Andrea Mitchell Changes Mind, Now Thinks Palin a Good VP Pick

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You can now count NBC's Andrea Mitchell among the increasing group of people that believe Sarah Palin was a good choice to be John McCain's running mate.

On Sunday's "The Chris Matthews Show," Mitchell, who last week felt Palin was not a good choice, told Matthews and his panel that the Alaska Governor gave an "A-plus" speech on Wednesday night, under extreme pressure, and that has led her to now view this decision by McCain as a good "tactical move for this campaign in broadening its appeal, reaching out to women, reaching out to men, and reaching out to average, middle class swing voters."

This from a woman who in the past couple of months has oftentimes looked just as in the tank for Barack Obama as her colleagues at MSNBC. Yet, Obama-sycophancy wasn't her modus operandi Sunday as the money interaction between Mitchell and Matthews demonstrated:

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CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Smart pick? Well, we asked the Matthews Meter, twelve of our regulars, last week we asked them if Palin is a smart pick for McCain. Well, back then, the meter split six to six. So, we asked it again this week, now that we've seen her perform at the convention. Now the meter says, "Yes, smart pick." Eight to four. Andrea, you're part of the shift. You now think that she's a smart one.

ANDREA MITCHELL, NBC CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: I switched. Just in watching her perform in her debut. The pressure that was on her to perform, even ignoring the Internet rumors and all the horrible blogosphere stuff that was out against her. But, she came out there, and her performance was absolutely you know, A-plus as a convention moment, as a speech, and as a tactical move for this campaign in broadening its appeal, reaching out to women, reaching out to men, and reaching out to average, middle class swing voters.  

Wow. I guess a star really was born Wednesday evening.

Kudos to Mitchell for not only changing her mind, but admitting it in front of the camera.

—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.


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That's what Andrea would

That's what Andrea would call a flip-flop.

Any bets on how long it's

Any bets on how long it's going to take the NYT to accuse Mitchell of drinking or being on drugs?

... or, wonder if the Convention balloons hitting Mitchell were filled with mind-altering gas?

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Not Buying Andrea's

Not Buying Andrea's milk.

(Eww!)

Is this the "change" we're to "believe in"?

The smart money is on Mitchell using this as cover from an increasingly angry public at her and her associates' maddog treatment of Palin.

My thought is that she will have another epiphany prior to the election in which she'll justify her new "change" to having liked Palin before not liking her... again... as always.

RRAM Tough! 

Not buying it either.

after all the propagandizing she's done over the years and through some epiphany she suddenly sees the light and will side with republicans on this?  No way.   She's either disturbed at the amount of opposition she's run up against or she's got something else under that witch's sleeve of hers.   And that is likely to be her professional survival.   Republicans shouldn't drop their guard on this one.  

Since Libs Focus On Innuendo...

Possible reasons why Mitchell might be in the bag for Obama:

  • First marriage to a black man who died of Multiple Sclerosis

  • Obama's, who's told us he's black by the way, wife's father died from MS.

Why she cannot be trusted at face value: 

  • Took care of first husband's children (not hers) from a previous relationship.

  • Later on, denies/covers-up the children she raised from her first marriage.

(http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1617408/posts)

Gee... I'm a journalist too!

Nor I

The backlash is building, the bailing is in full swing. The drive by media have been found out for the absolute hypocrits they are, and they know it.

Looking back, 2008 will be the year journalism died. 

Maybe...

This is sign that the MSM smear campaign has failed...perhaps.

Then again, Olbermann is still there...

Drill ANWAR

Turncoating

 

The MSM is about to throw "O" Dumby under the buss so the Hildabeast can come back in 2012.

 That is so they will have the next 4 years to white wash her record using the Orwellian concept.   Remove all bad things from histior or in other words rewrite history.

 Where will they stuff the Pervert? In Dubai i'm sure. 

 He will get a lux. suite in the worlds tallest building built with our oil dollars thanks to Reid and Pelosi. 

I hear it has a Clinton room with Biden toilets. LOL 

 

Just think in 2012 the headlines will read.

"THE HILDABEAST WAS SLAIN BY THE BARACUDA". 

 

 

 

 

 

Maybe those balloons those

Maybe those balloons those evil neo-cons "assaulted" her with at the convention were filled with lithium.

"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

- Ben Kenobi on  Liberals, and the MSM.

" The Cake is a lie."   

C'mon People!!!

Hello NB'ers out there!!!!  How many time have you seen THIS at the bottom of a post on this site??????

