Andrea Mitchell Joins Trump Campaign in Questioning Hillary’s Health

[RandySF]

It’s hard to imagine just how grateful Team Trump must be to Andrea Mitchell for breathing credibility into their despicable rightwing conspiracy theories about Hillary’s health.

After Mitchell offers a litany of patently absurd garbage offered by conspiracy theorists as “proof” of their allegations regarding Hillary’s health, Benenson rightfully responds: “Those things do not even rise to a level of rebuttal. They’re ludicrous. They’re ridiculous. They’re trumped-up allegations, because they’ve got a desperate candidate.”

This is, of course, hardly the first time that Mitchell has happily carried water for conservatives hoping to discredit and defeat Hillary by any means necessary. Mitchell has reported on the OIG report on Hillary’s emails with positive glee, and wrongly reported “that the OIG report showed Powell ‘used both personal and official email.'”

http://bluenationreview.com/andrea-mitchell-joins-trump-campaign-in-questioning-hillarys-health/

[NurseJackie]

1. What is wrong withat that woman? She's absolutely insufferable.

Is she afraid that the network execs may be thinking she's "too old" for the job? Is she trying to prove her worth by being "edgy" and "fair & balanced". Is this an stealth audition for something on Fox?

[lapucelle]

27. Andrea is part of upper crust Washington society

They hate the Clintons. Hillary didn't pander to them by accepting invitations, and Bill was a bubba from the sticks. Here's some vintage commentary by Sally Quinn regarding the horrible couple from Arkansas.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/quinn110298.htm

[NurseJackie]

41. Things begin to make sense ...

... when additional historical and background information is understood.

Thanks very much.

[SusanCalvin]

2. May I call her Mrs. Greenspan now....?

I still defend that as shorthand for "carrying water for the 1%." One is known by the company one keeps.

[BlueMTexpat]

14. I used that name too, for exactly that

reason, and was chastised for doing so. So if you are also chastised for it, please know that you are not alone!

[SusanCalvin]

19. Yep, been chastised more than once.

Of course I would call her what she wished were I addressing her. Two different things.

I've also been chastised for judging her by whom she chose to marry. Well, I don't trust Carville either.

[TexasBushwhacker]

53. I trust Carville more than Mary Matalin!

How those two got and stayed married for 20+ years and counting has always been a mystery to me. My theory is that they have great sex.

[SusanCalvin]

56. Maybe that's it.

I always heard that's why Maria married Ahnold.

[TexasBushwhacker]

59. Well, she probably didn't want to "marry down"

and I imagine the pickings are pretty slim when you're looking for someone wealthy AND Catholic AND Democratic. So she settled for 2 out of 3. At least he's not a Tea Party type. He acknowledges climate change.

[Fla Dem]

65. My feelings exactly, but I don't trust him any further than I could throw him.

I always thought she was the more devious of the 2 and would listen in on his phone calls, look at his emails etc. He never impressed much to begin with. Whenever they appeared together on TV she always seemed to dominate and belittle him.

[Beartracks]

3. Must... keep... horse race... meme... going....

MSM

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[underthematrix]

4. Her husband is former Fed chair Greenspan and he's a Republican

[SusanCalvin]

5. Exactly. nt

[Blue Idaho]

6. Andrea hates the Clintons.

No way she should ever be considered a journalist. She belongs on a network where she can keep delivering her "fair and balanced" hatred of the Clintons.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

7. I guess Joy Reid joined Team Trump Thursday night

I saw her trot out the whole "people are saying" bullshit and spin it into a segment.

I don't really see the difference between Mrs Greenspan or Reid at that point.....

[calimary]

8. I kinda doubt Joy would go over to the dark side, especially after tonight's show,

where she absolutely would NOT let that jerk former Georgia CONgressman Jack Kingston get away with talking over her, trying to bluff and filibuster his way out of her questioning. She's really marvelous! She's become the gutsiest interviewer on that network. Won't let any of these blowhards obfuscate or distract or divert or run on at the mouth.

BTW - as far as the ongoing enabling of Hillary hate... check this out:

http://www.dailynewsbin.com/opinion/cnn-reporter-admits-his-network-has-been-opportunistic-in-hyping-hillary-clintons-harmless-emails/25688/comment-page-1/#comment-56713

I suggest we start reinforcing this one. Start tweeting these people - on CNN AND on MSNBC - taking them to task for trying to shove the stupid email thing down our throats long after there's ceased to be anything to it. Also, take them to task for lazy "journalism" that involves only stove piping any and all CON canards against Hillary, trying to stir shit up to cause her problems and bring her poll numbers down. Maybe what's needed is a growing tide of viewer disgust - where WE are calling them out for "journalistic" malpractice.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. The difference is Joy Reid then promptly tore it apart and exposed how ridiculous

and unfounded it all was.

