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stopbush

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4. What's worse is that AM let the Santorum surrogate continually refer to the huge consensus

Reply to ashling (Original post)

Mon Feb 20, 2012, 03:15 PM

Feb 2012

on climate change as "a kind of secular theology of radical environmentalists."

Those kind of lies need to be stopped in their tracks. By not challenging her guests. Mitchell allows the lie a bit more traction in the legit media.

I'm sick of these TV talking heads allowing RWers to spout lies, never challenging them on the fact that facts aren't on their side.

The RW realizes that as long as they can get on TV and spout their lies without question, they will gain ground in moving the conversation from the actual to the mythical.

How hard can it be for the Andrea Mitchell's of the world to have a cheat sheet of facts handy to challenge these knuckle draggers?

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Andrea Mitchell did it again [View all] ashling Feb 2012 OP

Let her know, ashling; write an inquiry, elleng Feb 2012 #1

Andrea addressed it later in the show. She said she didn't hear it the first time. 11 Bravo Feb 2012 #2

I say bull Angry Dragon Feb 2012 #3

What's worse is that AM let the Santorum surrogate continually refer to the huge consensus stopbush Feb 2012 #4

Secular theology is an oxymoron. no_hypocrisy Feb 2012 #9

Don't be so sure of that... JHB Feb 2012 #11

Gee, why would Mrs. Alan Greenspan let that slide, I wonder? dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #5

Apparently she's got dementia and is no longer fit to work in her chosen field. nt DCKit Feb 2012 #14

NO ONE ever challenges these idiots, they get unlimited undebated speaking time. FarLeftFist Feb 2012 #6

Bashir, Sharpton, Schultz, Maddow, O'Donnell, & sometimes Tweety catbyte Feb 2012 #7

Why would Alan Greenspan's wife call out any Conservative on anything? Motown_Johnny Feb 2012 #8

You must of missed it because the woman called back and cleared up what she said. Andrea southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #10

I well remember when a local TV personality in Las Vegas referred to "Martin Luther Coon" on air. stopbush Feb 2012 #12

I wouldn't take that bet. I think your right. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #13

Exactly ashling Feb 2012 #19

Andrea Mitchell heard it. She doesn't have the guts to call any republican on something like that. AlinPA Feb 2012 #15

She didn't but the woman called back and she spoke about it and said she misspoke. I southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #16

The republicans are constantly "misspeaking" and not being called on it. It's easy for AlinPA Feb 2012 #17

I can't argue your position because I think your right. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #18

Just because the Santurrogate "misspoke" ashling Feb 2012 #20