Goldberg takes issue with media coverage of President Obama.
(CNN) - It has become one of MSNBC host Chris Matthew's most infamous lines of the 2008 presidential election:
"I felt this thrill going up my leg," Matthews said the night Obama resoundingly defeated rival Hillary Clinton in the Virginia and Maryland Democratic primaries.
And former CBS News Correspondent Bernard Goldberg, who has long alleged liberal bias in the media, highlighted that line as indicative of the media's "slobbering" press coverage of candidate Obama during his campaign for the White House.
"That's not commentary, that's a man-crush," Goldberg declared on CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday.
Goldberg, the author of the new book “A Slobbering Love Affair,” credits the media coverage of the 2008 presidential election for ultimately resulting in Barack Obama's victory.
He specifically faulted coverage of the prolonged Democratic primary campaign, during which two historic candidates contentiously squared off.
"I think in elite liberal circles, certainly inside the media, race trumps gender, and that's why they slobbered over Barack Obama, and took Hillary Clinton to the back room and beat her with a rubber hose,” Goldberg said.
Goldberg also faulted political journalists for not digging up controversial sermons of the president's longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, until Obama had already effectively captured his party's nomination.
"These tapes were available, you didn't have to be Woodward or Bernstein to dig them up," Goldberg said. "If those tapes had come out six months earlier, certainly a year earlier, I don't think Barack Obama would have been the nominee.
"I think Hillary Clinton would have been. And I think she would have been the president today," he continued. "And in that sense, she's the biggest loser in all of this."
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Maybe he is gay.
The point is not to be "hard" or "soft" on our leaders, but to be truthful as best we can, to look at facts and data and arrive at sensible conclusions.
Absloutely correct. I cannot perfect upon these words.
Infamous? Why is it infamous CNN? Apparently Chris was not the only one in the world.
Bernard Goldberg is looking for attention and is probably broke.
Now, let's get to the news
I followed closely and was/is a Clinton supporter. Every day I cringed at the biased media coverage of Obama over Clinton. It was sickening. I have no ill will nor do I dislike Obama. I just preferred Clinton. I still voted Obama when the final ballot was drawn and have no issues with the process. I DO have issues with the media. What happened to objective journalism? Was that all make believe? Did it EVER exist?
what would you call hannity, limbaugh, and o'rillies love fest for Bush then oh yeah fair and balanced or something like that.
Just because Goldberg has something to say doesn't mean he is actually right. What a whiner.
This is a story why?
well, all msnbc does is balance the media love affair with the Republicans... that is all we can hear.... McCain says... even his daughter says..... I am sick of it.... the GOP gets more press than Obama!
Anyone who would believe anything written by this Goldberg clown needs help. He is such a loser, oh he likes Hillary, if she won he would have liked Obama.
Matthews sums up everything that is wrong with the media today. He is a complete fool.
WE ALL DESERVED WHAT THE MAJORITY VOTED FOR. CAUSE AND EFFECT!
I think the real question should be is IS THE MEDIA TRYING TO UNDERMIND OBAMA AND THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF THE COUNTRY?
Does the media want the economy to tank? Why not aid in the demise of the country for the ULTIMATE reality show.
good for chris! he has excellent taste in men.
Chris Matthews is a terrible example of how the media covers politics. He develops random crushes on all sorts of people (men and women) and allows those preferences to infiltrate his reporting. He's made himself into a political punchline.
In truth, media coverage of all the major candidates during the election cycle was incredibly uneven. They reacted harshly to all sorts of silly things and let the important things slide. Par for the course these days, it's sad to say.
Why is Hillary the biggest loser, wouldn't that be the American people are the biggest loser's for not getting the best candidate into office?
Seriously CNN?
Sounds like Mr. Goldberg needs a nice tall cup of ST_U.
Goldberg your words of hate make me ashamed for our people. Stay out of my temple.
Chris cant see the forest for the trees.Hes so caught up in the partisanship he cant see whos really running the show.The money changers run both parties.
How dare the media sit there and tell me that I made my choice because of the media! You ingrates think that I, and the American people, are so stupid, that we just chose Obama because of the slanted media coverage?
It has nothing to do with the War in Iraq, Afghanistan, Hurricane Katrina, and the countless scandals by the Republican Party.
If you make excuses, you'll never fix your problem.
The media is not too soft on anyone. They spend their days and nights looking for the most depressing news in the world. The media is probably the worst invention that we the people voted as a right. How do we benefit from hearing every little piece of dirt on the president and his cabinet when there is no immediate fix to any problem? Leave the president alone and let him run our country without worrying if the media is gonna get their hands on his traffick ticket he got back in 1993.
get over it, already. sheesh!
