H/t MRC's Jeff Poor. I urge people to read the blog entry that Jackie Seals, the impressive young lady that O'Donnell confronted, has written about her experience. Not only does it provide fascinating background material about just what a set-up O'Donnell devised, it also catches Norah out in a fib.
As you'll note from an earlier update at the foot of this item, after O'Donnell began catching heat for her stunt, she went back on the air to defend herself. Among other things, responding to charges she had confronted a young girl, O'Donnell twice claimed that her interview subject "voted in the last election."
Just one problem: Jackie informs us that she is . . . 17. Maybe Norah got confused with ACORN voting standards, but 16-year old conservatives [the age she would presumably have been at last year's election] don't go to the polls.
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We all remember how back during the '08 campaign, MSM reporters would challenge people attending Obama rallies with uncomfortable truths about their candidate, along the lines "would you still support him if you knew he had the most liberal voting record in the Senate?" Or not. I certainly can't remember any MSMer confronting an Obama supporter in such a way.
But let people line up to express their admiration for Sarah Palin . . .
NORAH O'DONNELL: Tell me your name?
WOMAN: Jackie.
O'DONNELL: Jackie? You have been out here. Show me your t-shirt. Tell me what it says.
JACKIE: The U.S. government handed out $700 billion in Wall Street bailouts and all I got was this lousy t-shirt.
O'DONNELL: Did you know that Sarah Palin supported the bailout?When O'Donnell threw it back to David Shuster and Tamron Hall in the studio, a condescending theme emerged among them essentially portraying Palin supporters as mind-numbed robots.
JACKIE: I don't -- where did you hear that?
O'DONNELL [reading from notes]: During the campaign, John McCain brought everyone to Washington, praised the bailout and Sarah Palin, during the debate, the vice presidential debate, praised John McCain for bringing folks together to pass the bill and said it is a time of crisis in government. That it's time to step in. So, Sarah Palin was for the bailout.
JACKIE: You think she was. I think if you asked her today, she was not for the bailout.
O'DONNELL: The reason I ask you, I think it was -- there's some confusion about Sarah Palin's policies and that's yes ask you that she is against the stimulus but during the campaign, she was for the bailout, as was John McCain. Does that change your view?
JACKIE: No, it does not.
O'DONNELL: Tamron, David, you get a sense of some of Sarah Palin's supporters here. They feel a connection with Sarah Palin, can't be specific in some cases about the issues but they feel a connection with her.
. . .
DAVID SHUSTER: NBC's Norah O'Donnell in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Norah, great work, so intriguing to hear them and we appreciate it. Tamron, you know, there is people who like Sarah Palin, like everything, there is a lot of misinformation that people have and it does not matter.
TAMRON HALL: Doesn't matter.
UPDATE: NewsBuster Scott Whitlock notes that O'Donnell addressed the controversy this afternoon at 3:33 PM on MSNBC:
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→ Mark
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:28 ET by Cool ArrowThanks for the video. Glenn Beck had a field day with this on his Radio Show this morning.
I was hoping a contributor would address it.
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Dang: I saw it live
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:36 ET by Mark FinkelsteinDang: I saw it live yesterday and was shocked. Wanted to post but didn't have the video. Fortunately today I was able to access it via a new NB clipping service!
→ It's hilarious, Mark
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:44 ET by Cool ArrowIt's that lady at the tea party all over again.
Do you know Barack Obama is giving you a tax break
But Mark, what I was really hoping for was a review of BOR -vs- Sally Quinn last night.
I know. I need to get out more. On my days off I'm a news junkie with NB Carpal Tunnel.
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Howard Stern show interviews Obama supporters...
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:52 ET by TruthMongerall time greatest on-the-street interview of all time - unbelievably clueless Obama supporters - and no trick questions required for this one, Norah...
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1124628/the_howard_stern_show_interviews_harlem.html
Congratulations Jimmy Carter!
I use to work in that Biz as
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:41 ET by Lancasters Saved UsI used to work in that Biz as a Tech. Free at last! So glad I just get my dose of this crap here.
