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Lawrence O’Donnell Lampoons Sen. McCain For Backtracking Anti-Tea Party Talk On Hannity

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by Frances Martel | 9:52 pm, July 28th, 2011

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The debt ceiling debate got a whole lot more colorful yesterday as Sen. John McCain turned it into an elaborate Lord of the Rings analogy, with the Tea Party taking the protagonist hobbit role. He then took back most of what he said later that night on Sean Hannity‘s eponymous show, where he assured raging Tea Partiers that he “admired, respected, and appreciated them.” The 180º turn did not go unnoticed by Lawrence O’Donnell, who mocked Sen. McCain’s defeat in what he says should have been a “preposterous mismatch” against Hannity.

O’Donnell began by claiming to not know much about Lord of the Rings, claiming the most he has seen of the films was the compilation of clips played at the beginning of his segment (the jokingly asking, “Who is Mordor?” Going through the angry responses to Sen. McCain’s criticisms from Sharron Angle and Christine O’Donnell, O’Donnell (Lawrence, not Christine) noted that the opposition should have been a piece of cake for an experienced senator and war hero.

He then turned to the debate with Hannity, which he noted should have been a “preposterous mismatch” since Hannity was a “paper tiger who’s never met a war he didn’t support and who’s never met a war he was brave enough to participate in.” Then commenced some stone-throwing from his own glass house, mocking Hannity’s “combat cowardice” and joking that “over-air conditioned television studios are the most inclement work environments Sean Hannity has ever experienced.” O’Donnell, you see, has also worked in under-air conditioned television studios.

O’Donnell concluded that the difference between the “maverick” Sen. McCain that was a popular 2000 presidential candidate and took the Senate floor yesterday and the one that appeared on Hannity was the same mistake that did him in in 2004. “Get him in a Fox News studio, have him face down Sean Hannity, and he immediately looks like the guy who could do something as dangerous for America as picking Sarah Palin as a vice-presidential candidate.

The segment via MSNBC below:

Christine O'Donnell, Congress, John McCain, Last Word, Lawrence O'Donnell, msnbc, Republican, Sean Hannity, senate, Sharron Angle

Anonymous

McCain may have grovel on Limbaugh tomorrow.
Anonymous

McCain may have grovel on Limbaugh tomorrow.
nancillarypeloslinton

This guy and Tracy Morgan would be a funny act!
HowardNY

Like clockwork.
realheadline

Hell……. I would have joined O’Donnell on this one. Time to retire and get out of the way. The right needs strong leadership, not an appeaser. He reminds me of Chamberllain negotiating with the Nazi’s. Sorry John….You’re OUT!
Anonymous

Just like his Vietnam buddy John Kerry, McCain is a gigantic flip-flopper.
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http://www.constitutionallibertarian.co.cc/ DavidKramer

Hmmmmm, McAmnesty flip flopped, whodathunk!

Maybe that is why he lost the last election, do you think? McFlipFlop is all about holding office, not about what is best for the country.

He is the PERFECT EXAMPLE of a LEFTIST (aka statist) within the Republican party.

Maybe that is why many of us never voted for his sorry arse. Yeah, thanks McCain for your military service, not so much for your leftist voting record and leftist ideals. Now go into obscurity like you belong. The only reason you won your senate seat back was because Sarah Palin endorsed you. How is that for irony!?
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By the way Mediaite, one of you authors should do a story on how leftist leaning politicians NEVER retire, they just continue their crud year after year. Think, Clinton and Carter. Why don’t they ever shut up?

Heck, even Dodd knows better than to stick his big lying flap of a mouth out there now.
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Anonymous

It is time for both Larry and John to go….both have stayed too long at the party.

At least with John, he would retire as someone who has my eternal respect!

Larry however would only have my eternal contempt! If there is an eternal Hell, Larry will have a front row seat!
Anonymous

Left wing media strikes again. The Tea Party is an astro turf organization produced by the media. Specifically Rupert. John speaks the truth on the floor of the Senate but he know the power of the media and the haircut Sean so he capitulates in front of the low IQ audience as he know he must.

Truth is the critical ‘swing’ votes in our country are the ignorant. People both smart and dumb that vote based on emotion. People whom believe that that they wish to believe without informed critical thought. I would not say they are stupid because I know several in my life to be very smart.

Unfortunately they are profoundly easy to manipulate – that is what the ‘Tea Party’ is…
Jj

How many wars have you fought in?
Jj

How many wars have you fought in?
Yy

Its easy to be a tough guy in print huh
Anonymous

Ya, took a few lessons for you lefties.
Observer

O’Donnell doesn’t know the Rings story well enough to call McCain the name he earned with his back tracking with Hannity: Galadriel.
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And there for a minute I thought the old JM was back. Somewhere along the line he lost his stones…