ABC's Claire Shipman Lovingly Compares Obama to RFK
To mark the 40th anniversary of Senator Robert F. Kennedy's death, "Good Morning America's" Claire Shipman filed a fawning report on Thursday in which she compared Barack Obama to RFK. Splicing together footage of Kennedy and Obama, Shipman noted the "similarities" and nostalgically declared, "The search to shift that mantle, futile of course. But also a quintessentially American desire for, if…
Hillary's Message to Supporters Keeps Glimmer Alive
Hillary Clinton is an Ivy League lawyer surrounded by Ivy League lawyers. Anyone who saw her advisor Harold Ickes in action at the DNC Rules Committee over the weekend knows that these are folks who can and will parse every jot and tittle. When they write a mesage, particularly a very momentous one, it should be taken at anything but face value.So when, as a loyal member of Hillary's email list,…
Matthews Emotes: 'Magic Moment, Right Out of Camelot
Chris Matthews looked at Barack and Michelle last night, and saw Jack and Jacqueline. Opening this evening's Hardball, the host was almost overcome by emotion in describing the scene of Obama's victory speech last night in St. Paul, Minnesota. Here was Chris, discussing the matter with NBC's Andrea Mitchell, Roger Simon of Politico, and Ed Gordon of BET.CHRIS MATTHEWS: Let's dwell for one…
CBS’s Smith: ‘Is America Really Ready to Elect a Black Man Preside
At the top of Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith teased an upcoming segment on Barack Obama becoming the first black nominee of the Democratic Party: "And the question, one of the many questions of the morning, is America really ready to elect a black man president? We have a brand-new CBS poll. The numbers will amaze you." At that point, co-host Julie Chen added: "You know who I…
Blogger Conference Calls: McCain Invites Critics From Right & Left
With the traditional media admitting they find it hard to curb their enthusiasm for Barack Obama, John McCain demonstrated again today that he is reaching out to the new media, giving blogging critics from the right and left the opportunity to participate in the blogger conference calls he has been regularly conducting. The Washington Times noted the phenomenon in an article of May 16, McCain…
AP: Obama Fundraiser Rezko Found Guilty of 16 Counts of Corruption
The Associated Press just reported that Antoin "Tony" Rezko was found guilty of 16 out of 24 counts in his corruption trial (picture courtesy AP).Truly shocking: the piece lead with the fact that Rezko was "a prominent political fundraiser for Sen. Barack Obama."Will other media outlets do the same?While you ponder, here's the surprising first, second, and fourth paragraphs (emphasis added, h/t…
CNN's Gergen: Obama Speech Echoes Martin Luther King, Abe Lincoln
"Change We Can Believe In" is the new "I Have a Dream," that is, if you ask the crew at CNN. During Tuesday’s live election coverage, CNN reporters and analysts gushed over Barack Obama’s speech, comparing it to those of Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln as well as praising Obama for his graciousness towards Hillary Clinton. Leading up to Obama’s speech, Anderson Cooper announced…
ABC Fawns: 'Amazing,' 'Ground-Breaking,' 'Historic' Clinton
With Hillary Clinton's presidential run apparently over, ABC's "Good Morning America" on Wednesday offered a love letter to the New York Senator. Well known Clinton fan Kate Snow and co-host Diane Sawyer rhapsodized about Clinton's "ground-breaking," "historic" campaign. The segment also featured Hillary poetry from author Maya Angelou. Splicing Snow's audio with Angelou's voice, the GMA reporter…
CBS: Obama Making History vs. McCain’s ‘Attacks’ & Lack of ‘En
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith began the show by declaring: "A place in history. Barack Obama claims the Democratic presidential nomination. The first African-American to do so." While Obama’s win was indeed historic, correspondent Dean Reynolds later reported on Obama’s "ecstatic" supporters and the Senator’s humility: "...despite the thunderous, indeed ecstatic, applause…
McClellan's Bush-Bashing Book to be Made Into a Movie
Honestly, do Hollywoodans have no shame?If rumors swirling around Tinseltown about a movie being made about Scott McClellan's new Bush-bashing book "What Happened" are true, the answer to that question is a resounding "No."Yet, according to Jeffrey Ressner at Politico, this disgraceful idea is already being floated (emphasis added):
