On Tuesday night's "Hardball," Chris Matthews wondered if Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, "an Ivy League grad" and "genius," was really a good choice to play the role of Sarah Palin in Joe Biden's debate prep. During a segment with Democratic consultant Nancy Skinner, who is prepping Granholm, the "Hardball" host implied the "Harvard Law" graduate may not be the best "fit" to play the Republican vice presidential nominee:
She's a genius. You think she is, in, in her manner, in her background and she's born in Canada. How does she sort of fit the role of Sarah Palin? Why is she a good sparring partner to play that role?
A little later in the segment Matthews painted Palin as empty-headed as he worried the "neo-conservatives" would "home-school" her in the "ideology of the right," like they did to Dan Quayle and George W. Bush.
The following exchanges occurred on the September 30 edition of "Hardball":
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Joining me now is Democratic consultant Nancy Skinner, who helped prep Jennifer Granholm, the Michigan governor, who is playing Sarah Palin in Joe Biden's debate prep. What an interesting role you're playing. Also with us MSNBC political analyst Pat Buchanan. Nancy, tell me why you think Governor Granholm, who's what, an Ivy League grad law? What? Didn't she go to Harvard Law or something? She's a genius. You think she is, in, in her manner, in her background and she's born in Canada. How does she sort of fit the role of Sarah Palin? Why is she a good sparring partner to play that role?
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PAT BUCHANAN: Let her own philosophy, her own personality come through. Let her be, Sarah be Sarah. If she loses then you lose, but you don't lose on somebody else's game-plan.
MATTHEWS: Pat, you have forgotten the nature of a neo-conservative. They find these-
BUCHANAN: She's not a neo-conservative!
MATTHEWS: No, no!
BUCHANAN: Yeah.
MATTHEWS: The people briefing her are, in this home-schooling exercise that's going on. It's just like they did with Quayle or George W. Bush. They get a newcomer who hasn't had a lot of book learning in the ideology of the right, and they teach them the right words. You don't think that's going on right now? Randy Scheunemann is not filling her with that ideology right now?
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Why?
September 30, 2008 - 17:38 ET by Dagny TaggartBecause she's from the frozen northern tundra of flyover country, Chris, same as Sarah(you go, girl!)cuda.
Im really getting tired of watching cable news
September 30, 2008 - 17:41 ET by Hack CaffertyEvery day, every democrat in the media is doing thei job to help BO get elected.
How has the CRA and affirmitve-action loans not been mentioned AT ALL?
Tina Fey?
September 30, 2008 - 17:41 ET by ThisnThatWhat do you suggest, Mathews, Tina Fey instead?
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September 30, 2008 - 18:57 ET by BlondeThat was my very first thought as I read that headline.
Why not Victoria (whatever...the ditzy blonde from SNL)? Maybe in a swimsuit, for effect.
I swear, there is not one little teeny tiny thing that is beneath these leftists in bashing Sarah Palin.
I hope the Governor comes out in her biggest, baddest heels, power suit (or whatever makes her feel invincible), ready to slay the dragons. That's what I'd do.
I'm really looking forward to Thursday evening.
Poor Joe, he's not going to have a clue what hit him.
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Thursday's debate
September 30, 2008 - 23:08 ET by merlin61Is Sarah Palin going to be given a fair chance in
this debate? Gwen Ifill is publishing an Obama
book that's coming out on Inauguration Day. She
sounds like a very self-opinionated person who
is already prejudiced as to who she's going to
favor in this debate. For more info see
World Net Daily from today.
In the Age of Obama
October 1, 2008 - 05:50 ET by ThisnThatHer book is "Breakthru Politics and Race in the Age of Obama". Age of Obama? What the hell is that????
Think she's going to make a profit if Obama wins? Any profit if Obama loses? Think she has a stake in the outcome of this election? I say yes -- she does have a stake, and yes -- this will affect her approach to Thursday's debate.
Does anyone think the MSM would stay silent if a McCain backer moderated a debate, and had a pending book that would make a lot of money if McCain won? Right.
And here's her statement to her claim to fame: In the 2004 VP debate when Cheney asked for more than 30 seconds to react to a particular statement from Edwards, Ifill told him "Well, that's all you've got". Ifill said that though it was not her intent, Democratic partisans were delighted with her because she was seen as being "snippy" to Cheney. Yep -- she's proud of that, and she will be looking for a similar opportunity on Thursday.
