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Delusional Ed Schultz claims One Nation rally was same size as Glenn Beck’s rally

This was completely predictable. So we forced ourselves to watch the first ten minutes of Shultz’s MSNBC program on Monday just to see how he tried to spin the abysmal failure of Saturday’s One Nation rally.

This was completely predictable. So we forced ourselves to watch the first ten minutes of Shultz’s MSNBC program on Monday just to see how he tried to spin the abysmal failure of Saturday’s One Nation rally.

And spin he did.

Schultz: Now, conservatives want you to believe that Glenn Beck’s phony religious revival was way bigger than the One Nation rally. Well, let me take you back to the day of the Beck rally on August 28th, 2010, at 6:32 P.M., CBS.com proved Beck’s crowd was, as I said, no big shakes. “An estimated 87,000 people attended the rally organized by radio talk show host and Fox News commentator Glenn Beck Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News. The company, AirPhotosLive.com, based the attendance on aerial photos it took over the rally.” Now to be fair, NBC News put the size of Beck’s crowd at 300,000 people. So, somewhere in between all of this, 87,000, give or take 9 grand by that company, and 300,000 is reported by NBC. Pretty much, would you say that the size of the crowd is pretty much the same? I would. I was there. The people I saw, it was packed.

Step One: Ignore all photographic evidence.
Step Two: Take the lowest possible estimate of attendance at Beck’s rally.
Step Three: Take the highest possible estimate of attendance at the One Nation rally.
Step Four: Attempt to make a valid comparison out of them.

There is, indeed, something packed full here. And it’s name is Ed Schultz.

He-she used to sell adult toys. He-she is a transsexual. He-she is a conservative in San Francisco. He-he-he.

A transgender woman who used to run a sex toy company called Good Vibrations reportedly is being labeled as the “conservative” candidate in a local San Francisco race.

File this in the “You can’t make this stuff up” department. Because, well, just because we can’t figure out a more appropriate place.

FOX News has what passes as conservative news in San Francisco:

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If you think to yourself that Theresa Sparks is not as good looking as most conservative women, it's because he's a liberal man.

A transgender woman who used to run a sex toy company called Good Vibrations reportedly is being labeled as the “conservative” candidate in a local San Francisco race.

SF Weekly reports that Theresa Sparks, a candidate for a seat on the city’s Board of Supervisors, is being criticized as the insider, conservative pick.

Sparks is backed by Mayor Gavin Newsom and held a seat on the city’s Police Commission. She allegedly drifts “conservative” by opposing a hotel tax and, according to one local paper, declining to put pressure on the city’s police officers while serving on the disciplinary panel.

Theresa Sparks. He used to hang to the left, but she now leans to the right. But only in San Francisco.

Source: FOX News

A man has to have his priorities: Britain’s new Labor leader explains why he hasn’t married his child’s mother

Ed Miliband, the new leader of Britain’s Labor Party, for example, who takes time to explain why he hasn’t yet married the mother of his bastard child.

Any fool knows that the proper time to marry the mother of your child is after you save the world and get elected to office.

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Ed Miliband, too darn busy saving the world to marry his child's mother.

Take Ed Miliband, the new leader of Britain’s Labor Party, for example, who takes time to explain why he hasn’t yet married the mother of his bastard child:

“The Copenhagen environmental summit got in the way. Then there was the general election, and now the leadership election.”

Then, first thing you know, it’s fall and the leaves need raking. Then there’s Christmas. And then, of course, he needs to get the car washed. You just have to admire a man who has his priorities in order.

NOTE: You may feel that we’ve gone too far by calling the innocent child a bastard. But genetics being what they are, we figure the kid has a 50-50 chance of being as big a bastard as her father.

H/T: Andrew Bolt

Gulp: Gallup poll hints that Republicans could pick up 100 seats. Repeat, 100 seats.

Well, slap us naked (and make sure Christine O’Donnell is in the room when you do it). We don’t want to get carried away or overconfident or even crazy here, but we’re one of those three and we just don’t know which one.

Well, slap us naked (and make sure Christine O’Donnell is in the room when you do it). We don’t want to get carried away or overconfident or even crazy here, but we’re one of those three and we just don’t know which one.

