When Andrea Mitchell says "all of us" thought a certain way, whom does she have in mind?
On her MSBNC show this afternoon, Mitchell stated that "all of us" originally thought John McCain had made a political mistake when he changed positions and came out of in favor of expanded oil drilling.
Mitchell was chatting with former Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers and Republican strategist Doug MacKinnon. The subject was the just-announced Dem energy plan, that claims to make some limited provision for expanded offshore drilling. Mitchell made no bones of the fact that the politics now favor the advocates of expanded drilling, and that Dems were caught off guard.
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ANDREA MITCHELL: Dee Dee, this is a step back for Pelosi & team. They had to accept some form of oil drilling. They really got behind the curve of where the American people were on this issue.
Myers, who earlier had repeated the Dem mantra about not being able to "drill our way" out of the problem, responded by claiming that the best-case scenario would be for additional oil to come online in 10-15 years, and that even then that it "might or might not" affect the price of gas. Right. Supply and demand is no more reliable a law than, say, gravity. But she acknowledged that "it is something politically that the Speaker and the leadership in the congress decided they had to do to get this bill passed."
Responding, Mitchell let the cat out of the bag when it comes to her cohort.
MITCHELL: Coming from California, perhaps she was a little bit late to see the shift. Frankly, all of us, when we first heard John McCain shift on off-shore drilling in Florida, when he went in the Everglades, Doug, I for one thought that was politically tone-deaf, and in fact, it was adept.
True, Andrea tried to save herself with her "I for one" emendation. But too late. Clearly many Republicans and free-market advocates in academic and business circles had been pushing for expanded drilling for years. Myers mentioned that the moratorium on off-shore drilling has been fought in the House for 26 years. There were obviously passionate advocates on both sides.
So when Andrea said "all of us," and "we" initially thought McCain's move was a mistake, just whom did she have in mind?
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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All of us ...
September 16, 2008 - 15:27 ET by Meandering... left-leaning, Obama chief correspondants in the main stream media. That's who Andrea was talking about.
She was grouping herself
September 16, 2008 - 15:36 ET by marpelShe was grouping herself with her elite-media-cocktail-and-dinner-party-chatting-left-wing-loons. And rightly so...I'm sick of her smuggness and her better-than-though, patronizing manners.
Andrea's Multiple Personalities
September 16, 2008 - 15:37 ET by GothampcWhen she talks about "all of us" she's referring to all the voices in her head.
Andrea gets confused when
September 16, 2008 - 16:44 ET by celatorAndrea gets confused when those voices begin arguing with each other in her melon. And the echoes, oh my, the echoes they create. That's when her eyes begin to cross. Watch closely. You'll see.
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
Drilling Moratorium
September 16, 2008 - 15:48 ET by BluegillThis is going to expire soon? What happens does Congress vote on this?
First no polling was done asking if we wanted to drill. Then they asked, if you know this will hurt the environment , do you still want to drill? Boy were they shocked that we wanted to drill even at the expense of the environment. They thought their work was complete on brain washing the public into being green and global warming. This is the time for Sarah to convince John to support Anwar. This is a huge issue, hammer it!
Bluegill... While
September 16, 2008 - 15:55 ET by Clear thinkerBluegill...
While everyone has been distracted by politics, Al Gore has been busy. He knew that as soon as Congress got rolling again (this week) that an energy bill was going to be rammed through Congress. He even solicited the help of over 1.5 million members of the "we can solve it" organization. See link and take action... Al Gore vs Gov. Palin and 9-11
I tried to get people interested, but to no avail. Sigh.
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Drilling
September 16, 2008 - 15:55 ET by BluegillAndrea thought inflating her tires had solved all our energy problems.
just whom did she have in mind
September 16, 2008 - 16:33 ET by wizardjrCome on now, that was a rhetorical question right?
Mark. Are you having a little fun here..?
September 16, 2008 - 19:02 ET by Gary HallMark. Are you having a little fun here..?
I'm taking it as a spoof on Obama's ad running today, where McCain is shown repetitively describing the strength of the economy. Soo.. if it was a typo - got ya covered. If I'm right - then, good one. (;~> gary
PS - Indeed, it's been a good season for exposing the "we's," the "all of us," and the "they's."
Responding, Mitchell let the
September 16, 2008 - 19:30 ET by Mark FinkelsteinResponding, Mitchell let the cat out of the bag when it comes to her cohort ;-)
Actually, I'd say the
September 16, 2008 - 19:31 ET by Mark FinkelsteinActually, I'd say the definition of a friend is someone who's ready to read interesting intentions even into a mistake. So thanks!
Poison pill
September 16, 2008 - 20:05 ET by nkviking75Of course, the Dems' energy plan comes with a poison pill that will lead to one of two results: Either the limits on drilling will eliminate the vast majority of untapped oil, or the Dems will accuse Republicans of voting againsgt drilling.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Drilling: Limits, please!
September 17, 2008 - 06:46 ET by RedphillyI foresee that too much drilling is going to get us into much trouble. Our coastlines are going to be compromised and with the many hurricanes we will get in the future, oil is going get into our waters and we will witness much destruction.
Dirlling: Limits, please? Are you sure about that?
September 17, 2008 - 07:30 ET by Par for the CourseUhmmm, I haven't read anything yet about any off-shore oil rig spills Ike and Gustav caused, nor Katrina for that matter. I think the MSM would have made a big deal about it if there were any.
I believe tanker spills are much more common than off-shore oil rig spills. So, the more oil we import, the more tankers we use, ergo, the greater chance of oil spills. So, by advocating for drilling limits, in my opinion, you are actually increasing the chances of oil spills.