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Apparantly...
September 30, 2008 - 17:46 ET by MightyMouthMatthews thinks a moron should be the sparring partner, I wonder if he will put in for the job?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm A Genius?
September 30, 2008 - 17:45 ET by PamA genius? She is the worst goernor in the history of this state. She isn't actively pursuing any jobs unless the unions get a cut so I guess that explains the 8.1% unemployment.
Pam, I can't even see how
September 30, 2008 - 17:56 ET by bigtimerPam,
I can't even see how she is going to survive this election...she is up for reelection isn't she?
I am hoping people are so angry with her that they come out in huge numbers in Michigan just to vote against her alone, then vote a straight repub ticket.
Of course I do realize that there is a huge amount of cheating in Michigan too with the dems when it comes to the elections...
Speaking of cheating, anybody hear or see this about Ohio and what a Judge went ahead and okay'd today...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Im from Ohio originally...
September 30, 2008 - 18:10 ET by BadassBuckeyeand I am glad I don't live theire any more. Not because I don't love the state but because all of the down troddens have turned it blue. My dad still lives there...been a member of teh United Steel workers for thirty years and now he hates the union. He says in the past thirty years his union bosses have gotten rich and he is hoping they don't blow his retirement.....sad.
But back to the article you linked. I can bet almost a 80 percent of those john legend fans will vote for barrack just because he said to....and they won't even know what they are voting for....they won't even be able to tellyou barracks moms white but Hey...Legend said to vote for him.....another pathetic examle of how this country has turned to crap. At least most of us midwesterners still believe in something.....
I live in Michigan
September 30, 2008 - 18:41 ET by GForceI live in Michigan and the Union Sheeple will vote Dems until they die. The majority have their heads in the sand and as the saying goes,,
"Never mind the truth, my mind is already made up!"
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it"-Aristotle
Granholm
September 30, 2008 - 20:43 ET by arkansaszippersI live in Michigan too, and there's no way I'd vote for Granholm. And I'm pretty sure she's NOT a genius.
Plus she was as annoying as hell when she showed up at the Pistons championship parade - I'll never forgive her for that.
Wow
September 30, 2008 - 18:35 ET by SeashellJulia Kramer, 19, a Case Western Reserve University freshman from New York City and an Obama volunteer, was second in line. She said she's been working on campus to register out-of-state students to change their registrations to Ohio because of its critical role in the election.
Nevertheless, "A lot of people are really attached to their hometowns," Kramer said. "It's hard to explain to people that your vote (in New York) won't count as much."
This is incredible.
She is not up for election....
October 1, 2008 - 10:55 ET by JTPShe is term limited out (thank God). Though 2 more years to go with her "running" this state. I run a business in MI and fortunately most of my customers are out of state or I and my employees would be voting for Obambi to get our slice of the government pie. I was at a fund raiser the other day with our Secretary of State Candice Miller. She WILL be the next Governor of MI. It can't come soon enough. As for Granholm being a genius... Compared to Chrissy I can see where he gets his frame of reference.
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Thanks, Pam
September 30, 2008 - 18:57 ET by Secret ConservativeI was hoping someone would point out what a miserable failure Jennifer Granholm is as Governor of Michigan. Once again it demonstrates that the libs in Detroit will vote for ANYTHING if it has a D after its name. I also suspect that Granholm will play dumb in the prep, because all the Dems think that Sarah is dumb. That's just good for Sarah, because it gives Biden a false sense of security. But fine, let her pretend to be Sarah Palin - it's the closest Granholm will ever get to being in a VP or Presidential debate...
Gift
September 30, 2008 - 17:50 ET by MES41067He just can't help himself can he and he is so smart you know.
Kind of like the
September 30, 2008 - 18:03 ET by bigtimerKind of like the esteemed Eugene Robinson on Scarborough right now, saying Palin will be lucky if she can answer a question in complete sentences during the debate...
Eugene, another genius.
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Two Penny Jenny is a what?
September 30, 2008 - 18:04 ET by XBOLTSChris Mathews thinks Granholm is a genius? Gee Zuz, Mathews has the bar set mighty low for the term "genius".
I've heard her called alot of things but genius wasn't one of them. I'm from Michigan, emphasis on from. I owned a business there for 16 years.........Now I live in Alabama and I am amazed at the difference from blue state to red state.
