Andrea Tantaros Wrecks Herself On Hannity And Colmes

Does Andrea Tantaros hate her country? I stop short of that assessment, made by the folks at NewsHounds -- from whence this operatically nonsensical video, pulled from last night's Hannity and Colmes, comes. I think that "her country" has moved on and whatever "country matters" she speaks of now apply to some vaguely remembered place, long long ago, when America was six months past the last moment they remember being bored out of their skull by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.

Tantaros comes at her segment like an aggrieved chrononaut, determined to spew forth a stinky modicum of baby spit-up on an America that has moved on without her. "Well, we're never gonna stop talking about how bad your party is, Alan," she says, "'cause it's true." Hey, fair enough! But really, who has time anymore for "analysis" like this: "The problem was, that when the stock market was crashing, people didn't care about Rev. Wright." Uhm, Andrea, darling, the whole Reverend Wright story had wheezed its last back in May. After that, the only people who talked about Jeremiah Wright were the media and silly political consultants who thought John McCain should drive up awareness of a topic everyone was aware of and not interested in anymore.

The rest of the show is all Tantaros laying claim to false zings and gratuitous insults to mask her inability to talk substantively about the auto bailout. Honestly, the GOP needs to relegate her to some back channel obscurity if they want to rebuild their brand. Right now, the rule on the Democratic side is probably, "Never interrupt your opponent when they are being Andrea Tantaros."

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Comments

[newhouse1]

A somewhat popular anecdote about Henry Kissinger (HK) while serving as Sec of State during the Nixon years goes something like this: a staffer prepares a report on Vietnam and puts it on his desk. Kissinger supposedly responds with a sticky note attached to the report, "Are you sure about this? HK." The staffer thinking he may have omitted or commited some error, takes the report back and rewrites. He turns it again, and again, Kissinger responds, "Are you sure about this? HK." Befuddled, the staffer gives it a thorough going over, and personally delivers the report to HK. He tells him, "Mr. Secretary, I have reviewed the information every which way from Sunday, and I am more than certain in its accuracy. " Kissinger responds, "Well if that's the case, then I'll read it."

The point? I looked at the headline hook for this post, and thought, "Andrea Tantaros Wrecks Herself" is probably just a teaser to get me (and others) to read further. Then, I played, watched and listened to the clip. Andrea Tantaros does indeed wreck herself, and seems eerily like a Model-T at Daytona; just out of place with what's happening around her. It's like the election didn't happen in her world, and the sky in that world is not blue. That wasn't commentary or punditry, that was a lame attempt at entertainment for others with rabbit ear TV's. Pathetic.

[kad282624]

my how biased the media is. whenever the is a repub. in trouble the media makes sure they have that (R) on the screen. but its funny how with this gov. of ill. the media seems to forget that or they don it just once and barely speak that he is a dem. just another day with the liberal media in love with barry obama

[yankee452]

Considering the media's rabid enthusiasm in playing the usual guilt by association game in linking a possibly criminal Governor to Obama....that doesn't do it for you?

Linking (with absolutely ZERO evidence) this nonesense to Democratic President-Elect every single day for 2 weeks isn't enough?.....

But you would be happier if Blagojevic had a (D) after his name.......LOOOL

If that is the extent of your complaints believe me you have nothing to worry about.


We Democrats on the other hand, we have to figure out how to make amends for hmmm let me see.......war, unnecessary deaths, katrina, the economy, auto industry, haebus corpus, disclosure of top CIA officials.....just a few - wouldn't want to bore you with details you know !!

How many of those would you attatch a big fat (R)?

[newhouse1]

Question: How many times do you think Fox did a story on a politician who had done wrong, and who was unquestionably, no doubt about it, game-set-match Republican, that Fox put the "letter D" next to their name? Here's a few hints: molestation of House of Rep's Pages; Utah Senators with wide stances; Duke Cunningham; Ted Stevens! Oops... on the last two, those weren't hints, those were actuals, so forget those guys.

Don't bring that fake umbrage to the HuffPo! Now go away before someone drops a house on you too.

[WhiteDelyte]

Fox News has become "Britney," during her daily meltdown phase.
Everyday is a little more rediculous. A little more Britneyish.
But fortunately for them, and unfortunate for me. Narrow minded audiences can always be found.

