Columnist Charles Krauthammer noted on FNC's Special Report that while “there wasn't exactly aggressiveness on the part of the press with a couple of exceptions” during the afternoon presidential press conference, “it looked as if the stupor that the press has been in for the last six months is lifting slightly.” Krauthammer quipped: “I say that as a psychiatrist who has a lot of experience in watching these things.”
Earlier in the program, Brit Hume declared “the head over heals phase of the honeymoon with the press is over” and he speculated: “I think the reporters down there were tired of being criticized for being soft on Obama.”
Krauthammer's observation during the panel segment on the Tuesday, June 23 Special Report with Bret Baier:
He is getting a push back in the Congress and even appeared to be getting a bit in the press today, which I think is the big story. There was defensiveness. There wasn't exactly aggressiveness on the part of the press with a couple of exceptions, but it looked as if the stupor that the press has been in for the last six months is lifting slightly. I say that as a psychiatrist who has a lot of experience in watching these things.
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“I think the reporters
June 23, 2009 - 19:21 ET by motherbelt“I think the reporters down there were tired of being criticized for being soft on Obama.” -Brit Hume
Tired, or finally embarrassed, Mr. Hume?
I didn't think it was physically possible, but this both sucks and blows. -Bart Simpson
This is a lot of BS. Hume
June 23, 2009 - 22:43 ET by jdhawkThis is a lot of BS. Hume and Krauthammer don't know what they are talking about.
Bambi, the first stupid liberal, has proposed and this Friday the Congress will vote on the so-called Cap and Trade bill. Not one question was asked by the press about this far reaching and critical subject even though critics will tell you it will cost jobs, raise energy costs for all Americans, and slow the economy drastically.
Why? Because there is no real cost effective substitute for fossil fueled based energy producing systems whether it is for generating electricity or propelling a car down the highway. Moreover, CARBON DIOXIDE IS NOT A POISON it is necessary for life on earth. Without CO2, there would be no plant life.
Did he say cost effective? Yes, that's right. If you can spend any amount to achieve less bogus carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which this administration appears prepared to do, on our backs, then yeah, it's possible.
Meanwhile, there is little relationship between increasing CO2 in our atmosphere and the earth's temperature falling since 1988.
Did he say, falling? Yes, the earth's temperature has been falling for several decades.
What should you all do about it? Call, e-mail, and/or write your elected representatives and tell them if they vote for this bill you will work hard to vote them out of office and will not vote for them in the next election.
Here is web site that will give you the name of your senators and congressman with telephone numbers, address and e-mail: http://www.visi.com/....
Just say no to Cap and Trade!
I couldn't agree more.
June 23, 2009 - 23:18 ET by acumenI couldn't agree more. Unless Hume and Krauthammer are playing some kind of reverse psychology on their peers, I just don't see the demedia jumping out of the Won's bed until all of the dems and the demedia's shared interests are rammed through Congress and signed into law.
No questions on Cap & Trade legislation by the WH press whores? No surprise. Here are just a few quotes from the AP article on the proposed Cap & Trade Bill stating theories as scientific fact:
"...the biggest environmental bill in decades, one aimed at slowing the gradual, destructive heating of the planet."
"....a bill that would impose nationwide limits on the gases blamed for global warming..."
"....hammer out a new international agreement to curb the emissions linked to global warming."
"....as companies make investments to reduce global warming pollution."
And on and on. Simply put, the demedia agrees with Obama so why should we expect them to challenge him.
We shall see on down the
June 23, 2009 - 19:29 ET by bigtimerWe shall see on down the road naturally, one thing about all of this...how Chucky Todd was treated today by the One was a real surprise.
Morning Joe ought to be interesting tomorrow, sure Chucky will have his talking points in order by the higher up....
Wouldn't be surprised if Olbie has Todd as 'Worst Person in the World' tonight.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
Who knows
June 23, 2009 - 19:36 ET by Joe CamelNo one watches the news anymore. Most people I know could not even tell you what day it is, just what their kids favorite shows are, be on time for soccer practice..sums it up. White people have checked out in this world, and just allow everyone to dump on them. Shame..
Press Changing?
June 23, 2009 - 19:51 ET by slickwillie2001I have to wonder if the turning point will be the Bamster's Brian Williams joke. At that point, the press perhaps saw the absolute contempt that the Bamster has for them. Why not? Why would the Bamster have any respect for the so-called journalists that have been doing their job so poorly?
