NBC Avoids Crediting Marco Rubio With Saving Nancy Reagan From Fall
While both ABC's Good Morning America and CBS's Early Show on Tuesday gave due credit to Senator Marco Rubio for catching former First Lady Nancy Reagan as she tripped at Reagan Library event, NBC's Today strangely avoided making any mention of the Florida Republican being present, even as video footage clearly showed him holding Reagan's arm. [Audio available here; Video follows page break]
In a news brief on Today, Natalie Morales reported: "And a scary moment for former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who tripped over a post used for crowd control during an event last night at the Ronald Reagan Library. As you see there, even as she was escorted to her seat. The 90-year-old Mrs. Reagan was not hurt." Co-host Ann Curry followed by noting how, "It's good somebody was there to make sure she was caught," but still skipped the fact that Rubio was that "somebody."
In contrast, on Good Morning America, Bianna Golodryga announced that Reagan "was being escorted to her seat by Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Luckily, the senator caught her before she hit the ground and Mrs. Reagan was not hurt." On the Early Show, Jeff Glor explained: "She was walking with Florida Senator Marco Rubio at an event last night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California when she lost her balance. Rubio did manage to catch her."
In her report, Morales did manage to mention that Reagan "was fortunate though, because each year a half million older Americans are hospitalized after falling. "
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WELL WELL WELL is it any suprise.....
Submitted by OldJarhead77 on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:57pm.
that NBC (Nobody But Commies) thought it not important to say who caught her. (I have another version of these intials but were told that was too crude to post here.) I tell you what had it been Harry "smelly" Reid, or Nancy 'We must sign it to know whats in it" Pelousy, Maxine "The T.P. can Go to hell" Waters, Or Barney "Ride the Chubby" Frank, they would have put HOURS AND HOURS ON about how brave they were, how NON partisan, how UNDERSTANDING they all were.... and then spend ANOTHER HOUR OR SO Bashing the Republicans for NOT BEING THERE TO CATCH HER!!! The shills at NBC are nothing more than HYPOCRITES!!!
It Stretches the Immagination
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:46pm.
To contemplate what the media would do if Obama were to catch someone in a fall.
Media would play the loop constantly.
Obama catch someone?
Submitted by nanabanana on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:56pm.
That would be a little difficult if he continues to "imperiously" walk out in front of everyone with his nose in the air while the "bad guy cop is the one who helps the 'prof' down the steps".
Ditto
Submitted by jon_torlin on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:08pm.
You beat me to it, I was just thinking of that and was going to mention it.
Cop prof
Here it is, from the white house itself.
-Jon
the cop and the prof
Submitted by nanabanana on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:38pm.
Thank you! I didn't have the link. A picture is worth a thousand or more words, eh? Yup.
Anyone recall the "baby
Submitted by Lee Boggs on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 5:10pm.
Anyone recall the "baby whisperer"?
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/barack-obama-officially-baby-whispere...
True Colors
Submitted by capav on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:46pm.
The Today Show's true colors shine again. I was watching that this morning and said to my husband "that looks like Marco Rubio". I figured it must not be him assuming Today would concoct something like "Marco Rubio let's Nancy Reagan fall".
The same way Rubio would help this country.
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 12:48pm.
He swoops in and catches the Greatest First Lady we've had in 100 years. Moose-shell doesn't even deserve her bath water.
Even when Nancy Regan is sound asleep...
Submitted by packman on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 5:25pm.
she exudes more personality, charm, class, and presidential gravitas than Moo-Shell can exhibit fully awake doing the full-tilt boogie.
"...Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread..." ~Thomas Jefferson
NBC - Who Is Rubio?
Submitted by TVDave on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:06pm.
Since they never get to see what a conservative looks like at NBC, they probably had no idea who it was.
Really, how juvenile is that?
Submitted by motherbelt on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:06pm.
It just kills them to give a Republican credit for anything, just like they ignored Bush's kindness.
However, justice is served: Obama the Baby Whisperer only returns 203,000 results, while the Rubio story already has over 4,000,000!
ignorance
Submitted by grammajane on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:09pm.
Ignorance again on the lowest network trying to be factual. Such a shame that these reporters have no mind of their own and continue to come across as absolute and no nothing admirers of what is happening in this country. Had this been a lib falling and a lib rescurer the fools would have gone into over-drive to report it. Pathetic and shameful!!!
