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Prof. Michael Eric Dyson: GOP’s Strategy Is ‘Blindfolding Americans, Putting A Gun To The President’s Head’

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Al Sharpton continues to increase his presence on MSNBC, and last night, filling in as guest host for the The Ed Show, he moderated a discussion between three liberal commentators (Michael Eric Dyson, Bill Press and Laura Flanders) who took turns bashing the Tea Party and expressing disappointment with the debt deal. Sharpton kicked off the conversation wondering whether all future votes on raising the debt ceiling will be held hostage by the political opposition, like it was this time? The guests unanimously responded yes, as long as a Democrat is President.

Dyson provided some of the most fiery rhetoric, suggesting about the Republican party as a whole:

“Once having been successful at blindfolding the American public, putting a gun to the President’s head, forcing him to sign into law this extraordinary act of unpatriotic and irrational frenzy – I think they are now emboldened, they will now take this as a blueprint.”

And focusing more specifically on the Tea Party, Dyson later described them as a “narcissistic group of people who are incapable of acknowledging the greater good.”

Flanders expressed “moral outrage” over the fact that the Tea Party made everyone believe the false idea that government spending is what is holding back this economy, when in fact “intensive care” is needed by government to fix problems and to prevent the most vulnerable in America from continuing to be hurt. And batting cleanup in the “rain on Obama’s parade” lineup, Press suggested about President Obama’s compromise “this is a horrible deal, it’s a bad deal, it’s an amoral deal for the American people.”

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  • Anonymous

    Fact: Demarodents are anti-American calling for a gun to be put on Presidents head. They just want obama to fail because he is black!

  • Exgoper

    I don’t disagree with the essence of his point, but Dyson is a terrible messenger for it. He’s the left’s Glenn Beck — a blathering, self-important ideologue who adds more heat than light to the debate.

  • Anonymous

    The left is completely unhinged.  There has been more “violent rhetoric” in the last couple weeks than the last decade.  These lefties whether they be in politics or the media, need some serious help.  

  • South Park Conservatives

    They be just sayin’ this because Obama is black.They don’t want the hands of a black man to sign this deal.

  • Anonymous

    To Mr. Michael Eric Dyson,

    Let me make sure I am understanding what you are saying. You are saying it is unpatriotic to demand that a country be fiscally responsible. So you are saying it is patriotic to be careless with your money. I hope you’re not speaking for the black community otherwise you are perpetuating quite a negative stereotype of the black community when you are really speaking for yourself.

  • Michelle

    HAHA, now that is what I call a fair and balanced panel.  Hey Matty, when will you have Al’s promo up on your site?  You know, standing in front of a dam or something. 

  • Anonymous

    “… putting a gun to the President’s head,”

    Racism! this kind of talk led to the Tucson shooting.

    Al, why did you bring in MED to spew his racism? That’s right, you are a racist, too!

    You have to love the libs. We are $14.5 trillion in debt and still that isn’t enough for these reckless libs.

    I love what Joe Biden said: “They won’t let us spend any money.”

    Really? $14.5 trillion isn’t “any money?”

    LMAO

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    Dyson is a hateful racist, Why should anyone care what he says? 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Dronetek-Bulk-Vanderhuge/100000918732763 Dronetek Bulk Vanderhuge

    He’s actually half white, but these racists dismiss that fact because its inconvenient for their race baiting.

  • Anonymous

    The violence from the left is truly alarming….they need to put a sock in it or something.  This vile behavior by lefty loons is getting out of control.  Watch for Obama and his media suck-ups start blaming this rhetoric on the right.  Typical.

    COMCAST really needs to tell their folks to stop threatening the President in this way; it is disgraceful stuff.

  • john hahn

    only ones blind folded are those who cant see the safe is empty.the dollar is worthless thats why it cost more for every thing ask a person who has to feed their  families or a person whjos unemployed

  • Anonymous

    biden, lol, the man that charges the secret service 2200 a month the rent the cottage on his property to protect his family

  • Anonymous

    Not surprised liberals are incapable of understanding why so many of their own kind were booted out of office last November and replaced with people who promised to make reign in out of control Government and hold them accountable!!

  • Republicans are Liars

    Do you just spit anything out just to see your name appear up here. Your insipid ramblings are ludicrous.

  • Anonymous

    Wow! How long before they start calling for the arrest of a the Tea Partiers? Dissent must be silenced! I knew these folks would get worse but they are even surprising me. You’d think they would want to at least appear to be reasoning.
    When you assemble a team like this, you can expect a full court press of vitriol. It’s just what they do individually.
    Do you see the kind of irrational behavior embodied within their philosophy? Do you really want to follow folks who don’t think things all the way through and throw these tantrums about their opposition?

