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Shep Smith Unloads on Chris Dodd, Barney Frank AIG Hypocrisy
Say Anything —
I’ve never been much of a Shep fan, but he’s right on here.
Video: Shep Smith goes nuclear on Barney Frank, Congress over AIG bonuses
Hot Air » Top Picks —
Video: Shep Smith goes nuclear on Barney Frank, Congress over AIG bonuses posted at 4:03 pm on March 18, 2009 by Allahpundit Send to a Friend | Share on Facebook | printer-friendly A fiery palate cleanser from this afternoon’s Studio B. Note the ringing populist note on which it ends. Good enough for Glenn Beck , good enough for Shep!
The fingerpointing begins
Sister Toldjah —
Chris Dodd: I was against the AIG bonuses but Treasury forced me (right!) to insert the bonus loophole into the stimulus package no one had time to read.
The rant of the day goes to Shep Smith, who absolutely unloaded on the sanctimonious hypocrites in Congress who are outraged now for something they themselves let happen (via Hot Air):
Meanwhile, Barney Frank continues to demonstrate what an a**hole he is by asking for the names of the AIG employees who are not returning their bonuses, and saying he ...
Shepard Smith is outraged—and he’s not going to take it anymore
neo-neocon —
Shepard Smith has his Howard Beale moment.
I saw it in real time, and it was quite refreshing.
Speaking Truth to Cower
AMERICAN DIGEST —
Shepard Smith eviscerates the congressional beclownment hearings today: "Well, well, well. Wasn't that a quite a little show. Ladies and gentlemen, just facts now. No opinions."
"And furthermore... Barney Frank asking the CEOs to 'name names'? Remember Joe McCarthy?" ...
Obama And AIG: No More Mr. Nice Guy?
The Moderate Voice —
On a day when the initials “AIG” were becoming almost as familiar to the average American as the initials “MTV,” President Barack Obama did a town hall meeting in Costa Mesa — a meeting sure to get local media coverage, national coverage and provide sound bites galore for news shows, talk radio hosts and blog embeds. And one thing seemed clear before he left and once he got there:
If some politicos and pundits on both sides were concluding that perhaps they were wrwong and Obama was perhaps more hype than clout, Obama was sending out signals that (a) he’ll take stronger stands in the future, (b)he is adept at using the town hall format ...
Excellent rant
Maggie's Farm —
Shep gets it (h/t, Anchoress). It's good to hear the truth from the MSM instead of pure flacking for the Dems:
FOX News Goes NUTS Over Fake Outrage from Democrats’ Congress re: AIG bonuses
Flopping Aces —
Democrat Grandstanding Roundly Denounced
Moonbattery —
Shep Smith can be hard to take seriously, but he clears the smoke nicely on the AIG bailout farce:
On a tip from Navek.
