It’s not enough for journalists to fawn over the Democratic National Convention on their own shows, some of them are going to entertainment tabloid programs to do it. World News anchor David Muir briefly appeared on Wednesday’s Entertainment Tonight. Morning Joe co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski talked to Access Hollywood.
Reacting to liberal Meryl Streep praising Hillary Clinton, Muir gushed, “I certainly think Meryl Streep hopes that people heard that scream and hear the words she said, grit and grace. Because that was the case she made as to why Hillary Clinton should be the next president.”
(On Tuesday, Muir obsessed over the “tears of joy” for Clinton’s nomination.) Over on Access Hollywood, entertainment reporter Scott Evans relayed that Scarborough and Brzezinski “were impressed” with Bill Clinton’s speech.
Perhaps with a bit of snark, Scarborough enthused, “People talk about how it was an understated speech. It was only 45 minutes. For Bill Clinton, that's pretty short.” Regarding Hillary Clinton’s nomination, the Morning Joe co-host explained how just everyone should be excited: “This is one of those moments whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, if you got a daughter, it's exciting.”
Access Hollywood reporter Evans touted the “love story” between Bill and Hillary Clinton:
SCOTT EVANS: Bill Clinton gets very personal during his more than 40-minute speech which he wrote by hand, telling the story of how he first met Hillary at Yale Law School....It's not the first time we've heard their love story. Back in March, Hillary told kit a similar story saying she was the first one to make the move.
Partial transcripts are below:
Access Hollywood
7/27/16
7:34
SCOTT EVANS: There was a huge turnout of celebrities and none bigger than the former president whose speech was the focal point of the night.
BILL CLINTON: In the spring of 1971, I met a girl.
EVANS: Bill Clinton gets very personal during his more than 40-minute speech which he wrote by hand, telling the story of how he first met Hillary at Yale Law School. Morning Joe co-host Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski were impressed.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: People talk about how it was an understated speech. It was only 45 minutes. For Bill Clinton, that’s pretty short.
MIKA BRZEZINSKI: That God. That was very short.
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SCARBOROUGH: It was calculated that way so he didn't do anything to overshadow Hillary Clinton.
BILL CINTON: The first time I saw her, we were, appropriately enough, in a class on political and civil rights.
EVANS: It's not the first time we've heard their love story. Back in March, Hillary told kit a similar story saying she was the first one to make the move.
HILLARY CLINTON: We kind of were looking at each other in the halls. We’d pass each other in the halls.
BILL CLINTON: She walked the whole length of the library, came up to me and said, “Look, if you're going to keep staring at me,” and now I'm staring back, “We at least ought to at least know each other's names. I'm Hillary Rodham. Who are you?”
HILLARY CLINTON: We at least ought to know each others names.
KIT HOOVER: So, you were the one to make the first move?
HILLARY CLINTON: Yes, I did.
BILL CLINTON: We've been walking and talking and laughing together ever since.
EVANS: History was made last night. The crowd going wild as Hillary became the first woman nominated by a major political party for president.
HILLARY CLINTON: If there are any little girls out there who stayed up late to watch, let me just say, I may become the first woman president, but one of you is next.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: This is one of those moments whether you're a Republican or a Democrat, if you got a daughter, it's exciting.
Entertainment Tonight
7/27/16
7:35
DAVID MUIR: I certainly think Meryl Streep hopes that people heard that scream and hear the words she said, "grit and grace." Because that was the case she made as to why Hillary Clinton should be the next president.
