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Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) went head-to-head with Bill O'Reilly last night over the Democrat's attack on Goldline and conservative pundits like Glenn Beck who have ties to the gold seller.

"Defending someone that gouges consumers? You ought to be ashamed of yourself," Weiner scolded O'Reilly.

Last week, Weiner (D-NY) released a report that said Goldline "uses aggressive sales tactics, conservative spokespeople and rhetoric to sell over-priced gold coins to unsuspecting consumers." He also excoriated what he called the "unholy alliance between Goldline and conservative pundits."

Beck had appeared on O'Reilly's show last Friday, chomping on a hot dog and defending Goldline against Weiner's charges, citing the company's A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau. "It's almost like Weiner is going after something else," Beck said, before adding "maybe" and pointing to himself.

Last night, Weiner pointed out that the Los Angeles Times had reported that the Better Business Bureau can be paid off to give companies a higher rating. "Glenn Beck has a responsibility to the people who watch his show to say, 'You know what? There are smart ways and dumb ways to buy gold.'"

O'Reilly responded: "That's not true. He doesn't have that responsibility."

"I defy Glenn Beck to dispute the premise of the report," Weiner said, adding "Bill, you're being a shill for this company," and "you ought to be ashamed."

Weiner ended the interview by agreeing to O'Reilly's offer to set up a debate between the congressman and Beck next week.

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May 25, 2010 11:53 AM   

Weiner for President!

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May 25, 2010 1:54 PM    in reply to twayn

I'd vote for that!

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May 26, 2010 10:49 AM    in reply to twayn

Yeah, and Bill's going to set up a debate between Weiner and Beckerhead? Right. That's gonna happen real soon ....

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May 25, 2010 11:54 AM   

"chomping on a hot dog and defending Goldline against Weiner's charges..." Hmmm... Really TPM?

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May 26, 2010 12:40 AM    in reply to Annie Oakley

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May 25, 2010 11:55 AM   

I'd like to be outraged that Beck and O'Rly are shilling for ripoff gold companies. But then I realize that that means their teabagger followers are the ones getting ripped off, and I just can't...

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May 25, 2010 12:33 PM    in reply to Matt Jones

I agree totally, those vocal morons should get ripped off. They are giving their money away to idiots anyway, e.g. Sarah Palin. Maybe when they give enough, they'll have a different attitude toward "poor people".

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May 25, 2010 8:54 PM    in reply to Whenwillthisnightmareend

But Palin is donating all the money she's raising (speaking fees, SarahPAC, etc.) to "the cause". She said so! Right? Right?!!

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May 25, 2010 3:22 PM    in reply to Matt Jones

Cynical. I'd prefer no one get ripped off, even those I disagree with. Never reward the conman.

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May 26, 2010 7:54 AM    in reply to Matt Jones

In the immoral words of Canada Bill Jones, "it's immoral to let a sucker keep his money."

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May 25, 2010 11:56 AM   

When the person you're talking about is Weiner, and you are eating a wiener... are you saying you want to eat the person you are talking about, or that you are just really into wieners?

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May 25, 2010 1:30 PM    in reply to gumbun

... or your sense of humor is on par with a 6th grader's, and assume your viewers' is too.

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May 25, 2010 5:34 PM    in reply to Brianskii

Probably a valid assumption for Becky.

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May 25, 2010 12:03 PM   

Some politicians can't walk into the lion's den and hold their own.

Wiener can.

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May 25, 2010 12:37 PM    in reply to Riyaz Guerra

O'Reilly isn't a lion's den. Maddow or Donahue, maybe - but O'Reilly is more of a mouse with retard strength

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May 25, 2010 12:05 PM   

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY)

American

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May 25, 2010 4:22 PM    in reply to mezcalero

Glenn Beck

Traitor

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May 25, 2010 11:14 PM    in reply to mezcalero

Bill O'Reilly

Opportunist.

