MoveOn calls for apology from Brokaw

[babsbunny]

http://mediamatters.org/countyfair/200809300005

On Sunday's Meet the Press, NBC's Tom Brokaw allowed McCain strategist Steve Schmidt to falsely claim that John McCain had called for Don Rumsfeld to be fired. That's an old lie that the McCain campaign had abandoned long ago -- but Brokaw let Schmidt get away with bringing it back.

Even worse, Brokaw ended the segment by announcing -- "in fairness to everybody here" -- that the "latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll" found that John McCain "continues" to lead Barack Obama on the question of who is "best-equipped to be commander in chief."

Yesterday, Nicole Belle at Crooks and Liars pointed out that the numbers Brokaw read did not, in fact, appear in the "latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll."

[jgraz]

1. Don't hold your breath. Brokaw can't even pronounce "apology"

[BrklynLiberal]

2. I find it very sad that Tom Brokow has become such a RW whore.

It pains me to know that he will be moderating one of the debates.

[snappyturtle]

5. There's no excuse for a newscaster the age of Brokaw to report

in the manner he does. There were great examples of newsmen,Cronkite and Brinkley, to name two, that were everyday examples for him. I've heard him couch his language even more of late toward the RW bias....makes me sick.

[Tesha]

7. Brokaw -> NBC -> General Electric. Of *COURSE* he toes their corporate line. (NT)

[samdogmom]

3. Well, if the latest polls hang true...Brokaw will have an increasingly smaller audience

cheering him on. He is such a tool! Once the numbers start slipping I hope he gets the final boot into retirement oblivion.

[iheartmulletz]

4. I can't figure out why he's turned into this...Faux Noise wannabe

Russert dies and he takes over...

What's up with that?!

[Time for change]

6. Brokaw is trying very hard to be a clone of Tim Russert

He's doing a damn good job of it :puke: