AP's Fournier, at Long Last, Lists Dem Groups Unhappy with the Clinton
After the Beltway primaries on Tuesday, the Associated Press's Ron Fournier compiled a different kind of Clinton Enemies List. No, not the people and groups Bill and Hillary consider to be their enemies. Instead, in "Chickens Come Home to Roost," Fournier listed the types of Democratic Convention superdelegates who have been unhappy with the Clintons for as many as 16 years: ..... they are not…
Bill Clinton Pleads Pro-Obama Bias, 'Cruel' Sexism Against Hillary
Late on Tuesday afternoon, Bill Clinton submitted to an interview with longtime Washington, DC radio talker WMAL-AM (the D.C. home of Rush Limbaugh). The former president complained about media bias like it was brand new: "the political press has avowedly played a role in this election. I’ve never seen this before." (What about 1992?) He repeatedly insisted "two comprehensive, objective studies"…
CBS Political Analyst: McCain Critics are Conservative ‘Crazies
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith discussed the ‘Potomac Primaries’ with Democratic Strategist Dee Dee Myers and Republican CBS Political Analyst Nicolle Wallace, a former Bush Administration Communications Director, who said of John McCain’s conservative critics: "The more that we see kind of the crazies like Ann Coulter out attacking John McCain, the better Republicans feel…
Bernie Goldberg: Couric's Clinton Interview ‘Seriously Embarrassing
On Monday, my colleague Brent Baker reported on the "silly girl talk" that occurred the prior evening when CBS's Katie Couric interviewed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on "60 Minutes." 24 hours later, former CBS reporter Bernie Goldberg was Steve Malzberg's guest on WOR radio, and he not only concurred with Baker's impression of this "60 Minutes" segment, but also called it "…
Scarborough: Hillary's Wolfson Might Have Feeling 'Running Down His Le
As fellow NewsBuster Brad Wilmouth has documented, last night an inspired Chris Matthews declared that in watching Barack Obama speak, "I felt this thrill going up my leg."Joe Scarborough has offered a graphic variation on the metaphor to depict how the Clinton folks might be feeling this morning. It came at 7:05 AM ET during today's Morning Joe, subsequent to a discussion of Matthews' thrill-up-…
GMA's Maudlin Metaphor for Hillary's Hard Climb
The media loves campaign metaphors. Yesterday, some MSM wag delighted in pointing out that Mike Huckabee's campaign van had twice run out of gas. Today, it was Hillary Clinton's turn. In the wake of her devastating defeats in the Potomac primaries, Good Morning America rolled an extended clip of her struggling up an airplane stairway.Speaking with Diane Sawyer, George Stephanopoulos had just…
Matthews: Obama Speech Caused 'Thrill Going Up My Leg
During MSNBC's live coverage of Tuesday's presidential primary elections, after the speeches of Barack Obama and John McCain had aired, Chris Matthews expressed his latest over the top admiration for Obama's speaking skills as the MSNBC anchor admitted that Obama's speech created a "thrill" in his leg: "It's part of reporting this case, this election, the feeling most people get when they hear…
Gregory Sign-off: 'Thanks for Washington
OK, it was probably just a Freudian slip by someone with the Potomac Primary on the noggin. But perhaps big-government loving MSNBC should consider it as its official new sign-off. In any case, here's how David Gregory said goodbye at 3:59 PM ET at the end of his stint as network host this afternoon:DAVID GREGORY: That's going to do it for me. My colleague Norah O'Donnell will take over our…
Hillary Suggests Fox News Fairer to Her than MSNBC
The Democrat presidential candidates refused to participate in debates sponsored by the Fox News Channel. Yet, Hillary Clinton believes the supposedly conservative cable network is actually treating her better than liberal rival MSNBC. Ain't that a kick in the head? As reported by Politico Monday evening, John Harris interviewed the presidential candidate, producing the following delicious…
Klein Can't Comprehend Why 'Fairly Moderate' Hillary Riles Republicans
How deep into the Dem mindset is Joe Klein? The Time columnist can't figure out why Hillary Clinton drives Republicans round the bend. Klein candidly admitted so today, chatting with Brian Williams on MSNBC.BRIAN WILLIAMS: On the Republican side, does John McCain blunt back the attack, the insurgents on the right?JOE KLEIN: I think to a certain extent he will. He'll have a lot more -- you know…
