"Nightline" co-anchor Terry Moran gave an interview on Friday to the Media Bistro's "Morning Media Menu" podcast and compared Barack Obama to George Washington. Talking to host and editor Steve Krakauer, Moran gushed, "I like to say that, in some ways, Barack Obama is the first President since George Washington to be taking a step down into the Oval Office." (For those who have forgotten, George Washington defeated the strongest military power in the world. Barack Obama was a community organizer.) [Full interview audio available here.]
Moran continued, "I mean, from visionary leader of a giant movement, now he's got an executive position that he has to perform in, in a way." [MP3 audio of just this answer, 26 seconds]
On his Twitter page later, the ABC journalist attempted to explain his over-the-top comparison. Moran, who can be seen in the above file photo, contended, "I said like only Washington, Obama came to office as more than a politician, a visionary leader for many. Now 's he's got a job."
And while Moran seemed to link Obama to Washington, a man that many consider the greatest president ever, he still found time to critique other journalists. Speaking of Matt Lauer's pre-Super Bowl interview with the President, he described the NBC host's tone as "kind of, 'Hey, it must be neat to be president.'" Moran derided, "Which to me struck kind of an off-note, because you know, now he is President, and there is a necessary bit of distance there, which I detected."
Co-host Glynnis MacNicol, also an editor at Media Bistro, asked the "Nightline" anchor about journalists who have gone to work for the Obama administration and whether they're in the pocket of the Obama. Moran admitted, "I don't think its any secret, and it hasn't been for 30 plus years, that journalists in their personal views at the national level tend to be more liberal than the rest of America. And I think that every poll has basically shown that."
Moran then added that he didn't think this bias skewed coverage in the President's favor. Predicably, he offered up a common journalist canard about the Iraq war: "Many people said that the coverage of the run-up to the Iraq war was skewed to the right, rather than the left." In fact, as a study by the Media Research Center found, the media, and ABC in particular, was extremely negative and critical of the Bush's motives for going to war in Iraq.
[A special thanks to MRC intern Mike Sargent for transcribing the podcast.]
A partial transcript of the podcast interview follows:
Mediabistro.com's Morning Media Menu
2/20/2009
STEVE KRAKAUER: I want to talk about another issue, just sort of the campaign and covering Barack Obama. You know, you were on the campaign trail covering the President, interviewed him several times before he was elected, and since have sort of gone back on this trail of sorts as he tries to sell the stimulus plan around the country. And interviewed him as well last week. What do you see as the difference in coverage that he's getting since he's been in office?
TERRY MORAN: Well, now he's got the job. I like to say that, in some ways, Barack Obama is the first President since George Washington to be taking a step down into the Oval Office. I mean, from visionary leader of a giant movement, now he's got an executive position that he has to perform in, in a way. And I think that the coverage reflects that. How does he do? Uh, how does he do navigating the shoals of politics in Washington and Congress? How does he do formulating actual policy, as opposed to articulating ideals? And do we like that policy? Will it work? So he's getting more regular scrutiny, as is necessary. I also think that there's something in the White House Press Corps, which is healthy, where you're judged by your peers, to some extent, on how tough you can be. How sharp your questions are, how aggressive your coverage is, that's the standard for success among White House reporters. And I think he's essentially learning, for many White House reporters, they wake up every morning thinking 'How do I take a pound of flesh out of the President today?' And all that is healthy.
KRAKAUER: Wow. All right. When you interviewed the President last week, and you actually, also, another Twitter reference here, you tweeted about what the first question should be, what you should ask him, and (NOISE) I'm sort of thinking about this here, how did you see his demeanor, was it the same as when you've interviewed him in the past?
MORAN: Well, he had just walked out of a big rally, so he was pumped. So, that was similar. But I think there's no question that the office changes a person, and ought to. I get a sense of distance there. I think for a lot of reporters that covered him, he's a very informal man by his nature, relaxed, friendly like a lot of politicians, and I think that bred a kind of familiarity in interviews. You saw that in some ways in Matt Lauer's Super Bowl interview, that still kind of, 'Hey, it must be neat to be president.' Which to me struck kind of an off-note, because you know, now he is President, and there is a necessary bit of distance there, which I detected. He's still a genial, friendly person, but I would say that the responsibility of office removes him from being someone you can shoot the bull with, necessarily, to something else. It wasn't a huge change, I would say. I actually think that George Bush changed a lot more by the end of his presidency than Obama has so far, but yeah, there's a bit of a change.
KRAKAUER: We've got time.
GLYNNIS MACNICOL: It's strange, the blanket coverage he's getting. He's actually only been in office for less than a month, or a month today, I guess.
KRAKAUER: Yeah, a month
MACNICOL: Yeah, a month today. We've been talking a lot this week about a lot of journalists decamping to work for the administration, and a number of people have commented on that, as being a sign that Obama has the media in his pocket. I'm wondering if you think that's what it is, or if it has more to do with the terrible economy and the pain that the media industry is suffering right now?
MORAN: Well, I think it's both economic and ideological. I don't think its any secret, and it hasn't been for 30 plus years, that journalists in their personal views at the national level tend to be more liberal than the rest of America. And I think that every poll has basically shown that. I don't think that means that their coverage has necessarily been skewed. Many people said that the coverage of the run-up to the Iraq war was skewed to the right, rather than the left. And the way Bill Clinton was covered, I don't think betokens a liberal bias, necessarily. So, the one doesn't necessarily follow the other, but I think it's hard for journalists to deny, that on many social issues certainly, we tend to be more liberal. That said, I don't think Obama's going to get a pass as President, no President does, or should, as we talked about earlier. He'll get a good grilling, a good going-over. And then the economics of it, as you pointed out. This is a very, very uncertain time if you're in the journalism business. You know, what comes next? And I think a lot of people are trying to add another dimension into their career, and serve the country, let's remember that. You know, It is public service, something that is honorable and a great adventure. So I think all those things are a part of what you're seeing.
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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Keep drinking the kool-aid
February 20, 2009 - 16:00 ET by Clear thinkerKeep drinking the kool-aid and you will have all kinds of VISIONS!
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Wow, if I had to rank order
February 20, 2009 - 17:00 ET by BDWow, if I had to rank order presidents according to impact, I would have to put Obama somehere behind either Buchanon or Chester A Arthur....
I woul dnot be able to compare him to Lincoln, Washington, or Reagan in a positive light.
Anyone who can is high..
Be fair, BD
February 20, 2009 - 18:00 ET by Indiana JoeI think it's a leetle early to be comparing him to anyone at all, good or bad.
Besides, when it comes to "impact," single-handedly screwing up the biggest economy in the world....
Now THAT'S "impact!"
;^D
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." - The Who
Well, from the scant data we
February 20, 2009 - 18:20 ET by BDWell, from the scant data we have received, some conclusions can be made.
Oh, I agree, the prognosis
February 21, 2009 - 02:31 ET by Indiana JoeOh, I agree, the prognosis is extremely poor. But I have the sinking feeling that we ain't seen nothin' yet!
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." - The Who
You are correct, with a
February 21, 2009 - 09:00 ET by BDYou are correct, with a little bit of effort, Obama might be able to drop behind Carter into last place. Must be a comfort to Jimmuh to see someone worse coming in to elevate him from the basement.
30 days!! 30 days!! 30 days!! 30 days!! 30 days!!
February 21, 2009 - 12:44 ET by Miket53Miket53 http://mtaricani.blogspot.com/
Why is everyone ranking Obama and comparing him to all the presidents? The guy has been prez for 30 days!@! He hasn't done anything yet other than rush a bill through congress and take a long weekend vacation....all in 30 days so yeah...let's make him God!!!
I've lived through 7 presidents that I can remember and NEVER has there been so much talk of comaring one of them to past presidents on 30 days of history. And if you want to take into account his previous experience...you can't except for a few years in government where he was the ultimate Liberal-anti American.
Mike
February 21, 2009 - 12:48 ET by botgperhaps they know that in 365 days they won't be able to continue the coverup?
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→ 365 days!
February 21, 2009 - 12:51 ET by Cool ArrowGiven the DOW's trajectory over the last 30 days, do we have 335 days left?
At this point in our
February 21, 2009 - 09:18 ET by Wildcatter1980At this point in our history, a truly visionary leader is the one who insists that the proper course of action is for the government to step back and led the marketplace figure this mess out. It was government meddling and intervention that has brought us to where we are. It is time for the government to get the h*ll out of economy's way and let it function the way it should.
