ThinkProgress Interviews O’Reilly Hit Man Jesse Watters
ThinkProgress Interviews O’Reilly Hit Man Jesse Watters
Members of ThinkProgress attended the Values Voters Summit in Washington, DC today. While we were there, we happened to see Fox News producer Jesse Watters and decided to try to interview him about why he stalked and ambushed ThinkProgress Managing Editor Amanda Terkel in March while she was on vacation in rural Virginia.
At first, Watters tried to walk away from us, but we were able to chat with him as he waited for the elevator. When we said we were from ThinkProgress.org, he replied, “I don’t know that organization.” But as soon as we mentioned the ambush of Amanda, he turned to his cameraman and said, “Oh, shoot this. Shoot this. Shoot this.”
We pointed out to Watters that O’Reilly has said he always contacts people to give them a chance to respond before ambushing them. Watters attempted to stall several times before answering the question, but eventually responded:
WATTERS: We called her office.
Q: She said she got no call.
WATTERS: Yeah, no — I called her office twice.
Q: Who in the office did you call?
WATTERS: I called the main number.
Q: The main number?
WATTERS: Yeah, I called the main number and asked if Amanda Terkel was there.
Watters then began to say that he contacted Amanda Terkel “before we went after –” but stopped himself before finishing the sentence and instead said, “Yeah, before we went there.”
Watters is lying, just like he did when he claimed he contacted Hendrick Hertzberg before accosting him in New York City. No one at the Center for American Progress ever received a call from Jesse Watters or anyone else at Fox News about having Amanda appear on the show. (Of course, O’Reilly’s producers had no trouble finding CAP’s media booker a few days later when they then wanted John Podesta to appear on the show.)
Watters also tried to play off staking out Amanda’s apartment, following her on vacation, and ambushing her on the street as a friendly interview. “Amanda Terkel is a very nice person, and she sat down with me, and we did an interview. She was very gracious to take my questions and I really appreciate that. … Tell her I said hello.” He then looked into the camera and said, “Hey Amanda, how are you doing?” (As we pointed out to him, Amanda never “sat down” with Watters; she had to stop on the street while on vacation and talk to Watters because he and his cameraman had followed her for two hours.)
As Watters walked away from us into the elevator, we asked Watters why he refused to comment to the New York Times about his ambush tactics. “I didn’t refuse to comment to the New York Times,” he replied. “Don’t believe everything you read in the New York Times.” Watch it:
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To paraphrase Jesse, DON’T BELIEVE ANYTHING YOU SEE ON FOX “NEWS”!
September 18th, 2009 at 6:04 pm***
he looks better now that he has
two eyebrows instead of one.
|:)
September 18th, 2009 at 6:05 pmNext to “creep” in the dictionary there’s a picture of Jesse Waters.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:08 pmPathological liars can never just answer a question. Remind you of anyone Jess?
September 18th, 2009 at 6:09 pm.
Jessie Watters = Watter Boy for FOXPRAVDA
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September 18th, 2009 at 6:13 pm.
Jesse Watters replied, “I don’t know that organization.”
YOU LIE!
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September 18th, 2009 at 6:16 pmJesse’s bucking for promotion in the Faux organization.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:20 pmHe’s got his sights on the coveted Bill O balllicker and gropher.
It does make one wonder how much was bald-faced lying and how much Jesse Believes in the alternate reality he imposes on the sheeple? Is it possible he’s just that stupid?
September 18th, 2009 at 6:23 pmJust look at Watters’ face. That’s a man without conscience.
He’s perfect for the O’Reilly show.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:24 pmGive them a taste of their own medicine!
September 18th, 2009 at 6:29 pmI totally disagree with Olbermann on this one. Stalk this man day and night, keep hounding him until he stops doing it to others.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:33 pmJesse Watters, The Falafel Fluffer!!
YAY!!
September 18th, 2009 at 6:33 pm“She sat down with me?” Is that what you call following someone for hours? This guy lies like his boss.
Now let’s see what part of this encounter O’Reilly puts on his show.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:34 pmThey don’t deserve the sweat on my taint(z) much less being stalked day and night. I’d pay ACORN to do it though.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:35 pmI think this guy needs a much higher media profile than he currently has…
Just throwing this out there: TPTV. There, I said it. Now go run it by Soros and get back to us.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:40 pmheh well at least we have proof on camera that he’s lying.
September 18th, 2009 at 6:44 pmIt’s interesting that Billo hasn’t had a female producer since Andrea Makris, huh?
September 18th, 2009 at 6:59 pmTP, you should have asked him if he didn’t think it was rather
September 18th, 2009 at 7:00 pmironic for him to be at a “VALUES Voter Summit”.
Why would you expect anything other than lies from a fascist propagandist?
September 18th, 2009 at 7:01 pm“ThinkProgress Interviews O’Reilly Hit Man Jesse Watters”
I see the word “BS” planted on Watters’ forehead. Pretty low and disgusting to stalk and ambush ThinkProgress Managing Editor Amanda Terkel on vacation. But, then again Fox News is low and disgusting that will scrape to the bottom for some dirt news. But, it was a smart move by Thinkprogress to corner BillO’s stooge in a corner that made him sound like a village idiot. Gave him a dose of his own medicine. I had to laugh when the stooge Watters said that he didn’t know Thinkprogress yet the woman that he stalked happens to work for the organization that he can’t seem to recall.
