Howard Kurtz Shocked Dick Morris Toes Republican Line
Howard Kurtz didn't have a good Father's Day.
After being shocked that Republicans would actually prefer Obama jokes over those about Republicans, the "Reliable Sources" host expressed dismay that Fox News analyst Dick Morris would actually toe the GOP's line (video follows with transcript and commentary):
HOWARD KURTZ: One question I always ask about commentators on the left and the right is whether we're getting their unvarnished opinion, or are they toeing some kind of party line? Fox News analyst Dick Morris made clear in a radio interview that he'll throw his support to anyone the GOP puts up, or as conservative host Mike Gallagher put it, whoever the Republicans prop up.
(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP)
DICK MORRIS, FOX NEWS POLITICAL ANALYST: I agree so much with that, Mike. I decided a couple of -- a month or two ago to stop jumping on Mitt Romney.
MIKE GALLAGHER, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: Yes, me too. Me too.
MORRIS: Not because I approve of Romneycare, not because I approve of his flip-flop-flip on abortion, but because I may have to be one of those who carries this guy for a couple of months when he's running against Obama, and I don't want to make my own task harder.
(END AUDIO CLIP)
KURTZ: He may have to carry this guy against Obama. Those are Morris' own words. Talk about falling into line.
Exactly why would this be surprising to a media analyst?
On Kurtz's own network, there are contributors such as Paul Begala and Donna Brazile who do nothing but toe the Democrat Party line every time they're in front of a camera.
Why is it acceptable when they do it on CNN but inappropriate for Morris to do it on Fox?
As I said at the onset, this wasn't one of Kurtz's finer days.
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Well, Morris will support
Submitted by Chris Norman on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 12:16am.
Well, Morris will support a Republican unless he's hired by a Democrat.... :)
as Rumsfeld would say:
Submitted by MidAmerica on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 12:16am.
"As you know, you go into an election with the Republican you have, not the Republican you might want or wish to have at a later time."
Dick Morris!!!!?????
Submitted by Texndoc on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 12:56am.
You can have him, CNN! He is wrong 100 percent of the time. 100 percent. Senator Lazio? President Gore? The 100-plus seat takeover by the (R) in 2010? Hillary vs. Condi (he wrote a book on it) ? All guaranteed by this know-it-all. I saw an interview with O ' Reilly where Bill said "well you're wrong......wrong again......you're wrong on everything tonight!" and Morris wasn't smiling at the end.
Right or wrong, Morris has
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 12:57am.
Right or wrong, Morris has been throwing in with the Republicans for some time, so how up-to-date is this guy Kurtz????
I disagree. Dick Morris is not always correct in his...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:37am.
forecasts, but who is? The answer is nobody. Morris brings intelligence and actual on the job experience to his guest appearances on Fox. I'm always interested in what he has to say. Sometimes I hope he's right and sometimes I hope he's wrong, but I do know this: I know that I am going to get good information from him for free that others, in the political world, pay dearly for.
Well, if anyone should be an authority on "toes"
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 1:12am.
it would be Morris.
http://"Morris managed Bill Clinton's successful 1996 reelection campaign until he was embroiled in a toe-sucking sex scandal with a prostitute. Since then, he has broken ties with the Clintons, and created a cottage industry out of critiquing them in his column in the New York Post and on Fox News.
In the present case, however, I don't know whether to applaud his honesty or denounce his venality.
Jer
Wo wo wo
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 1:48am.
Wo wo wo Jer..............................you got a problem with toe sucking???
Morris turned when Clinton
Submitted by kg on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 3:33am.
Morris turned when Clinton tried to beat the crap out of him. Since then Morris found Democrats leave a bad taste in your mouth.
"DumbAssity of Dope"
Do you think that Monica
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 3:48am.
Do you think that Monica would say the same thing???
"Toeing" the Republican Line
Submitted by MinneMike on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 1:54am.
As it relates to Mr. Morris foot fetish, this would appear to be an unfortunate choice of words.
BTW, does anyone keep track on such things as armed chaired political prognosticators percentage of being right versus being wrong?
Yes, MinneMike...
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:16am.
I saw one online fairly recently. However, even though I'm left-leaning, I am dubious about the accuracy of the results. My recollection is that it ranked Krugman #1.
I'll see if I can track it down tomorrow. Not sure if NB reported on it or not.
Jer
Howard Kurtz, All American jerk
Submitted by NotFondOfLibs on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:02am.
Howard Kurtz is a clown. If this guy is trying to sell himself as an objective journalist, then he ought to get tough on the other clowns at CNN and stop trying to convince people like Dick Morris that he should be objective instead of partisan. Kurtz has never been and never will be an objectivie journalist who takes incompetent nitwits like barack obama to the woodshed.
So you don't think Kurtz was being objective
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:09am.
when he defended Rush Limbaugh? That's surprising.
Jer
I bet this Liberal interloper got his info from the "Daily...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:24am.
Kook", or some other web site only Liberals go to. Liberals hate Rush because he shines the light of truth on them but they are quick to quote or misquote him, as the case may be, in order to serve their snide purposes.
The eternal question
Submitted by KC Mulville on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:14am.
When liberal media hacks accuse others of bias, is it because ...
They always remind me of the "Ten Second Tom" character from Adam Sandler's movie 50 First Dates.
Is this the guy who has a show called "Reliable Sources"?
Submitted by jawebster1 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:19am.
