Alan Colmes????

[FM Arouet666]

I was called into work last night about 2:30 am and turned on the radio in a futile attempt to stay awake. To my surprise, I hear some guy claiming the the GOP was behind 9-11, Bush and Co. knew the attack was coming and allowed it to occur to capitalize on a national tragedy to justify going into Iraq.

The radio program was Alan Colmes on Fox. Personally, I have never been very impressed with him, seems weak and too submissive.

My impression is that Fox is placing Colmes in late night slots and encourages extreme views so as to paint liberals in a poor light. The marginalized token liberal of Faux News?:think:

What a great idea, get some stooge to claim to be a liberal, than give him a show and have him pander to the right or present extreme views to validate the rights opinion of liberalism. This, with the added benefit of claiming equal air time, fair and balanced.:puke:

Someone, please correct me if my assessment is wrong. I don't listen to his show and really don't have that much exposure to his politics. If my assessment is correct, how can we be more proactive in denouncing another attempt by the right to define the democratic party and liberalism.

As for extreme views, the GOP certainly has taken advantage of 9-11. Pretty convenient, yes, pretty damn convenient.:grr:

[Eric J in MN]

1. I disagree. One radical guest does not a radical show make. NT

NT

[Skink]

4. Oh so it wasn't a Government plot.

No 9/11 wasn't a New Pearl Harbor or anything.:scared:

[Conservativesux]

2. Alan Colmes is a Cherry-Picked Sellout, with no B**lls!!!!...

He's Hannity's trained monkey.

All Fox needs is an Organ Grinder.

[cruadin]

11. I agree that Alan Colmes comes across as weak as water...

next to Hannity, which is exactly why he's the "house liberal" on Faux News.

[Lenape85]

14. I think he voted for Bush

...but that's just me

[FM Arouet666]

26. Strong liberal values...

Just like that incontinent Alzheimer's nut case Zell "if I only had a brain" Miller.

[Ladyhawk]

36. I thought O'Reilly was the organ grinder. n/t

[sonicx]

3. no, Alan Colmes has alot of RWers on his show

and he's not a liberal. He said himself that he's a moderate.

[cloud75]

5. if fox wants fair and balanced

they should put ganine garaphaloe sorry i don't know how to spell her name but everytime she's on sean insanity's show (radio) she is great.

[0007]

6. You mean Ganine Garafalo? If so she is one beautiful lady.

[cloud75]

8. yes her she is awesome , thanks for the spelling n/t

[NuttyFluffers]

15. janeane garofalo. you're welcome :) n/t

[drdtroit]

35. Actually Janeane Garafolo n/t

[Dimsdale]

7. Janeane Garofalo. n/t

[cloud75]

9. thanks n/t

[sonicx]

10. She wouldn't do it for a few reasons. First, she hates Hannity...

and assholes like him and wouldn't want to be around them too long (i don't blame her). Also, she knows cable news is stacked against Democrats and it'll be like 3 pukes vs her in nearly every debate.

[FM Arouet666]

12. Thanks all for the spelling of JANEANE GAROFALO n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

13. I dont care if Pat Paulson, was on its still fox.the shut up channel

rover pooch thunk it up I'll bet.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

16. I like Alan Colmes. He is the token liberal on Fox,

but he is an authentic liberal. He does have the problem of being way-too-passive when dealing with the Right. He just sits there sometimes and lets Hannity walk all over him, and interrupt guests. They don't call it Hannity and Colmes for nothing.

[UdoKier]

20. I strongly DISLIKE Alan Colmes. He is a LIAR.

He has stated on MANY occasions, when asked OFF Fox news, he has conceded that he is not a liberal, but a MODERATE. IE a center-right DINO democrat. And yet, he lets shitbag Hannity and the Fox propaganda channel refer to him as a 'liberal' which he is not, and then he doesn't even stand up for his watered-down moderate beliefs. By doing so, he his consciously lending credence to Fox's outright LIE that they are "fair and balanced".

Rupert Murdoch even points to him and Greta Van Facelift as "liberals" on Fox. Greta, whatever she is NEVER opines on politics, and Colmes' role is basically to nod in semi-agreement with Hannity's ludicrous, far-right rhetoric, then say "well, you make a GREAT point, but don't you think we could just PRIVATIZE social security rather than executing all pensioners and abolishing the program, Sean?"

