Howard Kurtz Gives Jonathan Martin 17 Minutes on CNN Without Asking About 'Cracker Counties'
As NewsBusters reported Tuesday, Politico's Jonathan Martin, while chatting with MSNBC's Chuck Todd, referred to some of Florida as "cracker counties."
Despite the firestorm this created, Howard Kurtz on CNN's Reliable Sources spent seventeen minutes Sunday - almost half of the show when commercials are taken out - with Martin as one of his guests and never said a word about this controversy.
Kurtz, Martin et al discussed how the media handled Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's infamous comment about the "very poor," how the press so badly predicted Donald Trump would endorse Newt Gingrich, Romney's dealings with the New York Times, and President Obama doing a question and answer session with folks via Google Plus.
Yet Kurtz, a media analyst, chose not to address Martin's own racially-charged commotion despite it garnering the attention of the highly-influential TV Newser which asked Wednesday, "Is it Okay to use the Term ‘Cracker’ when describing Florida voters?"
We at NewsBusters asked Martin that very same question Friday.
I guess we and TV Newser are far more curious about this issue than Kurtz.
Did I mention he was a media analyst?
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I think that Martin -at least
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:05pm.
I think that Martin -at least in his own mind, and obviously with the rest of the Copycat Media - has explained to all of us 'folks' the true and proper and historical meaning of the word 'cracker', so there's nothing else left to say.
He has
Submitted by Tugboat Phil on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:25pm.
as you say, explained it in his own mind. I'd better call my kin in West (by God) Virginny and let them know that Martin might try to analyze the "inbred" counties before their Primary....don't get me started!
Hey, my Dad was born and
Submitted by killa37 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 5:34pm.
Hey, my Dad was born and raised in West Virginia - at least when he was a boy - and he was super smart, super ethical, and a really nice guy - and also very straightforward and conservative. I'd say that a lot of these liberals and MSM 'journalists' suffer from more 'incestuous' or 'inbred' tendancies and characteristics than the people they try to portray as such. Just look at the similiarities in their thinking and attitudes and agendas and values - it's incest city!!! As I said - the Copycat Media.
Maybe he was talking about Wisconsin
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:13pm.
You know, cheese and cracker counties, all those Teabagging luddites who voted against the unions.
Kurtz is a laughing-stock in journalism circles
Submitted by WarEagle01 on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 6:26pm.
He sucked at being a journalist, so they give him the "media beat." And he can't even get that right.
Why would we expect a liberal
Submitted by Average_JoeMN on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 9:36pm.
Why would we expect a liberal to be intellectually curious? If it doesn't come from their DNC talking points email they really don't care much about it.
I saw that movie!
Submitted by CO2Maker on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 10:40pm.
I Am Curious Pinko
Cracker Journalist
Submitted by mmilesll on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 12:07am.
Why are we so surprised when the MSM doesn't question a "journalist" who makes a racial slur. Yes, it was a racial slur. First of all, Politico is another left wing rag that doesn't deserve the time to look at and second this idiot that made the remarks is the wingnut he keeps calling others.
How do you NOT ask this yutz that comment?
Submitted by NJRightWinger12 on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 11:36am.
Just like Matt Louser not grilling O'bozo about, well, ANYTHING except to feed Ear Leader punch lines! What a sappy "interview"! Why dont they get a room next time?