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More hypocrisy from the left:
ABC Sports star Al Michaels sure likes to put the political back in "political football." So CNN "Crossfire" hosts and Democratic strategists James Carville and Paul Begala want to penalize the apparently Republican-leaning Michaels for unnecessary roughness.
During his play-by-play of the New England Patriots-Indianapolis Colts game in Foxborough, Mass., last week - a special Thursday edition of "Monday Night Football" - Michaels somehow discovered an opportunity to stick it to John Kerry. When co-announcer John Madden marveled at the seesawing of the score - "This is what you call a flip-flop," he said - Michaels retorted: "You're in the right state for that."
By which Michaels meant Massachusetts, the home state of the Democratic presidential nominee, who's constantly being accused by President Bush's campaign team of "flip-flopping" on the issues.
"These announcers are getting to think they're some kind of political commentators or pontificators," Carville told me. "But the football fans watch football to hear about football. If Al Michaels wants to give his political opinions, tell him to come on 'Crossfire.'"
Begala, meanwhile, told me: "I hardly ever watch ['Monday Night Football'] anymore. It's the television equivalent of Sominex. And they have had all these right-wingers on: Dennis Miller, Rush Limbaugh and Al Michaels - and all it does is drive viewers away." rest of story
But it's still okay to collect pay as a political commentator on CNN while actively working on the Kerry campaign, eh, boys? No free speech for you, Al Michaels!
BTW, saw the Kitty Kelly interview on Today. Interesting to know her "journalistic standard" is basically that she doesn't "report" it unless lawyers have told her she'd win in court. Nice.
I think he and Begala won't leave CNN because they like the paycheck too much...
Carville sorta slipped up, too, when Timmy asked him if he would manage Hillary's campaign and he replied, in 2008 I will be 64 and too old. So looks like she is running in '08 whether or not Kerry is elected.
Bush is out campaigning already today while Kerry is no where in site...he is either lazy or in poor health....W is campaigning the socks off him plus he still puts in time at the Oval Office.
I am extremely tired of this National Guard story. Who gives a rat's patootie? In the community I grew up in, if you were a "child of privilege" you took advantage of it during Viet Nam. No biggie. In fact, I am proud that W at least went in the Guard. In my town, if Daddy was rich or famous, the draft board simply did not draft you, either because Daddy was on the draft board and/or paid off the draft board, either in money or kind. No need to join the Guard cauz you weren't going to be drafted.
When Clinton ran in '92 more than one Liberal buddy told me, when I expressed dismay that he was a draft dodger-"Anyone not smart enough to get out of going to Viet Nam is not smart enough to be President."
Rant over...