MSNBC Anchor Advances Bachmann's "Socialism" Talking Point

[kinghuetron]

Wall Street journals represents the main stream people? Think again.

[jdgrab1]

Take from the WSJ? There's no bias there. Wall Street has and is continuing to screw Americans and the WSJ is their propaganda pamphlet. I read it and it's obviously and openly biased. Follow the $. Wake up lemmings!

[Francebrasil]

I want to hear the Neocons scumbags denounce the farm subsidies going on for years, at the tax payer´s expense... Or that is not the socialism they so blatantly like to point-out??

[MaryJesusJoseph]

She's citing the Wall Street Journal and calling it "main stream"? HAHAHAHA!

[TeacherMonkey]

LOL @ Bachman. She's the same person that said we NEED CO2 for the plants as a response to global warming. I hope to God people forget for second that they are ravenously supporting their favorite group and vote that imbecile OUT.

[sjcpal]

Wall Street Journal is not main stream , since Rupert bought it and converted it to a Right Wing Rag..So this Idiot from Wyoming is just a nutcase

[Nictusempra]

Since when have journalists been more reputable than politicians...?

Pretty much... pretty much always, sorry.

[Nictusempra]

Not that I agree with this; she's referencing some op-ed nonsense, anyway, not facts.

[voyeurdug]

WSJ was conservative (Dow Jones) before it was bought by right-wing(-nut) Rupert Murdoch. So, calling WSJ "mainstream" is... uhm... disingenuous.

[screwinalightbulb]

I just love how in America people belive in the matrix yeah I said it, the idea that you either swollow the blue pill or the red pill, well sorry to tell you I take neither because I am the one, the one that fights only for truth and not for a certian side. You want the truth then: Screw in your lightbulb and actually start looking for the truth not just a side. In reality there is no line drawn it is invisable and they tel you on each side com over here! Unite Now with me but think for yorself!

[mrnotorious123]

wow Media Maters and MSNBC got it right for once yea MM and MSNBC! who's a good media wait sit or I won't give you a treat.... hey don't attack Americas' watchdog "Fox News". Thats bad, bad dog.

[Extratexture4]

And this is the "liberal" News channel?

And the Wall Street Journal editorial page is not mainstream. It's right wing. Of course, the anchor didn't point that out.

[WellIAMScottish]

Bachmann is either insane, a fear-mongering insanity-mongering bitch, or both.

[MrRockythesquirrel]

@WellIAMScottish, BOTH!

[omnithink]

Gov't controls the motherfukin military!!!! bombs, guns and soldiers!! no one is shittin their pant over this... Gov't want to set standards for health and Bachman over here gets all pretty on camera to make her GOP male oppressors happy with her. Let us remember there is still no set national standard for education and we all know how that has turned out.. our kids go on facebook for dumb shit n our adults go there for Sarah Palin's new status... Open Your Minds

[screwinalightbulb]

I suppose you want to open your mind? well come with me an independent and lets fight all gov. Unite to make things right again lets put the power back in the people!

[DashCat9]

Not just from Tea Party activists, but also from extreme right wing opinion columns.

[screwinalightbulb]

How do you know have you ever read the Wall Street Journal no your to busy bashing people on youtube!

[DashCat9]

I have read the op-ed section of the Wall Street Journal, thank you very much. There's no secret that it leans hard to the right. I'm not bashing anyone...just pointing out that the person was essentially saying "It's not just the hard right wing...it's also the hard right wing!".

[nidodson]

They do that all the time to make themselves seem bigger. Creationists do it too. It is a sign of ignorance and being backed into a corner where they have no valid argument.

Creationists tend to act like what they believe is what every Christian believes. The GOP is just doing the same thing, trying to act like more people agree, but the numbers prove that people want this bill.

[YrNameHr]

We only have a free market because our democratic federal republic allows it and at the same time protects individual liberties. It's not perfect but it works pretty well, after all these years. No government = no liberties. Universal health care has been supported by Truman, Ike, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Clinton & Obama, GOP & Democrats. Like Social Security & Medicare? You'll like universal health care too.

