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I got an e-mail Wednesday afternoon from someone at MSNBC saying they planned to use a quotation from an Instant Tea post on “The Dylan Ratigan Show,” which to be honest I’d never even heard of. This MSNBC person asked me to send over a Dallas Voice logo and a headshot, which I did, and he later confirmed that they’d used the quote, but I can’t find the video anywhere online. (We don’t get the cable at the IT Brewery, so we couldn’t watch it live.) Anyhow, someone later alerted me to the fact that this same quote had also been on MSNBC earlier, on “Morning Joe” with Joe Scarborough. I did manage to find this clip and have posted it above. How funny! Instant Tea on “Morning Joe”! At this point I suppose you’d like me to tell you what the quote is, but nah, I’m gonna make you watch.
I think that’s pretty cool, John. It pretty much confirms what I’ve always thought about you — you’re a journalist of note.
Joe Scarborough is a douche. I’ve never liked him. He acts like he wouldn’t make steam over her being a lesbian (if she was) and you know he would.
I am star struck beyond belief. John, you can now sell you tighty whiteys on Ebay.
True John Wright fans will remember his email that got read on Fox News by Bill O’Reilly several years ago.
@Tyler: Ah yes, I think I still have that one on VHS somewhere, as recorded by either Mark or Darryl. The best part was at the end when O’Really said, “Wise up, man.” Priceless.
@Laura: Where are you? I’m barely hanging on to the bar here, wherever I am. The Secret Service agents are throwing a fit. They’re asking me if I’ve ever been to Pakistan. Please come back. I can’t afford to pay this tab by myself.
Next headline: Wright makes his national TV debut on Fox.
Don’t worry, John. We’re all laughing with you about these jerks using your quote.
God bless MSNBC for trying to downplay that pic. Their la la land mentality is refreshing. Thanx John for calling out WSG. It’s obvious that they are trying to elude to something and Joe and gang missed the point.
What I fail to understand is why more people aren’t objecting to this barely veiled attempt to brand her a lesbian, as if doing so will somehow make her an unacceptable candidate for the Supreme Court. I wish Obama would have been bold and selected an openly gay candidate, so we could have a more thoughtful debate about whether a person’s sexual orientation matters. Instead, we’ve been left to speculate about someone who obviously doesn’t want to discuss the issue. If she is a lesbian, wouldn’t it be great if she simply said so and then challenged any and all detractors to prove why it should disqualify her from being a Supreme Court Justice? If she isn’t a lesbian, wouldn’t it be great if she simply said so and then challenged any and all detractors to prove why it should disqualify someone from being a Supreme Court Justice?