VIDEO: Dan Abrams asked about Hillary's primary loss "Is it the media’s fault?"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on June 9, 2008 - 6:58pm.
Media
Hello Everyone:
Here is the very interesting Verdict with Dan Abrams video link from last Friday, June 6 where Dan Abrams asked this key question to his panel about Hillary's primary loss "Is it the media’s fault?"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25012605#25012605 (07:21)
Is it the media’s fault?
June 6: A new poll shows that more Americans think the media favored Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton. Can this be one of the reasons she didn't get the nomination. Dan Abrams is joined by Newsweek's Jonathan Alter and Clinton campaign senior advisor Lisa Caputo.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25012605#25012605 (07:21)
Here is the transcript link of this video with the excellent opening points that Dan Abrams made and where biased media pundit Jonathan Alter made this unprofessional and stupid comment to Dan Abrams about Bill and Hillary Clinton "There‘s a larger group that just thought that it was time for them to move offstage and in a natural cycle of things:"
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25059568/
'Verdict with Dan Abrams' for Friday, June 6
Read the transcript to the Friday show
Guests: Chuck Nice, Laurie Kilmartin, Dave Zinczenko, Lisa Caputo, Jonathan Alter, Kamala Harris
DAN ABRAMS, HOST: "Hillary Clinton will officially suspend her campaign tomorrow and endorse Barack Obama. But her shots at the media are sure to continue.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
SEN. HILLARY CLINTON, (D) NEW YORK: Even when the pundits and the naysayers proclaimed week after week that this race is over.
And you know - all those people on TV who are telling you and everybody else that this race is over. Those are all people who have a job.
There are some folks, you can see them on TV every night, who wanted it to be over for me after Iowa.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
ABRAMS: According to the new poll, many more Americans believed that the press favored Barack Obama than Hillary Clinton. And just listening to Bill Clinton, you get the idea.
(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP)
BILL CLINTON, FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT: It‘s part of the national media‘s attempt to nail Hillary for Obama. It‘s just the most biased press coverage in history. It‘s another way of helping Obama.
(END AUDIO CLIP)
ABRAMS: Look, I have to say I‘m not sure it would have changed the outcome but there‘s no question to my mind that Clinton got tougher treatment than Obama from the media. I said it months ago, I still believe it now, more than ever, that many in the mainstream media simply dislike the Clintons.
Lisa Caputo and Jonathan Alter are still with us.
Jonathan, do you disagree with me that many in the mainstream media simply don‘t like the Clintons? They‘ve covered them for a long time.
JONATHAN ALTER, NEWSWEEK: I think there are some people like that. There‘s a larger group that just thought that it was time for them to move offstage and in a natural cycle of things..."
I completely agree with this bottom line conclusion that Dan Abrams made when he said "Look, I have to say I‘m not sure it would have changed the outcome but there‘s no question to my mind that Clinton got tougher treatment than Obama from the media. I said it months ago, I still believe it now, more than ever, that many in the mainstream media simply dislike the Clintons..."
I also strongly agree with these comments that professor Carol Swain made about Obama and how the media "drive the masses:"
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0805/21/ldt.01.html
LOU DOBBS TONIGHT
Clinton and Obama Campaign in Florida; Hispanic Caucus Attacks LOU DOBBS TONIGHT; Cisco Systems Puts Profits Ahead of People
Aired May 21, 2008 - 19:00 ET
LOU DOBBS, CNN ANCHOR: "Carol, it looks like Senator Obama is claiming the nomination without doing so. What's your reaction?
PROF. CAROL SWAIN, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY: I think the media claimed it for him a long time ago. Nothing new, no surprises...
No, it comes down to the media and what they say and how they drive the masses..."
Race, sexism, Obama's highly charismatic oratory skills, and some Clinton campaign mistakes were also responsible for Hillary's primary loss in my opinion BUT I definitely believe that the overall majority of the blame for Hillary's loss is because of the biased media who hate Hillary and who gave Obama a near free ride on his gaffes and inconsistencies. Joan Walsh credibly documented how that many in the media hate Hillary in this short video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5bab7_clinton_news (01:50)
I will never forgive these pundits for their blatant anti-Hillary and pro-Obama media bias until they both publicly admit to it and then fully apologize for it. That especially goes for the most guilty culprits Keith Olbermann, Chris Matthews, and Jack Cafferty who I will never view as being credible ever again. I will not be holding my breath waiting for those much needed apologies to happen!