[h2ophilter]

Wall Street Journal lost its credibility after Rupert Murdoch and his Fox New  cohorts bought the rag.

[infinit888]

The worst bill ever? Like really - the worst?! Are you telling me that there has never ever been a worse bill on the face of this planet!?

Didn't know bullshitting was part of the American journalism standard.

[sonnygll]

Come to think of it, I am starting to question my replying to people who don't care about facts, logic or reason. By definition that is a fruitless waste of time.

If I argue with an idiot on the internet, win or lose, I lose, because I am arguing with an idiot on the internet.

I think I will try to stop doing that..........

[USAPatriot1966]

My reply is exactly the same, VICE-VERSA , in all, we have a big difference in opinion.

[getplaning]

Would Michelle Bachmann walk her talk and LEAVE GOVERNMENT?

Of course not. All the government healthcare and other benefits are too good to give up.

But she doesn't want you or anybody else to have them.

[Craigipedia]

god damnit I'm sick of this retarded woman

[screwinalightbulb]

well America is sick of people like you too. one minded people notice I did not politics in it.

[scbluesman13]

@DisturbedInOhio:

Well said. I agree 110%

[sonnygll]

I wonder if they would also like to get rid of our government run military. Or what about the public library where you have some government bureaucrat between you and your books. Or what about the socialist public option for people over 65? Or those damn socialist public schools. Those roads......

If only it could all be turned over to private companies who could then fix prices gouge consumers. lol

[USAPatriot1966]

They are military depends on the private sector for everything! ie, CONTRACTED suppliers and manufacturers

Library provided by tax dollars, (revenue)

Private schools beat out public schools! Where does the elite and BHO send his kids?

Roads are done by bidding. Gov't comes in after completion for management and of course toll collection.

TRY AGAIN!

[sonnygll]

@USAPatriot1966

The military only depends on contractors for supplies because government can't own a business, they are still government controlled and tax funded.

Library: no shit, that was my point.

How public does vs private is not relevant to my point. It's just that it is provided.

Bidding by contractors is also not relevant. They are payed for by real estate taxes.

You try again. Your points don't have anything to do with mine.

[USAPatriot1966]

If the gov't can not own a business it needs to stay the HELL out of healthcare.

But that was my points! We depend heavily on civilian (society) you DUMBASS LIBS make it sound like the government shits it out.

IN REALITY. THE PEOPLE & FREE MARKET, CAPITALIST SYSTEM PROVIDED ALL OF IT!

[aquamadman]

is your real name bachman cuz you sure sound like a bitch

[boluke26]

You American's should honestly upgrade your journalistic standards. You'll never have a proper public discourse with Murdoch dictating the agenda.

[hypnocoach183]

The WSJ once was a legitimate source of information but as it's now owned by News Corp and Rupert Murdoch it can't be taken seriously. It's a shame this MSNBC reporter didn't have the balls to call out this FOX news defense from this GOP Rep..

[Nilopollis]

Rabble! Socialism! Rabble Rabble!

[Bleatmop]

You know what else comes dangerously close to socialism? Paved road, clean water, bridges and infrastructure ... all paid for by the GOVERNMENT!!!

Socialism ftw!

[derralgerken]

Well, actually it is paid for by taxes which the governments collects from people but you were almost right.

[Bleatmop]

You're so close, but yet so far. Try thinking on it a bit longer.

[derralgerken]

I would take you seriously if you provided any reason why I am wrong but you don't and so you obviously have no idea how the United States federal and state tax system works.

[Chslosers]

it's not paid for by the government.. it's paid by the citizens lol... and we had paved roads before income tax smarty.

[TWIZZLEism]

@Chslosers Yeah "lol". You should look up and learn about what socialism is. How is building roads not a redistribution of wealth? The income tax was just a way for the government to receive more revenue, that doesn't mean there were no taxes at all. Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, the United States Military, it's all socialist. Paid for by us! "Smarty" I think you owe everyone an apology.

