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NightOwwl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:02 PM
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Podesta blew it on O'Reilly
Podesta was supposed to point out all the lies O'Reilly has told on his show (Al Franken = Joseph Goebbels, Eric Alterman = Fidel Castro are just a couple.)

They played a clip of O'Reilly comparing Alterman to Castro. He starts with the "I'm just joking, ha ha ha" and "can't you guys take a joke, ha ha ha." I kept waiting for Podesta to bring up Bill's lawsuit against Franken, because after all, Franken was JUST JOKING! Podesta just stammered and let Bill bully him.

Then O'Reilly succesfully moved the topic away from himself so Podesta ended up being the one on the defensive. O'Reilly succeeded in making him look like a fool. Thanks John, for reinforcing the stereotype that Democrats are a bunch of wimps.

Jesus! Don't these guys know his MO by now? And you just know he'll be playing a clip tomorrow to puff himself even more. God, my blood pressure is rising through the roof!

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Cloud Donating Member (380 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:08 PM
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1. I just saw that too.
Can this man's ego be any bigger? All Podesta asked for was a simple apology. O'Reilly didn't even do that.

That would have been sweet if he brought up the lawsuit against Franken. I would have loved to see the look on Bill's face.
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:12 PM
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2. Podesta was never much of a talking head.....
But he's an excellent organizer and policy whiz.

Here's his baby:
http://www.americanprogress.org/site/pp.asp?c=biJRJ8OVF&b=8473

They have a very cool daily email you can sign up for.
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Old and In the Way Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:16 PM
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5. TV isn't his medium.
But his e-mail is a must read everyday. Even if it does the BP no good whatsoever.
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kaitykaity Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:13 PM
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3. Same thing happened to him on Hannity, I think.
Somebody get somebody a clue and get a firebreather
to go in these shows instead of Podesta. Geez.
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rumguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:14 PM
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4. Keep Podesta off these shows! He can't handle himself on them!
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PROGRESSIVE1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-22-04 08:37 PM
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6. So that was a joke!!! Bill O'Reilly is HITLER'S Love Child!!!!
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