If you thought Chris Matthews gets a thrill up his leg when he thinks about Barack Obama, you ain't seen nuttin' yet, for on Christmas Eve, CNN's Bill Schneider practically aired a love letter for the president-elect.
Even worse, after gushing ad nauseum about how Obama is "really sweeping people off their feet" -- with statistics to back up his sick-making adoration, of course! -- Schneider concluded his report by disgracefully stating "the country has just gone through a failed marriage with the current president."
I kid you not.
For those that can stand it, a partial transcript and embedded video follow (h/t NBer talkradio03):
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)SCHNEIDER: When it comes to honeymoons with new presidents, Americans have -- shall we say -- been around the block a few times. But this new guy is really sweeping people off their feet; 82 percent of Americans are happy with the way President-elect Obama is handling his transition. Even 61 percent of Republicans like him and they're the in-laws in this marriage. He is not supposed to be good enough for them.
PAT ROBERTSON, THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NETWORK: I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him, but so help me, he has come in forcefully and intelligently.
SCHNEIDER: Previous honeymoons have been good, but not this good. The public is particularly impressed by Obama's cabinet appointments; 80 percent approve of Obama's so-called team of rivals. BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF THE UNITED STATES: I assembled this team because I am a strong believer in strong personalities and strong opinions.
SCHNEIDER: Obama scoring more than 20 points better on his cabinet picks than President Bush did in 2001. A team of rivals is well and good, but will Obama be a strong leader? He insists he will.
OBAMA: To understand where the vision for change comes from first and foremost, it comes from me.
SCHNEIDER: Do people think that Obama will be tough enough? Apparently they do, nearly half the public expresses a lot of confidence that Obama will provide real leadership. That is more confidence than people felt in President-Elect Bush or Clinton. Obama even scores higher on leadership than President-elect Reagan did when he took office. That is saying something.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SCHNEIDER: It is a bad time. And the country has just gone through a failed marriage with the current president. Obama represents hope, and isn't that what honeymoons are supposed to be about?
Nice job, Bill. You're quite a journalist.
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Oh - come on Noel....
December 25, 2008 - 16:39 ET by Gary HallYou know that Schneider said the same thing when President Bush was coming in to pull us out of the collapsing economy, and the era of the Enron flavored corruption, in late 2000. (got my tongue caught in my cheek there).
Besides, it would seem that the underlying reason behind the seemingly smooth transition of power here, is the fact that it's the Bush administration who prepared for and presented a mapped out transistion process for the incoming Obama Administration. Having felt the difficulty of how poorly the Clinton administration handed it over to the them, the Bush administration has performed more than admirably here. (;~> gary
public is particularly
December 25, 2008 - 16:43 ET by Dan The Man 2public is particularly impressed by Obama's cabinet appointments; 80 percent approve of Obama's so-called team of rivals. and Obama scoring more than 20 points better on his cabinet picks than President Bush did in 2001
These remarks show these people in the MSM are idiots and have no integrety. A President is not measured by popularity or approval but by his actions and legacy as President. This is why Lincoln, Washington and Roosevelt are remembered. Because they did not relyon approval but did what is right.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Obama is an
December 25, 2008 - 17:01 ET by 10ksnookerObammunism waiting to happen. Count on it. Won't even stop at failed marriage.
I really thought showing off the waxed chest was a pure classy move by and infantile person.
PEBO is a bought-and-paid-for marionette. Nothing more.
December 25, 2008 - 17:48 ET by R D HelmThere are enough strings attached to this guy that he might just wind up choking on them.
All he has done to date, other than spend a hell of a lot of someone else's money in keeping much of his unknown past unknown, is to dig up a bunch of Clintonistas, dust them off, wind them up, pat them on the head and point them in the direction of their cabinet posts.
The only thing he has done that even loosely resembles "change" is select a flaming communist for Secretary of Labor, and that is only a slight change from the Clinton years.
Oh, and while proposing "his" version of yet another idiot bailout/stimulus package/vote-buying scheme, or whatever it is his handlers are currently brewing up in some dank Chicago basement, he did happen to mention that deficits don't matter.
Barack Hussein Obama is an untested, unproven rookie who in my humble estimation was in way over his head even as a senator, and all that job really requires is showing up once in a while to cast a yea or nay vote.
Obama couldn't even do that most of the time.
-Dave
Merry Christmas everybody!
This is an eye test. Which
December 25, 2008 - 18:44 ET by ThisnThatThis is an eye test. Which of these three statements is true?