[Chslosers]

Apologize? No.. the income tax brought government more rev sure but they increased the size of government and increased their budget along with it.. "smarty". I know what socialism is, economically and politically..

[TWIZZLEism]

@Chslosers Then if you know what socialism is, why don't you go to your previous comments and realize what mistakes you made?

[soundping]

He's just a TelePrompter reader nothing more.

[Myschly]

Liberal MSNBC going all lovey dovey for the Democrats... Only Fox News who gives both sides of the story!

Rabble rabble, socialism! RABBLE!

[lingojac]

Your comment, sir, makes me want to rabble. RABBLE RABBLE!

[Myschly]

Your comment, sir, gives me hope for humanity... My comment got 5 thumbs down (as of now), people don't understand irony... That makes me want to rabble!!!

Or wait, it's Obama trying to silence my youtube-comment by giving it thumbs down. RABBLE!

[DisturbedInOhio]

Fox News gives both sides? When? Ok I will give you Shepard Smith, but that is about it. O'Reilly said it best, "the Conservative Media is going to destroy the Obama presidency"! Sounds "Fair and Balanced" to me. I do believe it was Fox News pundits, who called Bush dissenters un-American, un-Patriotic, treasonous, and traitors. NOW, dissenting against the government or Obama is Patriotic, Pro-American, and some protesters referred to as "Hero's". One of which said she "didn't care about 9/11".

[Myschly]

Is irony really that hard to understand?! I wrote it clear as day, now I'm making myself as clear as possible! I WAS IRONIC, HENCE THE RABBLE!

But everyone knows that reality changes when you change President. During Bush, the reality was that to be a patriot you had to love the president, government, and never EVER protest. Then Obama "won", and reality changed. What was during Bush isn't reality anymore. That's why we have to protest, and rabble, rabble RABBLE!

[DisturbedInOhio]

My apologies, you have to realize that with all the hypocrisy and double standards floating around it is very easy to mistake the two.

[MntlWard]

And I'm sure that when she used to term "journalism" to describe an editorial piece, that was an honest mistake.

[MntlWard]

There goes that "liberal media" again.

[mythoughtcrime1]

If the Wall Street Journal hates it, it must be a better bill than I thought

[taxyttik17]

how did she get elected? better yet! follow her advice and don't fill out the census and then her district will be dissolved!!!!

[AverageAdam]

Bachmann needs a nice, tall glass of shut the fuck up.

[theclarkeshow]

This is totally pointless, I learned nothing from it other than the fact that neocons are the scum of the Earth, which I already knew.

[Vinifera7]

Wall Street Journal Online calls it "the worst bill ever!"

I lolled hard.

[MrBlackkcalBrM]

Socialized heath care is great and the US is the only western world industrialized nation to not have it. Thanks to the fact that the insurance companies have both the republicans and democrats in their pocket, giving anyone on capitol hill piles of money for their re-election campaigns.

[barbtube01]

I thought Bachman was going to make a covenant and slash her wrists.......I'm still waiting!

[manonthemount]

lol @ looking to the WSJ for unbiased perspective on this issue. the health care industry is publicly traded and health care reform would sacrifice corporate profits and shareholder value for human life. outrageous!

all the insurance companies have to do to kill the public option is provide more value per dollar. with conservative propaganda depicting every government program as inefficient, this should be no problem, right?

[stanjz]

So big insurance companies calling the shots and denying care is fine?

[Propagandhi900]

If this is socialism, what is Canada's system? Pure Communism straight from the Iron Fist of Stalin?

[Tovarichtch]

If Canada's system is « pure communism straight from the Iron Fist of Stalin », what was USSR under Stalin ?

[Propagandhi900]

You are awesome.

[Robfenix]

Wow. Murdock got what he always wanted: the illusion of a mainstream source, that he can use for his propaganda. Now Republicans can recite right-wing talking points there too with more credibility, and so can all the rest of the cable junk news.

