Think John McCain did pretty well in last evening's Saddleback Civil Forum on Presidency hosted by the Rev. Rick Warren? You're not the only one. The Obama campaign thinks he did well too -- so good, in fact, that they think he might have cheated. And on this morning's "Meet the Press," Andrea Mitchell wasted no time floating the Obama campaign's "private" concern:
(Videotape)
SEN. JOHN McCAIN (R-AZ): Defeat it. Couple of points. One, if I'm president of the United States, my friends, if I have to follow him to the gates of hell, I will get Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice. I will do that and I know how to do it. I will get that done.
(End videotape)
MR. GREGORY: Andrea Mitchell, that's a pretty clear contrast.
MS. ANDREA MITCHELL: Oh, absolutely. And, you know, there was the crisp, immediate, forceful response by John McCain, clearly in a comfort zone because he was with his base. And Barack Obama, taking a risk in going there but seeing an opportunity. And a much more nuanced approach. The Obama people must feel that he didn't do quite as well as they might have wanted to in that context, because that -- what they're putting out privately is that McCain may not have been in the cone of silence and may have had some ability to overhear what the questions were to Obama.
MR. GREGORY: Right.
MS. MITCHELL: He seemed so well prepared.
Full video of today's "Meet the Press" can be seen here. Relevant segment begins at approx. 33:50.
Wow. Somehow, John McCain can't do well on his own -- that being "so well prepared" means that he heard Obama's answers and then immediately formulated revised responses to what he originally had planned! And Andrea Mitchell barely hestitated to toss that out there, with guest host David Gregory merely offering a rather semi-innocuous "Right" in response.
I wonder what the Obama campaign's reaction (and Andrea Mitchell's for that matter) would have been had the situation been reversed -- if the McCain campaign implied that Obama had "seemed so well prepared" and therefore Obama probably heard McCain's answers to Warren.
Methinks a certain "R" word would have been uttered a few times ...
(h/t to NB reader Lee B.)
*****Update: Did Mitchell get this idea from a Daily Kos poster?
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Andrea's Got Problems
August 17, 2008 - 14:04 ET by Del DolemonteI think the botox is leaking into her brain. The Kos Kids are claiming the exact same thing.
When a Liberal Loses ..
August 17, 2008 - 14:12 ET by allanfWhen a liberal loses, it is not because of his ideas. There has to be some nefarious plot afoot.
Mrs. Greenspan
August 17, 2008 - 14:12 ET by kch50428Just can't deal with her savior being an empty suit.
Any time Now...
August 17, 2008 - 14:28 ET by neighbWithin 24 hours you're gonna see a picture, "verified" by AP, and attested to by Helen Thomas, of Senator McCain standing in the "Cone of Silence" room, holding a drinking glass pressed up against the wall, and his ear at the bottom while listening to the questions.
Yes this is how it looks
August 17, 2008 - 14:15 ET by 10ksnookerWhen experience meets the child. The child looks, well you know, childlike.
Everyone I know who saw the debate said the same thing, WOW empty suit -- And they weren't talking about McCain.
"The Obama people must feel
August 17, 2008 - 14:19 ET by GregE"The Obama people must feel that he didn't do quite as well..."
Well maybe he should actually answer the questions instead of trying to spout an essay answer to cover his non-decisiveness, going on and on and on to sound "thoughtful." I guess it's hard to imagine McCain, or anyone, having a decisive core value which, when asked about it, doesn't require any thought because it's in their core. But to the Obama squad, direct answers simply means someone must be cheating.
Oh, and "did I mention he's black?"
The "thoughtful" answer is
August 17, 2008 - 14:20 ET by motherbeltThe "thoughtful" answer is nothing more than filling the time with words while one's mind whirls furiously, trying to formulate what to say and how to say it. It is the product of saying nothing while trying to decide what answer to give.
And of course, if The Obama "lost" the comparison, it must be because McCain "cheated." ?
Oh, come on...Obama should have known the type of questions he was going to get, if not the exact phraseology.
He just plain wasn't prepared. And ISN'T prepared.
