Harold Ford Jr. is a big lying politician, and although he hasn’t formally announced (right?) his campaign for U.S. Senate against Kirsten Gillibrand, he’s all but declared war on President Obama’s favorite New York gal. Which means objective journalist Stephen Colbert last night got to continue having fun with him, and he doesn’t waste even a moment in branding Ford a flip-flop-flipper-flippy-flipbotadopater.
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Does Harold Ford Jr. Think He Can Spin His Spin Past Stephen Colbert?
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VOTE IN NY DAILY NEWS POLL Kirsten Gillibrand or Harold Ford Junior? See article of Ford’s gotcha appearance on Colbert!
Senate hopeful Harold Ford floored by Stephen Colbert’s jokes on ‘The Colbert Report’
BY David Saltonstall
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Tuesday, February 2nd 2010, 4:00 AM
A week after getting thrashed by Stephen Colbert as a flip-flopper, potential Senate candidate Harold Ford said he wanted to see if the comedian “wants to beat me up in person.”
Ford got his answer Monday night when Colbert did exactly that on “The Colbert Report.”
“Evidently, six minutes at my interview table counts as New York State residency,” Colbert said to the former Tennessee congressman, who registered to vote here last fall.
It didn’t get any better for Ford. Colbert began by pressing him on abortion, noting that in 2006, Ford called himself “pro-life” but now insists he has always been pro-choice.
As he has before, Ford insisted that by “pro-life” he meant he supported education, veterans benefits and other fundamental issues.
Next up? Gay marriage. Colbert pointed out that while Ford opposed the rite while running in Tennessee, he now supports it.
“Again, I think this is a great thing,” Colbert said. “Because you’re saying these things in the media capital of the world – New York City, gotcha-town. And you’re saying come and gotcha me.”
Ford explained that he had simply changed his view over time – unlike President Obama, who supports civil unions only. “This is not flip-flopping?” asked Colbert.
“It’s a changed position,” conceded Ford. “I would agree with you.”
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Other Libertarian
Seriously?
No effing way this guy gets elected.
Always avoid the carpetbaggers.
Kirsten Gillibrand isn’t perfect but
Equal rights has been one of her hallmarks since becoming Senator
Obama loves Harold Ford and his obstructionist/copr agenda
I can’t stand either of them personally
Let’s stop putting more dumbocrats in power
See, we have money we ought to spend on our communities
A billion here, a billion there,
Let’s make some ads
Equality can only come if we appeal to people instead of pols.
Starting yesterday we should have had Prop 8 ads nationally
Move your money away from Dems and they BEG and SUFFER
And before you know it they take you more seriously
Now lets do the right thing and support Don’t Ask Don’t Give
Mike L
Lol I like how he threw Pres O, under the bus. I’d bed the guy and feel a little dirty afterwards, but I wouldn’t vote for him lol.
Dirty Ole Man
Harold Ford is on the DL… I bet he has a
big bi-racial cock.
*Licks Lips*
Chitown Kev
@Other Libertarian:
Actually, Obama does not like Harold Ford at all, the White House has already endorsed Gillibrand.
And Harold is jealous because Obama beat him to the Oval Office.
@Mike L:
“I’d bed the guy and feel a little dirty afterwards, but I wouldn’t vote for him lol.”
Agreed, but I wouldn’t feel dirty about it AT ALL. This is one pretty yellow man.
Thom Freeheart
Those of us from the Memphis area know the Fords for being the slimiest family ne could possibly imagine. Google them. They are embarrassing.
Kieran
What is it about New York that attracts Carpetbaggers from across the country?