Buchanan: MSM Full of 'Out-of-the-Closet Obamacans
February 16th, 2008 8:27 AM
Ask an obvious question . . . Amy Robach this morning asked the most rhetorical question in contemporary media: does the MSM have a thing for Barack Obama?The weekend Today co-anchor didn't need guests Pat Buchanan or Rachel Maddow for the answer. She could have kept things in-house with NBC's own Lee Cowan, who has acknowledged “it's almost hard to remain objective” about Obama.But pose the…
Decline HillaryCare? Suffer An 'Outcome
February 15th, 2008 9:35 PM
You vill obey update . . . The domestic policy differences between Hillary and Obama are negligible. But the Clinton camp likes to claim that his national health care plan would leave 15 million people out, whereas hers covers everyone. Let's put aside for the moment the fact that former Clinton cabinet member Robert Reich says the Obama plan would actually wind up covering more people. The key…
Weekend Captionfest
February 15th, 2008 4:33 PM
Hillary Clinton appears with a young mariachi at a campaign event in Texas.H/t to lunaticcringeradio.
NYT Interviews Rush Limbaugh, Triggering Avalanche of Reader Hate
February 15th, 2008 3:19 PM
New York Times media reporter Jacques Steinberg interviewed conservative talk radio giant Rush Limbaugh on his strong opposition to GOP presidential front-runner John McCain for Friday's "Warring on McCain, Limbaugh Sees No Reconciliation." The interview was OK, but the response from the Times's liberal readership was vitriolic."Rush Limbaugh took his show on the road this week, forsaking his…
In the Dark, She Delivers
February 15th, 2008 2:24 PM
The media has been reporting Hillary's latest "talk is cheap" line of attack on Barack. In the same vein, here's the opening paragraph of an email just received from the Clinton campaign:When the bright lights are off and the speeches are over, who can you count on to listen to you, to stand up and deliver solutions? Hillary Clinton: delivering in the dark. Good to know.
Hillary Clinton's Old Church Plans Same-Sex Union Blessings
February 15th, 2008 12:22 PM
Given the lack of media concern over the teachings of Barack Obama's church, I don't expect much media interest in this either: A conservative Christian group yesterday criticized a large Methodist church in the District for planning to offer services that recognize gay and lesbian relationships, saying they violate the United Methodist ban on same-sex unions. Foundry United Methodist Church,…
Couric to Michelle O: Should It Be Older Hillary's Turn
February 15th, 2008 9:28 AM
It's not about Katie Couric's liberal bias today; it's her sheer fatuousness. Couric has been accorded rare access for extended interviews with the women involved in the presidential race. MRC's Brent Baker has detailed how Couric squandered part of her interview of Hillary Clinton, aired on this past Sunday's 60 Minutes, on silly talk.This morning's Early Show featured excerpts from Couric's…
Mitchell: Maybe Obama Will Push Gun Control After N. Illinois Shooting
February 15th, 2008 6:52 AM
Andrea Mitchell stopped just short of donning an impromptu Obama campaign-advisor hat. But the NBC correspondent has left little doubt she personally feels the time is ripe for Barack Obama to promote gun control as a campaign issue.Guest co-anchoring today's Morning Joe, Mitchell was discussing yesterday's shootings at Northern Illinois University with Willie Geist.
Hillary, Please Check the Oil While You're At It
February 14th, 2008 7:01 PM
It's questionable whether Herbert Hoover actually ever promised to put "a chicken in every pot." But even if Hoover did, he was a piker compared to Hillary Clinton. Check out her remarks in a campaign speech today, as aired on this afternoon's Hardball. HILLARY CLINTON: Over the years, you've heard plenty of promises, from plenty of people in plenty of speeches. And some of those speeches…
Contessa Coaxes Jesse Jackson Into Ripping Rendell
February 14th, 2008 5:28 PM
A couple days ago, speculating that Contessa Brewer might be a closet conservative, I expressed the hope that I wasn't making trouble for her at MSNBC. Maybe I did. For the anchor now has gone out of her way to express PC sentiments that almost make you wonder whether she wasn't trying to prove her liberal bona fides to her MSNBC honchos. Jesse Jackson would normally be the last person who'd…
CBS ‘Early Show’ Valentine for Barack Obama
February 14th, 2008 3:06 PM
On Thursday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith introduced a fawning segment on Barack Obama: "On the campaign trail, Barack Obama is often treated like a rock star. People wait hours just to hear him speak." The segment did not focus on campaign strategy or policy, but rather it focused entirely on Obama’s rhetoric as correspondent Tracy Smith touted MSNBC’s Chris Matthews being "thrilled"…
MSM Remains Incurious About Obama Volunteer With Che Guevara Flag
February 14th, 2008 9:36 AM
Imagine the uproar in the mainstream media if it had been discovered that a supporter of a Republican presidential candidate had a picture of Augusto Pinochet in his campaign office. Chris Matthews would feel a bolt of outrage running up his leg as he called upon the candidate to denounce his supporter. So what happens when a Barack Obama supporter hangs a Cuban flag with the image of Che Guevara…