I seem to remember another
August 17, 2008 - 14:22 ET by GregEI seem to remember another liberal candidate who, when questioned, went on and on and on and on - John Kerry. Before him....Impeached President Bill Clinton would do it too.
The funniest part is when
August 17, 2008 - 15:16 ET by FairlightThe funniest part is when libs say ,"good thing no one watched because of the Olympics."
What they don't mention is that both CNN & FOX re-aired the forum over & over & over to make sure NO ONE missed it.
Goodbye, Mr.Bond.
It really must be McCain
August 17, 2008 - 14:23 ET by TuariIt really must be McCain who's cheating, it simply can't be that "The One" really is THAT bad. Poor sore losing libs.
Yes, well prepared Andrea
August 17, 2008 - 14:27 ET by SickofLibsPreposterous. McCain is 72, as we are reminded daily. He'd lucky to be able to overhear ANYTHING, correct?
By my take, the 'ummm-errr-pregant pause' count was Obama 500+, McCain 0. Pretty sharp for a confused, befuddled old dude.
Are the media so blind
August 17, 2008 - 14:27 ET by DEVILDOCMOMto bho's previous speeches when he does not have a teleprompter? When he has to answer questions or speak extemporaneously?Do they not see the stuttering, pauses, "humm's" and "ahh"s and multiple gaffe's?
I guess not. Besides, I think the tenor of the questions would be pretty obvious from this forum. If they think McCain was cheating, they are giving him even more credit to be able to think that fast to "change" his answers. Face it, their guy showed himself for what he is and what he is not.
And Thank you,
August 17, 2008 - 14:30 ET by motherbeltAnd Thank you, D.S.!!
That was my thought exactly as I read it...that Gregory simply said "Right" when Mitchell suggested that McCain might have cheated!!
Then I got a little further down and you commented the same thing.
No "Really?" No "Are you saying he might have been listening?
Mitchell says it and Gregory basically nods in agreement.
That's just jaw-dropping!
How Sleazy - the media won't report the Edwards scandal with
August 17, 2008 - 14:37 ET by Dee Bunkeyewitnesses and pictures but they will float out a completely unsubstantiated lie from a political campaign with an obvious agenda. Every time I think this media can't be anymore unprofessional and partisan, they shock me again.
This is completely irresponsible and outrageous and if they were going to mention this outrageous statement then it should have been in the context that it was a sore loser sleazy outrageous statement with absolutely nothing to back it up.
Mitchel should be the media equivalent of disbarred. NBC and just about everyone on it is a complete joke now.
And you can bet if
August 17, 2008 - 14:56 ET by motherbeltAnd you can bet if anyone ever asks Mitchell if she has any proof that McCain was listening, she will use some non-denial such as "There's no way to know" or "We just don't know."
That's how liberals keep their insinuations alive without ever having to prove them.
Yea she floats it out there
August 17, 2008 - 15:05 ET by GregEYea she floats it out there and Gregory moves on, but it's been floated and so her work is done. Float it, regardless of substantiation, so that the viewers can also float it to their acquaintances that didn't see her say it. In two days, you've got millions and millions of people mentioning it. Way to go Mitch, you make your peoples so proud.
Speaking of floating things so they get passed around America quickly....
"...did I mention he's black?"
Then how 'bout this "Float"....
August 17, 2008 - 15:20 ET by neighbI'm floating the theory that the reason Obama was so "cool" and "thoughtful" in his answers is that he was high on some of the cocaine he admitted to using in his youth.
(Actually, THIS concept is MORE PLAUSIBLE than McCain cheating....)
It is IMPOSSIBLE to be a rational, logical thinker AND a Democrat.
Nuanced Approach
August 17, 2008 - 14:39 ET by Lakewood BobNote to Andrea Mitchell: Regarding Obama's "nuanced approach" nuanced means having a slight variation, not confused and uncertain. McCain obviously has real thoughts and beliefs and Obama has to construct answers from his memory of the MoveOn.org talking points.
If the Democrats are so concerned about cheating, I would suggest a Congressional investigation. Maybe, however, because of the shortage of time McCain and Obama could meet in a live Q&A session like Reagan and Carter.
I can't seem to remember, but didn't Carter wipe the floor with Reagan? Or was it the other way around?
Anyone else notice when
August 17, 2008 - 14:49 ET by GregEAnyone else notice when Obama began to address the question about evil, he gave several examples of it's existence........Darfur, streets of our cities, parents viciously abusing their children?
Those evils exist, and maybe it's just me, but when I think of evil, the first words out of my mouth are Islamic radicalism. I wonder if it makes his top 10 list.
I noticed Greg and McCain's first example was how
August 17, 2008 - 14:50 ET by Dee BunkAl Queda strapped suicide bombs to two mentally disabled women and then detonated them from a distance.
Darfur, streets of our
August 17, 2008 - 14:58 ET by motherbeltDarfur, streets of our cities, parents viciously abusing their children?
And right after Darfur he cited the USA.
I'm surprised he didn't include slavery.
Amazing to me that with al
August 17, 2008 - 15:18 ET by GregEAmazing to me that with al Qaeda and everything that has been going on with Islamic radicalism in the last several years, that the BEST 2nd one he can come up with is "streets of our cities?" That alone is a little disturbing from someone who hasn't yet shown understanding of the evil that wants the death of America (an evil that will die a slow and agonizing death trying to take down America, let us assure them).
If he otherwise is very strong on it, yet once or twice doesn't give it top billing in an "evil" list, ok fine. But when he already is very very very very shaky in some of the stuff he says regarding the threats to America, it's difficult to just overlook.
Had he said slavery, as in slavery in America, then he would have been shown to not have heard (or ignored) the question, because the question was "does evil exist" not "did evil exist," as slavery in America has been illegal for 140+ years. And for someone they call "so thoughtful," those mishaps don't fly. I'm not saying I'd put it past him to have listed it.
"...did I mention he's black?"
the evil that wants the
August 17, 2008 - 16:52 ET by Hermanothe evil that wants the death of America
Could Obama be the evil that wants the death of America? Seems to me to be a real possibility.
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Saw this coming from a mile away
August 17, 2008 - 15:01 ET by MrltavernMitchell stoops to an all time low but can't say I didn't expect it. Cheat? Saw the answers? These are the same people who ignored the fact that, in the debates last year, on some of them, all of the candidates saw the questions they would be asked.
Sour grapes are out of season Andy. Your boy is simply unqualified and is no match for a man of substance like John McCain.
Mr.L
I see Andrea is already
August 17, 2008 - 15:08 ET by FairlightI see Andrea is already preparing herself with excuses why Obama is going to lose. The poor thing. I'm sending her some flowers.
Andrea's Mouth is Foul...And it's not just Her Breath
August 17, 2008 - 15:05 ET by Lee BoggsI was watching Meet the Press when Andrea made the liberal, ludicrus comment. I was stunned silent...which is extremely difficult to do. As I sat there, silent, with my brain digesting what had just entered my ears, the rest of the talking heads chatted on as if she had merely said good morning to them. Gregory apprarently confirmed her statement with a "right," but I was so shocked I didn't hear him. I guess Andrea's squawking had managed to completely shut off my ear drums.
Floating the unsubstantiated
August 17, 2008 - 15:15 ET by GregEFloating the unsubstantiated just to get people talking. Sounds like something the National Enquirer does, and we all know that elite journalism professionals like Andrea Mitchell don't like to give the NI the time of day. Interesting that in that comment she made, there is no difference between it and NI.
If I were interviewing Mzzz
August 17, 2008 - 16:00 ET by celatorIf I were a reporter interviewing Mzzz Mitchell, I would ask her: "Some people say that at midnight, whenever there's a full moon, you run out of your house naked, except for a beanie with a propeller on your head, start barking like a dog and pound on all your neighbors' front doors. How do you respond to that, Mzz Mitchell.? And tell our viewers why you do that."
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
...OR It Could Be
August 17, 2008 - 15:32 ET by GothampcThe MSM really wants to put a Messiah complex on Obama.
