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Flashback: In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask

By on 4.16.09 @ 12:27PM

Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent of her bias only comes into light when you look back at her attitude toward anti-Bush protesters.

In video posted by Paul Chesser from yesterday’s CNN broadcast, Roesgen harassed a man who had a sign in which Obama was portrayed as a fascist with a Hitler mustache. “Why be so hard on the President of the United States though with such an offensive message?” an indignant Roesgen hollered. 

Yet back in 2006, when she was covering protests against the Bush administration’s response to Katrina, she jokingly referred to this photo of a man wearing a mask with devil horns and a Hitler mustache as a Bush “look-alike.” (Video available at NewsBusters).

 

Personally, I don’t think it’s appropriate — or helpful — for any protesters to portray the President in such a light, but this isn’t about me. The point is that when an anti-Bush protester assailed our last president with offensive imagery, Roesgen viewed it as harmless fun, but when somebody dared portray Obama in a similar fashion, she sanctimoniously attacked the protester on national television.

UPDATE: More behind the scenes footage of Roesgen at the Chicago tea party here.

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Flashback: In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask | But As For Me links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent of her bias only … → Read full article… Flashback: In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask Tags: Bush Hitler, Cnn, Flashback, Full Extent, Liberal Media Bias, Mask, Susan Roesgen, Tantrum, Tea Party Leave a Reply

Mark Mansfield| 4.16.09 @ 1:33PM

I was an active campaigner for Obama and do not agree with the TEA tax protests that occurred 4/15. I do believe they have the right to protest just as people protested against the war, Bush, pollution....etc. I usually dismiss the idea of media bias but Susan Roesgen is going to be the poster child for media bias for the next year. She needs to be fired for CNN to hang onto any credibility of a news organization. The filename fiasco from them in 2004 ( http://www.tabloidcolumn.com/cnn-bush-filename-asshole.html ) and now Susan Roesgen's inability to be unbiased for even 5 minutes shows some staff members cannot distinguish between objective reporting and pushing an agenda.

WendyG| 4.16.09 @ 1:51PM

Typical.

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Bloodthirsty Liberal » Depends on What the Meaning of “Fascist” Is links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…man who did unfortunately drop an f-bomb—f for fascist—and she cut her coverage with some remark about this hardly being “family viewing”. Well, what do you know: she didn’t always feel this way. In video posted by Paul Chesser from yesterday’s CNN broadcast, Roesgen harassed a man who had a sign in which Obama was portrayed as a fascist with a Hitler mustache. “Why be…

Truth Hurts| 4.16.09 @ 2:00PM

Is this one "joke" (stupid though it was) supposed to make it O.K. that Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage nightly claim that Obama is a "nazi," "fascist," or "tyrant"?

Is your standard for saying something is fair based entirely what others do?

Are you totally incapable of understanding why there might be some concern when pundits spend hours each day falsely claiming that our country is in the hands of its enemy (fascism, communism, terrorism -- whatever)? Does that really escape you?

Are you capable of stepping back and seeing things from anyone else's perspective? Do you understand why this ability is a trait of people who can be understood to be debating in good faith? How this is a quality universally recognized as inherent to intellectual honesty?

Three major Democratic figures -- JFK, RFK, and MLK -- were killed by extremists (one communist, one muslim terrorist, and one white racist).

Is it entirely impossible for you to understand why extremist rhetoric might get some people a little nervous?

I know, I know. I should shut up. I'm a communist. I'm a terrorist. I'm a traitor. I'm Hitler.

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CNN Reporter Susan Roesgen « Write Wing Politics (c) 2008-09 links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…against the Bush administration’s response to Katrina, she jokingly referred to this photo of a man wearing a mask with devil horns and a Hitler mustache as a Bush “look-alike.”  CLICK HERE. This drone is EXPOSED! Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Communist News Network and Rick Sanchez Moronic Steve Doocy Cheap Shots CNN Not too happy On the Net: Kutcher, CNN square off…

Gene| 4.16.09 @ 2:05PM

Add that to what pelosi said and you have a perfect picture of left

Danny Glover | 4.16.09 @ 2:08PM

This type of double standard will be apparent throughout the Bush administration. I just had a former colleague at an one of those inside-the-Beltway pubs known for truly objective reporting dump me as a friend on Facebook when I called him out for applying the double standard in a comment on MY Facebook wall.

His argument, in a nutshell, was that talk radio has said far meaner things about Obama than anyone ever said about Bush. He offered no proof of his point about Obama, and when I showed him where he could find plenty evidence of "Bush derangement syndrome," he ended the conversation. It makes me worry whether even truly objective pubs like the one where I used to work will be acting like CNN before long.

Murray| 4.16.09 @ 2:11PM

Truth Hurts--is it just the truth that you see or is it the truth as it is? You show your bias when you make the statement 'is this one "joke".." CNN is a joke but not the way you see it. Why not just admit that this CNN reporter has a history of hating the right and not make yourself part of her foolishness?

krystal| 4.16.09 @ 2:16PM

Truth Hurts - your concern seems to be a little too late. Were you not alarmed when nightly the pundits were savagely attacking Bush. And I havent seen any debate once the left is involved - it is all smear tactics and distractions. The extremist rhetoric as you call it is a matter of perspective - I am alarmed when free speech is shut down on campuses, when Code Pink can protest our military in front of recruiting stations, when protestors carry signs asking for people to murder US military people, when we cannot trust the media to give us all the news, when Palin's family was attacked while the silence remains deep on Biden's daughter and the list goes on. Janet Napolitano is more concerned (as was Janet Reno) in attacking our own citizens rather than stopping illegal immigration. That concerns me.
As for the assasinations - in my mind the jury is still out as to the motivations of those events.
Maybe you should open your mind and really listen to how others feel about taxes and our Constitutional rights.

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 2:24PM

Truth Hurts - I don't listen to GB very often, SH very frequently, and MS rarely. I have never heard SH call BO a facist, nazi, or tyrant. He may have said that BO's policies are what one would expect from a facist, tyrannical, or nazi regime, but there is an important distinction. Aside from that, SH, GB, and MS are not reporters, and they don't claim that they are. On the other Hand, SR is (ostensibly) a CNN reporter.

Truth Hurts| 4.16.09 @ 2:25PM

krystal -

I suppose you have a point. But is your only defense of right-wing extremist talk the fact that people on the left did it too?

Or is there some reason why you think Glenn Beck is entitled to narrow his ungrateful, repulsive porcine eyes at his television audience and tell them their government is fascist?

Do you, do any of you, even know what fascism was? Didn't you cover this in high school?

It is morally, historically, logically, politically, factually, metaphysically FALSE, untrue, bunko, incredible to assert we live in a fascist state.

Hundreds of thousands of Americans died fighting fascism in WWII. (You have heard of WWII, right?)

These pundits, shallow nit-wits that they are, travesty and triviliaze fascism with this rhetoric.

Folks, you live in the wealthiest, most successful and free democratic society in the world. You are blessed beyond what most people who have lived can imagine. Last November you exercised your right to vote.

You lost. I know, I know: it really, really hurts to lose. Believe me. I've been there. Try imagining what 2000 was like for me. Imagine if McCain (or Palin rather) had WON the popular vote. Imagine how crappy you'd feel now.

But, that's life. You don't stir up armed revolution against the greatest democratic government in the world. You don't threaten to seceed like that idiot down in Texas. You grow up; you make better arguments; you persuade people you're right. Calling people fascists and terrorist is just going to piss people off and make you look foolish.

Don't worry about it| 4.16.09 @ 2:29PM

Truth Hurts, just so you know, MLK was a Republican. I know that will seem like a surprise to you, considering all libs think that Republicans are racist. But this shows what little most Libs know

KevlarKevin| 4.16.09 @ 2:41PM

Truth Hurts, I have no idea if you are a communist, terrorist, traitor, or Hitler. I do know though that you are an idiot and a troll.
I doubt someone would put as much energy into arguing about this stuff if he weren't getting paid to do it. I would add that whatever you're being paid, it is too much judging from the quality of your emotional regurgitations.
And Don't worry about it is correct: MLK was a Republican, not a Democrat. You can't have him, nutter, because he's ours.

austin tx personal trainers | 4.16.09 @ 2:51PM

She was no great shakes as an anchor in New Olreans. Now I know how she made it to be a network coorespondent.

Tim | 4.16.09 @ 2:52PM

George derangment syndrome:

George the First was always reckoned
Vile, but viler George the Second.
And what mortal ever heard
Any good of George the Third,
But when from earth the Fourth descended
God be praised the Georges ended

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Savage_Landor

Willie| 4.16.09 @ 3:09PM

TruthHurts: Crawl back under the bridge Troll. It is very obvious that you are a moveonorgWHoperative out here spewing your twisted words for your Lord and Master. You are disgusting.

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 3:10PM

Liberalism is mental disorder.

Reality Check| 4.16.09 @ 3:11PM

Truth Hurts, We didn't loose when Obama won the election, America lost when Obama won the election. The man was not challenged by the media, if he was we'd have President Hillary Clinton right now. Obama claimed to have campaigned in all 57 States, and that went unaddressed by the media. His mistakes were many, but not reported. Hillary slipped up once, it was front page for days.

Obama is a disaster for America. He is going to destroy this country and the useful idiots don't seem to care.

Ben| 4.16.09 @ 3:12PM

TRUTHHURTS

'Three major Democratic figures -- JFK, RFK, and MLK -- were killed by extremists (one communist, one muslim terrorist, and one white racist). "

I hate to break it to you but MLK was a republican. Please look it up, and try to avoid wikipedia.

Mark Mansfield I agree. I am not keen on comparing any president to Hitler, but the media has become so transparent. For 8 years and during the Reagan Admin, we heard nothing but Bush is Hitler, Reagan is Hitler etc etc. And the media never questioned the protesters as to whether or not that was inappropriate of offensive, but this Cnn reporter takes it upon herself to take umbridge with some guys sign.

I think John Stewart tore into this reporter during the flooding in the midwest. I think it was the episode where he had Jack Cafferty on.

Also, I think our journalism schools are turning out people who don't understand the role of a reporter. A reporter should "REPORT" on events to let people who can't be there at the time of the event. know what is going on there. I think she fancies herself more as a commentator or advocate than a reporter. Who knows maybe she is trying to impress the higher ups in order to get an anchor position on NBC.

Truth Hurts| 4.16.09 @ 3:12PM

On Martin Luther King's politics:

1. MLK was probably registered Republican. Most blacks in the 40s and 50s were. They were deeply offended by southern "dixiecrats."

2. MLK voted for JFK and Lyndon Johnson.

3. MLK was politically LIBERAL. He went to Memphis, where he was killed, to help organizing sanitation workers. He was pro-union, anti-war, pro-affirmative action, and deeply invested in promoting increased social services. If that's Republican, I'm an arch-bishop.

4. MLK lived during a time when the two parties changed identities very rapidly. Nixon's "southern strategy" deliberately courted racist "dixie crats" and drew them out of the Democratic party. That was the end of the affiliation of most black voters with the Republicans.

I'm not denying that many Republicans admire MLK, just as many liberals (like me) admire Ronald Reagan. But he was NOT one of you politically or philosophically.

bankroller| 4.16.09 @ 3:13PM

Congrats to Little Susie! She just promoted herself to be the posterchild for the Maobama propaganda machine for years to come.

Leslielb4| 4.16.09 @ 3:13PM

What ever happened to REPORTERS?????, who cover the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, and WHY? Think about that!

pat| 4.16.09 @ 3:19PM

As an Independent voter I was not crazy about everything that Bush did, however... I am appalled at the media's obvious bias against Americans who feel the need to protest! Peaceful protests are thoroughly patriotic.... God help those in countries where protests aren't allowed. Sorry American media... you are blowing your credibility in Amewrica.

