Condoleezza Rice and Lawrence O'Donnell

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell is a horrible interviewer. HORRIBLE.

Watch former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suffer the disrespect and stupidity of the crazed Leftist propagandist Lawrence O'Donnell.

Video.

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Condoleezza Rice showed incredible restraint and patience with the disgraceful, classless O'Donnell.

Rice's brilliance overpowers O'Donnell, a rude and ill-informed hack.

Trump: Racist

MSNBC pounded a message on Tuesday: Donald Trump is a racist. The Tea Party and Republicans are racist.

On Lawrence O'Donnell's The Last Word, PBS host Tavis Smiley declared that the 2012 presidential race would be the most racist in the nation's history, thanks to the Tea Party and Trump.

Video and transcript, from NewsBusters:



Transcript

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS: I said over a year ago that this was going to be, this presidential race, Lawrence, was going to be the ugliest, the nastiest, the most divisive, and the most racist, the most racist, in the history of this republic. I did not know that that race to the bottom would begin so quickly. One can disagree with the Tea Party…

LAWRENCE O'DONNELL, HOST: Why did you see this coming?

SMILEY: I saw it coming because it’s pretty clear given how the Tea Party has acted, given that Donald Trump is now playing to the worst in the Tea Party, that this would be possible. I don’t want to demonize or cast aspersions on the Tea Party broadly. I believe that there’s a certain angst that many people in that entity feel, and I share that angst about government. I don’t believe that it’s the solution to reduce government.

Government does have a role to play. We’ve got to figure out, we can figure out and debate what that role is, but there have been semantics they’ve engaged in that made it clear to me: showing up at rallies with guns, and the Secret Service, you know, working overtime to protect this president. More threats against his life than any president in the history of the nation, indeed, presidents combined.

So the evidence is pretty clear that they would do anything and say anything in order to make sure he does not get reelected.

When in doubt, whip out the race card.

MSNBC stuck with its "Trump is a racist" theme after O'Donnell's show ended.

The crazed Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC's Ed Show, said, "I think Donald Trump is a racist."

Here's the video and transcript, also from NewsBusters:



Transcript

ED SCHULTZ: You mean to tell me that [Trump’s] questioning the academic prowess of one of the smartest presidents we’ve ever had? Mr. Trump, when you start getting your advice from all of the special, special Republican advisers that we’ve seen step to the plate in the past instead of Jerome Corsi. Dude, you could do better than that.

This is what the Republican Party stands for, though: racism. I think Donald Trump is a racist.

MSNBC and its radical Leftist hosts and guests are a disgrace.

Don't they have a conscience or any concern about the consequences of their ugly, irresponsible rhetoric?

Apparently not.

The Republican Party does not stand for racism. The Tea Party isn't about racism. From what I've seen, Trump is not a racist.

Good grief.

The band of extreme Leftists at MSNBC really have done so much damage to the NBC News brand, but they keep plugging away, peddling their propaganda.

Thankfully, MSNBC languishes in the ratings cellar. Americans reject it.
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Related: Pat Buchanan calls out MSNBC's Chris Matthews.

Key quote: Pat Buchanan to Chris Matthews: "You're supposed to be a journalist."

That's MSNBC's problem in a nutshell: political hacks masquerading as journalists.

Planned Parenthood: Lawrence O'Donnell Cries

And the Oscar goes to...

Lawrence O'Donnell!

O'Donnell has had plenty of bizarre moments on TV.

Examples include:

"Creepy Liar" Meltdown

"Mitt Romney Mormon" Meltdown

"Dick Cheney" Meltdown

"George W. Bush Invited 9/11 Attacks" Meltdown

We have another O'Donnell moment to add to his highlight reel.

While on the air, he read an allegedly personal e-mail sent from a "friend." He read it off his blackberry. (How lame!) O'Donnell's buddy has had an abortion and receives birth control, all courtesy of Planned Parenthood. O'Donnell used the e-mail to decry the efforts to prevent federal funds from being used to keep Planned Parenthood in business, the nation's largest slaughterhouse of the unborn.

Then, he cried.

It's official. O'Donnell is the Left's Glenn Beck.

Video, via Breitbart.

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I wonder if O'Donnell breaks down in tears when he thinks about the tens of millions of precious lives ended by their mothers. Does he cry when he thinks about those individuals never having a chance to take their first breath because their mothers chose to kill them before they were born?

Does he shed tears when he mourns their deaths?

I'm guessing that's unlikely. That would require him to respect life.

Obama and the M-Word

Barack Obama is afraid. He's afraid that the American people might think he's a Muslim.

So, Obama is on a mission to distance himself from the appearance of having any significant personal Muslim connections.