Even though they so obviously favor him, I can see the Bamster talking with Axelrahm after these 'interviews' laughing and saying things like 'can you believe the questions X asked me?'
He also has to worry that, like they turned on Hillary when he showed up, maybe some day the press will turn on the Bamster for the next pop politician.
Next pop politician
June 23, 2009 - 20:23 ET by Dan DiegoRuPaul would be a two-fer, a black man/woman thing that is better looking than Michelle.
I don't know about this...
June 23, 2009 - 20:31 ET by PrairieSkyWith all due respect to Charles and Brit, both of whom I think are brilliant, I'm not convinced that the press is coming out of it's Obama-coma, yet...Do I think that the tenor of some of the questions at today's presser were somewhat tougher than what's Obama's accustomed to from the MSM? Yes, but that still isn't saying a whole heck of a lot...Time will tell, and we'll soon see whether the worm has really begun to turn.
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
Sky... I don't think that
June 23, 2009 - 20:32 ET by bigtimerSky...
I don't think that worm has even surfaced completely yet for any bird to get.
Long way to go in my opinion.
Today may, and I do say may lightly, be a start.
Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea. ~Andrew Breitbart
bt...Agreed...
June 23, 2009 - 20:52 ET by PrairieSkyLong way to go is right...I'm a pretty tough sell on this whole "the honeymoon is over" topic...As you said, today may be a start...We'll see...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
I agree. Obama's propaganda arm ABC
June 23, 2009 - 21:41 ET by Worriedis probably giving Chuck a good talking to tonight because tomorrow in the first day in television history where a news org. turns it over to a POTUS who they are supposed to be observing objectively.
BTW - EVERYBODY CALL YOUR DEMONRAT CONGRESSMEN AND TELL THEM NO TO PIGLOSI'S GLOBAL WARMING BILL ON FRIDAY!
Worried...Good point...
June 23, 2009 - 22:31 ET by PrairieSkyLet's all just see how unbiased and objective ABC's (the All Barack Channel's) coverage will be...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
And how annoyed was Obama
June 23, 2009 - 20:33 ET by Radical1979And how annoyed was Obama with the slight increase in toughness!
Re annoyed
June 23, 2009 - 20:51 ET by slickwillie2001He's both a child of Affirmative Action and the first President of the self-esteem-building theory of education. All his life he has been coddled by AA, -every job, every school admission, every grade, every degree, every office. All his life the quality of his work has been irrelevant, he was praised no matter how poorly he did. I expect him to get very angry because this is a new experience for him. He will not take criticism well.
Even more troubling, when his programs are finally seen as complete failures, and the country begins to turn on him, how will he handle it? Will he become destructive, as dictators often do? Another pathological narcissist, -Saddam Hussein, thought towards the end that the people of Iraq didn't deserve a leader as fine as himself. How will the Bamster handle failure?
Radical...Exactly...
June 23, 2009 - 21:13 ET by PrairieSkyFrom the beginning, Obama has shown a real petulance and arrogant annoyance at being asked pointed questions and being put on the spot. His demeanor suggests an "How dare you question me" attitude. My guess is that, for whatever reason, Obama has spent the majority of his life being handled with kid gloves, and is not used to being held accountable and called to task for his decisions, actions or statements. The MSM has taken this coddling to a whole new level, but maybe, just maybe, there may be some signs that that may be beginning to wind down, although I'm not convinced of that as yet. We'll see what happens...
"The problem is not that people are taxed too little...the problem is that government spends too much." ~President Ronald Reagan
“it looked as if the stupor that the press has been in
June 23, 2009 - 20:34 ET by upcountrywaterfor the last six months is lifting slightly.” Krauthammer quipped: “I say that as a psychiatrist who has a lot of experience in watching these things.”
Along with the OAF's zero rating..
Maybe the light at the end of the tunnel, is not an oncoming train.
Reagan VS Carter and 0bama
Humm
June 23, 2009 - 20:59 ET by Joe CamelI think this man has some very nefarious things in store for us. There won't be anything left in 2010 to save. Everything will be in place, done and then no turning back. People will be begging for a savior, and..53% of the people think they already found him..God help us all.
