Video: Lauer and Ziegler on Media Malpractice
posted at 12:20 pm on February 23, 2009 by Ed Morrissey
John Ziegler released his documentary, Media Malpractice, today in fine fashion — by venting his outrage on a bemused Matt Lauer. The interview produced a few fireworks, and Ziegler makes his case in his own inimitable fashion:
I’ve been looking forward to the release of the documentary since John and I first discussed it on my show. It includes the entire, uncut interview he conducted with Sarah Palin, as well as his own documentary research into the coverage of Barack Obama over the past two years. This may wind up being a whole new genre of publishing, what with Bernard Goldberg’s A Slobbering Love Affair making the same argument.
As the afterglow of Obama’s inauguration fades and his administration undertakes the task of actual governance, will more of the media start honestly assessing their performance (and lack thereof) during the 2008 presidential campaign? Ziegler and Goldberg have pioneered the effort, but it will take more than this to get the mainstream media to change its ways, or even to admit its biases. In the meantime, we’ll continue to enjoy John’s provocations — more, apparently, than did Matt Lauer, who should at least be commended for inviting John onto the show.
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Ziegler is not really sharp when blunting liberal talking points but good job Ziegler!
promachus on February 23, 2009 at 12:24 PM
“…will more of the media start honestly assessing their performance (and lack thereof) during the 2008 presidential campaign?”
Doubt it, they are HEAVILY invested in him. Matthews has as much as said so. They made him, they sold him to the general public. All their time will be spent defending him.
When he crashes and burns, it will be the fault of people like Zeigler, Goldberg, Limbaugh, Hannity, etc. “THEY” didn’t given Him a chance. I’m surprised park of the Pork Bill didn’t include funds for erecting a monument to Him on the National Mall.
GarandFan on February 23, 2009 at 12:26 PM
Congrats Ziegler for fighting the good fight.
Robert_Paulson on February 23, 2009 at 12:29 PM
“Slobber Love Affair” is a really quick read, but I suggest you pick it up after it is discounted. It just isn’t as insightful as I’m used to from Bernie.
Dead on balls accurate though…
JAM on February 23, 2009 at 12:29 PM
aww poor sarah…needs a documentary to make her points. theres a reason people wrote her off as a simpleton.
ernesto on February 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM
You should get the clip of Ziegler on Morning Joe this morning. Hilarious. Crazy Uncle Pat Buchanan tried to pose an incriminating question: Which networks and which shows were in the tank for Obama? He was begging Zeigler for a specific indictment of MSNBC. Joe and Mika knew they couldn’t allow him to answer, and nervous laughter followed for quite some time.
Ziegler really got into their grill. I hope you can add that clip.
BuckeyeSam on February 23, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Is Matt Lauer gay?
OmahaConservative on February 23, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Good work by Ziegler.
“Palin sounds off” Or does she just talk to him?
“Some were proved false” But they only mention ONE
Howard Kurtz tries to blow off the Trip is daughter’s son issue.
“Let me understand your reasons for making this” Does Matt ask that of his liberal friends?
originalpechanga on February 23, 2009 at 12:32 PM
No, he’s glib.
forest on February 23, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Lauer gets credit. He brought on a guest that was looking to spear him. He seemed to have missed the larger point about how the media treated Obama though, sticking to Ziegler’s comments about Palin.
It wasn’t so much that the media derided Palin, but rather the media didn’t even offer slight critical looks or any in-depth analysis of Obama. That’s the point.
Abby Adams on February 23, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Hey, ernesto. One should really make an attempt at proper sentence structure and grammar before labeling someone a simpleton.
Wyznowski on February 23, 2009 at 12:35 PM
Here’s that clip you mentioned……
Morning Joe Linky
Knucklehead on February 23, 2009 at 12:37 PM
AGAIN, why doesn’t he point to specific things that Lauer/NBC did? The guy needs to point to specifics which cannot be side-stepped.
marklmail on February 23, 2009 at 12:38 PM
The media is going to be perfectly content saying this documentary is about Gov. Palin. That way they can just keep on trying to rake her through the coals. Really the documentary is about them. I’m looking forward to seeing the film.
manajordan on February 23, 2009 at 12:38 PM
ziegler is going to be on with Bill O’Reilly tonight too. Talking about Palin
ousoonerfan15 on February 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Awww, poor Barry. Needs the MSM to get elected and make his points. There’s a reason people write him off as an incompetent fraud.
