Fox News is covering wildfires and MSNBC is chattering about Dumbledore being gay and there’s no reason to believe we’re in for any respite soon. So here’s some admittedly thin comic gruel to help you pass the lunch hour.

Well, at least your standards today are no lower than theirs.
;)

I like Hume as well, and took notice of his fair reporting back when he was the White House correspondent for ABC. He’s been on top of his game when moderating the campaign debates.

fogw on October 22, 2007 at 3:31 PM

Ok, that’s fine. I don’t think he hides behind it, but it’s not like we need to agree. I think he is relatively fair, so all things considered, he doesn’t bother me – unlike say NPR bias on public dime.

Some would call him clever and charismatic. Others call him a liar and as phony as a three dollar bill.

All the above. He was formidable then and Hillary is so now.

Spirit, just trying to frame my point of view.
Jaibones on October 22, 2007 at 3:35 PM

Alright, I hear you. I just don’t object to people having opinions, to have no opinions is to be mired in the darkest depths of moral relativism and that’s worse I think. I just object to them trying to feed them to me.

Btw: I like Hume also.

The only objective journalist in a major media seat in America is Brit Hume, and I say that acknowledging his conservative viewpoint. He’s still measurably better than Russert, and I would not say the same about most of the Fox crowd. Maybe Cavuto, as you noted.

“I don’t tune into see sycophant Hannity-Fred interviews”

There is a big difference here. Hannity is a die-hard, far right, conservative Republican host, doesn’t pretend to be anything else and will come right out and tell you so. Russert doesn’t have that kind of chutzpah. He hides behind the NBC banner acting like the fair unbiased host, but he will never EVER admit he is a liberal Democrat at the core. Nor will any of the other MSM news reporters. They are afraid to admit their political ideology, for fear of being called on it. Not so with Hannity.

And as to the quote, yes Bill Clinton is clever and charismatic to boot.

Some would call him clever and charismatic. Others call him a liar and as phony as a three dollar bill.

I’m with the latter. It appears you, and the MSM who drool over him, are with the former.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IIs2z2JNvNE
and part 2
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8JbBFNCRp1A

Quick, 1776, give me all the names of MSM political news reporters who are registered Republicans and former GOP Senate staffers?

Sorry Jailbones, I’m not biting. I don’t care. I only care if they are fair and give me the facts. There are plenty of opinion journalists out there, including our lovely hostess, if that is your taste.

fogw on October 22, 2007 at 2:41 PM

Yeah, I know he’s worked in the Democratic party. I said I thought he was fair, not that he didn’t have personal political beliefs.

So what that he shows up on Matthews show? That’s part of working for a corporation. Just to illustrate: when Tucker is gone, Shuster often subs and they are about as opposite as you can get – Shuster confidently affirmed the 22 indictments via Fitzg. and Tucker bet his car that there wouldn’t be a single one. Completely different people, completely different views with different integrity. So that doesn’t bother me – besides I’m talking about his show. Discounting him because he works for NBC is like saying Wallace can’t be fair because he works for Fox. I take people one at a time.

I don’t care if he plays gotcha with the Republicans, I don’t tune into see sycophant Hannity-Fred interviews; I prefer the Cavuto-Soros type. He can grill Republicans all he wants if he is fair and grills Democrats. Which his does – didn’t you see the debate the other day where he told Hillary that Bill’s position was opposite – pointing out that she is running both on and against his legacy – a hypocritical and opportunistic position that is not missed by those watching.

And as to the quote, yes Bill Clinton is clever and charismatic to boot. And I say that as someone who doesn’t like him. And yes his wife is a tough campaigner too. It’s okay to say it out loud.

Sorry, but I can’t watch the video. This is not funny.

d1carter on October 22, 2007 at 1:45 PM

It’s both comic and dangerous to overlook that comedy can be dangerous.

fogw on October 22, 2007 at 2:41 PM

Well said. Quick, 1776, give me all the names of MSM political news reporters who are registered Republicans and former GOP Senate staffers?

Odd that the only two guys ever mentioned for bashing both sides are both former Dem operatives. Well, actually, not so much.

“It’s clear that Colbert’s truthiness image and ‘I am America’ message has serious resonance among Democrats,” said Neil Newhouse, a POS partner.

Ok, who was responsible for branding?

Spirit of 1776 on October 22, 2007 at 2:23 PM

Timmy’s early career:

Campaign staffer for Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1976

Chief of staff to Democratic Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan from 1977 to 1982

Counselor in New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s office, from 1983 to1984

Currently he’s a favorite guest of Chrissy Matthews on Hardball. Has his own weekly show on MSNBC and is employed by NBC. Soemthing else worth mentioning. He is adored over at The Huffington Post.

Here’s a quote from the Timster on NBC back in 2004, referring to Bill Clinton’s speech at the Democrat Convention back:

Tim Russert: …he laid out a case which really did build around the whole notion of John Kerry as a strong Commander-in-Chief. And it was playing off his wife who as a liberal Democratic Senator from New York called for increasing the Defense budget by doubling the size of proposed troop strength. It was an extraordinary night for the Democrats — how they’re trying to position their party. And he said, I’m the recipient of the tax cut and I also avoided going to Vietnam. And by using those own personal weaknesses, if you will, he only reinforced the uniqueness of John Kerry. Very clever speech.

Nah …. he wouldn’t be biased.

Spirit, if you tuned into his show on a regular basis, you couldn’t possibly think the guy is fair. He’s forever putting news articles up on the screen from the LAT, NYT and WaPo and playing gotcha with his republican guests.

Colbert, know your role.

You must be joking. Unless you mean he is the most fair of the drive-by media interviewers. In that case you could be right. But that doesn’t make him “fair” in my sense of the word.

Nope, not joking. I have no objection to Republicans taking hard questions. Just out of curiousity, who in MSM is more fair both sides of the aisle?

Huh. I don’t know about Colbert, but Cos was a great show.

Never said it wasn’t, I’m a big fan of Cosby. I said Timmy wanted to avoid politics on his show because his team was getting pummeled.

And I think Russert is about the most fair interviewer of them all.

You must be joking. Unless you mean he is the most fair of the drive-by media interviewers. In that case you could be right. But that doesn’t make him “fair” in my sense of the word.

That’s depressing.

Timmy’s stuck with changing the subject, so he devotes his last two shows to interviewing the likes of Bill Cosby and Steve Colbert.

Huh. I don’t know about Colbert, but Cos was a great show. And I think Russert is about the most fair interviewer of them all.