Alison Lundergan Grimes PUNCHES BACK And Says SHE WON'T BE BULLIED BY CHUCK TODD

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Alison Lundergan Grimes took the stage in Kentucky and delivered a punch in the nose to Chuck Todd by proclaiming that she will not be bullied by the Meet The Press moderator. During a rally in Kentucky will Bill Clinton, Democratic Senate candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes said, “Kentucky is ready for a senator that’s an independent thinker that can put the partisanship aside and actually fight for the people for this state. One that won’t be bullied by Mitch McConnell or Chuck Todd. We can do this Kentucky.”


Chuck Todd has been crying crocodile tears about how he never wanted to inject himself into the center of the campaign, but his comments about Alison Grimes disqualifying herself by refusing to say if she voted for President Obama have done exactly that. It turns out that while he was trying to sabotage Grimes, Chuck Todd did her a big favor. Todd has become the perfect foil for Grimes to make her point that Washington is trying to tell Kentucky what kind of senator they deserve. Todd’s comments were so ignorant of the needs of the people of Kentucky that he is the embodiment of why Mitch McConnell should not be sent back to the Senate.


The media are trying to bully Alison Lundergan Grimes by dismissing her chances of winning because the press has already determined that Republicans are going to win control of the Senate. The media have already decide that the 2014 election is about voters rejecting Barack Obama. By claiming that Grimes disqualified herself, Todd was just pushing his preconceived storyline for the election.

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http://www.politicususa.com/2014/10/22/alison-lundergan-grimes-punches-bullied-chuck-todd.html

[Segami]

1. "...The reality is that the media doesn’t get to decide..

"...who controls the Senate. It’s up to the voters. That’s why Alison Lundergan Grimes is in a position to defeat Mitch McConnell. Grimes and every other Democrat should not be bullied or dejected by the media’s coverage.

Democrats control their own destinies. If they vote, they will win......"

[Spitfire of ATJ]

45. The media claimed 2008 was going to be Hillary versus Rudy.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Got to love it.

Waiting for Chucky Toad to interview McTurtle after election day trying to explain what happened and was it my commercial that sank your campaign. Duh!!!

[niyad]

3. darn!!! for a second there, I thought the headline read "grimes punches out todd!"

[progressoid]

8. I'd pay to see that.

[BuelahWitch]

13. Me too! n/t

[GeoWilliam750]

32. Slight correction to your statement

I'd pay LOTS to see that.

[sheshe2]

4. I effing hate bullies! nt

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. Prediction: she's gonna win

[bjobotts]

55. Brady or what ever dem can's name is in Arkansas will lose. His new ad claims

"The most conservative democrat in congress. Voted most likely to vote against his own party." He can work with anybody"
Idiot hasn't learned yet that when it comes to voting for a republican or a republican lite the republican will win every time. The dem party has much to boast about as Obama has accomplished much against such tremendous odds against a do nothing republican congress and an obstructionist republican senate. That's right...as long as the minority can just routinely use a filibuster rule to block the majority it is a republican controlled senate.

[FSogol]

6. Maybe NBC names Former Senator Mitch McConnell as the new host of Meet the Press in 3 -4 weeks.

[7962]

11. And you think the ratings are low NOW........

[ashling]

23. Good one!

[kentuck]

7. I love the fight in her...

Our Party would be in much better shape if we had more like her, in my opinion.

[tridim]

9. Grimes Licks Toad :D nt

[Cha]

10. I love it! Turning the tables on Big Ignorant Mouth, Chucky Todd! Chucky really stepped into it

deeper than usual this time!

Mahalo Segami

[WhiteTara]

12. I fear we are going to lose Arkansas and

go completely red. I feel sick because I may win my race. Yikes! Talk about Sisyphus!

[vanlassie]

14. If Todd was feeling ill before, I hope he is blowing chunks now.

[oldandhappy]

15. And when she wins

she can say sorry man, I cannot come on MTP -- you know how it is -- all these committee meetings!!

[gratuitous]

16. If Todd's so "sick" about getting in the middle of this . . .

Todd could always contact the McConnell campaign and ask them not to use his quote. Oddly, I haven't seen any report that Todd has done such a thing. Maybe Todd likes feeling sick.

[Iliyah]

17. K & R

Wendy Davis will not be bullied neither!

[KJG52]

18. Chuckles the Toad may finally be getting his comeuppance, an event long merited and overdue...

NBC generally and MSNBC in particular, has descended beyond mediocrity to the fawning boot-licking minions of the status quo...

[barbtries]

19. "By claiming that Grimes disqualified herself, Todd was just pushing his preconceived storyline"

that's the republican way. you just choose what your reality will be and proceed as if it is so. a self fulfilling prophecy. karl rove is so proud.

[Hekate]

20. Good for her, and I'm glad she's got the Big Dog in her corner. Go, Allison! nt

[Iwillnevergiveup]

21. The DCCC has finally awoken

It's pumping $650,000 into Grimes' campaign. Better late than never.

[Le Taz Hot]

22. So, did the DCCC pull her money or not?

First I heard they did, then I heard they didn't.

Also, what do the polls show? Is she within the MOE? I have VERY little to spend on politics this year but I have a little. I just need to spend it judiciously.

[turbinetree]

24. This Sunday Live

Live from New York with Beldar the Cone head (Chuck Toodles) this Sunday, no disrespect to Dan the man Aykroyd
Oh by the way Toodles, who did you vote for in the last election?
Come on, you can tell us, so we can disqualify you as a "journalist" on MEET the RIGHT WING PRESS
And yes NBC and MSNBC have more right wing producers other than Fix Noise in my opinion

[IkeRepublican]

25. During this entire thread

I don't think Alison Grimes has been mentioned once.


Okay, it's probably old hat already to some of you, but I think that sums up Chuck Beaver in a nutshell.

[Dawson Leery]

26. I hope she wins.

Then she can refuse ANY appearances on "Meet the Prick".

[tosh]

27. LOVE THAT GRAPHIC!!!

Perfect!

[reflection]

28. Worthy of Swamp Rat, wasn't it.

[tosh]

29. Indeed.

I had the same thought.

Swamp Rat's presence here is truly missed.

[tblue37]

36. What happened to him? Does anyone know? nt

[ellie]

30. Go Alison Go!

I hope she wins.

[OregonBlue]

31. Nailed it. Todd should not be reporting on politics for msnbc because he has PROVEN

that he is not objective. Just another GOP tool.

[EEO]

33. She is behind in every poll, but within the MOE in most.

A lot of work to be done and not much time to do it in.

[Initech]

34. Pass the butter, can't wait to hear from the whambulance!

[red dog 1]

35. "McConnell Gets Caught Trying To Disguise His Paid Supporters As Sound Crew"

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251381445/

[tooeyeten]

37. He's a knucklehead n/t

[Major Hogwash]

38. Chuck Todd's days in the limelight are numbered

There's nothing going on in his head.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

41. Numbered in the 1000's

Look how long the last clown was there...

[Major Hogwash]

42. It's a totally different situation this time around.

Gregory was the host during the transition period for "Meet the Press", after Tim Russert suddenly, unexpectedly passed away.
And even though it is true that Russert had been losing viewers for some time, he still beat Bob Schieffer's program almost every weekend at the time of his untimely death.
So, NBC executives gave Gregory a lot of leeway in order to keep that program chugging along.

Yet, the trend of losing viewers didn't stop after Gregory first took over.
There were a lot of factors involved with viewers deciding to turn off "Meet the Press".
By that time, a lot of viewers thought that the days for a program like that were over.
Because more people were using the internet to get their weekly political fix by then.
So, technology did play a part in it.

In fact, Gregory had a very hard time holding on to his viewers for the first few years.
Some viewers didn't like him as much as they had liked Tim Russert.
Some viewers wouldn't have liked any other host other than Tim Russert.
Some people don't like change, even if the change is beneficial for them.
It's just a part of human nature.
Also, some viewers who had voted for President Obama back in 2008 didn't think too highly of Gregory's style.

