No, not Chris Matthews to Keith Olbermann. That media odd couple have already begun to kiss and make up. Instead, it was Joe Scarborough who authored the line this morning, directing it at Obama spokesman Mark Bubriski. The cause of Joe's ire was this email statement Bubriski released to the Miami Herald [emphasis added]:
Palin was a supporter of Pat Buchanan, a right-winger or as many Jews call him: a Nazi sympathizer.
The Morning Joe crew was unanimous in roundly condemning the Obama campaign tactic, rallying around Buchanan, one of its own, who was present on the set. Bubriski was riffing off a similar allegation made by Bob Wexler, a south Florida Dem congressman.
View video here. It's perhaps the longest video clip I've posted, but hope you'll agree the content justifies the length. Joe unleashes on Bubriski [calling him a "jackass" for good measure] three minutes in.
In rejecting the allegation against himself, Buchanan called the Nazis an "evil regime." Putting his political analyst hat back on, Pat proceeded to suggest that the Obama campaign had opened a can of worms.
PAT BUCHANAN: If they do that, you end the moratorium on Rev. Jeremiah Wright, because Barack Obama's pastor and spiritual advisor for 15 years did run an anti-Semitic church, does run an anti-white church and has engaged in racist rants. And we were told that, look, this is off the table, those sort of things. And them to have them come up and, come after me, you open up somebody's associations? You open those up. You open up all of yours.
As described here, while I view Pat as an excellent political analyst and a happy warrior, I have my own issues with him. But if Barack Obama believes Buchanan is a Nazi sympathizer, he should have directed his spokesman to say so forthrightly, rather than resorting to the sleazy technique of attributing the sentiment to others. In any case, Bubriski's statement is likely to unleash precisely the kind of reaction Buchanan foresaw
The crew's conversation then transitioned to the MSM's gleeful fascination with the Daily Kos-inspired rumor that Sarah Palin's daughter was actually the mother of the Down syndrome child born four months ago. No less than Mika Brzezinski described having attended media parties and witnessed a MSM "rabid" over the story. Barnicle chipped in, describing the way he reprimanded a young reporter who called him about the story and was apparently willing to uncritically rely on the Kos version.
Bonus Coverage: MSNBC Piles on Palin Pregnancy Story
The Morning Joe crew decried the MSM's fascination with the story of the pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter and related issues. But check the graphics running at the bottom of the screen in thevideo clip. As reader Mica the Magnificent has astutely observed, they represent a non-stop regurgitation of the matter.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Note the newspaper headlines
September 2, 2008 - 07:43 ET by Mica the MagnificentWatch the video and take note of the newspaper headlines at the bottom of the screen. The talking points are activated and the MSM obeys.
Great point, and one I was
September 2, 2008 - 07:45 ET by Mark FinkelsteinGreat point, and one I was going to add as a "note." On the one hand the crew decries the emphasis on the Palin pregnancy, on the other MSNBC joins in with its headlines at the bottom of the screen.
I caught that too.
September 2, 2008 - 08:10 ET by motherbeltI caught that too.
Joe is right on about it getting "ugly" the past couple of days and it being because of "what the media is digesting." And we have that popping up there.
Talk about irony.
And way to go Joe! Not pulling his punches!
How long before Obama distances himself from another staff member ? This guy can't even control his campaign staff, and he wants to be President???
Chris Mathews called Pat out on this.
September 2, 2008 - 09:43 ET by dronetekA couple days ago Chris Mathews attacked Pat on the show for something like this. I dont remember exactly what it was, but he said osmething like, "Palin was a supporter of you Pat and we both know about your views".
And Buchanan didn't say,
September 2, 2008 - 10:15 ET by motherbeltAnd Buchanan didn't say, "No, Chris, what do you know about my views???"
I would have loved to see Matthews have to say to Buchanan's face "everyone knows you're a Nazi sympathizer!"
THE DROOLER...