CNN is not biased.
Nor is it run by a band of fools.
Plus, it ranks highest in integrity (just ask anyone -- hell, CNN suppressed bad news about Sadaam just to prevent the U.S. from attacking).
If you answered -- all three, then congragulations! It turns out you don't need those special MSM eyeglasses with that special built-in anti-truth filter. You already have perfect MSM-MSM vision. Please step over to the next line, where your morals and common-sense checkups will be held.
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I couldn't even read the
December 25, 2008 - 19:39 ET by motherbeltI couldn't even read the whole thing, nevermind watch him!
My head really is about to explode.
Schneider's A Twit
December 25, 2008 - 20:06 ET by rammingspeedBill Schneider out-Chris Mathews' Chris Mathews - always has, always will. He is a rope-a-dope chump from the bottom of the barrel, and any news organization that bills him as a journalist is a disgrace.
Please Show Some Respect for Conservative Dr. Bill Scnneider
December 25, 2008 - 20:15 ET by Rush FanI'm joking about the respect part, as I've watched this guy enough to know he is no stinkin' journalist. SORRY. I mean he IS a stinkin' journalist.
But I almost fell over when I read his bio on Wikipedia and discovered that:
Now I know that the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is a conservative think tank.
Again referencing Wikipedia:
"The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research (AEI) is a conservative think tank, founded in 1943...
AEI has emerged as one of the leading architects of the second Bush administration's public policy."
Here is a guy who was a resident fellow at a leading conservative thnk tank, and he comes across quite often now as a Daily KOS liberal. What the hell happened?
The other unfortunate event is one day he will retire from CNN and go back to Harvard to teach his liberal crap.
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Here is a guy who was a
December 25, 2008 - 22:39 ET by JerHere is a guy who was a resident fellow at a leading conservative thnk tank, and he comes across quite often now as a Daily KOS liberal. What the hell happened?
Well, depending on one's point of view, I guess he either learned how to think, or he tanked.
Jer
Jer
December 25, 2008 - 23:23 ET by Noel SheppardJer,
"Well, depending on one's point of view, I guess he either learned how to think, or he tanked."
Exactly what point of view would consider someone going from a leading think tank to becoming a Daily Kos liberal an uptick in thinking other than one possessed by a Daily Kos liberal of course?
I realize this was sarcasm, but I'm just trying to understand its basis. After all, for humor to work, it has to have some foundation in reality or else it's just theatre of the absurd.
Let me throw out another option: Schneider used to be encouraged to think whilst at AEI, but once he got to CNN and was informed that he'd better toe the network's party line if he wanted to stay employed, his cognitive skills became unnecessary and, as a result, vestigial.
Doesn't this seem far more plausible than your alternative? :-) ns
Noel...
December 26, 2008 - 21:31 ET by JerExactly what point of view would consider someone going from a leading think tank to becoming a Daily Kos liberal an uptick in thinking other than one possessed by a Daily Kos liberal of course?
I realize this was sarcasm, but I'm just trying to understand its basis. After all, for humor to work, it has to have some foundation in reality or else it's just theatre of the absurd.
I'm willing to accept "theatre of the absurd". Really, Noel, just frivolous word play. But, I suppose I could argue that the liberal "spin" would include a supposition that Schneider learned to think more cogently and generally arrive at conclusions considered more liberal than his previous philosophical bent would indicate...
while the conservative view would hold that he "tanked", i.e. sold out to his new employer and its putative left-leaning audience.
Even though I tire of the ubiquitous NB canard that "liberals don't think" and therefore believe a little turnabout is fair play, in all honesty I would choose my second [tanking] theory as the more compelling explanation. I could also name a couple of Fox News "liberals" about whom this might also be said. It's a phenomenon akin to animal adaptation.
Jer
No Bill. Not everyone is
December 25, 2008 - 22:13 ET by rbosqueNo Bill. Not everyone is infatuated with politicians that espouse communist views. Get your head out of your @$$.
Apparently being an idiot is a...
December 26, 2008 - 00:01 ET by wnaegele...a resume enhancer for today's media professional.
Noel
December 26, 2008 - 01:54 ET by shawn228"I realize this was sarcasm, but I'm just trying to understand its
basis. After all, for humor to work, it has to have some foundation in
reality or else it's just theatre of the absurd."