Why doesn't this idiot blast Fox News for their bias for Palin, McCain, Bush, etc.? Give me a break!
As for Hillary: As the Republican Christians would say 'if God wanted Hillary to win, she would have won.' As a white woman, I would have still voted for Pres Obama if I had known about Rev Wright's sermons because that is NOT President Obama's views. PRES OBAMA IS HALF WHITE!!! I guess that means Obama hates his mother, grandmother, grandfather, himself, right? Get a life, Goldberg!
Hillary has plenty of time to run in 2016 when she will go up against the incompetent Sarah Palin (and the media didn't tell me that Palin is an idiot... We all figured that out ourselves).
"That's not commentary, that's a man-crush," Goldberg declared on CNN's Reliable Sources Sunday.
He should know a man crush – he's in bed with Rush Limnuts and is just trying to sell his book. Same with Coulter.
I wouldn't buy one of their books for 25cents at Good Will!
Remember when Sarah Palin gave her speech at the convention? Rich Lowry wrote a piece where he said the exact same thing, I felt a thrill, I sat up in my chair. Blah, blah, blah. Nobody called his motives into question.
And conservative commentators' fauning over Reagan, the man who negotiated with terrorists after he said he wouldn't and whose administration actually sold guns to the ayatollahs of Iran, has been what?
I didnt know FOX help Obama win the election!
Chris Matthews is a joke! How on earth that blabbermouth ever got his job, much less held on to it for so long, is a mystery to me. His "interview style" is maddening. He won't even shut up long enough to let anyone answer his questions. Chris – please go away!
When the right wing media slammed, slimed and slaughtered Obama, it was not man crush, but anti-man crush!
I watched Hannity and O'Reilly and listend to Limbaugh and read Malikin and Coulter and they never had one good thing to say about Obama. They even personalized their comments as though they and Obama were in the same league.
Last time I checked, Obama was President and these right wing nuts were still right wing nuts, so if Matthews has a man-crush on Obama, then the right wing nuts have a dog crush or a horse crush on a losing dog or a losing horse in a fight or race that Obama won. Let the losers weep for the next eight years!
I guess it's all in the eyes of the beholder. I watched C. Matthews that night, and it was one heck of a speech Obama gave that caused his remark. And it was truly one heck of a speech.
As far as taking Hillary in the back room, she did it to herself. Obama stayed positive at a time when we were sick of negative, and Hillary went more negative than I ever thought she was capable of doing.
How about media bias during negotiations on the stimulus, where it appeared only Republicans were given face time for their message, which consists of the same thing it has for the last 30 years, less taxes for the rich, that will somehow trickle down to the rest of us – please. Or how about the attention Rush is given in his hopes that Obama fails, thereby making Republicans win. That's not the game here folks. If Obama fails, so do we. Why isn't the media coming at it from that angle?
Goldberg, hmmm, the same man who has lied in his new book regarding a Brian William's interview...he is just like the Limbaugh's, Coulter's, Malken's, O'Reilly's, etc. who like to stir the pot but offer no solutions to anything....the reality is that these people and other rightwingers are intimidated by President Obama and will do whatever they can for the next 4 to 8 years to try and bring him down....the better President Obama does the worse it is for former Pres. Bush and the Republicans....I believe that the Republican party is in tatters and just doesn't know what to do so they are turning to old ways and talking points which will not work anymore...it will be many years before they have any say or control in this great country...and they have only the "right wing" 'Evangelicals" to blame.
This is news???
Maybe next we can get stories on how Hitler was evil, how 9-11 was a bad thing and how doctors save lives.
Amen brother!
Whatev's
Bernard Goldberg is another rethug jerk!
Why does anybody listen to this guy? He was fired from CBS and now he shills for conservatives on Fix News. He is a washed up has been who still has people listening to him because he sold his soul to lie and bash liberals.
As an independent voter, Hillary Clinton was not my choice for the nomination...but then when I saw Obama the hair on the back of my neck stood up....something about him I did not trust. I was not impressed with any of the republican candidates either. I ended up with a write in candidate for someone I trusted...unlike any of the parties nominations. Had Clinton won the nomination I probably would have voted for her.
Hahaha! "Man-Crush".
Okay, so maybe Matthews is fond of President Obama. But he doesn't represent all media. The truth is, Obama has been treated WORSE by the mainstream media than any other candidate/president in recent history.