September 2, 2008 - 10:49 ET by danybhoyI wonder if the "political historian" that is Chris Mathews understands that the Nazis were SOCIALISTS? Last time I checked, socialists are lefties, & who wants to shut most of the critical media & use strongarm tactics to do so? The American left.
"...it's still We The People, Right?" Megadeth
Time to link to Jonah again...
September 2, 2008 - 15:45 ET by Tom1969caTime to once again link to one of my all-time favorite NRO articles:
“I’ve never met a real social-welfare state leftist who could answer the following question without having to think real hard: ‘Aside from the murder and genocide, what exactly don’t you like about National Socialism?’”
==
Conservation doesn't get us more energy. It's as if we were running out of food and the Democrats were telling us: "Just eat a little less every day!"
--Anne Coulter
And Buchanan didn't say,
September 2, 2008 - 10:15 ET by motherbeltAnd Buchanan didn't say, "No, Chris, what do you know about my views???"
I would have loved to see Matthews have to say to Buchanan's face "everyone knows you're a Nazi sympathizer!"
Sarah Palin in Bizarroland
September 2, 2008 - 08:06 ET by Damiano***this dialog takes place in a parallel universe, similar to ours but slightly reversed***
Sarah Palin at campain rally:
"The Democrats are going to try to scare you. There going to say, 'she risky'... 'she's inexperienced'...'her kids have got funny names'...'she hangs out with Nazis"... 'she doesn't look like all those presidents on dollar bills'...'and did I mention, she's a woman!'
***back in our universe***
Is is just me, or does Joe Biden look a lot like those old dead presidents on dollar bills. Do you think that Obama is playing identity politics with his VP choice?
Fishy.
September 2, 2008 - 08:11 ET by FoolicanThat can't be. Only the GOP plays identity politics, by electing minorities to high level positions. Now, when Bill Clinton does it, it's a maverick maneuver.
Of course PT insists that the GOP is the "affirmative action party"; what he doesn't understand is the historical ramifications by both parties of electing a minority candidate, which is something no self-respecting libertarian can deny.
Yes, Damiano
September 2, 2008 - 08:13 ET by Mica the MagnificentVery clever, and it would get a standing ovation!
Sleazy
September 2, 2008 - 08:10 ET by Remixer96That's pretty sleazy. No other way to put it.
Too much coverage of Morning Joe
September 2, 2008 - 08:13 ET by mitchfloridaNobody watches this horrible show in the morning. Why do we have to constantly be seeing clips from it?
Morning Joe provides the
September 2, 2008 - 08:22 ET by motherbeltMorning Joe provides the one speck of respectability in an otherwise pathetic MSNBC lineup. He at least has people on that don't agree with him.
Granted, Mika....last name....cafeteria.... and Willie Geist is not even a middleweight, but I like Joe.
Motherbelt, please explain
September 2, 2008 - 08:28 ET by Mica the MagnificentI've seen this posted before, but understanding it is above my pay grade.
What does Mika... last name...cafeteria mean?
OK...here you go....
September 2, 2008 - 09:01 ET by motherbeltOK...here you go....
Mika is a ditz. I always say that if she had a different last name, the only employment she would have at MSNBC would be in the cafeteria.
I now use just the abbreviated version.
Got it!
September 2, 2008 - 09:46 ET by Mica the MagnificentThanks, motherbelt
Mitch, of course it's your
September 2, 2008 - 08:23 ET by Mark FinkelsteinMitch, of course it's your choice to read what you like and view the video clips you prefer. But I find Morning Joe entertaining and informative. It consistently has top-level guests on for extended interviews, and also provides plenty of grist for our liberal media-busting mill. As a Florida resident, I would have thought you might have found today's item, which relates to the antics of FL congressman Bob Wexler, of interest.
Mark
September 2, 2008 - 08:33 ET by mitchfloridaJoe Scarborough has become such a contradiction , such a turncoat.
He was calling Palin an "extremist" this morning . . this is our token "conservative." I don't think Scarborough has any personal integrity anymore . .. who knows what he really thinks?
