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Hillary did very well (5.00 / 7) (#12)
by stillife on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:17:08 PM EST
a class act, as always IMO.  

I particularly liked when she threw it back at Norris and asked why the press isn't asking Obama these questions.

"No, but you know - for example, why is the question directed at me?" she said. "I mean, neither of us has the number of delegates to win. It is a problem for both of us. And Senator Obama's supporters refuse to support a revote in Michigan, which I thought was rather odd for the Democratic Party to be against another vote. Senator Obama's supporters wanted to end this contest and short circuit it so that the votes of the people in the next upcoming contest wouldn't count because he has a slight lead. And it's by no means definitive. It would have been like calling the championship game last night with two minutes left to go because somebody was ahead. And that's not how it turned out."

Has any reporter ever asked Obama why his campaign  is screaming "Surrender, Dorothy"?  

Short answer: No. (5.00 / 4) (#16)
by kmblue on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:20:33 PM EST
Man, I'm glad I'm not a reporter anymore if this is what passes for journalism these days.
All you need is a stint at modeling school and good bone structure.
Objectivity?  Fairness?  Fugedaboudit.

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No... (none / 0) (#25)
by Alec82 on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:26:12 PM EST
...because if you believe that this is an example of media bias, you've gone off the rails.  

 There are examples of media bias against Clinton.  Plenty of them, many sexist.  Go onto YouTube, I'm sure you'll find them.  But NPR? Michelle Norris? Because she asked a question that floats around the blogs and the media? You've lost your minds.

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Sorry to disagree (5.00 / 6) (#28)
by kmblue on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:31:24 PM EST
but repeating garbage posted as gospel drifting in the fetid pools of the blogosphere and in the fevered brain of Chris Matthews is not and has never been my idea of good journalism.

And using the phrase "some people say" is the last refuge of a weak mind.

Just my opinion, of course. ;)

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Oh good goddess, since when (5.00 / 1) (#49)
by Cream City on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 06:23:29 PM EST
do good journalists get their questions from floating around "the blogs and the media."  Journalists ARE the media, and good ones did the research to generate the new questions, not the ones in others' newspapers that morning.

NPR has gone down the bunny hole, too.

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Simply saying (none / 0) (#123)
by kenoshaMarge on Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 05:53:56 AM EST
oh no, Not NPR, and not Michelle Norris is silly. If she walks, talks and quacks, then she's become another duck.

She needs to hold herself to a higher standard if she is to retain the respect I once had for her. At this point in time, it's rather hard to find much in media to respect.

(Strange picture in my head of a duck sliding down a bunnyhole.)

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Take it easy (none / 0) (#32)
by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:36:54 PM EST
Stick to the issue. You are not the last word on what constitutes bias. Obviously we all disagree on this but you are crossing the line. One more and you are gone for the day.

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On second thought (none / 0) (#34)
by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:38:06 PM EST
this makes 4.

you are suspended for the rest of the night.

Do not comment any more today.

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Sorry BTD (none / 0) (#39)
by kmblue on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:42:44 PM EST
I was ranting downthread.  If you mean me,
I'm gone.

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Immediately following ... (none / 0) (#129)
by lyzurgyk on Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 12:22:01 PM EST

... the Michelle Norris' Clinton interview, NPR ran a story on a congressman (can't remember his name) who said he was being pressured by Clinton supporters for appearing at an event with Obama.

Sure seemed intentionally placed to echo the "Clinton plays ugly" theme.

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As I recall MN pushed HRC pretty (none / 0) (#31)
by suisser on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:36:38 PM EST
hard on the, "what do you mean by that???" Are you saying there's a double standard?"" I'm paraphrasing, poorly, but it was creepy enough to perk my ears.
Seriously considering withdrawing my "sustainer" support from NPR (where they ding my checking account monthly). Also really annoyed with On the Media for it's last - "Hilary can't win, stupid" segment.

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Yup, biased reporters get pretty touchy (none / 0) (#35)
by kmblue on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:39:48 PM EST
when someone points out they might be a wee bit
out of line.
See David Gregory when he was suspended for his infamous remark about Chelsea Clinton being "pimped out".  And our friend Tweety says in a NY Times Magazine profile (coming your way Sunday) that he didn't really mean his apology to Hillary regarding his statement that she only won her Senate seat because Big Bill fooled around.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I rest my case.

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Ooops I think I meant (5.00 / 1) (#38)
by kmblue on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:41:15 PM EST
David Shuster.
So many reporters, so many sexist remarks.
So hard to keep track of them all. ;)

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I don't listen to NPR (none / 0) (#37)
by stillife on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 05:40:04 PM EST
but what you're describing reminds me very much of Steve Kroft's repeated questioning of Hillary on the "is Barack a Christian" question.  

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Yes! They have a narrative, as Somerby says, (none / 0) (#115)
by jawbone on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 09:58:37 PM EST
and they're going to get the "material" to support it if it takes 20 questions! Or just some truncating and magic ellipses. Or even lying for some in the field.

Ding ding ding ding. We have a winner!

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