Hey Truth Hurts | 4.16.09 @ 3:19PM

fyi MLK was not killed by James Earl Ray; do some research

Jay| 4.16.09 @ 3:20PM

We all have lost and will continue to lose if this nonsense that passes for leadership on both sides of the aisle is allowed to continue. The press has always been a bunch of partisan hacks, some of the stuff they wrote about Lincoln is on the same par as the Bush/Obama bashing of late. If we keep fighting amongst ourselves nothing will get accomplished but endless turmoil and rancor.

Lily| 4.16.09 @ 3:21PM

I supported Obama because I wanted change, but with a $2 trillion deficit in year one, I think he is going the wrong way. I wish I had my vote back.

2Anglico| 4.16.09 @ 3:22PM

In Hitler's own words from a 1939 speech, NATIONAL SOCIALISM (fascism or NAZI) is communism perfected. Hitler was just one in a long line of social utopians who thought his way was best. He was a piker compared to Stalin and Mao (noted socialists all) in terms of body count.
"Classic" liberals fought against nanny states. Where are they today? Hmmmmm?

nana| 4.16.09 @ 3:23PM

It is obvious that the Obama/Hitler so-called "real" tax day tea party participant was a plant...very, very few if any signs were disrespectful to the President in that manner.

MikeH| 4.16.09 @ 3:23PM

"is your only defense of right-wing extremist talk the fact that people on the left did it too?" - What talk are you specifically referring to? Most of what I hear is anger at the government (in general) for suddenly expanding into the private sector... an area long seen as "OFF LIMIS" and then spending so much money they have to PRINT MORE! We aren't "extremists"... sure, some people talking out there might be, but not a vast majority of us. Most of us are simple people who want "smaller government" (remember Clinton? He said the age of Big Government was over??) But instead we are getting an extremely over-reaching government that seems to think that when you speak out against it you are somehow "un-American." Sorry... no matter how much I don't usually like this, you don't get much more "American" than to do just that... protest against your government! Look in your history books... the ones you like to imply we haven't read. That's about all the colonists did before, during and *after* the Revolution that brought us into existence!

(You *have* heard of the Revolution, haven't you?)

Edwin| 4.16.09 @ 3:25PM

Truth Hurts,
You're hilarious....Keep on going...

Steve| 4.16.09 @ 3:25PM

To Truth Hurts: There is a huge difference between Rush, Hannity, Glenn Beck on the one hand and Susan Roesgen on the other.

The former openly state they're conservative and that they are commentators. Roesgen purports to be a reporter.

Commentators admit their biases. It used to be that reporters were supposed to be unbiased. If Susan Roesgen wants to admit she's a commentator and not a journalist/reporter, then fine she can argue with those on the other said all the time.

kmichaels| 4.16.09 @ 3:30PM

LBJ said this about blacks in his biography

"Blacks are getting uppity lately but they are gaining power to back up their uppity actions. So we have to toss them a bone. Not enough to make a difference but enough to keep them quite."

Yep, Truth Hurts, your man LBJ was a real hero of the blacks. At least on the surface. In the background, like most dem leaders, they think of blacks as nothing more than stupid pliable voters that can be deceived and controlled by tossing them a bone every now and then.

Vern| 4.16.09 @ 3:32PM

What you left wing idiots, do not understand, is that on the 15th day of April 2009, you all witnessed the commencement of a REVOLUTION! We want our COUNTRY BACK. Not only do we want it back, we want it back with a much smaller government, and more freedoms. in effect we want the Government to quit stealing from us and our children. CNN (comunist news network, just does not get it.!!!!!!!!

Charles| 4.16.09 @ 3:32PM

To TruthHurts:
So JFK was killed by a communist? Go back to those Daze and listen to Dan Rather, cub reporter. Did Dan blame the Commies for the death of JFK?
No.
He blamed the Right Wing Extremists - Urged the FBI to investigate the RWE immediately. You simply cannot see your own Bias.

We understand.

CW

Girth| 4.16.09 @ 3:33PM

Truth Hurts, I am old enough to remember MLK and the events surrounding his adult life. To say he was a liberal is a stretch at best. Although flawed himself in many ways, MLK's primary objective throughout his political career (yes, political, even though he was not an office holder) was to erase skin color, religion and gender as a basis for rejecting or denying one's right to the same Constitutional rights as others. He WAS NOT pro-affirmative action, and he was a Republican by choice, not because he had to choose the lesser of two evils. The Democrat Party was, is and will always be the Party of Racism. The difference between today and the time between the Civil War and, say, 50 years ago, is simply the Democrats' style of racism. Previously, the s.o.p. of Democrats was to rid the nation of blacks and other minorities. It wasn't until the advent of the Great Society and civil disobedience that Democrats ushered in a new approach - one that changed the tone of discussion. In a nutshell, the Democrats went from looking at blacks as property, to looking at blacks as pets. Rather than own them, today they brainwash them with propaganda and distortion. Instead of "we'll kill you" it is now "we'll take care of you."

Leslielb4| 4.16.09 @ 3:33PM

Steve...BINGO!!!! This is so hard for some of our fellow Americans to comprehend. Why do you suppose that is? Could it be the state of our public schools over the past ,say 20 years? Or could it be that we no longer even teach such subjects as LOGIC or in general teach kids HOW to think (i.e. work through a problem logocally) as opposed to WHAT to THINK.

Arthur| 4.16.09 @ 3:35PM

Remember, freedom of speech only applies to Dems - when Repubs use it, it becomes hate speech. This so-called "journalist" simply went to the tea party to vent her rage at anyone who does not share her biased views. In Hitler's Germany, she is the type who would have been requesting death for anyone not adhering to the party line, and slavishly doting on the Fuehrer's every word.

Truth Sucks| 4.16.09 @ 3:37PM

Truth Hurts is a vile little troll on the far left-wing Democrat Party's payroll, paid to do nothing but stir up division where there is none.

I'm surprised there aren't more, perhaps George Soros is running out of money.

It's pathetic, Truth Hurts, how you can't bring yourself to admit this 'journalist' is nothing more than a political hack posing as objective. Her painful 'reporting' on the protests was so over-the-top and hysterical, you'd have thought they were about to break out the guns and start shooting her.

Instead you try to deflect and whine about Beck saying imaginary things. You've never watched Beck, you've never listened to Hannity, nor have you listened to Limbaugh. You're an uneducated, brainwashed little liberal moron who's never questioned his beliefs. Yes, Obama won. But what kind of victory? Against a weak, middling, semi-leftist candidate who never mustered an offense, much less a defense? With an obsequious media acting as his propaganda arm? With the absolutely ignorant generation we have today who could barely name a single Obama policy besides Iraq withdrawal?

Wow - some victory. Looks like you guys really earned it. Haha get lost loser.

DBeck| 4.16.09 @ 3:37PM

Truth Hurts...you are unbelievable. A typical pissed off, mad at the world, animals are better than people, kill the babies liberal. If you actually watched Glenn Beck you would find out that he has never called Obama anything but 'President' and occassionally has said his policies are socialist (can't argue with that). He also regularly criticized (and continues to criticize) the Bush administration. These tea parties weren't about right or left, republican or democrat. They were about right and wrong. The government is slowly starting to take our freedoms and liberties away and the people are tired of it. The only reason it seemed like a GOP event is because most liberals can't wait for th gov't to take over their lives.

M| 4.16.09 @ 3:38PM

It's fairly obvious why Obama was never allowed to be lampooned: he's black. The Left's equation is fairly simple: criticism = racism. Hate Bush? Well, you're just being constructive is all!

Jon in Vegas| 4.16.09 @ 3:38PM

It's really crazy how so many people are in an uproar over Obama's Tax plan when his tax plan will be beneficial to most Americans. I highly doubt all of you protesting make enough money to get hit with higher taxes. Where were all of you when Bush led us into an illegal war or where were the questions about what really happened on 9/11??? Bush commited so many crimes and none of you had the balls to say anything about it. Now because we have an intelligent president who is going to actually tax the rich(who under Bush paid far less percentage of taxes), just like everyone else is taxed, you guys are throwing a fit like a 2 year old. It makes me sick to hear all these right wing nut jobs blame the countries mess on Obama when in all reality this mess was caused by George W. Bush and his theives in the White House. Bush is the Hitler, just like Hitler. Hitler went to War based off a "terrorist" attack on the German Parliament that was later found out to have been started by Hitler's people and blamed on the polish "terrorist's". Within days of the attack's Hitler pushed through the "Enabling Act"(almost exactly the same as the Patriot Act) and then went to War. Sounds like history repeated itself with Bush. We have a "terrorist" attack on the world trade center and within days have the Patriot Act. Then the "terrorist" attacks were used to justify going to war with a country that had nothing to do with the attacks. Also did anybody know that Prescott Bush(Bush's grandpa) had Major business deals with Hitler himself and was actually brought up on charges of treason. PEOPLE NEED TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES!!!

Equal Time| 4.16.09 @ 3:41PM

Truth Hurts:

Gov. Perry did not suggest or endorse seceding from the Union. He did the exact opposite--but you're too wrapped up in your own arrogant worldview to fathom what he actually said.

Further, the CNN reporter in question is supposedly an impartial observer. Hannity, Beck et al are recognized as talk show hosts supportive of a certain mindset. They are NOT reporters of information; they look at the news of the day and give their views on it. That is NOT what a reporter is paid to do.

It is truly sad to see your combination of arrogance, lack of understanding of the role of the media and complete absence of factual information has led you to post on any board.

XrayEye| 4.16.09 @ 3:42PM

MLK at the time WAS a Republican. And he did think like a republican. The truth must hurt I understand but as your name implies, the truth
hurts.

Edwin| 4.16.09 @ 3:42PM

Jon,
I thought Bush WAS Hitler?!!!!

XrayEye| 4.16.09 @ 3:42PM

MLK at the time WAS a Republican. And he did think like a republican. The truth must hurt I understand but as your name implies, the truth
hurts.

CB| 4.16.09 @ 3:43PM

Thruth Hurts - Did you "cover in High School" that Hitler and his National Socialist Party were leftists? Or was fascism born as a product of the right of the left? The fact that you can regurgitate quotes from msnbc and the hateful hacks like the one about the Americans dying fighting nazi's in WWII. Did you cover in high school what happened in the 1930's before the war? I would bet not. The similarities are very and scarily similar:
1- Cult like followers (is ther e a mirror close by?)
2- Attacking the "rich" subset as the problem.
3- Turn public opinion against the bankers (Jews were the bankers)
4- Set income limits by institututing a Marxist progressive tax against non-nationalistic endeavors
..and that was just 1932 until '35.
1935 to 40 was where he made his more sinister moves but his power was solidified and no one dared oppose him the finances were not there for opposition.
Today you and the group you are shilling for are demonizing/marginalizing people with whom they disagree very musch like the brownshirts did for Hitler. I think anyone in the media that has studied the 1930's and Hitler would be remiss not to mention the playbook being used. But the kicker is you are forgeting that all this centralization of power to our federal government will not always be run by the people you like, what happens then?
Are you ready for the truth to really hurt? This Left vs. right and Dem vs. Rep is all a game and you and I are losing. There are pitting good people against each other to keep them at extremes, but the middle is where there is power and we are squandering it. The battle lines should be US against the political class as a whole, which has been complicit in kicking our lone gone for-fathers in the nuts since FDR -both parties. James Madison. Tm Jefferson, Geo Washington and the like ARE spinning in thier graves.

Equal Time| 4.16.09 @ 3:44PM

Jon, seeing many UFOs in the skies out there in Vegas lately? Or are YOU the space cadet?