Stay classy, Jesse.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:02 pmI daresay Watters thinks he is a bona fide HE MAN 60 Minutes type investigative reporter. The fact that he does not research his “stories” ahead of time, or request an interview with the Subject ahead of time, or even ask sensible questions in his ambush-interviews, well- he obviously has rationalized his behavior internally, but knows it won’t convince anyone but himself.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:06 pmThere was never any doubt that Watters was and is a lying piece of shit.
You had the chance to kick his nads up into his tonsils, and you messed up.
I am waaaaaay disappointed…
September 18th, 2009 at 7:10 pmlie after lie after lie….
what scum.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:15 pmThat was fun to watch, seeing him squirm was priceless.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:15 pmI think the people who clean the Fox News offices (especially Beck’s & O’Reilly’s!) should bug them so all of America can hear what they’re saying!
September 18th, 2009 at 7:16 pmAccording to Jesse Watters own theory about media in general….DON’T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ON FOX NEWS!
September 18th, 2009 at 7:20 pm.
… But of course it’s not lying when Jesse does it. YES?
“I don’t know that organization.”
p.s.
Dear Jesse,
There is only ONE Gonzales out there that can get away with memory failure. You work in the media industry and you are very aware of video tape and the Internet. Only buffoons feign ignorance.
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September 18th, 2009 at 7:24 pmWhat Zooey says. And mymoon, that guy tells lies like a shark swims in the ocean. The thought of not lying simply never enters his mind. He wasn’t squirming at all. Look at his face more closely… what you see there is a mixture of two parts amusement and one part contempt.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:25 pm.
Dear Jesse Watters,
Here’s some “REAL” journalism. Pay close attention.
Bill Moyers: Tea Party Organizer Is Epitome Of Privilege
(VIDEO at link)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/18/bill-moyers-tea-party-org_n_291625.html
WOW! Just WOW!
Hard hitting, factual, insightful and eye opening.
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September 18th, 2009 at 7:48 pmThis guy looks like all the other ‘Young Republicans’ doesn’t he? The smarmy, arrogant sneer that they all cultivate. Like George Allen, Rick Santorum, Tim Pawlenty. They literally make my skin crawl.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:55 pmElBruce says:
I think this guy needs a much higher media profile than he currently has…
Just throwing this out there: TPTV. There, I said it. Now go run it by Soros and get back to us.
Exactly! I wish some rich liberal would do us a favour and give Murdoch a run for his money. There has to be one out there.
September 18th, 2009 at 7:55 pm.
Speaking of people who like to voice their values at summits…
Play the ball where the monkey throws it
http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/09/18/monkeys/
Now, of course it’s not (R)acist when Roy Blunt does it. YES?
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September 18th, 2009 at 7:59 pmThis turd is trying to WattersBoard the citizens. Phuck that!
September 18th, 2009 at 8:09 pmHe’s a totally Repub partisan, Repub sheep ignorant person who has no idea what they are ranting about. o idea, no facts, no honesty. the repub way of life. That’s why, when a REAL response happens, no one can relate, truthfully…;
September 18th, 2009 at 8:13 pmJust looking at that picture of Jesse, two words come to mind.
Smug.
Prick.
September 18th, 2009 at 8:31 pmYawn.
September 18th, 2009 at 8:36 pmQ: She said she got no call.
WATTERS: Yeah, no — I called her office twice.
Q: Who in the office did you call?
WATTERS: I called the main number.
Q: The main number?
WATTERS: Yeah, I called the main number and asked if Amanda Terkel was there.
Here’s what you do next:
Q: About what day did you call?
Q: What number did you call from?
Then check your phone records for calls from that number in/around that date.
September 18th, 2009 at 8:47 pmMr Duke, Eddie Murphy called and says:
September 18th, 2009 at 9:10 pmHe spent all your money on booze and girls!
Enjoy!
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STFU, Daryll.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:13 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Jesus is not real, Daryll.
Actually, I’m pressuring Congress for single payer.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:18 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Really poor effort, Daryll.
I wonder why you bothered…?
September 18th, 2009 at 9:26 pmSWEEEEEEET!
The turd was caught out of the Fox toilet bowl, then proceeded to invent more lies.
Can’t wait for Billdo trying to spin this one.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:31 pmHeck, I seriously doubt Billdo will be so stupid as to even mentioning it.
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Daryll,
Doctors will be paid enough, don’t worry.
We already experience health care rationing (waiting periods).
I’d rather pay my taxes to fund health care than to fund war.
Now, why are you such a cold-hearted, blood-thirsty f uck?
September 18th, 2009 at 9:37 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Stow it, Daryll. Your love means as much to me as god’s love does — nothing.
Frankly, I don’t care about your solution, but if you’d like to entertain the masses, feel free.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:46 pmBTW Daryll, you didn’t answer my question.