Ever wonder why blue states are going bust while red states seem to be prospering?
I asked that question to one of my northern buddies, he started mumbling about the federal government dumping money into the red states. He's right but most of those dollars are in Matching Funds. Red states are building roads, blue states are filling potholes.
Unless the sparing partner
September 30, 2008 - 18:13 ET by BuffNBoneUnless the sparing partner has a bona fide faith-based understanding that she is using to help prep Biden, I doubt she'll do an adequate job.
Plus there are several factors in Palin's favor:
Biden seems to love his own voice which lessens his ability to listen to others. The result is at times he can be incoherent. Its not the B.S. he says, its the manure with which he says it.
She's the real deal who doesn't have to make things up or remember what she's said.
She seeks and acknowledges God's influence in her life.
Many people have been, and are, praying for her.
Buchanan's advice seems to be the best, "Let Sarah be Sarah" hopefully her handler's won't screw it up.
"Fighters are fun but bombers make policy"
Things will change
September 30, 2008 - 18:19 ET by pbthinkerAfter Thursday night, things are going to change. Either Gov. Palin will hold her own and look good, or she'll look like the charicatures the left is putting out about her.
No one could give the speech she did, at the convention, and be an airhead. Obama couldn't have given that speech, if his life depended on it.
It seems that, the people that know her claim she's being mishandled, just let her do her own thing. Well, I'm not sure I agree or disagree but it can't do much harm.
Does anyone notice that most of the soundbites, being used against her, are not Sarah Palin but Tina Fey. What does that say? She can't really be doing that poorly if they can't come up with something original.
Democrats: Stuck on Stupid since 2000.
"She can't really be doing
September 30, 2008 - 18:35 ET by Chris Norman"She can't really be doing that poorly if they can't come up with something original"
I think they're dispicably trying to turn her into a caricature like they did (or tried to do) to Katharine Harris.
McNotObama '08
Yeah, Chris...but it may backfire
September 30, 2008 - 19:02 ET by BlondeIf the MsM has succeeded in turning Gov. Palin into a caricature, a la Tina Fey....haven't they de facto lowered the expectations?
So when the Governor blows them all away, she's totally outperformed expectations.
Sheesh....I've got to stop, I'm beginning to sound like one of the chattering talking heads on the idiot box.
Forgive me.
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Sarah Palin is a college
September 30, 2008 - 18:39 ET by deerjerkydaveSarah Palin is a college graduate but these liberals treat her like she's a high school drop out. It is criminal the way these liberal "journalists" pass themselves off as unbiased.
Why is it that the states in this nation with the worst economies are run by liberal politicians? This is an angle you never hear from the MSM because they're biased and lazy. If Governor Jennifer Granholm is such a genius, why is her state at or near the bottom in the nation? If you ask her, 100% of the blame goes to President Bush. Righhhhhhhhhhht.
Nobody can say so much and yet say so little than the liberal news media.
She may have to play Sarah
September 30, 2008 - 18:42 ET by Clear thinkerShe may have to play Sarah if the libs keep up the pressure... Palin Is Caught And Her Career Is Over!
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OMG, Clear!
September 30, 2008 - 19:06 ET by BlondeIt's over!!!!!!!!
Palin has been found out.
The lipstick has been permanently tatooed on the pitbull. Whatever shall we do? Well, if I were a dem, I know what I'd do....run like hell!
Too funny. I had a friend at work who had lipliner and eyeliner permanently tatooed on. It always looked great. The downside was, though, when she had the flu, she still looked good. No one believed she felt like crap, and expected her to continue to perform at 110%.
The black lining in every silver cloud, I guess.
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Blonde... I still can't
September 30, 2008 - 20:18 ET by Clear thinkerBlonde...
I still can't get over that anyone would care enough to seriously write about it. Then to have others write comments proving they are just as stupid as the Author of the article. Absolutely boggles the mind.
Palin Is Caught And Her Career Is Over!
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Clear...hmmmm
September 30, 2008 - 20:49 ET by BlondeI commented. What does that make me, eh?
Seriously, though....if that's all they've got.
Thursday is going to be very interesting.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Thanks. I was desperate for
September 30, 2008 - 20:18 ET by cocodrieThanks. I was desperate for a laugh, that did it.
