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MSNBC to Cover Pulled Free Republic Thread on Monday's David Shuster Show
Twitter and Daily Kos | Saturday, July 11, 2009 | Kristinn

Posted on 07/11/2009 4:53:55 PM PDT by kristinn

The Daily Kos has a post up quoting MSNBC personality David Shuster's Twitter page stating his show will be covering the controversy over Free Republic and comments about Malia Obama:

@mikelord @thejoshuablog. We will cover this monday: http://bit.ly/3pqS7M. But follow @joetrippi for what can be done on-line. about 2 hours ago from web

The embedded link goes to the Vancouver Sun hit piece posted earlier to FR

Over at Twitter, the leftists are all in a hypocritical lather over FR.

David Shuster is on sometime mid-afternoon East Coast time Monday-Friday.


TOPICS: Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: davidshuster; freerepublic; malia; msnbc; msnbchomosexuals; obamafamily; pantiesinawad; poofter; smear; troll; trolls
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To: ~Kim4VRWC's~
Since obama was elected, I’ve seen an increase in posters who made comments that were odd.

There is a harshness to a certain percentage of FR posters that I dislike and that I think takes away from the seriousness of the serious debates. (As a poster of many silly pictures and dumb jokes, we'll leave that part out of it!)

I've been posting since November. It's still hard to know when to punch the abuse button unless it is so obvious that *everyone* would punch it.

I'm still learning the ropes but a little bit more adherence to the forum rules seems appropriate to me if we can do it without becoming the PC-style speech police.

481 posted on 07/11/2009 7:55:08 PM PDT by paulycy (Liberal DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE crimes.)
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To: muawiyah
We need to know what your standards are so we can come up with stuff just this side of your barf standard.

I'm beginning to suspect that we've got some kind of country club vs. bar and grill division going on. All these tender feelings are "disquieting". No street fighting with the leftwingtards. Might get blood on our Ascots.

482 posted on 07/11/2009 7:55:50 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: redangus

1999


483 posted on 07/11/2009 7:56:58 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (BG x 2 (and a heartbeat was heard today....))
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To: DJ MacWoW

I remember when we were discussing the intimacies of the President’s penis ~ as was Congress and the MSM.


484 posted on 07/11/2009 7:57:17 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: paulycy

When I see a poster call another poster an a**h*le, I hit abuse. Jerk? ok. But obscene names? Not ok.


485 posted on 07/11/2009 7:57:21 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: TheInvisibleMan
Jim pointed them out himself when he posted and removed that offensive thread.

I was the poster of that thread. There was nothing wrong with it, save for a half dozen ding-a-lings posting crap. I respect Jim's decision to pull it, knowing that those six posts would override the other 160 legitimate comments.

486 posted on 07/11/2009 7:58:28 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: EBH
That is unbelievable stuff. That list should be put out for everyone to see just what this woman and her family were dealing with. Believe me people have no clue and I am sick of hearing the “wise ones” criticize Palin for stepping down as gov. This is beyond sick. It's evil. And they are attempting to further distract from their trash by focusing on FR???? No comparison!!!!
487 posted on 07/11/2009 7:59:07 PM PDT by jackv (The darkness hates the light!)
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To: saquin

George Orwell, call your office. We have thought police.


488 posted on 07/11/2009 7:59:23 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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To: flintsilver7

‘You haven’t posted any examples. (I’ll remind you that the use of the word “ghetto” does not make one a racist.)’

Good God!!!

The owner of this sight listed of long list of racist posts and then pulled the thread.

Are you living in a parallel universe?


489 posted on 07/11/2009 7:59:36 PM PDT by TheInvisibleMan (')
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To: flintsilver7; saquin
Racism is not welcomed here on FR, and to suggest otherwise is incredibly disingenuous.

Well said.

What say you saquin? Can you prove him wrong?

490 posted on 07/11/2009 8:01:25 PM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: paulycy

I hope you have read some of the Terri threads then. Those were bad days.


491 posted on 07/11/2009 8:01:47 PM PDT by combat_boots (The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Fili et Spiritus Sancti.)
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To: TigersEye

I don’t remember obscenities. I remember “close tags! close tags!” I thought everyone on here knew a LOT more than I did so I didn’t post much at first. But I don’t remember calling one another obscene names.


492 posted on 07/11/2009 8:02:26 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: muawiyah
I remember when we were discussing the intimacies of the President’s penis ~ as was Congress and the MSM.

Something that I could have done without! Ick!

493 posted on 07/11/2009 8:03:40 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: DJ MacWoW
I remember “close tags! close tags!”

LOL! Me too. And A+Bert going bananas.

494 posted on 07/11/2009 8:03:56 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
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To: DJ MacWoW
Oh no! I love a good opus. We don’t have many of those anymore. They have to ramble on and on. :-)

Yes we must have an opus!!!!Photobucket

495 posted on 07/11/2009 8:04:49 PM PDT by ladyvet (WOLVERINES!!!!!)
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To: pandoraou812
I so agree!!! Under normal circumstances (which clearly the prez of czars isn't normal) you would think they would be frugal with taxpayers money. Someone mentioned on another thread how previous President's wives were frugal, like during the depression. The President's wife paid the salary for her asst. I think it was on the thread about the 1st woman in charge and her entourage which was something like 20 people?
496 posted on 07/11/2009 8:04:57 PM PDT by Freedom2specul8 (Please pray for our troops.... http://www.americasupportsyou.mil/)
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To: buccaneer81

‘I was the poster of that thread. There was nothing wrong with it, save for a half dozen ding-a-lings posting crap. I respect Jim’s decision to pull it, knowing that those six posts would override the other 160 legitimate comments.’

Oh! just a little bit pregnant.


497 posted on 07/11/2009 8:04:59 PM PDT by TheInvisibleMan (')
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To: saquin
The correct spelling is, of course "GETO" ~ according to Professor Cantor who wrote the definitive history of Venice where that term first began to be used.

Has nothing to do with "inner city" folks ~ just a place where people voluntarily gathered and refused to leave lest they be made unclean by outsiders.

The term has been misused in recent times.

498 posted on 07/11/2009 8:05:12 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: DJ MacWoW
When I see a poster call another poster an a**h*le,

So far I've passed on that kind of treatment. Maybe I shouldn't. I do some faux-swearing like d@mn, but that's the extent of it. I am not someone who uses that kind of language anymore (since I was much younger.)

Having the debates move from arugments to outright name-calling fights really bothers me and there is a LOT of that. But should you punch the abuse button because not everyone knows how to construct lawyerly or scientific arguments at all times? Nah, you can't do that. Plus it's no fun to feel like you're just sitting in school all the time. How do we know where to draw the line?

At the same time I don't actually see much racism although there are some "edgy" comments that could be called that in some quarters. Since the outside world is going to take what we say out of context, or cite the very few genuine (or planted) instances against us then maybe it would be wise to tighten up the standards on that...?

499 posted on 07/11/2009 8:06:48 PM PDT by paulycy (Liberal DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE crimes.)
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To: TheInvisibleMan

No, I’m oblivious to the thread in question. What was it about again?

The charge levied here is that of a pattern of racist posts over a long period of time (weeks, months, or possibly even years). One deleted thread is not evidence of that.


500 posted on 07/11/2009 8:08:07 PM PDT by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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