Tim Russert selectively cited Dean to mischaracterize Dems on abortion

[ClarkUSA]

On Meet the Press, Russert selectively cited Dean's remarks to mischaracterize Dems on abortion

On the December 19 edition of NBC's Meet the Press, moderator Tim Russert mischaracterized remarks former Vermont Governor Howard Dean made on the program a week earlier about the Democratic Party's position on abortion. Russert played a clip from the December 12 Meet the Press, in which Dean suggested that the party "ought to make a home for pro-life Democrats" and have a "respectful dialogue" about the issue. Russert then asked Wall Street Journal national political editor John Harwood if Democrats are "rethinking their position on cultural, moral issues, on abortion?" But immediately preceding the section of the clip of Dean that Russert played, Dean had clearly stated that Democrats should change their "vocabulary" but not their "principles" on abortion, and that the Democrats are "the party of allowing people to make up their own minds about medical treatment."

(more)

http://mediamatters.org/items/200412200002

Contact: Tim Russert [email protected]
NBC [email protected]

NBC News
30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10112
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

[zulchzulu]

1. I noticed that immediately too...Russert always cherrypicks for his agenda

The Russert staff deliberately cut out parts of Dean's full statement on pro-life democrats concerning how they are for issues about life AFTER the womb as well.

Timmy sure is a great journalist.
:argh:

[XemaSab]

2. He tried to trick Dean repeatedly

And Howard just hit every answer out of the park!

[Ian David]

3. This is a shame

On a poll, (I think it was a Harris Poll) Russert was the only newscasters rated equally un-biased by both Democrats and Republicans, Conservatives and Liberals.

[ClarkUSA]

4. Uh huh...he's another Rove memo reader

[lojasmo]

5. madfloridian already covered this....Russert is a whore, no question. N/T

[madfloridian]

6. Glad it was posted again. Mine dropped quickly.

We need to see the manipulation for what it is.
:hi:

[madfloridian]

7. And a good swift kick on this for the morning people.

:kick:

[JNelson6563]

8. This does not surprise me

this is Pravda's favorite way to manipulate the news. They can do this covert method and keep a straight face when claiming to be unbiased.

It is this subtle stuff that is so much more dangerous and effective than the really blatant stuff like Faux. It is the special kind of stupid who are more likely to lap up that crap like mother's milk. Often the more reasonable, intelligent can get suckered by the subtle MO of the "real news" sources.

No matter how you look at it, everywhere you look, there's deception at some level.

Julie