               "NEVER, NEVER TRUST A LIBERAL"

I predict that you will see many more members of the Drive-by Media taking this tack.  The went toooo far trying to demean, belittle and discount our next Vice-president, and they saw what a backlash that road took with rational, logically thinking American voters.

Now, we will see them swing back to the other side in an attempt to gain back the voting turf they've lost in the past week.  Don't be surprised to see the MSM almost ELIMINATE coverage of our next Vice-president, Sarah Palin in an obvious attempt diminish her importance and impact on voters.

In this, they will fail. 

"THE HYPROCISY OF THE LEFT IS BREATHTAKING!!!!!"

 

The People Have Spoken

Alright, here's a quick poll (Anyone get that joke?  Then you're reading all the comments today).

How many of you ever gave a rat's butt what Andrea Mitchell said - especially on Crissy's show?

Well, counting the show of hands . . . Hm.  It seems there aren't any.

I guess a star really was born Wednesday evening.

I guess a star really was born Wednesday evening.

Noel, it is - dare I say - Delicious!

 

Sarah Palin - This is what a Conservative looks like !

derrr

She's gotta be crazy to think we will even go near that cereal 

The Big Three

Backlash. Backfire. Blowback.

Its amazing what some

Its amazing what some criticism and the rating drop can do for a show.

Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.

Noel - the baloon attack must have had an impact on Andrea

were you involved in that BTW? ; )

Seriously though I think she is embarrassed about how partisan she has been. She was the first to float bogus rumors of McCain cheating at Saddleback and of him sabotaging Obama's visit to injured troops. She doesn't want to be accused as the first to start the vicious Sarah Palin rumors that have backfired so this is damage control for her.

Well, well, well.....

Apparently Andrea does have some integrity.

Let's hope the next time the feeling comes over her, she doesn't go and lie down until it passes.

just like Sally Quinn

I don't believe this "Damascus Road" conversion is for real. Mitchell sees that the assassination failed and Palin has emerged as a strong figure, so she doesn't want to be left behind with all the cave people who still doubt Palin's intellect.

She wants to be seen as a grownup in the media - and that requires her to take Palin seriously.

They're all saving face now.

It's possible Princess

It's possible Princess Andrea has started to see the light. Too bad she is contractually obligated to support Obama.

I'm thinking the "Matthews Meter" is still showing a

full tank for O'Bambi regardless of what they say.

 

"I need more cowbell!" SNL

Liz Trotta, appearing on

Liz Trotta, appearing on FoxNews this morning with Eric Shawn, had a strange, split take on the question of McCain "running against" the media. #1 - the question was misworded. I don't think they're "running against the media", as much as pointing out the in-our-face bias for Obama the media has shown. Be that as it may, Trotta said there wasn't any use running against the media and the McCain campaign "had to cooperate with them" - even as she agreed that the media was definitely liberally biased. She even went so far as to say the media was "just vetting" Palin. As a conservative who seems to be usually pretty much reliable, I thought Ms. Trotta was giving the media too much benefit of the doubt - mainly, because there is no doubt from which to give any benefit. It was like "you're going to be raped, so just accept it because there is no getting away from it"

McNotObama '08

Has to cooperate with

Has to cooperate with them?  Uh....why? They might give Obama better coverage if he doesn't?

Just vetting Palin?  Like they "vetted" Obama?

Sheesh.

How long have Republicans played the leftists' and the media's game, in the hopes that they would be  liked by them, only to get burned again?  McCain actually has first-hand knowledge of that now. Hopefully, he learned his lesson. 

If someone constantly lies about you

Do you say lets be friend.No way.You tell them to get the hell out your face.You call them out on it not cowtow.You dont pull a BOR.Have more townhall meetings talk to the local press.Do commercials.You dont back down.Not with the garbage they have done to Palin's family. 

Bunch of Flunkies

Perhaps now the press can also take notice of how much more on the ball John McCain is over Barack Hussein Obama on this best tele-prompted day. 

Methinks GE has seen the

Methinks GE has seen the handwriting on the floor. Coming in second behind Fox News on the convention coverage, on-air fighting between the assassins (Matthews, Olbermoron, Scabborogh, Mitchell and Olbermoron's illigitimate child Rachel), and being humiliated by the blatent partisanship they spew, makes Immelt finally realize that it may be acceptable to provide aid and assistance to terrorist states, but it is not acceptable to rile the rednecks - they still buy washers and dryers.

 

but it is not acceptable to

but it is not acceptable to rile the rednecks - they still buy washers and dryers.

Or not.......

 

How can you tell you have a really nasty virus?

When even the doctors who are trying to cure it start to get sick.  Sarah Palin is infecting even the MSM.  You know why?  Because she comes across as someone who actually BELIEVES something without taking a poll first.