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In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem. From time to time we've been tempted to believe that society has become too complex to be managed by self-rule, that government by an elite group is superior to government for, by, and of the people. Well, if no one among us is capable of governing himself, then who among us has the capacity to govern someone else? All of us together, in and out of government, must bear the burden. The solutions we seek must be equitable, with no one group singled out to pay a higher price. - Ronald Reagan from his first inaugural address
Terry Morgan is right, in a
February 20, 2009 - 16:05 ET by SpaceManSpiffTerry Morgan is right, in a loosy-goosy sort of way. Personally, I'd compare him to visionaries like Hitler, Mao, and Stalin. All controlling, deceptive, power mongers.
Moran continued, "I mean,
February 20, 2009 - 16:19 ET by rimskyMoran continued, "I mean, from visionary leader of a giant movement, now he's got an executive position that he has to perform in, in a way."
That "giant movement" would be the flushing of our country down the toilet of socialism, right? That what you mean, Terry? In a way?
Hey Terry, Barack had a job!!
February 20, 2009 - 16:21 ET by IamTinmanHey Terry, Barack had a job, in the Illinois legislature. He didn't do that job (unless voting present 134 times counts). Instead he ran for the Senate where he got another job. He didn't do that job either, just started running for President.
Now he's president and there's only one job left to run for. Unfortunately the present occupant is unlikely to give it up and I'm pretty sure there aren't any term limits up there.
And, don't you remember, Barack Obama
February 21, 2009 - 21:11 ET by Cape Conservativegave as his 'credentials' when asked about his qualifications to be president, the fact that he had run a successful campaign! That is all he knows how to do...and is continuing to do - all to the demise of our wonderful country!
Iamtinman - I agree with your entire post - except for the last sentence - I do believe THAT job is ABOVE his pay grade ;-)
P.S. As a leftie myself, (who writes correctly) I wish the television cameras would STOP filming his signing bills - he twists himself into a pretzel and does NOT look very presidential in so doing!
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Desperation
February 20, 2009 - 16:22 ET by slickwillie2001There are only a few positions for old media whores left in the Obammy administration; sounds like tm is getting desperate.
Media Whores
February 21, 2009 - 09:23 ET by Sergeant ROCKI suspect that Moran would like to top Monica Lewinsky in both story and talent.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
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" I like to say that, in
February 20, 2009 - 16:26 ET by Texasteacher" I like to say that, in some ways, Barack Obama is the first
President since George Washington to be taking a step down into the
Oval Office."
Yes, he had to take a "step down" from being a no-name "community organizer". What, do they think this obama loser is Jesus or something???
"I don't think its any secret and it hasn't been for 30 plus years
that journalists in their personal views at the national level tend to
be more liberal than the rest of America"
Holy crap stop the presses!!!! I thought we were told journalists were "un-biased"
"And the way Bill Clinton was covered, I don't think betokens a liberal bias, necessarily"
The fact that clinton can still show his face in public (and is treated like a democrap rockstar) after being impeached is a good example of liberal bias.
"That said, I don't think Obama's going to get a pass as President,
no President does, or should, as we talked about earlier. He'll get a
good grilling, a good going-over."
He already got his pass during the campaign (someone really should tell obama that the campaign is over - time to grow a pair and start leading), bill clinton and jimmy carter got big-time passes, AND THE F***ING TIME TO GIVE HIM A GOOD GRILLING/GOING-OVER WAS THE DAMN CAMPAIGN, WHERE YOU AND YOUR MEDIA WHORE FRIENDS WERE TOO BUSY DROOLING OVER HIM TO GIVE A S*** ABOUT HIS BACKWARDS-A** SOCIALIST POLICIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
terry moron is nothing but a cross-eyed retard disgrace of a person.
obama's notion of bi-partisanship is telling conservatives to shut up and do what he wants.
TT - You said it! AMEN!
February 21, 2009 - 21:13 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
TT ... I Second CC!
February 21, 2009 - 21:18 ET by bigtimerTT ...
I Second CC!
Moran the Moron Strikes Again
February 20, 2009 - 16:33 ET by Pilgrim1949Step down?
I suppose, from the airy heights of the Mt. Olympus columned platform down to the pedestrian duties of Head of State of the most powerful and influential nation on Earth, yeah, I suppose Obama continually rues the day he agreed to pursue this thankless job.
Yup, after the headiness of distributing millions of dollars to accomplish nothing at all of measurable success in the depths of Chicago's organized communities, it's a let down to be distributing trillions of dollars in the likely expectation of similar stellar results.
