While Republicans Rant About Benghazi and IRS, Public Mostly Yawns

National Journal ^ | 05/14/2013 | Charles Cooke

[2ndDivisionVet]

Imagine this headline: While Democrats Rant About Vietnam and Watergate, Public Mostly Yawns

[SoFloFreeper]

Who is Charles Cooke, and why should anyone care what she thinks? The National Journal??? What is the circulation of that freakin’ rag?

[nascarnation]

Watergate was probably the first truly media driven “scandal” as I remember it.

[ncfool]

Nobody is talking about this on the MSM. they don’t care. Now if your listening to Rush or any of the talkers then you hear our side or on Fox. No where else does anybody care.

[SoFloFreeper]

Here is where Miss Cooke really steps into her own dung:

Perhaps the best way to determine whether either (or both) of these stories is starting to resonate with the American people is to simply watch Obama’s daily and weekly Gallup job-approval ratings.

See, obtuse numbskulls like Miss Cooke think it all is about the polling data. Her professors never taught her about the need for ethical behavior and having a Republic built on the words and deeds of honest men.

So while she rambles on about the "narrow trading range" of her man-child hero, the morality of our nation decreases while the vulnerability increases.

Hopefully Miss Cooke has a sugar daddy payin' her bills--'cause she probably isn't being paid much as an analyst.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Imagine this headline: While Democrats Rant About Vietnam and Watergate, Public Mostly Yawns

Well said.

[tet68]

Dear Charlie,
The difference between Republicans and democrats is
that Republicans eventually woke up to the fact that
Nixon was in the wrong and had to go...
Didn’t happen for Clinton or Obama...yet.

[gusopol3]

Obama had about a 4 point positive bounce, believe it or not, when Tsarnaev was caught and it persisted for 2 1/2 weeks. Now over the past week, his approval rating has fallen to 49% but his disapproval his working its way up. Election day 2010, his approval/ disapproval was tied at 46% (Gallup tracking poll).

[jeffc]

Yeah, well I was in High School during Watergate and even with the “news” media (in cahoots with the Congressional Dems) broadcasting the hearings on a daily basis, almost everyone I knew couldn’t care less.

[clintonh8r]

Eff “the public.” After all, “the public” voted for this mess. Twice.

[gusopol3]

Hey. Nixon came between LBJ and Jimmy Carter. Why’d he have go when those were the other political champs of his era?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Here is where Miss Cooke really steps into her own dung:

Why are you referring to Charlie Cooke as “Miss”?

[SeekAndFind]

Who is Charles Cooke, and why should anyone care what she thinks?



Charlie Cook is Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report, and political analyst for National Journal, where he writes two weekly columns . He also writes a regular column for Washington Quarterly, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is a political analyst for NBC News. Widely regarded as one of the nation's leading authorities on U.S. elections and political trends, Cook has appeared on the ABC, CBS and NBC evening news programs, as well as on Good Morning America.

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

SeekAndFind ~ (from the title) :”While Republicans Rant About Benghazi and IRS, Public Mostly Yawns “

Because the ‘talking heads’ on network news aren’t talking about the news
but rather are regurgitating the talking points that come out of the White Hut !
The un-informed remain uninformed

[Bratch]

[Amendment10]

As I mentioned in a related thread, the reaction of the public to the Benghazi investigation is possibly nothing more than an indication of how much the media is keeping the investigation in people’s faces, as it did with the Jodi Arias trial for example. So all that Gallop’s Benghazi poll may be telling us is that the corrupt media is trying to protect Obama by ignoring the investigation.

[skeeter]

Perhaps the best way to determine whether either (or both) of these stories is starting to resonate with the American people is to simply watch Obama’s daily and weekly Gallup job-approval ratings.

The press knows this well. They also know that if they, the press, print more idiotic articles spinning the scandals like this in lieu of any useful information the scandals will never resonate.

And the country continues to circle the bowl.

[ilovesarah2012]

I’m not yawning. I don’t think families of those murdered are yawning. It’s just the media who are yawning.

[centurion316]

Hopefully Miss Cooke has a sugar daddy payin' her bills--'cause she probably isn't being paid much as an analyst.

I take it that you don't know much about politics. Those who do also know who Charlie Cook is. I'm pretty sure that he makes more money than you, and I'm positive that he makes more than my six figures. You can disagree with him, I often do, but I would advise you to never make a bet about the outcome of a national Congressional or Presidential race. I made that mistake once and I have not repeated that bone headed move. Most here on FR call him a liberal and they are right, but he makes his money by calling it straight up when it comes to elections and his knowledge of political behavior down to the precinct level is better than anyone else out there with the possible exception of Michael Barone, and they frequently collaborate.

His son is an infantry combat veteran of Afghanistan with the 82d Airborne Division, and his right wing sister is my wife. He, by the way, is the only liberal in the family, we can't explain it.