NBC Gives More Time to 'Obama Boy' Than to Fast & Furious Scandal
NBC provided its first coverage of the Fast & Furious gun running scandal on Tuesday, providing a scant 30 seconds on Nightly News. In contrast, Thursday's NBC Today devoted a 37-second report to a video of "Obama Boy," a gay activist singing over his support for the President in 2012. [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Today news anchor Natalie Morales proclaimed: "Justin Brown's viral YouTube video focuses on the President's support for gay marriage." A long clip played of Brown musically professing he had a "crush on Obama" and wanting to the President "get hard on Romney in debate." Morales added: "Meanwhile, 'Obama Girl' says she loves the video. She hopes she and 'Obama Boy' can maybe get together for a duet."
As NewsBusters' Geoff Dickens reported on Wednesday, NBC correspondent Kelly O'Donnell first managed to squeeze in a brief explanation of Fast & Furious at the end of a Nightly News report on Senate Republicans grilling Attorney General Eric Holder about recent national security leaks.
Here is a transcript of the June 15 "Obama Boy" report:
8:04AM ET
NATALIE MORALES: And the internet's "Obama Girl" from 2008 campaign has been replaced by "Obama Boy." Justin Brown's viral YouTube video focuses on the President's support for gay marriage.
JUSTIN BROWN SINGING: I got a crush on Obama. Barry, you're the finest candidate. I can't wait to see you get hard on Romney in debate. Why don't you pick up your phone? Cause I got a crush on Obama.
MORALES: Meanwhile, "Obama Girl" says she loves the video. She hopes she and "Obama Boy" can maybe get together for a duet.
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Sick, just plain sick . . .
Submitted by clancie on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:13am.
Sick, just plain sick . . . but something the Obamaites will eagerly grab on to. Anything and one for a vote. How desperate these people are to keep their celebrity in office.
You must understand
Submitted by John21 on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:16am.
NBC is the leading Obama Public Relations firm being employed by the administration to provide cover, deception and deversion for all corrupt and criminal activities.
They are merely doing their job in covering the incompetence of the Obama administration, you will not hear or see a negative story from (talking Kool-Aid heads of) the propaganda media therefore you will never receive the truth from this network. Once you understand that you will not be disappointed by their limited coverage or you can do what many people have already done and turn them off.
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“Few men have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.” George Washington
By name and face
Submitted by gwalt on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 12:30pm.
I still believe if NB goes after the anchors in public ads by name and face, they will fold. Just saying MSM, media and using logos of networks will not be enough. Call Matt Lauer out---- question his integrity, question his honesty. There are ways to plant seeds of doubt in non-political viewers minds about their entire Liberlization/Marxification agenda on these morning Commie chat fests.
Dent their credibility, cutoff Obama/Liberal fuel. I believe it would be that easy. I'm in for $100 for a board with Georgie and Matt Liar to start it off.
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
NBC is Pravda.....
Submitted by adamsmith on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:26am.
That's all........
Do they know what "viral" means?
Submitted by JeffC... on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 11:53am.
If the video is "viral," that's supposed to mean that a lot of people have seen it. If everybody has seen it, why does NBC need to show it?
Oh--it's a video in praise of The Obama. Never mind.
So what happened
Submitted by chiefpayne on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 12:18pm.
to OBAMA GIRL?
Oh yeah, she figured out that Obama didn't do as he promised...oh and she's NOT SURE who she's going to vote for.
So...just sing to your hearts content, Obama BOY.
Because the REST of us will be going with Romney, thank you very much.
LOL
This will not play well
Submitted by gwalt on Thu, 06/14/2012 - 12:25pm.
This will not play well within the black clergy and the black population in general. Gay issues don't fly in that community. This will continue to alienate the conservative ( by belief only, not politically) faction. I mentioned before that if Obama loses just 5% of black vote--- either by voting for Romney or staying home---- he is deep trouble. already we are seeing 76% for him and 20% for Romney in NC. Let's see if that is an outlier or a trend.
"A lot of briefing for a 2 hr. special with Dan Rather. Saw the show & wonder why we bothered". Ronald Reagan
"Get hard on Obama..."
Submitted by Norto on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 11:17am.
What is that supposed to mean?