I can guarantee you this much, if Joe ever got a job at Fox, you would see him instantly morph back into a conventional conservative again. It's all about $$$ for Joe Scarborough.
I agree, Mark.
September 2, 2008 - 09:30 ET by KarmaFox & Friends needs a total makeover. Morning Joe is this conservatives program of choice.
Yeah I agree
September 2, 2008 - 08:25 ET by 10ksnookerGiven the chance, Morning Joe doesn't even show up on my dial. It's a stupid show, with inane guests.
OK -- I get the part about covering the media, MRC and all.
To be fair and balanced....
September 2, 2008 - 08:17 ET by Texndoc"The Morning Joe crew decried the MSM's fascination with the story of the pregnancy of Sarah Palin's daughter and related issues. But...."
I tuned in 5 am for Fox and Friends and those 3 led right off the bat with this "news" with Mr Doocy: "Sarah Palin? The Republican Vice Presidential candidate? Her 17 year old daughter? She's pregnant!" I enjoy the interviews with Karl Rove and Newt but they need to get rid of those 3 light-weights. I switched over to Morning Joe immediately.
I agree, Texndoc
September 2, 2008 - 08:24 ET by Mica the MagnificentSteve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade are getting on my nerves.
Kilmeade tries too hard to be funny, and Doocy seems to lose his train of thought way too often. And they all talk over each other.
I watch them until I can't stand it anymore, then I switch over to our local news station.
COMPLETE, TOTAL FEAR of one Mrs. Sarah Palin
September 2, 2008 - 08:19 ET by UnsaneALL of this pathetic smearing is due to one thing:
COMPLETE, TOTAL FEAR on the Left.
Besides, all they are doing is showing me how intellectually bankrupt and bereft of ideas they are the more they open their mouths.
Whoever casts a vote for Obama-Biden is nothing more than a common thief. Whoever fails to vote against them is nothing more than a moral coward.
Well
September 2, 2008 - 08:21 ET by 10ksnookerDepending on how you look at it, it may have been intended as a compliment -- birds of a feather.
But then again, I would never call The Lord moo-Saih Obama a NAZI sympathiser. He is just a plain old style communist who started life as a street organizer collectivist.
So what has Obama accomplished in his life, err, umm, uhh, career, that qualifies him to be President, besides running for the next office he wanted? Hey wait, isn't that sort of like what Hitler did with his life?
Obama campaign burning bridges with their sleazy tactics
September 2, 2008 - 08:28 ET by Dee BunkBuchanan was an asset to them - he criticizes Republicans all the time. The whole morning Joe crew had been seeming more and more favorable to them with the MSNBC wars going on and now this will reverse it.
The Obama campaign is so desperate and I have no doubt that they were being the initial KOZ desperate housewives pregnancy rumors either.
Obama said he would fire people for these kind of tactics. He'll never investigate who was responsible on the Palin smears, but in this case it's clear. Will this guy be fired?
Only the liberals call the conservatives names
September 2, 2008 - 08:31 ET by c5thenWhile they are talking about 'taking the high ground' and not getting into 'negative campaigning' they call their opponents, and various distant associates, names and epithets.
If Obama does not fire Bubriski for this vile and disgusting action, it will prove that it was sanctioned by him.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
c5, no doubt in my mind
September 2, 2008 - 09:48 ET by larry on LIthat bho is using "the expendables" to toss his bombs.
Hussein using suicide bombers.
September 3, 2008 - 01:45 ET by Redrowan2000Hussein Using Suicide Bombers.
Yes , I like the analogy. This so called change candidate ran some of the most underhanded campaigns in Chicago by simply having his opponents taken off the ticket for some technicality. Yeah Obama says don't talk about candidates families and take the high ground. He's a young Chicago hack politician with an intense dislike of the country he was born in. Wherever that was.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
Red
Control of the Staff
September 2, 2008 - 08:55 ET by kdoliverMB,
I think there is control of the staff with the Obama Campaign and this guy will be a scapegoat. This allows BHO to show what a stand up guy he when the talking head is fired. But then I have been wrong before.