I definitely view MSNBC as being "the Obama Network" and going forward I will be taking them with a grain of salt. CNN never should have had Donna Brazile on as a so-called "undeclared superdelegate" and Roland Martin on as a so-called "objective commentator" when both of them were very clearly in the tank for Obama. I also have much more respect for FOX News now because they have been the only major cable network that actually did their job of trying to fully scrutinize Obama during the primary!
Mitch Dworkin
http://www.securingamerica.com/
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/10756
StopIranWar.com: "War is not the answer"
Submitted by Wes Clark on February 21, 2007 - 11:40am.
http://www.securingamerica.com/ccn/node/7191
Listen to Gen. Wes Clark fight for Dems on Sean Hannity's radio program: An excellent example for all of us to follow and what we all need to be doing to help fight back against extreme right wing Neocon smear propaganda!
Obama piggybacked on it shamelessly
From Digby...
Clinton’s campaign ripped open a hole in our culture and forced us to look inside. And what we found was a simmering cauldron of crude, sophomoric sexism and ugly misogyny that a lot of us knew existed but didn’t realize was still so socially acceptable that it could be broadcast on national television and garner nary a complaint from anybody but a few internet scolds like me. It was eye-opening, to say the least.
File that under NSS
“No self respecting woman should wish or work for the success of a party that ignores her self.” - Susan B. Anthony, 1872
tomorrow,
You're only a day away...
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0806/08/rs.01.html
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES
Hillary Bows Out of Presidential Race; 'Vanity Fair' Provokes Bill Clinton's Anger
Aired June 8, 2008 - 10:00 ET
HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice-over): "Chased from the race. Hillary Clinton finally bows out after days of media cat calls..."
His "two cents" are really worth two million dollars as far as I am concerned!
I very strongly agree with Howard Kurtz that "the press would be doing what it's supposed to do, which is not taking sides:"
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0806/08/rs.01.html
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES
Hillary Bows Out of Presidential Race; 'Vanity Fair' Provokes Bill Clinton's Anger
Aired June 8, 2008 - 10:00 ET
HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: "Let me give you my two cents. Journalists, as everyone knows, has already been accused of being in the tank for Obama and mesmerized by the oratory and thrown off the wagon and all. That the true mark of racial equality will be if we treat Barack Obama like any other candidate in this campaign which means he's going to get roughed up at times. And, therefore, the press will be doing what it's supposed to do which is not taking sides..."
It is so obvious that the media (along with BO's team using the Racecard) is why BO did so well.
Never before has the media been so biased. It's disgusting. People should be turning away from the likes of CM & KO. Boycott their shows. What a Propaganda War.
If there was real reporting, Hillary would have won in a landslide. It's a shame because she was the most qualified of all the candidates.
I'm still holding onto hope that the people will see more of the real BO through other means.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0806/10/sitroom.02.html
THE SITUATION ROOM
Obama Talks with Religious Leaders; Gates on U.S. Presence in Iraq; FDA Slammed on Food Safety
Aired June 10, 2008 - 17:00 ET
WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: "Let's talk about your former boss, Bill Clinton, the former president of the United States. We heard from Hillary Clinton. We really haven't heard from him yet. You know, expressing obviously his sadness, but going forward, I assume he's going to try to help Barack Obama get elected to the White House.
PAUL BEGALA, CNN POLITICAL CONTRIBUTOR: Oh, absolutely. And I'm quite sure the Obama campaign is reaching out to him, and they will get a firm yes for anything they ask.
BLITZER: Why haven't we heard from him yet?
BEGALA: Oh, I think it's probably a good thing, Wolf, if you hear from him, he might like call you at 3:00 in the morning and complain about the coverage. I think he has -- you know, anytime someone you love is being attacked, it's worse than you're being attacked.
