Andrea Mitchell raked McCain spokeswoman over the coals!

[ClarkUSA]

Mitchell defended Obama's bipartisan Senate bill co-sponsorships, questioning Palin's "being sequestered, speaking only from
teleprompters" which made McCain spokeswoman flustered and repeat the tired line, "Well, we're flattered the media is trying
to influence Gov. Palin's press strategy but we're going to do what's best for the American people."

To which Andrea Mitchell countered (and I paraphrase) that the press only wants to ask the questions that American people
want answered.

Nice job, Andrea.

[WI_DEM]

1. she deserves the same scrutiny Obama and Hillary got, and McCain still hasn't gotten.

[ClarkUSA]

3. That's right.

Well-said.

[DemzRock]

2. Nice n/t

[thereismore]

4. Andre Mitchell? What happened? She used to shill for the repigs and her hubby. nt

[ClarkUSA]

7. I don't know... but seeing is believing. KO couldn't have done better to piss off Team McCain.

Now she's talking about Hillary's rally for Obama...

[grantcart]

8. Bad Andre got tired and good Andre came out for a while

It happens from time to time

[ClarkUSA]

12. GMTA (BG just said the same thing -- while I was thinking it)

But seeing her tear the blond bimbo McCain spokeswoman (does the GOP have them on an assembly line?) a new
asshole was an eye-opener, even for Good Andrea.

[adamuu]

29. hehhe yeah. n/t

[SuperTrouper]

33. The balloon shower knocked out Bad Andrea

:rofl:

[Virginia Dare]

39. I think the Barracuda's complete ignorance about..

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shook a few people up today, scared the shit out of them in fact. Maybe she and the hubby had some pillow talk about it.

[BeyondGeography]

5. I love it when there is a Good Andrea sighting

cuz Bad Andrea always comes out to play sooner or later.

[ClarkUSA]

10. Yeah, I know...

although when she's good, she's good.

:smoke:

[City Lights]

17. Being so rare, they're a super special treat. nt

[otohara]

6. The American People Will Never Be Well Served

by the corporate news media -

MSNBC proved that over the weekend, when they decided to pull Matthews & Olbermann from political discussion during this election.

Last week Andrea was in full twitter mode over the woman from no where.

[CherokeeDem]

9. They Didn't Pull Matthews & Obermann...

they are going to continue to be analysts. But how much time they have to speak their mind is another story. Gregory is now the anchor. What a dork...they must be grooming him for MTP.

[otohara]

30. Yeah I Know

but this is corporate media and it's the first step GE is taking to silence these two and if it doesn't work, they will fire them. It takes time and documented incidents to fire a personality.

[CatsDogsBabies]

11. How paternalistic

"Well, we're flattered the media is trying
to influence Gov. Palin's press strategy but we're going to do what's best for the American people."

And revolting

[ClarkUSA]

14. It's the standard GOP riff everytime someone questions why Palin is in hiding with large index cards

Palin likes to say she's not in the Old Boy's Club but she's wrong -- they own her now.

[Supersedeas]

21. hiding their candidates behind teleprompters is best for the American people

[Dawgs]

13. Maybe Andrea's husband told her how fucked up the economy will be with McCain.

That or she's finally grown a pair.

[ClarkUSA]

15. That could be.

I was really surprised to watch Andrea Mitchell act like Rachel Maddow. If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't believe it.
Now she's allowing Sen. Klobuchar review McCain's new ad. Mitchell first read Team Obama's response.

[Barack_America]

16. Actually, I did read that Greenspan is P-I-S-S-E-D about the FannieMae/FreddieMac bailout.

He said something like that Bush should stop using the Fed as a piggy-bank.

[blondeatlast]

18. Mitchell is old school, even if she's gone soft occasionally. She doesn't take kindly to dissing

the press--nor should she.

Keep kicking 'em back, m$m, it makes for good teevee and good ratings.

[ClarkUSA]

19. True, she loved Tim Russert, who in turn supported and liked Keith Olbermann

I'm sure she doesn't like the Republican strong arming of her colleagues out of their anchor jobs..

[mwb970]

28. Remember, it was Andrea who repeatedly defended Obama...

...from that charge that he didn't visit troops in Germany because "they wouldn't allow cameras". She said over and over that it didn't happen that way.

[BumRushDaShow]

20. Yawn (not at you though :-)).

NBC/Universal will jerk their leash on Andrea soon enough and she'll be yelping fawning praises of Failin' once more.

[tanyev]

22. Andrea survived the balloon drop?

Whew, thank goodness.

[LibraLiz1973]

23. Wait. Wait. Have I been sniffing glue? ANDREA MITCHELL did that/????

REALLY?

[samsingh]

24. Andrea has changed after her trip with Obama to Europe

i don't know what happened, but its for the better.

[lyonn]

34. The media thought Obama was shutting them out of meetings

with the troops, remember the basketball court episode(?). It was Bush or the Pentagon that made the rules. When the reporters realized Obama was telling them the truth they changed their attitude towards him. That's my view of what happened.

[samsingh]

41. you may be right

[DangerousRhythm]

25. Wow, GO ANDREA!!!

Between this and Rick Sanchez, I am super damned excited. :D

[barack the house]

26. It's more of the sam unaccoutability and Obama needs to nail that part.

[barack the house]

27. It's more of the sam unaccoutability and Obama needs to nail that part.

[Nikki Stone1]

31. That's what happens when you make the press your enemy.

They go after you.

[Jim Lane]

32. Link, if available online? (n/t)

[TexasObserver]

35. Andrea Mitchell can still remember when media asked pointed questions.

[Patsy Stone]

40. I remember the days

when I had no idea what her political leanings were.

[gulliver]

36. Andrea doesn't feel like showing deference for a few years, I guess.

McCain knee-capped Larry King. Palin told the press they needed to kiss her ass just right to get an interview. That's gotta rub anyone with an ounce of self-respect the wrong way.

[and-justice-for-all]

37. Like repigs know whats best for the American people...

please, they are out of touch with reality for fucks sake.

[WA98296]

38. Thank You Andrea Mitchell, and Keep on Pushing.

[Beartracks]

42. That is cool...

"We're flattered the media is trying to influence Gov. Palin's press strategy but we're going to do what's best for the American people."

That is some cool, meaningful-sounding BS. :rofl:

I absolutely LOVE how the GOP has made it sound like the press -- you know, with all their little questions and reporters and cameras -- can somehow commandeer and control their campaign.
REALLY? The entire McCain campaign machine is just that wussy?

(Although, to be fair, this "strategy" DOES have everyone talking about Palin and the McCain campaign. But it doesn't seem like positive talk.)

I also love the stated presumption that a candidate's campaign strategy can somehow be "best for the American people."
REALLY? Your day-to-day campaign decisions are going to improve Americans' lives?

I can't stop laughing. That comment above is a priceless, spin-filled, blow-off.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: