CNN Contributor, dishonest hack, and leader of the Breitbart/Loesch Axis of Evil Dana Loesch has told a bunch of lies on the UMSL/UMKC issue, along with countless others.
CNN's Dana Loesch is trying to pretend away the deceptive editing practices at the center of the Andrew Breitbart campaign to "go after the teachers."
Yesterday, officials at the University of Missouri-St. Louis concluded that the videos Breitbart's site Big Government used to smear two of the university's labor studies lecturers were "highly distorted through splicing and editing."
Loesch rejected their findings on her radio show today
h/t: Media Matters
From the o5.10.2011 edition of KFTK's The Dana Show:
James O'Keefe, an unethical man and a history of distortions, was on The Dana Show today to talk about the heavily edited tapes, of which he defended.
In 2009, O'Keefe stopped by Washington University in St. Louis to film the school administration's efforts to shut down a mock gulag erected on campus by the right-wing group Young Americans for Liberty. A couple of months later, Christofanelli penned a column in the campus newspaper defending "our gulag event."
From the 05.10.2011 edition of KFTK's The Dana Show:
Dana Loesch "debated" Frances Martel on the Stage Right Showyesterday and called the woman she was debating, Frances Martel, a "bitch." Naturally, her obsessive fans will take this as evidence of how brilliant she is, since unoriginal name-calling is the pinnacle of tea party argumentation.
From the 05.08.2011 edition of breitbart.tv's Stage Right Show:
So, she is tarnishing any remaining value that she has by being an outright Breitfart bootlicker.
Breitbart/Loesch Axis of Evil Ringleader and Big Hackulism editor-in-chief Dana Loesch was on CNN this morning to talk about Osama Bin Laden. And, as usual, she went to her bread and butter: talk all over the other guests and lie to the American people.
Transcript from the 05.06.2011 edition of CNN Newsroom (9AM CDT Hour):
COSTELLO: Oh, but it's time for political buzz, a lightning fast conversation hitting the hot political topics of the day. Each of our brilliant political observers get 20 seconds to answer three probing questions.
Dana Loesch is a Tea Party supporter and conservative. Cornell Belcher was a Democratic pollster for the 2008 Obama campaign. And, once again, comedian Pete Dominick will lend his own unique perspective.
So, welcome to you all.
And the first question: have Democrats overcome the wimp factor?
Dana?
DANA LOESCH, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: One decision, which I applaud -- I applaud the decision of the president to send in a human ops team instead of bombing the compound at Abbottabad. But I think the way you can follow this up and show that Democrats have really made a really good turn is to stop the investigation into the CIA members who are interrogating detained terrorists. At the same time, while you're celebrating the victory of the death of bin Laden, which was achieved by those interrogations.
COSTELLO: Cornell?
CORNELL BELCHER, CNN CONTRIBUTOR: You know, I'm going to first reject and then I'm going to ridicule the very premise of this. I mean, if we're defining being tough as going half-cocked into war that we can't afford and can't pay for, costing thousands of lives and putting our country in debt -- no, we're not very tough. If wimpy means, you know, a measured, thoughtful response when our national security calls for it, well, then yes, we're pretty wimpy on that. We're Peewee Herman if that's the way we're defining it.
COSTELLO: Pete?
PETE DOMINICK, COMEDIAN: Yes. I think how we define the toughness is how we well we kill people or how our president orders our military. Well, then, if we're going with that premise, President Obama just, what, a few weeks into his presidency ordered the same SEAL team to snipers, to kill the Somalian pirates, 30,000 troops in Afghanistan and then bin Laden. If that's how you measure tough, I think he wins.
COSTELLO: OK. Second question: Michael Moore says the shooting of bin Laden was an execution and we should call it that. Do you agree?
Cornell?
BELCHER: You know, who cares what Michael Moore thinks on this? Look, Bin Laden, he's a guy. He's a terrorist who killed thousands of Americans. He's killed people all over the world, not only Americans but Muslims as well.
You can call it whatever you want to call it. He needed getting and we got him.
COSTELLO: Dana?
LOESCH: Whose side is Michael Moore on, anyway? Is he upset that he wasn't able to exploit this for another mockumentary and then go back and make millions of dollars off of it? I'm trying to figure out whose side Michael Moore is on. I think this is triumph of good over evil. He needs to stop with the (INAUDIBLE). COSTELLO: Pete?
LOESCH: He has to. It's done.