Translation below...
February 20, 2009 - 16:40 ET by c5thenUh...OK.. I give up on this one. I have no clue what he is trying to say here. There was no Oval Office for G. Washington. He spent both terms in NY City. It was unanimously understood that the position of (the first ever) President of the United States was going to be the hardest job ever in history.
He (Obama) used to be a community organizer, then a State senator and then a US Senator (what friggin' 'giant movement is Moran talking about?). Now he has a real job in which he actually has to DO something. The "in a away" I suspect signifies that Moran doesn't care what exactly he does, anything will be just fine with him.
OK, these two sentences (and I use that term loosley) show that it's a shame that Terry Moran still has his job.
Hey, I got the wrong "CHANGE"!
Alan Keyes / Sarah Palin - 2012
Journalism is public
February 20, 2009 - 16:55 ET by SickofLibsJournalism is public service, honorable, serving the country?
Is this puffed up jerk putting himself and his pals on par with say, serving in the military?
Matthews had the same sentiment - it's part of my job. I reject his ridiculous notion entirely - just do your damn job - reporting the truth - and don't serve me or the country.
All this tells me is Moran
February 20, 2009 - 16:54 ET by ConservativeRexAll this tells me is Moran knows neither George Washington or Obami.
George Washington never did dream of taking the power away from the states and federalizing all of it.
To even put Obami in the same sentence as George Washington is an..pardon the pun..obamination.
Wsahington didn't even want
February 20, 2009 - 16:56 ET by SickofLibsWsahington didn't even want the job, but grudgingly accepted.
Terry Moron
February 20, 2009 - 16:57 ET by QueenMumOne big difference between George Washington and Pres. Obama is that Obama would gladly agree to being king if the offer were made. George Washington refused. Washington knew what it would take to establish a free country and what his role should be as its leader. Besides, Obama is a candy-a** in comparison to Washington. I doubt he'd survive the sort of rigors that Washington endured.
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QM - Right on - can't you just see a picture
February 21, 2009 - 21:16 ET by Cape Conservativeof Obama on horseback leading the troops??? Or Obama in the troop ship crossing the Potomac???
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
CC... You have me
February 21, 2009 - 21:22 ET by bigtimerCC...
You have me laughing just attempting to picture either of these scenes...
Hey, but we cannot forget, O Walks on Water!
bt - did you see the cartoon last week of
February 21, 2009 - 21:37 ET by Cape Conservative'the one' walking on water (Reflection Pool) toward the Washington Monument? Oh yes...we are doomed, indeed!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Moran remains delusional. He was dead wrong about the Duke...
February 20, 2009 - 16:58 ET by ThalpyMoran remains delusional. He was dead wrong about the Duke lacrosse team members' guilt and he is wrong about his lord and savior, Obama.
Voting "Present"....
February 20, 2009 - 17:03 ET by Prester John...was not an option at Long Island, Valley Forge, Trenton, Princeton, Brandywine, Yorktown, the almost officer's revolt, the Constitutional Convention.......
Moran = moron
February 20, 2009 - 17:09 ET by GalvanicOnly a fool like Moran can make statements like these . . .
TERRY MORAN: Well, now he's got the job. I like to say that, in some ways, Barack Obama is the first President since George Washington to be taking a step down into the Oval Office. I mean, from visionary leader of a giant movement, now he's got an executive position that he has to perform in,
Visionary leader of a giant movement?! WTF?! He was a popular politician who won the Presidency -- that's all! Nothing Obama was or has ever accomplished even approaches the Presidency.
TERRY MORAN: And the way Bill Clinton was covered, I don't think betokens a liberal bias, necessarily.
The MSM spewed out the White House talking points to a tee. Rather, Brokaw, and ilk used the same phrases on the same day that Begala, Carville, and Podesta uttered them.
Proof is the fact that even today, the MSM maintains that the investigation into the Lewinsly scandal was all about sex. Actually, it was about whether the Chief Law Enforcement officer of the US (Clinton) could break the law by lying under oath (Which he did).
This is a very, very
February 20, 2009 - 17:21 ET by MidAmericaThis is a very, very uncertain time if you're in the journalism business. You know, what comes next? And I think a lot of people are trying to add another dimension into their career, and serve the country, let's remember that.
