Anyone see CNN's Ali Velshi totally take down the RNC spokesman after Obama's speech?

[flpoljunkie]

I was cheering standing in front of the teevee. Rick Sanchez said they had been bombarded with tweets after the exchange. He seemed surprised the tweets were praising Ali Velshi for calling out the Republican talking head and speaking the truth about working people. Ali said working people are 'not a special interest.' Velshi also said small businesses are not hiring people because they do not know what to expect on healthcare and tax cuts, and what they need are small businesses loans which they are not able to get.

The RNC flack knew Obama's speech would help motivate Democrats. His sick smile at the end said it all!

Will post video link when, and if, it becomes available.

[Peacetrain]

1. Yes I did.. and yes it was great

[YvonneCa]

14. I saw it and I agree. And I was almost to the point...

...of getting rid of cable, it's been so bad lately.

[tridim]

2. The positive reaction on CNN was odd and unexpected, but I liked it.

Wolfie was almost hyperventilating.

If this is rope-a-dope the Prez just moved into the pummeling phase. Tomorrow will be an interesting news day.

[flpoljunkie]

4. Blitzer seemed almost tongue tied, but managed to say the speech was a personal attack on the R's

Wolfie is very aware that he works for a big corporation, and is always careful to kowtow accordingly.

[monmouth]

5. His retirement and 401K will kick in soon...I hope....n/t

[SpiralHawk]

8. Wolfie (R) is just a bent-knee Republicon hack

like the rest of the corporate media catapulters...

no honor, no cred.

[flamingdem]

3. plz post thanks! nt

[flpoljunkie]

10. It's not up yet, but keep checking this CNN link.

http://www.cnn.com/video/

[Andy823]

6. Sure did

It was great, and that moron that was speaking for the republicans got what he deserved for making such and insane comment!

[bluerum]

7. Wish I saw it - thanks for the update - I do not subscribe to cable.

[Sky Masterson]

9. Yep

It was awesome!:applause:

[ellenfl]

11. velshi said small business was not hiring because

they could not get loans, not because of health care or tax cuts . . . the rnc guy used those talking points. velshi applauded that we had health care.

everybody else was in obama-bashing mode . . . as usual. the least cnn could do is have someone on from the left.

ellen fl

[Beartracks]

12. Nice. Most MSMers get their narrative from the right wing.

Most times, right wing conservatives don't just frame the debate for the Democrats, they also frame the "story" for lazy journalists who, in their need for "narratives," just pick up the one being handed to them by the party of No.

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[hedgehog]

13. Dang !!! All MSNBC is running today is prison porn.

On the other hand, more people will be watching tomorrow!

[Beaverhausen]

15. link to video

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2010/09/05/sotu.mccracken.trumka.int.cnn

[flpoljunkie]

16. Thanks! Here's the direct link.

http://cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2010/09/06/ricks.velshi.heye.debate.cnn

[jenmito]

17. Rick Sanchez, CNN, is going to show that clip soon on his show!

(MSNBC is the laziest network out of all of 'em with their "marathons" of jail shows.)

[Pirate Smile]

19. They think being a news network is part time work.

Gawd, it's annoying.

[jenmito]

20. I know...

they have no right calling themselves "The Place for Politics."

[flpoljunkie]

21. MSNBC did, however, cover the entirety of Obama's speech live.

I know. Because I watched the speech on MSNBC and when they immediately returned to their prison shows, I turned to CNN and caught the awesome Ali Velshi exchange with the RNC flack.

[jenmito]

23. Yup. And CNN has been playing long clips of his speech all day and night. Rick Sanchez

LOVED it judging by how he keeps saying things like, "Obama seemed more energized today than I've ever seen him," and, "He really brought it to the Republicans today!"

[flpoljunkie]

24. Music to my ears! Thanks, Jen!

[jenmito]

25. No problemo! Sanchez just said AGAIN that this was the most fervent he's EVER seen

Obama (as President), and he'll show more clips and/or talk about it more after the break.

[jenmito]

27. Rick is GUSHING over his speech, his ad-libbing, his jabs at Repubs., even his

interaction with the audience! He's asking Jessica Yellin if he thinks Obama can keep this up 'til Nov. and she said yes. He's STILL going on about it!

[flpoljunkie]

28. Is this live now in the 8PM time slot tonight?

[jenmito]

29. It was. He was SO impressed! n/t

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. Yes, that was excellent.

The flack said that Obama made an "unacceptable personal attack" on Boner.

Call the Wahhhhmblance!

Wolfie looked like he was having a spasm or something.

[JustAnotherGen]

32. Even if President Obama did

What's the big deal by the MSM? It's not like they said boo when Cheney was telling people "f*ck you".

[vaberella]

22. Oh My God...there's a Dem who said he wants Nancy Pelosi to die?!

There are Dems who are running ads against Obama?! WTF?! Did anyone ever do that in the Republican party towards Bush? shit.

[flpoljunkie]

26. AL Blue Dog Bobby Bright was joking about Pelosi dying when asked if he'd vote for her for Speaker

Conservative Dem lawmaker jokes about Speaker Pelosi dying

By Jordan Fabian - 08/26/10 12:05 PM ET

Democratic Rep. Bobby Bright (Ala.) on Wednesday ducked a question on whether or not he would vote for Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) by joking that she "might even get sick and die."

Bright, a centrist Blue Dog who voted against the healthcare reform law, made the comments in response to a question about whether he'd support Pelosi to retain the Speaker's gavel.

Speaking at a local Chamber of Commerce event, Bright "joked that Pelosi might lose her own election, decide not to run for the speaker’s job or otherwise not be available," the Montgomery Advertiser wrote.

He then suggested "jokingly" that Pelosi could fall ill and die in the coming months, thus preventing him from having to vote for her as Speaker. His remarks reportedly drew laughter from the audience.

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/115941-dem-congressman-says-that-pelosi-could-get-sick-and-die

[vaberella]

30. What sort of sick fuck jokes about people dying?! Ugh. n/t

[mzmolly]

31. I was glad to catch that.

It was great to see CNN hold someone accountable!

[Cha]

33. No, I didn't see it but thank you so much, Florida,

for this post..quite unusual for cnn.