I despise him for validating the unconscionable.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

23. As a moderate myself, if its true that Colmes is a moderate,

then that in itself isn't bad. You do have a point about balance though. Hannity is unabashedly far-right, and Colmes is a moderate, so there's no real balance. The fact is, neither you, nor I, nor Ted Kennedy could balance Hannity, in terms of ideology. Hannity's so far right, that you'd need someone like Noam Chomsky or Gore Vidal, to balance Hannity's far-right slant.

[FM Arouet666]

25. I just cannot trust him

it is not a matter of his political flavor, liberal vs. moderate. He has been chosen for the Hannity and colmes show because his presence gives a veneer of balance, while playing up negative liberal or moderate stereotypes. His sincerity is irrelevant. Whether he know it or not, he is a stooge.

[UdoKier]

27. I agree with that, but what he does *IS* bad.

I agree that there is nothing wrong with being a moderate, and Colmes is that - right in between the mainstream of thought of the two parties.

But what he does is scummy, sleazy and dishonest in that he goes along with the pretense that the views he puts out are LIBERAL (when they're not) and tries to lend credence to Fox's lie that they are fair and balanced. Even CNN and MSNBC are right-wing. Fox is extreme right-wing, even though it is veiled to an extent.

He even had the nerve to title his books "Red White and Liberal".

If he called it "I'm not a traitor just 'cuz I disagree slightly with Bush", I'd respect him more.

[jamboi]

28. Me too. :-) Moderation is not Colme's problem -- he's not rude enouge.

A lot of what make it hard for Colmes is not Hannity's ideology which I agree is quite extreme, its his obnoxious tactics. He shouts people down, he ignores their points, talks over the top of them, is incredibly rude, while Colmes is much more polite -- if that come from being moderate then good for him. I have seen him get increasingly militant though, and he's sticking up for his position much more now than when I first saw him.

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

32. He has gotten more aggressive in recent days.

He does have this tendency to let Hannity run the ship, and just sit back and be passive and relaxed. He's gotten better recently, though.

[FM Arouet666]

33. If he gets too aggressive, his days are numbered. n/t

[Lone_Wolf_Moderate]

34. Indeed.

The moment he goes against Fox, he's vaporized, Orwell's 1984 style.

[RBHam]

17. Who benefitted from 9-11?

Thin long and hard - whose agenda has now been thoroughly implemented. An agenda that could never have been pressed on the freedom loving Americans if it wasn't for 9-11.

You don't think these bastards are willing to sacrifice a few thousand American lives to achieve their ends? Come on! They'll poison you slowly with pollution and laugh all the way to the bank!
They've been doing that for decades!

Put nothing past these evil spawn of Satan.

Nothing.

http://www.policestate21.com/

[FM Arouet666]

18. The thought scares the Sh$# out of me

but, who can deny that the GOP has exploited 911 on many fronts. Passive inaction or active participation does not seem beyond the Neocon ideologues.

[UdoKier]

19. That BushCo knew about 9-11, let it happen, then exploited it is extreme?

I thought it was pretty much incontrovertible fact.

"I believe the memo was titled "Bin Laden determined to strike inside the United States".

And as for exploiting it, they have milked it like crazy.

I don't know about Colmes' radio show, but he's a worthless idiot on TV.

[jamboi]

21. I've thought that maybe we should offer Colmes some support. Afterall

it has to be awfully lonely on H & C. He seems sincere to me, though not obnoxious enough to really counter Hannity.

[FM Arouet666]

24. Or is he a stooge?

I personally don't trust anyone on Faux news. He could simply be a patsy who supports the right wing by masquerading as a liberal. ????

[mitchum]

38. Colmes has enough whore $$$ to keep him company...

so I doubt that he gets very lonely. He may not be a gutless patsy, but he certainly plays one on TV. He can go to hell.

[flying_monkeys]

22. Colmes is not a liberal

He is a wannabe mouth-piece getting paid well to play foil to Hannity. I don't think Colmes can think his way out of a paper bag...

[Swamp Rat]

29. Colmes is a really bad actor.

[FM Arouet666]

30. Bad actor, bad hair, weak voice, tower of jello. n/t

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

31. colmes is an adequate debater, the problem is framing

every topic on hannity and colmes is designed to put him on defense. every 'hannity and colmes special investigation' is to diig up supposed dirt on democrats.

if the show were truly a left-right ebate show, colmes would get to introduce topics of discussion as much as hannity

besides, alan is a moderate and not a leftist anyway. and he's too nice for sean's pitbull demeaner.

"hannity and maher" or "hannity and rhodes"-now that would be a debate program

[mitchum]

37. My little sister needs to beat the shit out of Colmes...

I despise that gutless tool