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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:07 PM Original message |
Tom Brokaw Slams Press Drumbeat For Hillary's Exit: "Inappropriate", "Commentary Disguised As Report |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
1. Brokaw? LOL. He thought Dick Cheney beat Edwars in a debate |
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earthlover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I think Edwards could have done better in the debate but he didn't..... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
18. As a huge edwards supporter, I was disappointed in John's performance in that Debate. Cheney did |
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Drunken Irishman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. I think a lot of people believed that, Jennifer. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #7 |
21. Even my husband thought that and he is not swayed just because |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. so because you disagreed with his assessment of something |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. Anybody with a quarter of a brain knew Edwards won that debate. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #15 |
22. That isn't true. Most of the Edwards fans I know don't think John won. I don't think John |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Then you didn't pay attention to the actual issues discussed. nt |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. So you judge a debate by |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Damned straight. Republicans do NOT win debates on the issues. nt |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #33 |
90. Haha! |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:06 PM Response to Reply #90 |
97. Not at all |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #97 |
108. Excuse me, but isn't that how people, the public |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Well it seems that some judge a journalists entire career on wether they |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Okay, I don't expect you to believe me but Edwards himself told me that he thought he "blew" it. |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. Edwards on his worst day beats Cheney on his "best" day, hands |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
44. Sorry if I agree with both Brokaw and John on his own performance. One of |
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Jazzgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:54 PM Response to Reply #24 |
79. Hmmm..... |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:22 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. You're wrong |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #15 |
59. It's hard to see something objectively when we all hate Dick Cheney so much. |
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Carrieyazel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Edwards basically laid down to Birdshot in that debate. |
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niceypoo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
144. He also happens to be correct... |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good for Brokaw. Recommended. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. Of all the pics I have collected of news guys,Brokaw is my favorite. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
4. Double standards are sexism |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Huckabee |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. BULL - she WAS treated differently - as in more poorly/mocked/ridiculed on MSNBC- AS IN SEXISM |
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LisaM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:19 PM Original message |
Yes. And it will come out as time goes on. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
112. ROTFLMFAO, HRC was treated like political royalty - even to the point of FORCING MSNBC to |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. Huckabee was mathematically removed from contention |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:19 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Technically. Hillary was "mathematically removed from contention" a month back |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Well I listened |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. He had built an insurmounatble lead in pledged delegates. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. Having a Lead Is Not Having the Necessary Majority |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #47 |
51. The supers let he stay in because of her last name. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #51 |
65. Doesn't Matter. Obama Did Not Have the Necessary Majority |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #65 |
69. The media never called for her to quit. Not once. That is a lie. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. And staying in a race you will not win will result in a lot of people speculating |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #34 |
100. So? |
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symbolman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
101. No, she was Forcibly Ejected last Wednesday.. |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:25 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. The newscasters who also pointed out the math are what upset Mr. Brokaw. |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. You guys keep talking about "the math" |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. No, we said 60 days ago that this would be the outcome because we can add. |
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Ravy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #19 |
147. Even today, Hillary is not technically mathematically removed from contention. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:34 PM Response to Reply #12 |
50. Oh bullshit |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #50 |
103. catch him in PLEDGED delegates |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:12 PM Response to Reply #103 |
104. Well, when he had passed the majority of pledged delegates, it was in fact impossible. |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #103 |
124. And the Supers, especially the top tier, were saying over and over |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Hillary was different from every candidate who "lost". She was the only women who has ever come this |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. He exitted exactly and precisely when she did |
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PM7nj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's over. |
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MethuenProgressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
13. KO tried getting away with saying HRC "shoehorned" her way into the race. |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Touché My Friend |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
140. Olbermann is just another windbag and deserved to be put in his place |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:19 PM Response to Original message |
17. To The Greatest Page . . |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
23. More victimization from the presumed unstoppable one en route to her coronation. |
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writes3000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. To be fair - the speculation was justified... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:26 PM Response to Reply #27 |
35. The Drop-Out Talk Started Back In January-February, Already |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Well, since it was over except for the vanity exercise of staying in to say she didn't quit. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Except It Wasn't Over |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:32 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. See, that's where you fail to understand math. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. Math? People Calling For Clinton To Drop Out Weren't Using an Abacus, They Were Using Tarot Cards |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
60. Here you go. Take a trip down memory lane with me... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #60 |
82. This Article Isn't About You, It's About the Media |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. The media was simply reporting the harsh numbers. |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:13 PM Response to Reply #82 |
105. Nice way to try and change the subject now that you've been pwned on this topic by the other poster |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
53. That was because Lil' Miss Inevitability didn't win in Iowa, she came in 3rd. |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:37 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Please Don't Be So Hostile |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #57 |
68. Deleted message |
Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
28. He may be right on one count. However, for all the calls for her to "get out" |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:28 PM Response to Reply #28 |
39. Were The Calls for a Viable Candidate To Get Out of the Race Appropriate or Inappropriate? |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #39 |
49. She wasn't viable after 12 in a row. She had lost. Get that through your head. |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #39 |
64. The true status of her viability should have been reported |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:28 PM Response to Original message |
37. look at the drumbeat that was on DU |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:29 PM Response to Reply #37 |
42. That Started on the Night of January 3 |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. it was unbelievable |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #45 |
