Russert and Carville: First Class Bias

Meet the Press ^ | 2-17-2002 | gortklattu

[gortklattu]

Here is a first class example of media bias, courtesy of “Meet the Press”’s Tim Russert. Russert gave James Carville the unquestioned run of his show, giving Carville almost double the talk time of his republican guest, Ed Gillespie.

Gillespie got 3 minutes and 43 seconds of chat. Carville was given 6 minutes and 46 seconds of talk time, which he crammed with words of hatred and endless charges of the Bush Administration, none of which were challenged by the socialist sycophant who hosts the program.

Carville got away with an incredible charge. While talking about Bush and the republicans, turned his speech to Tom Daschle, and said that they tried to kill him with Anthrax. Russert never challenged Carville, nor asked him for clarification on the matter.

Carville continued his accusations and invidious language. Then Russert addressed a question on ‘changing the tone in Washington” to the Republican instead of the hateful accusation-filled person in front of him!

Shame on you Russert! You exhibit what is wrong with our terrible media system, why all of us should fight giving you and your organized crime syndicate (called the mainstream media) any more power in our government. You cater to the ignorant in our society with little care about the survival of a good republic.

Russert is a first-class suck-up to the neo-socialist movement. With that as an aim, he can’t stand the truth or fairness, as it does not fit in their world. That is a message to all of us.

[gortklattu]

I noticed a great gift of time to Carville, and decided to time the talk time. It amazed me.

[In mourning for six years]

I gave up watching Russert years ago for just this reason. His giving double time to CarVILE may have been amazing, but surely it was predictable!

[thucydides]

It is going to get very nasty as the democrats see their grip on power slipping away. Bush continues high in the polls, while the democrats continue their nasty campaign of innuendo and hate. In the last election, they almost stole the election with these tactics, but it is a different story when you try to smear an unknown and when you try to smear a highly respected president who now has the people's trust. We may be looking at at implosion of the party of ugliness and nastiness.

[Gillmeister]

I used to think Russert was fair to both sides, but he's more interested in getting the two sides to fight and argue that to be unbiased. That's the name of the game in talk show TV, get the yelling and screaming up for viewership. Carville is nothing but a foam at the mouth lib, who thinks screaming and yelling will get the dems ahead in life, when in fact it acheives the opposite effect. But he's too stupid to realize it.

[IncPen]

I don't undersand Carville's presence.

Clinton dispatched him to Israel to install Barak so that the Israelis would bend over and give Clinton a legacy.

That wasn't enough for Arafat, but it was the end of Barak.

How does anyone on either side of the conflict in the Mudeast see Clinton or Carville as anything but cynical manipulators...

The fact that the media covers either of them is beyond me

[kstewskis]

Carville was given 6 minutes and 46 seconds of talk time

Anytime Carville opens his mouth is unbearable. 6 minutes and 46 seconds is downright torture. Team him up with Begala like Fox News did the other night, and it's flat out cruel and unusual punishment.

I'd rather hear metal nails scraped on a chalkboard at 100db, having my own fingernails pulled out with pliers, and all while holding both feet into hot coals. That would be more merciful than hear Begala/Carville spew their venom.

[BlessedAmerican]

And the reason you watched this show was??? You can watch next time and be equally as upset and the next, etc. So I really don't understand the point of giving these folks any of my time. Find something better to do!

[Jane Dough]

Russert is cut from the same lib cloth as Brokaw et al. When talking to Repubs (such as Cheney) Timmy asks questions with such a mean voice. When kissing Dems' rings, such as Car-Vile, Timmy can be positively unctuous. Remember his noninterview w/Hillary!?

[INSENSITIVE GUY]

I think everyone by now knows what to expect from TIMMY Russert and that CARVILLE(when he's not cruising trailer parks)is quite simply a pathological liar.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

I'd rather hear metal nails scraped on a chalkboard at 100db

The fingernails and feet I can understand, but nails on a chalkboard! You masochist!

[RnMomof7]

The most effective thing to do is change the channel and let the advertisers know why

[GOPJ]

Russert says to Carville something about democrats also getting money from Enron, to which Carville responds by talking about total donations give to Bush Vs total donations give to Gore. Not from Enron, just total donations from all sources. No talk of how much money Enron gave to anyone. And Russert gave him a pass. Nothing like " Hey, you didn't answer my question." No, just a pass for the spinney lies.

Also, Carville has decided to talk like a populist. Yeah, like he really cares about anyone other than his fat rich clients. Give me a break. This is the same guy who thinks rape is no big deal when your guy does it, and talks of dragging hundred dollar bills through trailer parks. The only good thing about Carville is that he sincerely seems to love his children. That can't be faked. Blank him and the horse he rode in on...

[RoseofTexas]

Thankfully I was not home, and don't care to watch this slimy show anyway. Having said that, I think I'll email Matlin and tell her to KEEP HER DOG ON A LEASH! I can't believe for one moment she LOVES this SOB! He must make life HORRORABLE and UNBEARABLE for her at home. There's a saying out there that says WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND, this slimy SOB will someday get his.

[gortklattu]

Carville represents a faction in today's politics.

It is a faction that wishes to allign with the press, then influence this nation by its own system of business. Government is its business. When it is firmly established it will rule other businesses through taxation and regulation.

Taxation is a partnership with the government without any need of investment or fear of financial loss by the government.

If successful, this new government will be omnipotent and will have very little reason to be concerned for the people after it is established. After all, the only business that can put people in jail is government. A business cannot put a congressman in jail without going through the congressman's home turf and dealing with his allies.

This power is hard for the media types to ignore. That's why Carville gets the time.

[gortklattu]

And the reason you watched this show was???

I write a political newsletter that I fill with stuff like this. My main aim is to get people to write their congressman rather than using the lobby pool in D.C..

[Benrand]

WHat if I took a belt sander and ran the thing up and down your back for a half an hour, then poured turpentine on the raw skin?

[GOPJ]

Note: Usually Russert is better. Of all the liberals he and Chris Matthews strive the hardest to be fair. (Fair by comparison to other liberals) Some of Russert's interviews on the 9/11 disaster will be become classics. In a hundred years school kids will watch them. They're that good. But today, today with Carville was awful. Shame on them.

[NewYorker]

I turned it off after the Colin Powell segment. I can't imagine why anyone would be interested in listening to Carville.

[CyberAnt]

Actually, all Carville has done is make himself look like a stupid idiot (which he already is). To accuse the President of trying to kill Daschle with anthrax is so ridiculous, no one would ever believe it. In fact, Rush was just talking about this during the week. He said, previously, when the liberals made these charges, people were in doubt; but Bush has been out there among the people and THEY KNOW what kind of person he is. They know he's a descent, kind, honest person. That's why this kind of junk doesn't stick to him.

Again I say, this did nothing more than make Carville reveal his true colors - a hate monger of the first degree. The more they say this kind of stuff, the more people sign up as Republicans.

There was no reason for Russert to say anything - Carville's comment was hate-filled, and every descent person in America who watched Carville make that statement already knew it was not true.