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freshwest

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24. She was GOP for a long time. And still is, probably. Don't be fooled, most media is GOP owned:
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 07:29 PM
Aug 2012
Arianna Huffington conservative Republican

Do you remember Arianna Huffington the conservative Republican? She and her husband Michael exploded on the political scene of the California Central Coast in 1992...

Unseating an incumbent cost millions and that was just the primary. Then there was the general election.

He spent $5.4 million, a national record, for a lot of negative television commercials, $5.1 million of his own oil fortune was poured into the race...


http://sloblogs.thetribunenews.com/slovault/2008/09/arianna-huffington-conservative-republican/

Arianna Huffington Thinks Paul Ryan Is Like George Clooney

Arianna Huffington seemingly had a different opinion. According to the media mogul, Paul Ryan is more like Hollywood star George Clooney.

“He’s like, a bit of a heartthrob,” she explained, adding: “He also looks good without a shirt.”

She continued, adding a bit of criticism for the “heartthrob”: “When he’s next to Romney, Romney has a kind of twinkle in his eye. But here’s the problem– it’s a little bit…you know how you fall in love with a woman because she’s feisty, independent, has her own views…and then you get married, and immediately you want to turn her into a doormat. And that’s happened to Paul Ryan. Paul Ryan has become a doormat.”


Pardon the source, which is wing nut but the video which is from Bill Maher's Real Time segment, shows that the quote is accurate:

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/hear-why-arianna-huffington-thinks-paul-ryan-is-like-george-clooney/

I could beat this dead horse a while longer, but no, I tell people there really is no liberal media. Just a few crumbs tossed to keep us swallowing subliminally the Reich wing message. Which is always that we and our views are weak, unwanted and we are the minority in the country. Not true.

Fuck Arianna Huffington lillypaddle Aug 2012 #1
That horse's name was Andrew Breitbart who helped her set up Huffpo. freshwest Aug 2012 #6
Great update.... FarPoint Aug 2012 #10
HOLY SHIT! Why didn't we know of this before??? Odin2005 Aug 2012 #43
+ 1000 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #7
She was GOP for a long time. And still is, probably. Don't be fooled, most media is GOP owned: freshwest Aug 2012 #24
If Willard was good at pulling out cosmicone Aug 2012 #25
Your reply has nothing to do with my post or the subject at hand. freshwest Aug 2012 #33
I replied to the wrong post n/t cosmicone Aug 2012 #50
That's what I thought, thanks. freshwest Aug 2012 #51
She's a fuckin' WEIRDO. RBInMaine Aug 2012 #48
I agree 100 percent kimbutgar Aug 2012 #27
You took the words right out of my mouth. She always was a repuke and always will be one. She was still_one Aug 2012 #52
Whatever BeyondGeography Aug 2012 #2
I don't think a war with Iran would faze her cpwm17 Aug 2012 #54
Well, you know what they say ... Summer Hathaway Aug 2012 #3
what was it President Obama said about Huffpo? 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #9
Ha! You just reminded me Summer Hathaway Aug 2012 #15
She has always been anti-incumbent.... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2012 #4
This makes zero sense to me based on the stark differences between the parties. I just don't get it. Pirate Smile Aug 2012 #5
Did she marry into money? She just doesn't sound very bright. progressivebydesign Aug 2012 #8
What an opportunist .. sold Huff to AOL for 315 mil YOHABLO Aug 2012 #11
Is anyone shocked? ProudToBeBlueInRhody Aug 2012 #12
Shes an idiot. Even if Mittens said he would pullout. It would be bullshit Thrill Aug 2012 #13
I think it is against his religion to pull-out? trailmonkee Aug 2012 #19
Well she is part of the 1%, prehaps the lure of paying .08% tax rate is greater than we realize Heather MC Aug 2012 #14
I was starting to get tired of posting original links to hufpo stories Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #16
she should have learned about plagiarism already, see this wordpix Aug 2012 #36
then she figured out a legal way to do it, apparently. Viva_La_Revolution Aug 2012 #39
useless asshole. n/t NRaleighLiberal Aug 2012 #17
once a turncoat, always a turncoat. stlsaxman Aug 2012 #18
wtf heaven05 Aug 2012 #20
Ugh. Whatever. Go back to 'editing' your T&A rag. nt onehandle Aug 2012 #21
Why the hell anyone cares what this woman says I'll never know. Doremus Aug 2012 #22
Didn't Coupon Care Ryan agree with Prez O about the withdrawl DATE? SoapBox Aug 2012 #23
i don't think she has ever voted for a Democrat JI7 Aug 2012 #26
What a contradictory slime-ball piece of shit... Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #28
One person, one vote. Knock yourself out, Arianna. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2012 #29
Arianna Flipfloppington. Nedsdag Aug 2012 #30
she needs to lay off the hair coloring products glinda Aug 2012 #31
Arianna is proof you can take a person out of the GOP but you can't take the GOP out of the person. Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 #32
I remember back in 1996 her Strange Bedfellow routine with Al Franken Agnosticsherbet Aug 2012 #34
as a 1%-er, she may have money stashed away in the Caymans or Switzerland wordpix Aug 2012 #35
Sounds like Arianna is looking for some GOP in her vajay-jay railsback Aug 2012 #37
I wouldn't trust a damn thing Mitwit says. Mz Pip Aug 2012 #38
never trusted her Whatisgoingon Aug 2012 #40
Romney is just as likely to give all he has to the poor. yurbud Aug 2012 #41
She never really switched to our side, it was a PR stunt... Odin2005 Aug 2012 #42
Has any speaker even said AFGHANISTAN? n/t radhika Aug 2012 #44
I'm sure the candidates will Bluestar Aug 2012 #45
What a dumbass. and-justice-for-all Aug 2012 #46
Single issue twisted thinking wanker = Huffington. Not happy with Obama for not being pure enough, RBInMaine Aug 2012 #47
Yeah, because Repubs are so much better on foreign policy! Jennicut Aug 2012 #49
The GOP is talking more wars, not fewer. CBHagman Aug 2012 #53
I'll vote for Romney if he advocates a British-model national health service Douglas Carpenter Aug 2012 #55
Sounds about as divisive as anything I've ever heard... defacto7 Aug 2012 #56
People seem to be missing the point. Rmoney wants to stay longer in Afghanistan think Aug 2012 #57
Exactly and go to Iran Rustycup Aug 2012 #58
Arianna Huffington, Tina Brown and the New Media: MinM Aug 2012 #59
She was on Bill Maher last week and is firmly behind Obama. bamacrat Aug 2012 #60
What a vapid, self-centered drama queen. closeupready Aug 2012 #61
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