Latest Andrew Breitbart Temper Tantrum

Andrew Breitbart is refused to talk to Talking Points Memo about James O'Keefe's bizarre plan to film himself having sex with CNN reporter Abbie Boudreau. Fortunately, Boudreau was tipped off about O'Keefe's goal to act out his porn movie fantasies. (Ceiling mirror and dildos? Really.) O'Keefe has posted videos on Breitbart's web site in the past. Breitbart defended O'Keefe when the latter was arrested for attempting to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu's office phones. Breitbart got into an insane shouting match with David Shuster.

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"You convicted him on Twitter!" Breitbart shouted.

O'Keefe was convicted and is currently serving three years probation.

Breitbart and Shulter argued over O'Keefe's ACORN videos. A law enforcement investigation found that O'Keefe doctored the video.

Brooklyn prosecutors on Monday cleared ACORN of criminal wrongdoing after a four-month probe that began when undercover conservative activists filmed workers giving what appeared to be illegal advice on how to hide money.

While the video by James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles seemed to show three ACORN workers advising a prostitute how to hide ill-gotten gains, the unedited version was not as clear, according to a law enforcement source.

"They edited the tape to meet their agenda," said the source.

On Tweeter, Breitbart threatened to sue blogger Oliver Willis for libel. Willis posted this tweet.

wow, @andrewbreitbart's crew strikes again. o'keefe planned to seduce cnn reporter on boat with sex toys

Bretbart fired back at Willis.

@owillis '@andrewbreitbart's crew'? do you want to get sued for libel?

It is an empty threat. O'Keefe has been on Breitbart's payroll. Shulter reported the fact in the video and Breitbart did not refute it. Breitbart would be laughed out of court if he tried to sue Willis over a tweet. Breitbart needs to spend less time worrying about the Left and more time working on anger management issues. The guy seriously has problems.

Side note: Glenn Reynolds links to an Esquire interview of O'Keefe accomplice Ben Wetmore defending the plan to seduce Boudreau on the boat. Reynolds is actually doing pushback for his buddy Breitbart. I am more than happy to point out the moral void that is InstaPundit.

Quote of the Day

"I am public enemy No. 1 or 2 to the Democratic Party, the progressive movement and the Obama administration based upon the successes my journalism has had."

Andrew Breitbart

The Shirley Sherrod and ACORN videos Breitbart posted were doctored or taken out-of-context. The only thing Breitbart is an enemy to is actual journalism.

Have you ever seen Breitbart on cable news? The guy is seriously unhinged and angy. I almost feel sorry for him.

Breitbart attacks Salon.com for not properly investigating the ACORN tapes. Breitbart could have saved himself much embarrassment if him investigated the tapes. He goes on to accuse Salon.com of engaging in character assassination. Breitbart accuses other people of not investigating his videos. When these videos are proven to be bogus Breitbart claims no responsibility for videos posted on his own web site. I find it fascinating that Breitbart continues to target black groups and then behaves like a child when questioned about it.

Watch the videos. I'm convinced Breitbart has personal issues.

Yes, Fox News is Racist

Young Turks host Cenk Uygur plays an audio clip of a racist leaving a bizarre rant on the NAACP's voicemail. The racist uses the N word and falsely accuses the NAACP of wanting the redistribution of wealth and killing babies. I agree with Uygur about the conservative media panders to a racist audience.

Glenn Beck accused President Barack Obama of being a racist.

This morning on Fox and Friends, Fox host Glenn Beck accused President Obama of being "a racist."

The group was discussing the recent Gates controversy, and Beck exclaimed that Obama has "over and over again" exposed himself as "a guy who has a deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture. I don't know what it is..."

Beck fails to mention to fact that Obama's mother is white. Beck again accused Obama of being racist towards BP CEO Tony Hayward.

BECK: “What is it that Barack Obama knows that he won’t even bother to meet with the guy to hear him out? Well, until, you know, he changed his mind a couple of days later. What is it that the dictator of Iran, the crazy guy in Iran has in the credibility department that the CEO of BP doesn’t have? What is it? Tell me. I’d like to know. Does the fact the BP CEO is a capitalist — does that — is that what does it? You know, when I meet with those capitalists — he’s a white CEO. Maybe that’s it. He’s a white CEO. White CEOs — I don’t know if you know this — but white CEOs, they don’t like to — they don’t want to pay their tax dollars and have those tax dollars go to inner-city kids.

