Rush Limbaugh Rips Fox News Panel For 'Slobbering' Over Obama Speech, Panel Responds (VIDEO)

Oh, Its On: Charles Krauthammer Responds To Rush Limbaughs Slobbering Critique
A house divided against itself cannot stand… but it will certainly garner a lot of media attention. As we told you earlier, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh is criticizing Fox News Channel’s “All-Star Panel” for, as he sees it, “slobbering” over President Barack Obama’s Speech at this week’s memorial event for those killed in the recent Tucson, Arizona shooting. Fox News is, of course, fighting back. Charles Krauthammer appeared on Bret Baier...

Limbaugh Vs Krauthammer: Low Road Vs High
Rush Limbaugh’s reaction to the Arizona tragedy has been nothing short of embarrassing, and not worthy of the Talk Radio host with the largest audience in that medium. Limbaugh railed against the Fox News “All Stars”, Chris Wallace, Brit Hume and Charles Krauthammer for “slobbering” over President Obama’s Arizona Speech, going so far as to derisively call it a “pep rally.” Either Limbaugh really believes the drivel he’s been emitting since th...

Even Fox News panel praises President Obama's Arizona speech (Video)
By now the political leanings of every major news network have become fairly well defined.  One can expect MSNBC to usually praise a Speech President Obama, unless he offers up one of his rebukes to the Liberal Base.  Fox News will almost surely have some harsh criticism for the President.  And CNN can be expected to bring out a little bit of both viewpoints.  One knows the President hit a "homerun" when all three can agree on a positive review of an Obama address.  Such...

Only Niggling Complaints From Fox News Panel About Obamas Tucson Memorial Speech
You know President Obama’s Tucson Memorial Speech had to be pretty darned great if the Fox News panel assembled to critique it - a panel that did not include a single Democrat or liberal - found only its length to criticize. Of course, they took some jabs at Democrats and - shades of Paul Wellstone’s memorial - of the not-somber-enough tone. But the panel blamed the audience, not Obama. The panel consisted of Brit Hume, Chris Wallace and Charles Krauthammer. It p...

Fox News Panel Praise Obama Speech, Question Uproarious Crowds Reaction
The first impressions in light of President Obama’s Speech at tonight’s memorial for the Victims of the Arizona shooting, and, at least on Fox News, the reviews are overwhelming positive. Charles Krauthammer , Chris Wallace , and Brit Hume seemed a bit uncomfortable with all the hootin’ and hollerin’, but all seemed blown away by the President’s words. For Hume, the President’s greatest achievement during the Speech was rolling with the punches- “t...

A look at President Obama's speech in Tucson, with reaction from cable pundits
Back to the Speech. When the President talked about Gabby opening her eyes and young Christina Green's youthful outlook on public service, it was quite moving. It was a great speech -- his best since he became President -- and I hope it does some healing in Arizona and makes people start behaving differently. They know who they are, but I'm not confident that it will have the desired effect we'd wish. I think the constant cheering by the audience was a way to work out their grief and sadness and...

Limbaugh: Obamas speech was poll-driven pep rally
Glenn Beck and his colleagues on Fox News may have been complimentary of President Obama’s Speech last night, but Rush Limbaugh sure wasn’t. He criticized the timing of the memorial service on Wednesday, four days after the Tucson shootings, saying it should have happened sooner. “The reason they waited as long as they did is they were waiting for polling data,” he said. “If they polling data had been different, the Speech would have been different.” CBS rel...

Pawlenty praises Obama's speech
At the National Press Club today, Tim Pawlenty talked about Barack Obama's Speech last night on the Arizona shootings. "The President -- the leader of our nation, at this moment -- needs to make sure and convey empathy and condolences, expressing the sentiment and emotions of the country. And from what I can see, from those excerpts, he did a fine job." That differed from Rush Limbaugh, who hit the Speech via hitting a Fox panel of critics (Brit Hume, Charles Krauthammer, and Chris Wallace). "...

What Americans Need to Do Now, After the Shooting and Tragedy In Arizona
This week President Obama helped the nation mourn in Tucson. Today let's celebrate American Democracy and the freedoms we enjoy and not let a nut with a gun in any way interfere with a full-throated, passionate dialogue that is as American as apple pie. For in order for Democracy to thrive it's imperative that we resist the impulse to tell opinionated people who are exercising Political Speech that its their fault for inciting deranged people from acting out their darkest fantasies. On the contr...

Is Limbaugh Perfect? Rush Attacks Gillibrand For Saying We Can Conduct Ourselves Better
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) in her Hospital room this week when Giffords opened her eyes for the first time since the shooting last weekend in Tucson. “She is the vision of hope for this country right now,” Gillibrand said referring to Giffords. “She embodies everything that President Obama was trying to say that we have to be better than we are, that we all have to conduct ourselves better than we do.” While that seems like a ...

Rush Limbaugh: I didnt know about Tucson billboard featuring decorative bullet holes (Daily Caller)
Read more stories from The Daily Caller Chris Matthews calls Obama critics 'crackers' Rush Limbaugh: I didn't know about Tucson billboard featuring decorative bullet holes Brooklyn College Professor and NY Times writer Helen Rubinstein stole Internet for years — but she may have to pay big-time now Golden Globes: Flashback to Hollywood's Golden Age [SLIDESHOW] Top 10 prospects for the 2011 NFL Draft [SLIDESHOW] Radio host Rush Limbaugh responded Friday to a Controversy involving a Tucson bil...