Maybe that's Moron's angle. In case the 'journalism' thing doesn't work out and he needs a job he's blowing kisses to obama because he would glady become a loyal foot soldier in the obama administration.
MA - "in case the journalism thingy doesn't
February 21, 2009 - 21:19 ET by Cape Conservativework out" - hopefully by 2010 there will be FAR FEWER 'journalists' bothering us with their 'service'!!!!! I don't believe there will be enough openings in DC to accommodate them all ;-)
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Massive Movement?
February 20, 2009 - 17:25 ET by Copperhead RidgeObama was the leader of a "massive movement"? What? That massive movement resulted in only 52% of the vote. How massive is that?
Oh, yeah. "Massive movement" can have two meanings.
Massive Movement = A C O R N illegal activities!
February 21, 2009 - 21:20 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Hey Moran.......why dont...
February 20, 2009 - 17:38 ET by BEGRUNTjust drop to your knees and do what you always have wanted to do to Obama........
"Blago got in touch with his inner dirt bag"
Dennis Miller
BEG,
February 20, 2009 - 18:09 ET by R D HelmLOL-I was thinking the same thing.
-Dave
Our clueless political leaders are about to drive us all over a cliff. The time to HITM is now-before we go over.
"I said like only
February 20, 2009 - 18:04 ET by Indiana Joe"I said like only Washington, Obama came to office as more than a politician, a visionary leader for many. Now 's he's got a job."
Hey, Washington had a job before he became President, even before he fought the war.
He was a farmer. He actually produced something!
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss..." - The Who
If ...
February 20, 2009 - 18:04 ET by mytwocentsIf Terry Moran had a "massive movement" -- there would be absolutely nothing left!!
What they mean is that the
February 20, 2009 - 18:06 ET by SlicksterWhat they mean is that the teleprompter messiah isn't digging this whole work and be held accountable thing. He misses the days of voting present and then going home.
So far he's being pretty successful at hiding behind
February 22, 2009 - 19:34 ET by Cape Conservativehis staff - letting his press secretary release the additional troops to Afghanistan info, signing bills with no Congressmen/women around (hey, it keeps the pen count up) and generally just being out of town - you know, fiddling while Rome is burning kind of stuff.
I guess living in the White House stinks - it doesn't appear he wants to stay around much. By the way...I wonder how the 'dog' situation is coming along. Oh, I forgot, he 'promised' his daughters they would get one - and he hasn't been keeping any of his promises to the American citizens so why should he break his record with them?
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Damn, I'm outta barf bags
February 20, 2009 - 18:08 ET by R D HelmAgain.
Is Moran mentally ill? How could anyone not thus afflicted say that moving from a bullhorn-toting community agitator to the presidency is a step down?
-Dave
Our clueless political leaders are about to drive us all over a cliff. The time to HITM is now-before we go over.
A member of the msm, that's who ;-)
February 21, 2009 - 21:21 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
come on, "skewed to the right"????
February 20, 2009 - 18:35 ET by kmkirklandMoran admits that most in the media are liberal (which we already knew)...if that is the case then how is it possible that the coverage of the Iraq war, and Bill Clinton was "skewed to the right." why would liberal journalists have conservative bias?
Then Resign.
February 20, 2009 - 19:01 ET by iveseenitallMoran is right. He's absolutely right. He's so right. Barry is too good for the presidency. He must find another job. In fact Barry, Joe, Nancy and the rest of the "liberals" are just too great for the jobs they have. They should all resign immediately and start their own chuch in Hawaii--on top of an active volcano!
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
after all, they will be bringing their own messiah!
February 21, 2009 - 21:22 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
What in the hell is wrong with these people?!?!?
February 20, 2009 - 18:53 ET by xyzzypoofsI mean, the libs in the 90's were nutty as a fruitcake, but this new century batch is absolutely unbelievably insane!
Excellent question! To
February 20, 2009 - 19:02 ET by Clear thinkerExcellent question!
To answer you in the shortest form possible, here goes... "They breed"!
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Don't give 'em an inch
February 20, 2009 - 19:13 ET by iveseenitallxyzzypoofs;
You are so right. If you give the "liberals" an inch, they take a mile. But they don't stop there, as is being proved evey day with this welfare bill they call a "stimulus". "Liberalism" truly is a mental disease.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
isia... A mental disease
February 20, 2009 - 19:16 ET by bigtimerisia...
