Fox News' Jim Pinkerton wants you to do as he says, and not say what he says.
Pinkerton sits on the Fox News Watch panel. This week, Pinkerton felt compelled to drag out the "Scalito" faux controversy a little longer. In case you didn't get the memo, Mike Doughney diaried Scalito: That's What This Wingnut PAC Calls Him!
In the midst of all this fabricated wingnut outrage over the term "Scalito," I opened one of my mailboxes this morning and found this item: an e-mail from the "Vanguard PAC" trumpeting the nomination of "Scalito."
Considering they coined the word, baited, and switched, when Pinkerton used the nickname within a minute of his rant, "Scalito" had returned to its proper owner.
Here's the text:
PINKERTON: "[there has been] anti-italian bias in the media... I think the creation of the word Scalito, as a version of Scalia" (crosstalk)
NEIL 'TOKEN LIBERAL' GABLER: "That was a Republican talking point!"
PINKERTON: "But, actually, it's been picked up by lots of places... I think whoever said it first made an ethnic slur. And for someone to imagine, say, fusing Breyer's and Ginsburg's names together, or if there had been two black justices - people would be screaming anti-semitism or racism, and I think legitimately. (Is Pinkerton worried people might not be outraged enough by an anti-italian slur? Is that why he creates a hypothtetical slur of real justices, then a hypothetical slur of hypothetical justices?)
I think they did that on the italian thing. I think it's wrong and I'm glad to see the [Media Research Council] come out against them on that." (They. Them. Hehe.)
The topic then changed to Alito's record on abortion, and Pinkerton used his first opportunity to punk himself.
PINKERTON: "...Diane Sawyer on ABC was one of the worst on this .. to associate Scalito..."
(visible attempt to eat own words)
GABLER: "Holy Cow! There was anti-italian sentiment right there in that chair!" (points to Pinkerton)
It was pretty funny... and Pinkerton made a fool of himself and all the other self-righteous idiots who create fantasy injustices to be outraged over. Usually you have to wait a day or two before they contradict themselves, so this was a real gem for a short-attention spanner like myslef.
Next... John Gibson wishing his victims/viewers a "happy holiday?" Bill O'Reilly photo'd with a bottle of French wine? A Lou Dobbs nanny-gate?
I sent the video clip to Crooks and Liars - it may show up there at some point.