It now makes more sense why CNN's John Roberts didn't want to talk about liberal media bias with NewsBusters at the Republican National Convention last week, for while discussing the state of the presidential campaign with former Clinton administration advisor Paul Begala Friday morning, Roberts referred to Democrats as "we." [audio here]
I kid you not.
At 6:57 AM, after showing a video of Barack Obama saying, "I don't care what they say about me, but I love this country too much to let them take over another election with lies and phony outrage and Swift Boat politics. Enough is enough," Roberts said to his guest (video embedded right, downloadable video available here, file photo):
You know, this almost looks like what happened in 2004 where the Bush campaign was very, very good at defining John Kerry in their own terms, and he was on the defensive, and he was always trying to fight back against them. Do we risk, or does the Democratic Party here risk Barack Obama becoming John Kerry II?
Do we risk?
Wow. Thanks for telling us what we already knew, John.
Hat tip: Mona Charen.
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Good sound byte for a McCain
September 12, 2008 - 09:15 ET by midnight cowboyGood sound byte for a McCain ad
A calssic Freudian slip.
September 12, 2008 - 09:18 ET by c5thenThe truth will out!
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Alan Keyes '08.
That's right, c5...the old
September 12, 2008 - 11:02 ET by motherbeltThat's right, c5...the old saying is...no one ever blurts out a lie!
The whole network has gone south
September 12, 2008 - 09:22 ET by dboRoberts isn't just in the tank for Obama...he is the tank.
The Obvious ...
September 12, 2008 - 09:23 ET by richflanjIt appears that the obvious has reared its ugly head once again in this "misspeak".
Don't worry, the spinmeisters at CNN will "correct" this "mere slip of the tounge" soon enough. ("Don't worry folks, nothing to see here, move along. After all, there's 10-15 made up conservative scandals we need to report.")
Not Funny
September 12, 2008 - 09:23 ET by JoelCTThat is not funny, it is frightening! These people at CNN are now considering themselves ON the Obama team! It is one thing to consider yourself a Democrat and let that bias slip now and then, but it is quite another to think of yourself as reporting for the campaign! This is the worst election season ever for biased media, and you are going to see some seriously sour grapes on November 5th! Oh man, they are going to be so MAD when Republicans keep the White House and win back the Senate!
I don't understand what the
September 12, 2008 - 09:25 ET by NewsbusterbrownI don't understand what the big deal is.
</facetiousness>
“There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Do "we" risk?
September 12, 2008 - 09:25 ET by RackieCertainly John means "we" as in "We the People..."
Sure, "We the People ...
September 12, 2008 - 10:01 ET by Meandering... of the Democrat Party in the MSM."
The gift that keeps on giving ...
September 12, 2008 - 09:26 ET by Kevin HalpernNow we know why the staff at Newsbusters has to work almost 24/7. The MSM is the gift that just keeps on giving. I would not be surprised to find an Obama sign in Roberts' yard.
the only thing he neglected to say was;
September 12, 2008 - 09:29 ET by WhoIsJohnGalt"...and how can WE help?"
Why does CNN keep pretending
September 12, 2008 - 09:34 ET by d1carterWhy does CNN keep pretending ...? Everyone knows what they are.
any doubt?
September 12, 2008 - 09:39 ET by sawing battafunny though...
Should absolutely be an ad for mccain...
I predict tears on air when McCain and Palin win.
Ads
September 15, 2008 - 05:36 ET by Sergeant ROCKSuggestions?
Tears? Nah.. there will be those color bars and a steady, high-pitched tone.
PALIN/McCain 2008
Yo' dude
September 12, 2008 - 09:44 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsHey, John, you dropped your Obama/Biden button!
D
P.S. Here's a poll from Grassfire if you are interested.
Keep the ILLEGALS out, join NumbersUSA to send free faxes to your reps.
It is ok DFTT
September 12, 2008 - 12:05 ET by well99He has a whole drawer full.
And a real nice tattoo of
September 12, 2008 - 17:24 ET by celatorAnd a real nice tattoo of Obama on his ankle.
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
CNN's 2 Americas
September 12, 2008 - 09:46 ET by DamianoYup, you heard it here folks.
There's that evil Messiah hating, non-Kool Aid drinking American that doesn't want an "cool" goverment
Then there is our America, the CNN America were we will not tolerate another swiftboating of our chosen candidate.
Gore and Kerry were robbbed, I tell ya! Robbed!
We Democrats only ban votes in primaries and conventions. During the general election, we encorage all dead people, illegal aliens and the 14 people with the same name living in boarded up gas stations around America to vote for us.
CNN- No Bias, No Bull; especially none of the bias bull that filthy Republicans spew to smear our Chosen One
Two Americas
September 15, 2008 - 20:41 ET by Sergeant ROCKSimply put, one America that is duped by the MSM and the other that is not.
PALIN/McCain 2008
Mc Cain should use it in an
September 12, 2008 - 09:48 ET by jkwtradingMc Cain should use it in an add showing press saying they are D's WE..is a good word , right out of the horse's mouth.
