Smith to Kennedy: 'Agents of Change End Up Being Targets, As You Well
I'm measuring my words carefully. Harry Smith has raised the possibility that Barack Obama's life could be in danger.The Early Show anchor interviewed Ted Kennedy this morning in the wake of his endorsement of Obama yesterday. Smith's initial broaching of the subject of danger to Obama was very cryptic:HARRY SMITH: When you see that enthusiasm [for Obama] though, and when you see the…
CBS's Greenfield: Obama 'Legitimate Heir' to Kennedy Legacy
On Monday’s CBS "Early Show" Senior Political Correspondent and former Robert Kennedy speech writer, Jeff Greenfield, discussed Obama gaining the endorsement of Patrick, Caroline, and Ted Kennedy: "It is, Harry, a family affair, and it is loaded with political significance and more than a little irony. At its center, one of the most significant legacies in American politics."Greenfield went on to…
Bush Hater Behar Denounces Kennedy and Clinton 'Hatred
Joy Behar, a noted Bush hater, took the moral high ground to denounce hatred against Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton. On the January 28 edition of "The View," Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Barack Obama was the discussion topic. Behar then scolded those who exhibit hatred towards the Massachusetts Senator as well as Senator Clinton claiming Kennedy "is hated by a lot of Republicans just like…
Rush: 'We've Gone from Bull Connor to Bull Clinton
Leave it to Rush to nail it. Here's how Limbaugh opened today's show, speaking of the way Bill Clinton injected race into the campaign with his comparison [view video of Clinton making his statement here] of Obama's South Carolina primary victory to Jesse Jackson's twin wins in the Palmetto State in the '80s:We've gone from Bull Connor to Bull Clinton.
AP Soft-pedals McCain-Feingold's Effect on Campaigns, Free Speech
Covering the escalating battle between Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) and former Gov. Mitt Romney (Mass.) for Florida's Republican convention delegates, AP's Glen Johnson offered a tepid description of the defining and definitely liberal magnum opus of the former's legislative career, the McCain-Feingold bill --formally titled the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) of 2002 (emphasis mine):Romney…
Author That Dubbed Clinton ‘First Black President’ Endorses Obama
The fun in the Obama camp continues. On Monday, the author who in the middle of the Monica Lewinsky scandal back in 1998 actually dubbed Bill Clinton as "our first black president" endorsed Barack Obama. Honestly, you really can't make this stuff up. As deliciously reported by the Associated Press moments ago:
Harry Smith: Did Bill Clinton Defraud African-Americans on Race
Harry Smith won't be up on the platform with Ted Kennedy today endorsing Barack Obama. But he might be there in spirit, after having absolutely unloaded on Bill Clinton's on this morning's Early Show. The CBS anchor made the stunning suggestion that when it comes to matters racial, Bill Clinton may have perpetrated a fraud on African-Americans. Smith's guest was "diversity expert" Joe Watson…
‘Meet the Press’ Panel Marvelously Takes on Clintons’ Race Baiti
As NewsBusters reported Sunday, the mainstream media in general have shied away from truly examining the racist campaign strategy recently being employed by the Clintons in their effort to defeat Barack Obama for the Democrat presidential nomination. One huge exception is NBC's "Meet the Press," which on Sunday, with the assistance of guests Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, Chuck Todd of NBC…
McCain: I'd Sign Amnesty Bill, But 'They' Want Borders Secured First
Takeaway exchange from John McCain's Meet The Press appearance today.TIM RUSSERT: If the Senate passed your bill, S-1433, the McCain-Kennedy immigration bill, would you as president sign it?JOHN MCCAIN: Yeah, but the lesson is that it isn't going to come, it isn't going to come. The lesson is they want the borders secured first.View video here.
Clinton Clobbered in South Carolina, Will Media Blame Race Baiting
Have the recent race baiting antics of the Clintons left you wondering whether the former first couple has lost its collective mind, especially now that this tactic seems to be at least partially responsible for Barack Obama's landslide victory in Saturday's South Carolina primary? Or, like most conservatives, do you believe that nothing this pair ever does is spontaneous and without…
NYT’s Frank Rich: The Clintons Kick Reporters Like Dogs
Well, sports fans, as the Clintons continue to disingenuously carp and whine that they're not being treated fairly by the media, more and more press members and outlets are striking back. On Sunday, the New York Times columnist Frank Rich jumped on the anti-Clinton bandwagon actually opining that the resurrection of Bill could help the Republicans retain the White House in November. In a piece…
Mickey Kaus Refutes Clinton's Obama-Jackson Comparison
In the wake of Hillary Clinton's 2-1 thrashing in South Carolina at the hands of the politician I typically refer to as BOOHOO (Barack O-bomba Overseas Hussein “Obambi” Obama), the spin from Mrs. Clinton's husband is that it has no more significance than Jesse Jackson's Palmetto State victories in 1984 and 1988.Kausfiles blogger Mickey Kaus shows that the claim doesn't stand up to scrutiny (links…
Carl Bernstein: One of Worst Nights of 'Shopworn' Hillary's Life
Carl Bernstein isn't just, on the basis of his Watergate-busting fame, a liberal icon. He's also a certified Hillary Clinton expert, having devoted years to researching and writing a definitive biography of her, A Woman in Charge. So his comments tonight on Hillary's graceless reaction to her stunning defeat at the hands of Barack Obama carry special weight, and are likely to reverberate through…
Obama Wins South Carolina Open Thread
Exit polls are saying that Barack Obama won big today in South Carolina, taking more than 80 percent of the black vote. Maybe more important, Hillary Clinton and John Edwards are battling for second place.How might this change the nomination picture, and what does this say about the race card the Clintons have injected into the campaign?
