Clinton Camp Chides NBC

[southern_belle]

It's no secret that Hillary Clinton's top aides have long been angry at MSNBC for coverage they consider blatantly pro-Obama.

But the final straw seems to have come Tuesday night, when Tim Russert, NBC's Washington bureau chief, declared on MSNBC: "We now know who the Democratic nominee is going to be, and no one is going to dispute it." Other MSNBC pundits agreed, and Russert repeated the verdict yesterday, saying that barring a collapse by Barack Obama or an act of God, "this race is over."

In an e-mail yesterday, Jay Carson, Clinton's press secretary, told NBC's political director Chuck Todd: "Can you think of one good reason we should continue to cart you guys around the country with us, given that your network has declared the entire race over?"

More at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/07/AR2008050704011.html?nav=rss_politics

[nomorewhopper]

1. KEEP CRYING HILLARY BUT YOU LOST SO DEAL WITH IT

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. "It will be over by February 5th."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=4636361&mesg_id=4636361

[book_worm]

3. Actually the networks should just stop covering her--period.

[Binka]

14. These Arrogant Fuckwittages Just Don't Get It....YET

There is a NEW sheriff in town...

[TexasObserver]

30. "I get no kick from champagne ... ooo ooo"

"Naw, not that kind of music!!"

[Egnever]

4. Um thats not a smart move really

Can you think of one good reason we should continue to cart you guys around the country with us, given that your network has declared the entire race over?"


You need the coverage? any coverage at this point?

I dont think banning them at this point will help you in anyway. In fact just this story being out there hurts you IMHO. But hey thats why you make the big bucks and I dont I guess.

[40ozDonkey]

5. There's "The Fighter" for you.

Murdoch and Mellon-Scaife to the rescue.

[Moochy]

6. The Reason: Free Press for the "Defray my Debts Tour"

"Can you think of one good reason we should continue to cart you guys around the country with us, given that your network has declared the entire race over?"

Free Press for the "Defray my Debts Tour!"

[City Lights]

7. Crybabies.

NBC should have responded with a question of their own:

Can you think of one good reason we should continue to treat Clinton as a viable candidate?

[K Gardner]

8. ROFL ! They need to free up a seat in the only transportation they can afford...

[MadBadger]

9. Its funny cuz ABC, CBS, they all said the same thing.

[AllentownJake]

10. They should respond

Fine take us off the plane if you want...BTW we have the biggest nightly news broadcast so if you want to take yourself off the TV fine by us.

[global1]

11. The Answer Should Have Been .......

can you think of any reason we should continue to follow her ass around the country.
This way we can then devote our airtime to the GE race between McCain and Obama.

Get a life Hilliary - this is over!!!!!!

[southern_belle]

12. The Clinton's really should quit humiliating

themselves. It's sad to see them implode. :popcorn:

[Raine]

13. Well then if they don't want to "cart them around"

I guess they won't get their campaign covered anymore. :shrug:

[billyoc]

15. No reason to cart them around at all. They've got better things to get on with. nt

[powergirl]

16. Whaaaaaaaaaaaa Who's whining again

Her campaign is terrible with or without the press. I think it was a joke that the press, for the longest, time pretended this race was close - when it wasn't. Finally, someone screamed, "THE EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES!" Then they get mad.

[Life Long Dem]

17. Oh screw her. One day, they finally tell it like it is and

at the end when she should be out of this race anyway. If it was Obama that was in her position the media would have hounded for Obama to get out. And you know it. They hounded Edwards during his last days where the only question to him was "when are you going to drop out". Reporters asked him over and over again 24/7 till he dropped out. She has no right to cry over her treatment. She has to be joking.

Take your damn ball Hillary and go home for crying out loud.

I got it. Take down MSM, and break them all up Hillary. I want to call your bluff on this crap.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. Are they still putting journalists in the mens room?

[BeyondGeography]

19. Free promotion from Buchanan and Joey the Scar more than makes up for that

[tishaLA]

20. The fact is, they NEED top "cart around" NBC

because they need the coverage. They don't have money to run an effective ad campaign, so they are at the mercy of the press.

[GoesTo11]

21. Russert should be fired! (standard HRC line about newscasters)

[themaguffin]

22. ...and yet FOX is ok....

[LSK]

23. so NBC not covering the Clinton campaign helps them how???

[underpants]

42. Wonder what they thought about Rev. Wright being medntioned every 23 seconds

Oh that was just FIIIIIIIINE :eyes: but still didn't seem to actually make a difference.

[RoadRage]

24. yeah.. the Clinton's sure don't like to hear pesky things like.. THE TRUTH

NBC didn't give Obama a 15 point win in NC, a 2 point loss in IN, a delegate lead, a popular vote lead and a "won more states" lead. They just happen to be stating the obvious... but in typical fashion, the Clinton team sticks their fingers in their ears and starts screaming so they don't have to hear it.

CLINTON'S: NEWSFLASH.. even if you SEAT FL & MI at this point, you STILL DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH DELEGATES TO WIN. Sorry.. Rev. Wright isn't as big of an issue as you'd hoped.. and it's not going to side track Obama. Better Luck Next Time!

[chill_wind]

25. "cart you around." Wow. K&R n/t

[BenDavid]

26. Let me see, what if obama is caught on tape again or video and

he says something like, I wish that damn bitch would drop out. You know if hrc had dropped out already and with all this wright and ayers crap then you would have seen the dems fortunes drop below 35%. So, you might be pissed HRC is staying in but what if and I know that is a reach, but then again no one knew obama would become an elitist and belittled the common folk the dems need if he is to have even a chance IF he is the nominee.....

I still say this cocky arrogant ass will do something stupid or say something stupid or the other show will drop.....

[Occam Bandage]

27. Know what would be great? If they took them up on that offer, and stopped covering them.

Without free airtime, HRC would have no airtime at all.

[Medusa]

43. I had the same thought today: why are they still covering her?

and giving her all this free time? Screw 'em!

[Levgreee]

28. I would get bored of lying for Hillary after too long... everyone has to act like her surrogate,

because telling the truth is to damning to her campaign right now. The media has to lie/stretch the truth for her.

[workinclasszero]

29. She's sooo delusional!

Call the men in the white coats...Crazy Hillary is on the loose again!:crazy:

[TNOE]

31. Sounds about right

[high density]

32. The Clinton camp is acting like Bushco

"Let's create our own reality!" "Everything is going great in Iraq." "The Clinton campaign is winning!"

Go ahead, kick NBC off the plane. That would be excellent.

[mystieus]

33. Can you think of one good reason we should continue to cart you guys around the country with us...

Don't the press pay to be carted? I heard its like $30,000 And we all know hillary needs the money.

[chill_wind]

34. K&R n/t

[Arugula Latte]

35. Oh good. Another day, another whiney complaint. nt

[jenmito]

36. "If you can't take the heat get out of the kitchen."

[Lucky 13]

40. Amen Sister Jen!

[jenmito]

41. ...

:toast: :hi:

[Lucky 13]

37. Pretty soon no one's going to want to cover her anyway.

Instead of a "Presidential Candidate" she'll just be a crazy lady flying around in an empty plane.

[TBF]

38. I am watching nothing but NBC until this race is over.

[jenmito]

39. If you can't take tough comments from a news anchor or two, how can you deal with Ahmadinejad?