Posted on 09/06/2007 4:47:36 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Honeymoon? Forget about it. The morning after his announcement, "Today" wasted no time in going after Fred Thompson. Like a Las Vegas bride with a bad hangover, Meredith Vieira seemed particularly grumpy. At 7:05 a.m. EDT, the "Today" co-anchor interviewed Tim Russert.
MEREDITH VIEIRA: The other candidates are out debating last night, and he's on Leno, he's yukking it up announcing that he's running for president as if it is a punch line. Was that a smart thing for him to do?
By her acerbic tone, Vieira left no doubt that, in her mind, it wasn't. Russert suggested that Thompson needs to establish "real credibility" that he is the consistent conservative in the race, and raise money.
View video here.
Meredith riffed off Russert's "credibility" line to take her next shot.
VIEIRA: Well you know you talk about credibility. I want to read you something that New Hampshire Republican chairman Fergus Cullen said about Thompson. He said that the voters in this state are interested in this guy, but, and here's the but, "for Thompson to go on Jay Leno the same night and be trading jokes while other candidates are having a substantive discussion on issues is not going to be missed by New Hampshire voters." So it's possible the decision could backfire, isn't it?
Russert observed that the influential Manchester Union-Leader has been saying much the same thing, and that "there's no doubt about it, Thompson has some work to do."
Of course we all remember the way "Today" roughed up Hillary the morning after she chose to announce via a fluffy chat-on-the-couch. Or not.
No honeymoon for Thompson at “Today.” Ping to Today show list.
Thanks for posting this, glgb! You sit through this swill so we don't have to :)
Rattlesnakes can get so pissy when you jab at them with a stick.
Thanks, mewzilla. My, twisted, pleasure as always.
I would expect this from liberal/communist "Today".
But I know I would rather get my candidate bashed a bit than ignored altogether and frozen out of the mindshare by the US MSM.
That would only be significant if he had expected one which, I have no doiubt, he did not.
Its apparent to all GOP candidates that they are never going to get anything close to objectivity from the MSM.
I wonder if they are all still a bit tinkled off over that little investigation committee thingee?
It’s not like they have anything new to say. Only teens could possibly not be familiar with all the issues and who is on what side.
Just remember that NBC is the most radical of the leftist media. So what was said on Today should come as no suprise.
FEAR is an ugly thing !!!
Vieira judging smart is like Michael Moore judging fashion.
“Like a Las Vegas bride with a bad hangover”
Nice.
I plan on voting for FDT if he gets the nod from the GOP. But he does have some work to do.
But let us not forget about the anti-war rally Viera attended, with her family, at the Dem convention is Boston in 2004. Nothing biased in that behavior, ay?
Go Fred!
Watching Thompson’s announcement last night; can’t recall the last time Jay Leno looked so detached and uncomfortable during an interview.
Today is so yesterday. What TV? TV? I don’t watch no steeenkin’ TV.
If the MSM doesn’t like it, it must be GOOD!..........New HAmpshire ain’t what it used to be..........
Did Leno ask Thompson how things are going over at CFR?
The MSM likes to talk about "credibility", and they spend their time interviewing each other... talk about your echo chambers!
MEREDITH VIEIRA Is a game show host ha ha ha
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