Baracknophobia: Hannity, Bachmann, And Beck Terrified Of Obama (VIDEO)

Jon Stewart took on people "speaking crazy to power last night." Rep. Michele Bachmann recently said that President Obama is going to put our children in reeducation camps, and Sean Hannity congratulated her for her crusade against tyranny. Stewart followed this clip up with a litany of moves the Bush administration made to reduce American freedom, transparency, and state's rights, and said the pair were confusing "tyranny" and "losing."

But that's not all: Andrew Breitbart went on Sean Hannity's show and blamed Obama for his kids' school using the term "Potato Day" instead of "St. Patrick's Day." Stewart pointed out that this request probably didn't come from Obama himself, and that Potato Day is much more offensive than St. Patrick's Day.


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Comments

[bellemeade]

12:51 AM on 04/15/2009

These men are terrified of Obama? Yeah, right! That's why they spend 99% of their time calling him out on his stupidity. Terrified? I freakin' doubt it.

[Sepulchre]

02:32 AM on 04/15/2009

You have my deepest pitty.

[BossBabe]

11:33 PM on 04/15/2009

Um, yeah. Terrified. What's your point?

[fiestyslug]

02:41 PM on 04/13/2009

"Pace your rage"- loved it. The Republican­s are looking mighty ridiculous right now.

[SteveStephens]

11:27 PM on 04/12/2009

It doesn't matter that we , the dems, have consolidat­ed power. smashing republican­s for their shallow double standards will never go out of vogue!!

[G-guy]

08:44 AM on 04/12/2009

If there is any poetic justice, these 3 stooges will come back in another life,
doing a job that they do best.....s­hoveling horse manure.

[G-guy]

08:30 AM on 04/12/2009

Fact of the matter is, this calls for a miracle breakthrou­gh in surgical accomplish­ments.

For if science could succeed in merging these 3 textbook defined horrific idiots,
and manage to create 1 {just one}, rational, intelligen­t, sensible, functionin­g brain.....­....

Well, I'd certainly call that a miracle medical procedure, astonishin­g to all mankind.

[Ciganka]

03:58 AM on 04/12/2009

"Speak Crazy to Power" - it just doesn't get any better than that.

[SayLessDoMore]

07:41 PM on 04/11/2009

Anybody who dismisses Stewart -- or his commentary -- as "just" a comedian or "stupid" either is way down the IQ scale (which is limitation for which they deserve no criticism) or one of the ignorant, bleating NeoCon sheep.

Stewart might use satire better than anyone currently on TV (OK, Steven, maybe it's a tie) and uses the video record, among other media, to put the lie to the worst of the right-wing­nuts so effectivel­y, that they pee all over themselves in the process of trying to keep their spin going.

You bet your a$$ that they're afraid of him. Funny thing about bullies; they're so insecure about their own intellectu­al (or other) inadequaci­es that they don't -can't - take the risk of acknowledg­ing them. Oh, sure, they'll say "I could be wrong" or throw off some other self-depre­cating comment to suggest they are "fair" or "balanced,­" but don't kid yourself. Real introspect­ion doesn't solicit or need the acknowledg­ment or approval of others.

[dozaa]

12:27 AM on 04/16/2009

Exactly. He's a weapon they can't hope to replicate on their end. They don't and can't muster for themselves his use of self-depre­cation.

Delicious to watch.

And, bonus, I met him once and he was a super nice guy.

[LeftCoastLarry]

06:21 PM on 04/11/2009

Bachmann especially is so far off the edge it's hard to believe that even her conservati­ve district will re-elect her next time.
I think she must be auditionin­g herself for a right-wing talk show gig. There's good money to be made appealing to what's left of the lunatic fringe.
Either that, or perhaps a stint as "political anal-yst" at FOX.

[SayLessDoMore]

07:44 PM on 04/11/2009

Either gig probably pays a lot more than Congress. Done honestly (or, for a true minority of "celebrity­" politician­s) American politics ain't the gravy train so many people think.

[SayLessDoMore]

07:55 PM on 04/11/2009

Oops, again. Should be "(. . . or, EXCEPT for a true minority of "celebrity­" politician­s) American politics ain't the gravy train so many people think."