BLITZER: So, he's angry?
BEGALA: Oh, yes. I would be if I were him. If people said those things about my wife, not the political things, but the personal shots that she took that no man has had to take. The misogyny of some of the coverage and the commentary, not her competitors, it was more the commentators and the coverage I think that has a lot of people who love Hillary upset.
BLITZER: Because, you know, at one point during in the campaign, he suggested, you know what, they send out a smear against Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama tries to take the high road but his people are behind the scenes trying to inflame that fire.
BEGALA: You know, these things happen in a campaign. But I have to say much more of the -- no, almost all of the really egregious things that were said were said by people in the press and the commentariat. And I hear that all across the country. I travel a lot.
BLITZER: So will those Clinton supporters come back and be on Barack Obama's team come November?
BEGALA: I think yes. He will have to...
BLITZER: But some of them won't be.
BEGALA: ... earn them. He will have to earn them. And Hillary did everything she can do and will continue to. Right? She -- 15 times she endorsed him on Saturday. But, you know, a lot of people, particularly women, are angry. Now, I think they ought to be angry and particularly angry at the media.
Well, if you're angry at the media, it doesn't solve anything to vote for John McCain, right? If you agree with Hillary on the issues, you need to be for Barack, because he's with her on the issues.
But I think Senator Obama is going to have to do some work to earn those votes..."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25069063#25069063 (05:51)
Did media push Clinton out?
June 9: Did the media want Hillary Clinton out of the race? Dan Abrams discusses with Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet, Huffington Post editor Roy Sekoff, and Clinton campaign advisor Maria Cardona.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/25069063#25069063 (05:51)
Here is the transcript link of this video along with some key points that Dan Abrams made:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25077730/
'Verdict with Dan Abrams' for Monday, June 9
Read the transcript to the Monday show
Guests: Roy Sekoff, Maria Cardona, Brad Blakeman, Susan Filan, Kim Serafin, Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, Roy Sekoff, Lynn Sweet, Maria Cardona
DAN ABRAMS, HOST: "What a difference a big speech makes. The inside D.C. pundits suddenly heaping praise on Hillary Clinton after she dropped out of the race on Saturday and endorsed Barack Obama. It‘s a sharp shift in tone after so many blasts at Clinton on Tuesday night and Wednesday for not pulling out immediately after Obama secured enough delegates to win...
ABRAMS: Today, one of Clinton‘s high profile backers Gloria Steinem took it to another level.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, “AMERICAN MORNING”/CNN)
GLORIA STEINEM, WOMEN‘S MEDIA CENTER: Clearly, part of the problem is misogyny and the culture at large and especially in the media. I mean, you know, no candidate in history has been asked to step down by the media. She was. The average time that it takes for a loser to endorse a winner in this situation is four months—four months. She did it in four days. And look how she was criticized for not doing it the very same night.
(END VIDEO CLIP)...
ABRAMS: "I think that there was this weird obsession on the part of some in the media and particularly some of the pundits to simply just get her out—just go already. We‘re tired of this thing, just go, go..."
Good for Katie Couric! I am very proud of her for coming out and taking a stand on this issue:
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/television/couric_gets_honored_in_dc_86823.asp
Wednesday Jun 11, 2008
Couric Gets Honored In D.C.
Yesterday, CBS' Katie Couric was honored by the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum at their Alice Award Luncheon Gala. She was recognized for "her remarkable career in news media, her ground breaking role as the first female solo anchor of a weekday network evening broadcast and her tireless advocacy for colorectal cancer screening, which has helped save the lives of countless men and women each year" (according to a release).
Some thoughts from Couric at the event:
However you feel about her politics, I feel that Sen. Clinton received some of the most unfair, hostile coverage I've ever seen.
Couric went on to say that latent sexism contributed, in part, to Hillary's defeat.
She referred to one "prominent member of the commentariat" who said he "found it hard to be objective when it came to Obama."
"That's your job," she remembers thinking when hearing this, before suggesting that he "find another line of work." (Was it Chris Matthews? Or was it Lee Cowan?)