That has to be a joke. He is absolutely clueless. Anybody with any common sense would prefer any Republican running against the absolute worst president we have ever had. Rush said it best. "Elmer Fudd" would make a better president than Obama.
Yeah....excellent show.
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:20am.
Kurtz dishes it out to both sides.
Jer
Somehow I'm not surprised you watch his show. I bet...
Submitted by jawebster1 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 2:28am.
you are one of those Libs who say they watch CNN because they are too embarrassed to admit they prefer MESSNBC.
Devastating logic, Mr. Webster...
Submitted by Jer on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 5:36pm.
to wit: you are not surprised I watch CNN's "Reliable Sources" since I am probably one of those libs who only "say they watch CNN because they are too embarrassed to admit they prefer MESSNBC."
HUH?
I must bow to your superior polemical skills. The "muddy the waters with gibberish" approach is quite effective.
Jer
Kurtz is right,
Submitted by jdhawk on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 3:34am.
Kurtz is right, unfortunately. Morris run a firm that gets people elected. The higher profile the politician, the more fees and the more prestige is garnered by his firm. He knows like we all do that this moderate Republicon, Romney, is the front runner. Morris doesn't want to do anything that might piss him off. He figures, that if this is the annoited one for the Republicons, that he just might get some business thrown his way.
Meanwhile, how are the Republicons that we elected to the House in November 2010 doing in regard to that engrossing topic, the debt ceiling and the 2012 budget aka "Debts of our lives" soap opera? In the most expected outcome possible, the "best hypocritical actor" Oscar winners known as Republicons have caved and according to chief Senate republican sock puppet Mitch McConnell "Congress and the White House could raise the debt limit for a few months while they seek a comprehensive, long-term budget deal." Of course, when the $300 billion or so "temporary" hike which will last the US government for just under two months, we will get another temporary extension, and then another, and so forth, until the current batch of Oscar winners is voted out en masse yet again, only to be replaced with another set of sock puppets, and the posturing and the drama, not to mention the comedy, can begin anew. Luckily the G-Fund will at least get a temporary reprieve until its is plundered again, some time in late August, early September, when the debt ceiling is breached again, and an unmanageable debt load has been resolved through... the issuance of more debt.
Off my DVR
Submitted by guein on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 7:33am.
I finally gave up on Kurtz and removed Reliable Sources from my DVR recording list. After one too many panels that symbolize what's wrong with modern journalism, I just don't care to know his opinion on anything anymore.
On Romney.. again... ACA
Submitted by acaiguana on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 8:20am.
I was listening to the TV yesterday or Saturday and I cannot name the show, but it was FOX.
There was a woman on who looked rather battle hardened and prissy (I think she was an old school establishment Republican - you know the type who despised Reagan but was happy they won).
Her point made several times was that Romney was 'sound'. He was 'solid'.
My instinct told me that she meant, Romney was acceptable to the Establishment.
Sorta like McCain?
Here's the deal. Romney is not a Conservative Republican in the new sense of the word meaning smaller government, less taxes and less power over people's lives.
Romney is a 'deal maker' who will not tackle the real issue of dismantling the Great Society; the redefinition of Government's role in society and the preservation of the individual's freedoms to pursue happiness in America.
Romney might well be another candidate for whom we hold our noses and vote into office; but he will never be 'my' candidate.
I don't like him. I actually never have liked him. And I believe that Donald Duck could beat Obama in 2012 - we do not have to like him nor do we have to nominate him.
ACA
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Quoted from: 'Acaiguana notes from the Underground' (Soon to be at theaters near you)
divide and conquer
Submitted by MidAmerica on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 8:38am.
We need to recognize the Republican Party is composed of two camps and has been since the Goldwater years.
Romney is likely to win because Conservatives are splintered supporting their own various candidates. The establishment candidates will always prevail when the Conservatives keep chasing dreams and wishes as if the Conservatives are the only consideration. If Perry gets in it gets even more hopeless. We need fewer Conservative candidates not more. In fact we need one good one and then we would have a chance.
What we are doing now is having a primary within a primary. We are having a contest to see who will be the Conservative favorite but in the meantime we are actually in the Republican primary and by the time the Conservative candidate is decided on the primaries are over and the establishment candidate has won.
Morris has not will not Toe any line-
Submitted by JIMMY1660 on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 8:50am.
helping get Clinton get two terms and now support conservatives-he knows something is wrong with liberals-Big Time.
Dick Morris
Submitted by Bob K on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 11:39am.
Has always struck me as just another self-promoting D-bag much of the time, like Newt or anyone else getting regular pay as a consultant. He goes which way the wind blows. Since he is on FOX he plays to the audiance much of the time. But he does know a lot about how things work inside the beltway. He has certainly become a lot less partisan since he was thrown under the bus way back when. Toe sucking hookers? Yeah, pretty freaky. But he was not elected and compare that to Clintons antics.
Sadly he's right
Submitted by russedav on Mon, 06/20/2011 - 4:07pm.
The sad, hard fact is that anyone who supports a Mormon fool like Romney is a treasonous antiAmeircan bigot. If most people weren't incompetent historical and especially Biblically illiterate incompetents they'd know that no responsible American who knows the Christian nation our Founders founded can do anything but oppose him, but in view of that rank, gross illiteracy and incompetence, he may well be approved, which is why I'm too intelligent to be in the GOP, rather I'm a thinking and informed, independent Protestant Christian under God the Founders wanted versus political parties that were a later and regrettable accretion that has only harmed the Christian land they founded.