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"Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, Politico?" (Limbaugh Referencing This Now)
The American Spectator ^ | 4 November 2011 | Robert Stacy McCain

Posted on 11/04/2011 9:52:48 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- "What the [bleep] is Politico doing?" said the man on the phone. "And how the [bleep] are they getting away with this [bleep]?" Reporters rival sailors for their proficiency in profanity, and one of the most experienced political journalists in Washington was cussing a blue streak Thursday evening as he railed against the shoddiness of Politico's reporting on the Herman Cain "scandal."

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: accusations; backfire; baseless; cain; cainwins; drivebymedia; epicfail; explodingheads; fivedaysofsmears; frontrunner; groundless; hermancain; liberals; limbaugh; mainstreammedia; msm; politico; rush; slime; smear; utterfail
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To: AmericanInTokyo

That’s a darn good analogy you used.

What’s sad is the number of Freepers jumping on this narrative as well.


21 posted on 11/04/2011 10:19:36 AM PDT by Sister_T ("Calling ILLEGAL aliens "immigrants" is like calling shoplifters 'customers'!"-UCFRoadWarrior ><>)
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To: GoCards

Nobody worse than Dana “Hello Kitty” PerRINO. Roves gal.

She trashed Cain too.

Does Dana know at all what a crappy Press Secretary she was?


22 posted on 11/04/2011 10:20:55 AM PDT by dforest
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To: AmericanInTokyo

23 posted on 11/04/2011 10:21:12 AM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: indylindy

Bravo Rush!!! Shame on the Republicans who jumped all over this not knowing the facts. shame on you!!!!


24 posted on 11/04/2011 10:22:09 AM PDT by GoCards (I am a Hobbit)
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To: Larry - Moe and Curly
There’s a code of ethics for journalists????? Who’d a thunk it?

There's one for trial layers too, and it's treated with about the same degree of reverence.

25 posted on 11/04/2011 10:24:53 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (America does not need to be organized: it needs to be liberated.)
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To: GoCards

LOL...I got the feeling Rush might have been lurking here too!


26 posted on 11/04/2011 10:25:19 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio)
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To: GoCards
Ditto!

There are a whole lot of Freepers here who should have their tail between their legs.

27 posted on 11/04/2011 10:27:39 AM PDT by fireman15 (Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo; All

These ploys are indeed working!!!

My wallet is now open to Herman Cain...

FUBO!


28 posted on 11/04/2011 10:28:02 AM PDT by JDoutrider (The democrat party has morphed into an evil institution that is hell bent on destroying America.)
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To: Sister_T

They should now hang their heads in shame, and offer public apologies here on FREE REPUBLIC for treating Herman Cain this way. I have never seen anything like it. Horrid.


29 posted on 11/04/2011 10:28:05 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Mr. Cain: Back on message now; let the rest of us ferret out the gutter crap who planted that smear)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Love the Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!


30 posted on 11/04/2011 10:30:02 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Las Vegas Ron
Rush Limbaugh is ON FIRE TODAY, on behalf and in the corner of a wronged man (Herman Cain), and sticking it to so many others (THOSE GOP/RINOS etc. who piled on him without any facts, only innuendo, and basically joined the Politico parade for their own self interests).

Rush is disgusted clearly by the whole behavior of those types within the GOP, and he gave as close of an endorsement of Herman Cain (outside of an actual endorsement) I think I have ever heard. Called Cain a man of great courage who does not flinch when things go terribly bad.

31 posted on 11/04/2011 10:32:14 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Mr. Cain: Back on message now; let the rest of us ferret out the gutter crap who planted that smear)
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To: mockingbyrd
Now his team can learn to better handle onslaughts, but they do have to recognize that there has to be a quicker, stronger response.

Yesterday I would have agreed. Today I see that the issue has changed and the journalists are attacking each other rather than attacking Cain. I'm not sure if Cain's folks managed this turnaround on purpose but the way its playing out is interesting. The conservative reporters, rather than being sucked into joining the liberal chorus, have turned their guns on their liberal cohorts.

At this moment, based on the polls and based on the press attacking each other, I would make Cain the winner.

32 posted on 11/04/2011 10:34:52 AM PDT by Raycpa
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I really hope the republicans realize people like me have had enough of their $hit.

Nominate anyone BUT Cain, and I’m keeping my happy a$$ home on election day. I’d rather have it out with the statists than suffer more of the status quo with their unending political betrayals.

Rush already warned them: nominate Romney and THEY risk becoming a “third party.”


33 posted on 11/04/2011 10:36:49 AM PDT by papertyger (What has islam ever accomplished that treacherous, opportunistic, brutality couldn't do on its own?)
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To: papertyger

A-MEN


34 posted on 11/04/2011 10:38:47 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (Mr. Cain: Back on message now; let the rest of us ferret out the gutter crap who planted that smear)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
Rush is disgusted clearly by the whole behavior of those types within the GOP, and he gave as close of an endorsement of Herman Cain (outside of an actual endorsement) I think I have ever heard.

Thankfully a whole lot of people saw this for the sleaze attack it was.

Looks like Cain handled it just right after all!

35 posted on 11/04/2011 10:38:56 AM PDT by Las Vegas Ron (Rush Limbaugh = the Beethoven of talk radio)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Game, set, match. I can’t wait until they retrace this to David Axelrod.


36 posted on 11/04/2011 10:40:34 AM PDT by Hoodat (Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God. -Psalm 55:19-)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

—...but because he defended himself so poorly, I guess after all he should not be President.” —

Interestingly, that is pretty much exactly what Michael Medved was saying yesterday.


37 posted on 11/04/2011 10:41:44 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: penelopesire

Politico falling apart, ping.


38 posted on 11/04/2011 10:43:03 AM PDT by Hoodat (Because they do not change, Therefore they do not fear God. -Psalm 55:19-)
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To: Las Vegas Ron

Unbelievable! This will backfire too. What is the punishment? His campaign gets fined?

Fine, we’ll end him more money. This is just more proof that he is really an outsider. The fact that he doesn’t know how to game the system like the others gives me hope.


39 posted on 11/04/2011 10:43:18 AM PDT by bbernard
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To: mockingbyrd

—He has to be able to respond forcefully and quickly.—

He did. That is why I, personally, really liked Cain’s response to this. But that’s just me.


40 posted on 11/04/2011 10:43:47 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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