The sociopath Delay takes aim at Rosie for 9/11

[republicansarewhores]

Reported today at: www.tmz.com:


"The attack dogs of the right wing have officially been unleashed on Rosie O'Donnell, this according to indicted former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.



In a post on his blog, TomDeLay.com, titled "If the Left takes Imus, We'll take Rosie," the controversial DeLay calls on conservatives to "protest and demand" that Rosie get the boot from "The View." DeLay uses Imus-gate to demonstrate the "concerted strategy" of the left to, in his words, "unite to destroy."

Going further, DeLay issues a challenge to fellow right-wingers: "If Don Imus falls to the pleas of political correctness, we're taking Rosie O'Donnell down with him." Rosie shot back on her blog late last night, calling DeLay a "criminal" and telling him to "go away."

"Unite to destroy". That's what this scrawny little fuck is all about, as if he hasn't done enough damage to this country during his corruption ridden career. That he can equate Imus's bullying comments towards female basketball players with Rosie bringing something to the surface about 9/11 that all the regular mainstream media whore outlets won't go near is as usual, insane.

What I want to know is why isn't this alcoholic beady eyed little bastard behind bars where he belongs from his indictment instead of being allowed to continue posturing like the cowardly bully that he is while pimping his ghostwritten book?

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[Sapere aude]

1. The Left did not take Imus off the air. I listened to Michael Medved yesterday

and he was against taking Imus off the air and if you disagreed you could call in and tell him why. Almost 90% of the calls were conservatives who were in favor of the firing of Imus and their reasoning was that CBS can fire anyone who works for them at anytime.

[musette_sf]

8. so their rationale for firing Imus being okay

was based on their proud Murkin "free market", "free enterprise", and "right to work", um, "ethics".

"their reasoning was that CBS can fire anyone who works for them at anytime."

(i swore i would ignore all the Imus brouhaha, but this pile of ethically-challenged dookie put me over the line... yep, this is the "bootstrap" crowd, all right)

[ComerPerro]

18. well, technically they can

[ComerPerro]

17. I think the push against Imus was so effective because it was right AND left

[depakid]

2. "unite to destroy."

If we'd have done that rather than pander to the far right for the past 12 years, we wouldn't be in this sorry situation- and people like Delay would have long since been relegated back to the fringe where they belong.

[softwarevotingtrail]

4. Imus was vocally opposed to the war and to Bush

NBC is owned by GE, one of the biggest defense manufacturers in the world. There is way more to this than meets the eye. Don't get played here people.

[newyawker99]

16. Hi softwarevotingtrail!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[JackRiddler]

23. oh, come on...

Imus was a radio demagogue making 10 mil a year and his corporations loved him for bringing in the cash. So he's anti-Bush, big deal, a large section of the media has been superficially anti-Bush for some time. All he had to do was to avoid foul-mouthing an innocent target (a female student basketball team) that would be almost universally viewed as outrageously inappropriate. Had he said the like about a rap artist or Anna Nicole or for that matter Dick Cheney ... well come to think of it, that's what he was doing for many years and no one cared. This is one speculation that just doesn't float.

[underpants]

Attack the messenger *hohum* sameold sameold

It's not political correctness the chief of NBC News himself said that they had gotten so many complaints that they had been watching Imus carefully for over a year.

[CGowen]

5. with comments like this and such a nice show ?

DON IMUS, host: They're <Palestinians> eating dirt and that fat pig wife <Suha Arafat> of his is living in Paris.

ROSENBERG: They're all brainwashed, though. That's what it is. And they're stupid to begin with, but they're brainwashed now. Stinking animals. They ought to drop the bomb right there, kill 'em all right now.

http://209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:J56McFaDC00J:mediamatters.org/items/200411190009+imus+comments+palestinians&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1

[The Great Escape]

13. Sid Rosenberg...Ironic That He Was Around Again For Imus' Downfall...

his laundry list includes comparing the Williams sisters to Natl. Geographic centerfolds, calling guys that play tennis "fags," the US Women's soccer team "juiced up dykes." Can't forget his crowning glory that led to him being fired from Imus the first time around. Something to the effect that Kylie Minogue (breast cancer)" wouldn't look so hot with a bald head and one titty." What was he doing back on the Imus Show?

[Donnachaidh]

3. Notice how the Republicans always go after WOMEN?

All mouth -- no balls.

Why doesn't he go after someone that is of the same sex -- like Mike Malloy?

[butterfly77]

6. I saw this little evil bastard last night...

and the veins were popping out of his head. Why are they so angry about Imus because, they are afraid now that someone will take off their favorite hatemongers who have gotten away with this for years.

[JuniperLea]

7. Why does this rat bastard still have a voice?

He has no credibility! Except with the neo-cons, naturally.

[shance]

9. He's a CRIMINAL - why is he getting any coverage??

Because the good ole white guys who happen to own the networks have an ideological agenda.

It is a misogynistic, racist one at that.

That is why.

Don't buy the ratings LIE.

[AndyA]

10. There's a big difference between Don Imus and Rose O'Donnell.

Rosie hasn't stooped to using racial and sexist words to describe others. She just expresses her opinion, and speaks the truth.

Imus makes up cute little names to call people, when he actually knows nothing about them.

There's a big difference.

Besides, haven't the ratings for The View gone up considerably since Rosie joined the show? I seem to remember reading ad rev and ratings were up, so I doubt that show would do anything to Rosie right now.

[Marnieworld]

11. so this is where this is coming from

Earlier today a co-worker brought up Rosie and her 9/11 comments. Stated a baseless and loony and then "But she is allowed to be on TV saying this." I thought it was very odd until now.

I almost told him to google Operation Northwoods and PNAC but I decided not to. First I might have to teach him how to do that (I am his IT person) but more than that he is an ex-marine, set in his ways, otherwise someone I adore so I let it go. I don't even know specifically what Rosie said but I'm sure a case can be made to support it. What case can Imus make to support what he said? Apples and racist oranges.

[CGowen]

12. If he is a Marine,

you can show him this site

http://patriotsquestion911.com/

Col. Ronald D. Ray, U.S. Marine Corps (ret) – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Reagan Administration and a highly decorated Vietnam veteran (two Silver Stars, a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart).
....
Article 7/10/06: "The former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Reagan Administration and a highly decorated Vietnam veteran and Colonel has gone on the record to voice his doubts about the official story of 9/11 - calling it ‘the dog that doesn't hunt.’ ‘I'm astounded that the conspiracy theory advanced by the administration could in fact be true and the evidence does not seem to suggest that's accurate,’ he said.

[Marnieworld]

15. That's a good link thanks

I don't want to push it with him but I may with someone else in the future. Thanks. :hi:

[slj0101]

14. Yawn. And you're relevant, how, Mr. DeLay?

[tridim]

19. You know what the past few weeks have taught me?

9/11 was MIHOP. Period.

Sorry if you disagree, but just look at everything else that's going down with BushCo. It's freaking obvious. They're crimes are MUCH worse than any of us dreamed.

Delay is a punk, and a loser, and one of the biggest criminal masterminds in the world. His opinion means exactly nothing. Fuck you Delay, you're going to prison and you know it.

[gatorboy]

20. The man is the Paris Hilton of politics.

and his book is Ranked: #4,239 on Amazon.com :P

[CBHagman]

21. DeLay was on Anderson Cooper's show last night.

Yes, Mr. Self-Pitying Loser Who Compares His Indictment to the Holocaust was invited to opine on Don Imus. What is CNN thinking?

Then again, CNN did hire Glenn Beck, so I guess they are not at home to Mr. Thought Process.

[butterfly77]

22. Delay is on Michael Medved...

whining about how he wants to get the left if because he is afraid that we will come after Limburger,Slannity, Savage,O'lielly and others...

[Morgana LaFey]

24. I sure hate your ID

and I'll bet that particular source hasn't been posted at DU much before this.

[republicansarewhores]

25. What, I should be polite to Repugs...

Treat them with respect? Kindness?

When your party has gotten kicked in the balls, smeared and robbed as often by a pack of jackals like Republican whores you realize time to be nice is over.

Sorry if my name offends your delicate sensibilities. I call them how I see them.

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[Morgana LaFey]

30. It's not about politeness in any way

It's about using a GENDER SLUR instead of more appropriate terms. They're thugs, fascists, con men and women, liars, cheats, sociopaths, bullies, and others all far more accurate than using a GENDER SLUR which demeans ME and all women but doesn't do THEM justice.

