical side of it anyway is decidely anti-american in many of the positions it holds. In fact it largely defines itself by that simple fact, anti-american mainstream. Anti Judeo-Christianity, Anit-nuclear family, anti-wester civ, etc.
Certain things the radical left proposes are so demonstrably anti-american that american liberals cannot remotely buy into them, because as much as they may tend liberal in their politics they are not anti-american. This is where folks like Colmes and Juan and others look rediculous, because its so blatantly obvious they are parroting a line they don’t intellectually or morally believe.
I don’t think Colmes or Juan would fell comfortable in a conservative party, its not who they are, they are Americans, but they are not conservatives. There was a time where we look at our similarities and worked to better our nation.. today we have become so polarized by radical attacks on our core institutions that its almost impossible for someone who considers themselves a liberal and one that considers themselves a conservative to seriously talk to one another about politics.
Rational thought tells anyone whos thinking spending more debt in a few years than what the nation has created in 200+ years is crazy and wrong. Weakening the military that protects the globe is wrong, etc etc etc. Where do you think these social countries get the $$ to spend on their social programs? They have non existent militaries because they know they live under the protection of our military... If our military is weakened, and they must defend themselves, those social programs can no longer be afforded. etc etc etc.
The common American Exceptionalism that defines us, is common to all americans, its being indoctrinated out by those on the far left because they don’t want that commonality to exist, as long as it exists, they cannot accomplish their goals. The far right takes things to overly extremes as well, while rugged individualism is a valiant and admirable trait, no man is an island either. One cannot simply do what one wants all times no matter what, that’s anarchy and not a good thing either.
The problem with the left today is they are being run completely and utterly by the absolutely radical fringe left, they completley control the DNC and the party at this point.. They allow no dissent, and that is at the end of the day why they will collapse next year.
Yeah, ok i hear you. They don’t have to buy into the conservative mind set totally. But they don’t have to lie and act like they buy 100% into the liberal mindset either. Just be intellectually honest. How bout that? But no! They aren’t so marketable to CNN or MSNBC or even Fox unless they play the crazy full on liberal kook thing.
Nobody thinks exactly perfectly 100% conservative on all things and the same for liberalism. There is a whole bunch of gray area in between and all i’m asking is for people if they’re gonna talk on TV to just be honest. If you’re a liberal, but there’s a liberal idea you don’t agree with, why not let the guy say so? Why not let the conservative talking head agree with a liberal idea? But no, it’s gotta be all this crazy drama all day long.
Well this is where I catch hell on Here and other places, when a lib does something right, I have no problem cheering them for it.
For example, what the national banks and credit card companies have been doing for decades has been abjectly criminal and immorral, it is right that the government reel in this craziness as one of the things this administration has been doing. I catch hell from folks on here for that statement but its true.
Bush should not have said “wall street got drunk” to a private group behind closed doors when talking about the economic problems that NY has wrought on the world, he should have stood up and said it flat out to the american people because IT’S THE TRUTH!
This political crapola that the CRA created the housing bubble is political rhetoric and has nothing to do with it. The CRA has nothing to do with Koreans buying US mortgage papers as such a rate that everyone wanted in on the action... But for the conservative Market uber all types it speaks the storyline they want to tell.
Banks weren’t being forced to write trillions upon trillions of bad loans by the gubment, they were doing it out of pure old greed. There were buyers willing to buy that paper, and they lost all sense of moral imperative to their lending practices to get some of that action.
Was the losening of the CRA guidelines a wise thing? Nope, but it has nothing to do with the problem that was set up by nearly a decade of absolute cavalier lending.
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