Ct, this was priceless:
September 30, 2008 - 20:46 ET by R D Helm“Can we as dedicated liberals stop this senseless time-wasting nonsense and get back to planning the socialization of
this nation?”
- Posted by H.D.
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Palin Approval Rating TWICE that of Granholm!
September 30, 2008 - 19:01 ET by L.N. SmitheeLet's see...Governor Sarah Palin's approval ratings range from 75% - 85% (depending on whom you ask).
Jennifer Granholm's approval ratings? Last month, a career low of 37%.
Nuf said.
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I would pay big money to see
September 30, 2008 - 20:09 ET by ReaverI would pay big money to see a video of Jennifer Granholm trying to imitate Sara Palin.
I Don't Get It
September 30, 2008 - 20:36 ET by northoneThe MSM and Obama-supporters certainly do seem to be spending a lot of time and energy discussing, criticizing, mocking, and satarzing someone who has absolutely no experience and apparently is going no where.
LOL Genius
September 30, 2008 - 20:56 ET by dark_dsIm from Michigan and this purported genius has certainly used her immense intellect to screw up our state. So we have a govenor with a low approval rating playing the part of a govenor with an 80% approval rating. Did Matthews do that trademark little chuckle or laugh that he does when he said Granholm was genius?
I need advice... every since I discovered the News Busters site my blood pressure has gone up .. its not like I didnt see the media bias before but when confronted with the sheer volume its a little unsettling. How do you all deal with it?
Obama Appeasment You Can Count On
dark
September 30, 2008 - 21:00 ET by BlondeHave a nice cold beer or a glass of wine. Just keep either far away from your keyboard as you post.
You'll get used to the stupidity of the media. Try to find the humor in it. Seriously. I now watch "Morning Joe".....just to see if I can figure out what Mark is going to post each day, LOL. How stupid was Mika (Bubbles) the twit? Or has Andrea overcome the trauma of the attack baloons at the (R) convention....or is she still lashing out? Like that.
P.S. Belated welcome, here.
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WELCOME DARK!!!
October 1, 2008 - 02:13 ET by TheSterNews Busters actually has calmed me down. I have been here for 5 weeks and I am the only News Buster in Liberal AUSTIN. I'm surrounded by Latte-lappin'-Liberals!!!
Trust me...you will find great people here.
Advice:
1) Get a plastic cover for your keyboard - to prevent beer spill damage from laughing at liberal bias;
2) Do Not Piss Off Blonde - just kidding...no...really...I still hurt...
Ster.
I've got a plan...
September 30, 2008 - 21:43 ET by LastlibertarianAt each of her last 5 state of the state addresses, she kept repeting, "I've
got a plan” over and over. She thinks it's a lack of jobs training and is
spending even more tax money training the un-trainable (unless you consider
voting a learned concept). Those of us with
lesser intellect like to imagine the genius of capitalisms "invisible
hand" deciding what training is needed.
I think her plan is to destroy Michigan making it easier for her birth
country, Canada to assimilate us.
I’ve got a plan!
Change!
Believe!
I decided to "google" Jennifer Granholm just for giggles...
September 30, 2008 - 21:58 ET by bloolooand see what she looked like because I couldn't remember and this was one of the first things I found. I have to warn you, it ain't terribly pretty and could cause projectile spewing (and I'm still chuckling).
Ah, yes, the old head-up-their-arse pic.
September 30, 2008 - 22:07 ET by R D HelmPersonally, I think that pic should replace the donkey as the new dem mascot.
LOL-At least the "ass" part will remain intact.
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Jennifer Granholm...a
September 30, 2008 - 22:47 ET by fitzfongJennifer Granholm...a "genius"? That's some curve on which "Professor Matthews" is grading. Who else is in this class? Jimmy Carter? Gray Davis? Kathleen Blanco? Nancy Pelosi? Antonio Villaraigiosa? Barbara Boxer? Crackhead Bob? Jack Cafferty? Chris Matthews?
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Oh, damn. If only Sarah
October 1, 2008 - 01:43 ET by maggieqpublicOh, damn. If only Sarah was Ivy League.
granholm
October 1, 2008 - 12:34 ET by bsmarjGranholm, a genius? HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Two words: Business Tax.
Now if we can get some business here in the state, we could have all kinds of social programs paid for.
I kinda of wish Shillery was the Dims choice, then maybe we could have been rid of Jenny.