DBeck| 4.16.09 @ 3:45PM

Jon in Vegas...
1) What crimes did Bush committ (with proof)?
2) Bush lowered taxes for everyone. The rich did get a bigger cut but the top 50% still paid 98% of the income taxes
3)Tax the rich, huh? That makes sense. The more taxes they pay, the less people they can hire to work for them. When was the last time a poor person hired you? The more taxes they pay, the more jobs that get moved overseas. Yea, his tax plan sounds great. It did benefit me, though. I got a whopping $13 more a pay. Woo-hoo!!
4)You need to educate yourself. Stop using the MoveOn.Org knowledge base for your facts.

Define truth| 4.16.09 @ 3:45PM

Truth Hurts-
Part of the point is, in fact, that nasty words are tossed back and forth, from left to right and back again. I agree the concept of fascism is trivialized when lobbed about by unhappy populists, but it seems America has lost her distaste for it in the years since WWII, otherwise we would be more aggressive when we encounter it in places like N.Korea , Afghanistan and Iraq.
What you are missing is the fact that insults are generally tolerated by the right as the nature of the political beast, whereas the left immediately calls foul whenever their views are questioned. If the word fascist is uttered by Glen Beck, most liberals don't even need to hear it for themselves before they start tossing out words like "hate-monger" or insist this is "anti-government" and yet Olberman has used that exact same word countless times in the last eight years. (I saw him do it. Contrary to popular belief, many conservatives watch news on many stations. Contrary to lefties who simultaneously brag about never listening to Rush, watching FOX, etc. and still feel qualified to summarize and judge the message. Not possible.)
You are correct about us living in the wealthiest, most free and democratic society in the world, we just want to keep it that way and understand that expanding government and handing out checks to the majority of the nation is not how this is done.
Did Bush spend too much and hand out checks? Yes he did, and the right was outraged as they well should have been. The libs. failed to take note, and now use the deficit created as a sort of justification. Where is the logic in this? Who thinks that because they are already in debt, they might as well multiply it several times over? Not rational and responsible individuals, how do you think we got where we are today?

DANBO| 4.16.09 @ 3:45PM

CNN is trying their best to out Lib MSNBC. Fat chance with Olbermann and Maddow firmly entrenched in that Hellhole. There is more vitriol and venom spewed out in ahour's worth of Air America than in a decade of Beck, Limbaugh, Hannity, et al. Savage is another matter, but he still makes more sense than a busload of Libs.

Murray| 4.16.09 @ 3:46PM

Oh, goody, we get to hear "when Bush lied, people died". I like this one better..."when Obama lied, capitalism died" or this one "when Obam lied, the economy died". We could go on forever with this one but the sad truth is your hatred of GWB keeps you from "educating" yourself. Idiot.

Jack| 4.16.09 @ 3:46PM

Well, truthhurts, did you stop to think that Glenn Beck, Hannity and others are commentators, not reporters? It is their job to comment, it is hers to report. Also, you obviously don't listen to them, you just listen to what others say about them. If you listened to them you would know that they do not call Obama a Nazi. They do say that some of his policies are fascist and they are right.

kmichaels| 4.16.09 @ 3:47PM

After research "truth hurts" many lies it turns out that MLK officially endorsed Nixon. truth hurts is your typical lying troll that makes up crap because the truth does not work well for that miserable little dweeb.

cfk| 4.16.09 @ 3:47PM

Truthhurts:

Oh, I feel sorry for you. First you are still holding on to an election that was 8 years ago. (For the record, Gore did not win the popular vote - nor did Bush - it is statistically within any margin of error. This is why you have the electoral system. Which by the way every recount had Bush winning Florida). Of course you might understand this if you were not drunk on the Obama Kool Aid...gulp, gulp, gulp. You guys are so easy!

Truth Hurts| 4.16.09 @ 3:48PM

Folks,

You won't get me to defend this reporter.

I don't WATCH cable news, ever. With Russert gone, I hardly see the point of watching any commercial television for news OR commentary.

I don't think MSNBC is better than Fox, or CNN is better than either. There all horrible.

Some good reporting still happens on the network news channels, but I don't think it's worth it.

What concerns me is that so many people watch people like Beck, Hannity and the rest, or listen to Savage, believing that what they say is based on fact.

Well, it's not. Lots of what these people say is pulled out of their asses.

I'm sorry to disappoint you. But commentators just aren't that reliable or interesting when it comes to getting news.

If you want good satire, listen to Limbaugh, or watch Jon Stewart. They're pretty funny.

If you want good NEWS, you're going to have to READ.

And would you people for the love of Christ stop accusing me of being a paid "troll." It's so incredibly stupid. Who would pay someone to post on a website read by 15o people?

Girth| 4.16.09 @ 3:50PM

Leslielb4, I think the problem is simply an inherent disadvantage we will always have due to our views. Think about it, public schools are controlled by left-wing unions, and most will agree that schoolteachers generally are not paid well. Yes, many today are overpaid based on performance, but that is a symptom not the cause. I believe the problem therein lies that capitalists are first concerned with the welfare of their family and thus are attracted to careers that have limitless opportunities to reap limitless rewards while liberal shut-ins prefer the easy propaganda target of children and don't really care how much money they make so long as the rest of the world joins them in their misery. Most (actually, it's close enough we could say "all" and be accurate) college professors are left-wing socialists. These are people who never left school and have no real world life experiences, except the occasional violent protests at Christian functions or feces-tossing competitions at soldiers' funerals. We have 40+ years of liberal scum helping to form the thought processes of our children. We won't change this in a generation, and with 51% of the voting citizens of this country now on the government dole and contributing nothing to society (actually, just the opposite), we have a genuine war on our hands. The only bright side I see is this: a vast vast majority of the soldiers, farmers, hunters and job-producers of this nation are on our side. We have the guns and the brains. The left has the cross-dressing trannys and dope-smoking college professors. When the fight turns physical, the left will only last as long as George Sorro's checking account.

Truth Hurts| 4.16.09 @ 3:51PM

kmichaels --

Martin Luther King endorsed Nixon?

Yes, I'm sure. And last time I was at Fenway everyone cheered for the Yankees.

Dan| 4.16.09 @ 3:51PM

I am hoping that all this media bias was seen yesterday by others. The coverage was HORRIBLE. It was so evident if you watched the main stream and CNN and MSNBC. I think they and other liberals are scared now and they are going to do whatever they can to try to minimize us. All we have to do is coninue on with more protest like yesterday, stick together and WE WILL take this country back! Power to the CONSERVATIVES!!!!!

andre paige| 4.16.09 @ 3:51PM

You could tell that she was biased as soon as she opened her mouth. I wish news reporting would go back to being nuetral.

Angel| 4.16.09 @ 3:52PM

TEA PARTY--WASHINGTON D.C. July 4, 2009!! I'm going to be there, and I'm traveling from California. We have got to stand up for our liberty while we still can. Who else is going? Millions, I hope!

Glubber| 4.16.09 @ 3:53PM

Truth Hurts,

Webster's definition of Facism:

a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.

If that does NOT sound like what Obama is trying to do with INCOME redistribution and his takeover of the government, I don't know what is.

Just for you. There was another guy who was a 'community organizer', he also gave GREAT speeches and was FURIOUSLY defended by people like you. His name was Adolph Hitler.

Just accept the fact that you are one of the Neo-Facs (short for Neo- Facists, aka Democrats). You would have made a GREAT Nazi. Now go put on your ACORN brownshirt, stand at attention and sing the 'Obama is going to Change' song, while putting your hands in the Obama 'O'.

Kyle the Mac| 4.16.09 @ 3:57PM

That bimbo was in Chicago, so its no surprise she felt emboldened to act like an ass.

When she asked "Did you know that Illinois is getting $50 billion?" - that guy should have said, "I know - ITS MY MONEY!"

Jack | 4.16.09 @ 3:58PM

The solution is very simple. Stop watching the propaganda teh "MSM" spew forth, and stop patronizing anyone that advertizes on their crappy shows.

The Truth| 4.16.09 @ 4:01PM

Truth Hurts - The truth must hurt and that is why you ignoring it.
"Three major Democratic figures -- JFK, RFK, and MLK -- were killed by extremists (one communist, one muslim terrorist, and one white racist). "
I counted only two Democrats. Check your facts and you will find that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a registerred Republican.
Ouch!

Leslielb4| 4.16.09 @ 4:02PM

GIRTH, How right you are! Altough I do know a few teachers who are actually trying to buck the TREND AND TEACH INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE and SELF RELIANCE. IT is however a drop in the bucket. I graduated from an all girls Cathoilic high school in 1978, it really wasn't that long ago...I still think the "PUBLIC EDUCATION" system in this county COULD and SHOULD do a better job. I did my best..kids grown(need to be concerned about my grandchild).

Aaron| 4.16.09 @ 4:03PM

MLK was a Republican but he was killed by a Democrat. Maybe that is what he was implying.

aelfheld| 4.16.09 @ 4:03PM

No, Truth Hurts, you're not a communist, terrorist, traitor, or Hitler. Actually, you may be any or all of these, but I wouldn't say so on the basis of your comment.

You are, however, a liar, fear-monger, and just plain stupid.

As to whether Obama is a national socialist or international socialist, time will tell.

SueZQ| 4.16.09 @ 4:04PM

PLEASE stop referring to this woman as a "reporter"...she is an ignorant "retorter" and nothing more!!

Own Best Enemy| 4.16.09 @ 4:07PM

Truth Hurts---If you would notice, I don't see anyone saying they get all their information from the commentators you have and keep naming. What about Caferty? That guy is beyond ANYTHING the right can put out. Conservatives and Repubs take him for what he is....a political hack. Why can't the lefties take our commentators that way? Oh yeah that is right....that requires tolerance and the ability to accept that maybe your ideas are not the best.

This right v. left crap will always be around, but right now, the political class (our new founded royalty class) is just throwing debris on the fire to keep it going. The further we are apart from each other as a whole, the stronger our politicians become.

Steve| 4.16.09 @ 4:07PM

Barack Obama promised change. Change would be LESS spending, not MORE. Change would be MORE liberty, not LESS.

No-obama| 4.16.09 @ 4:08PM

The country willeventually come to see that Obama is not what he said.
Unfortunately all those that voted for him do not accept any criticism. If we don't like Obama, his action, the way he is giving us to the Muslims, the way he is ruining the country, then we are labeled racists.
It has nothing to do with the color of his skin. He would be equally inneficient if he were any other color.

chaosonejoe| 4.16.09 @ 4:08PM

Arch-bishop Troll Truth Hurts (but you're not speaking it):

Hey, It's refreshing to read a quasi-intelligent Liberal mind, but re-writing the 1960s is the mark of insanity.

MLK was Republican. Maybe because the Republicans "freed the slaves", started the NAACP, and fought tooth and nail agains Al Gore Sr and Dems to enact Civil Rights.

Al Gore Jr didn't follow his Old Man into the Republican Racist Party, I don't think. Did Al Gore Sr stay a racist Democrat or what?

Nixon's Southern Strategy seemed more to wrest like-minded political mindsets, the ones that don't want an overbearing gov't

And by the way, JFK was far more like Reagan or Bush than he was BO (what's that smell?) or WC. JFK served in a war, cut taxes and loved his country. (Ask not what your country can do for you.. ) Damn! was he an extremist or not?

chaosonejoe| 4.16.09 @ 4:08PM

Arch-bishop Troll Truth Hurts (but you're not speaking it):

Hey, It's refreshing to read a quasi-intelligent Liberal mind, but re-writing the 1960s is the mark of insanity.

MLK was Republican. Maybe because the Republicans "freed the slaves", started the NAACP, and fought tooth and nail agains Al Gore Sr and Dems to enact Civil Rights.

Al Gore Jr didn't follow his Old Man into the Republican Racist Party, I don't think. Did Al Gore Sr stay a racist Democrat or what?

Nixon's Southern Strategy seemed more to wrest like-minded political mindsets, the ones that don't want an overbearing gov't

And by the way, JFK was far more like Reagan or Bush than he was BO (what's that smell?) or WC. JFK served in a war, cut taxes and loved his country. (Ask not what your country can do for you.. ) Damn! was he an extremist or not?

Whysoangry| 4.16.09 @ 4:11PM

Aaron's right, Truth Hurts. Learn about the racist roots of your party. The "massahs" with whips were by and large Democrats. That's a fact.

Easterner| 4.16.09 @ 4:15PM

News Flash: RFK's assassin was not a Muslim. Sirhan Sirhan was a Marionite Christian (E. Roman Catholic) he frequented Baptist & 7th day Adventist churches. See CALL OF DUTY by Buck Compton the prosecutor and Band Of Brothers vet.

gram| 4.16.09 @ 4:16PM

Well.. If you dont like the political aspects of the media call the people who advertise on their shows..tell them you will no longer patronise their products and tell them why.
We shall soon see if the mighty dollar rules.. or if the reporters stand by the dubious principles and opinions..

Bob| 4.16.09 @ 4:17PM

"Three major Democratic figures -- JFK, RFK, and MLK -- were killed by extremists (one communist, one muslim terrorist, and one white racist). "

MLK was a republican, as was his father and most other blacks from the 60's back. Things changed when JFK came around and took credit for social reform he did little to engineer. Much like John Kerry, he voted against social reform many times before he finally voted for it (the last one being the only one people seemed to care about....)

Trackback| 4.16.09 @ 4:18PM

CNN Reporter Gets Taken To Task by Chicago Tea Party Crowd, on The New Editor, links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

An agenda-driven, cocky CNN reporter gets called out by Chicagoans. (via Hot Air and Founding Bloggers, who made the video) Update: Here is the bio on the CNN reporter in this video, Susan Roesgen, whose resume indicates that she cut her journalist

Ha!| 4.16.09 @ 4:21PM

Truth Hurts, so since I am against what the Obama administration is doing I'm an extremist? Ok if someone wants to portray the man as Hitler so what? Susan R. acted like a complete idiot! If wanting to keep my rights and money makes me anti-government or "anti-CNN" lol as she put it, so be it! If me wanting infants to have a chance to live makes me an extremist so what? Sounds to me like your nothing, but a moron. I'm surprised you even knew how to type! There is one thing all of those great men that you mentioned didn't try to take that your President from planet "Krypton" is trying so hard to get rid of and that's our rights! If you want to starve and own nothing fine go do it, I'm proud of you. Me on the other hand will keep my rights. I wish you good luck on your path to Socialism.

NCHockeyMom| 4.16.09 @ 4:22PM

To previous posters: MLK was not a Democrat (sorry) and Nazis were socialists -- I don't think any conservative thinks Obama is a German Nazi. But Obama's "style" is similar to the rise of Hitler (just as an example of a dictator or tyrant, if that applies to Hitler). The symbol, the singing, the cult of personality, the promise to "remake" America, the deliberate and aggressive demonizing of opposition and previous administration, the "civilian army" thing, the talk of nationalizing everything and mandated green and social agenda, the culture of death (extreme abortion agenda), the tremendous leftist political finance and propoganda and networking machine supporting and promoting Obama's personality (not just the politician), and Obama's youth militants, and MOST DISTURBING is the intent of his supporters to silence anyone who questions him.

Chris| 4.16.09 @ 4:23PM

The difference between Hannity, O'Reilly, Beck, Obermann, Matthews, Maddow and all the other COMMENTATORS is that they're not news reporters. Commentators are expected to have an opinion - a reporter is supposed to be unbiased. Roesgen is biased. And with network heads allowing this kind of cr*p, the people out there who are still interested in honest reporting should turn this stuff off.

judithod| 4.16.09 @ 4:23PM

This so-called "reporter" should be fired by CNN. Her retention would confirm that CNN is in the entertainment business, not professional journalism.

Sheeple| 4.16.09 @ 4:23PM

I could stomach an honest debate between conservatives and liberals...unfortunately this has been overshadowed by Democrats and Republicans. Both of which, categorically, seem to be more consumed with power than integrity.

Today's liberals have not learned that it was yesterday's Democrats that voted for segregation in the 1950's and 1960's. Minorities rights were supported by Republicans, who at that point, acted more like conservatives.

Today's Republicans will choose not to see the truth in favor of their party while abandoning their principles.

With regard to "reporters" and a comparison to "talk radio", Hannity, Limbaugh, et al, are not reporters, they are entertainers. As such, they are not held to the same standard of objectivtity.

The fact that people don't recognize that is disturbing.

Dan| 4.16.09 @ 4:25PM

Truth Hurts:
you 2:00pm post:

O.K. that Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage nightly claim that Obama is a "nazi," "fascist," or "tyrant"?

3:48 pm post:

I don't WATCH cable news, ever. With Russert gone, I hardly see the point of watching any commercial television for news OR commentary.

I don't think MSNBC is better than Fox, or CNN is better than either. There all horrible.

Question: how would you know the first statement if you admit the second? Since all these commentators are on the networks you NEVER watch?

I think that pretty much sums up your whold argument as totally void of any credibility!

Michigan Mom| 4.16.09 @ 4:25PM

I think Ms Roesgen needs to be fired for her unprofessional behavior at the Chicago Tea Party. One of our rights in this country (at least it was yesterday) is the right to assemble and disagree with the government. The Tea Parties must really have the liberals worried because they sure over-reacted. Ms Roesgen was not only rude but out of control. I suggest we begin to watch which companies are advertising and supporting the mainstream media and let them know that us "rich", "extremist" "fake" Tea Party goers will boycott their products as long as they support programs that use these suppressionist tactics for slanting the news. It works when you hit them in the pocketbook.

Dude| 4.16.09 @ 4:26PM

Fascist business policies or "national socialism" is where government does not directly control business such as in communism, but where government promotes large oligopolies and there is a cozy almost incestuous relationship between government and big business. Looking at everything that has happened starting with Bush and continuing with Obama we are definitely a fascist state now. We are not going to go after the jews, but national socialism is not defined by one example of ethnic hatred. There have been many fascist states and will continue to be, Saudi Arabia is one. Obama even bowed to it's king

Pot_Meet_Kettle| 4.16.09 @ 4:31PM

"Is your standard for saying something is fair based entirely what others do?"

Pot meet kettle. That is precisely what dems/libs do on a regular basis.

NCHockeyMom| 4.16.09 @ 4:33PM

Obama reminds me of my 9 year old who dreams up big, elaborate ideas and impatiently wants his dad and me to faciliate his big idea that day. He talks up his big idea, selling us on it, and occasionally, he has great ideas! But they just aren't realistic! Obama is like an unrealistic child, hoping the entire world will like him and be friends with him. He seems to have been so engrossed in his vengeful leftist world of social justice that he didn't even realize there was anything else happening in the world. He can't imagine anything worth salvaging in American because he's been indoctinated into thinking he has to fix it! Either I am correct about this, or he is as evil as the rumors suggest! I got a horrible chill down my spine when he enthusiastically greeted the racist Brazilian president as "my man!" (having dissed the Brit PM). I am making an effort to resist believing the rumors, but he is making it very difficult!

David Volpi| 4.16.09 @ 4:35PM

What do expect from journalist?

That is why she in the profession. She probably can' balance her own check book. I would be surprise she pays her taxes or knows what tax rate is.
Let's start a simple protest CNN, block the channel on your remote controls.

NCHockeyMom| 4.16.09 @ 4:36PM

ON TOPIC THIS TIME! The crowd was shouting "You're not a reporter!" They were correct on that. She will probably be promoted!
I tried to find some "feedback" link on the CNN website but no luck! Any one have a link or email for CNN (maybe headline CNN)?

Sane American| 4.16.09 @ 4:39PM

Truth Hurts worries about people taking FoxNews information as gospel; and he has a valid fear. However, what TH needs to understand is that each of us here have the same fear about the Mainstream Media who has undeniably proven their love affair with the left. When all of us were needing more information on Obama in order to make a sensible voting choice, we were denied the necessary facts to understand that Obama was only another politician who cannot be trusted to walk his talk.

So, here we are, a day after numerous examples of people wanting to voice their disenfranchisement with the current occupants of the public offices in Washington D.C. for good reason. What does the mainstream media do? They denigrate the very voices of 'We the People' in support of the people they helped get into office by either flavoring the truth or refusing to report on it.

Regardless of your ideological slant, each of you had better wake up and realize that public dissension is being squashed here; and sooner or later your view is going to conflict with our public servants and will meet the same fate. If this is what you want, keep on keeping on. Otherwise, make your small still voices heard about this nation adhering to the Constitution on which it was founded.

Todd| 4.16.09 @ 4:41PM

GIRTH!! BRAVO! Perfect synopsis of the legacy of the Democratic party. They will not give up their serfs or slaves. Only now they use peaceful meaningless trinkets instead of the whip.

Leslielb4| 4.16.09 @ 4:42PM

TRUTH HURTS>>>>>When all else fails start swearing. Brilliant!!!!

Jessie Griffith| 4.16.09 @ 4:43PM

Oh my, once the roles reverse we see the true colors of liberalism. After 8 years of bashing my president (many liberals were so weak minded as to go as far as say he wasn't their president) it's so funny to see these people's reaction when our (doesn't matter if I voted for him or not he was elected and IS my president) current president is blasted by the other side.

Well it might be funny if the guy wasn't so scary.

I guess it truly is as simple as "they can dish it out BUT not take it".

George Jetson| 4.16.09 @ 4:43PM

Note to TruthHurts. I don't know if you're a communist or a socialist or a nazi but I do know that you are an ideological one trick pony and sadly misinformed. While you're lamenting dead Democrats let's not forget that Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by a southern Democrat and Republican Senator Charles Sumner was attacked in the Senate chambers by South Carolina Senator Preston Brooks, a Democrat, and beaten so severely with a cane that he never recovered. Countless thousands of Democrat stalwarts, yourself included, no doubt, would have been more than happy to string up both Bush and Cheney. Freedom of speech and toleration only go one way in your backwards world.

Sam| 4.16.09 @ 4:44PM

Why should it come as a surprise that CNN, MSNBC, etc. tow the party line for Obama? Does anyone capable of abstract thought lack the ability to see it?
The truth is, they are OPENLY in Obama's political camp. He was their candidate, and these networks are the closest thing we have seen to a Soviet-style state-controlled news media in the history of our nation. Thankfully, there are a few reporters (very few) on their staffs that actually are balanced journalists. That's the only thing standing between objective journalism and total state-run media.

hBing| 4.16.09 @ 4:45PM

"Is this one "joke" (stupid though it was) supposed to make it O.K. that Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage nightly claim that Obama is a "nazi," "fascist," or "tyrant"? "

These are comentators they say right up front that they are conservatives. Just as Alan Combs and others claim to be liberial comentators. Neither are objective and don't claim to be. However a reporter should be objective, you should never be able to tell which side (left, right middle) they are on.

NDSue| 4.16.09 @ 4:46PM

Truth Hurts, Jon, and others who are defending this young lady,

It's over. Too many Americans saw exactly what was going on, by attending a Tea Party or watching Fox and seeing it with their own eyes, and then turning to CNN, MSNBC or the networks and seeing the blatantly biased, vulgar, and cruelly negative coverage.

The cover has been completely blown and I have confidence in the American people, that what some may have missed during the election, they have now seen openly on display: the breathless propping up of this president and his administration by the exposed non-journalists. The American people realize they've been had - and it's taken less than 100 days.

Just wait until the honeymoon is OVER.
(That'll be next Thursday, by the way.)