Christien on February 23, 2009 at 12:39 PM
They just can’t stop even in the midst of being called out. The opening piece was twisted and I’m sorry I watched it! It yields comments like this:
aww poor sarah…needs a documentary to make her points. theres a reason people wrote her off as a simpleton.
ernesto on February 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM
The documentary isn’t called “I’m Sarah Palin and Wah! I’m Misunderstood”! It is called Media Malpractice. SP’s interview is only a piece of it. Zeigler made that clear even though Today and Lauer tried to present it differently.
And I still see they can’t show her full quote of her statements at her church.
*spits
Elektra on February 23, 2009 at 12:40 PM
Quite so. They propped up Clinton’s fecal administration when he had done things that would have gotten a Republican president floated out to sea in shark-infested waters on a raft made of frozen cattle parts.
whitetop on February 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Republicans feel this need to explain. That the other side will be friends.
Do we see O’Bama doing interviews to be ‘friends’ to ‘explain’ to ‘defend’?
No.
Why give an audience to these people. It is mind blowing to me to sit down with someone whose is obviously in the tank and whose only mission is to destroy you. There is never going to be any legitimate debate or even logic with these people.
All the while they heap ridicule and we want discourse. Move On. Republicans need to quite trying to make people like them. Palin needs to wise up and quit stepping into hatchet shops. They are setups. Hello?
Starlink on February 23, 2009 at 12:41 PM
The chapter thanks you.
BuckeyeSam on February 23, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Abby Adams is absolutely right. Conservatives don’t want our candidates coddled or protected by the MSM. We just want all candidates treated equally. Is this really too complicated for the MSM to grasp?
LASue on February 23, 2009 at 12:43 PM
Freakin’ hilarious. Joe & Mika outed their own network.
OmahaConservative on February 23, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Can’t watch the clip because I can’t tolerate Matt Lauer’s “bemused” (smug) expression. There’s no value in Pointing out to the MSM that they are biased- they all have the same abundance of ego Obama has! They seem to think it’s their duty to save conservatives from their misguided opinions, and if they have to lie and withhold the facts, so be it.
anniekc on February 23, 2009 at 12:44 PM
Why should Lauer be commended? NBC was the worst of the worst MSM outlets when it came to bashing Bush and propagandizing for the filthy liar. Even if Lauer has a say in who goes on his stupid show, he should be considered an unindicted co-conspirator in the events that destroyed the nation with the election of the filthy liar.
highhopes on February 23, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Must have been in the fine print.
MarkTheGreat on February 23, 2009 at 12:45 PM
I was hoping Allah would post this. I would really like to see his take.
Trent1289 on February 23, 2009 at 12:46 PM
John Nolte at Big Hollywood has a review (my emphasis):
Exclusive Review: Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted
INC on February 23, 2009 at 12:47 PM
You really have to ask that? Of course it is. NBC is among the worst at gushing over anything the filthy liar says. ABC is the All Barak Channel and CBS’s news people make don’t understand the difference between editorializing and journalism.
highhopes on February 23, 2009 at 12:47 PM
Not that you have ever said anything that makes sense, but this is more non-sensical than usual for you.
Given the fact that the media has butchered every interview she has done in order to paint a false portrait of her, why should she not go this route to get around the media filters?
Regardless, many people have done documentaries to get their points across. Is Al Gore an idiot because he made a documentary?
MarkTheGreat on February 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM
WHOA! Matt Lauer acknowledges the BS that Michael Moore puts out and calls “documentary” film making.
I like John Ziegler a lot. He was great on KFI. This appearance was pretty weak though. He was whining. He should have had citations and or examples of the media slobbering rather than just repeat the attacks of Lauer, Couric, et al being “in love” with Obama.
The pre roll package highlights Palin’s concession that she flubbed the Couric interview. Then Ziegler goes on to bolster that by agreeing with Matt Lauer that she didn’t do a great job. WTF?
How about following up with solid examples on the other side JZ? I’m sure the documentary will do this, but he had a national forum here to make a solid case instead of an emotional plea.