Perhaps:
1. Maybe Obama wasn't at his best after coming back from vacation. It happens to all of us, we're not quite ready to go back to work after vacation.
2. Obama may not be a good impromptu speaker. GWB was never a good impromptu speaker.
3. Maybe Obama hasn't spent as much time thinking over his positions. McCain has already been through a run for POTUS and may have an easier time navigating the process.
4. Maybe McCain's consultants are better than Obama's. I'm sure they spend time with the candidate rehearsing tough questions. They may have prepped McCain better. (Maybe Obama's granny isn't asking him tough enough questions).
I can think of about ten other reasons why McCain did better other than his cheating.
delete double
August 17, 2008 - 17:09 ET by motherbeltdelete double
And maybe McCain's answers
August 17, 2008 - 16:17 ET by motherbeltAnd maybe McCain's answers were better because they came from his core beliefs. He didn't have to stop and think about how to phrase them, how to manage to straddle the fence, and how to say things in a way that wouldn't anger one group or favor another.
In short he just said what he thinks. Not what he thought Warren or anyone else would want to hear.
3. Maybe Obama hasn't spent as much time thinking over his positions.
HUH??? <lifts lower jaw off desk>
He's been running for President for 18 months or more, and he's still not ready to articulate his positions??????????
How much time does he need?
How about he's just plain not ready?
Exactly. Without his teleprompter...
August 17, 2008 - 17:01 ET by ThalpyExactly. Without his teleprompter, Obama has demonstrated fully that he is capable of screwing up most of his speaking opportunities.
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Any intelligent person could imagine the type of questions that would be asked by Rick Warren and prepare for them (if they hadn't spent the week in Hawaii)
Let's be fair...
August 17, 2008 - 15:54 ET by MikeknaJHey, let's be fair. Sounded more to me like she was clearly stating that it was the Obama camp saying this. She was passing along their conspiracy theory, not promoting her own.
"The shadow proves the sunshine" - Switchfoot
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If that's the case then
August 17, 2008 - 16:02 ET by GregEI can understand that point. But if that's the case then anyone wanting something tossed out there, regardless of substantiation (i.e. Obama's "they're gonna say" comments on Republicans, ending with "did I mention he's black?") can say anything and sit back as the media floats it out there as they high-five and watch it make the rounds, with the media filling the role of the "useful idiot."
Precisely. It doesnt matter
August 17, 2008 - 16:10 ET by KevpotPrecisely. It doesnt matter to the media if something is true or not. Just floating the suggestion of impropriety does the job for them. "some people are speculating...", "experts say...", "sources close to Obama are privately saying..."
Damage done.
Please Retire Andrea
August 17, 2008 - 16:12 ET by NoMoreClintons"She was passing along their conspiracy theory, not promoting her own."
She is promoting the Obama campaign's theory, which is just as bad. Axelrod & Co. know they can depend on their water carriers in the liberal media to make lying excuses for the chosen one. Either way, it sucks and she has no business passing herself off as a journalist.
How can it "sound to you"
August 17, 2008 - 16:23 ET by motherbeltHow can it "sound to you" like she was "clearly" saying anything?
It's either one or the other. LOL
Anyway, she does say what they're putting out privately ..
Now that's a hoot!
Translation: what they're whispering into reporters' ears....what they're calling newspeople and suggesting....
Guess what Andrea, it ain't private any more! (and was never meant to be.)
You did just what they hoped you would!
Lets not forget that during
August 17, 2008 - 16:06 ET by KevpotLets not forget that during the 2004 debates the libtards claimed that Bush was wearing a hidden earpiece and and was getting his answers from Karl Rove. Liberals can't handle defeat. When they lose debates its because somebody cheated. When they lose elections its because they were stolen. Conservatives believe something when they see it. Libtards believe it when they believe it.
I was going to make the exact same point.
August 17, 2008 - 18:44 ET by cjbreischBush cheated, McCain cheated. Republicans cheated in FL in 2000 and OH in 2004. Anytime a Republican wins anything, it's because s/he cheated.
