Isn’t it odd… “Countdown” suggesting the only way to get someone of a different party on the air at FNC, is for them to change “sides,” especially since “Countdown” NEVER has anyone with a differing view on? Doesn’t that seem… oh, I don’t know… a little greatly hypocritical.

But remember… someone like Arlen Specter changing parties simply because he couldn’t win the Republican primary = good. Parker Griffith changing sides because he fundamentally disagrees with the direction of the current party = bad because he WAS a Democrat.

That’s hypocrisy too… but again, nothing new for “Countdown.”

Griffith is probably toast anyway but he’s no fool, you run as a conservative in Alabama or you lose. Good riddance anyway, welcome to the regional rump party.

Hey, ImNotBlue,

Are you ever right? “NEVER”? Countdown features actual voices from the right NIGHTLY – get a grip.

Arlen Specter never changed his political opinions. He was a natural switch to Democrat, because his political positions aligned better with the Democrats. But Parker Griffith? As said in this article he’s clearly a left-wing liberal – so how the heck is he going to fit within the Republican party? Anyone with any remote form of liberal opinion gets chastised out of the GOP.

He switched to Republican at the wrong time. He’s got to be borderline fascist in order to pass the primary process.

Jim R

Please name a conservative who’s appeared on Countdown in the past two weeks. Since they appear NIGHTLY as you claim it should be no problem.

It’s all part of the new GOP re-branding strategy:

http://bit.ly/fxv3G

(satire)

Typical garbage from Countdown, regardless if the host is the regular guy or any substitute guy. Countdown does not allow conservative voice on the air. Not to mention, name me one moderate left in the democrat party (at least in the Senate)?

Mary Landrieu sold out
Ben Nelson whored himself out – tax dollars now go to fund abortions — his supposed hold out public cause — when everyone knows now what a corruptocrat he really is.

I guess Arlen Specter never went on MSNBC (MSDNC) when he switched party?

I too would like to know of Countdown’s “NIGHTLY” voices from the right? You were just joking right?

This report is just rife with idiocy:

“Griffith: I have found that the far left tilt of the Democratic Party no longer welcomed me or my ideas…”
— I seem to remember when Spector said things like this it was hailed as proof of why the Republican party was failing, so where is the similar analysis?

“O’Donnell: Of course Griffith immediately slots into that dwindling category of Republican, the moderate Republican. The category that so many in the GOP are trying to purge.”
— And if they are trying to purge such why are they then welcoming him? The Reps are criticised for not being Big-Tent AND for being Big-Tent.

“Erick Erickson, of the blog Red State, spoke for the conservative fringe yesterday . . .”
— So in effect he is ridiculing a source (a blog, no less) and then continuing to cite them as a legitimate source. Hell of a tapdance there. “Here’s a guy we should ignore, just listen to what he says!”

Jim R says:
December 24, 2009 at 10:34 am

Are you sure you’re watching the right show? When has KO EVER talked to someone who didn’t agree with him? Taking clips out of context, so that he can whine and complain about them to someone who already agrees, doesn’t really count as “voices from the right.” Sorry.

I agree, KO doesn’t bring on anyone who disagrees with him, that is why I prefer Rachel Maddow, no cowardice there.

In my opinion, we will continue to see things like this happen as we get closer to election time, especially for liberal congressman/senators from the south and other profoundly red regions of the US. The polls will say that the republicans have a much better advantage, especially after two years of getting very little accomplished under democratic majority and because of that I wouldn’t doubt seeing a few more blue-dog dems heading for the Grand Ole Party…

I must say, isn’t it kinda weird that Red would be the color of both the Republican party and the global Communist movement? I’m just saying, it is a bit of a coincidence…

One more thing,

Keith Olberman is to Glenn Beck as Rachel Maddow is to Billy O. Neither Keith or Glenn ever have anyone on they disagree with, while both Rachel and Bill have people on that they disagree with every once in a while.

Nater St. Willy

Red was used as the color of Democratic states until the 1970s, when television people thought it was insensitive to draw any (even accidental) parallels between the center-left American party and the Communists.

It’s a joy seeing O’Donnell upset and seething with disdain and rage. The Leftist media thought they deposited all their rage at the doorstep of the Obama inauguration. Surprise! 2009 didn’t turn out so well for Obama, and everyone knows that a President’s legacy is shaped during that first year. For him, it was dreadful. So O’Donnell and the rest of the ‘water-carriers’ aren’t too happy because they’ve been made out to be idiots, too. Their ratings also prove that America is fed up with anything having to do with Obama…after less than a year!

Nater St. Willy says,

Glenn had on the spokesman for ACORN in the studio. After that no one on the left would come
on. Remember, lefties think he’s CRAAAAZZZYYYYY!