This "one hit wonder" (obama) is a fraud
June 23, 2009 - 21:06 ET by Not a Liberal LoonI just hope we can take
our country back before the economic system is totally destroyed,
there's something fishy going on behind scenes
Not a Liberal Loon
Hume's Commentaries...
June 23, 2009 - 21:03 ET by Not a Liberal Loon...ROCK!
Brit's commentary here: http://www.youtube.c...
Not a Liberal Loon
Did he say Stupid?
June 23, 2009 - 21:21 ET by ghblogAre they sure that Charles Krauthammer said "Stupor" or was it "Stupid" to describe the Press.
I need more Krauthammer!
http://www.framingthedialogue.com/archives/true-american-hero-charles-krauthammer/
Excellent ? radical
June 23, 2009 - 22:16 ET by RD KingHow annoyed was the bamster? Somebody out there has to keep bamslamming the bamster until we see him sweating bullets and running for the back door. He has to go.
As for the economy he has had that destroyed since 2006 and no sign of a comeback for at least another 5 years which means a lot more out of work and a ton more homes lost coming our way thanks to the big O, acorn and his AA compadres. I repeat he has to go and it needs to be to prison.
Totally agree
June 23, 2009 - 22:30 ET by Mrs. Rukusit's time to give him the boot before he gets us all killed. Send him to prison where thugs belong.
Another Ploy
June 23, 2009 - 22:46 ET by ShanghaiRayThe MSM has too much invested in Obama to ever really get on his case about anything. I suspect they might ask a few tough questions, play some version of hardball with him and then just when our guard is down, back to the same ole crap as before. Don't forget Clinton's 8 years in office. Did they ever really challenge him on anything? What makes you think they are going to change their pathologicial behavior? I've seen many games lost in the final quarter just because the arrogant top-dogs thought they had it all wrapped up. Don't let your guard down. Never..never..never. Never let up...never forgive the MSM for their treachery and complacency.
Personally, I won't be happy until I see Obama and his minions run of town on the railroad while being tarred and feathered.
Brit Hume declared “the
June 24, 2009 - 01:06 ET by kevcadBrit Hume declared “the head over heals phase of the honeymoon with the press is over”
A very minor typo quibble: I think Brit was saying "head over heels"?
Start each day with a smile, then get it over with. - W.C. Fields
I don't trust
June 24, 2009 - 03:21 ET by RR GOPI don't trust Krauthammer. He has a very Liberal pedigree going waaay back, and I don't believe he's made a conversion like some kind of St. Paul on the road to Damascus.
I do trust ex-Lib Dick Morris because he has pounded the Clintons and now BHO mercilessly. If he's a plant of some kind, he's a damn good one.
Hume's all right, but he's a straight journalist. I don't think that they are effective any longer. Wonder what Tim Russert's take on all this BS going on now would have been though?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 61% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory (yep...approval for Congress now at 39%...do you believe that!?).
LIAR, LIAR....
June 24, 2009 - 06:43 ET by Not a Liberal Loon"I don't trust Krauthammer. He has a very Liberal pedigree going waaay
back, and I don't believe he's made a conversion like some kind of St.
Paul on the road to Damascus.
I do trust ex-Lib Dick Morris because he has pounded the Clintons
and now BHO mercilessly. If he's a plant of some kind, he's a damn
good one"
In YOUR DREAMS obama-voter. Krauthammer is a HARDCORE CONSERVATIVE and EXTREMLY FAIR. Dick Morris was a LIBERAL, he was Bill Clinton's Karl Rove -- Clinton got reelected because of him. He's now a CONVERTED CONSERVATIVE.
Get your facts or go away.
Not a Liberal Loon
I prefer straight
June 24, 2009 - 08:19 ET by Radical1979I prefer straight journalists for reporting the news. By pushing for a slant on reporting either way you open the door to slant the other way. Journalists should be objective, analysists don't need to be.
Nope. Not Buying It.
June 24, 2009 - 10:48 ET by farstar99They want their undeserved credibility back, so they're claiming they've "come out of it," as if it was a temporary condition, but it's gone forever.
Their cult leader wants them to get some of their credibility back so they can sell his loser policies, but it's not going to happen.
Nobody's reading them.
Nobody's watching them.
Nobody's listening to them.
And they never will again, unless they're part of the same cult.
Preaching to the choir doesn't get you more votes and it doesn't help you ram legislation down Americans' throats.
Faked polls and faked press conferences are all they have left now.