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Mary Landrieu Being Bombarded with Metaphoric Semen

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by Tommy Christopher | 5:25 pm, November 24th, 2009

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Senator Mary Landrieu (D-La) has given new, disturbing meaning to the phrase “taking your lumps.” Since striking a bargain Friday that brought $300 million in federal aid to her state in exchange for a vote to allow debate on a healthcare reform bill, she has been called a prostitute twice, and been depicted as a user of non-herbal “essence” hair care products. Where’s the outrage? Apparently, still stuffed into a pair of running shorts.

As Keith Olbermann pointed out on last night’s Countdown (videos below), both Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have called Landrieu some form of prostitute, with Beck getting all “Mod Squad” by saying, “You’re still hookin’!”

To complete the hat-trick (or hair trick?) Time’s Mark Halperin posted a cutesy photoshop of Landrieu sporting the famous “assisted” hairdo from “There’s Something About Mary.” He’s since taken it down, but Jason Linkins posted the cached version, along with an awesome takedown of Halperin. (BTW, if you’re not reading Jason Linkins, you’re missing a full life.) ABC News’ Jonathan Karl showed relative respect for Landrieu, saying she had been “playing hard to get” on the health care bill.

When conservative women have been attacked, the right has complained about the lack of outrage from the left. Keith Olbermann even cited an example last night, as he rightly compared his own description of Michelle Malkin to the slams against Landrieu. This doesn’t get him off the hook, but certainly likening Landrieu to a spunk pinata equals or overshadows Olbermann’s insult. We’ll see how the right reacts to this.

The Louisian Democratic Party is also looking for reaction from the right, in the person of David Vitter. Clever, but it also serves to trivialize the offense.

As for Landrieu, you can disagree with the tactic of stalling such important legislation in exchange for federal funds, but it’s also fair to mention that she’s trying to make up a shortfall that was created by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She may be wrong to do so, but it’s not like she’s having the federal government build her a new deck or an in-ground pool. Opportunist? Maybe. Dirty, bribe-taking whore? Not quite.

Many supporters of health care reform are fed up by supposedly moderate Democrats standing in the way, but you have to say this for Landrieu: at least there is something that can be done to this bill to get her vote. The same cannot be said of the RMS (Republicans minus Snowe).

Keith Olbermann On Landrieu

Rush Limbaugh On Landrieu

Glenn Beck On Landrieu

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germ

So let me get this right, Olberdouche complains and then compares his own smear of Michelle Malkin to that of what other people are saying? Is his head so far up his own ass that he outright displays his own hypocracy while condeming others for it?

Olberdouche, in your own words, Go to Hell.

And his MM smear is nothing like that of the crap said against Landrieu. One is voicing her opinion on current events (MM) the other is being bribed to take part of a bill. If I were a citizen of Louisianna and gave Sen. Landrieu money to vote a certain way, I would be in jail, but since Sen. Reid gave her my money instead, everything is okay and that is just politics? What kind of system is it where open bribery between politicians is okay?
smokeybehr

All of the Democrat politicians are whores. Boxer and Feinstein took hundreds of millions for their yes votes, and I’m sure that the Democrats in the House have millions headed for each of their districts.

The only Republican in the House to vote for the HCR was also from Louisiana. That whole state has a culture of corruption.
germ

It’s great how Mediaite doesn’t say a peep and sometimes applauds when those on the right are villified, yet when a single democrat is attacked, Mediaite is right there to defend them using Olberdouche’s clips no-less. He is the last one that should be used as an example after his daily rants on women on the right.
m

Not surprised to see the top two conservatives in this country talking down women and calling them whores. Conservatism in its essence advocates for women to stay at home and be behind the kitchen.
Tommy Christopher

Germ

Allow me to direct you to a Mediaite link from this very article:

http://www.mediaite.com/online/olbermann-calls-michelle-malkin-a-lipsticked-meatbag-malkin-responds/
TfT

I’m confused. Where were the posts on all the attacks on Bachman and Blackburn? Oh that’s right, there weren’t any.
germ

@Tommy

Yes, I read that when it happened. Mediaite has one example of Olberdouche going after a commentator, but what about his numerous (almost nightly) attacks on Bachman, Blackburn, Palin, or any other woman that does not agree with his “intellectual” opinions.
Ted

germ – the reason KO calls out Bachman, Palin, et al is very simple. They are dumb asses.
germ

Ted – why are they dumbasses? Because you don’t agree with them? Gee – how open-minded you are!
Jim R

It sure would be nice if the right would for just once address the substance of an article instead of schoolyard crying about “but they do it too!”. What a bunch of WATB’s.

I hardly think it’s comparable to vulgarly smear a sitting U.S. Senator for looking out for her constituents, and insulting right wing smear merchants that debase our political discourse on a daily basis for personal enrichment.
Tommy Christopher

Germ,

the fact that they are women doesn’t immunize them from criticism, even invectiuve. THAT would be sexist.
MartiniShark

Given that Olbermann has shown to do the exact same commentary should mean – if he were at all ethical – he would refrain from this commentary. Or, as he is fond of saying, on this subject he should SHUT-UP!
http://glassbead.info Magister

Is Halperin still part of the “Gang of 200″? He hasn’t received this much attention in years.
germ

@Tommy

I don’t think anyone is saying that female politicians cannot be criticized. I also don’t think that anyone would disagree that the description of Sen. Landrieu is correct either. I didn’t like it when Rep. Grayson said the exact same thing against the right, as I don’t like it when the right says it against the left.

