Questions Stephanopoulos Should Ask Clinton and Obama Wednesday
The Democrat presidential candidates are squaring off against one another Wednesday in Philadelphia, and, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, co-moderator George Stephanopoulos thinks this could decide the nomination:"There hasn't been a debate in weeks and the stakes couldn't be higher, there's no question about that," he said. "That's especially true for Sen. Clinton. Pennsylvania is a…
ABC's John Berman: McCain is Really, Really Old
"Good Morning America" reporter John Berman turned a Tuesday segment that was supposed to be about Senator John McCain's age, and how much it concerns voters, and instead filled it with clip after clip of comedians mocking the Republican presidential candidate for being "crazy old." Berman featured no less than six snippets of comics such as Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jon Stewart and others…
Whoopi Goldberg Rails Against Her Taxes
To mark Tax Day, Whoopi Goldberg, a strong critic of high taxes, railed against how much the government takes from her paycheck. On the April 15 edition of "The View," Whoopi displayed some of her bills with the many government fees attached to it. She also felt she was being punished for her success even calling it "un-American" and wondering why she never gets a "break."Co-host Elisabeth…
Press Ignore History-making Italian Election: No Commies Elected
Michael Ledeen over at the National Review's Corner reminded me today that the recent elections in Italy resulted in a historic event- for the first time since World War II, no Communist was elected to the Italian Parliament. And in an equally positive corollary, no member of the fellow-traveling Green party won either. Mr. Ledeen also noticed something that the Big Media around the world…
Matthews: 'I Want To Be a Senator
Stephen Colbert called it "an announcement." Chris Matthews went on the Comedy Central show last night and, responding to the host's importuning to declare his candidacy for US Senator from Pennsylvania, ultimately stated: "I want to be a senator."Over on MSNBC, Morning Joe played a clip of their colleague's appearance, then chewed it over.STEPHEN COLBERT: There's a lot of talk that you might be…
'Awesome Shot' Maddow: Media Mean to Obama
What do you find more shocking? That lefty Air America host Rachel Maddow:Says she's an "awesome shot," good at blowing people away on the target range?Thinks Barack Obama has gotten a bum rap from the MSM?I'd call it a tossup.Maddow made her statements on this evening's Race for the White House on MSNBC. First came Maddow's mention of being handy with a gun.
Wright's Thomas Jefferson 'Pedophilia' Assertion: Only 'Fix News' Cove
This morning, I noted at BizzyBlog that during a Saturday eulogy for a former appellate judge, Mr. R. Eugene Pincham, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, "former" pastor of the Trinity United Church of Christ and acknowledged mentor of presidential candidate Barack Obama, characterized Fox News as "Fix News." This criticism was, of course meant to be derogatory. I suggested (fifth item at link) that the "…
CNN’s Toobin, Cafferty: Obama’s ‘Bitter’ Comments ‘Factually
CNN’s senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, during a discussion on Friday’s "The Situation Room," defended Barack Obama’s comments, that small-town voters are often "bitter" and they "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them," and blasted Hillary Clinton for her criticism of the comments. "I think that is so ridiculous.... I mean that is not at all what Barack Obama…
CBS ‘Early Show’: Hillary ‘Relentless’ on Obama Bitterness Gaf
On Monday’s CBS "Early Show,"a story on the controversial comments by Barack Obama that people in small Pennsylvania towns are "bitter," was introduced by co-host Julie Chen this way: "The battle among Democrats and Hillary Clinton's relentless attempt to turn Barack Obama's words against him." Rather than focus on what Obama actually thinks about small town voters, correspondent Dean Reynolds…
Garin Claims Reins, But Hillary's Attacks Smack of Penn
Can it be a coincidence that just hours after Bob Novak published his column reporting that it's unclear just who is directing Hillary's campaign--Mark Penn or Geoff Garin--the latter dashed off an email to supporters claiming to be in charge? But if Garin really does have the reins, why is the campaign employing tactics that Novak suggests would be worthy of the "kamikaze" Penn?Wrote Novak:
Former NBC and CBS Fill-In Anchor Blames Deregulation for Fall of TV N
Never mind nightly TV newscasts are geared toward older generation. Never mind scandals like Dan Rather and the falsified National Guard documents leading up to the 2004 presidential elections have caused people to look for their news from other sources like the Internet and talk radio. Former "CBS Evening News" weekend and fill-in anchor and NBC's "Meet the Press" and "Nightly News" co-anchor…
ABC's Wright Hits Hillary on 'Decorum' Deficit
Q: Since when does an MSMer care about "decorum"? A: Since it can be used to take a shot at the woman who would deprive his guy of the Dem nomination.ABC's David Wright is a devoted Obama fan, as NewsBusters has noted here, here and here. Discussing on today's GMA Hillary's foray into a working-class Indiana bar over the weekend, Wright not only faulted Hillary for her lack of decorum, but even…
