MSNBCs Monday programming was dedicated to denouncing Sen. Mitch McConnells response to a question about whether Obama is a Muslim.
McConnell said: We all have to rely on the word of (Barack Obama) -- something about as reliable as a credit default swap.
No Im sorry thats what The Atlantics Andrew Sullivan said about whether Trig Palin was really Sarah Palins child.
McConnell responded by demanding that Obama be fired -- or at least have his security clearance suspended.
No no -- wrong again: That was Sen. John Kerry and Sen. Chuck Schumer respectively not taking Karl Rove at his word when he said he had not released Valerie Plames name to the press. (It turned out Rove was telling the truth; it was Richard Armitage and it wasnt a crime.)
What McConnell actually said in response to the Muslim question was: The president says hes a Christian. I take him at his word. I dont think thats in dispute.
Over at MSNBC thats Republican code for: Hes a Muslim!
North Korean TVs Ed Schultz hysterically babbled: McConnell gave cover. Thats what he did. He gave cover to all those low information voters out there who still believe this garbage about President Obama being a Muslim. ... The Republican leadership just loves to feed the fire.
Chris Matthews was so impressed with Schultzs nonsensical argument that he spent the entire hour on NKTVs Hardball making the same one: McConnell had expressed insufficient fervor when he said he believed Obama was a Christian! (Perhaps if McConnell had added something about a thrill running up his leg ...)
The statement I take him at his word Matthews said was a pitch-perfect dog whistle to the haters. He continued: Yes sure whatever he says. Right. This is not about belief. Its an accusation that President Obama is not one of us. The right wings attempt to de-Americanize the president.
What else is there besides Obamas word? If Obama suddenly announced that he was a Muslim -- or a Buddhist -- what evidence would Matthews cite to prove him wrong?
Meanwhile liberals absolutely refuse to take Republicans at their word when they identify their own children. Or deny leaking a low-level CIA functionarys name to the press.
Or when they deny they are racists.
Indeed Matthews guest Howard Fineman of Newsweek accused the entire state of Kentucky of bigotry to explain McConnells crafted words.
Kentucky Fineman said is a state where the nativist appeal outside of Louisville really works big-time. The Republicans he said are going to use whatever fear message they can. Its aimed at Kentucky for sure.
I believe the Bluegrass state has just been called nativist without any evidence at all! Was Kentuckys father a nativist? Was it educated in a nativist madrassa as a child? Did Kentucky just endorse the idea of a nativist cultural center at Ground Zero?
On the following nights Hardball Tuesday Matthews and his guest The Chicago Tribunes Clarence Page refused to take Glenn Beck at his word when he said that he picked the day for his Lincoln Memorial rally without realizing it was the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream speech. (Everybody knows the 47th anniversary is the big one!)
Accusations of racism apparently do not require the ironclad proof demanded for accusations that someone is a Muslim.
And theres a lot more evidence that Obamas a Muslim than Republicans are racists. Lets compare:
Evidence for the Proposition That Obamas a Muslim: His father was a Muslim; his mother an atheist married two Muslims; he attended a Muslim school in Indonesia from age 6 to 10; and during the campaign he proudly posted on his webpage his statement that America is no longer a Christian nation a statement he has repeated as president while announcing on French TV that America is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.
Evidence for the Proposition That Republicans Are Racist: (Nothing so far.)
Evidence for the Proposition That Liberals Lie About Republicans Being Racist: Video of a supporter of Rand Pauls opponent pretending to be a racist Paul supporter; Oregon public school teacher Jason Levin caught operating a website asking liberals to show up at Tea Parties pretending to be right-wing racists; The New York Times Maureen Dowd claiming she heard Rep. Joe Wilson shout You lie boy! when he shouted You lie! during Obamas speech to a joint session of Congress; and the mainstream media lying about civil rights hero John Lewis being called the N-word 15 times at an anti-ObamaCare protest with no one ever being able to produce a videotape despite a $100000 reward.
If Republicans played by liberal rules theyd just call Obama a racist who leaked Valerie Plames name to the press is not Sashas father and smokes Newports not Kools.
Ann Coulters Biography Ann Coulter is a columnist and author of Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault On America.
