First it was the MSNBC commentator Don Lemon showing Sam Donaldson's vile rant about those who oppose Obama are just racist and oppose him only because he is black and calling it the elephant in the room and how Brave Donaldson is to bring it up and now this Lawrence O'Donnell Mocks Ann Romney for Riding Horses to Combat Multiple Sclerosis With each passing day, the Obama-loving media stoop to new lows in attacking the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and his family. On MSNBC's The Last Word Monday, host Lawrence O'Donnell mocked Ann Romney for having the nerve to combat her multiple sclerosis by riding horses (video follows with transcript and commentary): LAWRENCE O’DONNELL, HOST: In tonight's Rewrite, Mitt Romney rewrites the definition of an Olympic athlete. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) BOB SCHIEFFER, HOST OF “FACE THE NATION”: I hear you've got an Olympic athlete in the family. MITT ROMNEY: Isn't that something? Yeah, it's not me. It's my wife, of course. She's the athlete, but in this case, it's not her personally, but she along with two other people purchased a horse and have trained it up. (END VIDEO CLIP) O’DONNELL: She's the athlete. That's what Mitt Romney just said. She's the athlete. Actually, that’s NOT what Romney just said. He said, “But in this case, it's not her personally, but she along with two other people purchased a horse and have trained it up.” Exactly what about that clarification to Schieffer’s question wasn’t clear enough for O’Donnell to understand? The host of Face the Nation said, “I hear you've got an Olympic athlete in the family,” and Romney replied, “But in this case, it's not her personally.” Is the intellectual capacity of MSNBC anchors and commentators dropping as Romney rises in the polls, or is it just their professional integrity? Or both? Let’s continue: Story Continues Below Ad ↓ O’DONNELL: So what will the athlete in the family be doing in the Olympics? (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) ROMNEY: So she's quite thrilled and I'm sure she'll be watching. I have a campaign to attend to, so I won't be able to see it perform. But I'm very pleased for her. (END VIDEO CLIP) O’DONNELL: That's right. The Romney family definition of an Olympic athlete is a person who participates in the purchase of an Olympic athlete, in this case, a horse that the Romneys own. Now, Mitt Romney has always told the story of the family's entry into the breathtakingly expensive so-called sport of dressage as a therapeutic option for Ann Romney’s multiple sclerosis. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) SCHIEFFER: Dressage? ROMNEY: Yes, it’s the sport of dressage. Not many people are familiar with it, but something for which she has a passion, and frankly, her getting back on a horse after she was diagnosed with MS was able, she's convinced, to help her regenerate her strength and renew that vigor. (END VIDEO CLIP) O’DONNELL: Now, this is not in any way to make light of Ann Romney’s difficulty with MS, it's obviously a very difficult thing to bear. And there are a lot of things you can do to try to deal with MS. But, come on, dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment. And if it's true that dressage is how wildly rich people deal with this very difficult personal health problem, then why, why does the horse appear on Mitt Romney’s tax return as a business expense, that in 2010 produced a $77,000 business deduction. Not a healthcare deduction, a business deduction for the Romney Limited Liability Corporation that owns the horse as a business. Mitt Romney was afraid to identify a single tax deduction that he would eliminate or reduce, but I think we can be sure that the Olympic athlete in the Romney family, the horse that masquerades as Ann’s horse, but that is never actually ridden by Ann, would continue to be a fake deductible business expense if Mitt and Ann ever get to watch their Olympic athlete on a TV in the White House. This is so disgusting it's nauseating. First off, what business is it of O'Donnell's how Ann Romney chose to deal with her illness? If going for walks, going to the museum, watching television, or, heaven forbid, riding horses helped "regenerate her strength and renew [her] vigor," isn't that a good thing? Why should that be the subject of scorn and derision, especially from a representative of a so-called "news network?" As for Romney's taxes, it is safe to assume that their LLC purchases horses as an investment just as most people do. Income is derived from breeding and/or selling them. As such, expenses associated with their training and upkeep are deductible. This has absolutely nothing to do with healthcare. But why should we expect an ignorant shill such as O'Donnell to understand that? Furthermore, who is O'Donnell to ridicule anyone for his or her wealth? According to Celebrity Net Worth, his estate is valued at $8 million. That makes him just another rich liberal castigating Romney for his wealth. It never ends, does it? http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-s...iding-horses-combat-multiple-sc#ixzz1yFeibq2i Does anyone wonder why they have no viewership?
To Bluesguy: Sam Donaldson was always a joke. He was famous for asking softball questions in an aggressive manner.
Neal Cavutto, who suffers from MS reamed O'donnell a new one today. He cited from MS Medical groups from here and Europe how riding therapies have proven useful in the control and treatment of the pain and anxiety and muscle stiffness and balance problems associated with the disease. I suffer from diabetic neuropathy which results in very similar complications. ANYTHING that can help is like a miracle to those who suffer. For O'donnell to speak with such vile ignorance is inexcusable. I have yet to hear that he has issued an apology
There's no limit to how shamelessly the right here will lie, as this thread shows. You can read the transcript to see O'Donnell never mocked ann. Anyone saying that is lying. If they disagree, they should post the exact words where he mocks Ann. If they can't, they should apologize for lying, and promise to do better in the future. Remember, God is watching, and he won't take "But ... I couldn't admit the liberal was right!" as an excuse for lying. O'Donnell was mocking Mitt. He mocked Mitt's creative use of the term "Olympic Athlete". He mocked Mitt's writing off a horse as a $77k business tax deduction. You know, an MS horse normally doesn't run $77k a year. I mean, that's one crazy expensive horse. Mighty convenient Mitt could write it off as a business expense. That was O'Donnell's other point, that uber-elitist Mitt has access to tax scams that the rest of us don't have access to. So, why are the drones lying? Because Hannity brought it up. Sean told them to lie, and when FOX says lie, they lie. Is it their fault? The first few times, they can be excused. But given how often they've been caught lying for FOX, they should know better than that now. They willingly suck up to proven liars, so they are morally responsible for the lies. Oh, O'Donnell publicly called out Hannity on the big lie. Will Hannity apologize for lying so shamelessly?
"O’DONNELL: That's right. The Romney family definition of an Olympic athlete is a person who participates in the purchase of an Olympic athlete," That's not what he said. "She's the athlete, but in this case, it's not her personally, but she along with two other people purchased a horse and have trained it up." O’DONNELL: Now, this is not in any way to make light of Ann Romney’s difficulty with MS, it's obviously a very difficult thing to bear. And there are a lot of things you can do to try to deal with MS. But, come on, dressage does not appear in any of the more traditional courses of treatment Well if the idiot had done his research he would have found that yes indeed it has proven to be a course of treatment for the complications and hardships MS presents, instead he choose to mock it. "And if it's true that dressage is how wildly rich people deal with this very difficult personal health problem, then why, why does the horse appear on Mitt Romney’s tax return as a business expense, that in 2010 produced a $77,000 business deduction. Not a healthcare deduction, a business deduction for the Romney Limited Liability Corporation that owns the horse as a business." Music is of GREAT therapeutic benefit to the problems I deal with with diabetes and resulting nerve damage, I also write off much of the expense because I play professionally. SO WHAT? Hasn't O'Donnell ever heard of the horse breeding business? Notice the mocking with the "wildly rich"? Yeah we know MSNBC told you to lie about it, quite transparent. Have you no shame?
