Tim Russert Certifies McClellan Charges: 'This is not Moveon.org
May 28th, 2008 11:15 AM
NBC's "Today" show, on Wednesday morning, led with former White House press secretary Scott McClellan's book as Matt Lauer declared it a "bombshell," and Tim Russert built up McClellan's credibility as he trumpeted, "This is not Moveon.org." After a breathless accounting of the "scathing" and "searing" revelations in the McClellan book from David Gregory, Lauer and Russert dismissed Karl Rove's…
NBC's Engel to Bush: War on Terrorism Has Not Made World Safer
May 19th, 2008 11:52 AM
During an exclusive interview with George W. Bush, on Monday's "Today" show, NBC's Richard Engel seemed to blame all of the Middle East's problems on the President's policies as he charged that, "Iran's position in the world is rising because of your actions in Iraq," and that the war on terrorism "has not made the world safer."This exchange was typical of the tone of the entire interview where…
MRC's Worst of the Week: GOP ‘Slime and Hate’; Coddling Obama
May 13th, 2008 3:20 PM
The general election has apparently begun. This week, the liberal media launched a pre-emptive attack on Republican campaign tactics even as TV interviewers slobbered all over Barack Obama. Here are the Media Research Center’s "Worst of the Week" (audio and video links below the fold):# GOP: Merchants of Slime and Hate. It’s Hillary Clinton’s campaign, not the GOP, which has pummeled Barack Obama…
Meredith Vieira: Does Hillary Worry She Could Be Obama 'Spoiler
May 8th, 2008 1:28 PM
NBC's "Today" show added its voice to the chorus of "Get Out Hillary!" chants as its co-host Meredith Vieira asked Clinton's campaign chairman if the New York senator worried that "she could become a spoiler, the longer she stays in the race?"Vieira attempted different variations of the "When will Hillary get out?" line with Terry McAuliffe on Thursday's "Today" show as she pressed: VIEIRA: "Is…
NBC's Ann Curry: John McCain is Old, He's 71. Did I Mention He's
May 8th, 2008 12:39 PM
The "Today" show's Ann Curry interviewed Cindy McCain on Thursday morning and got her to promise that the McCain campaign won't go negative. However Curry, herself, repeatedly pressed a point that is sure to be part of a, not-so-quiet, whisper campaign against the Arizona Senator this fall--that he's too old to be President. [audio available here]ANN CURRY: And she laughed when asked if she has…
'Newsweek' Editor Declares Era of 'American Exceptionalism is Over
May 5th, 2008 1:32 PM
NBC's "Today" show invited on "Newsweek International" editor Fareed Zakaria to promote his book "The Post-American World," on Monday's show and during his segment the author depicted the United States as a nation in decline as he declared the "era" of "'American exceptionalism' is over." As examples of America's declining standing in the world the "Newsweek" editor cited such facts as China now…
Rosie O'Donnell: Rev. Wright 'Made Sense to Me'; People 'Confuse Passi
May 5th, 2008 12:12 PM
Rosie O'Donnell appeared on the May 5 "Today" show in its fourth hour, claiming that many have confused her "passion for rage" much in the same way as they've misunderstood Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Indeed, claimed the former "The View" co-host, Obama's former pastor "made sense to me." [Audio available here.] O'Donnell also defended Wright's conspiracy theory view on AIDS, chalking that up to Wright…
Hedgehog Hillary Hatin' on Oil Companies
May 5th, 2008 8:16 AM
The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.—Archilochus (7th-century BC)Mark Penn might not be appearing before the cameras on Hillary's behalf nowadays, but bet that he is beavering away behind the scenes on his polling. And judging from Hillary's dogged [to mix an animal metaphor] performance on this morning's Today, it's obvious the pollster's turned up one big thing: Dem…