  • Republicans are Liars

    The only help we need is for you to go over and sit in your corner until you have something constructive to add to the conversation.

  • Republicans are Liars

    YOU can rest assured the same booting is going to take place in 2012. It will create the largest group of one term Congressmen in our history. Send the TeaTards back home!

  • Anonymous

    Do you just spit anything out just to see your name appear up here. Your insipid ramblings are ludicrous

  • Republicans are Liars

    Would you rather have the Secret Serivce pay $6k to stay in hotel rooms down the road? What an idiot you are. Aother great example of the myopic thinking on the right.

  • Anonymous

    No, child! That happened in 11/2010!

  • Anonymous

    Man why do liberals like to give so much credit to the GOP? What does it say about the president when he is letting the opposing party throw him around like a hackey sack? 

  • Anonymous

    No, I’d rather Joe allow the people who put their lives on the line for this pompous, arrogant dullard live there for free.

  • Republicans are Liars

    You get an A+ in creativity. I see why you conservatives are so good at keeping the same talking points going. All you can do is repeat things.

  • Republicans are Liars

    You are so funny!!! You have CRS. “You Cant Remember S#$t” You certainly can’t remember when TeaHags were going to town meetings and shouting down everyone during the heathcare debate, can you? You can’t remember when TeaIdiots were protesting on April 14th two years ago about taxes when they have the lowest tax rates in years. The TeaTurds are the ones who have set the tone for the debate. I am pushing back because their lies are not going to prevail. Idiots are not suppose to be leaders.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NK5INRFELITZ3TS337HINC3VMM Adam

    “Go over and sit in your corner” is constructive?

  • Republicans are Liars

    You’re retarded. What happened in 2010? A bunch of idiots were elected by idiots and they are going to be shown the door in 2012. i.e. the largest group of one term Congresmen in our history. The country is going to go oops we made a big mistake not going to the polls and letting cavemen become elected public officials.

  • Republicans are Liars

    Well let’s take over your property and let the government use it for free and see how loud you would be howling. Man, how stupid can you get?

  • Anonymous

    Try not posting your redundant and tortuous lib TPs. They are all the same.

    You can save everyone time by just posting “See Lib TPs” and we will know what you mean.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NK5INRFELITZ3TS337HINC3VMM Adam

    Right. Because the electorate is just clamoring to return the likes of Alan Grayson and Phil “I don’t worry about the Constitution” Hare to office. And who doesn’t want Nancy Pelosi put back in charge after the bang up job she did for 4 years?

    Oh, and let’s not forget that redistricting that the GOP is mostly in charge of. I’m sure they’ll map out the districts to the advantage of the opposing party.

  • SNAPTIE

    Chris Matthews Trashes Gabrielle Giffords’ return by trying to connect the Tea Party and ‘Violent Levels of the Right-Wing’ with Jared Lee Loughner, the Tucson monster.  She was shot by a violent act, of course a person using a gun,we saw a lot of that during the Tea Party demonstrations,Matthews said.You bet Chris,people shot dead everywhere at Tea Party Rallies.

    “MSNBC the Place for Violent Language”

  • Anonymous

    Take over my property? Really? That’s what the SS agents are doing?

    Why not make Joe stay at the SS agents house! I’m sure he wouldn’t charge Joe!

    LOL

    I love seeing a liberal microcephalic try to say something intelligent!

  • Republicans are Liars

    Another great example of only seeing what you want to see by a conservative.

  • Anonymous

    What happened in 2010? A bunch of idiots were elected by idiots and they are going to be shown the door in 2012″

    LOL

    I think you meant to post “2008″!

    hahaha

  • ImNotBlue

    Man, I just can’t understand why the far-left doesn’t do better in these elections!  I mean, look at the respect they have for people who disagree with them, or who might be on the fence.  If someone said “Either you agree with me, and vote my way, or your an idiot” I sure would be motivated to support them!

    Keep it up, RaL!  The right will thank you later.

  • Anonymous

    Oops, hit the liked button, my bad…however I do agree there will be more booting taking place in the next elections…..the GOP will take back the Senate and the WH while retaining the house!!!

    Have you looked at boy blunders polls lately?..ouch!!

  • Republicans are Liars

    Oh yes, lets send people to congress who are going to take away YOUR Social Security and Medicare. Let’s send people to congress that will to make it harder for people to go to college. Let’s send people to congress that won’t vote for infrastructure spending. Let’s spend people to congress that won’t vote to raise taxes on the weathy. Let’s send people to congress that won’t vote for universal healthcare It better to see these people die isn’t it? What is wrong with you. You are the one who will be first in line for unemployment and protection from losing your house in case of a catastropic illness. You don’t even know who your friends are, that how slow you are.

