Posted on 04/30/2008 5:19:59 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Remember how the MSM swooned over Barack Obama's Philly speech on race after the Rev. Wright tapes pushed the story to the front pages? I expected the same kind of rapturous reaction to Obama's press conference of yesterday in which he definitively ditched the conspiracy-mongering minister.
But, surprisingly, that was not the case at all on CBS's Early Show this morning. To the contrary, the tone was set by the opening graphic shown here, which skeptically asked: "too little, too late?" And when Bob Schieffer and Juan Williams appeared a bit later, they were similarly cynical. Then again, there was one bit of perhaps unintentional candor on host Harry Smith's part, of which more later.
Here's how the exchange went down.
View video here.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Early Show’s surprisingly downbeat take on Obama ping to Today show list.
By the way, Mark, I heard Rush credit you on his show one day last week. Congratulations.
It’s amazing to see the shifting bias in the media. Looks like Ehrenstein was right calling Barack the “Magical Negro” who would line things up for Hillary.
Thanks, abb: very cool!
I’m with you. Clinton back in the White House is my worst nightmare. I’d have to hibernate and cut myself off for the next 4 years. In my mind, I wouldn’t have a President. I will never acknowledge her as my president. Anyone who lies about taking sniper fire is not fit to command the soldiers who truly put their lives on the line for us every day.
Wonder when Barack, Wright and the Obamamiacs will realize that they were set up from the beginning to make Hillary, with her horrible favorable ratings, appear “moderate”?
Why else would you run someone with the most liberal record in the Senate against her, someone who belongs to a racist’s church, someone who has written enough Marxist drivel that would hang him? That’s Hillary and Co. at their finest.
Juan left Fox?
He didn’t leave Fox. He’s just a cheerleader and spokesman for Hillary.
In my random viewing of cable news programs last night, there was one common theme and that was, “What changed between the time Obama gave his Phila. speech and yesterday?”
To the Press Club, Wright repeated many of the same assertions he voiced in previous sermons and which have been sound bited ad nauseum. There was nothing new in what he said. So why did Obama take such offense now yet not before?
That’s what all the commentators/pundits were discussing. They deduced primarily that he was being “political” which undercuts his primary message that is is for “change”, not politics as usual.
He had to do what he did yesterday, but it was too late, IMO. The constant drip, drip, drip goes on.
Let me know if there is an exception to my blanket statement.
These people don’t realize the black mind set—Iguess they forgot about the OJ trial
Blacks will now flock in greater numbers to the besieged brother
White Obamites are cultists and nothing is going to turn them off
Obama will trounce Hillary in NC
Whatever it is, it’s staged. Jerry and Barry still think alike and are the best of friends.
We’d have never heard about this after Obama was the nominee. The media would have rallied around him and kept his halo polished every day.
CBS ( Smith, Schieffer) is perhaps pised that Barack dissed trhem..blew off the NC debate..Katie’s swan song..
Keep in mind, Operation Chaos has only been about keeping the nomination fight going.
Obama will still go into the Democrat convention with a majority of delegates (unless he crashes and burns to the point of 30% to 40% support). Obama still has all of his supporters. They want him to be the nominee, they believe any Democrat will win, no matter what. They don’t care about his flaws, his lack of experience, his naïveté. His thinly veiled radical leftist views don’t scare them, they inspire him.
How is Hillary going to take it from Obama?
Even if she runs the table on the remaining races, he still will not only have a majority of delegates, and a majority of elected Democrats supporting him, but also a majority of states won.
All the Obama fans will give a big defiant “so what?” about his pastor problems. They will continue trudging onward with blinders on.
Over at DailyKOS, they’re poll overwhelmingly says they’ve “have his back” as follows:
80% — “I thought “It’s about time!” and I have his back.”
14% — “I disagree with Obama, but I still have his back.” 4% — not supporting him (combined choices).
So no matter what Obama does, he can do no wrong in the eyes of his followers. Whatever he does will always be exactly the right thing to do.
They aren’t going to give up on him that easily.
Sounds like buyer’s remorse. Now they are stuck with a candidate that can’t win in November.
Very interesting angle: hadn’t thought of that.
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