Last night ABC News, as the MRC’s Brent Baker noted, showcased the "Why People Hate You Obama?" kid and on Friday’s "Today" show it was NBC's turn to be charmed by the Obama-adoring child. NBC's Savannah Guthrie, reporting from College Station, Texas about Obama's latest health care pitch and his upcoming joint appearance with George H.W. Bush to promote volunteerism, squeezed in a clip of Tyren Scott asking Obama why people hated him, when they're supposed to love him? After which Natalie Morales cooed: "Alright cute kid there."
The following is the full report as it was aired on the October 16 "Today" show:
NATALIE MORALES: Today in Texas President Obama is joining former President George H.W. Bush in urging Americans to volunteer for community service. NBC’s White House correspondent Savannah Guthrie joins us live this morning. Savannah, last night the President’s focus though, was health care.
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: That’s right. He was at a big dollar fundraiser for Democrats in San Francisco and he rallied the mostly liberal crowd saying, they may not love every health care bill up on Capitol Hill but that all of them do a lot to get more Americans insured. Earlier in the day he was in New Orleans, his first trip as president, and had this exchange with a little boy during a town hall.
BARACK OBAMA: Tyren Scott, what do you have to say?
TYREN SCOTT: I have to say, why people hate you and, and why, they supposed to love you and God is love...
OBAMA: That’s what I’m talking about!...You get some of the credit when things go good and when things are going tough, then you’re gonna get some of the blame. That’s part of the job.
GUTHRIE: Some in New Orleans criticized the President for staying less than four hours but he made several trips before becoming president. This was his sixth visit to New Orleans. Natalie?
MORALES: Alright cute kid there. Savannah Guthrie in College Station, Texas. Thanks so much.
—Geoffrey Dickens is the senior news analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Every story leads to "The One"
October 16, 2009 - 11:35 ET by Thinking.ManThe irritating thing about these little staged events is that they are so obviously staged, couldnt they at least have hired a real actor instead of getting some lackey's kid to do it?
The level of incompetence in this Administration is staggering.
If the press were actually something other than salivating lap dogs eagerly waiting for a pat on the head he would be done already.
It's all sunshine and
October 16, 2009 - 11:50 ET by mattmIt's all sunshine and rainbows here in Obamala-la Land.... I feel so hopey-changey and I have a tingle up my leg......
Meanwhile, back here in realityville...
Obama and the Kid According to NBC
October 16, 2009 - 11:57 ET by allanfHere is where NBC got the template for Obama and the Kid.
Brainwashing
October 16, 2009 - 14:05 ET by Jerry MackAnother example of the brainwashing of our children. The lefty loons know that it is safe to use a child for their propaganda because no one attacks a child. Also the lefty loons only mention God when it is for their propaganda.
Obama's townhall meetings
October 16, 2009 - 14:13 ET by humanzeeObama's townhall meetings are all staged. Hell, most, if not all, party organized event are invitation only and cast with fictional characters "representing" segments of the population in order to deliver a message. They are ALL INFOMERCIALS. They plant actors in the audience as doctors, lawyers, mothers, etc asking prefabricated questions so the politician can deliver his or her rhetoric. They got caught during the 2008 presidential campaign. They had party activists representing themselves as fictional people, characters. They had hippies playing doctors on TV.
This kid is another example. Eager parents putting their kid to work for Obama.
In Dumbo's administration, a
October 16, 2009 - 14:52 ET by SickofLibsIn Dumbo's administration, a degree in Theatre is WAY more valuable than an MBA.
"Barack Hussein Obama Mmm
October 16, 2009 - 15:48 ET by Chris Norman"Barack Hussein Obama Mmm Mmm Mmm!"
The "Mainstream" Media: By liberals. For liberals.
"How do I hate thee? Let me
October 16, 2009 - 20:56 ET by eugeneromero"How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways."