David Shuster Attacks Fox News Over Obama's Buses: You're 'Unhinged' (VIDEO)

David Shuster tore into Fox News for portraying two new buses purchased by the Secret Service as wasteful spending by President Obama.

Filling in for Keith Olbermann on Tuesday's "Countdown," Shuster defended the Secret Service's purchase of new $1.1 million buses. He reported that the buses -- which are armored and equipped with classified technology -- would save taxpayers' money and eventually pay for itself, in lieu of having to lease and retrofitting buses every four years.

Shuster ripped into Fox News' Sean Hannity, who had called President Obama out for his three-day tour of the Midwest a "waste your tax dollars" and the new buses "a $1.1 million luxury liner." Shuster criticized Fox News' failure to ask the Secret Service about the buses, blasting, "Is it that old Fox News playbook again of not asking questions, because the answer will undermine right wing talking points?"

Shuster also tore into Eric Bolling, who had criticized the cost of the Midwest tour. He stressed, "Eric, let me speak a bit more slowly so YOU understand this."

He ordered Hannity and Bolling to apologize to President Obama and the Secret Service, saying, "For you to smear President Obama over a vehicle that the Secret Service purchased and deployed to protect him and save taxpayer money shows just how unhinged you have become."

Shuster's role as Olbermann's guest host is his first since he left MSNBC in 2010.

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Comments

[Okieborn]

12:04 PM on 08/20/2011

Sure great to see David Schuster again, , this young man should have a permanent spot on current !!

I will be glad when suddenlink in Oklahoma finally get current on their listings !

[flowie]

11:36 AM on 08/20/2011

Let us cut out the crap comments about the "bus".
We all know that the reason for the criticism is because the "bus" is being used to protect
this President and we also know the reason why it is this President. Need I expand ????/

[j b f]

05:19 AM on 08/20/2011

Snarky women are pretty bad but snarky men. It is kind of like having a brother that is indignant that his sister got a prom dress.

[BJHenton]

12:03 AM on 08/20/2011

The President is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. Fox News never complained about how much money W spent on anything. I'll say it again. This angry rhetoric is because the black guy got elected. They will never get over it. Never.

[wyldthings]

01:25 AM on 08/20/2011

So now that the Black Caucas who support the President are now critical of his progress for the A.A. community. Is it because he's only half A.A.

[BJHenton]

08:45 AM on 08/20/2011

First of all, learn how to spell. This comment is racist and I will flag it as abusive.

[Father Tom]

11:35 PM on 08/19/2011

"He reported that the buses -- which are armored and equipped with classified technology -- would save taxpayers' money "

Who paid for the painting on the side?

"WE ONLY HAVE TO FOOL YOU TWICE"

[rgrrflw]

11:14 PM on 08/19/2011

YOU HAVE SOME UNFIT,CLUESLESS DEMOCRATS BUT
YOU CANT STOP THE GOP- SHORTSIGHTED-HATE MOBILE.
THEY HATE WITH ALL THEIR MIGHT24/7
JUST TO APPEAR UNITED&TOUGH ON
US LOUSY SECULAR DEMOCRATS.
BLACKBUGBLUES

[Flacracker]

10:56 PM on 08/19/2011

It would be nice if Current would give David Shuster his own show. He's a ballsy guy who fits in to their new plans.

[Morgantheaxe]

02:58 AM on 08/20/2011

Exactly what I was thinking. If Shuster gets a show on Current Im going to knee cap the managing exec over at suddenlink repeatedly until they start carrying it. Just giving notice now Mr. Suddenlink so don't act surprised.

[Justin Gibson]

01:16 PM on 08/19/2011

I'm glad for Shuster (a former Fixed Noise personality during the late 90's-early 2000's) that's he's telling the truth.

[PickOneTwoThree]

11:49 AM on 08/19/2011

FoxNews is watched by dim bulbs who wait for the next anti-Obama rant to parrot.

This is it - and it will be repeated all over.

[smallbusinessguy10254]

11:49 AM on 08/19/2011

I think Shuster worked for Fox at one time

[FireThemAll2012]

11:46 AM on 08/19/2011

if Obama had choosen to fly to those cities, there would have been no need for buses. But Obama wanted to do a bus tour, so the Secret Service needed to get new buses to carry his highness......

[kpmclean]

12:30 PM on 08/19/2011

Your an IDIOT! Most likely relative to the "Hills Have Eye's" clan!

