Posted on 03/17/2004 1:34:46 PM PST by PhiKapMom
REPORTER SPINS FOR KERRY [Tim Graham]
On last night's "Hardball," NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell proved that her spin and John Kerry's spin are indistinguishable. Chris Matthews played the new Bush ad banging on Kerry for opposing the $87 billion supplemental bill for the war, including funding for body armor, higher combat pay, and better military health care.
Mitchell responded like Bob Shrum: "Now that is a complete distortion, Kerry would say, and anybody who really covered the $87 billion supplemental has to agree. A complete distortion."
Matthews: "Were those items in there?"
Mitchell: "They were in there, but he was voting against one part of the bill."
Matthews: "But didn’t he vote against the final? Didn’t he voted against final?"
Mitchell: "No, no, he did vote against final."
Matthews: "Well then he voted against all those elements."
Mitchell: "He voted against those elements in the supplemental, but he was voting against it as a protest, he said, you know, again..."
Matthews: "Well, that’s what he says. That’s his spin. But he’s nailed here, I think. I think it’s a devastating. You, by the way, you said to me before we were on tonight, that was a hell of a tough ad."
Mitchell: "A very tough ad." Matthews: "I think it’s devastating."
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That Pretty well sums up the Mr. Oxymoron speaker.
Yes it does. Counterpunch did a great job on that one.
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"I will go along with you on Clinton, but I think you have just insulted Nixon and Harding."
Peace: he he pretty good :)
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