WASHINGTON -- For Barack Obama, it is an ember that he has doused time and again, only to see it flicker anew: links to Islam fanned by false rumors, innuendo and association. Obama and his campaign reacted strongly this week when a photo of him in Kenyan tribal garb began spreading on the Internet.

And the praise he received Sunday from Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan prompted pointed questions — during Tuesday night's presidential debate and also in a private meeting over the weekend with Jewish leaders in Cleveland.

During the debate, Obama repeated his denunciation of Farrakhan's views, which have included numerous anti-Semitic comments. And, after being pressed, he rejected Farrakhan's support in the presidential race.

The Democratic candidate says repeatedly that he's a Christian who took the oath of office on a family Bible. Yet on the Internet and on talk radio — and in a campaign introduction for John McCain this week — he is often depicted, falsely, as a Muslim with shadowy ties and his middle name, Hussein, is emphasized as a reminder of Iraq's former leader.

"If anyone is still puzzled about the facts, in fact I have never been a Muslim," he told the Jewish leaders in Cleveland, according to a transcript of the private session.

...Obama has become careful in denouncing the links, lately noting that some rumors about him also have been insulting to Muslims. Jim Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute, said many Arab Americans are drawn to Obama because of his cultural background.

"It is clear he wants to have a broader relationship with the Muslim world," Zogby said. "He has a biography that connects him to the Muslim world."

Jim Kuhnhenn of the Associated Press does his best to dispel those awful "links to Islam fanned by false rumors, innuendo and association."

He provides a list of some "rumors and allegations about Obama [that] are clearly not true, yet still spread, often anonymously."

Ooooooh. Islam. Scary.

How embarrassing!

I think it's disrespectful for Obama to downplay the reality of his Muslim ancestors.

Here we have this African-American candidate making history, a giant leap for the country, breaking down barriers.

On the flip side, we have that same candidate and his supporters acting like there's something wrong with being a Muslim.

I can understand why Obama would want people to know the truth about him. He's a Christian, not a Muslim. OK. Lies are lies.

Still, there's something troubling about the way he and his campaign have equated connections to Islam as something so negative and derogatory.

Uttering his middle name is a slur. Apologies are required if one strings Hussein between Barack and Obama. That makes no sense to me. Why is it OK to say his first and last names? Why aren't they also unmentionable. They aren't exactly white-bread names.

Underlying all of this is a weird bigotry, not only on the part of those disseminating the Obama/Islam rumors but also on the part of Obama's camp.

I don't think it's wise for the campaign to consider connections to Islam to be a terrible affront. That in itself smacks of bigotry.

Furthermore, the assumption by the Obama campaign is that Americans are bigots. Apparently, they've determined that Americans wouldn't vote for a Muslim or someone they perceive to have connections with Islam.

Why?

I thought Obama believed in the American people. I thought the country, meaning the people, made wife Michelle Obama proud for the first time in her adult life. Something doesn't add up here.

It's unfortunate that Obama rejects his Muslim heritage, sending out aides to put as much distance as possible between himself and anything related to Islam.

Why?

Another candidate was dogged by an M-word -- Mitt Romney.

The mainstream press were constantly bringing up his Mormonism, chanting the mantra that Americans won't vote for a Mormon, and all the while promoting Mormonism as a dark cult. They were on a mission to keep Romney on defense. Members of the press and political pundits actively attacked the religion.

For example, Lawrence O'Donnell went completely berserk and mercilessly bashed Romney and disparaged all Mormons.

Where was the outrage then?

The Associated Press certainly didn't come to Romney's aid. I didn't hear any presidential candidates condemn O'Donnell's shameful remarks the way John Sidney McCain condemned what Bill Cunningham had to say -- Obama's middle name.

In spite of the thoroughly despicable slams on Mormonism, by the press and by at least one Republican candidate, Romney's campaign made no orchestrated effort to muzzle anyone. Romney didn't back away from his faith. Instead, he displayed great character, integrity, and patience.

It's a totally different story with Obama.

Only Obama can make reference to his Muslim roots when it's convenient and politically expedient. If anyone else does, it's hateful and fear-mongering.

That's very, very wrong.

Lawrence O'Donnell Slams Romney and Mormonism

Lawrence O'Donnell had another foaming at the mouth moment.

I still consider his "creepy liar" meltdown on MSNBC's Scarborough Country on October 22, 2004, just days before the presidential election, as one of the most bizarre, out of control performances by a political pundit ever. He was debating John O'Neill, author of Unfit for Command.

O'Donnell completely flipped out.

Read the transcript. It's amazing.

Watch O'Donnell go nuts again, this time on The McLaughlin Group, during a discussion of Mitt Romney's "religion speech."

