Catching up with a revealing comment from Monday morning, the day before the New York primary, Today show co-host Meredith Vieira recalled how over the weekend in her suburban New York town she was “with a group of friends” who “were trying to choose between Clinton and Obama.” She then recited how those for both liberal candidates cited the “electability” of their preferred candidate, but Vieira didn't say anything about having any friends struggling between John McCain and Mitt Romney. Could that be because she doesn't have any friends close enough to hang around with on weekends who would consider voting Republican?
In the February 4 interview session, with Democratic strategist Paul Begala, Republican operative Mike Murphy and Michele Noris of NPR, Vieira included her weekend activities in a question:
Let me tell you something that, that came up yesterday, I'm in the super market in my town, and people are talking and I was with a group of friends who, actually were trying to choose between Clinton and Obama and the, for example, the ones who were for Clinton said, "Well I want to vote for her but I think I'm gonna vote for Obama because I think he, he can win the general election." And then some of the Obama people said, "Well I'm gonna vote for Clinton because I think she's gonna win." So how much is electability gonna be a factor tomorrow?
Vieira lives in a town in Westchester County, New York. Vieira's blog.
The MRC's Geoffrey Dickens alerted me to Vieira's telling disclosure.
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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Is Westchester filled with trust fund babies?
February 6, 2008 - 23:31 ET by upcountrywaterI would think 99% of the folk who lived there are EVIL OPPS rich same thing eg. + $100,000.00/ yr.
iranian uranium; iranian uranium, iranian uranium..
4 (unthinkable) H-bombs, NOW THAT'S SOME CHANGE
Keep the change Bob.
Just like Obama said
February 6, 2008 - 23:42 ET by RiharI'm sure some of her friends came close and whispered to her "I'm a Republican, and I'm voting for Obama" So why would any Republican candidate even enter into it?
Sorry I have to stop. My sarcasmometer is starting to smoke and spark a little.
When a liberal speaks, the truth is busy elsewhere.
Viera has lived such a
February 7, 2008 - 00:50 ET by TEViera has lived such a sheltered leftist "life" that I'm certain that she has not a single friend who voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984 when Reagan won only 49 out of 50 states. Viera also has not a single friend who voted for Richard Nixon in 1972 when Nixon won only 49 out of 50 states.
Just like movie critic Pauline Kael
February 7, 2008 - 00:51 ET by Scout FinchShe was so out of touch that she actually said she didn't understand how Reagan got elected--she didn't know anyone who voted for him!
Rich liberals who live primarily on the East or West Coast are out of touch with the average person.
She helped me discover Fox and Friends!
February 7, 2008 - 01:26 ET by LibraryLadyI had watched the Today Show since I was a kid but the day she joined it, I left forever. She and her husband (Cohen) marched in an anti-war parade with their kids.
Very out of touch and annoying.
More moronic drivel
February 7, 2008 - 04:25 ET by SlicksterI can't wait till one of these morons is violently attacked by an illegal alien, angry negro or a muslim.
Milk Money
February 7, 2008 - 16:31 ET by okiehawk44just remember. these are the adults who as children asked their parents for more milk money so they could give it to their bully nemesis at school so maybe, just maybe, that would buy them some peace. didn't work but old habits are hard to break even when you get old. these folks were "victims" then and always justified their cowardice by adopting the belief that it was their fault for not being understanding enough or giving the bully enough milk money or actually having the temerity to say no.
Since I live in CO , I
February 7, 2008 - 06:23 ET by FranksamSince I live in CO , I couldn't help but notice that Obama did pretty well in the middle of the country, such ND, UT, etc. That means he scored even in places without a large black population.
If Hillary gets gets back into public housing, the citizens of the northeast and California will be preferred to the rest of us. That's pretty much what Vierea's friends are hoping for. The rest of us may have to secede and embargo food shipments, as well as banning our enemies from the best ski areas in the world.
Liberals don't care what you do, as long as it's mandatory. -Franksam
Living in a 'fly over' state
February 7, 2008 - 09:39 ET by FastEdyour pretty much out of reach of the lib way of thinking - there are city exceptions - but think of the position you're in. If the libs get what they want, the free loaders will leave to those cities 'giving' the most, while the rest of the state will be "allowed" to continue real life.
As far as the food embargo, please think of us who are blue state captives. We haven't given up the fight!
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Blue State Captive
February 7, 2008 - 12:30 ET by SouthJersey1953Love it! That is what I feel like. So frustrating to be drowning in the sea of liberals.....
Nothing but RINOs in '08 - Grrrr!