Robert| 4.16.09 @ 4:47PM

Truth Hurts , you must have been a cook in the Army. A Marine would never use the language you do publicly. T.H. is an ignorant liberal without common sense. Long live the USA! Down with the current socialist agenda!

MississippiMom| 4.16.09 @ 4:48PM

TruthHurts:
Why do you consistently need to call other people idiots merely because they disagree with your point of view? It is just this type of condescending disgregard that has many Americans frustrated and upset with the media and the left-wing democrats. We are tired of being told that we are stupid for believing in smaller government, lower taxes and the Constitution.
As to your reminder that we live in the wealthiest, most prosperous nation....has it not occured to you that we are fighting to KEEP it that way?
Every tyrant began his path as the fighter for the common man, using their anger, resentments, and hatred for the rich and powerful to gain power. Do you not see that happening? Do you not see the rich/poor class warfare masterfully played by those in Washington for their own political gain? This is not just about Obama. It is about a series of disturbing policies transfering more and more power to the federal government and away from the private sector....away from you and I.

hBing| 4.16.09 @ 4:48PM

MLK was a republican, as was his father and most other blacks from the 60's back.

Pretty sure MLK was a socialist who leaned toward the Democrats till his conflict with JFK.

Mike in MN| 4.16.09 @ 4:51PM

If the news organizations that root for the liberals (papers, broadcast networks, CNN, MSNBC) would be honest about their biases I wouldn't have as much of a problem with them. They invoke the examples of what Rush, Hannity & Savage say to defend their opinionating, but at the same time continue to pass themselves off as "impartial". I'm tired of being lied to. At least the agenda of the conservative talkers is out in the open. This person was not reporting, she was trying to trump her opinion over the person she was interviewing. Shameful.

George Jetson| 4.16.09 @ 4:52PM

Great post, excellent points, Sane American. The truth ALWAYS lies somewhere between the two extremes but I do believe that the bias is much stronger on the left than on the right. Case in point: today's Boston Globe did not report one single word, did not publish one photo, did not assign even a cub reporter to cover the many protests yesterday in Massachusetts. I guess they think that the best way to see what's going on in the world is with your head in the sand.

Sam| 4.16.09 @ 4:53PM

Truth,
I do not think you are a coward, and I thank you for your service. However, I believe that you are a mental midget if you honestly believe that this woman gave these protestors a fair shake.
By the way, I also don't believe you are both Hitler and a communist. That would be offsetting.

Cynical76| 4.16.09 @ 4:54PM

Girth, I agree with about 99% of what you say, but I must correct you... as a fiscally conservative college professor, though I realize I'm in the minority, you cannot say "all" professors are left-wingers. I teach business and I've had real world experience (which, yes, may accoung for my clear-headedness), but I get the AS at home and pore over every issue. I would also tell you that most of my colleagues here are similarly conservative. (I just wanted to let you know there are small pockets of hope.)
By the way, no matter how one personally feels about Obama, Bush, taxes, spending, Earth Day, pirates, or any other issue, the fact that a "reporter" would openly mock Americans for exercising their RIGHT is disgusting. That she is a hypocrite is simply, unfortunately, predictable.

CW| 4.16.09 @ 4:55PM

We affectionatly refer to Susan Roesgen as "Nips" Rosegen, ask her about her Mardi Gras costume which she had a malfunction during a news broadcast... Nips was liberal when she was a local broadcaster in New Orleans and now she is spreading her bias broadcasting on CNN. Time for the Clinton News Network to make a stance and clean house of the liberal bias journalist. Maybe they need to all return to Journalsim 101 the sign of a good reporter is the ability to not becom bias.

Stickman23| 4.16.09 @ 4:59PM

Truth Hurts

Thanks for your service......I am currently in my 14th year in the USAF, but to go off on the tirade directed to Glubber is just uncalled for. People who resort to obscene name calling don't have a leg to stand on when they run out of facts defending their position. I hope as a former military member, you can show your military bearing a little bit when posting on these boards. I know you were taught that in Bootcamp/Basic Training.

Hope your feelings aren't hurt too bad, and if you ever want to argue in person, I am the 6'4" 230 lb NCO that is still willing to die for the flag and the Constitution.

Julian Bray UK | 4.16.09 @ 5:01PM

Form the UK a one time only offer!

We will take your President Obama and give you the Savior of the World Gordon Brown PLUS all his spcial advisers. Now wait before you say yest havea look at www.order-order.com the Guido Fawkes website - they scoped the world on the nasty e-mails. IF you don't accept the offer we'll take him anyway...and leave our Gordon in his place...

Interested Conservative| 4.16.09 @ 5:02PM

It's strong stuff, but the Ingersoll Chicago speech may be the last word in taking apart democrats.

Still fun to review.

http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/robert_ingersoll/chicago_speech.html

George Jetson| 4.16.09 @ 5:03PM

hBing: in a perfect world reporters should be reasonably objective. Columnists and commentators, however, are not reporters. People like Hanitty , Savage and Limbaugh are supposed to have opinions the same way Bill Moyers and Al Franken do.

IntelliQ| 4.16.09 @ 5:04PM

TO TRUTH HURTS:

I'm a staunch traditionalist and disagree with your leanings, but I do appreciate your tone and style of debate.
To some my conservative allies, you're not helping when you directly attack someone in a debate of substance. I wont speak for the left, but the same applies.

Pingback| 4.16.09 @ 5:04PM

The Rude News » Blog Archive » Here & There links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…but you can steal the language from his book. ___ CNN’s liberal attack minx, Susan Roesgen, objected to the Obama-Hitler sign she saw, yet in 2006, she had no problems with a guy’s Bush/Hitler/Satan costume. What can you say to these distressed libs? We learned from their example for eight years. ___ Ratings: FOX RATINGS SURGE ON PROTEST COVERAGE 8-11 PM ET FOXNEWS 3,262,000 MSNBC 1,137,000 CNN…

NCHockeyMom| 4.16.09 @ 5:06PM

maybe "nips" is trying to regain some credibility after her journalist girl-gone-wild moment by harrassing conservatives! would be golden to find that N.O. footage on youtube!

NCHockeyMom| 4.16.09 @ 5:09PM

maybe "nips" is trying to regain credibility after her journalist-gone-wild moment by harrassing and humiliating conservatives. would be golden to find that N.O. footage on youtube!

Dave in Houston| 4.16.09 @ 5:11PM

I don't believe President Obama is a NAZI (national socialist) at least not until his mind numbed robots start wearing brown shirts and black arm bands and demonizing people who don't agree with der fueher (the leader). Oh wait...the demonizing has already started!!

NCHockeyMom| 4.16.09 @ 5:11PM

Thanks anyway, UK, but we plan to vote Obama out in 2012 -- you can have him then but I don't think he likes blue-eyed white people much.

IntelliQ| 4.16.09 @ 5:15PM

If the CNN reporter was supposed to be covering objectively as a journalist, then she should be reprimanded and disciplinary action filed.
If her role was to be a commentator, there's no story here.
The failing MSNBC and CNN should be taking note of Fox's successful business model, not bashing it.
I'm not a fan of Hannity or Shep Smith, nor do I watch Greta's "missing children" hour, but I do watch O'reilly. I seem to agree with his "average folk" view of events, and he's fair enough that he gave Bush and Obama the same tough yet respectful interviews.

JohnD| 4.16.09 @ 5:17PM

Too bad Truth Hurts finally blew up! He almost made some semi-intelligent arguments, but like most liberal arguments, they fall apart quickly. Let's make it simple. Liberalism kills economies, kills health care (Canada, UK), chokes off freedom of speech, restricts liberty, removes incentive to succeed, and generally screws up EVERY government in which it has ever been allowed. Liberalism punishes success through taxation and rewards sloth and laziness through safety-net and nanny state programs. Liberalism promotes atheism, environmentalism, and does it 's best to permanently indoctrinate children through the education system. Am I getting warm yet? These and other things are what have so many of us loyal citizens (oops - now enemies of the state according to Napolitano) so very concerned. We won't shut up or go away. We will however, work very hard to reclaim our country by voting out the Pelosi/Dodd/Reid/Obama cabal of socialists. Notice please that they are all very wealthy people, being protected by other wealthy people. This isn't the province of the right wing - the powerful Democrats selling our future down river are very wealthy and therefore don't give a damn about the regular people.
Power to the people indeed!

MT| 4.16.09 @ 5:20PM

No Justice, No Peace!!

libertarian Mike| 4.16.09 @ 5:23PM

webster's definition - fascism: a political philosophy, movement or regime that exalts nation and race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition. Looks like we're headed this way unless we the people wake up.

MikeB| 4.16.09 @ 5:23PM

Truth Hurts - Uh oh, looks like somebody hit a nerve. It's ok Truth, take a deep breath.

And actually, the vice president isn't Dick Cheney, It's Joe Biden. We had an election last year in case you didn't hear. And neither Joe Biden, nor the president, Barrack Obama served in the military either.

Just so you know I also served in the military, and will be going back in after my degree.

And No, I am not going to call you a nazi, or a traitor, or a retarded bigot, or anything else. But I do find it funny that you call everyone cowards because they won't call you names to your face. That seems like a brave thing to say! Invite people to say stuff to your face when you know good and well that they can't seeing as this is a blog. Very Brave indeed. It's like me arguing with someone in Europe when I'm in America and calling them a coward because they won't come over right then and fight. LOL

"I served in the military. Did your chickenshit vice president, Joe Biden or your chickenshit president, Barrack Obama?" - Funny how you said something similar when it could be turned around and made even worse. Are you always this stupid?

-Pathetic

Leslielb4| 4.16.09 @ 5:29PM

JohnD sums this whole mess up perfectly. This country is about the powerful protecting the powerful. It is quite disgusting, no matter which political party is in charge. Much of this is the province of 2 and 6 year elections. We actually DO NEED TERM LIMITS!!!

People can actually make politics thier lifes blood.
6 years for the house(12 years)
2 years for the senate(12 years)

This is 24 years in the FREDERAL GOVT.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!!

I am tired of the fiefdoms within our US CONGRESS!

We NEED to do this for the sake of our nation.

By the way, most of these poeple get elected AFTER some amount of time in our respective State Governments!

We almost had it at one time. PEOPLE are sick of these mini-fiefdoms!!!

I KNOW I AM RIGHT! ITS TIME!

Jeremiah| 4.16.09 @ 5:30PM

No Justice, No peace!

William| 4.16.09 @ 5:31PM

The Clinton News Network(CNN) needs to take a good look in the mirror. CNN is way more FAR LEFT than Foxnews is FAR RIGHT.

A great musician made a song just for CNN called "Turn Off CNN". Which is great advice.

KJW | 4.16.09 @ 5:31PM

the differences in shows and reporters is this woman is a reporter...Hannity, O'Reilly, Beck are commentators. They are allowed to give their own views. This woman is a reporter...there to simply report. I have never seen this kind of attack from a reporter reporting for a NEWS show...commentators yes, not news shows. See the difference? She needs to be fired.

corwin| 4.16.09 @ 5:42PM

Truth hurts,
The term fascist is complex.Most observers believe the closest the US came to fsacism was Woodrow Wilson's second term.(During WWI)
I don't know who Glen Beck is,but find it unlikely any of these people caleed the President a Nazi.COuld you please provide a date and time?
Seriously,making up something to inflate a post at thew cost of a complete loss of credibility is silly.

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In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask | Fifty Million Americans links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

| Fifty Million Americans In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask Posted: April 16th, 2009 | Author: Eagle50 | Filed under: Frontpage, Media Bias, Media Failure, Newsbusters |   American Spectator Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the  tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent of…

Perspective| 4.16.09 @ 6:32PM

Truth Hurts, thank you for expressing your viewpoint. While I don't agree with you on most of what you said, I don't think insulting anyone personally is at all constructive towards getting someone to at least understand the other viewpoint.