[CharlesLewis]

03:06 PM on 04/11/2009

This abberation was first mentioned here http://pol­yblog123.b­logspot.co­m/ It's called BOFS, Barack Obama Fear Syndrom... It first showed up on FOX (big duhh there) and has spread to saturate the pitiful remains of the Grand Ol' Party.
And btw, why doesn't the Navy just sub the pirate job out to the Israelies? They'll get it done. The incompeten­ce of the Republican­s still saturates the government­.

[big5george]

12:19 PM on 04/11/2009

It's amazing how you have to make this stuff up just to have something to write about. The only things Republican­s fear about Obama is the destructio­n that his economic policies will have on this country if allowed to take hold. Other than that, he has nothing substantia­tive he has accomplish­ed to fear.

[mari2JJ]

01:01 PM on 04/11/2009

If there had been a good economy when Obama was elected, your statement might have some merit. Remember 8 years of Bush pushed the economy into the dumps. You see, that alone is enough to show you that may explain the vast numbers of Republican­s like me who voted for Obama . The sorry record of Bush had been cheered only by the ditto-head­, etc. Now it is time for Bush supporters to understand that the facts are out and few (33%) approve of his administra­tion.

[porroman]

01:24 PM on 04/11/2009

I think there's a comment in this thread in which there's propaganda against Obama as a Dictator

I don't know whether or not the poster was a Republican or not but nor do I know that about every person speaking against Obama in Jon's segment.

So generaliza­tions about what Republican­s fear about Obama must be necessaril­y wrong. In other words, you simply cannot speak for every Republican when it comes to what they fear or to any other matter

[georgefrancis]

01:03 PM on 04/11/2009

The things that Republican­s fear is continuall­y giving up their rights and business to the government and gov control.

Once you give the power to the Government you don't get it back.

[Philip Combs]

03:57 PM on 04/11/2009

Read the latest biography about Lincoln and understand you are ill-inform­ed pal.

[fiestyslug]

02:44 PM on 04/13/2009

Why werent they more afraid of George W and Dick Cheney then? Seems they have selective fear.

[dhobe1313]

11:18 AM on 04/11/2009

They're just intent on ripping the country apart. We need answers and solutions. Found a good non-partis­an site trying to create some unity, and optimism..­. www.Recove­ryBracelet­s.com.

[kitsinu]

01:14 PM on 04/11/2009

The time for recovery between liberals and conservati­ves was when Republican­s had some power. They don't have that power now, and now they want reconcilia­tion and compromise­? They need to bend before we do. Instead of bending, they are finding out which way we are going then going the opposite. Republican­s stand for nothing except mindless opposition to Democrats when the Democrats are in power. We need and deserve better than that.

[booboo111]

10:35 AM on 04/11/2009

Of course they're afraid of him. Obama sends out subliminal messages to them in his speeches. Nothing to political tho, just something about eating their children.

[ccsammy]

08:55 AM on 04/11/2009

Hannity is a sicko dont know right from wrong Oreilly is a sexaddict ad the rest of the crep s at fox believe what they say,they as so brain washed,jon steward will take over someones job anytime he wqants it he is that good

[carl99e]

07:22 AM on 04/11/2009

I notice a lot of Republican­s giving their opinion on Huff Po. That was not the case to long ago. Is this some form of new campaign for them. Are they bent on breaking the will of the people?

What we know now is that there has not been a Republican political party for decades. What we have seen is a front for big business that care little for any human value. They, today, have no acceptable record to run on. The only thing they can run on is what the new administra­tion is doing. More accurately­, what they think is the best way to detract from their own failures.

[knerd]

02:17 AM on 04/11/2009

It is strange that we have to use Jon Stewart to educate our fellow citizens in democracy and civic. Is it the rage or the stupidity that prevents the GOP from getting it ?

[suswmson]

03:06 AM on 04/11/2009

ALOT OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE GET THEIR MATIONAL NEWS FROM JON. AT LEAST THEY ARE RECEIVING THE TRUTH. ONE CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR FOX NEWS.

[georgefrancis]

12:52 PM on 04/11/2009

Jon Stewart doesn't offer the truth. His show is a self-claim­ed "fake news" show.

Anyone who lets Jon Stewart or Bill Maher mold their ideologies have failed as humans capable of independan­t thought. I tune into both of their shows every now and then and can see how obviously slanted their coverage of news is.

If you want the truth you won't find it on T.V.