[saltpeter]

Yes, neo-con tool, people don't CARE about fake outrage non-issues when their REAL LIVES have been unduly effected and their economy has diminished while their 'leader' all but ignores the problem for years on end and then when the crisis hits (just like on 9-11) he sits with his thumb up his a$$ wondering what the hell to do. SORRY tool, your little 90's antics of dismantling democracy by turning every rock you can find to hint that a Democratic President knows somebody who knows somebody who did something not so good isn't going to work anymore. First of all, the world and economy is an entirely different places then that time and noone has time for your reindeer games and the internet allows the real truth to be the REPUDIATION of your made up scandal. But thanks for admitting that the "country first" Republicans have no intention at looking at their mistakes and assembling a party that looks like something that comes from the 21st century but are instead retrying their hand at the same washed up tactics that got them in this hole to begin with. I don't care of they ever get their act together if their not going to act like REAL CONSERVATIVES 9ie, take responsibility for their failures) and instead choose to act like a bunch of overgrown playground kids whining about someone taking their ball from them.

[jcollell]

Colmes is a punching bag. Is it no wonder that he has finally had enough of being jumped by Hannity and his like-minded guests. This woman is an idiot like a lot of the right-wing guests that frequent that program.

http://www.youspar.com

[microcosm]

The attorneys for Fox, owned by media baron Rupert Murdock, argued the First Amendment gives broadcasters the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on the public airwaves.

In its six-page written decision, the Court of Appeals held that the Federal Communications Commission position against news distortion is only a "policy," not a promulgated law, rule, or regulation. Fox aired a report after the ruling saying it was "totally vindicated" by the verdict.

Fight back - http://FixNewsNow.org

[pfc1369]

WHO IS THIS LADY NITWIT?

NEVER HEARD OF HER, AND HOPE NEVER TO HEAR HER AGAIN.

IF I WANT A WIND-UP DOLL I CAN GO TO FAO SCHWARTZ.

(COME TO THINK OF IT, I THINK THEY WENT BANKRUPT.)

[TrueThis]

It's so obvious she likes to hear herself talk. Why is she important and who is she?

[bibimimi]

she's a mouth for hire. her wikipedia page would fit on a gum wrapper.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Tantaros

highlight: worked for that trainwreck janine pirro who tried to unseat hillary clinton in ny.

[GravitonX]

Colmes is a joke. Andrea is loud and annoying, but she ran all over him. This happens to Colmes on the regular. The guy is truly pathetic, and that's why Fox loves him, a weak-back Liberal.

[hopefull2008]

I don't understand the headline . How did she wreak herself ? If you are a republican, she probably made a lot of sense .. and its Hannity and Colmes ...

[bibimimi]

i think linkins was riffing on the hip-hop nugget 'check yourself before you wreck yourself'. she failed at the former and tripped on the latter [or 'lather' in this case...]

[Chip W]

"not trusting the American people to make their own decisions."
I think this is a fallacy in free market thinking: That the aggregate of individual decisions provides the public good.

[TommyObama]

Andrea needs to repeat the serenity prayer over and over for about an hour. And maybe a hug, too.

[dadw5boys]

Hannity must be desperate for quest to settle for her.

[lagumbo]

Andrea is a raging luna bird. I watch her doing the campaigning,she hates democratics and she hates President OBAMA even more. It makes you wonder what part of the country she was raised in. I bet it was Georgia, she probalbly came from Saxby Chambliss's area. Can you just hear the hate and rasim in her voice. I thought she was going to commit suicide when PRESIDENT OBAMA won. This is a dizzy chick. Or should I say like Rev. Wright, a dizzy broad.

[rich misty]

You got it in a nutshell ;)

[GravitonX]

I wish I had been on. I would have eaten her lunch and smacked her with the bag.

Colmes could have easily told Andrea to take a pause and breath before she ends up in the emergency...that America tuned out her party in this last election and that the bail-out money is a lifeline to prevent total collapse of the American car industry. Bankruptcy is not a "simple restructuring' as GM, or Ford, or Chysler "getting it's act together." Once they default, all of their suppliers and other support firms collapse as well. That's millions of jobs, you stupid bich!

[LiarLiarIraqsOnFire]

That's Marsh Blackburn in a wig.