Stewart rips Fox News for partisan criticism of Tucson memorial
But that's exactly what happened at Fox News, and Comedy Central's Jon Stewart was there to call them out Thursday. Conservative pundits "praised the president's Speech for nearly two to three minutes before allowing politics, point scoring and pettiness to kick off its reunion tour," Stewart observed. "You do have to question the timing of it," Conservative Blogger Michelle Malkin told Fox News only minutes after the service ended. "No, no, you don't have to. You are not a primitive [multi-cell...

Obama urges Americans to work together after rampage (Reuters)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to maintain the "spirit of common cause" that arose from grieving over the Arizona shootings and use it to solve the nation's problems. Legislative work in Washington came to a halt this week while lawmakers and citizens from both parties mourned the Victims of a gunman who went on a rampage in Arizona on January 8, killing six people and wounding 14, including Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Obama...

Limbaugh Slams Arizona Pep Rally And Slobbering Fox News All-Stars
Rush Limbaugh took to the airwaves and wasn’t so eager to echo the overwhelming praise of President Obama ’s memorial Speech last night. Not only was he shocked by the “pep rally” tone of the crowd (something that also troubled CBS’ Mark Knoller during today’s Press Conference with Robert Gibbs ), but he also had some complaints about what was said, the timing of the ceremony and the media reaction to it. Limbaugh first doubted the wisdom of having Department ...

Open Thread: Reaction to Last Night's Tucson Memorial
Last night's memorial for the Victims of Saturday's Tucson massacre was moving, if strange at times. Below the fold are some reactions to the event. Mark Tapscott has a fantastic post on the bizarre Pantheistic religious ceremony at the outset, which honored "Mother Earth" and "Father Sky." Strikingly absent were any Judeo-Christian clergymen. Tapscott ponders the strange - and seeminly hypocritical - concern for "Separation of Church and State" that was for...

DUPNIKS DUPLICITOUS DIATRIBE
In the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s tragic shooting at the Tucson shopping center, the one person that citizens would expect to focus on a quick response to the violence, conduct a thorough investigation, and focus on finding the culprit is none other than Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.  Certainly, this occurred within his jurisdiction, therefore his office is the primary Law Enforcement agency to deal with this crisis.   Jared Loughner’s actions, the takin...

Fox News' Chris Wallace: 'You Don't Have To Call The Other Side Socialists or Fascists' (VIDEO)
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Federal judge remembered as a fair jurist (Giffords shooting victim)
Source: AP TUCSON, Ariz. – Judge John Roll, the federal jurist slain in the Arizona shooting rampage, was known for presiding over tough Immigration cases but he was remembered as much for a gentler side, a man devoted to family who enjoyed walking his beloved basset hounds. One week ago, he had stopped by a Supermarket meet-and-greet for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and was killed, along with five others. The congresswoman, recovering from a gunshot wound to the head, was still in critical condition...

The Tucson Memorial Blessing, Explained
Wednesday’s memorial service at the University of Arizona in Tucson has faced a lot of criticism, particularly from the right. Many commentators noted the raucous attitude of many in attendance (there was much more cheering than one might expect at so solemn an event) and the T-shirts that were handed out (for which the university itself has admitted responsibility). Perhaps the most-remarked-upon aspect of the proceeding was the American Indian blessing given by Carlos Gonzales, an associ...

United We Stand
My e-mail was buzzing last night about Krauthammer vs. Limbaugh. Wednesday night’s Speech in Tucson was the best of Obama’s presidency.  Fit between an odd invocation and hooting and hollering, he was — as is appropriate to a president — presidential and focused on many powerful images, and lives. But there were also things to criticize about Obama’s speech, and Rush did. Perhaps because he went on too long, the president’s view of America came through.&n...;

Its On: Charles Krauthammer Responds To Rush Limbaughs Slobbering Critique
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Fox News Chris Wallace: You Dont Have To Call The Other Side Socialists or Fascists
Optimists of the country take note! In the wake of the tragedy in Arizona, could it be that our nation’s leaders and media figures may actually try to turn down the hate. First people from both parties united to appreciate President Obama’s memorial Speech. Then a plan was set in place to end the partisan seating arrangements that have, for years, plagued State of the Union Addresses like the awkward gender split at middle school dance (beware of Bipartisan cooties!). Now, Fox News&#...

A day with Fox News
Scott Stinson, National Post · Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 Shortly after Barack Obama delivered his address at the Arizona memorial service on Wednesday night, the cable-news pundits weighed in. It was “remarkable and extremely effective,” one noted. “[The President] behaved,” another said, “with considerable dignity and grace.” These plaudits were not exceptional on their own — Mr. Obama rarely gives a Speech in which his oratorical skills are not salute...

Weekly remarks: Both Republican Jeff Flake and Obama take heart in Tucson spirit and heroes
Weekly remarks by Rep. Jeff Flake, as provided by Republican Party leadership Hello, I’m Jeff Flake, and I represent the people of Arizona’s 6th Congressional District. Last week's horrific attack in Tucson is a stark reminder of the senseless brutality of which some are capable; the selfless Bravery with which true heroes respond; and the enduring need for leaders who will uphold their oaths and listen to their constituents. My heart goes out to the family of my friend and colleague,...

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