It’s a simple question, and I’m waiting for an answer.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:47 pm***
it’s ironic that time magazine put daryll’s god on the
cover this week and he has returned unto us as worship and adore God.
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September 18th, 2009 at 9:52 pmDaryl, are you still all up for the bears your buddy sent to kill the kids who made fun of one of his profits?
September 18th, 2009 at 9:53 pmPublic option would cost more than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Perhaps you could support this with some evidence instead of making up lies.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:55 pmOh the expense! May we fund wars to the tune of trillions of dollars to smite the heathens while our own people, our brethern wallow in the aspect of dying at the rate of 45,000 a year so the pharisees can profit.
We pray to almighty Dog.
Amen
September 18th, 2009 at 9:57 pmOh please, God of Daryl, can we continue to spend billions overseas while our people suffer from lack of health care. In your name be it so.
September 18th, 2009 at 9:59 pmNow that’s Daryll’s god, Hoodthunk.
Thank you Jeezus!!
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Who is “we,” Daryll?
The CEOs and shareholders?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:03 pmYes, Jeebus, stand with us while we smite the heathen and ignore our own! Stand with us, Dog of Daryl while we trash our country, deny our principles so that money can be made.
Jeebus regretted throwing the money changers out of the temple! Ronnie hadn’t shown him trickle down!
September 18th, 2009 at 10:04 pmTinkle down, Hoodathunk, tinkle down.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:05 pmTinkle, the color of gold. May the people realize it is better to be pissed on than pissed off.
Or is the other way around, I always get that confused
September 18th, 2009 at 10:06 pmPat Pomery@54 said,
When did Obama tell us “you lied”? We don’t know what it’s like, because he has never done it, and I can’t imagine any circumstance where he would.
Why do you think Obama is our Lord and Savior. Many of us are not Christians, and we do not believe in either a Lord or a Savior. Why do you loony Christians project your religious dogma on us?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:07 pmDaryll would rather be pissed on. Just ask Pastor Gino.
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Daryll,
So? I don’t care about spending money to make our country healthier.
Answer my question, Daryll.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:09 pmHey Daryl, did you ever get your birdbath cleaned out?
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Jesus said, “Render unto Cesar what is his.” Capitalism and a free market is not sinful. Greed is sinful.
God can’t spell? You are so going to hell. And in case you haven’t noticed, since your grip on reality is real loose, greed, capitalism and free market economy are synonyms.
Check a thesaurus.
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worship and adore God says:
Jesus said, “Render unto Cesar what is his.” Capitalism and a free market is not sinful. Greed is sinful.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Jesus wasn’t talking about capitalism, you stupid shit.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:14 pmPat Pomery says:
You far left whackos have been screaming “race” for days on end and obama says it has nothing to do with race. Hence, you’re all liars!
One, the President is a nice guy and has this strange idea that the leader of our country should try to get everyone to play nice.
Two, the rest of us don’t labor under that misconception.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:15 pmIf Jesus said to render unto Ceasar what is Ceasars, then why are you worried about how much health care will cost? Sounds to me like your Jesus supports taxation, especially if it will help the poor.
Sad that you have to pretend to be a Christian if you want to defend the Republican crime syndicate.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:15 pmOh look. It’s Pat.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:16 pmDaryll is going to bring a black baby into the world and he still hangs with the racist pigs and fights health care reform. He’s not human but he’s not godly either.
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Daryl, are you sure who the father is? Might this not be another virgin birth?
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worship and adore God says:
Americans. Why the hateful attitude, tonight? We should join together to decrease costs and to decrease are deficit.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Americans will benefit from decent affordable health care, Daryll. Americans are not the ones increasing health care costs in this country. The greedy insurance companies are at fault.
Daryll, you haven’t seen me “hateful” yet.
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Oh cool. Pat flagged me.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:22 pmWhen did Obama say it had nothing to do with race? We have witnessed the Republican Party embrace racism and you try to pretend they haven’t.
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Daryll’s afraid of a time period.
What to fear about peace and love?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:24 pmmoral and fiscal responsibility? You mean if you can pay for something you are responsible? Or is it moral to have the money to do whatever you want?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:24 pmMoral and fiscal responsibility? Like the moral torture of American prisoners, and the fiscal responsibility of deficit spending?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:25 pmDaryll lives in a fantasy world, where the insurance companies can be trusted to do right by Americans.
God told me Daryll has always been a fool.
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I gave you a simple solution. Create legislation to allow interstate health-care, which increases competition and lowers costs. This will not cost us a dime.
Yes, give more money to Mamon, pay for your life blood so the Pharisees can gather their wealth. God gave us the world so we can find a way to sell it to others.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:27 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Daryll fits right in with the pasty white rice cracker teabaggers — even though he’s “dark toned.”
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Daryll,
You asked me WWJD.
Well, if Jesus weren’t a fictional character, he would care for the sick, the poor, and the down-trodden.
And he’d be sorely disappointed in you.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:29 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
Daryl, Yeshua had no use for the Pharisees, no use for the money changers, no use for the profiteers who put the value of gold before the value of people. Stand by them and when the rapture comes your own god will say, he sought to profit from the sorrows of his brethren.
