Joe Scarborough, in an attempt to continue the meme that Obama broke the law re: Sestak,

compared it to what HE (and Mika) say would've happened if BUSH had told "a Republican who was running for office" that he'd give him a job in charge of thousands of Americans' lives if he wouldn't run for office. They claimed Bush would've had impeachment hearings in a SECOND.

First of all, that's BULL. Bush did SEVERAL things worthy of impeachment and never got in ANY trouble for it. Secondly, it's not as if Sestak is just some unqualified person who would be getting the job he was supposedly offered, Secretary of the Navy:

"A member of the United States Navy for over 30 years, Sestak is a retired two-star Rear Admiral and the highest-ranking former military officer currently serving in Congress.<3> During his career in the Navy, he led a series of operational commands, including commanding the USS George Washington aircraft carrier battle group in Afghanistan and Iraq. He served as Director for Defense Policy on the National Security Council under President Bill Clinton and, following the September 11 attacks, was selected to serve as the first Director of "Deep Blue," the Navy's anti-terrorism unit. Though he achieved the rank of Vice-Admiral (three stars), Sestak left the Navy before he had been a Vice Admiral long enough to be able to retire at that rank. He retired at the lower rank of a two star Rear Admiral (upper half).<4"[br />
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sestak

I know that's besides the point, but it should be pointed out that he IS qualified for the job supposedly offered, unlike anyone BUSH'S appointments.

...in his office years ago.

Joe Scarborough Still An Asshole

:hi:

to address the oil leak, but that hasn't stopped Scarborough from complaining all morning about Obama not going down to the Gulf yet. I sent him this video as proof he HAS been there: http://tinyurl.com/2cwb7hn

to never think about!
;)

you were gonna say something like that. :)

it's in his DNA.

Rahm..

I noticed he mentioned Rahm a few times claiming Rahm was involved in "both" "bribes," Sestak and the Blagoyovich fiasco.

Are you a glutton for punishment? Turn the fuckin channel people. I haven't watched since 2008.

Good answer!

:hi:

At least, not on any kind of a regular basis.

but I really feel SOMEONE has to call them on their BS whenever it happens, which is often. And I DO like when they have guests on like Jonathan Capehart and sometimes Eugene Robinson, etc.

(*sigh*)

We need more people to do that. Tired of the MSM getting away with bullshit lies. Even our guys lie. It sucks ass.

I have nothin' better to do! Just like today even, I emailed Joe with a link of Obama speaking in Louisiana about the oil leak, which Joe kept claiming Obama hadn't done yet.

ANYONE who accepts a job from the White House has to quit the one he already has whether he's in office or running for it. Obama may have been able to benefit from Sestak's taking the job POLITICALLY, but that's not a crime. "I'll pay you a million dollars to drop out of the race" is a crime. "I'll publish these pictures of you partying in the nude if you don't drop out of the race" is a crime. "I'll give you a job if you give my nephew that job you have open" is a crime. As long as the job in question wasn't of the cushy "no-show" variety, NOTHING illegal or unethical happened.

P.S. The secretary of the navy was nominated a month before Specter switched parties, and confirmed a few weeks before Sestak officially began his campaign. The job Sestak spoke of may have been CONNECTED with the secretary of the navy's (such as the the #2 or #3 man), but is wasn't the secretary job itself.

:headbang:
rocktivity

Morning Jerk is full of shit. The real secret no one speaks of is Morning Jerk's ratings. His audience is really small. In having Morning Jerk, MSNBC can legitimately claim to be fair and balanced unlike Pox where fair and balanced means half lies, half truth, you figure out which is false.

by having a fair and balanced host for their morning show. Just sayin'.

Edit to add: David Shuster. :)

he'd better not use the fallacy that bush would be "impeached" over anything..bc it makes him look like a fuckin' moron.

Congressman: White House Job Offer to Sestak May Be an 'Impeachable' Offense FOXNews

I won't post a link because I won't give them a page hit.

but I'm not. They really want people to believe they're "fair and balanced"?! :eyes:

Dodging just feeds the beast.

It is unclear at best that the offer was illegal, whatever he was offered, and you are certainly correct that Bush did far more, and far worse, illegal things.