The thing the media is confused about, and perhaps you as well, is that I and many of my fellow protesting Americans are Republicans. I am NOT.

In fact, I would be willing to be that you and I have many common thoughts about liberty, freedom and the disconnect and predictable failure of government.

I am an American, first and foremost, who believes in the founding principles and rights that helped make this country great. But, I see these principles being eroded, administration by administration, as more laws and regulations slowly whittle our rights away - telling us what we can think, say, produce, buy, smoke, or even eat.

Do you actually think free speech is alive and well? It's not, it's being threatened with increasing regularity by fascists, yes fascists, who are willing to intimidate and threaten for one viewpoint and one party with zero dissent. This reporter is only one of the ways the free exchange of ideas is being perverted or stifled.

Look up what happened to Tancredo when he tried to give a speech at UNC a few days ago. In fact, think about what happens to any 'non-pc' voice that tries to explain their viewpoints. Instead of allowing them to be heard and then debated on their facts or merits, their words are either censored as hate-speech, or are shouted down by protesters who's sole purpose is to censor an opposing view so it never has to be debated.

Why am I protesting now? Because our government turned up the heat a little too fast and some of us frogs realize we are being cooked.

Supporting Obama doesn't mean being blind to the fact that just the interest on 10 trillion dollars of debt is enough to fund a war, help keep Social Security solvent, or give every taxpayer a $2,000 rebate check each year.

Do you really think politicians fear being voted out of office for showing common sense and balancing the budget? Think on that question and their motivations and you get a small taste of where many American's anger is coming from.

Dan| 4.16.09 @ 6:37PM

Fox is just as biased as CNN or anyone else. What are you all griping about. By the way, the only reason Fox is the #1 news show is because rednecks don't have jobs and sit aroung drinking beer and watching TV all day.

Alynne33 | 4.16.09 @ 7:26PM

Dan,
I'm not a redneck and I hate beer. I am a stay at home mom, who watches the news to keep abreast of current issues while her baby sleeps. Anyone who makes such an inane and petty generalization loses all his credit from here on out. And for the record, Fox News is the #1 program because Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann make their network look hatemongering and without any real credible attacks on anyone.

MJ| 4.16.09 @ 7:40PM

750 Anti-tax and spend demonstrations take place across the country and no one but Foxnews covered it properly. Most of the media, ignored the event, down played it or made outright bias statements denigrating it. The news media is not supposed to take sides; you’re there to report the news. Thank god for FoxNews, they are reporting the news fairly and we wouldn’t know half of what is going on in this country without them!

Greg| 4.16.09 @ 7:54PM

Doesn't anyone remember when Hillary stood up and yelled that it was american to protest when you disagreed with your government. I don't aggree with spitting on your enemy in the debate, but, disagreement... discussion... that is what it is all about. The protesters in the 60's had it right, the protesters during the bush years had it right(sans calling the president the devil) AND

T0m Paine| 4.16.09 @ 8:17PM

I've attempted to engage in debate here, and I marvel at how quickly discussions degenerate into people calling each other "fascists" and nazis.

I think many people on both sides of the divide need to learn something about DECORUM.

I beg you to consider the following suggestions:

1. If you feel the need to call someone a Nazi, you already lost the debate. (Yes, this rule applies even if you actually do think the person you are complaining about really is a fascist.)

2. Ad hominem attack is for weaklings. If you attack the character of your opponent rather than his ideas, you've already lost the debate.

3. Snark, like irony, to which it is related, has taken over the general styles of political debate. Snark is extremely toxic and ultimately self-defeating. Avoid snark.

4. Your grandmother is always right. Argue like she's in the room. You'll be happier if you do.

5. Calling names is foolish and self-defeating. Calling people "traitors," "communists," and so on may ingratiate you to a small pack of angry people, but it won't persuade anyone to take your ideas more seriously. Quite the opposite.

REMEMBER: Ultimately, extremist rhetoric does not endanger the state.

Extremist, intemperate rhetoric endangers DISSENT.

When dissent comes to be identified with loud-mouthed, red-faced, fit pounding and exasperated rage, it will lose its force.

The rodeo-clownification of dissent is well under way.

I say, reject it like it was someone offering you a poisonous rattle snake.

GlennCraven| 4.16.09 @ 8:18PM

The bigger point that "Truth Hurts" is missing -- and, though I haven't extensively read all the responses, everybody else might've missed, as well -- is the difference between what Hannity, Beck and Savage do, and what Susan Roesgen is SUPPOSED to be doing.

Hannity, Beck and Savage (just like Lou Dobbs on CNN, Olbermann and Maddow on MSNBC, etc.) are commentators rather than reporters. The instant you switch on their program, you should realize, though sadly a lot of people probably don't, that everything they "report" is colored by their opinions.

Roesgen is supposed to be engaged in purely reporting the news, and for that, you have to set bias aside. You can challenge the accuracy or plausibility of an interviewee's answers, but the situation should not turn confrontational nor combative (at least by act of the reporter). Admittedly, that can be difficult to do; it certainly seems like Roesgen has failed at it. She turned a man-on-the-street interview into "Crossfire." But an unbiased presentation of the news (even if you think the guy standing in front of you is a nitwit) is what journalism is supposed to be all about.

Greg| 4.16.09 @ 8:29PM

Doesn't anyone remember Hillary Clinton? When she stood up and yelled that it was patriotic to protest when you think the government is wrong. aside from calling the president the devil or hitler or spitting on someone you disagree with. I think the 60's protesters had it right, the bush era protesters had it right AND the Tea Party protesters HAVE IT RIGHT. The government(republican or democrats and anything in between) works for us! If we disagree with our elected officials we should let them know. No amount of "we won so shut up" "pearls of wisdom" can counter that. You have the right to say it but we have the right to disagree. The fact that CNN, MSNBC and their ilk all seem to say, this is just sour grapes and btw(all the teab@g jokes) really just shows you that they are uninterested in true democratic action when they disagree with the viewpoint. At least foxnews is being supportive about this. Now, if someone tells me that fox shouts down different viewpoints I say "THAT'S JUST AS WRONG!!!"

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Uncensored Magazine | What You Didn’t See On CNN About the Tea Parties links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…“divide and conquer” strategy against the American people backfires.   Watch the YouTube here. This is how it should have been reported: Watch here. Related: Flashback: In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask Watch: ‘The Obama Deception,’ a new documentary by Alex Jones, which exposes the false left-right paradigm. Discussion No comments for “What You…

Andy | 4.16.09 @ 8:58PM

I think CNN = Clinton News Network needs to be closed up. Call Ted Turner and tell him he is a miserable failure. He took something great and let it go to the Pigs.
Our Country deserves better.

Andy

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Susan Roesgen yuks it up over a Bush-Hitler mask in 2006 links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

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SB| 4.16.09 @ 9:33PM

It is funny how self righteous Libs are when people are protesting thier idiot ideas. Funny, when the kooks at Code Pink spit on the graves of our troop. Where the HELL were all you Libs. When people were spitting, fighting and threatening the KIDS of AIG exc. who go bonuses. Where the HELL were the Libs. What the mainsteam media is forgetting 57 million said NO the HELL we WONT! Now after 87+ days more and more people are saying out with Pelosi, Reed, Frank, Spector, Snowne etc. cause they are spending like crazy with no control. I say HELL yeah to this article. I was at a local tea party and there were over 500+ people there. It is coming, this is a movement. Funny, there was no fighting, not one fight goes to show what we are not. Hateful Liberals.

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 10:28PM

"Is this one "joke" (stupid though it was) supposed to make it O.K. that Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, and Michael Savage nightly claim that Obama is a "nazi," "fascist," or "tyrant."
Furthermore, I challenge you to find one instance of Sean Hannity calling Barack Obama a nazi.

And frankly, anyone who claims the left was not comparing Bush to Hitler (I guess you don't remember Bushitler)constantly is so stupid it is almost worthless responding to said person. I am curious, do you wear a helmet at the dinner table TRUTH HURTS?

Now that a Democrat is in office, the left has amended their favorite adage to "Dissent WAS the highest form of patriotism".

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 10:32PM

CNN lost all right to call itself a legitimate news network when its reporters and commenters made constant "teabagging jokes". A once serious news network making oral sex jokes. What a pathetic farce.

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 10:36PM

"I know, I know. I should shut up. I'm a communist. I'm a terrorist. I'm a traitor. "

No that only applies to you if you believe in limited government, at least according to the DHS.

And you may want to cut the sob story about namecalling. The left lost any high ground when they started making "teabagging" jokes and began stating outright, like Paul Begala in a CNN commentary piece yesterday, that the protesters were unpatriotic whiners. All of a sudden, disagreeing with the administration has become a patriotism litmus test for the left; if that is not fascism, I don't know what is.

Jane | 4.16.09 @ 10:45PM

the only thing i can do to help, i think, is tho quit CNN. there's nothing there to watch that is important anyway. i see everything on FOX. when i mean everything its everything on both sides, good or bad.

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 10:49PM

"It's really crazy how so many people are in an uproar over Obama's Tax plan when his tax plan will be beneficial to most Americans. I highly doubt all of you protesting make enough money to get hit with higher taxes. Where were all of you when Bush led us into an illegal war or where were the questions about what really happened on 9/11??? "

I don't even know where to begin when discussing the above nonsense. It is not just about taxes, it is about the tripling of the deficit this president's budget will cause. It's about his out of control spending. It's about bailing out company after company with no end in sight. It's not about the tax burden now, it's about the tax burden our kids and grandkids will live under when the day of reckoning comes and we actually have to start paying for Obama's fiscal recklessness. Do you honestly think all of his spending and entitlement expansion won't result in huge future tax increases on everyone?

And please spare us the nonsense about how we should be so thankful about getting to keep an extra eight dollars a week.

As for the illegal war, I challenge you to cite which United States' laws George Bush broke when he decided to wage war on the Hussein regime in Iraq. The United States is a sovereign nation. That it didn't get the permission of the UN does not make it illegal.

As for the 9/11 stuff, all I can tell you is that you are an idiot. And please, don't even bother to chastise anyone for calling Obama a fascist or socialist if you are going to accuse George Bush of deliberately murdering 3000 American citizens.

Mark| 4.16.09 @ 10:58PM

"Are you totally incapable of understanding why there might be some concern when pundits spend hours each day falsely claiming that our country is in the hands of its enemy (fascism, communism, terrorism -- whatever)? Does that really escape you."

Then I guess you better travel back in time and tell Keith Olbermann to quit calling Bush a fascist. And while you are at it, you might want to tell him to quit comparing Rush Limbaugh to the Taliban.
Seriously, if you claim you were unaware that the left routinely compared, and still does compare, George Bush and the Republicans to Nazis and fascists you are either stupid or a liar. Which are you?

And while you are at it, quit trying to use Michael Savage as an example. He is a pariah in most conservative circles.

Peter| 4.17.09 @ 7:38AM

She should be fired. She has lost all credibility after her unprofessional display on Wed. She is not a commentator, she is a reporter (was). CNN is foolish to keep her. The footage of her chastising the protesters and the video of her being scolded by a protester thereafter is just plain sad. She has to go...

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Spirit of 09-Part II « The American Catholic links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…stopped rolling.  The woman debating Roesgen of course would never appear on CNN:  too savy to CNN’s tactics,  too moderate and too articulate. Surprise!  Apparently Roesgen took a more light-hearted approach when covering an anti-Bush protest in 2006. I am pleased to report that CNN’s ratings cratered during the tea party coverage. Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) Not too happy…

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RSS agregator » Blog Archive » CNN ‘Reporter’ Susan Roesgen Was Just Fine With ‘Bush= links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Why call Americans ‘extremists?’ DHS asked » CNN ‘Reporter’ Susan Roesgen Was Just Fine With ‘Bush=Hitler’ Print Email AmSpecBlog Flashback: In 2006, CNN’s Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask By Philip Klein on 4.16.09 @ 12:27PM Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while…

Annie| 4.17.09 @ 10:38AM

Stickman:

"Hope your feelings aren't hurt too bad, and if you ever want to argue in person, I am the 6'4" 230 lb NCO that is still willing to die for the flag and the Constitution. "

I really love this! Thank you for your service.