The reason they didn't
Submitted by Danimal on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:13pm.
The reason they didn't mention Rubio is because they don't know what he looks like. They just know they are supposed to condemn him when they hear his name or when the White House gives them a memo.
over at Daily Mail the commenters are suggesting that Rubio
Submitted by Lipton on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:15pm.
tripped her so he could get the publicity
I bet if Rubio had missed and Nancy Reagan had hit the floor...
Submitted by Dave. on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 1:24pm.
...that would be all we would be hearing about for the next three days.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
To these idiots,
Submitted by MBart on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:08pm.
Obama was some sort of superman for catching a fly, Rubio is a no-mention for catching Reagan.
Let's not forget he's the baby whisperer
Submitted by countmein5050 on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 4:21pm.
How many news programs ran that for weeks?
because
Submitted by gr29az on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:17pm.
because he's not black!
RUBIO TRIPS NANCY REAGAN!
Submitted by bigdaddy on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 2:28pm.
You know they had this headline ready to run.
I'm sure the illustrious
Submitted by poseA on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:30pm.
I'm sure the illustrious Senator Rubio neither needs nor expects any acknowledgment for doing what should be expected from any decent human being in the same situation.
" Racist Tea Party Senator
Submitted by ex buff e-dub on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:43pm.
" Racist Tea Party Senator Knocks Old Woman Down! "
"Tea Party Senator Commits Elder Abuse! "
"Tea Party Senator Twists Former First Lady's Arm!"
They should just lie.
Submitted by averageschmoe on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 3:43pm.
NBC is so biased and they don't even try to hide it any more so they should have just said that Joe Biden caught her. Then all the old ladies and soccer moms sitting at home could say, "Wow Good ole Joe, what a guy!"
Liberals Flying Flag of Fairness, Tolerance and Acceptance
Submitted by countmein5050 on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 4:19pm.
is not something you want to hold your breath in anticipation of actually seeing with your own eyes.
Well I know why Scarborough would ignore Marco
Submitted by Texndoc on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 5:05pm.
He's jealous. Always has been. It was disgusting how they tried to push Crist and not even mention Rubio. Haha Joe, Marco is speaking at the Reagan Library and is YOUR Senator, and you have a show with a dumb blonde with less viewers than 50 year old Lucy repeats on Hallmark opposite your show.
I think one of the main reasons
Submitted by packman on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 5:21pm.
that MSNBC didn't mention this is because Senator Marco Rubio has such explosive potential as an eventual GOP presidential candidate that the folks at MSNBC are literally afraid of even mentioning his name in any way, shape or fashion, lest it be seen in some way to be giving him free press. But sooner or later Senator Rubio will hit the presidential trail full tilt - I believe it is his destiny - and then PMSNBC won't have much of a choice.
"...Were we directed from Washington when to sow and when to reap, we should soon want bread..." ~Thomas Jefferson
Looked to me like she
Submitted by amyshulk on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 6:31pm.
Looked to me like she fainted. She's looking up at Rubio and her eyes roll up and she goes slack - it was really alarming!!!
Rubio is SUCH a class act, so sincere and earnest, I'd be tempted to get hubby to register to vote if he ran!!!
Ronald Reagan
By the time Schutlz, Tingles
Submitted by celator on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 6:53pm.
By the time Schutlz, Tingles and dumber-than-a-stick Sharpton get to the story today, they'll have Rubio kicking Nancy in the shins, putting her in a headlock and throwing her to the ground.
Racist Libs fail to note heroism of Latino in California yet!
Submitted by gopcongress on Wed, 08/24/2011 - 10:38pm.
Of course, they probably mixed Rubio up with the ethnicity of the waiters that bring them their coffee and shine their shoes before going on air. Simple mistake for white folk, y'know...
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You would think a fellow
Submitted by Martin2717 on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 3:42am.
You would think a fellow latino like Natalie Morales (not that it should matter) would at least mention his name, but didn't. Shame on her. At one time, I thought she was really hot. Not anymore. Just another leftist posing as a journalist.
I Am Surprised
Submitted by Avitar on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 1:27am.
I am surprised that NBC has anyone who can cover anything happening at the Reagan Library without bursting into flames.
amen
Submitted by spepper on Thu, 08/25/2011 - 12:32pm.
Amen-- or just mentioning the name "Reagan" on NBC causing their electricity to black out! (Which is a GOOD thing, for you folks in Rio Linda)