And Andrea Mitchell is disgusting. It's one thing for the Kos Krazies to post something like this. I expect it, and would be disappointed in them if they didn't. But if you're going on national TV and making an insinuation like this, you better have some sort of proof, or at the very least some historical reason (McCain has done something like this before...Warren has supplied questions to people before, etc.). If not, then you can't ever be trusted again.
And if you can't be trusted, why do you have a job with a news organization?
McCain
August 17, 2008 - 16:08 ET by In ExcessMcCain has something Obama doesn't- it's called CONVICTION.
He doesn't have to poll the world to make up his mind.
The Botox special just can't get over
August 17, 2008 - 16:11 ET by Delsathe fact that her God FAILED!
McCain is a military man.
He is asked, (paraphrasing) You have an ememy, the enemy is a killer without regard for human life. Do you kiss their a$$, cuddle with them, confront them, or defeat them?
The military man responds YOU DEFEAT THEM! Period!
I suppose in order to defeat them you have to confront them but the end result for U.S. is we WIN and they LOOSE!
Naturally, SOBama says "confront them, kiss their a$$, and cuddle!
SOBama is a looser as well as an empty suit!
THE LEFT CAN'T HANDLE IT!
Last night on CNN one of the guys said, "If we thought McCain was going to do badly in debates and be a push over, we are wrong".
Ya think it is because no matter what, McCain has a core and beliefs???
Ya think????
Delsa.....
August 17, 2008 - 16:38 ET by motherbeltDelsa, that's "their god" (small g)....not God.
good grief, I keep double
August 17, 2008 - 17:10 ET by motherbeltgood grief, I keep double posting today!
Oops
August 17, 2008 - 17:11 ET by DelsaSmall G for sure.
My huge mistake.
Actually, their god really starts with a D as in Devil
Mitchell
August 17, 2008 - 16:18 ET by jaywlJust a funny this time. I got to wondering if Ms Mitchell, who is one year older than I am, had some connection to botox or plastique. She looks so much younger than I do, a very firm complexion you might say. I Googled the query and, among many others, I found "Andrea Mitchell: Teddy hero but Strom not even alive in Senate.." I clicked in the link without looking at the address. Lo and behold I found myself back at Newsbusters. I read the comments from July 10, 2008 and laughed my butt off. As for Andrea, I know what you guys think!
Who is suspect here?
August 17, 2008 - 16:23 ET by OldfogeyDoes Andrea Mitchell's questioning of McCain cheating at Saddleback mean that she thinks Rev. Warren was running a dishonest presentation? What does the pastor think of that?
The Future Helen Thomas
August 17, 2008 - 16:32 ET by BarrackNothin' but the facts, right Andrea?
Saying this woman is irresponsible is a compliment. Pushing an agenda under the guise of objectivity while calling yourself a journalist is about as despicable as it gets.
She makes the National Enquirer look like the Dictionary.
www.benbarrack.com
Thomas
August 17, 2008 - 16:50 ET by jaywlPlease! Reverse that! If Helen Thomas would do what Andrea did, it would be a great service to mankind. The windbag could have "that procedure" done years ago so the viewing public wouldn't have to look at... Well, I don't want to get that disrepectful to an older...woman. So I'll end it now!
Can't Wait for Debates
August 17, 2008 - 16:44 ET by CellaWhat excuse are these idiots going to give when Obama falls on his face again during the debates with the surprisingly glib John McCain?
I am awakening to the possibilities that things are looking up for John and Company!
Bush and McCain
August 17, 2008 - 16:46 ET by iveseenitallBush and McCain both won. Therefore, they cheated. How mature!
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
Piss Off Mitchell!
August 17, 2008 - 16:55 ET by CrashAndrea, "you ignorant slut" if you want to see Obama perform at his best ... feed him via teleprompter. If you want to see McCain at his worst, watch his rehearsed material; HE SUCKS AT IT! And having all of the answers up front would have made McCain look as bad as Obama really is when he has to THINK.
The fact is people (including the "reporters') who didn't think much of McCain before this event gave him a second thought. After a side by side comparison Obama look like the marxist greenhorn that he's been all along.
Well Said....
