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Despite reports to the contrary, MSNBC persisted in linking Clinton postponement to Obama
On the January 16 edition of MSNBC Live, hosts and on-screen graphics repeatedly suggested that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) had cancelled her January 16 press conference about her recent trip to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan because of Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) January 16 announcement that he was forming a presidential exploratory committee. Even after reports that Clinton postponed the scheduled press conference the day before Obama's announcement, MSNBC persisted in asserting that she postponed her conference after the announcement. In fact, according to the New York Times weblog the Caucus, posting at 12:37 p.m. ET on January 16, Clinton's office "disclosed at 3 p.m. Monday that the news conference would be postponed" because "one of Mrs. Clinton's companions on the trip, Representative John McHugh [R-NY], took ill during a stop in Germany and stayed behind to recover," adding that Clinton advisers said "there was no way the Iraq presser would've gone ahead without Mr. McHugh." Moreover, the National Journal's Hotline On Call weblog reported on January 16 at 11:19 a.m. ET, "the presser was cancelled late last night because Rep. John McHugh remained in Germany and won't return until today."
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Posted by mjh
These people have Hillary on the brain
They COULD have, with a little research, gotten the REAL reason for the delay in HRC's press conference . . . instead, they'd rather speculate . . .
The corporate media in general - and FAUX sNooze in particular - are like starved attack dogs: every time there's a mention of Hillary Clinton, they stop and look up expectantly, waiting for some candidacy announcement, so they can go into full attack/smear mode . . .
I can't WAIT until she has her press conf. . . if she makes no announcement she's running, I'll LMAO . . .
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 4:59:38 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by jeter2
The Media...
Is itching for a CLASH, a FEUD, a DOWN & DIRTY FIGHT between Hillary Clinton & Barack Obama...and damn it they are gonna get it...even IF they have to FABRICATE one ;-)
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 5:01:37 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by Marker
Say no to Hillary in '08
I urge all Democrats and anyone else thinking of supporting a Democratic nominee to say no to Hillary now, before the national media make her the nominee. Besides not being electable, if she were elected it would be another disaster. She is not her husband and we, the people, don't need family royalty running this country.
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 5:36:01 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by bruce1ace in reply to Marker
The National Media
The National Media wants Obama. If this piece by MMFA doesn't confirm that I don't know what will. They chose sides and she lost. The guy is a Media Darling. Hillary is yesterdays news.
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 6:06:59 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by bittermarv in reply to Marker
"Besides not being electable"
Ah, another media myth.
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 8:26:15 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by bluesky in reply to Marker
totally
agree with you. I am independent , But i want a democrat that is going to win , not someone that is going to split the vote .Hillary can't win she is to polarizing.
Posted Wednesday January 17, 2007 9:21:56 AM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by temphandle anise57conifer
O'Donnell is really annoying
O'Donnell is FAST becoming one of the most annoying persons on cable, not just for her loud bar room laughter, pushing her personality, as another know it all, but her pro right wing BIAS is obvious, Complaining about why the Dems would pick WEbb as speaker, after bush's state of the union, "he threaten to punch bush in the face", excuse me is she making this crap up or did he actually say that, I don't think so.
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 7:11:17 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by Watcher_IL
It's a good thing
This isn't the same media we had in the 70s, else Nixon would still be president.
The media is dumb, then the american people, depending on the media to inform them, get dumbed down.
It's ignorance trickle-down theory. :S
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 7:45:10 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by bittermarv in reply to Watcher_IL
To be fair...
... it's more than likely the other way around. The MSM is more probably dumbing themselves down to garner a bigger audience. Policies don't sell. Horse races do.
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 8:27:43 PM EST / Flag this comment
Posted by mjh
"Ah, another media myth" - Bittermarv
Thanks, Marv . . . I keep wondering where that came from; HRC won election to the US Senate in the past two elections by garnering 55 and 69 percent of the vote, respectively . . . how people get "she's not electable" out of that is beyond me . . .
Posted Tuesday January 16, 2007 9:06:07 PM EST / Flag this comment