54. And Still Do |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:36 PM Response to Reply #45 |
56. Yeah, everyone hates numbers |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. you just can't stop, can you? |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. I prefer a calculator |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:44 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. Calculators Are Different From Crystal Balls |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:49 PM Response to Reply #73 |
74. What part of "he has an insurmountable lead" did you not get? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #74 |
78. It's Very Sad That Some People Wish To Turn This Thread Into a Bickering Flamefest |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #78 |
83. But the very article says it is hard and wrong to NOT report the facts |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
127. Yeah, especially when they compared her unfavorably to McCain and then hinted she might get shot |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
48. I don't see why, once it was mathematically impossible for her to win the majority of |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:38 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. It Only Became Mathematically Impossible |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:39 PM Response to Reply #58 |
62. She should have dropped out once someone won a majority of pledged delegates. Relying on the SDs |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:42 PM Response to Reply #62 |
70. Pledged Delegates Did Not Give the Necessary Majority for the Nomination |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #70 |
71. No one in the press ever called for to quit, did they? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:52 PM Response to Reply #71 |
76. The Press Obsessed Over It |
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GarbagemanLB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:53 PM Response to Reply #76 |
77. So there were twice as many stories about Wright than about Clinton? Wow! The media sure hated Obama |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:55 PM Response to Reply #76 |
80. Why did you leave out the very next sentence in the article? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:00 PM Response to Reply #80 |
86. That's the Same Guy Who Said This |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #86 |
91. But they aren't supposed to point out futility? |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:58 PM Response to Reply #76 |
84. Actually I don't think it is the Press obsessing in this case.... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:02 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Heheh |
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wileedog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:41 PM Response to Reply #58 |
67. So what? |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:40 PM Response to Reply #48 |
63. are you fucking kidding? |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
72. K&R |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
75. The race was mathematically over weeks ago, so Brokaw is full of shit |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 08:57 PM Response to Reply #75 |
81. Agreed.....Hillary Couldn't win mathematically and she was doing real damage |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #81 |
95. Did the supers let her stay in till the end because... |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:03 PM Response to Reply #75 |
92. And Keith "Take her into a room" Olbermann is no Murrow, either, |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #92 |
98. Well, it turns out Keith's scenario nearly came true. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #92 |
111. Keith Olbermann is certainly closer to Murrow than Brokaw has ever been |
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AtomicKitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
87. What was unusual was a candidate staying in the race 3 months after it was lost for them. |
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tishaLA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
88. In essence Mr Brokaw is right. BUT |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:04 PM Response to Reply #88 |
94. Fair Enough But |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #94 |
102. They do that all the time. They will point out that a game is over. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #88 |
110. Brokaw is IMO, a bitter old bastard who's always lauded *authority*-kissed Corporate Masters' asses |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:04 PM Response to Original message |
93. Where was this outrage when the Bush crime family was taking the country to war????? |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #93 |
99. It Was Right Here On DU |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #99 |
107. I would of liked to see Brokaw....this upset about the Iraq war |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
96. He is right |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
106. Check this out: Is Olbermann's snide act on MSNBC the future of TV news? |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:21 PM Response to Reply #106 |
109. Wow! I think we all need to take a step back ... plus breathe & consider that we're all DEMOCRATS? |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:28 PM Response to Reply #109 |
114. I don't think everyone here is a Democrat. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:31 PM Response to Reply #114 |
116. Yeah, you and me both ... prepare for the re-infestation. |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #114 |
118. I've been one for 40 years. First voted in '72 for McGovern, first worked for a Democratic campaign |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #118 |
119. If anyone won't vote for Obama because of what someone says on the internets |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:40 PM Response to Reply #119 |
122. That doesn't pass the "smell test" for me either. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #118 |
120. Enjoy ONE (1x) more day of Obama bashing, then it's time to work WITH the Team. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:43 PM Response to Reply #109 |
125. I think it's perfectly appropriate to criticize members of the media |
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highplainsdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:27 PM Response to Reply #106 |
113. Wow, does Rosenberg take Olbermann apart -- and he deserves it. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #113 |
115. Someone should cue in Rosenberg and O'Reilly that their *jealosy* is TRANSPARENT. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:50 PM Response to Reply #115 |
126. Rosenberg is the opposite of O'Reilly - |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:57 PM Response to Reply #126 |
128. Keith speaks truth to power. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:03 PM Response to Reply #128 |
129. Had he bashed Obama with the same zeal he bashed Clinton nightly |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #129 |
130. He reported truth. |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:09 PM Response to Reply #130 |
132. No, he spoke spin |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. "when they decide to feast on liberals." where the hell have you been? |
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ruggerson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:30 PM Response to Reply #133 |
136. Well we'll have to disagree on Olbermann |
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Lord Helmet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:34 PM Response to Reply #136 |
138. sounds to me like you're allergic to the truth or something |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
117. Brokaw is a war criminal |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:38 PM Response to Original message |
121. Thanks Tom, but what were you doing during the Iraq... |
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SoonerPride (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 09:42 PM Response to Reply #121 |
123. Well there was money to be made for GE. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
131. Tom Brokaw told Republicans to get behind John McCain so they could unite against Dems. |
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Skip Intro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
134. He's absolutely right. K&R. |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
135. I just love a good media mea culpa. |
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Raejeanowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-09-08 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
137. I Think Brokaw Should Be Respected On One Point |
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Beacool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 12:50 AM Response to Original message |
139. Thank you Mr. Brokaw!!!!! |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 02:13 AM Response to Original message |
141. Thank you Tom B. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
142. Tom Brokaw is a Republican. |
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underpants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:32 AM Response to Original message |
143. DC establishment and media couldn't protect their candidate |
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ElsewheresDaughter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 07:54 AM Response to Original message |
145. good on him! |
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krkaufman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-10-08 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
146. Brokaw's an idiot. He had an opportunity to do journalism ... |
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