I don't appreciate your sexism. I don't appreciate that YOU think you have some right to use a GENDER SLUR against groups of people you don't like. Do you similarly feel you can use RACIAL SLURS like the N word against people you don't like? Why didn't you call them the N Word???? You have absolutely no more right to use a gender slur than a racial slur like the N word.

[republicansarewhores]

31. The word "WHORE" is not gender specific.

Sorry you think so. I've never written anything sexist here, if anyone is pro-female empowerment, it's me. Using the word "whore" does not make someone sexist.

There are male whores and female whores.

A whore in my book is someone who will forsake all morals, ethics and decency for themselves and money. Hence the profile name "republicansarewhores". I've referred to plenty of males in real life as "whores" for the way they screw people over for their own interests based on this definition.

If you are so sensitive to it, you might want to consider looking inward for the reason why instead of labelling me sexist.

I knew a person once who was very uncomfortable when I used the word "whore" to describe someone that fit my definition above, I could never understand her sensitivity to it. Later I found out she cheated on her husband and ran off with the guy she was cheating with. Maybe my using the word "whore" had more to do with her own personal issues related to herself then my saying it.

You might want to take your indignation regarding sexism anw women to a more appropriate thread, like this one: Poll question: Legalize Prostitution.

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[Morgana LaFey]

32. Of course it is.

It started out in life gender-specific and will ALWAYS relate first and foremost to the women of ill repute or just loose morals the word was coined to describe. There's nothing you can say or do to change that. Nothing whatsoever.

Anyone who thinks it's NOT "gender specific" strikes me as terribly, terribly young (like 20-something), or very stubbornly and purposefully ill-informed -- and being THAT ill-informed about what women have endured for centuries and millennia up until a period starting in the mid-1900s is offensive enough all by itself. In reality, as near as I can determine from my own observation, it's only been this sorry decade that the word has been applied to men to the extent that it has, but again: it will NEVER escape its misogynist roots.

So when I read a word like that here (or anywhere), I am involuntarily transported back to the very bad old days, the early 1960s -- and before, of course -- when women were shamed and publicly humiliated, socially outcast, sometimes disowned, sometimes killed themselves and, sometimes were murdered in back alley abortions -- all because they had sex lives. All because one or more people were calling them WHORE.

I guess you're welcome to whatever meaning the word has for you, but DON'T try to feed me shit about that word having no gender specificity. It is nothing BUT gender specificity. The word wouldn't / couldn't EXIST without its underlying gender specificity.

EDUCATE YOURSELF, dammit.

[republicansarewhores]

33. Wow. Read an article in today's Chicago Tribune about "hos" and "whores"...

TALKING ABOUT THE WORD 'HO'- So when did this coarse term become mainstream?

Snip...

"But you don't have to plug in an iPod to be reminded of the word's ubiquity. The phrase "blurb whore," which refers to public figures notorious for supplying glowing reviews for friends' work, has appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. "Whore" has become a casual synonym for virtually any sort of ethical slippage. It provides the speaker with a nice little microburst of street cred.

When certain words enter the mainstream, they lose their original meaning," said Deborah Tannen, a Georgetown University linguistics professor who has written many books about communication, such as "You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation" and "The Argument Culture."

"That's the most fundamental thing about language -- it changes," she said.

Thus when women playfully call each other "hos" -- and eavesdropping during your average CTA ride or at your neighborhood Starbucks will confirm that they do -- they're not making a serious accusation about an acquaintance's sexual virtue or the lack thereof, Tannen said."

End Quote.

You insulted me by suggesting I'm in my 20's. Like that has anything to do with this issue. I'm well over 30 and know what the word "whore" meant and how it's used now as I already wrote.

I don't consider the word "whore" gender specific. I guess I'm a little more advanced than you are or there must be some personal reason you are projecting your aggression.

Take your neuroses somewhere else. I'm not here to be politically correct for you.

[Morgana LaFey]

41. One article in a basically rightwing newspaper hardly makes it so

But I'll play your silly game for a bit:

What on earth could the Rutgers women have done to be condemned for "ethical slippage"? What context of any kind can you come up with which would justify that twisted reasoning for what he called them? How were they in any way ethically challenged? How did they display or manifest anything remotely close to ethical challenge?

Barring that, we're back to a purely and TOTALLY sexist slam. Because they ARE women. So he either called them that because they're women (rank sexism), or he called them that for some perceived ethical slippage.