Can You Say
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:34 ET by countmein5050'Liberals Are Scared To Death'? Unlike the Gore scare campaign and photoshopped cover....Sarah is real. She has her fan base, her supporters, and much to their horror...their following isn't based on getting drunk on Obama juice before you 'see the light'.
It's amusing to watch the MSM writhe in horror over simple truth and honesty.
Obama's War on Fox News
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:49 ET by Radical1979Obama's War on Fox News followed by MSNBC's War on Average Americans...I bet they'll have the same results as Obama.
→ War on children
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:52 ET by Cool ArrowGoing after a kid, no less.
As Beck observed this morning, Norah Jones is reading a quote from the campaign from a piece of paper.
And here I am, still waiting for Olbermann to condemn both Holder and Obama for pronouncing KSM guilty of murder before trial.
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This is going to bite them
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:58 ET by Radical1979This is going to bite them in the a$$. If they think Palin is popular because people feel bad for her being beat up by the MSM, watch out now.
I wish it was MY daughter O'Donnel picked on. She looks small and young, but can out think and out argue most people (hence the parenting term: because I said so)
Did she pick on a child?
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:44 ET by wyogatorLooks like she decided to pick on a child...guess she wanted a fair fight:)
Learn about my daughter's Ugandan home for orphans with AIDS at
www.africaourownhome.org
That's what I was about to say
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:47 ET by ArcherBThis girl looks like she is in HS at best. She's out there trying to debate CHILDREN, for Pete's sake!
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary."
--Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Personaly
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:00 ET by DragonsbreathI thought the girl was to old for the reporter to take on. Shouldn't she be taking on the same age kids obama does for his videos? The 5 and 6 year old's?
"While Americans died at Fort Hood, Obama had a good laugh..."
→ MMM MMM MMM
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:06 ET by Cool ArrowBarack Hussein Obama.
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Sarah was not for the
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:47 ET by josey walesSarah was not for the bailout John was. As VP you have to back the Boss.
Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean. I mean plumb, mad-dog mean. 'Cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live nor win. That's just the way it is.
Is that the first time MSNBC
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:52 ET by sparksIs that the first time MSNBC discussed anything that has to do with Palins policies? Maybe if they focused on her policies instead of showing photoshopped pictures, calling her disgusting names and picking on her younger supporters, they could help this so-called "confusion".
Norah...
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:54 ET by PA ConservativeWhat a piece of garbage this woman is. I'm sure she was out there with her cue cards grilling Obama supports with the same level of "bulldog-ed-ness" she showed with this kid. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Sorry, left reality for a second. Of course she didn't do that. Typical, intellectually dishonest, mutt. This has to backfire on them at some point. She lost all credibility today. Pathetic.
PAC
That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends,it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and toinstitute new government...
→ Norah Jones
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:04 ET by Cool ArrowNot a chance Norah Jones would attack the losers quoting the Detroit Catechism, is there?
Why are you here?
To git some money
Who is giving it to you?
Obama
Where does Obama get it?
From his stash.
Obama gives me money to show forth his goodness and to make me happy with him in China.
Hey Norrah-NUGGET...
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 17:55 ET by thedailyzingI think it's time for you to meet the REAL NORRIS: Click here to see what would happen if you asked Chuck Norris that question: http://thedailyzing.com/422/if-chuck-norris-was-president/
Hey Norrah, you SICK & TWISTED lib, I'll bet you got pleasure in beating up your 6 yr. old little sister when you were in high school too... WOW!! What a big hot shot you are... Na-na-NOOOT!!!
This is outrageous!
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:08 ET by motherbeltCan you say "advocacy journalism"?
This is outrageous.
Who the hell told this woman that this is her job?
And since when does SHE get to decide that Palin's book should "tell you about the issues"?
Can't Sarah Palin write a book about anything she darn well pleases?
And NOW Norah O'Donnell wants Palin to explain about issues?
Good grief! During the campaign, they talked about everything BUT!
We do it for both sides!
<Chris Matthews imitation> HA!!
Where on earth were Norah and her colleagues when Barack Obama had a book WHILE he was running for President? A book in which he talked about seeeking to hang out with radicals and black militants, and his drug use?
Did they go and ask his supporters if they knew that, and did it matter? Did they ever go to a rally and ask his supporters if they knew that his long-time friend and pastor called for God to damn America?