Channel 4's Barbara Harrison, the emcee and a longtime friend, said, "Katie, you're a real fighter, and I'm watching where you're going next." (Does she know something we don't?!?)
John King of CNN who reported this is a very credible journalist in my opinion:
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0808/27/ec.01.html
CNN ELECTION CENTER
Day Three of the Democratic National Convention
Aired August 27, 2008 - 19:00 ET
JOHN KING, CNN CHIEF NATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: "All that said there are some very strong, hard feelings left over from the primary campaign when people very close to Senator Obama if not Senator Obama himself, believe that Bill Clinton at least went right up to the line of playing the race card during some of the campaign.
But the whole effort here is to put all of these bruises behind. One of the things they're not happy about, Campbell, is even here in the convention city, Bill Clinton has been -- we have been told, and the Obama people have been told that in some small private meetings he has continued to tell people and he has to know this, Bill Clinton knows this right now, nothing is private in politics, that he thinks the media is biased against his wife and cost her the nomination. He continues to say, again, small groups of friend, not in a public way, that he thinks Hillary Clinton would be a much stronger candidate. When the Obama people hear that, they cringe..."
and that Barack Obama has received a free ride from many pundits in the mainstream media for a very long time!
All of these posts in my opinion are credible documentation to prove my conclusion about anti-Hillary and pro-Obama media bias:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15695
Howard Kurtz documented how the media blasted Hillary for her speech on Tuesday!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on June 5, 2008 - 3:26am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15694
The media did NOT do their jobs in the run-up to the Iraq war AND vetting Obama!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on June 5, 2008 - 2:12am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15671
Keith Olbermann & guest Christian Finnegan made fun of Hillary's campaign staff!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on June 3, 2008 - 4:39pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15660
May 29 Gallup Poll: Public Says Media Harder on Clinton Than Obama, McCain
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on June 2, 2008 - 4:34am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15594
Howard Kurtz & panel on Hillary's complaints about sexist treatment by the press
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 27, 2008 - 8:28am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15543
Hillary's ad against the media; McAuliffe says media ‘in the tank’ for Obama!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 19, 2008 - 3:28am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15541
Hillary got hit over race when David Plouffe & David Axelrod made racial gaffes!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 18, 2008 - 11:59pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15523
Keith Olbermann called Hillary's voters "Republicans and Democrats in name only"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 16, 2008 - 9:34am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15496
Howard Kurtz: "media have all but anointed Barack Obama the Democratic nominee"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 13, 2008 - 7:22am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15435
Howard Kurtz and Joan Walsh summarized how the media went wrong covering Obama!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on May 5, 2008 - 12:30am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15388
My answer to the pundits who are saying the race is over and that Obama has won!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 28, 2008 - 6:32am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15362
VIDEO: Dan Abrams exposed how that the media wants "Clinton out of the race now"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 24, 2008 - 9:46pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15359
Transcript & Video: Keith Olbermann made fun of Hillary's supporters on April 23
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 24, 2008 - 4:41pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15269
YouTube: Hillary said on Ellen that Chris Matthews "manhandles me every night"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 14, 2008 - 3:24pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15252
PICTURES: Voters protesting media bias (especially MSNBC) against Hillary today!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 11, 2008 - 3:38pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15229
Keith Olbermann mocked Hillary as the guest who wouldn‘t leave the primary race!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 9, 2008 - 10:50am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15163
Videos & Transcript: Lou Dobbs and his panel discussed anti-Hillary media bias!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on April 1, 2008 - 5:34am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15133
The biased media wants Hillary to drop out; 3 moral reasons for her to stay in!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 28, 2008 - 8:47am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15111
MSNBC contact info to complain about their blatant anti-Hillary media bias!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 25, 2008 - 10:59pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15054
Jack Cafferty of CNN, an Obama apologist, did a hit job on Hillary on March 18!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 19, 2008 - 4:13am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15037
VIDEO: Howard Kurtz gave Stephen Colbert a good lesson about serious journalism!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 17, 2008 - 1:35am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/15007
Howard Kurtz asks is media scrutiny of Obama helping to fuel Clinton's comeback?
