Shuster: Rush and Hannity Don't Matter
February 7th, 2008 7:13 AM
With Joe Scarborough away, the mice did play during the opening segment of today's Morning Joe . . . WILLIE GEIST [facetiously]: David, I know how you like to speak for Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and the rest of that group.MIKA BRZEZINSKI: He's going to the [CPAC] convention.GEIST: You're the voice of that community, but can you make sense out of this? Are they willing, the conservatives, the…
Evil Republicans Try to Block Economic Aid
February 7th, 2008 1:07 AM
The fate of a so-called economic stimulus bill is currently bogged down in the Senate as Republicans and Democrats disagree on how much to spend.Both sides are playing to the crowd trying to take credit for helping prop up the economy and accuse the other side of trying to block economic aide. It's classic political theater in that way but also in another--left-leaning reporters just can't help…
CBS’s Rodriguez: The Impact of the Youth Vote, For Democrats
February 6th, 2008 2:08 PM
On Wednesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Maggie Rodriguez reported on the importance of the youth vote in the 2008 election, but seemed unable to find any young people who supported Republican candidates: "Young voters are having a huge impact on this election. Exit polls show 14% of registered Democrats who voted on Super Tuesday were under 30. The majority went for Obama."Rodriguez, who was on…
WaPo Resurrects 'Macaca' in 'What If' Article about George Allen
February 6th, 2008 10:03 AM
Letting out a journalistic "Ha-ha!" a la Nelson Muntz, the Washington Post ran an article sure to remind disspirited conservative voters in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia of what might have been if former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) had been able to run a 2008 presidential campaign and unite the Republican Party: RICHMOND -- As Virginia voters prepare to go to the polls Tuesday to help choose the…
CBS: ‘Bitter Feud’ Among Republicans, Democrats in ‘Popularity C
February 5th, 2008 6:16 PM
At the top of Tuesday’s CBS "Early Show," CBS Correspondent Chip Reid began the day’s Super Tuesday election coverage with a report that described the Democratic race this way: "With more than 20 states on the line, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are locked in a neck-and-neck sprint, campaigning almost around the clock. Focused, like voters, on the economy." Reid then went on to describe the…
McCain: Santorum, Cochran 'Not Most Respected Senators
February 5th, 2008 8:04 AM
Sore winner?You'd think a man who might be on the verge of taking a giant step toward winning the Republican nomination would go out of his way to be gracious. But John McCain couldn't suppress his spiteful streak on this morning's Today. In the course of his interview by Matt Lauer, the Today co-anchor cited criticism of McCain by former and current Senate colleagues Rick Santorum and Thad…
Jennings Rides Again: Kristol Warns Conservatives Against 'Temper Tan
February 4th, 2008 2:14 PM
The voters had a temper tantrum last week . . . Parenting and governing don't have to be dirty words: the nation can't be run by an angry two-year-old. -- Peter Jennings, November 14, 1994, on the Republican landslide.[C]onservatives . . . can choose to stand aside from history while having a temper tantrum. But they should consider that the American people might then choose not to invite them…
CBS ‘Early Show’ Guest: GOP ‘A Restricted White Men's Club
February 1st, 2008 1:13 PM
On Friday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith analyzed Thursday’s Democratic debate with Democratic strategist Joe Trippi and the left wing editor of "The Nation," Katrina Vanden Heuvel, who called the debate between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama "a historic first," while referring to Republicans as the "Grim Old Party" and "a restricted white men's club." Vanden Heuvel went to say that, "…
'Today' Features Two Liberals, No Conservatives to Analyze Debates
February 1st, 2008 12:20 PM
To recap the previous night’s Democratic debate, "Today" featured two liberal commentators to analyze it. It might be fair had "Today" interviewed two conservatives the previous day to analyze the Republican debate. They did not. Instead, they went to former Carter speechwriter and Obama supporter Chris Matthews.The February 1 edition of the NBC morning show turned to known liberals Paul Begala…
Scarborough: McCain Can't Win Without Rush, Dobson
February 1st, 2008 7:28 AM
Don't tell Joe Scarborough that John McCain's the stronger Republican candidate because he can attract voters in the middle. The Morning Joe host has depicted McCain as unelectable because of the opposition to him of two key conservative leaders, Rush Limbaugh and James Dobson.Scarborough's comments during the opening segment of today's Morning Joe were prompted by an article in today's New York…
WaPo Lauds Retiring GOPer Who 'Ruled From the Center
January 31st, 2008 11:07 AM
Heaping praise on moderate Republican Rep. Tom Davis (Va.), the Washington Post devoted not one but two articles in the January 31 paper to the congressman. The Post lauded Davis for his centrism, but particularly for angering the Virginia GOP's conservative base. Yet left unmentioned was any analysis suggesting moderation was what felled his wife's 2007 state senate reelection campaign. Staff…