Well for about 70 percent of Americans, they were less than happy to be in a marriage that they knew they could not escape for a at least 2 years. They watched their partner charging things on their credit card they could no afford, have their partners ideas like privatazing social security, and bailout plan not approved.
53 percent of Americans walked into a another marriage on a rebound, because they were so hopeful for a change. They are scared and skeptical of this new relationship, but they could not wait to get out of the old one.
He had my vote
let's shine a little light
December 26, 2008 - 11:01 ET by choselife3xOn that analogy.
'Partner charging things on their credit card they could not afford'. Is social program spending a plank in the GOP platform? Hmmmmm. Gee, I thought they were SUPPOSED to be AGAINST big government spending.
Therefore, your complaint against them is that THEY WERE NOT CONSERVATIVE.
Your analogy says that since the first spouse cheated (betrayed a foundational principle of the relationship) the betrayee should leave and go partner up with a spouse who
PROMISES to cheat (spend on gov programs). Make LOTS of sense.
Never would have guessed you were a liberal. ;-)
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
choselife3x
December 26, 2008 - 21:00 ET by shawn228I notice this is the second time in two threads that you use the argument about conservatives not being conservative enough.
So I guess when liberals are attacking traditional marriage and pro-life advocates, they are not being liberal enough to extend their love to them as well?
I'm not talking about if Bush was conservative or not, I was just saying that the simile of a bad marriage between Bush and the American people was not a far reach.
However, I am interested in you telling me how you came up with your simile regarding government programs and promising to cheat.:-)
btw,
Many folks here say I am liberal, in fact I joke about being liberal all the time, but I always try to look at both sides of the coin for everything.
He had my vote
In both threads your main
December 26, 2008 - 22:14 ET by choselife3xIn both threads your main complaint against conservatives was the out-of-control spending they have demonstrated lately.
I am pointing out that big spending is the OPPOSITE of what the GOP is supposed to stand for. Therefore, they are BETRAYING those who vote for them based on the belief that Republicans will be more fiscally restrained than Democrats. (cheating)
Democrats, on the other hand, are openly supportive of more government programs/spending.
So if you walk out on the first spouse (Repubs) because they are spending more than you could afford, why would you then partner up with someone who SAYS he/she is going to spend more? (Democrats)
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
So if you walk out on the
December 26, 2008 - 22:17 ET by R D HelmSo if you walk out on the first spouse (Repubs) because they are
spending more than you could afford, why would you then partner up with
someone who SAYS he/she is going to spend more? (Democrats)
LOL-That is why I ran back to the libertarians. They won't spend squat on anything that isn't provided for in the Constitution. :-)
-Dave
Wow. Wouldn't you love to
December 26, 2008 - 22:23 ET by choselife3xWow. Wouldn't you love to see that budget! I can only dream of a world like that, just what the Founding Fathers envisioned.
In order to be pro-choice, one must first be born. Ah, the irony.
Evening Dave.... It does
December 26, 2008 - 22:51 ET by bigtimerEvening Dave....
It does depend on which Libertarian you are talking about that runs in the party now doesn't it...if you watched the platform and the voting, all the speeches, it definitely depends on who the Libertarian candidate regarding spending they mention besides what's in the Constitution from global warming to abortion.
I know, I watched the whole thing, especially since I used to think I was more in line with the Libertarian party about fifteen or so years ago...they have changed as a whole for the most part as far as I am concerned.
One thing about it though, Baldwin was as close to anybody on the ticket that I really wanted to vote for.
Everything is a mess.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Well, as part of the
December 26, 2008 - 09:59 ET by thebutlerdiditWell, as part of the country that's "marrying" Obama, I want a prenup.
What the hell does this mean?
December 26, 2008 - 10:19 ET by Karin"He is not supposed to be good enough for them."
What does that mean? Does it mean that all Republicans are so disgracefully racist that a black president isn't "good enough" for us? What the hell? I think CNN owes me an apology.
→ Good enough
December 26, 2008 - 10:23 ET by Cool ArrowSchneider wants everyone to know he loved Obama even before Chris Matthews did.
Tired
December 26, 2008 - 11:17 ET by RukusYeah, I figure even Barry will eventually get tired of the constant barrage of panties flying his way. It's been old for a while now.
Gary
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin
→ Tom Jones
December 26, 2008 - 11:19 ET by Cool ArrowCan you see Barry gyrating onstage singing
Here's my question
December 26, 2008 - 10:52 ET by UtherpendWho are all of these Republicans that love Obama so much?? I for one would like to see the survey with the names of these so called Repbs.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you."