The argument lies in the over-the-top hatred spewed by KO upon the Bachman, Blackburn, and Palin. Then he has the audacity to criticize those that say the same types of smears in which he says on a daily basis. Remember, he was the host that applauded Janeane Garofalo who smeared an entire group of people by saying they were “racist, teabagging rednecks”.

Yet, whenever the left or KO states any of this garbage, they are given a free pass. I did a search on Mediaite for “Janeane Garofalo” and when that came up with 0 related posts I searched for “Garofalo” with the same result. When searching for articles on “Alan Grayson” I only found the defensive articles from Mediaite about Rep. Grayson.

These are just a few examples of the “Free Pass” that Mediaite and other left-leaning media give to those on the left. It also displays the hypocrisy of Mediaite and KO (among others) when paralleling situations are treated in two completely different fashions.
skydad

Jim R said: I hardly think it’s comparable to vulgarly smear a sitting U.S. Senator for looking out for her constituents,

Hey Jim, Even if her constituents in Louisiana by a huge majority wanted her to vote NO. So I guess you are part of the culture that the government knows best and it doesn’t matter what you want. As for Smokeybehr’s comment about the Republican from Louisiana that voted for it in the House, he(Cao) is trying to “buy” the votes of his constituents by voting Yes. He represents a district in N.O. that is a majority porch sitting welfare recipients who were too stupid to get out and vote in the general election because they thought their boy, old Dollar Bill Jefferson had won re-election when he won the democrat primary. Cao is history come 2010 as he already has a bunch of black politicians announce they are running against him. I wish Landrieu was up in 2010 too, but she won(barely) last year so sadly, has 5 more years to go. I hope the rest of the people of Louisiana remember this sell-out.
ImNotBlue

Okay, back to the point behind the bombast of the talking heads…

Landrieu had to be PAID for her vote, otherwise she wouldn’t have agree to support bringing the bill to the floor. So there are a few important points to remember:

1) Paying Landrieu now, means Reid and the rest will have a hard time paying for her later. In other words, if this is what it takes to get Landrieu to support bringing the bill to discussion, what will it take to get her to vote in favor of it? Unless China is willing to give another loan, I doubt we’ve got it.

2) Is this going to be the future of all new legislation? If someone wants something passed, Congress-people need to get a kickback first. How many deals will be made in the future… how many people will demand extra money, before they vote on something? Will a Senator or President be willing to be blackmailed, simply to avoid looking foolish and having their bill fail on the floor? Will Congress-people play “chicken,” threatening a “No” vote, until they get their money first?

The bottom line is that Landrieu exposed a problem in our government… Congressmen and women willing to overlook the will of their constituents, for the promise of more money for their state. Sure, they money will go back to those people, but only after legislation that they may not support is passed. This is some pretty dangerous stuff. We send these people to Washington to represent us… not to make deals for the sole purpose of getting re-elected.

Oh, and one more thing… for those who think that Landrieu was just trying to “help sick and poor people,” or whatever… tell me why it took her XYZ thousands of dollars to do that. Landrieu wasn’t trying to help anyone but herself.

(As for the comments made by whomever… their language -while perhaps dictionarily applicable- is unfortunate. Not appropriate, and needlessly hurtful. Just because Olbermann continually acts like a spoiled immature liar, doesn’t give you the permission to use language he would… if he couldn’t think of anything more mean-spirited to say instead. IOW, just because KO is a jerk… doesn’t mean you can be half a jerk.)
Sunnyr

This is what Americans DESPISE about the corrupt parasites in Congress! This little “transaction” has no place in a Health Care Reform Bill and I think We the People have forked over quite enough for Louisiana, thank you very much! The Levee’s failed because the corrupt politicians in Louisiana kept using the money allotted to this project for other things. The IDIOT woman governor sat on her butt and did NOTHING until it was too late, while the corrupt Mayor went up to his Penthouse and waited out the storm. And George Bush took it in the shorts for everything. I hope this Health Care SCAM sinks like the Titanic and takes Mary and Harry down with it!! Morons!
Ted

Sunnyr – I HATE to be the ONE to break THE news TO you but you do not speak FOR all Americans…and thank God for that.
Puter Boi

Tommy?

Apparently Jason Linkins was so outraged by that picture of Ms. Landrieu, he posted it twice on the same page. Now THAT’s outrage!
I get outraged just thinking about it. I am so outraged I just might put it in an email and send it out.
I’m outraged I tell ya!!

Did I mention the outraged part?
MikeLI631

WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE, FOR THE CORRUPTION, AND PERSONAL GREED OF POLITICIANS LIKE MARY LANDREIU ?

SHE DESERVES EVERYTHING SHE IS GETTING, AND MORE !

WHERE ARE CALLS FOR HER, TO APOLOGIZE, FOR HER CORRUPTION ?
philmon

Well, let’s see. Newsweek puts a picture of Sarah Palin on the cover of their magazine which is calculated to try to keep anyone from taking her seriously simply because they don’t like her. Frankly, it was a nice picture but the context was anything but appropriate.

Limbaugh and Beck make a reference to a woman selling her political virtue for money and compares it to prostitution …

… say … maybe there is a difference. Just perhaps. Maybe a slight one. Possibly. Geez, people. At least when you’re calling for moral equivalence, you might want to get somewhere in the ball park.
StewartIII

ChickaBOOMer: There’s Something About Harry
http://chickaboomer.blogspot.com/2009/11/see-men-tank.html