On the syndicated, "The Chris Matthews Show," Kim Genardo, a political reporter for NBC Raleigh, North Carolina affilate WNCN, predicted that "smart, educated" North Carolina primary voters wouldn't be swayed by Jeremiah Wright but was unsure how "conservative, white, rural voters" would vote as she admitted she's not, "in touch with them."
The following exchange occurred on the May 4, edition of "The Chris Matthews Show":
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let's talk about North Carolina, Kim. It's where you work. He's had a big lead down there, Barack Obama. Has for weeks now.
KIM GENARDO, WNCN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA: Absolutely.
MATTHEWS: It's narrowing, I hear. Tell me what you hear about that race as it's shaping up. Will it be an up or down on Jeremiah Wright, not Barack?
GENARDO: Yeah. Absolutely. We've seen a lot of narrowing. Clinton might be the comeback kid here, but does she have enough to get it done? I don't think so, but it's going to be close. And, and they'll spin that as a victory anyway. But as far as Reverend Wright, we're hearing from voters there that it's not really influencing them too much. At, at least, the smart, educated pool of voters who go to the primaries, they're not buying necessarily this guilt by association. But, that being said, what about your more conservative, white, rural voters? And I don't know that I'm that in touch with them to know if that's going to make them..."
MATTHEWS: What an honest reporter you are!
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Dang, the honesty's nice
May 5, 2008 - 14:46 ET by sarcasmoBut just as she's getting to the good part, it's "(unintelligible)"!
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Thank you, Ms.
May 5, 2008 - 14:51 ET by motherbeltThank you, Ms. Condescension, for your appraisal of white conservative North Carolinians.
Well, at least Chris Matthews admires your "honesty."
PS What's the difference, since you're implying that they're not the ones who go to the primaries anyway?
"What an honest reporter you
May 5, 2008 - 14:50 ET by Chris Norman"What an honest reporter you are!"
"Really, Chris? I was hoping, by saying elitist things, you'd accept me as one of you! Can I come to Washington or New York now? Because my popularity is like so over in Smithfield and Pittsboro!"
I resent that!
May 5, 2008 - 15:00 ET by viluzionI don't deny it, I just resent it. I'm a conservative, white, rural voter, but I am far from uneducated. A lot of my neighbors are a bit undereducated by city-slicker standards, but they are far from stupid and almost all, if not all, of them know things I don't. It is inappropriate to represent them as uninformed or stupid, especially considering that they have the good sense to live away from the city. And dislike Hillary Clinton.
Once again
May 5, 2008 - 15:12 ET by Cape Conservativethe "unwashed masses" send the intelligencia into fits of unintelligible utterances!
Sad Sad Sad
Signed UWM #1 and proud of it!
Will it be an up or down on
May 5, 2008 - 15:12 ET by motherbeltWill it be an up or down on Jeremiah Wright, not Barack?
So, Chrissie Matthews is on a first-name basis with "Barack" now?
Honest "reporter"?
May 5, 2008 - 15:37 ET by theta sigmaSo...when a "reporter" admits her 'lib'/dem bias, she's honest?
My God...Chrissie stumbled unto the Truth...
First time for everything I suppose.
As a Conservative White-guy native of NC, I have a message for this "reporter":
You are living in a Bubble.
You only talk to people who share you worldview.
This is your idea of diversity?
You are even so clueless that you even ADMIT you're out of touch with us ordinary folk.
Don't you know that as a 'liberal'--especially a "reporter"--you must keep you disgust of decent,hard-working,church-going,Tax-paying Americans hidden?
You are a failure as a 'liberal' and a "reporter".
Perhaps you should go into politics....
I'm sure the DNC has need of someone with your level of incompetence.
Motherbelt
May 5, 2008 - 17:28 ET by DEVILDOCMOMI guess ever since the thrill ran up his leg he has used bho's first name. Wouldn't you? LOL
So, If white people don't turn out for Obama, then we're idiots.
May 5, 2008 - 15:32 ET by R D HelmReverend Wright, we're hearing from voters there that it's not
really influencing them too much. At, at least, the smart, educated
pool of voters who go to the primaries, they're not buying necessarily
this guilt by association.
LOL-She must be referring to the Operation Chaos primary voters.
What the American people are looking for is somebody who can solve their problems. - Barack Obama, April 27, 2008
These are the same smart,
May 5, 2008 - 16:01 ET by Dan The Man 2These are the same smart, educated pool of voters who let OJ off?
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Wayell, gyol ding it, ahhh
May 5, 2008 - 16:18 ET by mattmWayell, gyol ding it, ahhh thank we all beeen insultid, by that thar pritty little ole city gal!
O'course, ah doan know fer sher, be-in as ah's so dum, in all...
I lived in Durham for years.
May 5, 2008 - 16:26 ET by Chris NormanI lived in Durham for years. I can testify that Ms. Genardo is not much of a "political reporter" just because the caption says so. Raleigh/Durham television news aren't the most sophisticated or in-depth outfits in the country. Usually, a news report there consists of the reporter reading a statement released by whoever they're talking about.
Chris Norman
May 5, 2008 - 16:33 ET by okiehawk44Compared to Chris Matthews, Ms. Genardo is a sophisticated political journalist.
To save space and my
May 5, 2008 - 16:44 ET by Chris NormanTo save space and my fingers, I didn't bother to discuss Matthews - my low opinion of him has been demonstrated ad nauseam here... :)
A local Celebrity !