A mental disease with power...
Unfortunately.
Hopefully, they will self-destruct...with enough rope./
For Obama, Presidency Is a 'Step Down'?
February 20, 2009 - 19:28 ET by locomotivebreath1901HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAUWK AAKKK TOO-EY!
'Scuse me.
Yup, those Jr. senator/community organiser jobs are the crème de la crème for high rollin' power suits on the global stage.
So, this Terry Moran guy. Does he have 'i heart bho' embroidered on his knee pads??
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Loco, Of course it's a
February 20, 2009 - 19:37 ET by Trix RabbitLoco,
Of course it's a step down. The great Obamatron, the Shahinshah Himself, has condescended to leave much holier spheres and live amongst us proles and plebes in order for Him to save us from ourselves.
And in His great mercy, he shall leave us poorer, weaker, co-dependent, and yet equal. Ain't it grand?
For the MSM: In your pomp and all your glory, you're a poorer man than me. As you lick the boots of death born out of fear.
Ian Anderson "Wind up"
Worse than "The Tingle"
February 20, 2009 - 20:13 ET by mbs6These comments by Moran make Matthews' tingle proclamation seem reasonable. I think Moran is guilty of idol worship. Obama is, quite literally, a cult leader. I think Savage may be right: this type of thinking is the result of illicit drug use.
*GAG ME*
February 20, 2009 - 20:16 ET by MotherAre you sure this guy's name wasn't "MORON"?
It amazes me how may people STILL treat Zero the dirty Chicago politics cretin as if he's some kind of LEADER of ANYTHING. The '0' is a SHAM-artist at best and an outright evil, socialist, America hating, freedom destroying usurper at worst.
*mumbles angrily to self*
Liberalism is a mental and spiritual disease. You must . . .
February 20, 2009 - 22:51 ET by CKA in Red State USA. . . remember that.
The Obamapods sold their souls to the devil for him.
We certainly saw the lack of intelligence in
February 21, 2009 - 21:27 ET by Cape Conservativethe televised interviews of Obama supporters! May they all soon be held accountable for their ignorance by the devil himself!
I wonder how that gal is doing - has Obama filled her car with gas every week - and paid her mortgage this month???? It is hard to believe anyone could be THAT STUPID! But along comes supposedly educated Terry Moran, and proves me wrong - he is even MORE STUPID!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
That said, I don't think
February 20, 2009 - 22:01 ET by GregEThat said, I don't think Obama's going to get a pass as President, no President does, or should, as we talked about earlier. He'll get a good grilling, a good going-over.
BLAHAHHAAHAHAA, thats good Terry, what else ya got for us?
"Obama" and "Step Down" in the same sentence?
February 20, 2009 - 22:20 ET by Free StinkerWow! The MSM is allowed to use the words "Obama" and "Step Down" in the same sentence?
Maybe this was written by an ally of the Clintons ? ;-)
"Gov. Palin has been subjected to one of the most massive and dishonest pile-on smear attacks in the history of liberal media." -- Lowell Ponte
When Maron
February 20, 2009 - 22:47 ET by afuelwent libtard it was a sudden thing. He cracked so quick it couldn't have been from drinking the kool aid he must have received an inoculation injection. Something happened to this socalled journalist while covering some military action several years ago. The transformaiton has been startling.
No Representation in NorCal
af - No Representation in MA, either!
February 21, 2009 - 21:28 ET by Cape ConservativeIt is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
With respect to buffoons and idiots . . .
February 20, 2009 - 22:49 ET by CKA in Red State USAMoran and Obama are both.
It's become more frightening to see and hear people like Moran make such over-the-edge, hyperbolic statements.
As for Obama being a visionary leader? Yes, Mr. Most-Liberal-in-Senate, Follow-the-Polls, Vote "Present" Obama is one serious visionary.
Hope and Change have turned out to be a return to McGovern and Carter, and a setback of racial relations of decades--as well as further cultural and gender divides in America.
His only vision is one of destroying America and capitalism, dreams implanted and nurtured in him through his father and mother, both socialists/Marxists, and Obama's Marxist friends and mentors.
This pathological megalomaniac won't be satisifed until he gets even with America, a country he really hates and whose people he dismisses as inferior to him.
