MSNBC's Todd: 2008 Dem Primary Was 'Clash of Political Titans'
NewsBusters fan and PoliticalDerby.com blogger Steve Feinstein picked up on an interesting, albeit subtle, thread of bias in a Chuck Todd "First Read" blog post yesterday wherein the MSNBC Daily Rundown host hailed the 2008 Democratic primary as a "clash of political titans" in Hillary Clinton vs. Barack Obama:
It was one thing for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton to duke it out in ’08, trading victories and splitting up the delegates; it was a clash of political titans. But it’s another thing for Romney -- the always-assumed GOP front-runner -- to be unable to pull away from Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich.
But "Just how 'titantic' a political figure was Barack Obama in 2008?" Feinstein asked, going on the argue that he was "pretty much the Paris Hilton of politicians" :
How long had he been in the Senate? Was it his first term? Did he in fact spend a huge portion of his first term just running for President? Hillary was criticized for allowing the low-standing junior senator to battle her on even terms, and then her defeat was regarded as something akin to the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team (Obama) beating the heavily-favored “inevitable” Russians (Clinton).
What landmark, Republic-changing legislation did the distinguished Senator Obama introduce and shepherd into law during his long and storied Senate career of, oh, those many months?
In fact, Barack Obama was pretty much the Paris Hilton of politicians–he was reasonably famous for merely being Barack Obama, and nothing more. No accomplishments. No signature legislation. No years-long, well-publicized fights for heart-felt causes. He was modestly-known to some at the time of his announcement for being an attractive, eloquent black politician. Nothing more. (Please do not imbue that statement with negative or nefarious racial implications. It’s intended simply as a political observation.)
That’s a “political titan”?
Feinstein didn't mention it, but when you think about it, Hillary's disastrous turn at politics as First Lady and Senate tenure were unremarkable in policy terms. She was a media celebrity candidate from the very get-go, celebrated for her 2000 run as her husband was winding down his presidency.
And Remember HillaryCare and it's going down in flames in a Democratic Congress? That's often overlooked or excused by the media.
On second thought, that actually was a rather Titanic-like accomplishment.
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Disclaimers are not allowed for the right
Submitted by gopcongress on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:50pm.
"(Please do not imbue that statement with negative or nefarious racial implications. It’s intended simply as a political observation.)"
Sorry, Ken, disclaimers don't work. The very fact that you stated that means that the left will focus PRECISELY on the racial implication as opposed to the simple intention of providing a political observation. That's a given.
Of course, you already know that, hence the inclusion of the disclaimer.
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That wasn't me, I was quoting
Submitted by Ken Shepherd on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:59pm.
That wasn't me, I was quoting Feinstein.
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Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 7:16pm.
It could be she was making a comparison to Perez Hilton, couldn't it?
Unless Ms. Feinstein has knowledge of a particularly racy tape involving the President that hasn't yet gone viral.
Well there is some truth to it
Submitted by c5then on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 5:56pm.
I don't know about "Titans" but Hillary was certainly a MSM favorite. That is, until they saw Barack the Magnificent. At that point the purported referee (the media) became Barrack's biggest fan and actively worked for his victory (at any cost).
The media decided that it was FAR better to put a black liberal in the oval office than it was a female liberal. I say that because they had the chance back in 2000 to back a black man (Alan Keyes) but went out of their way to marginalize him instead of supporting him because he was conservative and catholic.
Madison and Jefferson and Franklin built a Republic - Roberts killed it!
He was a "political titan"
Submitted by Blonde on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 6:23pm.
....because he is black. And articulate or something (per Harry Reid).
Period. Paragraph. End of story.
Hillary, no "titan" herself, was married to a "titan", and at least had a bit larger resume. A bit. Not much. But a bit.
More revisionist history.
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Submitted by Cool Arrow on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 6:30pm.
When President Obama talks "with no negro dialect", it's magical.
Heck, big brawny, manly Democrats get all quivery in the knees.
devil's bargain
Submitted by MidAmerica on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 7:02pm.
The democrat party has given the MSM license to become the door keeper to power for their party in exchange for the media's support of democrat's Leftist views. Without virtually nonstop propagandizing from the Left-leaning media the democrats would be doomed.
In 2007 Hillary began her rise to the nomination with the full compliance of the media. But.... as obama began to show himself capable running a credible campaign, media support was eventually withdrawn from Hillary and the push to elect obama was on. Hillary though, refused to go quietly and fought the media who turned on her like muscle bound bouncers as they tossed her into the alley. Heck they even roughed up Bill because he spoke up in her defense.
The democrat party is now in such a weakened state and beholden to anti-capitalist and anti-individual freedom ideas that it would no longer be viable without full media support.
You mean the 'clash' between
Submitted by killa37 on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 7:25pm.
You mean the 'clash' between Nurse Ratchett - who was, is, and always will be a dilettente.............and Boy Barry, who was, is, and always will be the least qualified person in ANY setting???? Yup................that's a couple of REAL 'titans'!!!
Commented on by the clash of the "titan" (small t)...
Submitted by USMC8411 on Thu, 03/08/2012 - 11:10pm.
F. Chuck Todd in the grand media empire of the left. The least qualified objective journalist in ANY cesspool, err, press pool of journalists. When can we start calling them propagandists?