<Sound of duct tape ripping off roll>
→ motherbelt
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:10 ET by Cool ArrowWho the hell told this woman that this is her job?
I can answer that question in three letters - GE
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Stand up, Chuck! Only two
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:15 ET by HermanoStand up, Chuck!
Only two forms of government? Find out why... http://www.flixxy.com/political-system.htm
Know Your Power
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:07 ET by RousseI wonder if Norah O'Donnell interviewed the one woman who was standing in line when Nancy Pelosi went out to sign her book?
(You didn't know Nancy Pelosi wrote a book? Oh it was a big, big hit. Numbers sold hit in the dozens: Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters)
→ That's right Rousse
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:13 ET by Cool ArrowThat "one woman" was Cher. She wanted her daughter to read "Nancy Pelosi's message to America's daughters" before it was too late.
BWAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
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My favorite part of the
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:15 ET by HermanoMy favorite part of the clip is from the host near the end of the video, "There is people who..."
Only two forms of government? Find out why... http://www.flixxy.com/political-system.htm
Forced to Watch MSNBC
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:41 ET by Copperhead RidgeI was in the waiting room at a doctor's office this afternoon. The TV was set to MSNBC during the Dr. Nancy Snyderman show, which is called "Dr. Nancy."
I can remember when this party flack was on ABC, but she seems to have plenty of freedom on how she wants to skew stories on MSNBC. I can't remember the reporters name, but she was covering Sarah Palin's book signing in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which, as it turns out, is Doctor Snyderman's hometown.
The reporter said that Governor Palin ducked a couple of policy questions but had no footage of any questions being asked. She then said that none of the people she talked to could discuss issues but supported Sarah Palin out of emotion. I wish I had her exact words.
An older couple sitting next to me were nodding their heads through the entire report, and the wife said, "See, it's all emotion with them."
I felt like I had stepped into upside down world.
They went back to Snyderman who said polite words about Palin being a hoosier for the day, but I thought she was going to choke on those words.
I only watch MSNBC when I'm forced to, but I couldn't believe the amateurish handling of the news.
A little while later, Snyderman contorted logic in trying to defend the administration's tap dance on the issue of when women should get mammographies.
Terrible. Terrible. Terrible.
By the way, it's good to be back on Newsbusters. The ice storm in Kentucky sort of derailed my life for a few months. We had to rebuild our house due to a tree destroying a large portion of it.
Welcome back CR!
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:46 ET by RukusHope everything is back to normal now. : )
Gary
Old media species: Moonbat-a-saurus-rex. Getting more endangered by the day.
Normal sort of changed...
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 01:23 ET by Copperhead Ridgebut we're not working around the clock and dealing with insurance companies.
I'm proud to say that we took no assistance from any federal or state agencies. None was offered, but if it was, we would've refused.
The only thing we got from FEMA was a notice in our mailbox warning us not to eat peanut butter in any MRE's they had distributed. We didn't even know they were around.
I told my wife that it was the Obama administration's attempt to kill white people after a natural disaster. It took FEMA a week to react and then they distributed food contaminated with salmonella.
That's all tongue-and-cheek for the scads of humorless liberals reading this website.
Old folks at doctor
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 20:53 ET by JanineCI would have told the old folks at the doctor's office that they had no clue what they were talking about. They are merely accepting what is being told to them at face value with absolutely NO facts to back it up. I respect my elders when they deserve respect--but I will also tell them when they are wrong too.
I campaigned against Obama with my own father for months--it was impossible to make him take me seriously (my being the child) but after all was said and done, he finally conceded later that I was 100% correct in my evaluations of the outcome.
Norah O'Donnell - bias is thru and thru
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:42 ET by Gary HallNorah. Most of understand that millions of folks out there often do not have their facts straight - especially on the details of who supported what, when. Norah's continued insistence with only challenging one side in any issue, is proof that she is the one with the great divide in what the facts actually are.
Which reminds me of how impressed Norah was when John Zigler went out and conducted a survey of what voters actually believed to be true during last years election. Much of the topic was on issues involving Gov. Sarah Palin.