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Welcome to the Pelosi Lawn, where socialism is about to be interred

The Washington Examiner has the Michael Barone’s analysis:

Late yesterday, Gallup came out with new numbers on the generic ballot question—which party’s candidates would you vote for in the election for House of Representatives? Among registered voters Gallup shows Republicans ahead by 46%-42%, about as good a score as Republicans have ever had (and about as bad a score as Democrats have ever had) since Gallup started asking the question in 1942.

However, Gallup also shows the results for two different turnout models. Under its “high turnout model” Republicans lead 53%-40%. Under its “low turnout model” Republicans lead 56%-38%.

These two numbers, if translated into popular votes in the 435 congressional districts, suggest huge gains for Republicans and a Republican House majority the likes of which we have not seen since the election cycles of 1946 or even 1928. For months, people have been asking me if this year looks like ’94. My response is that the poll numbers suggest it looks like 1994, when Republicans gained 52 seats in a House of 435 seats. Or perhaps somewhat better for Republicans and worse for Democrats. The Gallup high turnout and low turnout numbers suggest it looks like 1894, when Republicans gained more than 100 seats in a House of approximately 350 seats.

You know, of course, what manly men we are here at IHateTheMedia.com, but we’re about to start squealing like little girls with puppies.

Source: Washington Examiner

Conservative running for Alabama state treasurer admits he is a Young Boozer

No. Seriously. That’s his name. First name Young. Last name Boozer. His parents were cruel, unthinking people.

No. Seriously. That’s his name. First name Young. Last name Boozer. His parents were cruel, unthinking people.

The officlal video description says, “Young Boozer is a conservative Republican running for Alabama State Treasurer. Young Boozer has an undergraduate degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business. Young Boozer has 34 years of private sector experience managing billions of dollars in investments. Most recently served as Deputy State Finance Director for Governor Bob Riley. Young Boozer. Funny name, serious leadership.”

(We’d also vote for the hot blonde at the :17 mark of the clip. Especially if her real name was Hot Blonde.)

H/T: Andrew Bolt

Christine O’Donnell finally defines herself in new TV commercial, says “I’m you”

Christine O’Donnell is fighting back with a very nice commercial that attempts to retake the high ground.

One of the oldest rules in politics says, “Never allow yourself to be defined by your opponent.”

Unfortunately, Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell forgot that rule and allowed her opponent to spread the message that “She’s crazy. She’s a witch. She’s unstable.”

So now O’Donnell is fighting back with a very nice commercial that attempts to retake the high ground.

HotAir.com says, “…the goal is to humanize her as quickly and powerfully as possible. Not a syllable is breathed here about policy, party affiliation, or conservatism; it’s a straightforward “everyman versus the establishment” appeal which, thanks to O’Donnell’s poise and the direct, soft-spoken conversational appeal to the camera, ends up being quite arresting.

Nice delivery, too. Especially the last line.

We would like Christine O’Donnell to be our Senator. The Editor adds that he would also like to have her rub Crisco all over his body. The Administrator notes that he wants nothing to do with either the Crisco nor another restraining order on the Editor.

H/T: HotAir.com

91% of blacks still love them some Obama, 67% of whites don’t. The whites, of course, are racist.

Barack Obama’s now under water more than the Little Mermaid. People are turning away from him like he cut one in the elevator. He’s about as popular as a venereal disease.

Barack Obama’s now under water more than the Little Mermaid. People are turning away from him like he cut one in the elevator. He’s about as popular as a venereal disease.

OK, enough is enough. Let’s get on with the details of Gallup’s latest poll:

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President Obama ponders America's virulent racism

With his public approval solidly below 50% in September, it follows that less than a majority in most key demographic subgroups approve of the job the president is doing. His staunchest supporters remain blacks (91%), self-identified Democrats (79%), and self-identified liberals (75%).

Several other groups, all tending to be Democratic in their political orientation, give Obama approval ratings just above the majority level. These include young adults, Hispanics, Eastern region residents, political moderates, those who are unmarried, those with a postgraduate education, and those in the lowest income bracket.