May 5, 2008 - 17:56 ET by DanoMs. Genardo is a sophisticated political journalist and a local celebrity ! .......... I likes the way celebrities think, theys very schmart..........I'ms waitin' on my celebrity to see which way he gonna votes...........Alfred E. Newman !
UNC Scum
May 5, 2008 - 20:14 ET by jefflebowskiI guaran-damn-tee you that she is a blue scumbelly from UNC! Liberal tar-holes!!!
dat's cuz
May 5, 2008 - 16:34 ET by UndercoverConservativedaze much schmotter den uz!
"to call an illegal immigrant an "undocumented alien" is the same as calling a streetcorner drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist".
O'course, ah doan know fer
May 5, 2008 - 16:42 ET by motherbeltO'course, ah doan know fer sher, be-in as ah's so dum, in all...
Nice try, matt, but we know you're just a "typical white person"....
smart?
May 5, 2008 - 16:37 ET by forestThese must be the some of the same smart people who knew the Duke lacrosse players were guilty.
As a North Carolinian
May 5, 2008 - 17:19 ET by blueridgerI'm registered independent and intended to vote in the democratic primary for ... guess who. But finally, we have a truly viable conservative candidate for Governor and must consequently vote GOP in the primary in order to support Fred Smith. Since McCain already has the Pres nomination locked up, and since I'm considerably more conservative than he, I'm going to vote a protest vote for Ron Paul.
Good for you. My logical
May 5, 2008 - 18:43 ET by mostlymoderateGood for you. My logical side tells me you are throwing your vote away. My heart tells me that you are doing something I myself have considered. These candidates all wreak of disappointment; McCain is NOT a true conservative by meaning of the word and is better known as McAmnesty. Obama sounds like a socialist and Hilary is, well, just Hilary.
The *very* smart voter knows
May 5, 2008 - 18:40 ET by mostlymoderateThe *very* smart voter knows that Obama does not stand a chance if he runs against McCain. The *very* smart voter knows that only Clinton could seriously give McCain a "run for his money".
Sorry, but Obama has already been proven to have too many skeletons in his closet. For thirty years the man idolized an American-hating, caucasian-hating, democracy-hating preacher named Wright. Then there is the situation of Obama's uppity wife.
Wrightiee be keepen me down
May 5, 2008 - 19:45 ET by CobraMan"At, at least, the smart, educated pool of voters who go to the
primaries, they're not buying necessarily this guilt by association."
This is a primary and not the general election and they already know
that Mr. Wright is not really affecting the voting patterns of those
who will actually vote in the primaries, (being “smart” or not is
immaterial) so it’s clear that Mr. Obama can not claim that the Mr.
Wright controversy is causing him to lose primary votes. As for those
"more conservative, white, rural voters" you referred to (and slandered
as not being "smart"), you already said that they won't be voting the
primary anyways, so what difference does it make WHAT they think of Mr.
Obama at this point in time? So much for the intelegence level of Mz. Genardo.
you should be
May 5, 2008 - 22:35 ET by brerol"I don't know that I'm that in touch with them". Hey Genardo, from time to time you ought to get your butt out of Raleigh and see for yourself there is life outside that snobbish cocoon of yours. It might do you some good. Besides, it is your job.
Re; local NBC reporter goes goo-goo for Obama
May 6, 2008 - 03:11 ET by BearoneHello,
He is a rock-star, and according to Chris Matthews he is more than likely Jesus himself. This man, and everybody that comes on to the "HARDBALL", what a funny name for a schmooze of a media crapola. He is so stupid, and I still did not want to say that I was so wrong about Matthews, but when I heard him say what he did about Obama after the Penn. speech that he gave on race in this country, and talk about away to try, and deflect the attention from the real issues would you please. So what does good-old Chris Matthews say, but that sent a shiver up my pants. O' Boy we needed to hear that one Chris. Now seeing as how the HARDBALL show is Matthews, less see maybe we better make for dam sure anybody that comes onto that show is in total love with Barry Obama. What do you think? Am I wrong or RIGHT?
Thanks,
Bearone
CORRECTION...
May 6, 2008 - 04:22 ET by danybhoyMEMO TO WNCN REPORTER KIM GENARDO,
Smart voters look into Obama's views, his political policies, his advisors, his influences, his wife, his pastor, his friends, his voting record-if he did'nt vote "present", & ask themselves if what he is saying is backed up by his past?
Too many people around Obama have marxist ties, hate America, & want to lead America down a road that would take many years to fix the damage. Tht is my opinion, Kim Genardo may disagree with me, but I have looked into Obama, & I came to my own conclusion. She can come to her own conclusion about Obama, & I will respect that IF she has done the research on him. I don't know if she has...
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
The Three Stooges
May 6, 2008 - 12:15 ET by northernskepticof the 30`s, 40`s and 50`s - Larry, Moe and Curly -were very funny , harmless and lovable comedians.
The 3 Stooges of 2008 - Barry , Mac and Hillary - are neither funny, nor harmless nor loveable .They are all Marxist- Stalinists who scare the hell out of me !
God help us all! As for me I`ll cling to my faith in God, my family and to my guns!
I really don`t give a rat`s rear end what Barry Hussein Obama,
Hillary Rotten Clinton or Juan McCain think of me!