Excuse me, but I have to barf
February 20, 2009 - 23:19 ET by sccExcuse me, but I have to barf now. You mean to tell me that this moron ( Moran ) thinks that from voting present to President is a step down.
George Wasington was a visionary and one of the Founding Farthers of this STILL GREAT NATION. President Obama is no more then a sheep herder.
You owe an apology to shepherds.
February 21, 2009 - 02:50 ET by CKA in Red State USAObama's forte is smoke and mirrors, though he's scripted. But you know, we know that.
At best, he's a clownish puppet, though one who really hates America and its people.
With Moran and those of his intellectual and emotional distress, you wonder how it happened that they could compare a creature from the Chicago political cesspool to men such as Washington and Lincoln.
Oh, wait: Obama's said the Constitution is flawed. That must mean that he's better than Washington.
And as for Lincoln, Obama started the hype of comparison to Mr. Lincoln.
I guess if you've no identity of your own, why not pick someone like Lincoln.
For certain, had he picked Karl Marx or Malcolm X or Louis Farrakhan or some others of their ilk, he'd still be a community organizer.
Smelly Moran
February 20, 2009 - 23:21 ET by TN MomThis is a very, very uncertain time if you're in the journalism business. You know, what comes next? And I think a lot of people are trying to add another dimension into their career
so they are sucking up to the obama administration/dems and attacking conversatives.
ABC's Terry Moran has stepped in something stinky and it's coming out his eyeballs.
Massive Movement
February 20, 2009 - 23:35 ET by sccMassive Movement !!!!! I now am glad that the Porkulas bill has so much money for the DC sewer system. There may be many more to come. They better get started right away before it overtakes them.
scc... Well, come on
February 20, 2009 - 23:46 ET by bigtimerscc...
Well, come on now, you know they are going to halt this as long as possibble, stutter along here and there...just a few will slip in to say the program is in progress, have a few hearings, and give it the GO, Thumbs Up...big-time!
As congress adds a million here, a billion there... of our money...you know, WE the PEOPLE!
Yeah, they'll get started alright....at a snails pace.
bigtimer
February 21, 2009 - 13:23 ET by sccI was kind of being snarkey with my comment here. What I was trying to say is that the DC sewer system should get ready for all the s**t that will come out of this White House.
If you think this Terry
February 20, 2009 - 23:48 ET by fitzfongIf you think this Terry Moran musing was obnoxious and nauseating, remember this gem? This guy is a friggin' disgrace.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
ff - And now we can understand why the
February 21, 2009 - 21:31 ET by Cape Conservativepresident immediately returned the Churchill bust to Britain!
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." -Winston Churchill
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Con man
February 21, 2009 - 01:52 ET by nkviking75Moran continued, "I mean, from visionary leader of a giant movement, now he's got an executive position that he has to perform in, in a way." On his Twitter page later, the ABC journalist attempted to explain his over-the-top comparison. Moran, who can be seen in the above file photo, contended, "I said like only Washington, Obama came to office as more than a politician, a visionary leader for many. Now 's he's got a job."
How do two one word slogans, "Hope" and "Change", make you a visionary? Obama sucked in a great many gullible people who failed to demand any substance from him, and many of whom were voting on race alone. Now he has to deliver. If he had any sense, he'd be scared out of his mind because some of the sheep who elected him will see through him.
Obama has risen to the level of one of the greatest con men of all time.
When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.
Terry MORON!
February 21, 2009 - 06:46 ET by GeneralAlTerry MORON is the sorriest escuse for a journalist with the exception of Keith "Over the Top" Olberman. I've listened to him make reports in the past and it was always ladened with opinions and if any facts were presented, they were distorted. I'm glad my journey on this earth is coming down to the final stretch. I still believe that Obama is the Anti-Christ and the real Messiah will soon return to clean up the mess created on this earth by the intellectual jack asses such as Moron and Obamessiah!
GA - agree - growing up in the 50s was the best
February 22, 2009 - 19:40 ET by Cape Conservativeof times - wouldn't trade it for the world. A time where one's character mattered! I'm ready any time He wants me!
It is no dishonor to be in a minority in the cause of liberty and virtue. ~ Sam Adams
Step Down
February 21, 2009 - 10:04 ET by TigerMaybe Obama would rather step aside and quit stepping on us.
Obama
February 21, 2009 - 11:13 ET by jessieHJessie R. Hamby When the president starts to believe what the press call him, "the mesia" then GOD help us all.