Sucks to be you.
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worship and adore God says:
I pray that God instills peace, serenity, and happiness in your heart.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Daryll,
You’ve been praying for me a long time. If there were a god, he’d have gotten the job done by now.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pmworship and adore God says:
We can care for the sick, give them more financial capital, allow companies to create a profit, and allow tax revenues to increase to decrease our debt (Invisible hand).
September 18th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
You are bastardizing the word of Jesus. Shame on you.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:32 pmWhat rally were you at where Obama said it was not about race?
What Democrats want the government to take over everything?
Actually the deficit spending was started by Reagan and the Republicans have consistently spent more while screaming fiscal responsibility. It’s called hypocrisy, and all Republicans are guilty.
Any true fiscal conservative would NEVER vote for a Republican.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:33 pmThis comment has been voted down. Click to read.
We can care for the sick, give them more financial capital, allow companies to create a profit,
Oh, that one is sick. Can we pray to your god to allow us to get rich while people die?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:34 pmPat, you need to do better than that if you expect to the get the attention you crave.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:35 pm@pat
Sure it isn’t about race.
sssssuuuuuurrrreeeee
Now go find a clue.
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Hoodathunk,
You’re going to get Daryll so excited that he’s going to need some “alone time” with his lotion and kleenex.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
September 18th, 2009 at 10:37 pmJust because you say this is true does not make it true. Do you have a link to it or are you just making it up?
Jesus f ucking christ, Daryll.
Are you playing the “Clinton did it too” card?
WEAK!!
September 18th, 2009 at 10:38 pmOkay, since you want it that way, we can run our Government like the Arabian Peninsula in the 6th and 7th century and allow are Pastors to be religious and political leaders (like caliphates). I would like that. If not, render unto Caesar what is his.
Mythology is mythology. Ancient history is ancient history. If you can’t decide that humanity can learn things in 1500 years, in the immortal words of Jeff Foxworthy, you might be a redneck.
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What does the signing of NAFTA and expanded trade with the WTO have to do with the creation of a deficit by the Republicans?
You wingnuts can wiggle all you want, but the Republican Party is not the party of fiscal conservatism.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:39 pmNo, Daryl Jeebus loves you for ignoring everything he ever said. He has to because if he didn’t Sodom and Gomorah would be raining down on your pathetic head.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:40 pmChristianity is mythology, so there is no point trusting in Jesus. Jesus is a myth and basing your life on a myth is really stupid.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:41 pmKeep your partisan goggles on good and snug,, ok? BTW, how many soldiers died this week? I didn’t see any tally on your blog, how come?
And how many Americans died this week right here at home because of lack of health care?
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Pat, you flagged me for being homophobic.
I didn’t know you were gay. Come here, give us a snuggle!
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The truth is that there is no God, no Jesus. That is the truth that will set you free.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:44 pmWhat is the “truth,” Daryll?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:44 pmWhen and where did Obama claim that Christianity is not mythology?
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September 18th, 2009 at 10:48 pmOur “boy”? Correct me if I am wrong, but calling Obama “boy” would be very racist, wouldn’t it?
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worship and adore God says:
How is the creation of wealth, which creates jobs (capitalism), a sin? Also, Jesus said,”In order to eat, you must work.”
September 18th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Why do you wish starvation on old people in hospitals and little kids in wheelchairs?
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worship and adore God says:
That Clinton was a part of the problem.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
No shit, Daryll. Tell us something we don’t know.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:52 pmHow is the creation of wealth, which creates jobs (capitalism), a sin?
Lets see, the only time Jesus lost his temper was over the money changers in the temple who were trying to profit from people wanting to worship.
Then there is all of things about loving thy neighbor, helping others. You know, I don’t think there is one word in the New Testament that says, go out and make money. And the only references in the New Testament about making money is that it isn’t something to worry about.
Care to try again?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:53 pmWhat programs were stimulus funds diverted to that did not stimulate the economy?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:53 pmPat Pomery says:
“Obama’s campaign aides have emphasized his strong Christian beliefs”
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I will agree, he is a strong Christian.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:53 pmworship and adore God says:
Why are you intentionally misinterpreting my statement. Why are you mad at the free market.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:52 pm
I don’t get angry at intangible things, halfwit.
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worship and adore God says:
We can care for the sick, give them more financial capital, allow companies to create a profit, and allow tax revenues to increase to decrease our debt
I’ve been trying real hard to figure out what this means. As best I can tell, we can care for the sick. That’s a great idea, that’s what we want to accomplish with health reform. “give them more financial capial”…Hmmm, while I applaud your desire to literally give the sick money, I’m not sure we can afford that. How about if we just make sure they receive the health care they need and hope they’ll be able to return to making money when they’re well? As to “allow companies to create a profit”, no one wants to deny companies an honest profit. If you’re speaking of insurance companies, those that can compete with a public plan deserve to make a profit. Finally, as to the increasing tax revenues to decrease our debt, are you advocating the immediate repeal of the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. I am, as the kids say, so down with that. Great, we agree, now let’s work together to reform our evil greed driven system.
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Calling Obama “boy” is a term used in an urban context? In what urban context is this not utterly racist? You wingnuts want to claim it’s not about race, while openly displaying your racism.
September 18th, 2009 at 10:57 pmStill worshiping imaginary sky pixies Darryl?
September 18th, 2009 at 10:58 pmWaaD,
You are the one that made the claim that stimulous funds were diverted to things that did not stimulate the economy. If you are not willing to back up your claims with evidence, than you are just pulling lies out of your a$$ like every other fascist Republican.
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Never trust a Republican when they tell you they are going to pay off our debts. They are lying.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:02 pmThat is a term used in an urban context.
Anybody got any clue what this means? I’ll admit I’m rural but I have a hard time believing all you city folk call each other boy.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:02 pmDo you believe in Jesus, or not? You’re all over the map. First, you claim he didn’t exist then you claim to know what he thought.
Give it a rest putz. Yes, I know the teachings of Yeshua. Very well. Do I believe the silly mythology built by a political system about him. Not even close.
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Hoodathunk says:
Do you believe in Jesus, or not? You’re all over the map. First, you claim he didn’t exist then you claim to know what he thought.
Give it a rest putz. Yes, I know the teachings of Yeshua. Very well. Do I believe the silly mythology built by a political system about him. Not even close.
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I praying for the redemption of your soul.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:07 pmLevi the Dungbeetle says:
Never trust a Republican when they tell you they are going to pay off our debts. They are lying.
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Your President said that he would be fiscally responsible during the campaign.
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Daryll,
YOur god said Huckabee would be the next president.
Was your god lying or just wrong?
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So Daryll, it’s ok if I start calling you “boy?”
It’s a lot shorter than “Daryll.”
September 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pmMy soul is doing just fine. Nor am I in need of saving because I don’t have lickable adhesive on my ass to paste me in a book like a Green Stamp.
I know this because I don’t believe in the tooth fairy, Santa Claus or any other fantasy being.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pm#151…are you sure you’re not just repeating stuff you’ve been told, and maybe getting some of it wrong? No offense, but according to the Freedomwurkz memo, the talking point is “allow competition across state lines, not allow competition within states. And yes, I agree it will be great when we pass real reform and people can keep more of that insurance premium dollar in their pocket.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pmWaaD,
The opinion of GOP leaders is not fact. It’s opinion, and it’s just more fascist propaganda.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:12 pmMisinterpretation in prophetic vision.
The LSD doesn’t work the same for everyone?
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Levi the Dungbeetle says:
WaaD,
The opinion of GOP leaders is not fact. It’s opinion, and it’s just more fascist propaganda.
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Why make this a partisan issue? These are facts. You should be in front of your Legislator asking about this wasteful spending, not attacking me.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:16 pmworship and adore God says:
Misinterpretation in prophetic vision.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
You need to find out if your insurance company covers sleep studies, Daryll. I think you might have a brain tumor.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:16 pmGreen Stamps have a limited comprension ability. Since I am not saved, I guess I just have to use the mind I was given.
And that means I know that seeking profit from suffering is a bad thing.
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Jesus did say “render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s”. You have to wonder if He would approve of all this tea party anti-taxation stuff.
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Daryll, you still haven’t answered my question.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:19 pmand Daryl, if their is an entity that can make this whole world work on a daily basis, do you really think they need someone to worship and adore them? Sounds like a really serious insecurity issue.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:20 pmI know a number of people who, unlike Daryll, actually live Christian lives. All of them are wise enough, unlike Daryll, to change the subject or just leave when they’re invited to change the subject or leave.
One can only conclude that the perversion Daryll preaches is a sick and twisted parody of real Faith. Heck! It seems to me that Daryl does all in his power to ensure that his perverted image of God is despised. Between the hate, stupidity, and moral relativism, Daryll’s perverted image of God isn’t worthy of notice much less worship.
The other troll doesn’t even deserve comment.
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Somebody has to pay for these costs. Read the book “No free lunch”.
I’m sorry is that after Matthew or before Romans?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:21 pmJesus gave out a free lunch, Daryll.
I think you should read your bible — if your brain tumor will allow.
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Not an answer, Daryl. Which book talks about free lunch and profit?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:29 pmworship and adore God says:
As my former economics professor used to state, “There are no morals in economics”.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
So who did Kesus steal those loaves and fishes from? Obviously a highly immoral man.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:30 pmworship and adore God says:
I have worked hard to reach a pivotal point in my life where I am part of the upper middle class.
I think you need to work on the humility and service part of your christianity. What doth it profit a man to gain a fortune and lose his soul?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:30 pmIn fact where in the New Testament does your boy call for anything like profit or capitalism?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:32 pm“There are no morals in economics”.
And you cannot serve two masters.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:32 pmworship and adore God says:
It’s the American people.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Oh my god, Daryll! Are you saying the American people are cold-hearted, blood-thirsty f ucks?
That’s not very Christian of you.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:32 pmAs I recall Jesus healed the sick, raised the dead, comforted the hurt and never once filed a tax return. Why is that?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:33 pmActually, Daryll, there was another question you failed to answer.
Can I call you “boy?”