[ydrittmann]

04:50 PM on 08/19/2011

You are.

[Morgantheaxe]

02:59 AM on 08/20/2011

You do realize the secret service buys these busses and these aren't the first two right? The GOP candidate gets one too....when you finally GET a candidate...if that's what you want to call that sacrificial sheep.

[We all love America]

05:32 AM on 08/19/2011

Wow, Obama people are willing to totally ignore what is going on today and blame Bush 43 for everything. Sorry guys and gals but President Bush ended his reign in 2008. You folks had President Obama, the House of Representitives and the Senate for two years and you did NOTHING.
Where is Code Pink? If John Macain was President they would be demonstrating in front of the White House every day.

[akrazyrunner]

08:43 AM on 08/19/2011

"President Bush ended his reign in 2008"
Actually Bush was President until 1/20/2009 and his budget lingered on until September 2009 and he handed over an economy bleeding 750,000 jobs per month, so an appropriate amount of blame should be going his way.

"You folks had President Obama, the House of Representi­tives and the Senate for two years and you did NOTHING."
Nothing? Really? http://whattheheckhasobamadonesofar.com

"Where is Code Pink? If John Macain was President they would be demonstrat­ing in front of the White House every day" The President did not vote for the wars like McCain (check your spelling of the guy you probably voted for) and has drawn down troops in Iraq and has plans for the same.

[Morgantheaxe]

03:01 AM on 08/20/2011

Well said.

[new 10 ole ole]

09:46 PM on 08/25/2011

All of that energy , and ya still got notin'--shame shame.

[troyrobertdavid]

10:16 AM on 08/19/2011

They couldn’t do anything because of the record number of filibusters by the GOP. But I guess just like Faux news you are not interested in facts because they don’t support your rhetoric.

[new 10 ole ole]

09:51 PM on 08/25/2011

In reality there were fewer gop fillibusters in the past 12 legislative sessions than Dems---but that is not the point. Dems have had 2/3 rds control since 2007. That is over 4 and one half years. You had 100% control for 24 months, and the O care "present" for the American taxpayer had to be "bribed" thru congress dems it was so distasteful.

You know things are really bad when you have to resort to paying off your own party's representatives and senators to get your agenda thru.

[kite38]

04:33 AM on 08/19/2011

Wow, now here's something I'm willing to compromise on as a tax payer. We'll let the President keep his coach. After all, he is The President. However, the Republican candidate should travel by foam packing peanut reinforced Ford Focus. I'm also willing to throw in a couple of bicycle helmets for he and his driver. You know, we've got to find those spending cuts where we can...

[JimWind]

09:11 PM on 08/19/2011

Make that a "Pinto"

[ggs83]

12:16 AM on 08/19/2011

Fox News is totally out of control. To see the evidence watch Jon Stewart episode from tonight. Fox News goes on and on blasting Warren Buffet--they called him a socialist for wanting the rich to be taxed more. Warren Buffet a socialist--these people are really crazy.
Oh and the rich should not be taxed more, the poor should be--after all 98% of the families of 4 that make less than 22,350 per year can still afford a refrigerator so they must start paying more taxes before the millionaires and billionaires pay one dollar more. And some of these poor people even have microwaves, and maybe a cell phone, and omg a television. Jon had all the quotes and percentages.
And their moaning about a class warfare. Well I say there is a class warfare and the rich and Fox News started it and the middle class and working Americans are not afraid to take it on.
It is the super rich who have redistributed wealth in this country from the 98% to the 2% and we who work for wages are ready to bring fairness back. We have the numbers.
I must say that I was surprised and disappointed to see Rubio spouting that protect the rich slogans. I had hoped he could make the GOP more reasonable but I guess not.

[new 10 ole ole]

09:43 PM on 08/25/2011

wah wah wah WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! cry us a whiney river poo.

Settle down , relax, it will all be over in 2012.

[kdlaiusa]

11:54 PM on 08/18/2011

Bush took over 600 vacation days in his two failed terms. Noone can beat that.

[Morgantheaxe]

03:02 AM on 08/20/2011

Dont forget all the staffers working as slave labor "cutting brush" on that Ranch he sold for a hefty profit. Hey the brush was cut what do you expect?!

[new 10 ole ole]

09:44 PM on 08/25/2011

Soooooooooooooo, he just did not have meetings or talk to staff?