Moran is an Embarrassment
February 21, 2009 - 13:15 ET by RogerCfromSDSomeone, please, take this guy's press card away. His proclamations about Obama being too good for the presidency are simply embarrassing. Don't the leftists in the media have any self-respect left?
A nation cannot be free without a free, unbiased media. We are not free.
"stepping down" and out with Terry Moran
February 21, 2009 - 17:55 ET by metaphorsbwithuJournalism for a long time has devolved into telling the media's story rather than "the actual" story, or the story the subject is trying to get across.
In the case of Barack Obama, both subject and story teller are finally, happily for each, on the same page.
The next big question may very well be, "When President Obama walks on water, do the soles of his feet get wet?"
metaphorsbwithu
Speaking of a giant
February 21, 2009 - 19:18 ET by grevalSpeaking of a giant movement...
This sychophancy is an assault upon the senses. It's starting to "pile up". Obama has stepped down into the presidency? We've stepped down into something alright.
What a crock
February 21, 2009 - 23:39 ET by RD KingWhen you are already lower than a snakes belly the only way to go is up, unless your slothful and lazy and like to mire in the mud and have it given to you kinda like AA or welfare, yep that sounds like obama to me.
If you change a word or two, Moran is right
February 22, 2009 - 07:57 ET by ChrisMillsObama should step down from the presidency. Or he could have said that Obama took the presidency a step down. Either way...
Break it down, Terry.
February 22, 2009 - 12:31 ET by CobraManTerry, I don't know if you even realize it, but you just told everyone that Obama NEVER ACTUALLY PERFORMED in ether of his roles as "visionary leader" in community service or in his political positions. You just told everyone that, thanks to the Presidency, Obama now has to perform!
Good luck on that Obama press staff job, Terry. By telling us that this is the first time Obama has had to actually perform, you blew it, big time!
The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities
of Citizens in the several States.
The US Constitution
Unless you're a fetus.
The US Supreme Court
gotta hand it to liberals/socialists
February 22, 2009 - 13:59 ET by sawing battathey have created an entire culture and control the key institutions that believes and enforces this anti capitalist policy:
Keep 'em dumb: a generation of the nation has been indocrinated into liberalism via their schools' teachers who never instilled the critical reasoning skills or basic history lessons to question IF central planning is or has ever been the best model of government.
Control and reinforce the message: the press - like this sychophant Moran are the enforcers. it is beyond belief how far gone the Press has gone and there doesnt appear to be any slowing them down....the Presidency of the United States is "step down"?...breathtaking.
Squelch Dissent: Fairness Doctrine, anyone?
Get 'em Dependent: enter "stimulus" bill on top of decades of transfer payments...
men and women who fought and died to keep socialism off our shores must be rolling over in their graves as half the nation "freely" voted to usher it all back in...
who needs the global warming hoax to dilute capitalism as a means of global "fairness"...obama, Soros, et al have achieved more in 18 mos than what al gore could in 18 years....pretty impressive albeit in a sick sort of way.
No wonder Moran thinks the Presidency of the United States is a "step down"
President of the Harvard Law Review: Impressive
First Black President of the United States: Historic
Passing the largest ever payolla bill: Priceless, literally.
Being the guy who oversees the dismantling of the free market capitalist system and still has half the country cheering for him: "A step down"
gotta hand it to them...
"I like to say that, in
February 22, 2009 - 21:37 ET by astonrickenbach"I like to say that, in some ways, Barack Obama is the first
President since George Washington to be taking a step down into the
Oval Office. I mean, from visionary leader of a giant movement, now
he's got an executive position that he has to perform in, in a way"
LOL. Say you interview a guy for a job and ask him what he can do and he says "I'm more of an idea guy, a visionary if you will."
Would you hire him?
Is this guy saying that it is almost beneath him to do the work in a job he campaigned to try and win?
"now
he's got an executive position that he has to perform in, in a way"
In my mind he needs to perform and not just "in a way".
moran
February 23, 2009 - 11:06 ET by east tennessee johnThe only press person I detest more than KO the JO is Moran. He sure took some hunks out of Bush, that arrogant little punk. So Sgt. Schultz is going to get a "good Grilling". If Tapper, your ABC co-whore is the "great inquisitor" Schultz really doesn't have much to worry about. An admission to bias that doesn't affect coverage;how stupid do you think we are?