August 17, 2008 - 16:59 ET by BarrackCrash, nicely done.
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Exactly right. This is
August 17, 2008 - 16:54 ET by kgExactly right. This is proven time and time again. They believe conservatives lie, cheat and are corrupt because that is what they do to win elections.
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
Even Fox News was trying to
August 17, 2008 - 16:54 ET by Chris NormanEven Fox News was trying to make excuses for Obama's hesitant, messy - er - "thoughtful" performance - "he had long flights from Hawaii to Chicago and back to California". I do owe his supporters for providing me with a new descriptive word - from now on, whenever I do poorly at anything, I'll say I was "thoughtful".
McNotObama '08
Fox News
August 17, 2008 - 17:01 ET by BarrackFox News has been pathetic for some time now..
Murdoch has been sucking up to the Democrat power brokers because that's who he expects to win..
For awhile it was Hillary and now he loves Obama..
Let's not forget that a Saudi Prince owns 6% of News Corps., which explains why Fox goes so easy on Islamism..
They prefer to talk about ponderous stories like cheerleaders being stuck in an elevator for a few hours.
www.benbarrack.com
At any rate, they seem to be
August 17, 2008 - 17:18 ET by Chris NormanAt any rate, they seem to be bending over backwards, forwards, and sideways appearing to be fair to Obama. The show last night after the forum featured two conservative commentators (Bill Sammons and Charles Krauthammer), but two Democratic campaign operatives (Anne Lewis and Chris Kotsinis(sp?) to comment on the performances.
McNotObama '08
Coast to Coast w/ Andrea Mitchell
August 17, 2008 - 17:07 ET by coffee260Wasn't it Andrea Mitchell who floated the
idea that someone in the McCain camp was somehow involved in Obama’s
decision to cancel an opportunity to visit injured troops at Landstuhl
Regional Medical Center in Germany?
Here’s what she had to say about this issue on MSNBC’s, Morning Joe:
[My emphasis added]
My, she's just the little conspiracy theorist, isn't she! George Noory call your office.
Not conspiracist...she
August 17, 2008 - 22:15 ET by motherbeltNot conspiracist...she appears to be an "insider" in the Obama camp. She has all the inside scoop on everything that they are saying "privately."
MITCHELL:The background on the military flap is that they [Obama campaign] had clearly planned a trip to Ramstein [AFB].... They had wanted this to be the final stop on the trip here in Germany, and to do it without the press corps, just to do it on his own...
Clearly, Andrea??? Did they announce a trip to Ramstein as part of the itinerary? It was clear that they planned to go there?
I could be wrong, but I thought the discussion only came up after he didn't go....and what I heard was that he was told he could go, but no cameras no staff etc.
Here's what the Pentagon says
they said he could go, but not with campaign staff. And Obama decided not to go. Supposedly because it would ahve been "inappropriate" to go as part of a campaign trip. But he could have gone on his own. So why didn't he?
And why did Andrea pass on a "rumor" about someone in McCain's camp influencing the decision...with a possible disclaimer, of course.
Between that and this most recent performance, it sounds like Mitchell is becoming a PR flack for Obama. If she wants to do that, she needs to quit her day job like the other journalist did.
Right...her and Linda
August 17, 2008 - 22:18 ET by bigtimerRight...her and Linda Douglas could be on the Buddy-Plan.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Andrea
August 17, 2008 - 17:09 ET by well99I think you sleep with all the cameramen.I have no evidence but since that doesnt stop you it shouldnt stop me.
McCain Cheated?
August 17, 2008 - 17:21 ET by nandrelliYeah, he cheated. He knew what he was talking about, and didn't have to try to make things up as he goes along, like Obama does.
It seems to me that McCain has previously made this statement about hunting down Obama and and bringing him to justice (and after he does that and wins the Presidency, he can also hunt down Osama). Mitchell and Gregory should be forced to do a research project to see how many times and places McCain has made that statement, and come back with an on-air apology for their unfounded, pro-Obama speculations.
What a pair of Lamebrains.
Tut, tut! Semantics!