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God is named William Dembski? Is he dodging taxes too?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:35 pmThanks, boy.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:36 pmThese god types are a bunch of commies.
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But God gets a free ride? Worse than a commie.
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Hoodathunk says:
God is named William Dembski? Is he dodging taxes too?
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Seriously, read the book.
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Daryll, you’re in love with an arsonist, and I’ve got a full box of matches.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pmSeriously, if you recommend it, he is a greedy blood sucking pig.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:42 pmHoodathunk says:
God is named William Dembski?
Nah, he’s not God. I hear he’s not much of a mathematician either.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:43 pmDaryll,
If you serve Jesus and the great god capitalism, you have two masters.
I took math. I can count.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:43 pmAnd Jesus, I say Jesus said, walk the second mile, turn the other cheek, love they neighbor as thy self. I say again, Jesus tells you do all this to gain heaven but make a profit first.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:44 pmI only have one, HIS NAME IS JESUS!
Then whazzup (that’s urban, I think) with all that upper middle class profit worship stuff?
September 18th, 2009 at 11:46 pmAnd we all know accepting communism which says to each according to their need, from each according to their ability is heathen and godless. Just read the Bible.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:46 pm#210: Thanks Zooey! I guess my explanations aren’t urban enough for the gentleman.
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OutstandingInMyField says:
I only have one, HIS NAME IS JESUS!
Then whazzup (that’s urban, I think) with all that upper middle class profit worship stuff?
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I don’t worship my capital, but I thank God for it.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:50 pmWorshiping the FREE MARKET sounds a lot like worshiping the golden calf.
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Watters – another Fox bold-faced liar.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:56 pmworship and adore God says:
Once again, I respect capitalism but do not worship it.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Yes, you do.
September 18th, 2009 at 11:59 pmdaryll strikes again….no thanks.
anyone on this thread seen aaronk? He’s been avoiding me today after posting daily for weeks. He was here when I first logged in today but he disappeared.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:08 amFred, I’ve only been here off and on, but No, I’ve not seen him since you tried earlier to arrange your bet. In fairness, maybe dude was drunk when he said it would be okay to publish his personal info and has now thought better of it. If so, I hope he knows a confession of such and an apology, would look better than silence.
September 19th, 2009 at 12:15 amTHIS IS A STORY?……….Everyone that came her today is just a little bit dummer than they were this morning. I guess one would have to watch O’Reilly on a regular basis for much of this to make sense and in context…obvioulsy many of you do….no thank you!
September 19th, 2009 at 1:02 amSlappyBastinado, or a little better informed about just how low you are willing to go. There seems to be no bottom.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:06 amOutstandingInMyField, yeah, I’ve been trying to talk to him all day but he dissapears every time I show up.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:08 amThat sounds exactly like what Judas said.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:13 amNew York Times reporter Brian Stelter, who wrote the story on Watters’ ambush tactics, responds on Twitter: “I called Mr. Watters repeatedly at his office #, and he referred my calls to Fox’s PR people. He refused to comment.
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The New York Times???????? Following a cable news producer around?????????
Lets see here, we have a war in Afghanistan, the missile system that could have kept most of Europe safe was dismantled, STILL no health care for the poor. Michelle Obama shows off a “bondage belt”……wonder where she got that? And the NYT has nothing better to do? Jesse’s butt must be like cocaine to Stelter. He is obvioulsy stoned on something.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:30 amworship and adore God says:
WWJD? Are you still pressuring Congress for public option healthcare?
Jesus would exhort us to heal the sick, i.e. pressure Congress for public option healthcare. You should listen to his voice, urging you to help the least fortunate among us.
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worship and adore God says:
Do you recognize that under this system, Doctors are paid a much lower rate, people have to wait 30-60 days for normal procedures, and taxes to cover this system, per capita, is extremely high?
All of these lies have been proved to be contrary to fact. Doctors are paid on average roughly as well as here, people don’t have to wait as long as it takes to get coverage here, and the overall costs are much less than what we pay here.
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worship and adore God says:
They are not against taxes. They are against taxes when they are used improperly.
If you would call yourself a Christian, then helping the sick is a proper use of pooled resources. If you would call yourself a Christian, then war is not.
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worship and adore God says:
I only have one, HIS NAME IS JESUS!
You defend the rich who refuse to help their fellow man, and mock those who seek to create a society in which we lift up those who are least among us. With every post here, you rebuke Christ again and again, spitting on everything he preached. You serve only Satan. Jesus warned us that the minions of the devil would come in his name, and here you are.
I will pray for you to see the light.
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SlappyBastinado says:
New York Times reporter Brian Stelter, who wrote the story on Watters’ ambush tactics, responds on Twitter: “I called Mr. Watters repeatedly at his office #, and he referred my calls to Fox’s PR people. He refused to comment.
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The New York Times???????? Following a cable news producer around?????????
Since when does calling someone’s office = following them around????????
September 19th, 2009 at 2:08 amYou mean the freedom fries bunch. How thoughtful you are NOW!