The Race Card on February 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Nolte also said this:
INC on February 23, 2009 at 12:48 PM
It does include funding for the Smithsonian. Maybe they will use some of it for a nice outdoor statue of Chairman O.
forest on February 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM
I really wish there was a way to sue the media for their bias (lies). You would think there was a way to do just that. Everytime they change a story, isn’t that against some law? At least we could see the e-mails, memos,etc. that are associated with the big three media outlets. What about NBC and there parent company GE? Shouldn’t that be disclosed whenever they do a global warming story (or week)?
livingfree on February 23, 2009 at 12:49 PM
This quote from Nolte is for you (his emphasis this time):
INC on February 23, 2009 at 12:50 PM
If Obama had been treated the same way Palin was by the media, we might have at least seen him be asked:
– why have you not released any of your academic or medical records
– why did you sit in Rev. Wright’s church for 20 years
– how does Michelle pay for her Jimmy Choos
– why does one year in the U.S. Senate qualify you to be President of the United States
– how did you get your home loan and did you account for it properly on your income tax
– did Bill Ayers write your book
– did Bernardine Dohrn hire Michelle and introduce you to her
– where do Malia and Sasha get their clothes and who is watching them while you and Michelle are campaigning
rockmom on February 23, 2009 at 12:52 PM
The problem for the MSM now is the fact that at a time when their influence and profile are beginning to wane thanks to the emergence of alternative media sources, they invested so much of their credibility in getting Obama elected, that if he is a disaster as a President and ends up causing significant harm to the the nation when he goes down he is likely to take allot of his high profile advocates in the media with him.
The interesting thing will be how long it takes for press corp to turn on him and which high profile talking head will be the first to publicly hang Obama out to dry. Its almost something you could start a betting pool on.
Dreadnought223 on February 23, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Your insight and personal knowledge of the woman is underwhelming. But I commend you for showing your maturity. Try responding to the accusation that it was Media Malpractice.
I’m waiting…
Traffic Cop Timmy on February 23, 2009 at 12:52 PM
Yes, don’t coddle our candidates but please don’t pretend that there was anything close to unbiased coverage in this election. It scares me that the media so unabashedly lauded Obama while playing gaffs from Palin’s interview or promoting Trig trutherism and calling McCain’s rallies violent, hateful etc. If Obama was so spectacular what were they so afraid of in giving him the equal treatment? We have no media and as long as Hitler had a D next to his name he would get better coverage than Palin did. Hitler was a powerful speaker too, and for all I can tell that was about it when it came to Obama and what he brought to the table.
msmveritas on February 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Alinsky Barry and his shills.
Christien on February 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM
EPIC FAIL
How could Ziegler sit there and talk about the couric interview for 8 minutes without mentioning that Obama on-the-shortlist-VICE PRESIDENT pick Sam Nunn wrote the questions for Katie?????
would have loved to see the look on matt’s face had jon said that.
battleoflepanto1571 on February 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Go up to Knucklehead’s entry at 12:37. He links to Ziegler’s appearance on Morning Joe. It’s comedy gold. Crazy Uncle Pat Buchanan got loose on the set. I’m betting that Olberman, Maddow, and MSNBC execs are so furious that they’re still stamping their feet.
Maybe Allah with feature that clip.
BuckeyeSam on February 23, 2009 at 12:55 PM
You’re right. That reason is that some people let liberal news people do their thinking for them, they told you Palin was a simpleton, and you repeated it like the parrots you are.
L.N. Smithee on February 23, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Very disappointing that he didn’t call Matt out on the “task that is from God” misrepresentation that occurred even when introducing the segment. Maybe he wasn’t able to see that clip.
DaveS on February 23, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Aww poor Barack, he needs Sharpton to defend him when someone makes a joke about porkulus being written by a chimp. You liberals are all the same, why don’t you criticize both sides? Have you ever seen a Michael Moron “documentary”? Do you like them? I bet you do, huh? The point, let me point it out to you since you don’t understand, is that Palin, Hillary and McCain were treated way more harshly than Barry O was. Go ahead and admit it, your president was built up by the media, there is no other way of explaining how else he got elected. Did you see the coverage for the surge in Afghanistan? Pre. Obama will send 17K troops to Afghanistan, that is about it. Did you know Barry only counts with about 12K troops that he can send there? You would not know that if I was not telling you so, go to military.com and find out. But if Bush was president… well we don’t have to use imagination for that, go and see how his surge was treated, yeah that’s right, the one that won the war.