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May 25, 2010 12:19 PM   

Beck's, Palin's, O'Reilly's, Limbaugh's followers are constantly being grifted by their dear leaders....buy this, buy that, buy my book, pay to hear me speak, blah.......and Balin Peck O'Rimbaugh is laughing all the way to the bank.....I would like to think that at a certain point these people are going to catch on, but I don't know.
It's like being part of a fan club, I guess....you can have the super decoder ring, the secret handshake, the beliefs manual, the poster and calendar, etc.....which one of them is going to do the first music video/CD?
If only they would put their energy into making the country better, instead of a more paranoid, hateful, divided one.

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May 25, 2010 12:20 PM   

Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) is kick @$$!

I haven't seen O'Reilly on the defensive like that in a very long time. It's great to see someone actually stand up to him. The only question is why didn't Fox try censoring Weiner or go to a commercial to stop the attack on O'Reilly and Goldline.

Simply wonderful!

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May 25, 2010 1:25 PM    in reply to brothejr

because there's something else going on behind the scenes with goldline. when else have you ever EVER seen a talkshow like this be allowed to go after a station sponsor so directly? something is fishy with goldline/fox.

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May 25, 2010 12:35 PM   

Bill O'Reilly, holding people responsible for their words and actions.

Except for Glenn Beck.

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May 25, 2010 12:36 PM   

I love Weiner, but the only people getting ripped off are the teabaggers, so who cares, I say take 'em to the cleaners.

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May 25, 2010 10:05 PM    in reply to Hank

It's true, knowing that the TeaScrotums are getting ripped off by listening to Beck is great. If they spread lies let them eat lies , without knowing it of course. Paint a Hitler mustache, buy some gold. Strut around with your gun on display, buy some gold. Scream about death panels , buy some gold and the SUCK ON BIG LOSSES you inbred freaks.

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May 25, 2010 12:38 PM   

O'reilly needs to defend himself against the outrage of his listeners when they realize that they've been cheated by the most trusted namde in news! Weiner is one Dem with balls, and I love him, along with Rachel Maddow. People like that make the lame Mainstream media ashamed and rightly so.

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May 25, 2010 12:38 PM   

Go Weiner! Though I suspect one of two results:

1) Goldline markets itself as a victim of D.C. and New York liberal fascists and its hard core clients buy the line.

2) Goldline changes its name and continues to sell overpriced coins to people who think they're sophisticated.

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May 25, 2010 2:14 PM    in reply to Michael Maiello

AuXe

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May 25, 2010 12:52 PM   

What does it matter how many Weiner investigates? if the charges are true then Bill should come clean. After doing his own investigation

I think he sill

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May 25, 2010 1:02 PM   

What does it matter? These rednecks love the Big Con. Just look at the fanatics still flocking to Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart. Basically the same psychotic crowd.

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May 25, 2010 1:10 PM   

Beck is setting himself up to be held liable in a lawsuit, no matter what Bill-o says. I know buying any gold at current prices is bullshit as an investment vehicle, that buying gold coins is double bullshit and buying someone's special super duper coins is triple bullshit. I suspect Beck knows it is bullshit as well, but since his whole brand is being the one voice of reason for his sheeple, this amounts to misrepresenting the nature of the goods and services at issue. In other words, Beck is conspiring to defraud his viewers. Someone will sue him over this, and he will probably settle rather than have anything be publicized. At least Bill-o can counsel Beck on how to get through that sort of embarrassment.

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May 25, 2010 1:23 PM   

I can only hope that during the debate Weiner shoves a hot dog directly into Beck's fat face

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May 25, 2010 5:35 PM    in reply to Steve Dallas

Or elsewhere.

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May 25, 2010 1:28 PM   

he ought to bring him a pack of frozen hot dogs when they meet and bang it on the table everytime beck lies, exagerates or cries.

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May 25, 2010 1:51 PM   

i've got one THOUSAND gold coins that says Beck backs out

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May 25, 2010 2:01 PM   

A debate between Weiner and Beck on O'Reilly's show? That's enough to make me actually watch O'Reilly's show.

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May 25, 2010 2:10 PM    in reply to JBL1955

Do you really think Beck will show up?

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May 25, 2010 3:22 PM    in reply to AZskeptic

No.