  • Michelle

    You’re projecting again.

  • Anonymous

    Obama couldn’t even pass a budget plan when the Dems controlled all three branches…..speaks volumes about lack of leadership in our failed community organizer!.

  • Republicans are Liars

    You’re the people with no plan and by the way… Just tell me how the national debt is effecting your life? You are clueless, with every post it proves it more and more.

  • Anonymous

    You’ve given the folks here a lot of ammunition if you want to trade barbs about rallies and the behavior of their respective participants. I remember them all. No CRS here.
    That is a diversion from what we’re talking about, which is the the ridiculous characterizations leveled against the GOP.

  • Anonymous

    Lemmings like RaL will be going into hibernation after the 2012 elections only to resurface with a different user name and start re-peating their talking points once again. I dare anyone to try to decipher the difference between one liberal from another liberal!

  • Anonymous

    BTW, when your mom starts charging you rent for living in her basement, then Joe can start charging the SS agents.

  • Anonymous

    LOL

    Really? No plan?

    The repubs proposed two plans for consideration and the Dems? Zero- don’t say the Reid plan because he refused to allow the Dem controlled Senate vote on HIS bill!

    And Barry? He just sat there and as proposals were made said” That’s not what I want.”

    As the SOTH said” Put something on the table!!!!”

    You are the one clueless and lonely in Libland!

  • Anonymous

    I’d be happy if it was “couldn’t even”. But the truth is obviously “didn’t want to”, which is far more telling.

  • realheadline

    Liberals believe if they drudge up mental images of repubicans committing terrorist acts they can change public opinion. They play childish word association games of a repetitive nature, because statistically, studies say those methods work on groups(mobs). What they don’t get is that it’s only effective if people don’t realize your doing it (or libs). Fortunately it has become ineffective for the vast majority of people, it is unpalatable fantasy based libspeak. Despicable lies, despicable people. Shame.

  • Lou_sarah

    If you’ve ever read Stonepark3′s posts, you know that she can get a lot stupider.

  • Anonymous

    MSNBC stands for ”Make Sh*t Nauseously, Boringly Commonplace”

  • Anonymous

    An act of appalling cowardice.  Typical of the conscripted Republican mind.  As long as we empower the minority to block the will of the majority, we will make no progress.  And spin ever-downward into the GOP filth.  These are dogma-drunk people – who are intellectually & emotionally disfigured.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    You would think with the return of Giffords the Left would remember all those claims for civility they made (after they blamed Republicans for attempted murder) just because of a stupid map that Democrats use too. 

    Now they are calling Republicans terrorists, claiming they want to strap bombs on, shoot the president, etc.

    http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/liberal-hate-speech/

    http://www.bernardgoldberg.com/oreilly-weekdays-with-bernie-are-the-liberal-media-extorting-conservatives/

    Amazing. It looks like they are right back to where they were when Bush was president.

  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLaLsNkaEq8 Unicon

    B+

    I would have giving it an “A” but he forgot to call everybody a racist.

  • http://www.sarainitalyblog.blogspot.com/ sarainitaly

    I just saw this great rant:

    To Hell With You Peoplehttp://www.nationalreview.com/corner/273444/hell-you-people-jonah-goldberg

  • Anonymous

    We are in serious trouble. The rhetoric is getting worse and worse from the left. Since the race card is no longer working they have to ramp up the hate speech and the new thing is “terrorist” and “hostage takers.” When we have the Vice President of the United States calling American citizens terrorists for not wanting to add $2.1 trillion to our national debt, but won’t call people who flew planes into our buildings terrorists, we have just crossed into no-mans land. It is going downhill fast.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    WOW! Insanity Gone Wild…  Oximoron far left libs talking about good governance…  Why doesn’t MSNBC balance their shows with opposing views?  Do you guys really get off on the same old socialist hacks spewing the same old rhetoric? I think that their command of the language really gets you guys off, makes it seem as if they have insight into the matters of which they are discussing…  These guys are wordsmiths, they have mastered little more than their command of the language, and suffer greatly from their lack of understanding of just about anything else. 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    “The drawdown of Social Security and HI trust fund reserves and the general revenue transfers into SMI will result in mounting pressure on the Federal budget. In fact, pressure is already evident. For the sixth consecutive year, a “Medicare funding warning” is being triggered, signaling that projected non-dedicated sources of revenues — primarily general revenues — will soon account for more than 45 percent of Medicare’s outlays. That threshold was in fact breached for the first time in fiscal 2010. A Presidential proposal is required by law in response to the latest warning..