The other more egregious issue that I have is the fact that the supporters of BHO (the left) think this way. Name calling has been successful on the left because the MSM does little or no checking of the facts. They merely allow the lie to continue.
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kd, if you follow my link
September 2, 2008 - 10:23 ET by motherbeltkd, if you follow my link in that comment, Obama has already had to backtrack on something another staff member, Bill Burton said. He apologized for a staff member having a "hair trigger." As far as I know, Burton is still on the team. Now this.
And I seriously doubt there will be any call from the media or anyone else to fire this guy either.
Obama is acting like a complete incompetent who can't even control his own campaign operations, or his staffers. Why should anyone trust him as President? We don't need another Bill Clinton "distancing" himself from his people, claiming that he had no decision-making input on things like the Waco debacle.
easy fix
September 2, 2008 - 10:56 ET by sawing battaThis dude - IF it ever gets any play - will be thrown under the bus without hesitation. It's like a sacrifice fly in baseball...sure he's out, but he served his purpose.
It'll go like this...
Obama: "[insert staffer name here] is the not the [repeat name here] I once knew. Our campaign is above this partisan rhetoric, name calling, [insert other wish list items here], we will leave those to John McCain and those who want 4 more years of the failed policies of the Bush administration...."
The template is already built....and the media is too weak to call BS against something they personally believe in.
Even though Joe Scarborough
September 2, 2008 - 09:20 ET by marpelEven though Joe Scarborough drives me crazy because I think he's a fair weather character, and I loathe Mika B., this show is heads above the hideous Fox and Friends. Steve Doocey is horrible. Brian Kilmeade may have some redeeming qualities, but Gretchen Carlson is beyond boring. At least Morning Joe is not boring...
Mark, thanks for keeping us informed of this popular show. I had missed the first part of the Buchanan issue, so this caught me up.
:o)
Mark, it seems to me
September 2, 2008 - 09:41 ET by Nortonalecthe celebs were the loudest in 2004, and someone has completely shut them up. Now the nut-roots are making all the noise. I hope they keep it up, as most Americans will again reject their hate-filled messages.
"It's such a fine line between stupid and clever."~David St. Hubbins
The party of compassion
September 2, 2008 - 09:42 ET by KC MulvilleWhen they were so far ahead in the polls, the Left were relatively calm. Now the pot has been shaken up, and the venom is coming out. Say hello to the party of compassion.
"Say hello to the party
September 2, 2008 - 11:12 ET by stratmanAlso the party of tolerance.
And inclusion.
Hope.
Change.
"Don't tell me words have no meaning."
Dems slinging crap against the wall to see what sticks. The MSM has been dutifully playing the wall this election cycle.
What no one has mentioned...
September 2, 2008 - 09:44 ET by Prester John....is Barnicle's statement, and everyone agreeing with him, that if the MSM keeps bashing Palin the way they are there will be a HUGE backlash that will result in people who don't even like McCain voting for him in order to stick it to the media.
Just a reminder for the
September 2, 2008 - 10:37 ET by mattmJust a reminder for the trolls: The Nazis (national socialist party) we're socialists, just like the Bolesheviks and the post-WWII Democrat Party. So when a lefty tries to accuse "conservatives" of nazism, it's the pot calling the kettle black.
Left loons are hyperventilating...
September 2, 2008 - 10:42 ET by orlandocajunSo some loons on the left are suggesting that the Palin baby is really that of the daughter? Someone please explain to me how she has a four month old baby and is five months pregnant? Just how stupid are these people?
They're doing more for McCain's campaign than they're intelligent enough to understand. I hope they keep up the good work.
Pretty scary to think that
September 2, 2008 - 10:44 ET by Clear thinkerPretty scary to think that these people may actually vote!
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Rush Limbaugh quoted this article on his radio show today
September 2, 2008 - 13:01 ET by mitchfloridaRush gave some good play to this today