Apparently, Beck believes holding Hayward accounting for an environmental disaster his company caused is racism.

Bill O'Reilly used the word "lynching" in reference to Michelle Obama.

"I don't want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there's evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels. If that's how she really feels -- that America is a bad country or a flawed nation, whatever -- then that's legit. We'll track it down."

O'Reilly ate at Harlem restaurant and was shocked to find out that black people had manners in a restaurant.

O’REILLY: There wasn’t one person in Sylvia’s who was screaming, “M-Fer, I want more iced tea.”
WILLIAMS: Please–
O’REILLY: You know, I mean, everybody was — it was like going into an Italian restaurant in an all-white suburb in the sense of people were sitting there, and they were ordering and having fun. And there wasn’t any kind of craziness at all.

Fox News coarsens the political and racial dialogue in America. The wonderful First Amendment protects Beck's and O'Reilly's to air their stupidity. That doesn't mean the White House should cave in by firing Shirly Sherrod. Unfortunately, the Obama administration hasn't shown anything resembling a bonebone.

David Vitter & ACORN

ACORN is being publicly denounced by Sen. David Vitter.

“It’s certainly not news to anyone that ACORN has been the subject of some controversy over the past year, and last year’s presidential election brought to light evidence of ACORN chapters engaging in fraudulent voter registration activities,” added Vitter. “They are currently under federal investigation, and this is simply not the sort of organization that should be funded by taxpayer dollars.”

I am not a fan of ACORN. That doesn't mean the attacks against ACORN haven't been outlandish. On the Senate floor, Vitter blames ACORN for the housing crisis. The Federal Reserve gave loans to Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorganChase and Wachovia. These lending institutions got into trouble for giving mortages to people that couldn't pay. The banks were selling credit default swaps (derivatives) to create more income. The banks were over-leveraging on derivatives that were often worthless. Banks would engage in increasingly predatory lending practice to bring in more revenue. Economist Tyler Cowen wrote, "As much as 70 percent of recent early payment defaults had fraudulent misrepresentations on their original loan applications, according to one recent study." For Vitter to say ACORN is responsible for the subprime crisis is irresponsible.

Progressives are having fun noting ACORN was caught in a fake prositution stig by conservative activists Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe. Vitter has his very real prostitution scandal. Melanie Sloan, Executive Director, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, points out Vitter broke prositution laws in Washington, DC and Louisiana.

Andy Cobb makes a hysterical video about Vitter's obsession with ACORN. Pushing Rope pal Tina Dupuy appears in the video.

ACORN: the Radio Play

Ana Maie Cox did a radio play of the ACORN sting operation. The The actors are intentionally miscast. Ana Marie Cox plays the pimp. Rick Klein is the prostitute. Christina Bellantoni is the ACORN loan officer.

Michele Bachmann's Latest Nonsense

Conservative talk show host Chris Baker interviewed Republican Michele Bachmann. The Congresswoman declared the stimulus package is unconstitutional. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed both houses of Congress and signed by the President. To say a spending bill is unconstitutional is legally bogus.

Bachmann declared the stimulus package contains funding for ACORN.

Bachmann: I mean, if you think, ACORN - this is a group that's under Federal indictment...
Baker: Unbelievable

Bachmann: ...for voter fraud. ACORN - they've received a total of $53 million in direct Federal Grants since 1994. Do you know how much they're getting under this (the stimulus) bill?

Baker: Like $4 billion, I've heard.

Bachmann: $5 Billion.

Baker? $5 billion?

Bachmann: For ACORN.

A search of Recovery.gov reveals zero results for ACORN. Washington Monthly blogger Steve Benen found nothing in the stimulus package for ACORN. Search the final Senate bill. There is no funding for ACORN.

The conservative blog The Average American helped start the ACORN myth.

Education for the Disadvantaged $13,000,000,000 hmmm, Chicago and places like it? Can you say ACORN?