Hey Norah, you remember what Zigler uncovered? Well, I'd decifer it this way; those most likely to watch your presentation of the news (and Shuster's), were the most likely to be the most uninformed with the facts, and the most informed with false smears. For any questions watch Zigler's "Media Malpractice."
Great spot, Mark!
(;~/ gary
I was over at the HuffPo
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:48 ET by bse5150I was over at the HuffPo today, the Libs there are absolutely crazed with fury about Palin. There's article after article. And the comments are really, really nasty. They are in such a froth about Palin that even I am amazed.
I've never seen anything like it. It's like the HuffPo has a team of people just dropping article after article on their readers with the same two words - Sarah Palin - to get them wild. And it's working. I say we all buy a copy of her book!
Not for her brains
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:53 ET by slickwillie2001I think it's pretty much understood that Norah wasn't hired for her brain.
Already in Wikipedia:
"Norah O'Donnell was also named Kieth Olbermann's "Worst Person In the World" on the November 18, 2009 episode of "Countdown" for badgering a 15 year old girl during the course of an interview that was, ostensibly, about interviewing average Americans waiting in line for an autographed copy of Sarah Palin's book "Going Rogue"."
Let's watch how long that lasts.
NORAH THE EXPLORER...
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:13 ET by danybhoyI missed that one, but then again did'nt we all. He actually named O'Donnell in his "Worst" segment? Huh, I wonder how she took it. She is more or less a mid market reporter who has made it due to her looks. We have much better women reporters here in the TwinCities, & I'm sure many other markets can say that.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Re Worst
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:35 ET by slickwillie2001I don't know that it really happened; it is Wiki after all.
→ Slick
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:21 ET by Cool ArrowNow that there's funny, I don't care who y'are.
Can't wait for the Santa Claus interviews.
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...
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 18:57 ET by EugeniaWhat are you all doing getting on O'Donnell's case? She was the hard-hitting reporter who exposed the dopey Obama voters, right?? No? D'oh!
www.howobamagotelected.com/media-malpractice-obama-voter-video.asp
Rush Profundity: If
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:05 ET by SlyrrRush Profundity:
If you're a Republican/Conservative waiting for validation by having the press treating your politicians/people fairly, you're wasting your time.
These liberals literally lie awake at night dreaming up ways to screw the people they don't like, cooking up schemes to lie, to cheat, to do any disgusting thing to destroy their political enemies.
Are we surprised they come armed with 'notes' to try and bamboozle people? These issues were already explained, but to a press that isn't seeking an answer, no answer is good enough.
Liberalism is their religion. Conservatives are the heretics. And the media is their 'Spanish Inquisition', willing to do any disgusting thing to wipe out their enemies. Do we really expect anything less from them?
Let this be another example to all - don't even bother talking to these people. It's a waste of time, because they aren't listening anyway. You think you're gonna change their minds?
I'm curius: Did any of
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:19 ET by Mitchell BlattI'm curius: Did any of Palin's supporters every claim that Palin was going to open up the heavens so that they didn't have to pay their bills?
Okay, maybe that's a bad comparison, because I guess Barack really is making it so that people don't have to pay their bills.
Nope...never heard of Sarah's Stash
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:24 ET by BlondeBut of course, that's just me.
I hope he fails, too.
"We do it with both sides
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:26 ET by ebayer"We do it with both sides of the aisle, sometimes people are connected to a politician or someone but know very little about them on the issues."
Sarah Palin is a private citizen on a book tour.
She's not out campaigning for office.
It's precisely this kind of unwarranted personal attack by the MSM that make conservative supporters of Palin want to support her all the more,despite what David Schuster and MSNBC think.
Where Were They
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:30 ET by countmein5050to reinforce the lack of qualifications for Obama during the campaign? Where were they to highlight his shabby attendance record as a Senator? Where were they? Silent, robotic, kool aid drinkers...that's where they were.
→ 5050
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 19:33 ET by Cool ArrowIt was a misunderstanding.
In a conversation with Joe the Plumber, when Obama said "wealth" the MSM thought he said "legs".
It made good sense to them.
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Nora Armed With Notes
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 20:08 ET by Dim BulbGiven MSNBC's poor ratings, I'm guessing the network can no longer afford portable teleprompters.
