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LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’

Posted on | December 4, 2013 | 81 Comments

Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, “Charles Who?” But the dude actually used to be somebody, and now he’s reduced to playing silly Media Matters/Crooks & Liars “gotcha” games with blog commenters:

“Meanwhile, at Breitbart.com, where they’ve been on a non-stop campaign to get Bashir fired, they’re in a celebratory mood. And you know what that means: lots of gloating (nobody gloats like a wingnut), mixed with thousands of openly racist, xenophobic comments: MSNBC’S BASHIR RESIGNS!!!“

Johnson links to an article by Ben Shapiro. Is he accusing Shapiro of leading this “right wing lynch mob”? Is he saying that Shapiro or anyone else at Breitbart endorses and/or encourages “openly racist, xenophobic comments”? What exactly is he saying?

Better question: Does anyone believe that Martin Bashir resigned from MSNBC because of the “non-stop campaign to get Bashir fired” by Breitbart.com? Or do you suppose, rather, that Bashir’s comments were simply indefensible and that MSNBC — taking a look at Bashir’s anemic ratings — is probably just seizing on this controversy as a pretext to give that time slot to someone more likeable?

 


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81 Responses to “LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’”

  1. MrEvilMatt
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.co/Ka2flTN78S

  2. CHideout
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.co/TC3ubAzjaQ

  3. Lockestep1776
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.co/1AVFAXHtDk

  4. Resista38176897
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.co/82p3lypAKy

  5. Citzcom
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.co/pMkIgm3UeQ

  6. jwbrown1969
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.co/TEuz6FjuEm

  7. dlittlet
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:37 pm

    RT @MrEvilMatt: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.…

  8. ECHackett
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:40 pm

    RT @MrEvilMatt: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’: Yeah, a lot of readers are asking, … http://t.…

  9. 3Tbone3
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:42 pm

    @smitty_one_each Right. It has nothing to do with the fact that he’s a disgusting human being.

  10. hankpannell
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:43 pm

    RT @commonpatriot: via @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1lEcSCO2MH #tcot

  11. rsmccain
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:43 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesHQ @NolteNC

  12. PATR2014
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:45 pm

    RT @commonpatriot: via @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1lEcSCO2MH #tcot

  13. MarkJDietl
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:46 pm

    @smitty_one_each Who is this person to which you refer.

  14. Charles Johnson
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:48 pm

    I thought you forgot about me. I am not sure how many people even go to LGF any more. But yeah, you hate quality journalists like Martin Bashir. Martin Bashir is the standard I aspire to.

  15. centralparksouth
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:52 pm

    LOL

  16. debra0827
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:52 pm

    RT @smitty_one_each: TOM LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/EgMGmIrial #TCOT

  17. Now that Martin Bashir is gone from MSNBC, will CNN dump Nancy Grace? | Batshit Crazy News
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:54 pm

    […] TOM:  Chucky Boo Boo Child Johnson comes out from under a rock about Bashir. […]

  18. NolteNC
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:55 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  19. M. Thompson
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:56 pm

    And nobody cares.

  20. regularrightguy
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:56 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  21. Cybercinderella
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:57 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  22. stephenkruiser
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:57 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  23. nofixedabode
    December 4th, 2013 @ 6:58 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  24. Quartermaster
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:01 pm

    That’s a lot to live down to Charlie Chuckles.

  25. marclanders
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:01 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  26. vfroe
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:02 pm

    RT @commonpatriot: via @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1lEcSCO2MH #tcot

  27. largebill68
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:06 pm

    @smitty_one_each Yeah, because MSNBC always listens to me for advice on which of their morons to fire.

  28. hankpannell
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:06 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  29. dwduck
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:11 pm

    I like that he’s so lazy, the only thing he can come up with to pair with “racist” is “xenophobic”.

  30. concern00
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:11 pm

    …of course, there isn’t a left wing shriek machine, is there? No-one has ever been hounded out of their job as a consequence of politely disagreeing with an absurd left policy, have they?

  31. FLMomNYGirl
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:19 pm

    RT @commonpatriot: via @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1lEcSCO2MH #tcot

  32. Zohydro
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:20 pm

    I normally don’t feed trolls but…

  33. RS
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:22 pm

    I’m still trying to figure out what you find so offensive by the comparison between slavery–a condition of involuntary servitude–and the fact that multiple generations of Americans who’ve yet to be born will be required to pay it off. Given they’ve no say-so in how their income will be used, they will be working to fund the lifestyles of their ancestors. “Slavery” seems a pretty apt metaphor to me. Are would you be happier with, “the national debt is ‘double plus bad?'”

  34. MoMama01
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:27 pm

    RT @commonpatriot: via @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1lEcSCO2MH #tcot

  35. Evi L. Bloggerlady
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:30 pm

    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4knVFBE9R6s/Up_IyWfitcI/AAAAAAAAdhM/DpG84F7Uqao/s1600/Charles+Johnson.PNG

  36. DaveO
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:31 pm

    Because the new racism is Sexism – and the Progressive Flagship can’t be undermined by conservatives replaying Bashir’s remarks every time the WarOnWomen card is played.
    Just business. Johnson wouldn’t recognise that anymore.

  37. La Pucelle
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:32 pm

    You’re really that embarrassed over your own work? To be fair, if I’d written your over-wrought, self-obsessed tripe, I would be embarrassed, too.

  38. Matthew W
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:34 pm

    Does that come in a football sized suppository?

  39. Zohydro
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:39 pm

    I don’t know. But if it does, it’s available at Amazon.com…

  40. Steve Skubinna
    December 4th, 2013 @ 7:48 pm

    Yeah, trust a right wing zealot to make a big deal out of wanting to crap in somebody’s mouth.

    Let’s try a variant of the eternal question whenever a bold transgressive artist makes a sculpture of Mary out of dung – would you do it with an image of Mohammed?

    So how long would Bashir have lasted had he wanted to poop in Obama’s mouth? Too bad, now we’ll never know.

  41. Kristy Patullo
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm

    slav·ery 2 : submission to a dominating influence. (i.e., Big Govt.) You are ridiculously ignorant, Mr. Johnson. And if you are more offended by Sarah Palin’s slavery analogy than Martin Bashir’s vile, vulgar comments, then you live in an alternate universe.

  42. Professor_Why
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm

    LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/KlEoZVj95n

  43. BobBelvedere
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/yhRbHWHVok

  44. Southern_Rican
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:03 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  45. Southern_Rican
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:04 pm

    RT @BobBelvedere: RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/yhRbHWHVok

  46. rsmccain
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:09 pm

    RT @BobBelvedere: RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/yhRbHWHVok

  47. AZlibrarian
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:33 pm

    RT @rsmccain: LGF’s Charles Johnson Blames Bashir Resignation on ‘Right Wing Lynch Mob’ http://t.co/1mI7i6WJok cc @benshapiro @AceofSpadesH…

  48. Bob Belvedere
    December 4th, 2013 @ 8:48 pm

    Are you sure?

    Considering (1) how many of the MSM they’ve hired and (2) how tired Kai Penn and Reggie Love must be performing their daily duties on, er, for The Won, methinks Bashir will soon be working at 1600 Penn. Ave..

  49. Quartermaster
    December 4th, 2013 @ 9:17 pm

    Y’all held a neck tie party and didn’t invite me? Shameful. And I just went out to buy new robes and hood for the festivities. Don’t be so selfish next time and let more in on the fun.

  50. Quartermaster
    December 4th, 2013 @ 9:17 pm

    Charlie Chuckles lives in an alternate universe.