MSNBCs Monday programming was dedicated to denouncing Sen. Mitch McConnells response to a question about whether Obama is a Muslim.
McConnell said: We all have to rely on the word of (Barack Obama) -- something about as reliable as a credit default swap.
No Im sorry thats what The Atlantics Andrew Sullivan said about whether Trig Palin was really Sarah Palins child.
McConnell responded by demanding that Obama be fired -- or at least have his security clearance suspended.
No no -- wrong again: That was Sen. John Kerry and Sen. Chuck Schumer respectively not taking Karl Rove at his word when he said he had not released Valerie Plames name to the press. (It turned out Rove was telling the truth; it was Richard Armitage and it wasnt a crime.)
What McConnell actually said in response to the Muslim question was: The president says hes a Christian. I take him at his word. I dont think thats in dispute.
Over at MSNBC thats Republican code for: Hes a Muslim!
North Korean TVs Ed Schultz hysterically babbled: McConnell gave cover. Thats what he did. He gave cover to all those low information voters out there who still believe this garbage about President Obama being a Muslim. ... The Republican leadership just loves to feed the fire.
Chris Matthews was so impressed with Schultzs nonsensical argument that he spent the entire hour on NKTVs Hardball making the same one: McConnell had expressed insufficient fervor when he said he believed Obama was a Christian! (Perhaps if McConnell had added something about a thrill running up his leg ...)
The statement I take him at his word Matthews said was a pitch-perfect dog whistle to the haters. He continued: Yes sure whatever he says. Right. This is not about belief. Its an accusation that President Obama is not one of us. The right wings attempt to de-Americanize the president.
What else is there besides Obamas word? If Obama suddenly announced that he was a Muslim -- or a Buddhist -- what evidence would Matthews cite to prove him wrong?
Meanwhile liberals absolutely refuse to take Republicans at their word when they identify their own children. Or deny leaking a low-level CIA functionarys name to the press.
Or when they deny they are racists.
Indeed Matthews guest Howard Fineman of Newsweek accused the entire state of Kentucky of bigotry to explain McConnells crafted words.
Kentucky Fineman said is a state where the nativist appeal outside of Louisville really works big-time. The Republicans he said are going to use whatever fear message they can. Its aimed at Kentucky for sure.
I believe the Bluegrass state has just been called nativist without any evidence at all! Was Kentuckys father a nativist? Was it educated in a nativist madrassa as a child? Did Kentucky just endorse the idea of a nativist cultural center at Ground Zero?
On the following nights Hardball Tuesday Matthews and his guest The Chicago Tribunes Clarence Page refused to take Glenn Beck at his word when he said that he picked the day for his Lincoln Memorial rally without realizing it was the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther Kings I Have a Dream speech. (Everybody knows the 47th anniversary is the big one!)
Accusations of racism apparently do not require the ironclad proof demanded for accusations that someone is a Muslim.
And theres a lot more evidence that Obamas a Muslim than Republicans are racists. Lets compare:
Evidence for the Proposition That Obamas a Muslim: His father was a Muslim; his mother an atheist married two Muslims; he attended a Muslim school in Indonesia from age 6 to 10; and during the campaign he proudly posted on his webpage his statement that America is no longer a Christian nation a statement he has repeated as president while announcing on French TV that America is one of the largest Muslim countries in the world.
Evidence for the Proposition That Republicans Are Racist: (Nothing so far.)
Evidence for the Proposition That Liberals Lie About Republicans Being Racist: Video of a supporter of Rand Pauls opponent pretending to be a racist Paul supporter; Oregon public school teacher Jason Levin caught operating a website asking liberals to show up at Tea Parties pretending to be right-wing racists; The New York Times Maureen Dowd claiming she heard Rep. Joe Wilson shout You lie boy! when he shouted You lie! during Obamas speech to a joint session of Congress; and the mainstream media lying about civil rights hero John Lewis being called the N-word 15 times at an anti-ObamaCare protest with no one ever being able to produce a videotape despite a $100000 reward.
If Republicans played by liberal rules theyd just call Obama a racist who leaked Valerie Plames name to the press is not Sashas father and smokes Newports not Kools.
Ann Coulters Biography Ann Coulter is a columnist and author of Guilty: Liberal Victims and Their Assault On America.