That genuineness is like fresh oxygen in a smoky room. 

With Sara

It isnt just her charisma but you feel like Sara is a real person.Not some political creation.

Mitchell changes mind!

Yeah, right! Watch out, don't get hit with a flying pig!

Guess We have to Count even the Smallest "temporary" Blessings

Noel Sheppard wrote:

"Wow. I guess a star really was born Wednesday evening."

"Kudos to Mitchell for not only changing her mind, but admitting it in front of the camera."

Look, I'm thankful, as is Noel, for Andrea's turnaround. I understand that we have to recognize and give thanks when this happens, even though it may be a temporary "enlightenment" for Andrea Mitchell.

But I'm going to have to go along with those posters who are Not Buying It!  I believe that Andrea Mitchell, is using this change of heart about Sarah Palin as temporary cover until she and the other Drive-Bys collect enough dirt. Then she can say that she said nice things about Sarah Palin before she didn't say nice things about Sarah.

I say temporary for two reasons that I can think of immediately: (1) She is a liberal ‘journalist’ whose ultimate goal is to get Barry Obama elected (2) As a liberal, she is as trustworthy, consistent, straightforward, honest and without an agenda as most other liberals such as Barry Obama, Hillary Clinton, Keith Olbermann and Bill Mahr.

Someone on Fox recently mentioned that the DNC had sent a bunch of attorneys and others to Alaska to go through Gov. Palin’s public record and life with a fine toothcomb. Count on the Drive-By media and the rags such as the National Enquirer to do the same. Everyone of these ‘nice people’ are looking for dirt and innuendoes on Sarah Palin AND her family.

Once they have collected enough of this dirt, you can count on Andrea Mitchell, the “star really was born” KOSMSNBC journalist, her buddy Keith Olbermann and the rest of the Drive-Bys to salivate as they spew forth this garbage all the way to the election.

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Andrea Mitchell's Face Hilariously Compared To....

Please watch me...please watch me...please watch me...even though I look like this man...Andrea Mitchell and the rest of the Axis Media are just saving their hides.  

Me, (Andrea Mitchell)

The man I look like

The answer to terrorism IS war. Next Please!

Oops!

The Dems mightily underestimated the sisterhood...

Too much helium

Andrea took in too much helium last Friday night

Smoke Screen

Give Andrea 24-hours until she makes the rounds on Monday's pundit shows, she'll come back hacking away. It would either be on Morning Joe or most likely, David Gregory's afternoon show.

oc....couldn't agree

oc....couldn't agree more...plus she has has her own hour afternnoon spot too lately...don't know about this week, but your point is well taken.

She briefly blows in the wind, the direction she really wants to go to will be for all to see tomorrow..

"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh

Wait and see

At this point in the election, the MSM is going to do or say whatever they decide they have to in order to influence events.

Mitchell "reassesses", Olbermann pulled, I see lots of gleeful conservative comments.

My opinion: they have not changed their minds or positions. They are repositioning themselves so they can say yes, we have addressed bias, we are open-minded. Having done so, you who still criticize us are really unforgiving extremists.

This is maneuvering, we must not take it for any serious change. If, in fact, they are capable of seeing their mistake and changing tactics to compensate, they may become more dangerous. They still want Obama to win, and will do whatever they think will work to make it happen.

BigSpoon65 Anyone else

BigSpoon65

Anyone else think that Andrea Mitchell looks like "Madame" the puppet?  All she needs is some cheap jewelry and I would be looking for her strings.  ; ) 

 

Conservative.....Because we can't all be on welfare!

Why does anyone presume...

...Mrs. Greenspan has a mind to change?  The faux news-chick is just back-pedalling as hard as she can as she watches her, ahem, livelihood disappear.

Feh.

Whatever Andrea......

Your comment -

ANDREA MITCHELL, NBC CHIEF FOREIGN AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT: I switched.
Just in watching her perform in her debut. The pressure that was on her
to perform, even ignoring the Internet rumors and all the horrible
blogosphere stuff that was out against her.

No dear, the pressure on the MSM to perform in a civilized, unbiased way got a failing grade and you are just trying to cover your a** by blaming it on the internet and blogosphere!

WHAT actually happened during that Balloon drop

I wish someone would report what happened as the balloons dropped.  She was busy pushing those balloons out of her face as Others were pushing them  in front of her.   I imagine she felt the ridicule....possibly she was a little afraid....at the very least for her job... and perhaps she saw herself as other people saw her...insignificant, a joke, unimportant.  That had to sting.