12/20/2008 01:34:37 PM EST

'NewsBusters' Takes On Cenk & Michael Hirsh

posted by Tom Hanc

"NewsBusters" (a half-assed right wing group that wants to prove the media is liberally biased) did a write up on Michael Hirsh and Cenk earlier this week:

Bush-Hating Newsweek Reporter Says Shoe Toss Was 'One Small Measure of Justice'

I think my favorite "fair and balanced" part was when they decided to randomly include Cenk's 2005 HuffPo rant on religion. I say randomly because it really does have NOTHING to do with the topic at hand and is only included to inflame the reader and further marginalize Cenk to for right wing audience.

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Oh, and is it just me or did they fail in their attempt to phonetically spell Cenk's last name?

PS---Be honest Ken, how much do they pay you for the TYT clips?

;)
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'NewsBusters' Takes On Cenk & Michael Hirsh | 27 comments (27 topical, 0 hidden)
Nice Find (none / 0)
Not a bad read since most of the article was just a transcription of Michael and Cenk.  Although a little more frightening, I once again got a kick out of the comments that were borderline youtube Watchman worthy.  If you didn't see the post game yesterday, I urge everyone to check it out; Cenk reading Watchman comments had me rolling off my seat!  How funny would be to hear Cenk read some of these, especially the guy who refers to him as Jenkem.  At least SickofLibs must be watching the show or at least clicking the TYTtube.  
 

by rev24 on 12/20/2008 02:36:01 PM EST

Thanks (none / 0)
I actually think this sort of thing is good for the show. The more controversy, coverage and exposure there is of TYT the more new viewers will come on board.

Sadly I'm behind on my podcasts (just finished listening to the very interesting segment with Larry B. from Alternet on why the economy grows with high taxes) but I'm looking forward to the Watchmen segment.

I actually read some of those Watchmen youtube clips last week and man are those guys crazy.

by Tom Hanc on 12/20/2008 02:41:47 PM EST

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Conservative newbies? (none / 0)
Where?

by Tom Hanc on 12/21/2008 02:29:30 PM EST

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I forgot to add (none / 0)
You HAVE to watch this pathetic attempt at right wing comedy at NewsBusters!

Click this link and look for the little video screen on the right side of the page (you have to scroll down slightly).

Was that terrible or what?

by Tom Hanc on 12/20/2008 02:46:25 PM EST

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Yeah, that was pretty lame (none / 0)
However, this link, found near the bottom right of the page, had me laughing in spite of myself.

by Average Jill on 12/20/2008 05:27:51 PM EST

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That was decent (none / 0)
About 1,000 times better than that video on the page.

by Tom Hanc on 12/20/2008 05:32:51 PM EST

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This is the comment on that page that got to me (none / 0)
"Khrushchev once promised to bury us while pounding his shoe on the podium at the United Nations. Is it just a coincidence that this Iraqi threw a shoe at Bush? (Or that we now have one of Khrushchev's comrades as president-elect?)"

What in the world does Barack Obama have to do with Khrushchev?

by Average Jill on 12/20/2008 05:42:53 PM EST

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(Shrug) (none / 0)
I have no idea either.

PS---Speaking of strange comments, some of the TYT youtube comments are over the top.

by Tom Hanc on 12/20/2008 07:23:11 PM EST

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you know what they say about press.... (none / 0)

by desertpear on 12/20/2008 08:11:02 PM EST

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The fact that *you* (none / 0)
wrote that last sentence.

by Tom Hanc on 12/21/2008 12:40:37 AM EST

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"the internet is forever" (none / 0)
I still don't get the ramifications of this statement and how it applies to Cenk?

by rev24 on 12/21/2008 03:41:17 PM EST

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cenk (none / 0)
if he has to explain it to you, you are not old enough to understand it any way

by maximus on 12/21/2008 07:42:00 PM EST

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Sorry Mrs. Maximus (none / 0)
"forever, forever, forever, ever, forever, ever?"

by rev24 on 12/22/2008 01:19:21 PM EST

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Bam! (none / 0)

Rev24, however will you recover from maximus's devastating critique of your personality?

Maybe with something like "I know you are, I said you are, but what am I?" That seems to be keeping things at about his level.

by jutewe on 12/21/2008 08:26:33 PM EST

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Yeah (none / 0)
That was pretty bad.

by Tom Hanc on 12/22/2008 12:09:19 AM EST

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Only Diamonds Are Forever (none / 0)
you damn atheists!

by desertpear on 12/22/2008 01:18:22 AM EST

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I always thought that LOVE (emotion) was (none / 0)
supposed to be forever as signified by the giving of a diamond (material) when proposing the eternal bond (marriage).

by gatekeeper50 on 12/22/2008 02:06:33 PM EST

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Diamonds DO have some use... (none / 0)

Family Guy clip

http://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=5Ur2er-STls

by Badass4Peace on 12/22/2008 07:25:39 PM EST

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Awesome (none / 0)
:)

by Tom Hanc on 12/22/2008 07:30:02 PM EST

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Really? (none / 0)

Love, forever?  ROFL

OK OK, it happens....sometimes.

by desertpear on 12/22/2008 08:00:35 PM EST

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Ha! (none / 0)

The author of this "hit piece" was just trying to "discredit Cenk (and thus the whole interview) by pointing out Cenk's Lack of belief in God. That's just silly. Just because Cenk is wrong about God doesn't mean he (nor others) are wrong about any of the other matters they speak on...

and besides... being wrong about ONE THING in life (and yeah, Cenk, you're wrong on religion)  and being right about everything else (except who the hottest woman in the country is) ain't bad!

by locknkey on 12/21/2008 11:56:57 AM EST

Actually (none / 0)
Cenk is absolutely right on religion and absolutely wrong with his new #1 hottest woman (who happens to be a good actress and a buttaface...I never know how to spell that word BTW).


:)

by Tom Hanc on 12/21/2008 01:14:33 PM EST

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new rosario revelation (none / 0)
I think buttaface is a little unfair to Rosario.  I have to admit she's starting to grow on me (meaning she's maybe broken into my top 500), though recently I had a new revelation.  Previously I thought Rosario might actually be Prince's twin sister, but just now after watching the TYT Rosario red carpet clip, I think there's a good chance the adrogynous Hilary Swank might actually be Rosario in disguise?

by rev24 on 12/21/2008 04:19:55 PM EST

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Wow (none / 0)
That's an EXCELLENT side by side! They should really use that in the post game show.

And funny enough swank is another good actress with a buttaface (though Rosario has a better body).*
*If you're reading this and think that we're being too superficial, relax. There are plenty of dry, fact filled and relevant comments in this forum and sometimes ya gotten lighten things up.

by Tom Hanc on 12/21/2008 05:06:22 PM EST

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why not just (none / 0)
buttface? 

by desertpear on 12/22/2008 01:19:27 AM EST

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Awesome (none / 0)
:)

by Tom Hanc on 12/22/2008 01:35:31 PM EST

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What I love (none / 0)

is the comments to that article.

As the entire Republican party is currently about to scape goat ole W and throw him under the short bus he rode to Washington in, these Limbaugh listening mopes think they are still supposed to defend the worst president we ever had.

Somewhere Neut is shaking his head and and asking himself "don't these idiots get it yet?"

 

 

by z1p101 on 12/22/2008 12:26:20 AM EST

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