In response to my comment that: "This has been a favorite tool of so-called "values Americans" who smear regardless of the actual truth- plausible deniability or lack of intellectual honesty. It was also a reason why they got their butts kicked by real Americans who remembered the importance of honesty and decency upon which this country is founded."

Bucco wrote:
"Your last paragraph tells me a lot. I was and am against an Obama Presidency based on idealogy, but never could make such a statement filled with such hate as this about any one person or group."

Well as Gomer Pyle used to say, "Surprise, surprise, surprise.."

The WSJ piece was an op-ed, not a news article. That rant was quoting from a right-wing website called "PajamaMedia- the Belmont Club" and the quote on there? Exactly as copied in the WSJ is from an eve more extremist Blog called "Desert Rat ramblings." http://swdesertrat.blogspot.com

His blog's self-described existence is, "an outlet for my frustrations with the liberals in this country." On which is posted the following "We'll keep our Judeo-Christian values. You are welcome to Islam, Scientology, Humanism and Shirley McClain." "We'll keep The Battle Hymn of the Republic and the National Anthem." "Since it often so offends you, we'll keep our history, our name and our flag." "Would you agree to this? If so, please pass it along to other like minded liberal and conservative patriots and if you do not agree, just hit delete."


SO here's what "desert rat" said…
“Here’s a true story first reported by my Fox News colleague Andrew Napolitano (with the names and some details obscured to prevent retaliation). Under the Bush team a prominent and profitable bank, under threat of a damaging public audit,...That’s politics talking, not economics" Sound familiar Mr. Bucco? It's verbatim what was printed in the WSJ op-ed piece.

So what part of what you call my "hateful" entry was inaccurate? Fourth person pass it along rantings that get propped up to the level of "I saw this on Fox News" when in fact it's nothing more than the unsubstantiated ramblings of a would be Goebbels. Looks like we're back to "If you repeat a lie enough times peole will believe it."

So I did a little digging Mssrs. Bucco & rfshoffer. The actual quote & interview can be found here:

http://businessandmedia.org/articles...01185152.aspx:

"FNC's Napolitano Claims Bush Administration Committed 'Extortion' Against Banks- Senior judicial analyst details how lenders forced to accept TARP funds under threat of FDIC audit."

"Extortion - this occurred in September of 2008," Napolitano said. "Extortion is an attempt to control somebody else's free will by threatening to perform a lawful act. Is an audit lawful? Absolutely. Is the threat to engage in an audit in order to force them to sell stock to the federal government lawful? Of course not! It's a crime. That happened in September of '08 under the Bush administration. In March of '09 is when the Treasury said we own 2 percent, we're going to tell you how to run the place."

So the smear made against Obama, quoting Napolitano as the "authority" was really a complaint against the Bush Administration. Again, what part of my accusation was inaccurate? Ther is a whole ream of comments about the evil Obama people, when the source of the story was a condemnationof the Bush Administration.

I'll stand by my comments.