DOMINICK: Well, I mean, I kind of agree with Michael Moore. I mean, I think obviously it was an execution.
We found out yesterday there was only guy with a weapon. It's disrespectful to Navy SEALs. They could have taken him down with a crossbow. It's a 54-year-old frail man. They could have choked bin Laden with his own beard.
I mean, it really -- we -- definitely, we executed this guy, for sure.
COSTELLO: Got it.
DOMINICK: Whatever they're supposed to do.
COSTELLO: Third question, the week is ending. We've had a few days to digest all of this. So, what does Osama bin Laden's death really mean?
Dana?
LOESCH: Well, I think we saw images all over the television. I think it's fantastic that everyone was able to unite and realize that this was the ultimate triumph of good over evil. We took out a figurehead of a terrorist organization and I think it sends a loud message that it may take a few years, but we'll track you down and we'll find you in whatever rat hole or overpriced concrete compound in which you live.
COSTELLO: Cornell?
BELCHER: This -- I hope it means this. I hope it means that Osama bin Laden and his sort of evil ways become a footnote in history. If you look at the "Arab Spring" that's taking hold all over the Middle East right now, you know, bombs and guns and killing is not the way forward for bringing about change. I think we've seen that in Egypt. That's what I hope this means, is that this is an end to this way of thinking because it's not the way forward.
COSTELLO: Pete?
DOMINICK: It means different things for different people. One thing for young Americans who were coming of age who feel like their innocence was lost. It means something different for military families, victims' families, of course. But I hope -- I hope it means a pivot point for this president to get out of Afghanistan. And I really believe that that is a possibility right now, and I hope that's what it means.
COSTELLO: Dana, Cornell, Pete -- thanks, as always. And we'll be back again Monday. We enjoyed it.
Osama bin Laden's death might have dealt a blow to al Qaeda. But overcoming our foreign oil addiction could finish them off. We'll take a closer look at that, coming up.
I also give credit to Bush for standing by the interrogation practices which delivered the clue that the CIA and military used to track bin Laden to his million-dollar compound.
But for the left and its media to ignore the reason why the action is impossible is petty and demonstrates more allegiance to party than country. The biggest obstacle to killing bin Laden was the left themselves. Had we gone their way instead of staying the course, bin Laden would likely still be alive.
Hey Dana, even if the left stopped waterboarding, Osama Bin Laden would've been dead sooner or later.
Image: Media Matters For America
She also supported Bush's inhumane decision to support waterboarding: From the 05.02.2011 edition of KFTK's The Dana Show:
These same Right-Wing fools (including her) think that Bush 43 should get at least a significant portion of the credit. I think that Bush the 2x Election Thief does NOT deserve ANY credit in killing OBL.
Color of Change, the group founded by admitted Marxist and 9/11 truther Van Jones, is chest-thumping all over Twitter essentially saying that they, not Dylan Ratigan, run “The Dylan Ratigan Show.” Color of Change seeks to suppress conservative commentary across the board, period. They’re not interested in social justice issues as they market themselves to be, otherwise they would have been the first out of the gate with the Pigford story. They would have been the first to condemn the exploitation of black farmers for monetary and other gain by government officials and members of the Democratic party. Instead, they’ve taken the hard line against those farmers and against dissent of any form.
If this group has succeeded in overtaking a cable news network and fatalistically snuff out any non-progressive voice on a debunked race-baiting charge, it’s troubling for free speech and diverse thought, indeed.
John Stossel -- who believes that private businesses should have the right to engage in racial discrimination -- devoted another segment of his Fox Business show to attacking the Pigford lawsuit that provided recompense to black farmers who were victims of systemic discrimination by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Stossel set the segment up as a debate between Al Pires, a lawyer who represented the black farmers, and serialliar Andrew Breitbart, who has attacked Pigford as part of his eight-month smear campaign against former USDA official Shirley Sherrod, who first came to prominence after Breitbart posted a deceptively-edited video of a speech she gave that falsely portrayed her as a racist.
Stossel and Breitbart didn't make any new claims about Pigford. Rather, they rehashed the same tired distortions that we've previouslydebunked -- that the case is a "scam" and the claimants don't deserve their money.
But the segment was notable for Stossel's refusal to acknowledge that there was real, systematic discrimination against black people by the USDA. Recall that back when Stossel argued that "private businesses ought to get to discriminate" on the basis of race and called for the repeal of part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he at least acknowledged that the government should not discriminate.