August 17, 2008 - 17:22 ET by FoolicanShe didn't float the idea, per se. She merely hovered it, or even simply hung it. But definitely not FLOAT. Hateful conservatives.
Um...semantics
August 17, 2008 - 17:42 ET by BlondeShe flung it....like al dente spaghetti at the wall to see if it would stick.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
If only NBC were a news
August 17, 2008 - 17:34 ET by Captain RepusIf only NBC were a news organization they would have fired Mitchell (and Gregory) on the spot for this disgraceful segment.
I eagerly await Andrea to further this conspiracy plot tomorrow on MSDNC. At least there her comments will be immediately challenged by real journalists like Matthews and Olbermoron who, instead of just saying "Right" like Gregory, will pin her to the ground with "I have heard that too, Andrea, and now a word from our sponsor, Soros LLC".
Andrea Mitchell and all her
August 17, 2008 - 17:46 ET by bigtimerAndrea Mitchell and all her ilk are in desperation mode....
....simple as that....
McCain creamed Obama last night..in more ways than one.
The msm hand in hand with the DNC put 'The One' in....they are not about to take him out....at their own expense....
Doncha' just love it?
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
I do. The Old Media doesn't
August 17, 2008 - 19:33 ET by iconoclastI do. The Old Media doesn't even realize that everytime they try to bolster Obama and deplete McCain, Obama loses points. Reminds me of the old saying, "With friends like you, who needs enemies?"
Thank you Old Media. Keep up the good work!
"we should immediately give every working family in America a
$1,000 energy rebate, and we should pay for it with part of the record
profits that the oil companies are making" Barak Obama, Communist
Andrea Mitchell
August 17, 2008 - 18:23 ET by billbShe will make the same comment when McCain wins in November
Andrea Mitchell's accusation re: cheating
August 17, 2008 - 18:30 ET by charlietexasSo I guess McCain hit a HUGE homerun!!!!!! He beat Obama so bad he cheated. Isn't that a little like a little league game where someone accuses the other of cheating? Sorry, horrible journalism.
ct.... Plus to top that
August 17, 2008 - 18:39 ET by bigtimerct....
Plus to top that off...they are whining and complaining because their empty suit that they put there had an EVEN PLAYING FIELD that the leftists have been insisting in all walks of life...and he LOST.
Pesky little snivelers...they still don't get it....he made an ass of himself last night...no other way to put it.
They lost....and they will in Nov. unless they get away with their usual big time cheating.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Hot as a bitch dog....
August 17, 2008 - 18:50 ET by ScrapironMitchell is as hot for Hussein O as a pack of hounds after a dog in heat. She would crawl through the snow for a mile if she thought she could see him taking a crap. Time for NBC to put a muzzle on her before she attacks Hussein with a pair of scissors and whacks off his whacker. People that obsessed are truly dangerous.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
Mitchell's creditibility
August 17, 2008 - 18:51 ET by ferv888How in the world can Mitchell, who admitted that they sat on the Edward's story, because they could not independently source the story, sit there this morning and pretend that she is anything but a schil for Obama????
She passes along something from Obama's camp that is not based on any facts other than Obama is now wearing the hat that McCain handed to him last night. It is sitting right on his ears!
Ferv888
Andrea is confusing people
August 17, 2008 - 18:52 ET by marvlClearly, McCain's better showing is George Bush's fault. Where did they get the idea McCain cheated, when everything wrong in the physical universe is known to be George Bush's fault?
Sadly, they can connect non-existent dots...
August 17, 2008 - 18:56 ET by cjbreischSadly, they can connect non-existent dots to claim McCain cheated, but can't even follow the blindingly obvious trail that Obama lied about BAIPA.
Obviously...
August 17, 2008 - 19:17 ET by Roger the ShrubberKarl Rove's Time Machine strikes again!
Saddleback
August 17, 2008 - 22:39 ET by merlin61Face it Andrea and all you libs out there.
Mc Cain had it together and Obama didn't.
End of story.
RRR RRR RRR
August 18, 2008 - 05:33 ET by Cool ArrowSorry Tim.
What an insult to your legacy.
I ♣ my seal