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Democrats Mock Beck's Czar Hunt

Bogus name tars legit jobs, they say, but even some Dems aren't sure

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(Newser) – Democrats are fighting back against the anti-czar fervor that has taken hold of the Republican party. Many of the so-called czars these officials insist must be confirmed by the Senate actually already have been, writes Jason Linkins of the Huffington Post. Others occupy positions they themselves voted to create, and others still are random functionaries they’ve decided to label czars.

So the DNC has issued a new ad turning Glenn Beck’s own anti-czar rants against him, pointing out how many of the czar positions he’s railing against were created by President Bush. But this week Democrats Russ Feingold and Dianne Feinstein broke ranks to voice objections about the czars—though Feinstein acknowledged the mislabeling, saying it isn’t “quite fair,” to call the deputy Interior secretary a czar.

In this May 5, 2009 file photo, newscaster Glenn Beck attends the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in New York.
In this May 5, 2009 file photo, newscaster Glenn Beck attends the Time 100 Gala, a celebration of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world in New York.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
Glenn Beck complains about Obama's czars in this YouTube screenshot.
Glenn Beck complains about Obama's czars in this YouTube screenshot.
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osu1067
Sep 17, 09 8:30 AM CDT
The Dems add is a little misleading. I believe Beck himself admitted that under W. there were 8 or 9 "czars". Last I heard, Beck said there were about 39 already under Obama. I'm not sure where the Dems got 47. Artistic license? Kinda of a weak argument by the Dems, but the add is funny. Reply
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UrUndertaker
Sep 17, 09 8:42 AM CDT
"The Dems add is a little misleading"???? LMAO and you say this in regards to one of the leaders of the Republican party, an admitted junkie/abuser who in his mind begins to attack on any front he can imagine and his stock in trade is misleading the public with his antics? The Democrats are just pointing our exactly who else had "czars" and who began the process, nothing misleading about ramming trash up the human compost heap named Glen Beck, just a closest birther with a pointy white hat
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Fondue
Sep 17, 09 8:47 AM CDT
osu, looks like you have some studying to do. Don't just take Beck's word for it - unless you want to be a Beckbot.
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logothete
Sep 17, 09 9:03 AM CDT
Fondue, osu IS a Beckbot.
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Spudsy
Sep 17, 09 12:35 PM CDT
A little misleading.....like those WMD's in Iraq.
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