So what's the ethical slippage that made that term even remotely logically coherent?

[republicansarewhores]

49. Okay let's play.

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[earth mom]

52. NO-You need to educate YOURSELF, dammit.

I'm a woman, in my mid 40s and consider myself a feminist. I know that the word "WHORE" has more than one meaning and is not gender specific.

Imus called a group of black women "HOs". It was obvious that his intention was to demean and degrade them.

However, to call out rethuglicans as "WHORES" is a perfectly legitimate and accurate portrayal of disgusting behavior by a group of people who have sold their very souls for the almighty dollar.

FYI: "WHORE" applies to anyone who has sold out their principles for personal gain.

whore (hôr, hr)
n.
1. A prostitute.
2. A person considered sexually promiscuous.
3. A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whore

Main Entry: 1whore
Pronunciation: 'hor, 'hur
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English hore, from Old English hOre; akin to Old Norse hOra whore, hOrr adulterer, Latin carus dear -- more at CHARITY
1 : a woman who engages in sexual acts for money : PROSTITUTE; also : a promiscuous or immoral woman
2 : a male who engages in sexual acts for money
3 : a venal or unscrupulous person

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/whore

Main Entry: whore
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): whored; whor·ing
intransitive verb
1 : to have unlawful sexual intercourse as or with a whore
2 : to pursue a faithless, unworthy, or idolatrous desire

transitive verb, obsolete : to corrupt by lewd intercourse : DEBAUCH

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

[Bronyraurus]

34. Ha!

"I don't appreciate your sexism. I don't appreciate that YOU think you have some right to use a GENDER SLUR against groups of people you don't like. Do you similarly feel you can use RACIAL SLURS like the N word against people you don't like? Why didn't you call them the N Word???? You have absolutely no more right to use a gender slur than a racial slur like the N word."

He has every right to use both words. See: The United States Constitution. Don't like it? Move.

[Morgana LaFey]

42. Nah. You oughtta try readin' it sometime. Might do you good.

The Constitution -- First Amendment, which you are specifically referring to -- guarantees only against GOVERNMENT censorship. Anyone not the government who has any ownership interests in the venue where speech occurs can censor all day long, every day and twice as much on Sunday if they want. It's called editorial control in most places of that type (newspapers, publishing companies, TV stations). Or property rights elsewhere (my property)

But let's say you were right: what in your mind takes away MY right to complain bitterly about it?

[republicansarewhores]

43. "Bitterly" ...

Seems to sum it all up.

Smile and stop taking everything so seriously... we're all on the same side in this forum.

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[Morgana LaFey]

44. Not really

I see plenty of people who are not on MY side. And I don't appreciate either your patronizing tone OR your attempts to smear me by insinuating I'm projecting and covering up some dark, shameful behavior. Not TOO insulting, tho I thought it said a lot more about you than about me.

Now you're minimizing, also sexist. See? Just can't totally hide that misogyny, can ya? It will out every time.

[republicansarewhores]

45. Yeah sure Morgana

Whatever you say honey.

You're right, I'm wrong. I'm a misogynistic pig and you're super fem.

Whatever.

[Morgana LaFey]

46. Translation:

I win. :evilgrin:

[republicansarewhores]

48. Translation:

See you next Tuesday!

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[riverdeep]

26. Anyone get what he is obviously implying?

He's probably too drunk to notice, but what he is saying is the right thinks what Imus said was okay, merely political correctness run amok
and not a heinous, over the top comment. Nice one.

I don't know what it is about Rosie that gets megalomaniacal men so hot and bothered.

[republicansarewhores]

28. Simple.

Same reason they hate Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi.

They've got small dicks and are threatened by strong women exposing them.

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[and-justice-for-all]

27. Where is her Blog?

[CGowen]

29. www.rosie.com

http://www.rosie.com/

[Lorien]

35. Rosie says she'll no longer speak about Iraq or Bush on "The View":

From her blog:

http://www.rosie.com/blog/2007/04/14/unreal/

UNREAL

Posted by ro on April 14th at 4:12pm in home

a huge terrible storm is coming
a nor easter
the potential hail has bumped imus
off r top story tonight

i was on the stoprosie site

• “You know, this President invaded a sovereign nation in defiance of the UN. He is basically a war criminal. Honestly. He should be tried at The Hague.”
• “Don’t fear the terrorists. They’re mothers and fathers.”
• “Democracy is threatened in a way it hasn’t been in 200 years and if America doesn’t stand up we’re in big trouble.”