I smell a bailout coming.
Lefties always manipulate words
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 20:44 ET by JanineCIf only the lefties would play it straight and be forthright in what they say, we would all be happier. But lefties always manipulate words and play games. I would love to debate this nutcase O'Donnell. She could try to pull out whatever papers she wants, but I am sure that everything would be out of context or the result of faulty logic (like her question to Jackie was).
Dearest Norah is
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 20:44 ET by Delsaan idiot. Naturally, she did not speak to the military man standing in the line, or the older man standing near the young girl when he attempted to speak.
She bushwacked the young lady. Sarah Palin was a VP running mate and held the McCain line all the way.
I love the young gal for suggesting Norah get her facts checked.
"....there's some confusion
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 22:50 ET by GregE"....there's some confusion about Sarah Palin's policies..."
There's still confusion about Barack Obama's policies. Which one's policies are actually in effect and taking America into the toilet and toward total collapse?
"....[Palin supporters] can't be specific in some cases about the issues...."
Uhhh, yea, where were you Nora O?.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381gFG4Crr8
The media is very sad looking. Here's a book out by a non-politician who lost the race for VP and they still are scared to death of her.
How bout this one Nora? (check :30 and 1:28)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtij3dE10A
Ah yes, the average Sarah
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 23:30 ET by SmartypantsAh yes, the average Sarah Palin supporter is a little confused on "the issues". This contrasts with the average Obama supporter, who is so firmly on top of those very same issues.
The most successful war America has ever waged is quickly becoming President Obama's war on capitalism.
→ Smartypants
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 23:38 ET by Cool ArrowWhat are you here for?
To get some money
What kind of money?
Obama money.
Where does Obama get it?
From his stash.
Yup, they're soooo on top of the issues.
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Many don't even know what
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 00:33 ET by GregEMany don't even know what "...the issues...." are, much less their viewpoints on them.
" Ah yes, the average
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 07:55 ET by ckc1227" Ah yes, the average Sarah Palin supporter is a little confused on "the issues"."
Whereas the average Obama voter is confused by 1+1.
These idiots at MSNBC
Thu, 11/19/2009 - 23:38 ET by Free StinkerThese idiots at MSNBC will do anything to slam Sarah Palin and her supporters. The Couric interview clearly shows Sarah did not necessarily support the bailout that passed Congress.
خال
What a pathetic display
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 05:34 ET by FuzzlenutterWhat a pathetic display of "journalistic integrity" that was. And that young woman KICKED NORA'S SKINNY LITTLE ASS...
There is?
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 10:20 ET by mwdiver"...there is people who like Sarah Palin,..."
The MSM thinks Sarah is a hick? I bet she wouldn't make a grammatical error like "...there is people who like Sarah Palin,...". Of course, the corrrect verbage would be "...there are people who like Sarah Palin,...".
The Day I Met Sarah Palin…and the Liberal Media
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 10:47 ET by StewartIIIRed, White & Conservative: The Day I Met Sarah Palin…and the Liberal Media
http://redwhiteandconservative.wordpress.com/2009/11/20/the-day-i-met-sarah-palin-and-the-liberal-media/
Norah
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:00 ET by SeashellSeems to me that Norah used to be a democratic strategist for MSNBC a long time ago?
Nora O'D
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:38 ET by Big MommaMemo to N. O'D: Next time, pick on someone your own size.
So much for Journalistic integrity. Pathetic.
"Look Ma.....I'm King of the World!" B. H. Obama
If it was MTV Rock the Vote
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 18:56 ET by Jersey DaveIf it was some kid in an Obama T-Shirt at an MTV "Rock the Vote" concert they could say Obama was going to make homework illegal and MSNBC would be cheering the kid's enthusiasm.
Kudos to the 17 year old girl for having guts to stand on her position, they don't teach that enough to kids these days!
Great going, Jackie
Sat, 11/21/2009 - 02:29 ET by LewWatersEverytime I see or hear of young people like Jackie Seals, I feel much better about the future of America. Between people as her and those volunteering for the Armed Services today, we will be leaving America in much better hands than it is in now.