[DFW]

10. Andrea Mitchell has been an openly partisan Republican for a long time

To me, the only surprise is not that she is being more blatant about her membership in the "anything-to-get-Hillary" club, but rather that she's still doing it on CNN rather than on Fox Noise. Maybe she was just too old for Roger Ailes to chase after, since that is seemingly their main criterion for hiring female "journalists."

[MFM008]

11. IF HRC released her health records

all the way back to her birth
they would think she is HIDING them or they were
left out on purpose.
There is NO pleasing her enemies.
NOTHING would work.
so FU*K them.

[whistler162]

15. Not gopod enough.... need to see all

medical records for all the female members of both her father and mother to determine if there are any genetic anomalies in her X genes.

[treestar]

24. Exactly

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/all-the-terrible-things-hillary-clinton-has-done-in-one-big-list-2016-02-04?mod=mw_share_facebook

This article sums it up in an amusing way.

[bigdarryl]

12. Mitchell has dome nerve she looks unhealthy herself

[Shankapotomus]

13. Even if it were true (it's not, of course)

They would still have to make the case that Tim Kaine would be a more dangerous president than loose cannon Trump.

Let them try and answer that one.

[Vattel]

16. She was just doing her job. She didn't endorse any of the crazy shit.

She just solicited a response from Benenson, and his response was a good one. Bluenationreview is not a credible source.

[Skidmore]

17. And why is BNR not credible?

They do much great facy checking in addition to commentary, which this piece is.

[Vattel]

26. Seriously? It should be obvious.

[Skidmore]

42. They do some very detailed and excellent fact checking.

Because they endorsed a candidate early does not make them not credi le.

[Vattel]

44. no, because they are run by brock they are not objective

[mcar]

22. Why not?

[One of the 99]

23. Saw the interview live and she was endorsing it.

She was carrying water for Trump.

[Vattel]

25. nope

[One of the 99]

43. Yup!

https://twitter.com/mitchellreports/status/766306841211047936

[Vattel]

45. Can you quote her endorsing the crazy theories she asked about?

[One of the 99]

47. Her whole line of questioning was an endosement.

She acted as if it was valid. Anyone who watched it saw that which is why there so many said so on twitter.

[Vattel]

48. So you can't actually point to anything she actually said to support your view.

[One of the 99]

49. Read the article and watch the video

She's endorsing Trump's attack. She treats it as if it has credibility.

And it is not my view, it is reality. What have you offered to support your biased view? Nothing so far.

[Vattel]

50. I did listen to it. There is no endorsement. She is merely asking for a response to

what the crazies have come up with to defend their crazy theories. She got a response. Pretty ordinary exchange.

[One of the 99]

51. Treating it as a valid question

was an endorsement. It's like asking NASA to prove that they didn't fake the moon landings or that the world isn't flat.

[Vattel]

54. Treating a question as valid does not imply an endorsement of an answer to that question.

[One of the 99]

57. Of course it does.

To say otherwise is just denial. And don't pretend that Mitchel doesn't have an anti-Clinton bias. She was just on MTP Daily reporting on Colin Powell's comments and failed to mentions Joe Conason's refutation of those comments: http://www.newsweek.com/did-colin-powell-advise-hillary-use-private-email-492376?rx=us

[Vattel]

58. wow

[One of the 99]

60. Yes wow, her anti-Clinton bias is terrible.

Glad that you've now seen the light and accepted reality.

[Vattel]

62. did I ever say that she didn't have an anti-Clinton bias? No, but feel free to put words in my

mouth if it makes it easier for you to refute what I am saying.

[One of the 99]

63. I'm glad that you agree that she has an anti-Clinton bias.

[fun n serious]

68. Lets see Trumps Medical records get this much poo poo news!

Mitchell was NOT just doing her job. She was embracing RWNJ lies. BNR is credible, btw.

[Vattel]

69. Brock is a lying, scum-bag propagandist

[fun n serious]

70. Stop fighting the primary.

I have a lot to say but I hold back. Purist turns out are super corrupt!

[Vattel]

71. I don't want to break the rule requiring us not to continue fighting the primaries,

but I hope that doesn't require me to pretend that Brock is honest or that bluenationreview is a credible source?

[fun n serious]

72. You're entitled to your opionion.

Sadly, the purist of the purist moral people sometimes are the most corrupt.