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Unbiased? CNN’s “Reporter” Susan Roesgen, Obama vs. Bush Treatment « Life of Shooter links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…to be confrontational. Does portraying a President as Hitler really help? No. But let’s not say that the lefty elitist media isn’t in the tank for the left or for Democrats. From American Spectator article: Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent…

TVOR| 4.17.09 @ 1:58PM

LOL, it appears that "Truth hurts" teleprompter must have broken.

Arlinda| 4.17.09 @ 1:58PM

Dan Rather was a CBS nobody when JFK was assassinated. As for targeting the killer, it was Jacqueline Kennedy who said after learning who the killer was that her husband was killed by a stupid communist.

Lee Harvey Oswald tried to be a real communist by defecting to the Soviet Union but he was deported. Upon returning home he became a lover of Castro and a self styled communist.

In addition it was the lunatic left i.e. Oliver Stone who poisoned a generation by making a case in "JFK" that the real assassin was James Ferrie, totally and absolutely innocent and Jim Garrison a hero prosecutor who went after Ferrie.

Garrison in reality was a mean, unprincipled, power hungry, publicity seeking alcoholic who indicted an innocent man for nothing just like Nifong did in the Duke Lacross student case.

Stone was an addict and a mean one who poisoned the minds of many of the young who saw that trash of a film he made. "JFK" was a lie from beginning to end and Stone was a leftist Castro loving communist sympathizer.

hank| 4.17.09 @ 3:33PM

Truth
cnn also lies; no bull no bias on campbell brown show.She is a complete idiot with an abundance of ignorance

hrl71| 4.17.09 @ 3:40PM

For sure MLK was a republican? Do you think cnn would report this? Jack cafferdy should go back to his New Jersey radio station and stay.He is so bias he is crazy or he is drinking his bath water.

Chuck| 4.17.09 @ 4:06PM

Hey Truth,
did MLK invent the lightbulb too?

Stan T.| 4.17.09 @ 4:55PM

Just more evidence that it's time to strike back and the life and blood of the liberal media, their sponsors. We need to organize a boycott of their sponsors until they start reporting truth in the news. CNN didn't just behave badly with the tea parties, they outright openly lied. It's time to take our news media back. If they can't be honest, then their sponsors need to be boycotted!

Bay Area American| 4.17.09 @ 4:56PM

Jon in Vegas, you are the one that needs education. I am no where near rich, I did not even make 3 percent of what Obama made, but yet I paid 28 % federal tax.
your comment:
Now because we have an intelligent president who is going to actually tax the rich(who under Bush paid far less percentage of taxes), just like everyone else is taxed, you guys are throwing a fit like a 2 year old.
Everyone does not pay the same tax. People that don't even work are getting refunds. You are a moron.
In the next few years, all taxes will go up significantly, his budget cannot be sustained and that is from the Congress budget office, not us. It is amazing how many liberal morons there are in our country.

Beige| 4.17.09 @ 5:39PM

If Fox News were as substandard as liberals insist it is, then Fox would have hired Roesgen years ago. She's pathetic and comes across as paranoid, stereotypically-hysterical female, ignorant and incompetent. I'm surprised she didn't punch the small child in the guy's arms; she seems capable of being that rotten.

robert Burke | 4.17.09 @ 9:42PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPFzjVz_bQI

tea party boston common 4/15/09

MT| 4.17.09 @ 10:26PM

Bay Area American--Are you stupid or ignorant? Probably both. During George Bush's 8 years TAXES ON THE RICH INCREASED!!! Liberal morons like you are destroying our country. God help us.

MT| 4.17.09 @ 10:33PM

OMG, I'm so sorry, Bay Area American--I thought you were writing what you were actually quoting from that liberal bozo in Vegas. I'm so happy that you are from my state, Bay Area--and that you're a smart Conservative. Again, I'm sorry. Jon in Vegas, you're an idiot. Where's you tinfoil hat?

Jihadfighter| 4.18.09 @ 1:16AM

What this country needs is a good war. And I can assure you it's coming. The extremists are patient and meticulous. Just pray YOU are not in the line of fire.

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CNN Reporter Susan Roesgen | 10th amendment links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…protests against the Bush administration’s response to Katrina, she jokingly referred to… a man wearing a mask with devil horns and a Hitler mustache as a Bush “look-alike.”  CLICK HERE.   This drone is EXPOSED! Posted in CNN - Communist News Network, Susan Roesgen Tagged: chicago tea party, CNN reporter Susan Roesgen admin Uncategorized Comments (0) Leave a comment No comments yet.…

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Unbiased? CNN’s “Reporter” Susan Roesgen, Obama vs. Bush Treatment | 10th amendment links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…to be confrontational. Does portraying a President as Hitler really help? No. But let’s not say that the lefty elitist media isn’t in the tank for the left or for Democrats. From American Spectator article: Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent…

Tristan Benz | 4.18.09 @ 3:34AM

I cheer both Tom Paine and Glubber here (many others - can't believe I've read through all of these...!). Here's my two cents, in case anyone with my absurd attention span ever gets to it...;-)

Just as we are putting our "non-representing representatives" on notice, we need to put our "non-reporting reporters" (er, their ADVERTISERS) on notice.

The fact is, when our representatives fail to adhere to their OATH to protect / defend the Constitution of the United States of America, it is dangerous to America.

Similarly, when "mass media" fails to report on the facts of stories like this that are critical to our interests (I have posted my full statement on this topic at tristansepinion.blogspot.com , as two local stations failed to put the story on their homepages when other stations reported it as the biggest event of its kind in years...definitely front page news), their actions are DANGEROUS to the citizenry and, therefore, to America.

As Thomas Jefferson said, "An informed citizen is the only true repository of the American will."

In failing to report the truth of our voice of protest, the media dupes its audience into believing that our voice as smaller than it really is. In allowing "reporters" to add in commentary that marginalizes and attacks, etc., the media becomes a dictator, telling its audience what to think of what they are seeing. Now, never has journalism been without bias - but this is what has truly become "extreme" in our culture, today. When people have to resort to blogs and hours of online research to "dig" and "assemble" their own corner of "truth" then what service the media providing anymore?

Ultimately, people make "sound" choices based on "sound" information - if folks make determinations based on biased reporting or non-reporting (omission, in my book, IS a lie), there is greater potential for grave errors in judgment to be made, resulting in greater potentail for grave consequences in their community and country.

In my blog, I, too, have suggested we start making a careful list of advertisers associated with "non-reporting reporter" stations and see to it that they are put on notice - that the advertisers understand that we will not support those who fail to serve the accurate information needs of WE, the people. The role of the media in our country should be counted right up there next to that of our representatives in Congress. Our faith MUST be restored, if we are to be a country fully rooted (in REAL terms) in our Constitution again.

What has become apparent is this: we are losing trust - trust in our representatives; trust in our reporters. What is left? What trust will WE leave our children? What rights? What atmosphere (will they be able to speak their voice of dissent and protest, as did MLK and as we are doing, today?) will they know - one of fear or one of faith?

It's time to come together in non-partisan fashion and ensure that our trust among one another does not become the final, most devastating casualty here. Our children are depending on US to be the leaders that both our representatives and reporters cannot seem to manage to be, working "on behalf of our interests." Let's US be the "non partisan" change WE want to see.

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CNN Reporter Susan Roesgen | tenth amendment links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…protests against the Bush administration’s response to Katrina, she jokingly referred to… a man wearing a mask with devil horns and a Hitler mustache as a Bush “look-alike.”  CLICK HERE.   This drone is EXPOSED! Posted in CNN - Communist News Network, Susan Roesgen Tagged: chicago tea party, CNN reporter Susan Roesgen admin Uncategorized Comments (0) Leave a comment No comments yet.…

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Unbiased? CNN’s “Reporter” Susan Roesgen, Obama vs. Bush Treatment | tenth amendment links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…to be confrontational. Does portraying a President as Hitler really help? No. But let’s not say that the lefty elitist media isn’t in the tank for the left or for Democrats. From American Spectator article: Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent…

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Unbiased? CNN’s “Reporter” Susan Roesgen, Obama vs. Bush Treatment | ihs jesus links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…to be confrontational. Does portraying a President as Hitler really help? No. But let’s not say that the lefty elitist media isn’t in the tank for the left or for Democrats. From American Spectator article: Rarely is there as transparent an example of liberal media bias as the tantrum thrown by CNN’s Susan Roesgen yesterday while “reporting” on a tea party, but the full extent…

Dave| 4.18.09 @ 9:08AM

Simple answer, YES.

Peggy| 4.18.09 @ 1:48PM

I have contacted MSNBC and CNN AND their sponsors.

"Due to MSNBC's biased coverage of the Tea Parties will will no longer be one of their viewers and since you are one of their sponsors I will no longer use your products. I will urge my family, friends and co workers to do the same. I hope you will reconsider your sponsorship of them."

I hope others will do the same.

rrgg| 4.18.09 @ 8:16PM

Just read this admission by CNN's Eason Jordan. It's all you need to know about the so-called journalism going on there:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/11/opinion/the-news-we-kept-to-ourselves.html

Andy| 4.18.09 @ 11:35PM

I haven't watched the Clinton News Network and will never.

Mauricio Villablanca| 4.19.09 @ 4:39AM

No, CNN is not biased. Saying they are biased toward Obama implies that once in a while they will say something unfavorable about their beloved leader but they don't.

CNN is the propaganda branch of the neverending Obama campaign.

StewARTIST | 4.19.09 @ 8:56AM

Liberals promote fear in America. This is how their move their agenda forward. They rely on the fearful for votes, and yet they fear any opposition (Tea Party protest) they fear what they are trying to achieve will be ruined by the truth, which is WE ARE LOSING OUR COUNTRY AS WE KNEW IT.

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Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Official: Dissent Now Unpatriotic links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…moustache. “Why be so hard on the President of the United States though with such an offensive message?” the offended Ms. Roesgen asked. Yet in 2006, Ms. Roesgen was perfectly comfortable with this Satan/Hitler Bush mask, jokingly calling it a Bush ‘look-alike.’ I guess it all depends on which POTUS you’re hard on. Right, Suzie? And therein lies the rub. Dissent was SO patriotic…

Decided We'll Fall| 4.19.09 @ 10:08AM

The entire tone of this great nation has forever been dictated by democrats' leanings. This unerring certainty is the one, true misdeed uneducated American people continuously enact.

Liberals - whether yesteryear's or today's - have harangued from on high since their formation, dictating non-negotiable terms. And whomsoever shall speak against the power-hungry party's plan of the day will be branded a threat to social democracy; an enemy of the state.

It is no coincidence that upon the democrats' permutation from oppressor to protector, racial indifference and out-and-out hatred began to quickly subside.

Transparently, though not to the laymen, obviously, power-hungry liberals of the day seized credit for the change, stealing the honor of a brave few and dividing it equally amongst their cowardly many.

Now that liberals of the day were no longer beating blacks into submission, the new appealing rule was to placate their needs, feed their fears and fuel their rage about white, conservative men -- who surprisingly and unwillingly were forced to fill the vacated seats of racists.

White conservatives never took the bait. They never became the new equivalent. So liberals had to think fast. Suddenly, it came to them: simply perpetuate stereotypes in the minority community, continue to showcase a willingness to help, but blame the "other side" for progress failing to be made.

