[Chancellor Palpatine]

The MSNBC guys are awesome, and really upbeat.

[dawn53]

I never watch NBC but was flipping through and saw David Brooks(I think that was his name) and after his enthusiastic report that lasted about 10 minutes, Matt and Katie had nothing negative to say.

Amazing!!!

I've been flipping back and forth watching the different channels when they have these reports coming in and they've all been so positive. Seems the reporters instead of being skeptics are caught up in the comraderie of battle.

[mattdono]

I agree. I was flipping around late last night and caught David Bloom out with your troops and he addressed the issue of "journalistic integrity".

I thought that he was very fair in his comments, and I got a different sense of his perspective. He conceded that they needed to maintain some distance, but gleefully praised the Marines he was with. He commented (glowingly, I might add) to their professionalism. He genuinely seemed to have a respect for our troops...something that journalists never seem to do. You know, they "must maintain their objectivity" (1991, Bernie "Saddam sucker" Shaw).

Just thought that I would through in the proper citation...though I don't have the specific reference to his quote.

[CholeraJoe]

I'd like to embed Patty Ann Browne.

[houston_matt]

"The MSNBC guys are awesome, and really upbeat."

So YOU'RE the one who watches that channel... : )

[ladtx]

The MSNBC guys are awesome, and really upbeat.

I agree. Normally an FNC watcher, I've found MSNBC's coverage to be superior, particularly in video and audio quality. They seem to be covering more at unit level also.