Posted on 10/06/2004 11:18:49 PM PDT by kingattax
The power of the media's spin: Newsweek's Evan Thomas and NBC's David Gregory conceded on Imus in the Morning this week that they thought George W. Bush won the debate last week, but changed their mind in the face of the media line. "I was quickly informed I was wrong and that Kerry had won," Thomas quipped Monday morning. Thomas said that while "Kerry did well," he "didn't think that Bush was as terrible as everybody else did." Gregory stated that he "initially" saw Bush as the winner, but then "there was kind of a debate in the press corps, those of us who were watching in the main filing center where we were watching the pool feeds, as opposed to watching some of the other networks that had the reaction shots and the split screens."
The MRC's Jessica Anderson noticed the comments made by phone on the Imus in the Morning radio show simulcast on MSNBC.
On Monday morning, October 4, Thomas, Newsweek's Assistant Managing Editor, revealed: "I thought it was a good debate. I initially thought that it was pretty much of a tie, but I was quickly informed I was wrong and that Kerry had won. You know, maybe I'm used to Bush's peevish side, but it sort of didn't surprise me. You know, I thought Kerry did well, I thought he did himself a lot of good, but I didn't think that Bush was as terrible as everybody else did."
On Tuesday morning, October 5, Imus observed: "I thought he won the debate, by the way -- President Bush." David Gregory, NBC's White House reporter: "I did, initially." Imus, talking over Gregory: "I'm the only person on the planet apparently who did, and my wife." Gregory: "Well, you know, I must say, there was kind of a debate in the press corps, those of us who were watching in the main filing center where we were watching the pool feeds, as opposed to watching some of the other networks that had the reaction shots and the split screens. You know, I saw it as a much, as a much closer debate and then I went back and read the transcript and saw where Bush missed opportunities, which they admit now. You know, I mean, they've sort of come out of denial since last Friday and recognized, after they'd taken quite a bit of flak from Republicans here in town and elsewhere about his performance, that he missed opportunities. It's as if he wasn't listening or had too much information in his head, that he was trying to deploy certain lines at different times, that he missed certain things that Kerry said that he's, you know, now tried to pounce on in the days since."
I thought the President was whipped by style but not by substance. He abounded in that. I find it surprising that Gregory had the eyes to see it. Evan Thomas doesn't surprise me because he's more open-minded.
We are voting on our Cammander-in-chief........not the best debater........heck, even I can out talk that "kept man" Kerry!
Lemmings off a cliff. Talk about peer pressure, they're like a group of teenagers, someone might say something that is out of line, and wow, like, no more dinner invitations to Sally Quinn's house. Argh.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Bush won hands down on substance. Unfortunetly, the mindless masses cannot think for themselves and a great number actually believe the BS spewed by the DNC shills, aka journalists.
unfortunetly = unfortunately
Not just RATS. Good Republicans gave in to worry and handwringing and did real damage by their wailing and gnashing needlessly.
The focus should have been, and hopefully from this point forward will be, to support our man completely and focus on the content of what was said.
Bush did indeed win.
the RATS are always in lock step..... they are NEVER
inconvenienced by the truth.
bttt
Who won the debate? Well, any of you see any DNC ads exploiting something Dubya said? On the other hand, do the words Global Test mean anything to you?
Bump.
Does anyone still harbor any hope that, regardless of the performance, the MSM would admit that a Republican won a debate? Anyone?
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