It was pretty well established that John Solomon was a right-wing tool before the Washington Post hired him in December 2006. A "Ron Fournier" for when Ron Fournier’s dance card is full. From the Clintons, to John Edwards‘ house, to Harry Reid and schmoozing it has been a rare Democrat for whom John Solomon has not ignored fact to serve alternative reality. Meanwhile, no Republican has been too small for favorably editing reality. Surely, he was the perfect choice to become Executive Editor of the Moonie Times in January 2008.
And the latest release of emails — more than two years after the fact — about the firing of Federal Prosecutors reveals him at his most Right-Wing Enabling:
In other words, now that I’ve told you the excuses I’ll give you — you should really let me in to flesh out the enabling. And lo, Solomon did make it so.
I bet Fred Hiatt still tears up like Glenn Beck (only sincerely) when he thinks how he lost such a valuable commodity.
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The GOP was always stupid but they had the MSM surrounding them praising their genius like yes men of long ago praising the Emperors New Clothes.
But now the Emperor is gone and his yes men are angry not for being fools they still think that they are right.
They are angry that they have been exposed as fools to everyone save the 20%ers.
They have been lashing out blindly and stupidly. We must think how to trip them now. Reasoning with them won’t work until they admit their mistakes.
Wanks like Solomon need to be angered personally, show how he is wrong personally and then tell everyone his pride will then push him over the edge.
After having power so long the GOP has forgotten patience, waiting and listening. They have forgotten to dream for who needs dreams when your every desire is fulfilled instantly as it was for the GOP during the last 8 years.
I want the Wanks in the MSM to realize that History will not look kindly on their role during the last 8 years.
For such Self Important Men an unkind judgment by history is to be feared.
Night all:)
Mornin’, Attaturk, TCU (if you’re still about) and any other awake Pups -
If one needed a photo of a “Typical Reich Winger”, the one up top will definitely qualify. :-( And a bit rovish in appearance, as well.
John Solomon, tool supreme. And proud of it.
Of course, the Washington Post will now issue retractions of all articles written. And that guy dancing in Mrs. Howell’s slippers over there will stop obsessing about tattoos and pass out sackcloth and ashes for all. And pigs will fly.
Mornin Joe is sick and tired of people acting like this never has happened before.
Oh, wait, more “but the Librulz do it too” false equivalence? Quelle surprise!
Morning, pups.
FWDiva
CLARKESVILLE – U.S. Rep. Paul Broun, R-Athens, walked into a North Georgia Technical College auditorium Tuesday evening to a standing ovation, holding three thick white binders.
“Folks, this is Obamacare,” he said, holding the binders over his head.
“Let me start this by telling you what I think of this bill and (President) Obama,” he said, and slammed the binders on the ground.
With that, Broun set the tone for a town hall meeting on health care reform. The Democrats’ proposal is too expensive and will threaten millions of Georgians’ jobs and lives, he said.
“This is a stinking, rotten fish, and they don’t want you to smell it, and they want to shove it down your throat and make you eat it before you smell how rotten and stinky it is,” he said.
At another point, Broun, who last year made national news by comparing Obama to Hitler, called Cuba’s former dictator Fidel Castro and leftist Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Obama’s “good buddy.”
Good morning, pups. The Moustache of Wisdom is off today, so we’re left with just MoDo. Sigh. In “Toilet-Paper Barricades” she screeches that the postpartisan, postracial, post-Clinton-dysfunction world that President Obama was supposed to usher in when he hit town on his white charger, with turtle doves tweeting, has vanished.
Here it is.
The coffee and tea are ready, the cold drinks are in the fridge, and I’ve got Thomas’ English muffins and your favorite jam. We’re looking at a few days with temperatures below 90, which will be a relief. Have a great day.
cnn’s kira (sp?) running with the con with the so-called “stay at home” mom who spoke out at spector’s TH yesterday and making her out to be just an average concerned citizen……..yeeeeeaaaaah, right. Guess she’ll become the new joe the plumber or sarah paylin (sic). :-(
We have an entire district of Joe the Plumbers, you should read the comments to the article I posted from the Athens paper. Of course he hasn’t had any meetings here, he takes them to gooberville.
I saw that segment. They have no health insurance? Bullshit. Wanna bet the kids are covered by SCHIP? Much could have been done with that info but there were no follow up questions.
How’s that 10-dimensional chess working for everyone?
I ain’t no reporter so I don’t know that reporter lingo. WTF is “tick tock.” But anyway, it makes sense to. New blood is needed. Of course. Like, where you have a AUSA who won’t prosecute a horseshit voter-fraud case the WH wants prosecuted for political and tells a US Senator to piss off. New blood needed there. Of course. Happens all the time. Of course.
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Like what has never happened before?
Oh, there’s stupid then there’s Republi KLAN stupid.
The media is THE problem. Everyone’s delighted that Glen Beck is losing sponsors. Big deal. He’s not on the air to make money from advertising. He’s on the air to push the agenda of the corps. If no one will advertise on his show, Exxon, BigPharma etc. will get some money to FoxNews to keep him right where he is.
Kind of like all of the 10-dimensional chess matches we all know and understand so well.
So then organize a boycott of Exxon Mobil as a supporter of Hoax News.
They’re still advertising on faux…..just not on beck. I think that’s what’s known as one of them ther “BFDs”. :-(((
musing, juuuust musing about:
what the lovely Ms. Dana Perino has to say about all this; how Alberto Gonzales’ quickly approaching teaching gig is looking (if he can recall, recollect, or remember remembering where his classroom is); how much the lovely Karl Rove will deny the significance of his work in this arena; how easily Harriet M. has gotten off so far; how embarrassing it is to share an alma mater with Sara Taylor; how the world has turned upside-down at the hands of these evil idiots, yet we should be all about “moving forward.”
A “tick tock” is a timeline. (”At 8:53 AM . . . at 8:54 AM . . .”)
From Think Progress: Gates ‘Furious’ That Brownback And Roberts Placed A Hold On McHugh’s Army Secretary Nomination
Thank you, Harry Reid, the omega male of legislators.
A Guide to Official BushCo Responses.
It’s time for us to see some frog-marching of these Bush criminals!
Snort! You’ve certainly got that right… (I am SO going to steal “omega male”.)
I’m just wondering, if you put your mind to it, how many hundreds of definitions you could have come up with for “I don’t remember.”
Off topic:
Colbert gives Maine it’s first blizzard of the year:
http://www.colbertnation.com/t…..ie-pingree
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree did awesome! She represents our state very well.
…how easily Harriet M. has gotten off so far;…
didn’t I hear somewhere that she answered “I don’t remember” 150 times?
Completely OT..
Yep, seeing just how well the whole privatized thing works, they think this is a good idea… what is wrong with people?
‘Northumberland’s RAF Boulmer will provide search and rescue cover during the daytime only, under new plans.
The changes will be introduced in 2012 when a private consortium takes over the UK’s helicopter rescue service.’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_…..195244.stm
LMAO!
That was a reply to allan @ 22.
More from Soloman
http://rawstory.com/08/news/20…..ite-house/
Yet people who call themselves Liberal and Progressive CONTINUE to subscribe to, link to and read the Washington Post after revelation after revelation have demonstrated unequivically that their dedication is to right wing spin, schmoozing lobbyists and rejecting progressive opinions. As long as you keep reading, they have no incentive to change. I won’t even follow a link to WaPo.
In related news, John Solomon is on sick leave dueto a severe case of reach-around elbow.
What a total tool.
-G