Sorry to say...but I am suspicious of the current Media's respect in reporting on Ted Kennedy....

[FrenchieCat]

There is something about the respect that the MSM is paying Kennedy today that makes me think that they will turn on him the day after his Funeral....because their tone is quite kind and benevolent, and that is not how they normally deal with Democrats, in particular, one so important as Ted Kennedy.

So yes, I'm skeptical about the current coverage, because of the Media's consistent track record of turning on a dime against specifically great Democrats (only Republicans normally get the "bury the negative forever" treatment. :(

[onenote]

1. you would be happier if they were not as "kind and benevolent"?

[FrenchieCat]

7. It is out of character to do so for too long......

so I'm just waiting for the biased shoe against Democrats to drop.....

[asjr]

2. We should be suspicious. They have a

long record of being two-faced. I remember when the "news" we got was an early version of "Today" show and 15 minutes per network in the evening. They had to cram a lot into that 15 minutes and we actually heard news. There was no time for people like Coburn, Kyl, Boehner, and others of that ilk. The media have gone so far downhill since then I don't think they will ever recover.

[Joanne98]

3. They've spent the last 3 months smearing healthcare.

Their tributes are a joke.

[Sebastian Doyle]

4. They're already turning on him

Because in the middle of all that praise, is a bunch of bullshit about "compromise" and "bipartisanshit" (not a typo) and how Teddy would be willing to pass any old crappy bill just to get something done and fix it later.

In other words, the fucking vampires are trying to use Teddy to pass some half assed insurance whore friendly bill.

Sickening :puke:

[jenmito]

13. David Shuster just asked Howard Dean if he really thinks Kennedy would be willing to do away with

the public option for the sake of compromise as some in the media have said, and Dean said no. Shuster seemed to be on his side. Dean called today a day of resolve to get this bill passed.

[SIMPLYB1980]

5. I don't think anyone other than FAUX news would dare

to make us mad about the treatment of Kennedy by them while they are trying to derail health care reform. Kennedy is already becoming a rallying cry for the public option to be passed. They don't want to make him anymore of a hero, but they can't just trash him either.

[Cleita]

6. They may be crying crocodile tears but even they know

what a mistake it would be to dance on the grave of so august a historical person. It will be awhile before they show their true colors.

[Clio the Leo]

9. Brian Williams today promised that NBC would.....

.... be showing "the good AND the bad..." on their broadcast tonight.

Which is why I will not be watching Brian Williams ..... tonight or any other night for that matter.

[Mika]

10. Like they did with Saint Ronnie.

NOT!

:puke:

[Hansel]

11. +1

You said it.

[stray cat]

14. They talked about Iran Contra

[rhett o rick]

16. Are you sticking up for RayGun? nt

[Cleita]

12. That may not be very wise of him. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

15. Ah but wait a minute.....

..... Matt Lauer is apparently on his way to interview my Joe .... I'm not sure if this is for tonight or the Today show...if it IS for the 6pm show, let's how Joe talks so long that Brian wont have any time to bash lol.

[zbdent]

8. the focus on the succession question will be the turning point

where they can turn the tide against "positive" stories ...

[Orsino]

17. Are they praising, or even mentioning, his progressive agenda?

If not, they're just making sure the beast is dead and embalmed by cable spin.