Nothing new
September 12, 2008 - 09:49 ET by Prester JohnOn election night 1986 I recall hearing an anchor/analyst on one of the major networks express joy because "we" regained control of the Senate from the Republicans.
Ah, the daily implosion of the left...
September 12, 2008 - 09:59 ET by smartestmaninamericaThe Democrat Party has just become the Donner Party.
What fun.
Americans have no regrets about Kerry or Gore NO VOTES
September 12, 2008 - 10:02 ET by JayTeeAmericans feel good about previous votes and NOT CHOOSING Kerry or Gore.
They have never run again since losing.
WE (Americans) make good choices.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
Well John, you have come
September 12, 2008 - 10:10 ET by Clear thinkerWell John, you have come out of the closet and admitted you are not a journalist, but simply a vessel of leftist hate. Here's some encouraging comments from one of your own...
"What you need is some sort of website that provides a central database of deniers. That way, anyone who wants to can check on the denial status of a particular individual.
Maybe this need congressional investigation. Call people before the House Un-Environmental Activities Commission and find out why they think man-made global warming is fake, and who else they know that also denies it. This could be especially effective if you throw AGW deniers in jail, as David Suzuki suggests.”
— Posted by J.
Congrats John, you sure know how to pick sides.
Al Gore vs Gov. Palin and 9-11
Making Fun of AGW http://giovanniworld.wordpress.com/
Nice to see Roberts tell
September 12, 2008 - 10:24 ET by celatorNice to see Roberts tell the truth for once. I suppose he will be demoted now.
The major media report only half the news. Why are they surprised they have only half the potential audience?
Reminds me of that
September 12, 2008 - 11:15 ET by wiwfReminds me of that Animaniacs episode with the Royal Family: "We are not amused!"
The Rocky Mountain Collegian: Illustrating Idiocy
Media: Worse than useless
September 12, 2008 - 11:17 ET by Hooterville DenizenIf McCain/Palin should, by some miracle, win in November, it will be like those fights in movies. You know, the hero walks into a room only to find two thugs who start beating on him from the front and a second guy jumps out from the shadows to break a chair over his back. With a kick to the groin and an elbow to the nose, the hero walks away and tells them to clean up after themselves. Somehow, John and Sarah have to defeat the demtards AND the Igor-media.
Independent Journalists?
September 12, 2008 - 12:50 ET by Tom PaineI hope someone is collecting the sound bites of all these supposedly "independent" journalsts including themselves as part of the democrat party. It would make an entertaining DVD
I remember watching CNN's
September 12, 2008 - 12:54 ET by SmartypantsI remember watching CNN's coverage of the aftermath of the 2000 election debacle, when one of many court rulings had come down which went against Al Gore's side. The CNN reporter (a woman whose name I do not know), standing outside the courthouse looked into the camera and proclaimed, "This is not good news." She did not say it was "not good news for the Gore team." She just said, "This is not good news." So, the so-called impartial media feels it is "not good news" when a court decision is rendered in favor of George W. Bush. Okay.
Reminds me of Olbermann
September 12, 2008 - 13:46 ET by Birch BarlowBefore his demotion, after Bill Clinton's speech at the DNC Keith said, "we were worried (short pause) the Obama camp was worried that Bill Clinton would be booed...".
In the Closet
September 12, 2008 - 22:28 ET by Lee BoggsRoberts opened the door to the liberal closet, from the inside out.
Peter Jennings in 1994...
September 13, 2008 - 02:16 ET by old croFrom the Media Research Center
“Some
thoughts on those angry voters. Ask parents of any two-year-old and
they can tell you about those temper tantrums: the stomping feet, the
rolling eyes, the screaming. It’s clear that the anger controls the
child and not the other way around. It’s the job of the parent to teach
the child to control the anger and channel it in a positive way.
Imagine a nation full of uncontrolled two-year-old rage. The voters had
a temper tantrum last week....Parenting and governing don’t have to be
dirty words: the nation can’t be run by an angry two-year-old.”
— In his daily ABC Radio commentary, November 14, 1994, after Republicans won control of Congress.
Bias from the left, like dirt, has been around a long time.
er,uh...
September 13, 2008 - 14:10 ET by Jaycejohn, i think this is what you wanted to say:
..."they kicked our ass in 2004. do we risk losing to those bastards again, even though we liberals, er, democra..., er, uh, WE... virtually control the media? i, uh, mean, er, i meant to say we... no, no, no, i meant the democratic party, uh, risk losing, er ..." no bias at CNN. all registered "independent", no doubt.
CNN
September 14, 2008 - 22:57 ET by ShazammMaybe he was refering to the turd in his pocket...
FIRE JOHN ROBERTS
September 15, 2008 - 00:44 ET by LimaLimaMikeFoxtrotHe is a democrat operative and not an objective "journalist".
American Pravda
September 15, 2008 - 13:42 ET by cerebralcaveatsThe news is, this is news. Welcome to American Pravda. The biggest outlet, New York Times, which is now correctly, the real Gray Lady. Shes also going belly up, like many Liberal enterprises. Its hard competing in a capalistic society when your a socialist. You just aren't prepared for reality.