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2008 MEATHEAD AWARDS
Stupid Is As Stupid Does

by Judith Haney,
The one and only judge in the contest!


wpeF.jpg (1798 bytes)Meathead Angelina "A Reason To Self Destruct" Jolie has risen to new lows in endorsing the George Bush/Republican war in Iraq.

The no-class actress with a minimal formal education and a propensity for self destructive conduct that slashes the lives of those who lie in her path, has allowed her celebrity status to be exploited by what amounts to pro-war propaganda entitled "A Reason to Stay in Iraq".

The propaganda piece, published Feb. 28, 2008, by the Washington Post, was obviously written by someone better educated than Jolie.   Disguised as a humanitarian effort, the propaganda seeks to defend its unpopular thesis by claiming that a surge of troops benefits the victims of the illegal invasion of Iraq by the United States.

Most educated citizens understand what the war is all about without having some disturbed, under-educated, pretender explain it to us.

There has rarely been a more disturbed, misguided, individual taking up time and space of news outlets than Angelina Jolie. That her nonsensical, offensive, life is vomiting over into the pages of the Washington Post is disgusting and at the same time pathetic.

The Washington Post editorial board must believe that it's international readership will swallow anything, regardless of its quality and source, if it allows someone like Jolie & Company to abuse its pages to carry out a pro-war agenda.


wpeD.jpg (1876 bytes)Meathead David "It Takes A Pimp To Know A Pimp" Shuster was suspended from the nation's airwaves on February 8, 2008, for doing what he does best, lying for MSNBC and Chris Matthews.

NBC President Steve Capus’ statement is the best sign yet that NBC News is beginning to take seriously the lengthy pattern of inappropriate comments about women made by NBC and MSNBC reporters. But apologies and statements and even suspensions don’t mean anything unless they are followed by an actual change in behavior. Things didn’t change at NBC/MSNBC after the Matthews controversy; hopefully they will this time. Read More

Olbermann on Shuster's comments: "An utterly inappropriate and indefensible thing to say ... We are literally dreadfully sorry."

NBC News president: Shuster suspended for Chelsea Clinton comments

Statement from David Brock on Pattern of Sexist/Misogynistic Outbursts on MSNBC: "The Time for Apologies Has Passed"

MSNBC's Shuster falsely claimed he said "Americans should be proud of" Chelsea Clinton before his "pimped out" comment

On the February 8 edition of MSNBC's Morning Joe, correspondent David Shuster addressed a remark he made about Chelsea Clinton on the February 7 edition of MSNBC's Tucker that "doesn't it seem like Chelsea's sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way" by Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) presidential campaign. On Morning Joe, Shuster said of his comment: "Well, last night, I used a phrase -- some slang about her efforts. I didn't think that people would take it literally, but some people have. ... To the extent that people feel I was being pejorative, I apologize for that. I should have seen that people might view it that way, and for that, then I'm sorry." However, despite saying he "apologized" for the remark, Shuster never mentioned the specific "slang" he used in reference to Chelsea Clinton's campaign work that he claimed had been taken "literally." Moreover, Shuster falsely claimed that, on Tucker, he also said that "Americans should be proud of [Chelsea]" and that "everybody, all of us, love" her.

Clinton Calls Shuster Comment Part of 'Troubling Pattern'
By Perry Bacon Jr.
ORONO, Maine -- In a press conference at the University of Maine, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton called controversial comments made Thursday about her daughter Chelsea part of a "troubling pattern of demeaning treatment" by MSNBC. "There has been a troubling pattern of comments and behaviors that has to be held accountable," Clinton said after a rally here. On Thursday in a discussion about Chelsea Clinton's role in the campaign, MSNBC correspondent David Shuster asked: "Doesn't it seem as if Chelsea is sort of being pimped out in some weird sort of way?"

Clinton's campaign has also taken issue with some remarks in the past by MSNBC's Chris Matthews. Responding to questions about the potential impact of superdelegates, Clinton rejected any notion that those delegates should back the candidate who has won the most pledged delegates through elections, as Senator Obama has suggested. "We have a system," Clinton said. She added "I respect their judgment, a lot of time they have first hand knowledge of the candidates."

The campaign also released the text of a letter from Clinton to Steve Capus, president of NBC News. The full text of that letter is below the jump.

Dear Mr. Capus,

Thank you for your call yesterday. I wanted to send you this note to convey the depth of my feeling about David Shuster's comments.

I know that I am a public figure and that my daughter is playing a public role in my campaign. I am accustomed to criticism, certainly from MSNBC. I know that it goes with the territory.

However, I became Chelsea's mother long before I ran for any office and I will always be a mom first and a public official second.

Nothing justifies the kind of debasing language that David Shuster used and no temporary suspension or half hearted apology is sufficient.

I would urge you to look at the pattern of behavior on your network that seems to repeatedly lead to this sort of degrading language.

There's a lot at stake for our country in this election. Surely, you can do your jobs as journalists and commentators and still keep the discourse civil and appropriate.

Sincerely,
Hillary Rodham Clinton

More lies from Shuster:
MSNBC's Shuster falsely suggested Mark Penn first brought up Obama drug use issue on Hardball
(2/7/2008)

Join USNewsLink and Judith Haney in filing an obscenity complaint against MSNBC


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