[p00lman]

"When the government controls the shots."

No, that's not how the expression goes. It's clear she wanted to say "call the shots," but didn't think that would inspire fear as effectively.

[729Drew]

Lol convinced by the wall st journal? How sad, it's just more Murdoch manipulation you tool, Bachman is a bible nut

[GstateBALLER925]

"the worst bill ever"?

that is why nobody takes the WSJ seriously... they need to be a little bit more specific in their analysis.

[FresnoTimeLord]

Why Cant Bachman Just Go Away!

[MrRealizm]

advancing anything michelle bachman ssys should automatically make you an unreliable source

[voyeurdug]

Wall Street Journal... (now) a Rupert Murdoch publication. Yes, good old Rupert... as in Fox "News."

[yanks1022]

The Wall street Journal called this the worst bill ever. I am now completely convinced, thank you Cynthia.

[TheLogicalTheist]

Wall Street Journal? LMAO Its owned by the same Australian who owns Fox. Come now. People must educate themselves or this will continue to work.

[Boomer1949]

Your right about that, although I had to admit I forgot that Merdoc bought the Wall St Journal.

[theexeverything]

As Bill Maher said, "A cave called, it wants its batshit back".

GO AWAY BACHMANN

[HellWithPoverty]

"Just read the Wall-Street journal."

Yeah, a Rubert Murdoch owned paper? Come on.

[o07mreman]

OMG, thank you. WSJ is owned by News Corp. which we all know as the communications wing of the GOP. on top of that she's talking about a Op Ed, in said paper.  She's a moron.

[kaysandesses]

@o07mreman Lummis sounds even more stupid than Bachmann, if that's possible. Is that kind of like dividing by zero?

[WKaliberr]

socialism > capitalism

[ActsOfFreedom]

They'll find a way to make a couple of billion off of it, don't worry.

Crying all the way to the bank.

[illyounotme]

I really wonder how many of these pundits & neo-cons could actually define socialism. Then explain why they think it is bad.

"Socialism refers to various theories of economic organization advocating public or direct worker ownership & administration of the means of production & allocation of resources, & a society characterized by equal access to resources for all individuals with a method of compensation based on the amount of labor expended." from wiki

I am not socialist, I know what it is.

[filorps]

Bachman is looney tunes.

[rickamabob13]

Isn't the main reason the WSJ exists the same as other businesses?  To make MONEY!

[SubmarinerAndroid]

0:35 This is not just coming from teabaggers but from the right-wing editorial page of Rupert Murdoch's Wall Street Journal, who are the true voice of the people!

[goldgrif]

who controls the wall street journal????hmm MURDOCH????

[Biorebel]

Wall street journal is owned by newscorp. So I don't really know how anyone could call that a reliable "mainstream" source.

[nidodson]

Isn't WSJ owned by the same guy that owns Fox? Does it really qualify as factual journalism?

As for what the brunette said, do the rules in sports depict the outcome of those sports? Because that is all that is happening is new rules being put into place in their playing field, and a new team added. A weak team that doesn't have good draft pick and now many people are trusting enough in to be a fan of. Who knows how this will turn out.

[derralgerken]

"As for what the brunette said, do the rules in sports depict the outcome of those sports?" Yes. That is why rules are created. It limits what can and can not be done, thus creating a finite sit of outcomes directly related to the rules/boundaries. If you need further evidence than play a game of basketball without rules and see if it doesn't have a direct effect on the outcome of the game.

[nidodson]

So you are saying it depicts which team wins? The rules may depict what happens, but not which team wins, which the teams are the insurance companies.

[derralgerken]

You original comment lacked the clarification of your second comment. In your first comment you are arguing that rules do not effect the outcome of a game but in your second comment you are arguing that it doesn't effect the winner of the game.

[churroman11]

FIRST!!!! just kidding bachmann can eat my shorts

[turtleblues66]

bachman is clearly insane, and that bag from wyoming??? WTF???