Ashleigh Banfield Just Called In An Airstrike On Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Posted by | September 24, 2014 15:20 | Filed under: Contributors Opinion Politics Tommy Christopher Top Stories War & Peace


Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is just one of every Republican who wants to play Goldilocks with President Obama’s handling of the fight against ISIS, but on Wednesday’s edition of CNN’s Legal View, anchor Ashleigh Banfield took kinetic action against Blackburn’s assertion that Obama’s ISIS porridge needs to be “more aggressive”:

While I support this amendment as a first step in our efforts to fight back against Islamic terrorists, it is my hope that we will re-center our focus and commit to annihilating ISIL from the face of the earth. President Obama must be more aggressive and more forthright when it comes to his strategy for destroying these terrorist thugs.

When it comes to being honest with the American people about ISIL and what is going to be required to win this fight, President Obama is living in fantasyland. To date, the President has failed to provide us with a clear definition of what a win or success in this fight would look like. Our goal must be to destroy these terrorists and ensure Americans are protected from threat they pose to our freedom and way of life.

Yes, if only President Obama would say we should “destroy” ISIS.

In the sort of pit bull interview you rarely see a mainstream reporter subject political figures to, Banfield pressed Blackburn to explain what, short of boots on the ground, would be “more aggressive” than the bombing campaign that began Monday night.

“What’s more aggressive than 47 Tomahawk cruise missiles, four dozen aircraft, 200 pieces of ordinance — all of that just in two days?” Banfield asked.

Blackburn started spewing verbiage like a .50 cal Salad Shooter, even cleverly sidetracking Banfield by accusing the president of failing to “defin(e) the coalition,” adding, “We are yet to know who is a part of this coalition.” Here’s how that (comically)  worked out for her…READ MORE

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By: Tommy Christopher

Tommy Christopher is The Daily Banter's White House Correspondent and Political Analyst. He's been a political reporter and liberal commentator since 2007, and has covered the White House since the beginning of the Obama administration, first for PoliticsDaily, and then for Mediaite. Christopher is a frequent guest on a variety of television, radio, and online programs, and was the villain in the documentaries The Audacity of Democracy and Hating Breitbart. He's also That Guy Who Live-Tweeted His Own Heart Attack, and the only person to have ever received public apologies from both Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck.

26 responses to Ashleigh Banfield Just Called In An Airstrike On Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn

  1. rg9rts September 24th, 2014 at 15:49

    Lie, deny and obfuscate…

    The gopee mantra

  2. rg9rts September 24th, 2014 at 15:49

    Lie, deny and obfuscate…

    The gopee mantra

  3. Pilotshark September 24th, 2014 at 15:54

    oh Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!
    she for all war and the beat for all, except the CIC he needs to fail.

  4. Pilotshark September 24th, 2014 at 15:54

    oh Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!
    she for all war and the beat for all, except the CIC he needs to fail.

  5. juicyfruityyy September 24th, 2014 at 16:17

    These Re-thugs clearly want to destroy this world. They are full of so much vinegar, hate, and racism.

  6. juicyfruityyy September 24th, 2014 at 16:17

    These Re-thugs clearly want to destroy this world. They are full of so much vinegar, hate, and racism.

  7. Suzanne McFly September 24th, 2014 at 16:57

    Tennessee inbred types are looking at each other asking “WTF, our congress woman is a friggin moron”.

    • whatthe46 September 24th, 2014 at 22:08

      oh, i’m sure the moron’s didn’t see moron in her comments. idiots are too stupid to recognize it.

  8. Suzanne McFly September 24th, 2014 at 16:57

    Tennessee inbred types are looking at each other asking “WTF, our congress woman is a friggin moron”.

    • whatthe46 September 24th, 2014 at 22:08

      oh, i’m sure the moron’s didn’t see moron in her comments. idiots are too stupid to recognize it.

  9. tracey marie September 24th, 2014 at 18:43

    that one is hilarious, she must get paid extra to go on cable and spout such ignorance

    • raincheck October 6th, 2014 at 16:12

      I think they put her out there because she is good at talking OVER people, and interrupting them…

  10. tracey marie September 24th, 2014 at 18:43

    that one is hilarious, she must get paid extra to go on cable and spout such ignorance

    • raincheck October 6th, 2014 at 16:12

      I think they put her out there because she is good at talking OVER people, and interrupting them…

  11. tiredoftea September 24th, 2014 at 19:02

    Marsha Blackburn, the other Sarah Palin.

    • Dwendt44 September 24th, 2014 at 19:06

      She’s not alone in that. Virginia Fox is in the running as well. But as she’s old and high mileage, she’s not the attractive ‘face’ of conservative womenhood.the propagandists wants to use.

      • tiredoftea September 24th, 2014 at 19:11

        Yeah, she’s actually more like the other Louie Gomert.

  12. tiredoftea September 24th, 2014 at 19:02

    Marsha Blackburn, the other Sarah Palin.

    • Dwendt44 September 24th, 2014 at 19:06

      She’s not alone in that. Virginia Fox is in the running as well. But as she’s old and high mileage, she’s not the attractive ‘face’ of conservative womenhood.the propagandists wants to use.

      • tiredoftea September 24th, 2014 at 19:11

        Yeah, she’s actually more like the other Louie Gomert.

  13. majii September 24th, 2014 at 20:48

    Neither the GOPTP politicians nor their supporters realize how bad it looks when their politicians demonstrate their ignorance to the world. They’ll say/do anything and tell a lie about any/everything. They don’t give a f*ck because all they’re interested in is scoring political points–the nation be damned. Hell, they have zero qualms about lying to their own supporters. I read on PoliticusUSA the other day that donations to the NRCC are way down, and that it might be due to rank and file republicans being fed up with the GOPTPers in Congress and elsewhere lying about the things they could accomplish, but didn’t/haven’t. It’s about time that their supporters begin to catch on to how they’re manipulating them and scamming them out of their hard-earned cash. Imho, the GOP is one huge bait and switch fundraising scam. It collects money from the rank and file then, it turns around and serves the interests of the wealthiest Americans, forgetting all about their less wealthy supporters until it’s time for them to be reelected.

  14. majii September 24th, 2014 at 20:48

    Neither the GOPTP politicians nor their supporters realize how bad it looks when their politicians demonstrate their ignorance to the world. They’ll say/do anything and tell a lie about any/everything. They don’t give a f*ck because all they’re interested in is scoring political points–the nation be damned. Hell, they have zero qualms about lying to their own supporters. I read on PoliticusUSA the other day that donations to the NRCC are way down, and that it might be due to rank and file republicans being fed up with the GOPTPers in Congress and elsewhere lying about the things they could accomplish, but didn’t/haven’t. It’s about time that their supporters begin to catch on to how they’re manipulating them and scamming them out of their hard-earned cash. Imho, the GOP is one huge bait and switch fundraising scam. It collects money from the rank and file then, it turns around and serves the interests of the wealthiest Americans, forgetting all about their less wealthy supporters until it’s time for them to be reelected.

  15. crc3 September 24th, 2014 at 21:17

    “…strategy for destroying these terrorist thugs.”

    How about the strategy of destroying these Teabagger thugs? Wipe them off the map!

  16. crc3 September 24th, 2014 at 21:17

    “…strategy for destroying these terrorist thugs.”

    How about the strategy of destroying these Teabagger thugs? Wipe them off the map!

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