Thus a new type of racism was born. This racism, wholly unlike liberal racism, is called "coded," and "hidden" racism. And the minority community ate it up. ... But liberals weren't done there.

They've since been destroying any and everything that might mean something to a conservative, all in the name of widening the gap and fueling disdain.

The world's largest irony: Racism started to subside and people wised up once the liberals of the day stopped saying it was okay to hate based on skin tone. But now they're at it again, proclaiming that it's okay to hate their opponents and subsequently blaming the country's shortcomings on conservatism and tradition.

If anyone ever questions the mind of a person who could treat another person as second-class simply because of their skin color, just take a look at what's happening today: The liberals say it's okay, and millions are hated (it's deemed perfectly acceptable, to boot) simply because they don't subscribe to today's liberal ideology.

Just look around at the hordes of people hating other people simply because they're different. It's all a condition of liberal brainwashing, just like American racism. Wake up.

Liberals are the hate-mongers to end all hate-mongers.

dallascowboyfan1971| 4.19.09 @ 1:58PM

truly pathedic. this country needs a new revolution!!!

dallascowboyfan1971| 4.19.09 @ 2:02PM

liberal thinking and thier values are truly killing this country! this is not what our founding fathers had in mind. we have become vile and corrupt and no one is held accountable for crude behavior. its time decent people rise up and shout enough!

CrusaderPatriot | 4.19.09 @ 2:29PM

Is there any doubt? I suppose only from brain washed and brain dead liberals. They've always been biased! In the 90's they were known as either the "Communist News Network" or the "Clinton News Network". CNN is now claiming the private video of citizens confronting this so called "reporter" is "copyright infringement". So they're shutting down the response video as fast at they're put up on youtube. CNN is against anyone questioning them and "free speech". I suggest we all get video cameras, confront the liberal media and treasonist politicians, then upload the results to the internet. They can't stop all of us!

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Bonnie Cayer| 4.19.09 @ 3:01PM

CNN you can do better than that. You call Susan Roegen a reporter! It's just indignant hollering. We're really not interested in Susan's personal opinion.
I was looking forward to interviews with the tea party participants and learning what they had to say and what brought them out to a tea party.

KMF| 4.19.09 @ 3:40PM

don't people usually get fired for the way that the liberal media covered the tea parties??? sexual innuendos??? badgering of people by reporters??? why are we even discussing this??? anderson cooper and susn roegen and the likes should be fired. why is there any other consideration for this matter???

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Aaron’s blah, er, Blog » Atlanta Tea Party, Continued links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Guard are called in, I think I’ll just chill at home. One thing is for certain: If you’re watching CNN or MSNBC, the revolution will not be televised. /sarcasm P.S. Hey Susan Roesgen, payback is a bitch. (Damn that internet!) Related Posts: April 15, 2009 -- Atlanta Tea Party Tonight! March 24, 2009 -- More On The AIG Bailout Brouhaha March 20, 2009 -- About This AIG Bailout And Executive Bonus BS…

Ed| 4.19.09 @ 7:36PM

Jon
I don't think you get it either. Most of the people demonstrating was because of out of control spending. Let's review. In just 60 days Obama has spent $5,000 billion dollars counting the trillion new dollars he had printed. He had to print it because China is getting tired of assuming our debts. Perhaps you don't have children or grandchildren but most of us do. And we are concerned about their future. That's more money than has been spent by all Presidents combined since George Washington. What is scary is the fact that he hasn't even got to health care and he promises much more spending. You may not get this either but our government is growing rapidly since Obama took over. The larger it grows, the more spending must be done to accomodate it. Yes, we are concerned about this as well. I won't yet say Obama is a socialist but I am concerned about it. There is no question he wants as much control as he can get. Then fairness doctorine which would give him more control over talk radio, He seems to like control over big business, banks and other enterprise. Rather than appointing a verified non-partisan commitee to regulate he insists on having the government regulate it. He favors larger government which gives him more control over private citizen's livlihood. The question of gun control keeps coming up and as soon as it is quieted down another approach comes up to control it in some other way. Amnesty keeps coming up which would put as many as 35 million votes in the hands of democrats. That sounds like more control to me. So don't tell us we need not be concerned with socialism. We need to be very concerned about socialism. Every one of these policies are socialistic oriented policies.
Then when we go into issues of who Obama favors, Wright, Ayers, Koh, and the list goes on and on. I'm not so sure how much Obama favors Castro and Chavez but I am concerned about it. By the way; a lot of Americans are beginning to be concerned about it. Just saying!

Ed| 4.19.09 @ 10:27PM

To Tristan Benz:
You have made an excellent point in the way you did the analogy between legislators and media. I have been pondering this exact point for some time now and could not agree withn you more. If we can't hold media accountable this country is in big trouble. This really became visible during the last elections and so far nothing has changed. Glad to see sombody put it into print as well as you did. Good job!

Marauder| 4.19.09 @ 11:39PM

Susan Roesgen proved that while the mainstream media used to be respectable and honest, they're lately just the equivalent of shills at a carnival sideshow.
The guy that made the "teabagging" joke lowered their status even more, down to that of the hawkers standing outside strip joints.
It's sad that we had reliable sources of news at one time, but they've denigrated their status so badly. We now know what it was like for Soviet citizens to have to listen to Tass and Pravda with all their propaganda.

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Yes, It Does links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…of tax-resisting Simon Cowells. Sorry, no save for you this week. While activists exercised their outspokenness against big spending, overtaxing, and over-regulating government, Susan Roesgen ( thumbs up for Bush-Hitler ; thumbs down for Obama-Hitler ), Anderson Teabagger and even Ashton Kutcher helped them achieve a milestone that most of them don’t realize. It’s that the media formerly known as…

Mike B| 4.20.09 @ 11:21AM

Is Fox news biased ?, or is that a silly question ? ,
where's that article ?

Bias Fox News Lover| 4.20.09 @ 11:21AM

CNN BIASED? Should this question really be asked by Fox. So what if they are, isn't it a hypocritical of fox to be questioning some other channel's affiliations. I love you Fox News Channel, but it is time for Fox to come out of the closet (sorry about that) and throw out the charade of being a balance network. Show pride in your affiliations with Karl Rove and every other republican. Why are we trying to convince these left wingers about being a fair & balanced network? We have enough support. Let's party.

Oliver1 | 4.20.09 @ 11:51AM

I remember exactly when I started watching news cable CNN. It was when Desert Storm started. The media coverage was delivered by Bernard Shaw . I remember when quit watching CNN it was 01/20/09. The coverage of the inaugeration made me sick. Especially Soledad Obrien, she has absolutely no command of history or the constitution. I used to like Anderson Cooper but hes just as slobbering as the rest of liberal leaning hacks. I live in Maryland (half hour from the White House)and have watched news coverage since I was 7, I'm 54. News coverage here is always political, but the current liberal leaning stuff is just flat out unacceptable behavior. There is no doubt in my mind the agenda was to "do what it takes" to get Obama elected regardless of the true FACTS. I believe this is TREASON of the american public regardless of standing.

John| 4.20.09 @ 4:14PM

Americans need to watch these guys so you can make a list of the people that advertise on these liberal networks. Then make sure they know you will no longer use the products and services they offer. I know it's hard but as responsible citizens we need to do it. Cut off their money and cutoff their power.

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Tea Party - saveorcreate.org links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…with a likeness to Adolf Hitler, she found it amusing, not “offensive” as she reported at the Chicago Tea Party. Let’s flash back to 2006 for her report: http://spectator.org/blog/2009/04/16/flashback-in-2006-cnns-roesgen By the way, CNBC is often credited with starting the TEA party movement with Rick Santelli’s famous rant at the Chicago Board of Trade in early 2009. Rick is at the…

John So. Texas Extremist| 4.20.09 @ 10:45PM

CNN is probably the most biased in the media world. We saw it during the presidential elections, and now for the "Tea Parties". I believe they have a hidden agenda with this cabinet, and they're going to force feed their viewers with what they want them to think. Fox news goes against that way of thinking, so, now CNN criticizes how Fox delivers the news. CNN= Losers!.

Reality| 4.20.09 @ 11:58PM

CNN=Communist News Network

Sonny| 4.22.09 @ 7:02AM

Where are you Edward R Morrow and Walter Cronkite, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you.

Stat Man| 4.22.09 @ 11:48AM

@ Bias Fox News Lover:

Fox's "coverage" is fair and balanced, not their employees. That's the common misconception.

We all know that Fox has a proclivity for hiring more moderate to right-leaning employees to deliver the news, just like MSNBC, CNN, ABC, HLN, and PBS hire a majority of left-of-middle to far-left employees.

The difference isn't in the networks' respective personnel; it's in their actual coverage.

Very rarely do hard-line Fox reporters "pick a side" and show favoritism. It does happen, but not often at all.

The other networks, however, fail to provide balance on any issue. For example, even with the petty commentary shows - we'll use O'Reilly and Hannity vs. Maddow and Olbermann - do these shows compete on the same level:

Hannity is only a few months without Colmes, who was THE SINGLE MOST LIBERAL person to ever be on air, besides Olbermann, and had equal speaking time for his duration. Now Hannity brings on opposition regularly. O'Reilly speaks to a handful of people who disagree with him every single night.

Olbermann and Maddow won't have anyone on their shows with even the slightest whiff of dissenting opinion. ... They're the same "type" of show, but one network even attempts to balance commentary, while the other couldn't care less.

Independent studies consistently show that Fox reports evenly. This myth about "Fox didn't show fair coverage to anti-war protesters" is insane. It's only that people don't save those clips and upload them to YouTube because it doesn't help their point of view very much...

Just like citing Fox's fair and balanced coverage of the Presidential Election won't help the haters' cause. Independent studies find that Fox ran 40/40 coverage for both McCain and Obama during the Election, while MSNBC ran 73% negative for McCain and only 13% negative for Obama.

Oh, that's only one instance, you say? The Presidential Election is THE time when networks need to swallow their bias and report fairly! The American people deserve that much. Instead, two networks - CNN and MSNBC - decided to take it upon themselves to effect change in America, rather than report the news.

Now you scream that "Hannity picks Obama apart every single night!" Yes, and he also - willingly! - brings on people that pick him apart about it every single night. That's where the "balance" comes in. The "fairness" isn't what happens so much as what doesn't happen; i.e. Fox won't insult Americans with sexual insults like "teabaggers" and attempt to call people "racists."

Fair and balanced? It's not even up for debate. The statistics are in and they are clear. They're #1 for THAT very reason. I mean, think of it: Obama won the election; democrats cleaned up two years prior; but Fox, which is supposedly right-leaning in their coverage, is number one? Huh? That would be the world's biggest contradiction.

Diana| 4.22.09 @ 5:00PM

CNN is not fair and unbiased. They are a liberal station. I have long ago quit watching CNN

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The well received Obama poster in LA! - Page 2 - The Political Asylum - Forums for I links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Posts: 741 Casino cash: $250 Images that I doubt you leftists complained about? George W. Bush: Comic-Book Villain?: Vanity Fair | Vanity Fair Bush-Hitler The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Flashback: In 2006, CNN's Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask Personall I don't care about it that much, but true is true and hipocracy is ... well it is. Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon…

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How is this guy different from Obama's inner circle? links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…referred to this photo of a man wearing a mask with devil horns and a Hitler mustache as a Bush "look-alike." (Video available at NewsBusters). The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : Flashback: In 2006, CNN's Roesgen Joked About Bush/Hitler Mask Next! Quote: The same thing is happening here. Not even close. j-mac __________________ Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. - Ronald…

kiss | 4.18.10 @ 12:06PM

The same thing is happening here. Not even close. j-mac

ai max 90 | 4.22.10 @ 4:37AM

It is great!

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