Check out the chart. Only 36% of whites are still buying this guy’s snake oil, compared to 91% of blacks.

Continue reading “91% of blacks still love them some Obama, 67% of whites don’t. The whites, of course, are racist.”

57% of Americans join us in saying, “I hate the media.”

For the fourth straight year, the majority of Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly.

Now if we could just get 57% of Americans to say, “I hate the media dot com,” life would be good. We’d have more hits than Drudge and more prestige than…well…we’d still be conservative so we wouldn’t have any prestige at all.

But that’s beside the point. Gallup.com has the details of the media-hating American people:

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If you really hate the media (and love IHTM), you'd click the image and buy a T-shirt.

For the fourth straight year, the majority of Americans say they have little or no trust in the mass media to report the news fully, accurately, and fairly. The 57% now saying this is a record high by one percentage point.The 43% of Americans who, in Gallup’s annual Governance poll, conducted Sept. 13-16, 2010, express a great deal or fair amount of trust ties the record low, and is far worse than three prior Gallup readings on this measure from the 1970s.

Trust in the media is now slightly higher than the record-low trust in the legislative branch but lower than trust in the executive and judicial branches of government, even though trust in all three branches is down sharply this year. These findings also further confirm a separate Gallup poll that found little confidence in newspapers and television specifically.

Nearly half of Americans (48%) say the media are too liberal, tying the high end of the narrow 44% to 48% range recorded over the past decade. One-third say the media are just about right while 15% say they are too conservative.

15% say the media is too conservative? Probably pretty close to the percentage of Americans who are clinically insane.

Source: Gallup.com

Signs of the apocalypse: Feds force New York City to spend $27,000,000 to change street signs from all-caps

Federal copy editors are demanding the city change its 250,900 street signs — such as these for Perry Avenue in The Bronx — from the all-caps style used for more than a century to ones that capitalize only the first letters.

Was anyone paying attention? Did you happen to note the exact moment when democracy was replaced by bureaucracy in the United States?

The New York Post has the latest example of federal bureaucrats forcing taxpayers to piss away their money:

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WARNING: IT'S UNSAFE TO READ THIS CAPTION BECAUSE IT'S IN ALL-CAPS

Federal copy editors are demanding the city change its 250,900 street signs — such as these for Perry Avenue in The Bronx — from the all-caps style used for more than a century to ones that capitalize only the first letters.

Changing BROADWAY to Broadway will save lives, the Federal Highway Administration contends in its updated Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, citing improved readability.

At $110 per sign, it will also cost the state $27.6 million, city officials said.

…The new regulations also require a change in font from the standard highway typeface to Clearview, which was specially developed for this purpose.

As a result, even numbered street signs will have to be replaced.

…The Highway Administration acknowledged that New York and other states “opposed the change, and suggested that the use of all upper-case letters remain an option,” noting that “while the mixed-case words might be easier to read, the amount of improvement in legibility did not justify the cost.”

Damn the expense. The letter of the law must be followed. But only if it’s upper and lower case.

Source: New York Post

If Bush Had Said It, Part CXXVI: Obama can’t pronounce the name of the Democrat candidate he’s endorsing

Problem with a Teleprompter is that it can show you the words, but it can’t tell you how to pronounce them. Wonder if Diane Denish was ever a “corpseman.”

Problem with a Teleprompter is that it can show you the words, but it can’t tell you how to pronounce them. Wonder if Diane Denish was ever a “corpseman.”

Rahm Emanuel greets the people of Chicago. Whether they want to be greeted or not.

Poor Rahm. The little guy (5’ 4” in his booster shoes) went to a train station in Chicago on Monday morning, stood tall and proud and greeted the voters of Chicago as they went off to do something he’s never done – an honest day’s work.

Poor Rahm. The little guy (5’ 4” in his booster shoes) went to a train station in Chicago on Monday morning, stood tall and proud and greeted the voters of Chicago as they went off to do something he’s never done – an honest day’s work.

The voters showed about as much enthusiasm as you’d expect them to show for the little thug behind the Thug in Chief.