TitleofLiberty on February 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Three points about Sarah Palin:
1) I support her 200%.
2)Sarah did not attend the governor’s conference or will not be at CPAC in person because she knew that this documentary would be coming out this week and she therefore would be in the spotlight enough. And by the way Sarah also believes in doing her job as Governor of Alaska.
3)Obama and his merry men and women including his allies in the MSM hate her guts not only because she is now the heart and soul of the Republican Party and the conservative movement (and perhaps its de facto leader) and the greatest danger to Obama being re-elected, but even more consistently upstages Obama, with the latest example being Obama’s State of the Union speech tomorrow.
technopeasant on February 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Just look at how angry the WH response was to Santelli’s uproar. They just couldn’t believe that someone from MSM (their team) would have the balls to argue against their proposal. Simply disgusting, and very, very childish. They told Santelli to read their propasal, yet they didn’t want Congress to read the trillion dollar spendulus/re-election bill before signing it.
livingfree on February 23, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Don’t you love how Matt tries to get personal admissions from John to denegrate Sarah Palin, but when John tries to get Matt to make similar admissions, John is “making it personal” about Matt and “that’s not going to work.”
Lauer is an asshat.
R.J. MacReady on February 23, 2009 at 12:58 PM
Just to reiterate, this documentary is NOT about Palin, but about the media bias. According to the Breitbart review some Palin interview clips are only at the beginning and end for a few mins. There is an extra on the DVD that shows the entire Palin interview.
I guarantee (and you already saw it w/ Lauuuuuuer and PMSNBC this am), they will just focus on Palin while interviewing John about it. I wish John would deflect back better w/ some emphasis that it is more about media bias, not Palin.
Also, for those who think doing the interview for this will damage Palin, I don’t think so, she’s smart enough to pick and choose her interviews and I think this was a good move. Someone on the GOP side needs to stand up to the SOBs and expose them. I think this film will do that well.
Ordered mine on Sat, can’t wait to see it.
davek70 on February 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM
aww poor sarah…needs a documentary to make her points. theres a reason people wrote her off as a simpleton.
ernesto on February 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM
i’ll take a simpleton who knows how to run a state over some sad sack of sh-t who hadn’t done a damn thing his entire life except be half black.
Ghoul aid on February 23, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Now that Palin is no longer a threat to The Chosen One, she’s on the back burner for now.
They now have a new target they percieve as their biggest threat, and that is conservative talk radio. Maily Rush, Hannity, Levin, Ingraham etc.
Only when and if, Palin reappears as a threat, will they continue their destructive bias towards her. Or anyone else they percieve as a threat to The Chosen One.
roninacreage on February 23, 2009 at 1:04 PM
The MSM worked their little azzes off to perpetrate a coup. Plain and simple.
Now we have the idiot messiah destroying America.
progressoverpeace on February 23, 2009 at 1:05 PM
anyone just see ziegler on msnbc?? He was on with the slutty Norah O’Donnell. He said to her face that she should have been fired for saying that Sarah called obama a terrorist. Which of course Palin NEVER said.
ousoonerfan15 on February 23, 2009 at 1:05 PM
Palin haters or more accurately Obamatrons will say that the media coverage of Sarah was warranted and accurate.
Supporters of Sarah Palin know that the coverage of Sarah Palin in the campaign was heavily distorted and often rose to the level of disinformation. Did you know that Sarah Palin believes in the use of contraceptives to prevent pregnancy and does not oppose teaching evolution in the public school system.
But I believe this documentary is directed towards those millions of individuals who may be having buyers’ remorse regarding Obama and may be convinced after viewing this documentary to give Sarah a second look. At least that is what I hope happens.
technopeasant on February 23, 2009 at 1:08 PM
We really are a nation of cowards.
We continue to decry media ‘bias’. The word is ‘corrupt’, or worse.