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 13, 2008 - 9:44am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14997
Videos & Transcript: Keith Olbermann used Monday's Countdown to trash Hillary!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 12, 2008 - 9:03am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14942
Bill O'Reilly is right about "NBC News is leading the Obama cheerleading..."
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 6, 2008 - 2:38am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14933
Some much needed media scrutiny of Obama came just before his losses on Tuesday!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 5, 2008 - 4:08am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14911
VIDEO: Dan Abrams debated Jonathan Alter who called on Hillary to drop out now!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 3, 2008 - 5:37am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14910
Howard Kurtz asked the tough questions about pro-Obama & anti-Hillary media bias
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 3, 2008 - 4:43am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14909
Phil Griffin of MSNBC apologized to the Clinton campaign over Tucker Carlson!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on March 3, 2008 - 3:43am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14864
PA Gov. Ed Rendell said Hillary got "a bum rap" compared to Obama from the media
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 28, 2008 - 10:41am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14859
Keith Olbermann, being a biased apologist for Obama, has lost ALL of my respect!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 27, 2008 - 11:22pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14850
TRANSCRIPT: Howard Kurtz on the free pass that Obama is getting from the media!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 27, 2008 - 7:22am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14826
TRANSCRIPT: Obama is called "a guy that America is infatuated with & phenomenon"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 25, 2008 - 4:13am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14789
Dan Abrams Videos on Media Bias: Clinton vs. the Media and Clinton vs. the press
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 20, 2008 - 3:52pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14759
YouTube: Chris Matthews said Clinton Press Shop Composed of "Kneecappers"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 18, 2008 - 9:39am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14717
VIDEO: Chris Matthews said "I Felt This Thrill Going Up My Leg" As Obama Spoke!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 14, 2008 - 10:23am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14665
MEDIA STUDY: Media Boost Obama, Bash “Billary” and "NBC Is Toughest on Hillary"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 9, 2008 - 1:01am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14623
VIDEO: Dan Abrams on Super Tuesday media coverage: Media rooting against Hillary
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 5, 2008 - 6:29pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14606
Chris Cillizza admitted: "the Obama campaign has gotten very favorable coverage"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 4, 2008 - 10:08am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14569
VIDEOS: Dan Abrams on the media: Media smearing Hillary? & Muzzling Bill Clinton
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on February 1, 2008 - 6:16am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14472
VIDEO: "Dan Abrams argues the media invented a race war to bait" Obama & Hillary
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 21, 2008 - 10:33am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14454
VIDEO & ANALYSIS: What about the seeming apology of Chris Matthews to Hillary?
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 19, 2008 - 5:50am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14425
VIDEOS: Dan Abrams of MSNBC did a 3 part series exposing anti-Hillary media bias
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 15, 2008 - 9:14am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14414
Lee Cowan of NBC News said about Obama: "it's almost hard to remain objective"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 14, 2008 - 9:32am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14336
Howard Kurtz on Obama's "easy ride" & will the press "provide tougher scrutiny?"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 7, 2008 - 2:44am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14319
Carl Bernstein said about Barack Obama "he had a kind of free ride up until now"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on January 5, 2008 - 9:40am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14266
Dana Milbank on Hillary: "The press will savage her no matter what, pretty much"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on December 30, 2007 - 10:48pm.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/14242
Joe Sestak did a great job of defending Hillary to a very biased Chris Matthews!
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on December 28, 2007 - 5:40am.
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/13814
Why I think Chris Matthews crossed the line showing his own bias against Hillary
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on November 5, 2007 - 3:30am.
Chris Matthews and many other pundits just like him in the mainstream media are being very clearly unprofessional when it comes to the goal of being truly objective journalists and these links show that the current state of the media is definitely a broken system right now in my opinion!
It is nice to see that at least a few of these media pundits are being honest about the role that they are playing in this election as I have documented:
http://securingamerica.com/ccn/node/13942
Media Pundit Admits: "We talk about polls... We're creating the inevitability"
Submitted by Mitch Dworkin on November 19, 2007 - 11:52pm.