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May 26, 2010 12:15 AM    in reply to AZskeptic

will they allow him to have a chalk board by his side?

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May 25, 2010 2:10 PM   

I hope Beck brings plenty of Kleenex!

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May 25, 2010 2:14 PM   

Question for the crowd here because it confuses me. Thom Hartmann is also shilling gold on his radio show. Same thing? I flinch when I hear it. I love Thom, but this is so obviously not a good investment. Thoughts???

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May 25, 2010 3:09 PM    in reply to Dizzy Izzy

Looks like an uncovered checkmate is on its way and Weiner should be wary of the bait.

"Hartmann's not the only host to peddle Goldline- Randi Rhodes, Bill Press, and Ed Schultz do it too." http://thiscommercialsucks.blogspot.com/2009/06/thom-hartmann-is-shameless.html

Denim


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If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."
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May 26, 2010 12:05 AM    in reply to denim

Hartmann and Shults peddle gold from ITM Trading not Goldline but the copy they read sounds exactly the same as what I've seen of Beck's scripts.

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May 26, 2010 12:19 AM    in reply to markg8

This is going off on a tangent but... nothing annoys me more than the info-mercial format of the advertisement in Hartmann's, Schultz, Rhodes, Miller, etc. Why that "endorsement" format of commercial?

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May 26, 2010 10:29 AM    in reply to eb123

I agree - but liberal talk radio needs sponsorship. They operate on a shoe string so I guess you do what you have to do to keep the sponsors. It's cheaper for the sponsors to have the hosts do their shilling and I presume they get paid extra for that. I don't know that for sure.

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May 25, 2010 3:02 PM   

If I had a job I'd send send the good Congressman money! I love his willingness to stand up to the right wingnuts. I wish there were more like him!

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May 25, 2010 3:14 PM   

watch this guy Weiner. If only all democrats were so fearless

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May 25, 2010 3:17 PM   

RE: Runfast
"I love Weiner, but the only people getting ripped off are the teabaggers, so who cares, I say take 'em to the cleaners."

I disagree. For many many years, truth in adverising laws have fallen to wthee wayside and fraud is rife in this nation. This is only a miniscule example.
Law enforcement has totally and blatantly taken the side of these scoundrels against consumers. We seem to be proving the Christian Right assumption "evolution of the species" is a myth.
Our leaders are some of the biggest culprits. They are allowed to lie, misrepresent, withhold facts... all without the least fear of liability or defamation laws kicking in.
We are sliding down that slope and reading statements like abobe pretty much reinforce this...
I guess it is inevitable that great nations usually fall from within... IMHO

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May 25, 2010 7:38 PM    in reply to johnnydoughey

Isn't it "the evolution of species" and not "evolution of the species"?

Right up there with the ugly American.

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May 25, 2010 3:19 PM   

Sorry.. "abobe" is supposed to be "above"

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May 25, 2010 3:35 PM   

I love this guy! He's the guy that backs up having balls with having facts. He's the brainy kid in school everybody thought they could push around until they found out he doesn't take getting pushed around. He's Epstein in "Biloxi Blues."

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May 25, 2010 4:02 PM    in reply to Porchcow

Gotta love the aggressiveness instilled during a New York upbringing.

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May 25, 2010 3:49 PM   

Even the US Mint has a significant markup on gold coins that they sell to the public.
http://www.usmint.gov/pressroom/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=goldplat
In my opinion, buying gold coins is rich man's coin collecting hobby, not an investment.
Even the NYSE traded ETF representing stored gold bullion (ticker sym GLD) is not without risk, but the markup is tiny compared to coins. Risk was like this between May 27, 2008 and today: if you bought GLD on May 27, 2008, the price fluctuated about -20% to +35% between then and now. When did one have to sell it? That was the risk...the day one needed it was a bad market day for GLD

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May 25, 2010 4:35 PM   

Seriously... if Weiner ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2012, I'd probably pick him. On the other hand, he'd be a great at the DoJ.

I like a fire breather, now and then. I love this guy. He makes me proud to be a liberal. The party would be wise to stick him out in front. He wakes everybody up. Inspires courage.