We have allowed the media, Hollywood, non-profit foundations, universities, and now the Presidency, to be taken over by Leftists.
Then we stupidly say things like
Their aim was to elect a Leftist.
faraway on February 23, 2009 at 1:11 PM
did the poor widdle wumberjack man get his wittle feewings hurd?
gatorboy on February 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM
Are you talking about this one?
Linky to more comedy gold by Ziegler
Knucklehead on February 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM
I agree with Starlink. It’s just stupid to keep giving these people the opportunity to knife us. There’s nothing honorable about them. But……..If we do go on their shows, then take no prisoners, get in their faces, etc
The simpletons like Ernesto will simply swallow the lies by Lauer and his like. They’re incapable of listening objectively and thinking for themselves. In my opinion, it’s just useless to attempt to use their forums.
americanpatriot on February 23, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Location hasn’t been picked, but the monument is in the works. Planning stage.
iurockhead on February 23, 2009 at 1:20 PM
You had me until the last one. As much as I hate the filthy liar and the cheap tart he married, the media should not be asking questions about the first brats.
Personally, I think it is bad that the filthy liar keeps trotting them out for photo-ops. The Clintons had the right idea in keeping Chelsea almost completely out of sight for eight years. They didn’t run for office and they should be able to grow up as normal as possible when your gets elected President. They need to know him as the racist, terrorist-loving, socialist he was when he was pretending to be a US Senator.
highhopes on February 23, 2009 at 1:20 PM
nope ziegler was on msnbc live like 30 minutes ago
ousoonerfan15 on February 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
My post over at Big H:
1GooDDaDDy on February 23, 2009 at 1:21 PM
Lauer gets credit. He brought on a guest that was looking to spear him. He seemed to have missed the larger point about how the media treated Obama though, sticking to Ziegler’s comments about Palin.
It wasn’t so much that the media derided Palin, but rather the media didn’t even offer slight critical looks or any in-depth analysis of Obama. That’s the point.
Abby Adams on February 23, 2009 at 12:33 PM
Sorry, no kudos to Matt. He did this interview because he arrogantly believed that he could skewer John and make it look like he was lying and distorting what happened. Thus, the reference to Michael Moore, who many people now know distorts and skews facts to suit his premise.
Liberal media types (redundant, I know)never interview conservatives because they are interested in their views, opinions or facts, they do it because they want to embarrass them or use the time to spout their own. If you notice, whenever conservatives are interviewed, the liberal talks over them and takes up their alloted time and forcing them to spend that time saying, “let me make my point” or “let me finish please.”
Matt Lauer is no better than the women on The View.
Jvette on February 23, 2009 at 1:24 PM
I think the target audience might be wider, however, I certainly hope that those with buyers’ remorse are now ready to understand and to finally get the corruption of the media.
INC on February 23, 2009 at 1:25 PM
Palin’s star is already on the wane. For 2012 it is going to be all about Bobby Jindal. He’s already been to Iowa several times, he is out in front standing up against this atrocity that is the porkulus bill, and he is positioning himself well. Palin is doing none of that.
highhopes on February 23, 2009 at 1:25 PM
I took note of NO’D's libelous charge. E.D. Hill will probably never live down her “terrorist fist bump” gaffe, but to my knowledege nobody at
MSNBCDNCBC even corrected O’Donnell.That being said … “slutty?” C’mon, good girls don’t wear satin blouses in Oklahoma?
L.N. Smithee on February 23, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Look at the quote from Nolte above.
Better yet, go read the review at Big Hollywood.
Exclusive Review: Media Malpractice: How Obama Got Elected and Palin Was Targeted
INC on February 23, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Lordy, you guys are making really good points across the board. Won’t bother being repetitive. I can’t make myself click on that link up thread (but read the comments and it doesn’t sound very good)–NBC as a news source in any format has ceased to exist for me. However, I may catch JZ on the Factor tonight, but the second Bill starts acting like a schizo-ass I’m turning off the machine. Yeah, I’m a real intolerant beyotch these days.
RepubChica on February 23, 2009 at 1:29 PM
“Is Matt Lauer gay?”
