Ari Fleischer Punts When Asked About Gingrich's Statement on Obama and 'Infanticide'
During some of CNN's follow up to the potentially final Republican primary debate this Wednesday night, Anderson Cooper asked former George W. Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer what he thought about Newt Gingrich's statement during the debate that "the elite media" didn't ask President Obama about a vote he took back in 2008 as a Senator that would have made "infanticide legal."
Rather than point out, as TPM noted that Gingrich's inflammatory rhetoric was dubious at best, Fleischer decided to go on an attack of the media as well, and asked if the same sort of "hardball" questions of a similar ilk were asked of the Democratic candidates back when President Obama and Hillary Clinton were embroiled in their primary race.
Sorry Ari, but Newt didn't get a "hardball" question. Here's what John King asked Gingrich that he thought was such a tough question:
KING: Let's get right back to questioning the four contenders for the Republican nomination. We take a question now from cnnpolitics.com. You can see it up on the screen here.
Since birth control is the latest hot topic, which candidate believes in birth control, and if not, why? As you can see -- it's a -- it's a very popular question in the audience, as we can see. Look, we're not going to spend a ton of time on this but it is -- please.
So apparently asking someone whether they believe women should be allowed to use birth control in the wake of Republicans attacking women's ability to afford to have access contraception is now considered "hardball."
This coming from the same man that was overpaid by the Susan G. Komen foundation for such sage advice as their recent attack on Planned Parenthood, which somehow never seems to be a topic for discussion at CNN when they're got him on there.
Why CNN thinks any of us should care what this overpaid Bush lackey and apologist who's obviously on the wrong side of women's reproductive rights if he thinks he can make a buck off of it has to say about anything that involves women's health, ever, is beyond me, but it just looks like just more of CNN's continued move to do their best to become Fox-lite.
...Fleischer's football shaped head.
Just kidding, we're not violent. That was jsut too good a line to pass up.
WWFSMD?
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WWFSMD?
newt's comment. Where the fuck was King?? He just let the tripe roll on by unchallenged. It's not like the President was on stage to defend himself. King, as moderator, should have called newt on it.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Aren't there records of the president's votes at that time and can't we see them? Let's get the facts and put this whole damn thing to bed.
As for Ari's opinion, does anyone sincerely care? Why the hell ask him anything about this, he wasn't there at the time.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Ari has all those credentials as someone close to the power in politics. A man of deep thoughts and political understanding. If not, why would he keep showing up on cable news shows?
Superficial I know, but damn. Is he sick? I am seriously asking.
Kinda reminds me of when Tony Snow began his decline.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Perhaps a sick mind leads to a sick body...
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
"There's nothing more profound than the superficial." (Oscar Wilde). Yes, he's certainly gotten uglier which I didn't think was possible. What a worthless little vuntz.
Tilly
This kind of thing is why i gave up on CNN a long time ago. They are propagandists for PNAC and the plutocrats.
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob"
-= Franklin Delano Roosevelt =-
of "George the stupid Bushs" team has to say? History will show that the 10 - 15 year period AFTER the reign of George the Stupid, that America was trying to catch up with the rest of the world and join the 21st century. That asshole was the biggest embarrassment America ever had as a leader, and all of the members of his team should still be in jail for christ sake! To hell with the Bush's and that includes JEB who will be the conservative champion along with Rubio in 2016......
Punting?
With a head that looks like a football?
LOL!
If I were a psychopath, I would join the republican party, and get in on the gravy train taking the Teabircher morons to the cleaners.
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