    Conclusion

    Projected long-run program costs for both Medicare and Social Security are not sustainable under currently scheduled financing, and will require legislative corrections if disruptive consequences for beneficiaries and taxpayers are to be avoided.

    The financial challenges facing Social Security and Medicare should be addressed soon. If action is taken sooner rather than later, more options and more time will be available to phase in changes so that those affected can adequately prepare.”

    Source; http://www.ssa.gov/oact/trsum/index.html 

  • Anonymous

    Both sides, Left and Right, sicken me. When are we going to get together to really solve problems and then figure out how to pay for it.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    It is not going to happen if you keep sending the same politicans back to DC…  They have an expectation of this is how DC works, it has always been this way..  If you support true reform in Washington you are going to have to clean the slate…  Nothing will happen before than, look at the last year, to listen to the politicians they are making progress, we know this not to be true, so why send back those who have such limited expectations of themselves and the body of government which the serve?

  • Holistic

    Another freak show brought to you by MSNBC.

  • Anonymous

    I agree with you completely. It is time for a house cleaning.

  • Anonymous

    I guess this eggplant didn’t get teh memo regarding the change in tone . . . . .

  • Anonymous

    Since apparently draining the swamp didn’t pan out.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=701491190 Donald P. Trudel

    MSNBC doesn’t show opposing views?  Joe Scarborough has a three hour show.  Dylan Ratigan speaks his mind, and he is no leftie.  Perennial racist Pat Buchanan get to spew his goo on several of the programs.  And Chris Mathews mixes it up with conservatives everyday. 
    I understand how you could be confused though.  After watching Fox trash Obama for any reason at all, from his choice of mustard to taking credit for the killing of Bin Laden, you then turn to MSNBC expecting to hear them praise his dirty underpants, only to find them bashing him as well.  Except it’s for legitamite and serious reasons.  Not his birth certificate, supposed Muslim faith, dreamed up radical socialism, and imaginary tax increases.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=701491190 Donald P. Trudel

    “narcissistic group of people who are incapable of acknowledging the greater good.”

    Is that the inflamed rhetoric that has so many worked up?  It sounds pretty tame to me.  Not to mention that it’s absolutely true.  Besides, show me any clip of Palin on with Greta or Hannity and I will show you several comments that are rhetorical.

  • http://impossibledreamsmedia.com Chris Jones

    I didn’t watch the whole segment, but please tell me Dyson accused at least one person of racism. If not, he’s slipping.

  • http://impossibledreamsmedia.com Chris Jones

    I didn’t watch the whole segment, but please tell me Dyson accused at least one person of racism. If not, he’s slipping.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    I hold to my original question, why do they not balance their programing with opposing views..  I actually watch MSNBC and know that other than the Starbucks morning show, when those with opposing views are invited to contribute to stories on the  MSNBC hosts rarely allow their guests  to speak freely as they did here when the guests are composed of their liberal heros.  Those with opposing view points and not encouraged to contribute their thoughts and views, rather they are yelled at, and feverishly directed to answer an extremely regimented set of questions only designed to stroke the ego of the host and make the guest look foolish..  When things don’t go as the hosts had invisioned the should  the host will often meltdown frothy mouthed zealot and no beneficial dialogue takes place…   I am sure that you haven’t noticed this as it is clear from your response that you are a fan.

  • fanofgrendel

    My problem was trying to pick out who of the bunch was the most pompous ass, but the edge goes to perennial favorite, Professor “Bigwords” Dyson. I’m not sure the affirmative action scholar could spell “cat” if you spotted him the first two letters.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    Can’t wait to read your nonsense remarks after the 2012 elections..

  • http://twitter.com/cek100248 charles kirtley

    He said “gun.” Excuse me while I get some smelling salts. I think I have the vapors.

  • Anonymous

    I agree.  I don’t care what he says or any other extreme left-wing liberal on the planet has to say.  They just don’t get it.  They are correct in beliefs and those from the right of them, although still on the left are all idiots and morons.  We are very lucky that only 21% our population consists of these folks.

  • Anonymous

    So you are going to skip the remainder of the conversation.  Your posts are very far out there and don’t make sense other than for someone on the very far left to read.

  • Anonymous

    We all know there were really four stooges…and here they are!

    Somebody should just water these four; there’s no shortage of shi …fertilizer…on this TV set.

    Stuck on stupid!

    Sharpton’s questions come as if he does not hear (or understand) the comments from these three stooges.

    Dyson is so in love with himself and his diction,  He has a lot of words, but he says nothing.

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