Somebody should ask Bill Moyers.
viking01 on February 23, 2009 at 1:32 PM
Welcome to the cave! Plato’s Allegory of the Cave that is. It is a poignant lesson indeed to look back so far in history and see what one of the greatest philosophical minds told us of politics and misinformation. He wrote the Allegory after his teacher Aristotle was convicted and sentenced by the politicians. Plato left politics because of how he became disillusioned by the lies that were being told to the people. The Allegory of the Cave tells us that those in power can set the agenda by carefully constructing a reality for the governed. The shadows cast on the cave wall was all the people had to base their reality on. Today that wall is replaced by the television and the MSM paints a reality in both what the information it provides and much more damaging the information it does not provide.
We need more who are willing to go spelunking and prove the case of just how damaging the media has become. I challenge anyone in the MSM to debate this logic with the facts of how the election was covered this time. The facts of coverage of previous elections in comparison to this will also prove the bias and malpractice.
timajin on February 23, 2009 at 1:32 PM
JeffVader on February 23, 2009 at 1:33 PM
You made my point. Of course Obama should not have been asked about his children – and neither should Gov. Palin. But he trotted out his girls just as much as Gov. Palin did; yet the media kept the Obama girls, their clothes, and their care off limits, while I saw many snarky reports about Piper Palin carrying a Vuitton bag and Willow missing school and tabloid stories suggesting that Track was forced into the military to stop his criminal behavior.
If Obama had been treated the same way Palin was, we would have seen at least an Enquirer story on Larry Sinclair. We would have seen some major snark about Obama’s goofy attempt at bowling, his “57 states” comment, etc. etc.
rockmom on February 23, 2009 at 1:34 PM
I hear you — I didn’t see Jindal savage the stimulus and elucidate why it’s a bad deal for states (it locks in policy changes beyond the end-date for Federal cash), but I heard it on the radio. He kicked! Obama, Gibbs, and Axxholerod kept punting to Tiny Tim Turbo Tax, and HE didn’t explain it as well as Jindal could!
Like Bill Clinton, Jindal is a Rhodes Scholar. He sizes up well against Barry Teleprompter, who has sheepskins from Columbia and Harvard but has done nothing illustrating he was deserving of them. Problem is, Jindal’s already on record as not being interested in 2012.
L.N. Smithee on February 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM
Its obvious that liberal retards still view Sarah Palin as a threat even though their guy won. This is NOT about Palin but the mainstream (drive-by) media. Many of the negative comments you see even on this site is because is because of this bias or as Zeigler puts it malpractice that was perpetuated over and over again during the presidential campaign. As Zeigler says, the case is as easy as proving Barry Bonds took steriods.
adams6kids on February 23, 2009 at 1:41 PM
highopes on February 23, 2009 at 1:25 PM
technopeasant on February 23, 2009 at 1:43 PM
Thanks John Ziegler.
Shove up right up thier lying behinds. Good on you J.Z.
Texyank on February 23, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Democracy works when the voters are informed and knowledgeable about the candidates. When you have a mass media that takes a side in the election and deliberately sends voters to the polls uninformed and misinformed, democracy no longer functions. Democracy was a good experiment while it lasted, America, and the Greeks would have been proud, but by Nov-2008 it just didn’t work out.
That’s my roundabout way of saying Sarah can’t win in 2012 because of what Ziegler’s pointing out here. People will believe what the media tells them, they tell them Sarah’s an airhead, people won’t vote for her.
Crusty on February 23, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Ummm…no. He was already one prior to making his movie.
TugboatPhil on February 23, 2009 at 1:47 PM
Rhodes Scholar, Clinton, are we sure? Did he earn that or buy it?
americanpatriot on February 23, 2009 at 1:49 PM
“theres a reason people wrote her off as a simpleton.”
Heh.
Boy, you are so right. It was a real scream when she told Katie Couric that FDR got on TV when the stockmar…oh wait, that was Joe Biden, our current fricking VICE PRESIDENT.
capitalist piglet on February 23, 2009 at 1:49 PM
I ordered the DVD this weekend. I can’t wait to get it and watch it in its entirety.
victoria330 on February 23, 2009 at 1:50 PM
I appreciate that John Ziegler is taking it to the media for their pathetic cheerleading for Obama and trashing of Palin, but the man needs to start citing specific examples when he does these interviews.