Obama says combat is over in Iraq. One of our readers in Iraq begs to differ.

We got this email from one of our readers in Iraq. He’s still there and he’s still fighting the bad guys, no matter what President Obama says.

No humor here. Nary a laugh. We got this email from one of our readers in Iraq. He’s still there and he’s still fighting the bad guys, no matter what the President says:

What about the Combat units that Obama forgot out here? I say this not thirty minutes after returning from a mission into the red zone in Baghdad.

Last time I checked (let me look at the patch on my shoulder again), I belong to an Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and still roll outside the wire on missions almost every day, with on average three firearms (an M4 rifle, M9 pistol, and M240/M249 machine gun depending on the mission) in full body armor, in the turret of an MRAP, with over one thousand rounds of ammunition within easy reach.

If all the combat units/troops are out of Iraq, can we come home now? Were we forgotten?

I must withhold my name as per the law regarding soldiers speaking of such topics, but feel free to research a unit I can not confirm nor deny I belong to, but is also one of these forgotten units: the 256th IBCT national guard unit from Louisiana. If the war is over and we combat units are no longer needed/no longer here, why do I see Baghdad when I step outside my CHU? Why can’t I turn in my weapons and see my family again?

Greta Van Susteren tells Gloria Allred she’s “almost delusional.” Almost?

Is Gloria Allred a camera whore? Most assuredly. Is Gloria Allred a leftist hack who’s trying to destroy Meg Whitman’s campaign with some trumped up charges? Most definitely. Is Gloria Allred one of the most annoying people in America. Yes.

It doesn’t take a Magic 8-Ball to answer the following questions:

Is Gloria Allred a camera whore? Most assuredly. Is Gloria Allred a leftist hack who’s trying to destroy Meg Whitman’s campaign with some trumped up charges? Most definitely. Is Gloria Allred one of the most annoying people in America. Yes. And finally, did Greta Van Susteren make a fool of Gloria Allred on Friday night? Friggin’ A, Ray.

The interview just didn’t go the way Allred expected. Watch the way her smile slowly disappears as the interview progresses. But the highlight is when Greta looks her in the face and says, “Gloria, this is almost delusional.”

Why so understated, Greta?

Top ten unbelievable things Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes

What does Ahmadinejad believe? IHateTheMedia.com’s editor sat down for an in-depth interview with the Iranian leader and this is what he told us:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad recently gave a speech outlining his firm decision to govern his nation by guidance from a collection of mistruths, lies, distortions and urban legends. Fortunately, he gave this speech at the United Nations where they’ve been doing that for years.

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - bon vivant, anecdotalist, gourmet chef, murderous wacko

But what else does Ahmadinejad believe? IHateTheMedia.com’s editor sat down for an in-depth interview with the Iranian leader and this is what he told us:

10. Islam specifically bans trick-or-treating because of shards of glass and razor blades have been implanted in candy by evil people, who are probaby Jewish.

9. While parking with his girlfriend, Ahmadinejad heard the news that a political prisoner who had a hook for a hand escaped from a nearby re-education facility. He immediately left the area and when he got home, he found a hook lodged in the car’s door handle!

8. Captain Kangaroo was a trained Marine sniper. He was also probably Jewish.

7. A Nigerian prince has $2 million that he wants Ahmadinejad to hold onto. Damn sanctions make it impossible for him to claim his cash.

6. Barack Obama was born in the United States

Continue reading “Top ten unbelievable things Mahmoud Ahmadinejad believes”

Loretta Sanchez strikes again, promises lame duck vote on amnesty

Loretta Sanchez, one of the House’s sinister Sanchez sisters, strikes again, this time promising a lame duck vote on amnesty if the Democrats lose in November.

Loretta Sanchez, one of the House’s sinister Sanchez sisters, made the news last week with a racist rant – in Spanish – against Vietnamese-Americans and Republicans.

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Loretta Sanchez' motto: Open mouth, insert foot

This week she’s hopped into a new vat of hot water with this gem:

“The problem is this, and I am going to lay it in front of the Latino community: If we do not win, in November, there will be no vote for a reform until another 10 or 20 years. If we win, we will have a voting in November or December. I do not know if we’ll pass the law but we will take a vote. But if we do not win, we are going to have to wait another 10 to 20 years because what is happening in this country is very anti-immigration.”

