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CBS Surprisingly Skeptical on Obama–Wright
NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

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.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: barackobama; bobschieffer; jeremiahwright; juanwilliams
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1 posted on 04/30/2008 5:19:59 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; Miss Marple; an amused spectator; netmilsmom; Diogenesis; YaYa123; MEG33; ...

Early Show’s surprisingly downbeat take on Obama ping to Today show list.


2 posted on 04/30/2008 5:21:07 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

By the way, Mark, I heard Rush credit you on his show one day last week. Congratulations.


3 posted on 04/30/2008 5:21:15 AM PDT by abb (Organized Journalism: Marxist-style collectivism applied to information sharing)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

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.


4 posted on 04/30/2008 5:21:58 AM PDT by rightwinggoth
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To: abb

Thanks, abb: very cool!


5 posted on 04/30/2008 5:27:15 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I am beginning to feel really bad about all this. I wanted hillary down and out and did not participate in Operation Chaos. Now I fear hillary might really pull off the nomination and she and her flying monkey will steal the election through fraud. I wish all this negative stuff about obama would have come out after he was a sure thing for the dem nomination.
6 posted on 04/30/2008 5:27:25 AM PDT by Ditter
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To: Ditter

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.


7 posted on 04/30/2008 5:29:31 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

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.


8 posted on 04/30/2008 5:29:36 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Juan left Fox?


9 posted on 04/30/2008 5:29:50 AM PDT by Sybeck1 (It's truly bad when your Savior in November is Judas Himself.)
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To: Sybeck1

He didn’t leave Fox. He’s just a cheerleader and spokesman for Hillary.


10 posted on 04/30/2008 5:30:47 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
Juan Williams was one of the first commentators to say [this past weekend] that Wright seemed to be intentionally trying to sabotage Obama’s presidential run.

11 posted on 04/30/2008 5:35:20 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

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.


12 posted on 04/30/2008 5:39:02 AM PDT by randita (I'm a "typical white person" and I voted for Lynn Swann.)
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To: Ditter
There is hardly a conservative commentator who has any sense of timing or strategy in this. As soon as Obama falters, they go after him full tilt boogie, not minding that they are contributing to the success of his opponent. "Why wait until after the nomination?" they seem to be saying to themselves, "I can write an article today." Not a scholar in the bunch---all this is for their careers and showbiz.

Let me know if there is an exception to my blanket statement.

13 posted on 04/30/2008 5:39:16 AM PDT by Rudder (Klinton-Kool-Aid FReepers prefer spectacle over victory.)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

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


14 posted on 04/30/2008 5:39:26 AM PDT by uncbob
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Whatever it is, it’s staged. Jerry and Barry still think alike and are the best of friends.


15 posted on 04/30/2008 5:40:31 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: Ditter

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.


16 posted on 04/30/2008 5:47:02 AM PDT by Moonmad27 (Simplify, simplify, simplify. H.D. Thoreau)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

CBS ( Smith, Schieffer) is perhaps pised that Barack dissed trhem..blew off the NC debate..Katie’s swan song..


17 posted on 04/30/2008 5:50:46 AM PDT by ken5050
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To: Ditter

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.


18 posted on 04/30/2008 5:51:19 AM PDT by counterpunch (John McCain for President - Because we need VICTORY in Iraq, not RETREAT)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

Sounds like buyer’s remorse. Now they are stuck with a candidate that can’t win in November.


19 posted on 04/30/2008 5:52:51 AM PDT by Jaxter ("Vivit Post Funera Virtus")
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To: ken5050

Very interesting angle: hadn’t thought of that.


20 posted on 04/30/2008 5:53:30 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest (Keeping track of the MSM so you don't have to!)
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