Right, Goldberg. Obamas victory had nothing to do with the fact that he's intelligent, a great speaker, presented actual ideas instead of the bs the Repugs have been feeding us for the past 30 years. It had nothing to do with the collapse of our financial system, or the endless war profiteering, or gasoline at $5 per gallon. It had nothing to do with bimbo Palin, or Joe the "Plumber" or John McCains shoddy and inept campaign. It was all because Chris Matthews actually likes President Obama and what he stands for. It's also because "liberals", (which you and your friends have made a dirty word, since St. Reagan was in power) are actually the majority in this country. People don't want their government to be starved to death with tax cuts for the wealthy. People want their government to help out when a hurricane hits. We want our government to maintain our highways and bridges, and to encourage research and science and innovation, rather than bigotry and superstition. We'd rather have peace, thank you very much.
This guy is "sick,sick,sick !!!!!! in the "head" !!!
Bernie would have more credibility if his book hadn't been so thoroughly saturated with deception and outright lies. As it stands, it's just one pot calling a kettle black.
Bernie, Your real problem with this is you wanted a job in the Hillary White House. Hillary, IMO, would of beat McCain. You are just jelous that the most Handsome of the 3 won. Thus not giving you your ritghfull turn to serve Hillary...opps I mean serve in the White House.
Bernard Goldberg is still around???
I thought he was retired after CBS canned him... or dead... one of the two...
Not very relevant in any case...
THE ELECTION IS OVER, LET MR. OBAMA DO THE JOB THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ELECTED HIM TO DO, LET'S GET OVER THESE LITTLE PETTY REMARKS
"Man-crush" is putting it very kindly. The news media's got it bad for Barry.
"The truth is, Obama has been treated WORSE by the mainstream media than any other candidate/president in recent history."
Ravi, Altzheimers can be treated.
@Ravi – whats your source? You say hes been mistreated worse than any other Preisdent.... how so?
This is why the republicans lost the election. Instead of taking responsibility for their failed policies, their arrogant divisive style of campaining, and a drift to the right that is alienating swing voters, they are finding every excuse under the sun to explain away their resounding defeat in the election. So the media caused the Obama victory. Voters in states like Virginia, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa, New Mexico and Indiana who haven't voted democratic in ages were suddenly hypnotized by the media and changes years of voting patterns because of media spin? What parallel universe do these people live in? They need to get back to reality if they want to win elections again. Discounting Obama's victory by blaming the media and saying that voters who support Obama aren't part of the "real america" will not revive the republican party. At this rate the republican party is on the verge of suffering a fate similar to that suffered by the British Conservative party from 1997 to 2004.
I think the media gives itself a bit too much credit for its influence on the country. You seriously think McCain would have won but for the media?
When 85% of the national news media are registered democrats what kind of treatment do we expect? Of course it's biased. It's amazing a Republican can win anywhere.
What about John McCains pick of Sara Palin as a running mate? Or Phil Graham, the man responsible for most of the de-regulation in Washington and the former head of his campaign calling Americans "a nation of whiners?" It sounds to me like someone isn't including all of the factors here and leaning on the old bs I have been hearing for weeks, that the media has a love affair with Obama b/c he is black.
Far from it I think, the reason that people are drawn to him is because he is charismatic and well spoken, something we have gone w/o for 8 years. We're going to have to change Clinton's nickname to just Willy b/c he isn't nearly as slick as Obama.
I agree that Hillary should have been President! However, now we have Obama, either by hook or by crook, so let's get on with it. We need to get some problems solved. As for Chris Matthews, he really is a sleaze. Formerly he was a pretty good announcer and/or host ,whatever his job title is. I watched his show faithfully. Now I can't stand him, nor Olberman either for that matter. I don't watch MS anymore. The whole crew of hosts dissed Hillary every chance they got.I hop they all have happy day dreams of strolling hand and hand down the lane with Mr. Obama
Bernie, You are great. I like your way where you tell the facts and the truth. Barack Obama is basically not qualified to be our President. It is the biggest disaster of the 21st Century. Now he is in the White House and he does not know what to do. Imagine going for basketball games while the country it in trouble right now. These liberals will sell themselves for anything including Chris Mathews who is a moron.
Quick question: what is so terrible about the quote from Matthews? It is rather commonplace for a commentator to state that a moment is "powerful" or "sobering" or "determined." Is that crossing a line that none of you have bothered to define? Instead of relying on "of course the media is biased" arguments without taking the time to put any sort of argument together, why don't you elevate the level of discourse and point out why the comment's from Matthews are so negative. Was it his use of "thrill" or "leg" that somehow tips the scales? Please compare and contrast your answer with past media coverage of Bush's moments addressing 9/11.