You have to pick a side and stay on it. You can’t just jump around, it makes you look like an opportunist…
September 19th, 2009 at 2:24 amWhat’s up? Did you have a brain fart? Did you think you knew something for once? Heh….
You’ve never been right about anything, that’s why you’re sucking hind tit for the rest of your ride..
September 19th, 2009 at 2:26 amSlappyBastinado says:
Lets see here, we have a war in Afghanistan
On September 11th 2001, this happened.
(man, I hate always having to break all of this bad news to wingnuts who didn’t know)
In any case, the Taliban who were in charge of Afghanistan were sheltering Al-Qaeda, who planned and executed those attacks. With the approval of the entire world community and the U.N, we invaded them.
(boy, this debate stuff sure would be easier if we didn’t have to first teach the wingnuts all the basic facts first)
Unfortunately instead of committing to keeping our focus on the people who had attacked us, President George W. Bush launched a second war in Iraq, which drained manpower and attention away from Afghanistan – which was the nation sheltering the terrorist group who planned and executed a massive attack on U.S. soil. I mention this again in case you forgot since the last paragraph.
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SlappyBastinado says:
the missile system that could have kept most of Europe safe was dismantled
No such thing had ever been built. And it would only “keep Europe safe” in much the same way that the Soviet missiles placed in Cuba “kept Cuba safe” from the U.S. As in, the exact opposite of any sense of the word “safe.”
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SlappyBastinado says:
STILL no health care for the poor.
Glad to see we have your support. If all of the wingnuts viewed it your way, we’d be able to get this passed pretty quick, huh?
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SlappyBastinado says:
Michelle Obama shows off a “bondage belt”……wonder where she got that? And the NYT has nothing better to do? Jesse’s butt must be like cocaine to Stelter. He is obvioulsy stoned on something.
Speaking of “obviously stoned on something,” I have no idea WTF you’re mumbling about from this point on.
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Pat Pomery says:
Since when does calling someone’s office = following them around????????
Isn’t that what amanda claimed happened to her?
The video that Walters showed on the O’Rly Factor showed Walters following Turkel around. I don’t see where “claimed” fits into it.
September 19th, 2009 at 2:45 amThis thread was supposed to be about Jesse Watters, but most of the comments have been hijacked and diverted to other subjects by Daryll and PP. But I must admit it is almost comforting to see that the wingnuts haven’t gotten over blaming Clinton for everything.
worship and adore God says:
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What is the “truth,” Daryll?
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That Clinton was a part of the problem
September 19th, 2009 at 3:02 amMy God, folks. What did we say about feeding the trolls after midnight? And on a FRIDAY NIGHT!
Dammit, folks. Just ignore them! If they say something ridiculous and/or offensive, flag them! Let the mary jane have his cake, then shove his face in it when he makes an ass out of himself.
September 19th, 2009 at 8:14 amYou mean, you can make a living being a professional chickenshit?
Good for you, Jesse. Probably no mirrors in your house.
September 19th, 2009 at 11:01 amAll these christianistas are fortunate the whole god thing is a fairy tale. Otherwise they’d all be screwed when they croaked.
September 19th, 2009 at 11:41 amHow do we go from Jesse Watters and Fox News to Jesus? I want the rapture to come quickly and take them all these people away.
September 19th, 2009 at 1:32 pmI hope this is the first of many ambush interviews with Watters.
September 19th, 2009 at 2:35 pmPlease get a real camera, half a crew and an approporiate clothier ….that little Leprechaun guy was embarrassing.
September 19th, 2009 at 3:06 pmSlappyBastinado says:
….that little Leprechaun guy was embarrassing.
Walters kind of has to be in the video, since he’s the one being interviewed.
September 19th, 2009 at 3:52 pmYes, and in that same 10-yr period, the same amount of money was PULLED from the system thanks to the Bush tax cuts. If those tax cuts had never occurred, the money to cover the entire country with reasonable health care wouldn’t even need to dip into any other area. With the bloated military budget, setting a tiny portion of said budget, and transferring those funds to health care would keep the system viable forever, without any noticeable affect whatsoever on the state of our military, which already spends more than the rest of the world’s military budget…combined.
In that same 10-yr period, when you compare the administrative costs of the existing government run health care (2-3% of the total cost) to private insurance (15-30% of the total), the savings on administrative costs alone…all alone…is $3.5 trillion in that same 10-yr period if switched over to single payer.
You think private insurance companies are spending $1.4 million per DAY (of money that they received from those they insure, mind you) to lobby and advertise to allow them to keep those administrative costs through the roof is accidental? No, they are scared to death of a viable, universal health care system in America that they can never compete with, in either cost or service. You think it’s coincidence that the highest satisfaction rates for health care in this country are through government run services like Medicare? By a significant margin, to boot.
You think it’s accidental that here in America, the hospital staff that processes claims takes up an entire FLOOR of a hospital, while countries like Japan, et al, have a single, small room, often with one person, processing the same volume of claims? How much money do hospitals waste on that alone?
That is before accounting for the savings a preventative health care approach provides. Emergency care costs everyone more than if the entire populace were covered and actively engaging in preventative care.
That is before accounting for the lower costs of medicines if the government were allowed to negotiate for prices like every other buyer, especially massive buyers such as said government program, can and do.