[Vattel]

73. I really have no diea what your point is supposed to be

[OnDoutside]

18. She's a piece of work and threw out some nasty questions at Hillary on Thursday (iirc) hoping

to get a reaction. Showed her in her true classless light. You would think a 70 year old would behave better, but look at Trump.

[SheriffBob]

20. her husband

ruined the economy of this country.

[SusanCalvin]

31. That is the simple truth. (Or at least he helped a LOT.)

And then said "oops."

[Swede]

21. Andrea Mitchell: Donald Trump Is "Completely Uneducated" About The World

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/03/28/andrea_mitchell_donald_trump_is_completely_uneducated_about_the_world.html

[JohnnyRingo]

28. It's not my job to defend Mitchell, but...

It's very possible that Benenson wanted her to bring it up so he could publicly discount the charge as absurd. He did an excellent job of it by the way.

Unless Mitchell argued the issue with him I don't think it's "carrying water" for the Trump campaign. As it is, she appeared to accept his explanation.

[elleng]

30. Exactly, and I have no problem 'defending' Mitchell.

[One of the 99]

52. Actually if you watch the clip,

she did argue it with Benenson.

[elleng]

29. She did not 'join Trump campaign,'

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she provided a full opportunity for a Clinton campaign rep to address the 'issues' raised by tramp. B.S. that Mitchel 'carried water for conservatives.'

[SusanCalvin]

32. OK, so she was throwing it up to be knocked down.

She's still married to Greenspan, and should disclose that every time she opens her mouth on the air.

[Peregrine Took]

33. Time for her to retire.

She looks tired.

[still_one]

34. It is way past due for her to retire. She has proven herself to be incompetent

[Loki]

35. Mrs. Greenspan

Who can't put six words together without losing her train of thought. Alzheimer's Andrea. The only keep her on MSNBC because of her last name.

[maxrandb]

36. You could have stopped at

"Andrea Mitchell joins Trump campaign"

[Jamaal510]

37. This concern trolling from Andrea and friends

about HC's health is laughable. Not only are they going off of old photos of her, but Trump himself doesn't exactly look like the most physically-fit specimen around, and he's the one who has photos of himself eating KFC and McDonald's. On top of that, he's slightly older than her. Yet they don't badger him about his health.

[SusanCalvin]

38. Yep.

Even throwing it up to be knocked down gets the "concern" out there.

[bmpbmp]

39. She's trying to coax Bannon to come for an interview.

Playing softball with Bannon's and breitbarts crap - might make Bannon open to a visit. At least thus far, he doesn't seem to be making many of them.

[tavernier]

40. She weighs 50 pounds,

ten of it being her nose, and forty just straight mean ass.

And yes I'm sure I'll get booted for this comment, but Mrs. G. has always had a Hillary grudge, going back to the dubya days when she straight out lied about a thing or two... and was caught. BUT NEVER HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

[George Eliot]

46. As MSNBC journalist, is she required to avoid all subjects questioning Clinton?

[Mike Nelson]

55. I am concerned, more, about...

...Andrea's health. She seems to lose her train of thought more and more often. I wish she would retire and enjoy her remaining years relaxing - she would last longer by cutting down!

[hollowdweller]

61. She can release her health records. Didn't Obama and Romney do that last time?

http://www.politico.com/story/2012/09/doctors-mitt-ryan-in-good-health-081531


http://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/obama-releases-health-record-summary-010686

She probably won't though and it will help to keep the story alive for the wingnuts.

[BlueStateLib]

74. Obama and Romney only released summary of their medical records

Obama releases health-record summary
By POLITICO Staff
05/29/08 12:09 PM EDT

The Obama campaign released this summary of the senator's health records on Thursday and does not plan to make additional records available:
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2008/05/obama-releases-health-record-summary-010686#ixzz4IDYYRxlJ

Revealed: Mitt Romney has an enlarged prostate, is allergic to penicillin and takes Lipitor daily (but at least he's never had HIV and doesn't take drugs)
•Candidate's doctor releases summary of his medical records
•Could be at risk of heart problems or prostate cancer due to family history
•Running mate Paul Ryan is also in 'excellent' health, according to doctor
.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2206946/U-S-election-2012-Mitt-Romney-releases-health-records.html#ixzz4IDZjpbDe

[oasis]

64. Bob Shrum just took Andrea to the woodshed for covering bogus GOP

attacks on Hillary. He has Andrea stammering at the end of the interview where she had to force a fake chuckle.

[DFW]

66. The title of your post

....would have been just as accurate if you had left off "in questioning Hillary's Health."

[CK_John]

67. Give her a break, she is just doing her job. A senior just trying to go out gracefully.

Hit the remote if you think MSNBC is an arm of the DNC.