And the situation for Gregory worsened after President Obama was re-elected in 2012.
Because a lot of viewers simply tuned him out because they were tired of all of the negativity that Gregory had going on at his program.
So, NBC knew they had to do something before the whole thing went down the shitter.

However, now after they have replaced Gregory with Chuck Todd as the host of "Meet the Press" and they even built a new set for the program, the ratings for that program have hit critical mass.
Todd has already lost 1/3rd of the viewers who toughed it out after Russert died, and a lot of those same viewers had stayed loyal to the program by hanging around watching Gregory for all of those years.
So, by now NBC realizes they have to do something drastic.
Or else some bigwig at NBC is going to reach over and pull the handle on that program and flush the whole thing down the sewer pipes.

What can they do, but replace this last host with a new host?
They can't change the format and allow Democrats equal time on that program, or else their entire agenda will be threatened!
They can't ask just as many Democrats to appear as guests to their program as they do Republicans, or else it will turn into a clinic on how to manage the federal government put on by the Democrats who would lecture Republicans about how good the country responds when Democrats are in control of both, the Congress and the White House, while simultaneously pointing out how wrong-headed the Republicans are when they are in control.
We are still digging out from the Bush years, after all!

And then, there is the inescapable fact that the President of the United States currently is a Democrat.
For another 2 years.
So, NBC is going to have to act quickly to prevent their flagship political analysis program from becoming yet another victim of the Neilson ratings.
The ad revenue that program generates is what drives television, and the NBC executives can't afford to start carrying more dead weight.
Their current fall line-up of tv programs sure as hell isn't going to help them with their bottom line.

If they don't act, and if the NBC executives just think this is a normal bump in the road for Todd and that he can somehow overcome it, then the inevitable will happen . . . the show will become like "Three's Company" in their 5th year after Suzanne Somer's replacement quit, and they replaced her with another blonde that no one can remember the name of!!

[kentuck]

39. She is good!

Reminds me a bit of Bill Clinton..

[CTyankee]

49. Yep. She made it about Chuck Todd and lumped him in with McConnell...

that was smart. Chuck is in for another world of hurt.

I love it that she won't be bullied and pushes back. It's about time!

[kentuck]

50. She's a fighter...

and heroic in her pursuit to rid Kentucky and our country of the McConnell infestation.

[NYtoBush-Drop Dead]

40. Nothing But Clowns...

NOt Coneheads... Why are you dissing Coneheads?

[Mister Nightowl]

43. How could ANYONE be bullied by Chuckles?

He's the Don Knotts of network news!

[blackspade]

44. I'm not a Grimes fan...

But, I urge all Kentuckians here at DU to vote for her.
A chance to get rid of McConnell is just too good to pass up.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

46. Momentum...

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ufOI-WoR_to/S_MYExsMg3I/AAAAAAAAAO0/86cmVr6aeCE/s1600/turtle+and+toad.jpg

[olegramps]

47. If I never see that weasles butt face agin it will be too soon.

I couldn't stand that ignorant prick before this incident. When he showed up on Chris Mathews' Hard Ball, I would just change the channel. Chris Mathews can not be trusted and is really a two-faced slim bag who is out to sink Hilary Clinton.

[sammy750]

48. Its not about Todd, its about Grimes winning, beating McConnell

Todd should never have commented about Grimes not revealing who she voted for. It is nobody business. Voting is a private matter. The people and voters finally have a person who has an interested in their health, safely and jobs. Even interested in the economy of the state. Unlike McConnell who only interest was power and making millions using the people of KY. McConnell cares less about jobs, the health, earning power and education of KY. He wants power only.
The voters of KY now have Grimes who will make them and the state a great success.

[CTyankee]

53. He wasn't prepared for Grimes to use his remark against him I am sure...

I like her gumption...she ain't goin' down without a fight...

[BeyondGeography]

51. Lovely

[Thinkingabout]

52. She isnt backing down to McConnell and doesnt mind stepping up to the mike

To a reporter, she is definitely up and coming. The DNC has winners, we just need to go and vote for them.

[TRoN33]

54. Chuck Todd is detrimental to the world of journalism.

I wonder if MSNBC executives are capable of being embarrassing?