Denial......denial......denial. Poor Republican's. They STILL don't get it.
We should all behind our preaident "isn't he"? Here is the problem the right cannot accept him so they will try to disrupt everything he does. I do believe they know they are hurting the people by doing this bit they do not care about the people at least people who do not share their ideology. I hope people recognize this and understand why the right is wrong for America. I hope the GOP fades into oblivion.
HA! What flavor was that Kool-Aid
"Obama has been treated WORSE by the mainstream media than any other candidate/president in recent history."
"More than $800 billion spent on operations in Iraq, Afghanistan from 2001 to 2008"
Wow, you gotta be kidding me, 800 billion in 7 years??? 7 only?? And is not even a WAR?? That is just crazy...
You gotta be joking me, that just blew me away...
I love the way the Republicans always blame the "liberal media" for their own failings. Maybe some day they will wake up and realize they have no one to blame but themselves for their poor standing with the public.
I couldn't care less what Bernard Goldberg has to say on any topic! What a total waste of space to even print this!
As the president who ran our country into ruin. The government can do nothing right. They will take private industry and kill it. They already are working to kill incentive. The people who work, pay taxes and pay their mortgage are getting screwed. The people who dont work or pay any taxes to support the country or don't pay their mortgage are getting handouts. It makes me sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ Jim Doyle. You're exactly right! YOU GO BOY!
Love your comment.
I believe that so many people are just overjoyed to be leaving the past eight years behind that a little grace is deserved. You can hardly deny people expressing some over-the-top positive feelings about the POTUS.
Just disgruntled repugs at work. Amazing how silent they have been up to now. Where were they in the past year when the economy was falling apart? They were suspiciously silent for fear of tainting their own politics and their own futures. Thanks boys and girls!
Now to move forward.
well not my leg, but I did fell it in my spine. I had to pinch myself because I could not believe it. So if he felt it somewhere else good for him. If the other guy felt nothing; his loss
It's not our fault no one likes republicans. Goldberg, and his book of the month club are in full swing again. I do not think you are much of an author turning out a new "poor me" book every month.
We are tired of the wingnut crybabies and their ridiculous sour-grape excuses for Obama's landslide election victory in 2008. To say "it's the fault of 'liberal media bias'" is not only a complete denial of reality but insulting to the commanding majority of Americans who voted for Obama because they saw him as a far better choice than John McSame and the loony Palin bunch. Get over it, already. Obama won and you lost in an election that was as fair and square as any we have ever had.
It's true, maybe if some of you weren't just as pathetic, you'd see this is the truth.
He wants to sell a book.Period!
If liberals are so bad, why do they keep calling us 'elite'? In sports, for example, it's good when you're called an 'elite' team. Gosh, I'm confused.
As compared to the leg humping love fest that this guy had with Bush?
Its all relevant – if BO does good he's the savior that everybody wants him to be – if not his press coverage will look like GW's in his waning years – ears an' all....................
Hey Goldberg, shush up.
Some of you people are just pathetic and sadly funny. In one of the posts above a guy says "this is the worst thing to happen to america" hello does the name bush ring a bell, how about his rubber stamp sheep in our government? Obama has been in offi ce how many days now? but according to you he is the worst? I think you just showcased your intelligence.
When you say "man crush" are you also referring to the GOP's overwhelming view of of Rush Limbaugh as well? Whose nothing more than an egotistical, narrow minded, pill popping, know it all, windbag Jabba the hut of the radical right wing establishment!
Goldberg, the author of the new book “A Slobbering Love Affair,” credits the media coverage of the 2008 presidential election for ultimately resulting in Barack Obama's victory.I am sure the media Coverage does not include Fox News......Namely Sean Hannity who bash President Obama every day for 2 years non stop and continue to do sooooo.......and don't leave The big mouth Rush Limbaugh
***Man-Crush...so a man think it so is He ......Give it up tell us the name Man that you have a man crush on ......Closet Freak !!!!
Obama has been treated WORSE by the mainstream media than any other candidate/president in recent history.
I do not like to be controversial but the thing I see and hear the most from Fox News is how overwhelmingly the other Networks were for Obama.. there is something to the "Making of a President" as I did a thesis on such subject in college in the 70's. But there was and is still not a day that goes by that Obama is Not degraded by Hannity and many others. Then Fox goes and does a special on Palin. This Media Love and or Hate works both ways.. But I don't see the other networks complaining about this ; yet fox does and then turns around and does the same thing in reverse.. Like a double standard... They have the right to run their format anyway they feel but I seriously would leave the bias comments alone.. It makes you guys look bad.. Thankyou for allowing me this comment.