correct quotes
thank you ethan
well done

and yes i stand by all of them
however on number 2
i would like the word terrorist
in quotations

dont fear “TERRORISTS” - they are mothers and fathers

u see
since terror been used to scare americans
since 9 11
terrorists - terrorists - everywhere
all of them - bad guys
terrorists - after us - here and there
they sold it
we bought it

we gave away r civil liberties
fear works

the 911 terrorists
most came from saudi arabia
and we invaded 2 other countries
minor details

here is the point
i was trying to make
to elisabeth
who cant see any of “them”
as anything but terrorists

hundreds of thousands of humans
not “terrorists”
iraqi mothers and fathers
have been killed by US

those innocent ones
the mothers and fathers
they r not “terrorists”

try to paint with a huge brush
a big mess

borderlines everywhere

the media has demonized arabs
the facts about the death toll on all sides
is sickening and under reported

i am against this war
i support all the troops
i want them home

i have decided that from now on
i will talk about other things
on the view

like y thousands still live in renaissance village
18 months after katrina

or that 28 million american children live in dire poverty

that 1/2 of all black and hispanic kids in america
do not graduate from high school

1 in 150 autistic = EPIDEMIC

half a million children r in foster care
they r lost
the system is broken

from now on i will not raise my voice
about this criminal administration
i am sick of screaming IMPEACH

unreal
from now on i will say
unreal
ok
just know on the inside
i will be yelling

unreal
i am registering as an independent
cause i am sick of both sides
cowardly silence

as democracy dies

finally a blog
no pray
no play

[republicansarewhores]

36. Saw that...

I wonder what got to her, Rosie usually stands up to bullies. There was a bizarre story in Pravda that the hoopla over the Imus debacle was orchestrated by the government because he was about to go public with information on 9/11.

Pravda - American radio icon Don Imus disgraced, fired after threat to reveal 9/11 secrets

I know other countries looking in on us are going to have a much more objective view than our filtered media, but this claim was just bizarre. It is funny how they refer to our government only as "US War Leaders". I'm sure this is how the rest of the world sees us also which is humilating to this country.

I wouldn't put it past the powers that be though to drum some fear into Rosie regarding the safety of her kids if she didn't choose to shut up about these issues. Plus you gotta wonder if Delay's threats or using others to threaten her got her rattled. Looking into Delay's eyes is like looking into two black pools of death.

It all stinks to high heaven.

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[Canuckistanian]

37. He seems to get off threatening women

Remember his threat to have Cynthia McKinney arrested?
http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view.php?id=2180

[maine_raptor]

38. The Bug Killer won't recognize the difference between

what Rosie said (a political view) and Imus said (an insult).

If he did acknowledge the difference then he would be acknowledging that he is against opposing political thought in this country. (Which he is.)

That man needs to be in jail, pure and simple.

[republicansarewhores]

39. Can we start taking up a collection?

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[LaurenG]

40. I wonder why he pays any attention to Rosie at all -

maybe because he has to much time on his hands now that he doesn't have a job?

[noonwitch]

47. He's mad because she called him a crook-he was on O'Reilly the other day

He was comparing Ronnie Earle to that Nifong guy in NC, and O'Reilly was not actually questioning anything the crook had to say.

If Tom Delay is so upset about what Rosie said, perhaps he should sue her for libel? I don't think it's libel to call a man corrupt or a crook when he's been indicted for corruption.

I'm not a Rosie fan, I don't like Imus, but I really don't care if either is on the air because I don't watch either one of them.

[Forkboy]

50. I don't really like her but if she's pissing this weasel off she has to be doing something right.

Anyone who annoys Delay is alright in my book. :)

[earth mom]

51. This has NOTHING to do with Imus & everything to do with the thugs hating the truth Rosie

speaks to their incessant lies. They've had control for years now and suddenly thanks to the bravery of the Rosie and Olbermann and The Dixie Chicks and others, they are fast losing the support they once enjoyed on teevee and radio.

The thing is...is that they couldn't control the internet and that's the main reason they are going DOWN.

Wah Wah. Cry me a river! :eyes:

[windy252]

53. The GoldenRule sums up what I've been thinking about all of this n/t