She also said that "I'm not afraid of going into the lion's den [CNN] and debate Spitzer." Well, Dana, it is CNN that routinely allows you to spew lies unchecked. She accuses the media of "being Liberal." Give me a break!
She also accused the Democrats/Progressives/Liberals of being racist and sexist. Wrong again, Dana! It's your beloved Republicans that are the racists and sexists. She said that she left the Democratic Party over issues like these. She has accused the "Liberals of being violent." No, people like herare the ones inciting violence.
Over the past couple of days, serialliarDana Loesch has promoted flagrant falsehoods about UMSL and UMKC, saying that she claims to have "tapes of UMSL/UMKC teachers encouraging Communism and 'union violence'." Of course, the tapes were edited and distorted, typical of Breitfart cronies. The Columbia Tribune posted this article from the pro-Breitbart/Loesch viewpoint.
Videos showing two University of Missouri instructors apparently advocating for union violence don’t represent the UM System as a whole, a spokeswoman said.
The videos — posted online yesterday on Andrew Breitbart’s Big Government website — show snippets of Judy Ancel, director of UM-Kansas City’s Institute for Labor Studies, team-teaching with Don Giljum of Operating Engineers 148. The Labor in Society & Politics class is a joint effort between UMKC and UM-St. Louis.
The videos are clearly edited — something Breitbart is known for. His news aggregate website is the one that put out an edited video showing Shirley Sherrod, an official at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, claiming she discriminated against a white farmer. The video later was shown to have been edited out of context, and Sherrod has filed a lawsuit against him.
Unlike the GOP spin from Janese Silvey, here's amore reasonable article from Fired Up Missouri:
I'm blown away by this story in the Columbia Tribune by Janese Silvey.
The videos -- complete with the now-familiar quick cuts and odd edits -- are taken from an unknown numbers of classes and feature named and unnamed persons from what we're told are classes about the labor movement led by instructors UMKC and UMSL.
Or should congratulations go to Breitbart for finding someone to republish his dreck in a town that prides itself for top-flight journalism?
Here's one of the videos that Breitbart has obviously distorted.
St. Louis Activist Hub's Adam Shriver slams Loesch and her butt buddies for propagating lies.
@AndrewBreitbart So when are you going to release the full, unedited tapes of the lectures?
cathysherwinCathy Sherwin Yes, Breitbart's deceptive editing hit #MO and the tea party would like to eliminate labor studies. All newsworthy I'm sure. @benpolitico
@TookieW get off your high horse, already.My grandparents,never been in a union,Grandpa was in mgmt.He's worried about GOP ending Medicare.
Don't get so far on a rant you disrespect the many union members working for Ameren around the clock after #tornado. @TookieW @PeterKinder
Naturally, Dana The Devil sent her attack dogs to defend Breitbart and the distorted tapes. Of course, their tweets were just falsehoods and personal attacks.
The fact is! That @stlactivisthub is arrogant enuff to think that @DLoesch views his lil' Boehlert page when HE responds to her show..HE... @stlactivisthub trolled @DLoesch's mommy blog, HE (Adam Shriver) injected himself into Wash U Student paper about Dana...HE..has been trying to bring down @DLoesch her husband,any little thing he @stlactivisthub can get.ALL THIS & every single time falls FLAT on his face!
Ya see @stlactivisthub PRIDES himself in RT's from Senior Fellow @ericboehlert and response from"Breitbart Crew" this is his activist oxygen
I think @stlactivisthub oughtta stick to contemplating the pain fish, may or may not feel... One thing at a time Adam.
@stlactivisthub @DLoesch @jjmnolte YET Adam blogs Aw shucks Think I stood my ground in "mob" later says Tea folks nice people? Which is it?
@stlactivisthub @DLoesch jjmnolte If Dana is afraid 2 reference you Adam,why did SHE confront u last yr rally?Made u look like a smacked ass.
@stlactivisthub @DLoesch Oh and by the way stop stealing Michelle's "punk rawk" ref, come up with your own stuff Adam. ;)
@stlactivisthub @DLoesch @jjmnolte Adam, are that fucking arrogant to think that Dana is following you? Really? You're a parrot of lib talk.
@stlactivisthub @dloesch @flynn1776 99.9% of the time when u see the words.."she or her" on his Twitter page? It's about Dana. A Diva thing.
She is indeed doing libelous activity that warrants being suspended from her job and/or liable to be sued.