That is before accounting for the complete elimination of subsidies to private insurance that come from Medicare, et al. Those subsidies, and the inability to negotiate for drug prices, are the reason why Medicare, et al, are struggling. That, and the many little cuts the Republicans and other corporate-owned politicians have inflicted over the decades. Death of a thousand cuts, when it is utterly unnecessary.
That is before accounting for the increased productivity of a healthier citizenry. We are already a productive society, yet health care costs continue to drive the prices down.
And before you pull some bullshit canard like tort reform out of your arse, know that a mere 0.4% of all medical procedures result in a frivolous lawsuit. 4% of all medical procedures result in damages significant enough to warrant a lawsuit. Of that 4%, 90% of those lawsuits are justified due to negligence on the part of a doctor. In other words, only 10% of all such lawsuits are frivolous, while the others are in fact justified.
Note that a mere 2% of the entire cost of health care is due to lawsuits…all lawsuits. A $250,000 cap only hurts those who legitimately deserve to get paid for a screw-up by their doctor. Eliminate the entirety of lawsuits, and you only save 2%. Remember that 90% number above? You just saved 2% while eliminating 1.8% that were actually justifiable payouts to plaintiffs.
Meanwhile, 60%+ of all bankruptcies in the country are due to medical bills. Over SIXTY PERCENT. Do you get that? Do you understand it? The costs, across the board, need to be brought down. A profit motive ain’t gonna cut it, when the only recourse for such companies to secure increasing profits each quarter is by either raising prices, or denying claims.
September 19th, 2009 at 4:35 pmErr, drive the productivity down, not the costs.
September 19th, 2009 at 4:36 pmHe can dish it out, but he cannot take it. Keep this up until he cries.
And why does it take asking the same question several times for this “person” to understand basic English? Maybe you should write out your questions as a picture book since Mr. Watters can understand what you are asking. What a moron.
September 19th, 2009 at 4:41 pmHow do you figure that these concepts are at odds with one another? One can easily claim Yeshua ben Yosef never existed, what with the complete lack of writings contemporary of his time actually existing, including the highly detailed Roman census information. The earliest writings mentioning the man known as Jesus come 20+ years after his supposed death.
On the other hand, we have a sizable volume of thoughts and beliefs attributed to Jesus. Therefore, IF he were real, and IF said thoughts and beliefs actually did come from that man, and one has studied said words extensively (something that many who do not believe in his existence, or at a minimum his divinity, have done; In fact, such studies are one of the major reasons FOR the lack of belief, not in spite of), one can garner a quite clear view of his likely feelings with regards to a given subject.
Being Christian in no way, shape or form gives anyone access to information above and beyond that which non-Christians can likewise access. Anyone can read the Sermon on the Mount, and the other words and actions attributed to the man, and gleam the same depth of insight into the feelings and thoughts of such a man.
Therefore, Hoodathunk is not remotely “all over the place”, as you assert.
September 19th, 2009 at 4:47 pm#243 Moderation,
September 19th, 2009 at 5:30 pmDarryyll(aka the Big D) is the one all over the place.
wow – glad i missed this train wreck / airball fest.
lots of good crazy-and-dumb in play though…
might’ve been fun.
Moderation and Hooda had a lot of fun with the puppies.
i like the way the righties are all stirred up these days.
just wait til they have their candidates emerging for The Big Race. that’s going to be 2 hoots AND a basket of puppies.
September 19th, 2009 at 6:44 pmModeration says:
Being Christian in no way, shape or form gives anyone access to information above and beyond that which non-Christians can likewise access. Anyone can read the Sermon on the Mount, and the other words and actions attributed to the man, and gleam the same depth of insight into the feelings and thoughts of such a man.
There needs to be a “super vote up” option so I can make this my catch phrase everwhere I go on the Interwebz.
Simple fact: those who most believe that Jesus saves them least believe in what Jesus said. Or at least, the American political sphere is awash in those who are trying to misrepresent the word of Christ as being the opposite of what he actually said.
Some approaches to Christianity believe that we are currently in an “end times” situation brough about by the presence of and “anti-Christ.” Jesus himself warned that evil bastards would someday come in his name to try to pervert his message. His prescription? “You shall judge them by their fruits.” What are the causal outcomes of wingut/neocon propaganda? Nothing more or less than the end of the world in foreign policy, and massive destruction of the middle class (aka. soon-to-be-poor) in domestic policy. Then they want all the poor dead. Talk about an obvious “anti-Christ.”
I hereby call upon all Christians to divorce themselves immediately from the right-wing “rich mans’s agenda” approach and to honestly look at which political “side” more closely represents the teachings of Jesus. Who wants less war? Who wants to heal the sick? Who wants us to do unto others as we would have them do unto us?
When it’s boiled down to such simple Christian principles, it becomes clear that the GOP is nothing less than the arm of Satan in the political sphere today. Their attempts to subvert the “Christian right” are well known. It is well past time for the true “Christian majority” to rise up against these liars and to vote for true social justice for once, as Jesus would.
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September 24th, 2009 at 10:03 am