→ Film at 11
December 26, 2008 - 11:06 ET by Cool ArrowThose are the "lifelong Republicans" who got some face time and big backslaps from the Media.
A little investigation usually uncovered evidence to the contrary.
Oh Bill, W was
December 26, 2008 - 11:36 ET by Old EuropeOh Bill,
W was apparently so unpopular that he got elected TWICE despite all the crap that the DNC and you, the DNC mouthpieces, had flung at him. Now you're trying to tampetr with history by claiming he was so darn unpopular. Speak for yourselves, you liberal numbnuts. You are the scourges of this world: No common sense and skulls full of mush. Liberalism is a mental disease.
Schneider has been the
December 26, 2008 - 21:42 ET by bigtimerSchneider has been the comedian for CNN for far more than a decade for me, used to be somewhat of a tie between him and Franken (Bob Franken, yep, Al's uncle) until Franken found a new home with msnbc....now it's hands down Schneider...like I have posted over the years, he talks to people like we are all about five years old, you know Romper Room style, right before you are suppose to lay your little sleepy heads down after the words of wisdom from the teacher.
He is really nothing more than a pathetic wanna' be comedian keeping his day job on CNN.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Biased, But Bush Isn't Great
December 26, 2008 - 23:45 ET by BW222The media is still having its love affair with Obama, so I am not surprized the public image is positive.
But, as someone who voted for Bush twice, I honestly believe that no one but the ultimate Bushbot views him as a great president. I credit him with the tax cut and the two Supreme Court appointments. The rest of his tenure was awful: runaway spending, refusal to secure our borders and ports, cowtowing to special interests - home and abroad and presiding over the destruction of the conservative movement and the GOP.
Hopefully I will have the opportunity to vote for a conservative Republican and not a RINO for the first time since 1984. Oh, I pretended this year by holding my finger over McCain's name and pretending I was just voting for Sarah Palin.
BW222
Schneider has a point, but not for the reasons he thinks.
December 27, 2008 - 00:23 ET by R D HelmBush and America was, in fact, somewhat of a failed marriage.
Bush had six years with a republican controlled congress with which he could have done much to avert the coming financial train wreck. I believe that many who voted for him had this in mind.
He could have totally scrapped our current nation-killing, confiscatory tax system (or at least made the attempt), he could have done much to reverse and even eliminate many of the entitlement programs that will soon lead us to financial ruin, and he could have gone a long way in preventing further freedom-killing federal government intrusion into our daily lives.
Instead, he sadly allowed himself to be led around by the nose by not only the RINOs in his own party, but by those sitting across the aisle that comprised the bulk of the other party.
He used the 9/11 attacks to create yet another government bureaucracy, and presided over the doubling in the size and scope of the federal government, which would have brought a tear of joy to the eye of Lyndon Johnson, had he lived to see it.
I still haven't quite figured out why the left hates the man so much, as they got far more from him than they ever did from Bill Clinton.
-Dave
Bush: Worst president in American history - Good Riddance
December 27, 2008 - 14:58 ET by Rush FanOn Lou Dobbs Tonight that aired December 26 Lisa Sylvester, who was substituting for Lou Dobbs, introduced a report by Bill Schneider (on tape) with this introduction:
SYLVESTER: Well the American public has a message for President Bush, it is time to go. A vast majority according to a CNN Opinion Research poll are happy Mr. Bush is leaving, less than a quarter say they'll miss him. Bill Schneider has our report.
And this is a few snippets of the "analysis" CNN's Fair and Balanced Senior Political Analyst had to say about President George W. Bush:
SCHNEIDER: As President Bush prepares to leave office the American public has a
parting thought. Good riddance. At least that's the way three- quarters
feel. Fewer than a quarter say they'll miss President Bush. It's been like a
failed marriage.
SCHNEIDER: But the vast majority of Americans believe he betrayed that
promise. He took a country that was divided under President Clinton and
he divided it worse. Even some conservatives feel betrayed.
SCHNEIDER: Fewer than a third of Americans believe George W. Bush will
go down in history as a good president, 40 percent say he left a poor
legacy. Another 28 percent call Bush the worst president in American
history.
SCHNEIDER: President Bush's job approval rating has been at or below freezing
since the beginning of the year. Where does it stand now? Twenty-seven
percent, one of the lowest ratings for any president, ever.
CNN's summary of President Bush's time in office: - Bad Bad Bad President Bush. Go Home!
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