Laura Ingraham: Obama's Appearance at Tucson Memorial Was "Campaign Rally"

[Swede]

Insufferable talk radio blowhard Laura Ingraham graced Bill O'Reilly with her appearance on tonight's Factor for a chat about President Obama's speech at last night's post-shooting memorial in Tucson, Arizona. Her thoughts? It was a shameless "campaign rally." Watch inside.

Here's the bit during which Ingraham and O'Reilly discussed Obama's speech at the memorial, during which Ingraham repeatedly belittled/questioned the President's motives and stated, "It was a campaign rally. Nobody on Fox will say that, but I'll say it."

http://tv.gawker.com/5733236/laura-ingraham-obamas-appearance-at-tuscon-memorial-was-campaign-rally

[rfranklin]

1. That's what they have settled on...

Ever notice how they test various lines and then all agree on what they think is the best one?

[Strelnikov_]

5. Exactly

The Reich propaganda bureau test markets talking points through their AM hate radio outlets. Once they have a meme that seems to have legs, it is blasted out to all propaganda outlets for use.

[The Backlash Cometh]

22. They don't want him picking up traction.

They did the same with the Wellstone funeral.

[HughBeaumont]

24. Yes. Their minions have since picked up the meme as well.

Heard it from two Repub co-workers and saw it in today's paper under a poll question.

I thought, "Wow, that didn't take long."

[emulatorloo]

2. ProSense has a good round-up of the rightwings BS "objections"

Apparently they are all reading from the same script. And is it a pretty lame ass script.

Summing up the conservative whine about the Tucson event
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x591889

Typical - making shit up, or willfulling misinterpreting things.

[patricia92243]

3. That's our girl - :crazy

:crazy:

[meegbear]

4. Like when bush was on the WTC rubble with a megaphone?

Or like "Mission Accomplished"?

[BeachBaby]

15. +1.

[Pool Hall Ace]

6. Hasn't there been plenty of discussion just on DU

whether or not the event in Tucson was a "memorial service" ?

And even if it was, who is to say that a little applause at certain moments is entirely out of line?

Some also suggested that President Obama himself seemed a little surprised by the cheering.

Can't Repubbies bring up points like this, also?

[emulatorloo]

12. DU'ers say stupid stuff all the time. However, they don't have radio shows

or publish books. So we are going to hold Laura and her ilk to a higher standard.

[texshelters]

30. Are you serious?

We don't in general make up facts and outright lie. That is a BIG difference. And we don't generally see the world from a narrow lens of hate. We come from a place of questioning. Can you give an example of a really baseless idiotic misrepresentation of reality that you saw on DU recently?

There is no comparison. You can use Maddow and Ollbermann as examples. Now, one example IS Stephanie Miller. She uses hateful rhetoric to attack the right. But she is an exception. I would have added Thom Hartmann a while back but he's really toned it down. So, where is the hate speech and illogical comment here?

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[emulatorloo]

32. I think you are misinterpreting my meaning.

The poster said that DU'er raised the same objections that Laura Ingraham made so why shouldn't she be allowed to have the same objections.

My point was meant to be that Laura Ingraham gets paid to manufacture these kinds of ridiculous objections. As part of the right wing's propaganda campaign. So she is held to a higher standard than DU'ers.

[Pool Hall Ace]

33. Well, I'm not sure anyone on DU claimed the President's motives

were to turn it into a political rally, but Laura Ingraham seems to be just tightening up her sphincter and declaring that President Obama turned it into a political rally. There's no real discussion about the college-age crowd, or the fact that the event was not billed as a memorial service, etc. But, as you said, this is what she gets paid to do.

And maybe Laura Ingraham and I did not watch the same program, but President Obama did tell everyone to be seated.

[emulatorloo]

34. Oh, yeah - she is being totally disingenuous.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

27. They could

but, of course, they won't!

[texshelters]

28. Obama was very uncomfortable with all the cheering and clapping,

it seemed evident on his face. I was uncomfortable with it as well. Why all the cheer at a memorial?

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[bushisanidiot]

7. That's it, Laura.. keep your followers ramped up with anger..

let them show their true colors when they start protesting the President as we enter election season.

show that anger, repukes. you're just making President Obama look better to those in the middle.