I really love this guy, Weiner.

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May 25, 2010 5:28 PM   

You said Weiner, huh huh huh uh huh uh huh

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May 25, 2010 5:35 PM   

News Update: Glenn Beck seen with giant weiner in his mouth.

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May 25, 2010 6:16 PM   

Weiner has more fire and mettle in him than most other politicians I have seen in a long time. It's shame that so many are too wrapped up in getting reelected than for advocating what is best for our country and citizens.

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May 25, 2010 7:02 PM   

Even PBS is hosting snake oil peddlers now. Does anyone else hate those bald guys who pace a stage telling you how to live the rest of your life (you will need to buy their book or tapes or whatever they are hawking)while an audience of middle aged dupes hangs on every word?

And those g-d geezer music revivals? God, I hate those.

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May 25, 2010 7:56 PM   

How many Beck gold coins equal a Schrute buck?

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May 25, 2010 8:40 PM    in reply to Eric

I don't know. How many leprechauns equal a unicorn?

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May 25, 2010 9:37 PM   

Yes, I'm sure Beck is just salivating at the thought of debating Weiner. Not.

Weiner is an intelligent, seasoned politician--a New York Jew, no less (Go Tribe! My tribe, that is.). He's tough, well-spoken, and not easily intimidated. Beck, on the other hand, is an incoherent, ignorant loon. Weiner would destroy Beck. Which Beck would then blame on being "trapped", or Weiner being "impolite", or "hostile," or some damn thing.

I'm putting the over/under on Beck actually accepting at 50-1.

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May 25, 2010 9:54 PM   

Shame?????

Doesn't shame require a person to have something called a conscience?

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May 25, 2010 11:46 PM   

the TEANUTS deserve everything they get if they live in glenbeckistan!

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May 26, 2010 2:50 AM   

1) For reference, Goldline also secures paid testimonials from Monica Crowley, Mike Huckabee, Laura Ingraham, Lars Larson, Mark Levin and Fred Thompson.

2) Weiner's report indicated that the coins that Goldline sold had on average a 90% markup over the melt value of their gold. And they were invariably available for less at other websites.

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May 26, 2010 2:57 AM   

Weiner is simply an American treasure. Bright, unyielding, charismatic, and possesses a well-calibrated moral compass - and still comprehends reality.

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May 26, 2010 9:18 AM   

Out of all that back and forth, the telling comment was by "O'Really?". When the Congressman pushes him he finally admits "I don't care!" In every debate there is a turning point. In this argument, that was it. Bill-O doesn't care. His only concern is ratings and ad sales. I like others here don't ever watch this show. If the congressman and Beck do appear on the show to debate, I'm sure I will tune in. Can't say I enjoy blood sports (which this will be-poor Beck) but I'll make an exception in this case. Beck debating Weiner is like bringing a knife to a gun fight!!!

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May 26, 2010 12:06 PM   

A debate with Beck? Whose rhetorical devices mainly consist of whining, crying and screaming?

Weiner will be out-gunned, though not out-manned.

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May 26, 2010 12:41 PM   

'Weiner' is a true seditious progressive who does not believe in the 'Rule of Law', instead he believes in 'Rulers Law'. Going after Glen Beck instead of Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac or Chris Dodd proves just how big a believer in 'Rulers Law' 'The Weiner' really is...he's right up there with 'Chairman Obama'.

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May 28, 2010 8:52 PM   

Beck is setting himself up to be held liable in a lawsuit, no matter what Bill-o says. I know buying any gold at current prices is bullshit as an investment vehicle, that buying gold coins is double bullshit and buying someone's special super duper coins is triple bullshit. I suspect Beck knows it is bullshit as well, but since his whole brand is being the one voice of reason for his sheeple, this amounts to misrepresenting the nature of the goods and services at issue. In other words, Beck is conspiring to defraud his viewers. Someone will sue him over this, and he will probably settle rather than have anything be publicized. At least Bill-o can counsel Beck on how to get through that sort of embarrassment.

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