Here's the transcript. This is a MUST-READ. O'Donnell goes berserk!

A summary of O'Donnell's fit is offered by Jason Linkins.

He writes:

A sane, if highly flawed, discussion of Mitt Romney's "Faith In America" speech on the McLaughlin Group was cold-cocked into the realm of crazy-faced anger by guest panelist Lawrence O'Donnell this morning, who started off by criticizing Romney, but soon veered headlong into a radical assault on Mormonism.

The discussion was following along it's typical bland and predictable way, with Pat Buchanan praising Romney for defending his beliefs and Eleanor Clift dryly noting that Romney wasn't as robotic as usual. That's when the ball finally came to O'Donnell, who began by remarking, "This was the worst political speech of my lifetime." But O'Donnell didn't have much to say about the speech, as it turned out.

This was the worst political speech of my lifetime. Because this man stood there and said to you "this is the faith of my fathers." And you, and none of these commentators who liked this speech realized that the faith of his fathers is a racist faith. As of 1978 it was an officially racist faith, and for political convenience in 1978 it switched. And it said "OK, black people can be in this church." He believes, if he believes the faith of his fathers, that black people are black because in heaven they turned away from God, in this demented, Scientology-like notion of what was going on in heaven before the creation of the earth.

Pat Buchanan, believe it or not, deserves credit for asking a question that was both germane to the discussion and entirely fair: "Do you believe his faith disqualifies him to be President." Well...it's clear that O'Donnell does. Forcefully, fiercely. Frankly, frighteningly!

The conversation just went right off the rails from there. Mormonism was founded by a "fraudulent criminal," O'Donnell maintained, insisting that the speech was an "opportunity to distance himself from the evils of his religion" even as Clift cautioned that "every religion has had its scandals." That got McLaughlin defending the Catholic Church, further shouting, Buchanan blaming Christians for bringing slavery to the United States, and Clift saying that "every religion has some crazy beliefs."

Hilarious. And O'Donnell would just not let up. His kick to commercial, "Romney comes from a religion that was founded by a criminal who was anti-American, pro-slavery, and A RAPIST!"

Spitting and wagging his finger, O'Donnell said, "And [Romney's] religion is based on the work of a lying, fraudulent criminal named Joseph Smith, who was a racist, who was pro-slavery. His religion was completely pro-slavery."

I think Linkins misunderstood O'Donnell. I don't believe O'Donnell called Smith a "rapist." I understood him to say "racist."

(Note: I stand corrected. The McLaughlin transcript attributes this statement to O'Donnell: "Look, Romney comes from a religion founded by a criminal who was anti-American, pro-slavery, and a rapist. And he comes from that lineage and says, 'I respect this religion fully.'")

McLaughlin tried to regain control, saying to O'Donnell: "All right, please relinquish.... Lawrence, please relinquish."

I think he knew O'Donnell was venturing into dangerous territory.

O'Donnell wouldn't shut up. He didn't hesitate to bash all Mormons.

"Joseph Smith was a slavery champion, the inventor of this ridiculous religion."

"Ridiculous religion"?

Wow.

When O'Donnell loses it, he REALLY loses it.

O'Donnell was so crazy that he has even embarrassed other libs.

I didn't think he could ever top his "creepy liar" performance.

In terms of content as opposed to delivery, I think he may have managed to do it.

When Eleanor Clift starts squirming at her fellow lib's ravings and feels the need to distance herself from O'Donnell's rant, you know it has to be bad.

Unbelievable.

I sincerely believe that O'Donnell is an unbalanced individual with some serious behavioral issues.

CREEPY LIAR

I used to enjoy watching The McLaughlin Group.

Lately, I've been finding it a bit too difficult to stomach Eleanor Clift's shrieking.

The problem is Clift isn't the worst member on the panel. Yes, she provides stiff competition; but the most annoying participant on the show has to be Lawrence O'Donnell, hands down.

O'Donnell is a man of many talents. He is a senior political analyst for MSNBC. He also is a writer and producer of the NBC series The West Wing.

During the "predictions" segment, at the end of this weekend's McLaughlin Group, slimy O'Donnell shamelessly plugged his series.

His prediction was that the new time slot for The West Wing would send its ratings through the roof.

Cute.

I don't think I'll ever be able to look at O'Donnell without thinking of his meltdown last October on MSNBC, just days before the presidential election.



The man flipped out in what should have been a career ending appearance.

Maybe it would have been the end for O'Donnell if he had thrown his hissy fit on a channel that people actually watch.

I think almost anything can happen on MSNBC and go unnoticed.

Luckily, the transcript of O'Donnell's memorable performance is preserved for posterity.

If you're not familiar with his crash and burn, read it.