Two words: Incapacitado pato (If our schoolyard Spanish hasn’t failed us, that means “lame duck” in Spanish. But the odds are 50-50 that is means “Your mother is a whore.”)

H/T: PoliPundit.com

Al Gore hates Florida: Tampa heckler hollers, “You are a fraud! Global warming is a hoax!”

Florida continues to be unkind of Albert Gore, Jr. The former next President of the United States made a campaign appearance for Florida Senate candidate Kendrick Meek in Tampa on Thursday, but it didn’t go well.

Florida continues to be unkind of Albert Gore, Jr. The former next President of the United States made a campaign appearance for Florida Senate candidate Kendrick Meek in Tampa on Thursday, but it didn’t go well.

When the Gore started blathering on about global warming, one Florida resident couldn’t take it anymore. He began screaming, “You’re a fraud. Global warming is a hoax.”

The other interesting thing about Gore’s speech is that he never mentioned the words “Barack Obama.” Not in this short clip, not in the entire speech.

Our theory? Gore saw a poll in the paper that said, “Obama under water in Florida” and thought to himself, “See, I told you. global warming is causing the sea levels to rise.”

How we long for the good ol’ days (and when we say “good ol’ days” we mean April, 1980)

This cover of National Lampoon from April, 1980 may be politically incorrect today, but damn, it sure seems emotionally correct.

This cover of National Lampoon from April, 1980 may be politically incorrect today, but damn, it sure seems emotionally correct.

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Big, fat Ed Schultz lays a big, fat egg at One Nation

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz went on the air after Glenn Beck’s 8/28 rally and said that if he held a rally, he could draw more than 300,000 people. Didn’t quite turn out that way.

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz went on the air after Glenn Beck’s 8/28 rally and said that if he held a rally, he could draw more than 300,000 people. Didn’t quite turn out that way. Not even close, even with the support of every left wing-union-environmentalist wacko organization in the country.

Sorry, Ed. You tried to make it sound like this was your rally, but One Nation’s socialist and communist organizers refused to give you anything but the opening slot.

It’s not seen on this clip, but one of the idiot lefties who introduced Schultz said (and this is verbatim), “We want a clean environment, so our children will never have to report to drinking water, breathing air and staying healthy.”

Four notes on Ed’s dismal screaming.

  • The crowd seems small compared to Beck’s, but that doesn’t factor in all the dead voters ACORN bussed in.
  • Early in his screed, Ed had a 70s flashback and actually screamed, “Power to the people.”
  • We think we heard a couple crickets chirping after Ed screamed, “Do you love America?”
  • He may call Chris Christie “a fat slob,” but it’s been a while since Ed shopped for suits anywhere but the portly department.

Awwwww: The cutest political commercial ever!

Louis Pate is a conservative running for the North Carolina State Senate. We’re not sure if his commercial is just cute as hell or a brilliant parody of typical political commercials. Or maybe both.

Louis Pate is a conservative running for the North Carolina State Senate. We’re not sure if his commercial is just cute as hell or a brilliant parody of typical political commercials. Or maybe both.

Watch it all the way through just for the last line.

H/T: Bluegrass Pundit

Preview: Rush Limbaugh guest stars on Family Guy this Sunday night

Family Guy is rude, crude, and generally hilarious. It’s the kind of show that makes you laugh out loud one minute and say, “Oh, my god. Did they really say that?” the next. And Sunday’s episode stars Rush Limbaugh.

Family Guy is rude, crude, and generally hilarious. It’s the kind of show that makes you laugh out loud one minute and say, “Oh, my god. Did they really say that?” the next. And Sunday’s episode stars Rush Limbaugh.

Here’s a two-minute preview that includes an interview with Rush and series creator Seth McFarlane.

And by the way, who could disagree with the theory that Nancy Pelosi is a monster who’s addicted to crack?

