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malaise

(269,054 posts)
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 05:33 PM Jul 2012

Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahah Utah’s RW goon Mike Lee takes on HBO over ‘Newsroom’ jab

take on his 14th amendment views.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/54463748-90/lee-hbo-says-bennett.html.csp
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Washington • Sen. Mike Lee reached out to an HBO executive this week after an episode of the new hit show "The Newsroom" portrayed the Utah Republican as an extremist hellbent on tossing out a constitutional amendment.

The fictional show, created by award-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, is about a crusading nightly TV newscast stepping away from "objective journalism" to call out public officials on their actions and half-truths.

In Sunday night’s episode, anchor Will McAvoy (played by Jeff Daniels) goes after several well-known figures in the tea party, starting with Lee and his 2010 race against then-Sen. Bob Bennett.

"Bob Bennett, the most conservative member of the Senate, is going to lose his primary race to a guy named Mike Lee, because Lee found room to the right of Bennett," McAvoy says.

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Bwaaaaaaaaaah hahahahah Utah’s RW goon Mike Lee takes on HBO over ‘Newsroom’ jab (Original Post) malaise Jul 2012 OP
LOL BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #1
i saw that clip...it was great. spanone Jul 2012 #2
+1 MissMarple Jul 2012 #3
The reactions to this show are going to be PRICELESS!. . . .N/T annabanana Jul 2012 #4
Now even "Newsroom" ratings in UTAH will be through the roof. ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #5
Isn't that the truth malaise Jul 2012 #6
You gotta laugh at this teapubs - they sure don't like it when their words are repeated. jillan Jul 2012 #7
Isn't that the truth malaise Jul 2012 #8

BumRushDaShow

(129,096 posts)
1. LOL
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 05:35 PM
Jul 2012

They keep forgetting that show is covering events from 2010. That era should be ripe with material.

ProgressiveEconomist

(5,818 posts)
5. Now even "Newsroom" ratings in UTAH will be through the roof.
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 06:32 PM
Jul 2012

EVERYBODY will be watching.

Mike Lee unintentionally gave Aaron Sorkin the kind of slam-bang advertising money can't buy.

jillan

(39,451 posts)
7. You gotta laugh at this teapubs - they sure don't like it when their words are repeated.
Wed Jul 11, 2012, 09:47 PM
Jul 2012

Think about Palin and Tina Fey.
Now this.

They cannot handle hearing what they said

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