yeah, we sure do. what do you make of this? you know what, ed, the point that you were just making, i mean, it s funny and it seems ludicrous, but at the same time, we know that the kind of misinformation campaigns that fox news and this right-wing, sort of smear machine engage in, it can be very dangerous. i mean, earlier in the show, you talked about people who were calling in to members of congress, asking if their disabled child was going to be taken away by the u.n. that s the kind of fearmongering and scare tactics. it s why remember, there was that poll, what was it, 50 some percent or something in the south think that the president is, you know wasn t born in this country. that s how these things get perpetuated. is if, you know, these guys keep on these stories and keep treating them like they re real and keep creating these boogiemen. 27% of americans support the simpson/bowles deficit reduction plan and 16% oppose it.
tonight i ve picked a quote from sheldon adelson s new book. madison wrote, a popular government without popular information or the means of acquiring it is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy or perhaps both. knowledge will forever governor ignorance. and a peep who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives. they were pretty smart back then. for more, let s turn to karen finney, msnbc political analyst and former dnc communications director. karen, 49% of republicans thinkç a.c.o.r.n. stole this election. we ve got a lot of work to do, don t we, houston? yeah, we sure do. what do you make of this? you know what, ed, the point that you were just making, i mean, it s funny and it seems ludicrous, but at the same time, we know that the kind of misinformation campaigns that fox news and this right-wing, sort of smear machine engage in,
ludicrous, but at the same time, we know that the kind of misinformation campaigns that fox news and this çright-wing, sort of smear machine engage in, it can be very dangerous. i mean, earlier in the show, you talked about people who were calling in to members of congress, asking if their disabled child was going to be taken away by the u.n. that s the kind of fearmongering and scare tactics. it s why remember, there was that poll, what was it, 50 some percent or something in the south think that the president is, you know wasn t born in this country. that s how these things get perpetuated. is if, you know, these guys keep on these stories and keep treating them like they re real and keep creating these boogiemen. 27% of americans support the simpson/bowles deficit reduction plan and 16% oppose it. now, we need to point out there that is no such thing as the
sean: certainly the media are complicit it s like the extension, especially nbc is probably the worst of all of them. they re the extension of the obama press campaign. you know, they re more concerned about skinny-dipping a few skinny-dipping freshman republicans in the red sea and more concerned about an obscure congressman that nobody in the country could identify running for senate in missouri they are about the president himself leading the smear machine. let s spend a second on this congressman from missouri. his name is todd akin. he won the republican primary in missouri. sean: i interviewed him today. he has until 5:00 tomorrow to withdraw. his comment about rape not causing pregnancy, that somehow a woman s body closes it down, was so crazy, so off the charts, that he s completely surrendered
sean: certainly the media are complicit it s like the extension, especially nbc is probably the worst of all of them. they re the extension of the obama press campaign. you know, they re more concerned about skinny-dipping a few skinny-dipping freshman republicans in the red sea and more concerned about an obscure congressman that nobody in the country could identify running for senate in missouri they are about the president himself leading the smear machine. let s spend a second on this congressman from missouri. his name is todd akin. he won the republican primary in missouri. sean: i interviewed him today. he has until 5:00 tomorrow to withdraw. his comment about rape not causing pregnancy, that somehow a woman s body closes it down, was so crazy, so off the charts, that he s completely surrendered