Arianna Huffington ‘fesses up, tells middle class to “face up to the fact that the president is not that much into them”

Arianna Huffington, who is increasingly looking and sounding like Zsa Zsa Gabor, showed up on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow, who is increasingly looking and sounding like Ronald Reagan, Jr.

Arianna Huffington, who is increasingly looking and sounding like Zsa Zsa Gabor, showed up on MSNBC with Rachel Maddow, who is increasingly looking and sounding like Ronald Reagan, Jr.

The octogenarian operator of the Huffington Post (what’s that, she’s not 80?) said:

“Maybe progressives and the middle class need to sort of face up to the fact that the president is not that much into them, that he would rather hang out with Larry Summers, or flirt with Olympia Snowe, or play wargames late into the night with General Petraeus.”

Barack Obama flirting with Olympia Snowe? It’s an odd image, but considering who he’s married to, a completely understandable one.

Rick Sanchez fired by the evil Jewish media overlords at CNN

Adios, amigo. You were usually good for at least one “stupid anchorman” story each week. So let’s bid Rick a fond farewell by taking a look back at three of Rick’s most embarrassing comments.

If you hear of any television stations or cable news networks that are looking for an ignoramus anchor, please let Rick Sanchez know.

CNN just released this statement:

“Rick Sanchez is no longer with the company. We thank Rick for his years of service and we wish him well.“

This, of course, comes just hours after the public became aware of Sanchez’ satellite radio interview with CNN contributor Pete Dominick in which the now-former anchor said:

“I’m telling you that everybody who runs CNN is a lot like (Jon) Stewart, and a lot of people who run all the other networks are a lot like Stewart, and to imply that somehow they, the people in this country who are Jewish, are an oppressed minority? Yeah.”

We ended our previous Rick Sanchez story by asking the question, “How long until Sanchez is fired?” The answer, it turns out, was about four hours.

Adios, amigo. You were usually good for at least one “stupid anchorman” story each week. So let’s bid Rick a fond farewell by taking a look back at three of Rick’s most embarrassing comments.

This is for you, Rick.

Alan Grayson hates children and seniors, but loves him some Satan

Turnabout is fair play, especially in politics. So Townhall.com put together this brilliant parody of Grayson’s commercial.

Alan Grayson, the leading lunatic in Congress, made a campaign commercial in which he took his opponent Dan Webster’s words completely out of context. It was such a blatant lie that even MSNBC objected.

Grayson’s response? Refuse to back down. Continue running the commercial even though the opponent’s clear meaning was the exact opposite of what the commercial said it was.

But turnabout is fair play, especially in politics. So Townhall.com put together this brilliant parody of Grayson’s commercial.

Source: TownHall.com

Rick Sanchez becomes the Mel Gibson of cable news, says CNN is part of a national Jewish media cabal

The CNN moron went off on Jon Stewart and his Jewish bosses on Pete Dominick’s satellite radio show yesterday. He got things rolling by calling Stewart “a bigot” and it went downhill from there.

The stupidest man in news has gone beyond mere stupidity to career suicide. He’s now become the Mel Gibson of cable news.

The CNN moron went off on Jon Stewart and his Jewish bosses on Pete Dominick’s satellite radio show yesterday. He got things rolling by calling Stewart “a bigot” and it went downhill from there.

Dominick: How is he a bigot?
Sanchez: I think he looks at the world through, his mom, who was a school teacher, and his dad, who was a physicist or something like that. Great, I’m so happy that he grew up in a suburban middle class New Jersey home with everything you could ever imagine.
Dominick: What group is he bigoted towards?
Sanchez: Everybody else who’s not like him. Look at his show, I mean, what does he surround himself with? … I’m telling you that everybody who runs CNN is a lot like Stewart, and a lot of people who run all the other networks are a lot like Stewart, and to imply that somehow they, the people in this country who are Jewish, are an oppressed minority? Yeah.

Two questions:

  1. How long until Sanchez is fired?
  2. How long until some liberal media maven calls Sanchez a “conservative bigot?”

UPDATE: The answer to question #2, it turns out, was just four hours. Go to Rick Sanchez fired by the evil Jewish media overlords at CNN

Source: Mediaite

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