Free Republic accused Democrats of funding ACORN. Free Republic failed to quote the text in the bill. David "Sex Scandal" Vitter told Fox News the stimulus bill would provide money to non-profits. Therefore ACORN must be getting funding. Republicans need to have better attack dogs than Freepers, Bachmann and Vitter.

The ACORN attacks didn't work against Obama during the campaign. Republicans are desperate, if they believe a failed attack will work. I don't give a shit about ACORN and I follow politics. Republicans are kidding themselves if they think Americans will get worked up about ACORN.

My favorite moment of the Bachmann interview.

"We're running out of rich people in this country."

People are angry at Wall Street and Bernard Madoff. Voters that can't pay their mortgages aren't going to be sympathetic with Bachmann's plea to save the rich. It is a politically suicidal message. The Republican establishment can not communicate with working people. John McCain campaigned on the words: "I think, still the fundamentals of our economy are strong." Bachmann is selling the same nonsense. Democrats need to hammer the economic message Bill Clinton delivered in 1992. Republicans can't compete on economics. That is why their opposition to the stimulus bill has been so intense.

Crist Dismisses ACORN Allegations

Governor Charlie Crist his party's allegations against ACORN are much to do about nothing.

''I think that there's probably less [fraud] than is being discussed. As we're coming into the closing days of any campaign, there are some who enjoy chaos,'' Crist told reporters.

Florida Sec. of State Kurt Browning blamed the bogus voter forms on unethical canvassers. The canvassers were getting paid by the amount of voter regisration forms turned in. That creates potential abuse. ACORN has been candid about the problems with the regisration forms. Of course, truth telling conflicts with the GOP's Barack Obama is guilty by association message.

Richard Hason proposes having the Census Bureau registering voters. I prefer a national Voter ID law. Republicans want people to bring their IDs when they vote. It would be easier if people were allowed to register when they got their ID or driver's licence.

Time/CNN Poll

The latest Time/CNN poll shows Barack Obama doing well in key red states.

Nevada

Obama 51%
McCain 46%

North Carolina

Obama 51%
McCain 47%

Ohio

Obama 50%
McCain 46%

Virginia

Obama 54%
McCain 44%

West Virginia

McCain 53%
Obama 44%

Voters were asked about William Ayers and ACORN. Most people are not aware of the John McCain attacks about Ayers and ACORN. Those that are said (by large margins) it will not affect their vote. Virginia polled most strongly that Ayers and ACORN were not a major issue. The numbers suggest Obama has Virginia wrapped up.

Conservatives will say that McCain should have pounded Ayers and ACORN harder. The problem is McCain's campaign has been nothing, but negative attacks. Voters want to know what McCain will do for the country. A candidate that constantly shifts positions does not instill confidence. Instead of running on substance, McCain has been attacking which baseball team will Obama root for. Voters want someone who will govern. Not pander.

An ACORN For McCain

The doom and gloom John McCain ad blaming ACORN for the bailout. Barack Obama worked for ACORN in the nineties. Therefore, Obama must be responsible for the mortgage crisis. The attack doesn't pack much punch because few voters know or give a shit about ACORN. To make matters worse, McCain was the keynote speaker for a 2006 ACORN event.

The beleaguered Democratic-leaning community group Acorn sends over this photograph: John McCain, in March of 2006, sitting beside Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek at an event Acorn co-sponsored in Florida.

The immigration event, which other photos show was packed with red-shirted Acorn member, was co-sponsored by the local Catholic Archdiocese, the SEIU, and other groups.

McCain, still spiting much of his party on immigration at the time, was the headliner.

McCain has had horrible luck of attack ads backfiring on him. Campaign manager Rick Davis's lobbying with Freddie Mac, Paris Hilton publicly dissing McCain and now attempting to stop the racist chant at his own rallies.

This post gives me an excuse to post by insane conservative viral blogger Atlas Shrugs. Disappointingly, she is fairly sober in this video. Miss Conservative Party Girl implies that Obama wasn't born in America. Miss Shrugs answers the question how much ecstasy must be taken to believe Obama conspiracy theories. Over to you, Tas. (Atlas Shrugs is a shared guilty pleasure of Tas and I.)