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Michelle on PBS: I Don't Lose Sleep Over Lying Opponents
On Tuesday night, PBS anchor Judy Woodruff offered Michelle Obama the kind of cozy interview she has typically offered to Democratic wives at convention time. Her sharpest question dealt with her unfavorables in the polls, and Mrs. Obama strongly asserted that she wouldn't lose sleep over conservatives mischaracterizing her, and knows that the Obama family narratives are deeply compelling to…
Olbermann: Hillary's Howard 'Tokyo Rose' for Working for Fox
Update | Aug. 27 4:15 PM: Wolfson Fires Back! Saying he's "not gonna take any lectures on how to be a good Democrat from two people who spent the last two years relentlessly attacking Bill and Hillary Clinton," Wolfson has fired back at Matthews and Olbermann. Noel Sheppard has the story here.----------- Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann put their own feud aside to agree on something tonight. …
Couric Hails Hillary's Impact; Williams: 'If Not Her, Who and When
Paying tribute to Hillary Clinton hours before her address to the Democratic National Convention, on Tuesday night CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric delivered a nearly five-minute-long review of Senator Clinton's campaign and why it came up short, though Couric ended on a laudatory note: “She did leave her mark in the history books.” Following a soundbite from former Clinton campaign operative…
DNC Chat Day
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Headline: 'Are Clintons Leaving the National Scene
Is the following headline wishful thinking on the part of a media outlet hoping for unity at this week's Democratic National Convention, or good journalistic inquisitiveness: "Are Clintons Leaving the National Scene?"Now, as conservatives, we mightn't care which, for whatever the reason, they'd be "melted," and we'd be doing a jig around a puddle in the middle of a castle floor while carrying a…
CNN’s Roberts: In 2004, Zell Miller ‘Set His Hair on Fire and Ran
CNN American Morning co-host John Roberts took a gratuitous shot Tuesday at former Democratic Senator Zell Miller, who a lot of liberals haven’t forgiven for delivering the keynote address at the last Republican convention in 2004. After a guest observed that Republican Jim Leach on Monday “did not give a compelling speech compared to say Zell Miller,” Roberts snarkily observed: “Well, Zell set…
Sharpton Warns Clintons: Be Nice to Obama This Week Or Else
The Rev. Al Sharpton has some strong words for the Clintons: put your full support behind Barack Obama this week, or risk damaging your legacy.Such was reported by the LA Times Tuesday, although it seems unlikely it will get much attention from media trying to present a unified Democrat image at the convention.Frankly, that the Times "Top of the Ticket" blog would report this is somewhat…
CNN Again Worries About Lack of Attacks on Republicans
During Monday’s convention coverage, CNN’s Jeffrey Toobin fretted that the Democrats weren’t doing enough Bush-bashing. Tuesday afternoon, CNN aired two segments during the 1:00 hour of CNN’s Newsroom in which they promoted Democrat fears that Virginia Senate candidate Mark Warner “won’t go for the jugular” in his speech tonight.White House correspondent Suzanne Malveaux highlighted the split…
MSNBC: Cuomo's Call for Nuclear Freeze Among Greatest Convention-Speec
To these ears, it sounded like a sophomoric line by, well, a sophomore seeking to impress classmates and perhaps his fuzzy-headed teacher. But MSNBC has proclaimed Mario Cuomo's call for a nuclear freeze because "peace is better than war and life is better than death" one of the greatest convention-speech lines ever.In the run-up to this evening's keynote address by former Virginia Gov. Mark…
Story Inconvenient to Liberal Rhetoric on 'Big Oil' Likely to Remain B
Partly because this story doesn't fit preconceived liberal storylines and partly because the Democratic Convention is taking up all the oxygen in the mainstream media, you can expect this story to remain buried in your newspaper and be given little if any attention on cable news networks.From page 17 of today's Financial Times, "US drillers to get $1bn court award" comes news of how federal…
Abrams Overlooks Ayers's Terrorism and Connection to Obama
During the 11 a.m. EDT hour of Tuesday’s MSNBC “News Live,” host Dan Abrams interviewed Reuters Washington correspondent John Decker about Senator Obama’s campaign seeking a criminal investigation against the American Issues Project over an ad which links Obama to terrorist Bill Ayers. While none of the American Issues Project ad was shown, MSNBC did help Obama rebut any claims of a…