I understand that he wants people to watch the documentary(how can I not since he says it about 20 times in each interview?), but throw us a bone here. The average person out there is gonna think he’s just another right wing nut with a DVD to sell unless he actually makes his case.
Doughboy on February 23, 2009 at 1:53 PM
Governor Palin came out surprisingly well in the fiercely editorially left-wing Esquire mag’s “What I’ve Learned” feature. An excerpt gives a bit of insight into her mismanagement by the McCainiacs (bold theirs):
Of course, Esquire is not immune from the PDS that demands the worst possible light for Palin — they aped the Washington Post‘s Dana “Kill him!” Milbank and wrote “callin’” instead of “calling” and “ya” rather than “you.”
L.N. Smithee on February 23, 2009 at 1:54 PM
Crusty on February 23, 2009 at 1:44 PM
technopeasant on February 23, 2009 at 1:55 PM
Yeah, like Obama didn’t give the same indication in 2005 before deciding to run? Jindal’s fate is pretty much dependant on Obama’s. If he’s a disaster as President, Jindal is running in 2012, bank on it.
Doughboy on February 23, 2009 at 1:56 PM
“I guess that would include our show here”
“Certainly”
sweet…
29Victor on February 23, 2009 at 2:02 PM
It doesn’t have to be an “either-or” with Palin and Jindal. They both bring a lot to the plate and will bring more. We need leadership and a deep bench and both individuals can provide those things. When the time comes, then we can determine who to pick to lead us in 2012–Palin, Jindal, or someone else.
For now, I want them both to get their ideas and thoughts out to the people and to take charge and be seen taking charge.
Matt Helm on February 23, 2009 at 2:04 PM
But Lauer got him in the end with the “I never called Sarah an idiot” line.
Ziegler never said that anyone in the media ever called Mrs. Palin an “idiot,” it was all about the kinds of stories they produced about her, the questions they asked, the way they talked about her as opposed to Obama or Biden.
But I guess Lauer is okay with all of that as long as it isn’t done overtly. As long as no one on his show ever straight-up calls her an “idiot” then he and his show can maintain their journalistic integrity.
29Victor on February 23, 2009 at 2:05 PM
Was this just today? Anyone have a link?
davek70 on February 23, 2009 at 2:15 PM
BTW, folks — listen carefully the way Democrat pols, their pundit pals and MSM buddies consistently mention how opposition to Obama comes from the South.
L.N. Smithee on February 23, 2009 at 2:21 PM
Touting my own horn on this
Check this out:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Murphy?p=1464
And yes, did check the numbers
Paul Murphy on February 23, 2009 at 2:26 PM
No – he always wears loafers.
jake-the-goose on February 23, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Excellent connection to Plato and the Cave Allegory. That is exactly what happened here. The msm constructed a myth and sold it to the public. We catch them in it nearly every day. Norah O’Donnell did it today when she had a Republican on discussing party credibility. She ends by saying something sarcastic about Republicans working for the good of the people by their actions on the stimulus. It was complete sarcasm and she had to laugh at her own cleverness, but it is this type of constant derision that casts shadows on the cave wall.
msmveritas on February 23, 2009 at 2:40 PM
I ordered the DVD and will wait to comment until I see it unlike others.
KBird on February 23, 2009 at 2:45 PM
I just ordered the DVD. Please do the same to help support people like John and their expose of the MSM bias.
tgillian on February 23, 2009 at 2:53 PM
+1
I just wish he offered it on Blu-ray. :-)
On a slightly more serious note, does anyone know what the specs are for the DVD? Anamorphic? Dolby Digital 5.1? Any extras?
Doughboy on February 23, 2009 at 2:53 PM
I dont think the MSM could get away with what it did and continues to do without the help of an envious ignorant polulation that has agreed to be lied to. A populace that is aware that the house of cards is coming down and if they have to go down we(responsible and hard working Americans) are going down with them!
CCRWM on February 23, 2009 at 2:58 PM
Oh, I ordered my copy of the DVD on Sat too…
CCRWM on February 23, 2009 at 2:59 PM
The only extra he has mentioned is the entire 45 min Palin interview. Only small excerpts of it are in the actual film.
davek70 on February 23, 2009 at 3:04 PM
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