Today Show's Lauer Lobs Slow-Pitch Softballs to Gray Davis

The Today Show

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Sometimes I like to fool myself into imagining that Lauer is less of a biased liberal than Katie. This interview rudely disabused me of that notion. It was nothing less than a 5-minute Davis infomercial.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

ping

[Mr. K]

geez i have never seen lauer so bad...

this was katie couric level butt-kissing . will we see matt undergoing a cavity search for his brain like katie did?

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks for confirming what I found almost hard to believe: the level of sycophancy on display in Lauer's interview.

[OldFriend]

The dems have gotten their talking points........the recall is going to be likened to the Florida election fiasco, all the republican's fault of course. Watch that mantra be repeated again and again by the dems.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

I think you're on to something. Davis will attempt to fire Dems' partisan passions with a rallying cry of "Remember Florida 2000!"

[mrtysmm]

God bless you for being able to 'watch' the today show. You do us a wonderful favor by monitoring it. I just can't stomach any of them...

[OldFriend]

Heard Monica Crowley on WABC radio last evening state that billandhill will use that analogy to decry the recall.

That's the second time that argument has been used.......so let's watch for it to be repeated by all the dems.

Anyone taking bets on Alan Colmes bringing up Florida!!! LOL

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Thanks for mentioning the Clintons. Lauer actually cited a report on Drudge (!) to the effect that the pair will be making appearances in CA in support of Davis. Davis confirmed that, while all the details haven't been worked out, he has been in touch with them in that regard.

[YaYa123]

really enjoyed your take on the Lauer interview with Gray and Susan Davis. Here was my take on it:

"Davis being interviewed by Matt Lauer. Gray Davis is trying to blame California's woes on the Bush administration. Well, that's it in a nutshell..."when Bush came into office there were surpluses "as far as the eye could see". Matt asks, "so you think California's woes are a microcosm of what will happen to the rest of the country. And Matt says, "I read on Matt Drudge that the Clintons are coming to help you". hahaha

davis says Republicans are just relitigating the election, they had these recall petitions on the street 30 days after the election. Matt Lauer says, "you'll pardon me, but it sounds like you both (Gray and his wife Sharon), are claiming a Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.

"The recall is a misguided effort by very rich Republicans", says Davis.

I'm not kidding folks, Matt Lauer interviewing Gray and Sharon Davis had the look of the famous 60 Minutes interview of Bill and Hillary. Sitting all sweet and cuddly, happy, grinning, on a sofa, claiming everything is rosy, they gonna win, and everyone is just out to get them."

21 posted on 07/30/2003 4:23 AM PDT by YaYa123"

[governsleastgovernsbest]

You're very welcome. Watching Today helps get me jump-started, just in case my extra strong French Roast doesn't get the job fone.

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Sounds like we had a very similar take on the interview.

Am I wrong, or was this among the most fawning interviews Lauer has ever conducted? It really seemed to approach Couric-interviews-Hillary heights of servility.

[COUNTrecount]

"The Today Show"now renamed as "The Toady Show."

[YaYa123]

"Am I wrong, or was this among the most fawning interviews Lauer has ever conducted"

You listed the important, tough questions Lauer did not, but should have asked, and he gave Davis plenty of time to spin out his pre-packaged answers, which were echoed by his wife. It wasn't candid at all, there no surprises for Davis, but it was funny when Lauer practically LOL at how victimized Davis & wife portrayed themselves by the evil Republicans.

I think Lauer's questions about the Clintons coming in to rescue Davis were important. If Davis squeaks outta this mess, you better believe Hillary and Bill will claim it was because of them. Davis seemed reluctant to even admit they were coming.

[maryz]

Great summary! (Thank God I didn't have to see it -- I would have been spitting nails!)

[maryz]

Matt was sympathizing that, after all, California was part of the USA, which has been experiencing an economic downturn.

No mention of those who calculate that, without California and its basket-case economy, the US would have had a net increase in jobs in the past year or so?

[MEG33]

I'll be listening for the reference to Florida.

[jmaroneps37]

Matt is just being a good comrade, trying to help his guy keep power.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

>> Lauer Lobs Slow-Pitch Softballs

Sounds like he trying out for the Texas Rangers' Bullpen.

[Steely Glint]

Media - (Fox + conservative talk radio) = anti-American Leftists