[frazzled]

8. Wellstone Memorial Redux

They're trying to whip this up into the same old "outrage" they had about Paul Wellsltone's memorial service. And it stuck. They won't get away with it this time.

I wish they'd think up something new. This is the kind of thing they do when they have nothing left to complain about.

[DCKit]

9. Circling the Battle-Wagons. nt

[Amerigo Vespucci]

10. As I've said before, being a cancer survivor doesn't necessarily make one a better person...

...it just makes them a cancer survivor.

If anything, Ingraham got worse after her ordeal.

[blondeatlast]

23. INDEED. My sister is battling cancer now. She's the nicest,

most reserved person one could ever hope to meet; kind to everyone.

She needs to get WELL, not better.

Thank you for recognizing this.

[TwilightGardener]

11. Sure. He couldn't just be...doing his job. Addressing the locals and the nation

after a crisis, like other Presidents have had to do in the past. What a nasty cynical pile of scum this woman is.

[emulatorloo]

13. Cynical? I'm not so sure what she actually believes.

I think these folks will say anything for a good paycheck.

[spanone]

14. oh laura, you stupid twat, he was also healing your nation.

i despise you, but not your right to be an idiot.

[Johonny]

16. Do campaign's invite people from the opposition party often?

Yeah I guess if their there to endorse them, but how about when they are openly hostile to them? No.

[global1]

20. Good Point - I Guess Kyl and McCain Are On The Campaign Trail For The Dems.....nt

[Mz Pip]

17. She should have seen my cousin's memorial

It was amazingly festive with a mariachi band and a gospel choir. He was a parish priest in multi-ethnic neighborhood where his life was celebrated as well as mourned.

People grieve in different ways and I doubt the majority of the people there at the Tucson memorial even knew any of the victims. They came because they were part of a larger community; something Laura Ingrahma does not get.

Laura Ingraham is nothing more than a partisan hack. Always was, always will be. I think she drinks vinegar to sour herself up.

[global1]

18. There It Is........nt

[Initech]

19. Ingraham is by far one of the dumbest, craziest commentators on Fux.

[dennis4868]

21. Most of the people at the memorial....

were college students....that's what college students do...they like pep rallies and cheering for something they believe in....who gives a shit about this issue....only nasty evil people who want to destroy Obama care.

[randr]

25. You are right Laura--get used to it

Every time Obama does something to make our lives better he will get the credit. He is going to kick your little republican ass so far in the next election you may just remember how bad he kicked you ass last time.

[MadMaddie]

26. So when Bush stood on that pile of rubble on 9/11 that wasn't

campaign rally? Really this is where they are going?

If President Obama didn't show up to this event what would they have said?

Did you notice they haven't said anything about the Speaker of the House Boehner not going? He attended a fund raiser......crickets.


Here is the thing, they realize that President Obama's speech was the speech that elevated him to a higher standing and that is why they are attacking him now. They have to attack him...this is only going to get worse...

[Urban Prairie]

29. If President Obama hadn't made the trip to AZ

Ingraham would have gleefully pointed out that he lacked compassion towards those who died or were wounded during Loughner's shooting rampage. "Igno-rant-ham's" vapid hatred of him is quite starkly obvious.

[texshelters]

31. Keep this between you and me and keep the Rethugs out

but I was surprised they didn't accuse Obama of having a messiah complex when he said that "Gabrielle Giffords" opened her eyes.

Besides, these asshole would piss on their own grandma if it sold a few books or got them a couple of ratings points. They don't care about people, it's a racket to them, especially people like Ingram, Hannity and Coulter.

Peace,
Tex Shelters

[Pushed To The Left]

35. Ingraham is one of the worst of the right wing talkers. I heard her compare consensual "sodomy" to

child molestation back in 2003. When the sodomy laws were overturned in Lawrence vs. Texas, she remarked "NAMBLA's happy!"

[deacon]

36. Another control freak in action. Those people can react the way they choose oh psycho one. n/t

[Taverner]

37. If that's so, was Reagan's "tear down this wall" speech a campaign rally?

I think it has more merit as a campaign rally than Tuscon

[JNelson6563]

38. Laura Ingraham: Still a nasty piece of work.

In other news, rain is wet.

Julie