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Friday, May 16, 2008 --- 71 days ago http://newsbusters.org/blogs/justin-mccarthy/2008/05/16/nbcs-mitchell-echoes-oba
| Throwing gas on the firestorm between Senator Obama and President Bush, the May 16 edition of "Today" sounded almost like an Obama campaign press release. Host Matt Lauer kicked off the segment rhetorically questioning if Bush is "the campaigner in chief."
Reporter Andrea Mitchell basically said "yes" stating without doubt that "President Bsh did inject himself directly into the presidential campaign." Mind reader Mitchell claimed Bush’s speech to the Israeli Knesset "could hardly have been an accident" and used the opportunity "to fire a shot at Barack Obama."
Mitchell admitted the president did not mention Obama’s name but he somehow still managed to compare the Senator from Illinois to "the politicians who appeased Hitler." Displaying journalistic irresponsibility, Mitchell did not even report the White House’s denial that President Bush referred to Senator Obama.
After playing a brief sound bite of Senator McCain chastising Obama for "lack of judgment," Mitchell quoted an Obama press release blasting McCain and then stacked up with Bush critics. Mitchell played sound bites of Senator Biden in a profanity lace tirade, Senator Clinton in a rare moment defending Obama, and even Former Secretary of State Colin Powell calling for talks with Hamas.
The entire transcript is below.
MATT LAUER: Is he the campaigner in chief? President Bush is smack dab in the middle of the battle between Barack Obama and John McCain tod ... |
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