As you can see, even a commercial break didn't help O'Donnell to compose himself when he went nuts over John O'Neill, author of Unfit for Command.

(Excerpt)

O‘DONNELL: You lie in that book endlessly claiming that reports belonged to Kerry that don‘t have his name on it, John O‘Neill.

You lie about documents endlessly. His name is not on the reports.

You‘re just lying about it.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: And you lied about Thurlow‘s Bronze Star. You lied about it as long as you could until “The New York Times” found the wording of what was on the citation that you, as a lying writer, refused to put in your pack-of-lies book.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: Disgusting, lying book.

BUCHANAN: John, let me ask you this.

O‘NEILL: And you, Larry, are a professional liar.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: You have no standards, John O‘Neill, as an author. And you know it. It‘s a pack of lies. You are unfit to publish.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘NEILL: There are 254 of us, Larry. It‘s a little hard to call us all liars.

BUCHANAN: All right, John O‘Neill, let me ask you a quick question. How do you know for certain that John Kerry wrote the after-action report that said the boats were under fire?

O‘NEILL: It has been tracked down specifically in...

O‘DONNELL: Lies.

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: Oh, let him talk.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: He just lies. He just spews out lies.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: Point to his name on the report, you liar. Point to his name, you liar. These are military records. Point to a name.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘NEILL: I will, if you‘ll shut up, Larry. You can‘t just scream everybody down.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: There‘s no name. You just spew lies.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘NEILL: ... let everybody talk, isn‘t...

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: Look, Lawrence, take it easy. You‘ve made your point.

We‘re going to take a break. We‘re going to give John O‘Neill a chance to answer that when we come back. We‘ll continue this discussion after the break.

(COMMERCIAL BREAK)

BUCHANAN: Welcome back.

We‘re talking with the author of “Unfit For Command,” John O‘Neill, and Lawrence O‘Donnell is with me here in the studio Washington.

BUCHANAN: We have an e-mail, Lawrence, that says: “Why is Mr. O‘Donnell so angry? In fact, why are Democrats so angry? If they don‘t calm themselves down, they‘re going to have a heart attack.”

O‘DONNELL: I just hate the lies of John O‘Neill.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: I hate lies.

BUCHANAN: I know. Now, you‘ve argued that these are lies, but let me suggest...

O‘DONNELL: It‘s not an argument. They‘re proven lies. Every single journalistic look at this book has ripped it apart, left it in shreds. O‘Neill is a liar. He‘s been a liar for 35 years about this. And he found other liars to...

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: Why cannot John Kerry‘s band of brothers and Max Cleland come on and take this...

O‘DONNELL: They have come on. They have told you. Every single person who served with John Kerry...

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: I‘ve gone through every single incident.

O‘DONNELL: O‘Neill never served with them, never met them until Vietnam. Everybody who was on that boat with Kerry says all of this stuff is a lie.

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: Why have none of them signed the sworn affidavits that admirals and others have signed?

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: Those affidavits have no legal meaning. They are fraudulent.

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: They‘re fraudulent? Twenty people got up and lied and signed their name to it?

O‘DONNELL: Yes.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: Because some of those people have signed their names to reports that say John Kerry‘s conduct in Vietnam was exemplary, reports written at the time. You can‘t sign both documents. They are lying somewhere.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘NEILL: Can I say one thing?

BUCHANAN: John O‘Neill, go ahead, John.

O‘NEILL: Pat, Mr. O‘Donnell has certainly shown he has a good pair of lungs.

But to try and return a little bit to just basic information, you asked the question, how do we know the report was written by Kerry? The first way we know that is that the other four officers that day, all four of them, say Kerry wrote it.

The second way we know it is the journalist Tom Lipscomb tracked the report to a Coast Guard cutter and proved that the only one on the cutter to write the report was John Kerry. Third, the report is compatible with John Kerry‘s account, which as late as the Democratic Convention.

O‘DONNELL: What are the initials on the report?

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: Let him finish.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘NEILL: Mr. O‘Donnell, this is what you all did to the POWs.

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: Just tell me the initials, you liar.

O‘NEILL: You‘re afraid of the American people getting the truth.

That‘s why you scream and you yell.

O‘DONNELL: Creepy liar.

(CROSSTALK)

BUCHANAN: Hey, listen, we don‘t need the personal insults to you.

O‘DONNELL: Does that matter to you? They‘re not his initials? Does that matter to you at all?

O‘NEILL: You‘re totally afraid of the truth. Can I speak or you‘re going to yell...

(CROSSTALK)

O‘DONNELL: ... liar who makes things up.

(CROSSTALK)

Better yet, watch the video.



I won't call O'Donnell a liar, but I will call him creepy.