Obama did not win by a "landslide". You've been conditioned to say that because the liberal media says it. He won a little over half the vote. Hardly a landslide. Also...how many of you believe Sarah Palin said "You can see Russia from my house?" Guess what? She never said that....Tina Fey said it. The liberal media won this election and that's scary.
He is 100000 % right by the way NBC got bailout from GE capital (banks bailout) and their anchor NOT slash their salary like brian william and others libs elite
I don't know too much about Bernard Goldberg, whether he was good at his job or not, but I think his comment about Chris Matthews is dead on. Chris's comment about Obama was plain and simple school boy gushing. It was one of the stupidest comments I have ever heard any supposed journalist make on the air. But that's Chris. He's a die hard liberal and he works for a network that is so openly Obama- loving it's nauseating. How anyone in this day and age can be so enamored by a politician, whether democrat or republican, is beyond me. I think Chris needs some serious therapy.
As Goldberg implies, if the media had bothered to look at Obama objectively, they might have seen something different. The only reason Obama won is because people were mad at the Republicans. There is nothing so great about Obama. He's just another slick politician who offers nothing new, just the same old rhetoric. He just bamboozled people into thinking he's some kind of messiah. His stimulus plan is nothing different than has already been done in response to past recessions, and all that happened was that the economy got worse.
Truth is, half the the things that George Bush gets blamed for weren't his fault. It's just convenient to blame him. It's just sloppy, lazy thinking when people aren't happy. The democrats had more to do with this economic mess than anyone, but everyone igonores it because they're still stuck in the mud with the Bush- hating. And by the way, this is coming from neither a republican nor a democrat. I'm an independent. I just call it as I see it.
And why all the Palin bashing ? Get a life. The election is over. Why is she a bimbo? Just because you don't agree with her political views?
Or maybe she makes a mistake in a speech? What about Biden? Does anyone call him on the table for the parade of stupid comments that come pouring out of his mouth regularly? Give me a break.
So...., "what the world needs now is love"....(amoug other things). As if a man crush is bad thing, or to like your representative. The republicans still just bitter they lost. Blaming it the media/messger is anold republican tune....I like the tone/tune I began with (see above and hum along)...grey skies are going clear up...
I agree that the press liked Obama and some reporters definitely did some slobbering. But there was a reason for this. The alternative was a grouchy old man and a village idiot from Alaska. Maybe if Obama's competition had been more appealing, the tone in the press would have been quite different. But it wasn't.
Boy the right wing crazies are really panicing and making fools of themselves.
How true!! The media, the DNC and the Kennedys crammed Obama down our throats. Hillary worked hard (twice as hard since she is a female) and deserved to be president. She is smart and extremely capable; she knows how to get things done. But if you didn't vote for Obama then you are "racist!" What crap. I'll get offended about the NY "monkey cartoon" when all of you are offended about the "Hillary nutcracker!" I am now registered as an Independent due to this recent election.
"Obama did not win by a 'landslide' "
Take a look at the election results again. Obama won 365 to 173 electoral votes. Pretty overwhelming victory. And before you start spouting off about popular election numbers, remember one simple fact. Voting for the president isn't a democratic election (we don't live in a democracy in the USA in case you have forgotten). The popular vote doesn't mean anything. If it did, Bush would have lost to Gore. Even if you do look at the popular vote Obama won by 7% which in election numbers is huge. Maybe you should stop listening to Fox News and Rush Limbaugh do some research and make up your own mind for a change.
...How many of you believe Sarah Palin said "You can see Russia from my house?" Guess what? She never said that….Tina Fey said it. The liberal media won this election and that's scary.
Guess what else? George W. Bush never uttered the word "strategery" until after Will Farrell came up with it on SNL and even then he only said a couple times in a joking manner. I challenge each and every one of you to ask your circle of friends if they know this. I would bet the house that at least 80-90% don't know this. Then ask yourself who or what entity is responsible for this perception. Perception is everything and in the USA perception is in large part created by what we read, see and hear. A simple fact of life.
How amazing that these commentators actually think the the guy that said Matthews had a man crush is the problem. Mathews should never have said that that way..but he did and that showed his personal emotions....So now we have a Prez Obamba and a black AG that is busy telling us we are cowards.....what.. did I spend too much time in the back of the trolley...or is a black guy president of this great country even though his wife is not yet a proud American..
Bernie Goldberg is a colossal buffoon/paid stooge for the Republican Party. Tell me something Bernie. Can you ever wash away the shame and sadness of being beaten by a black liberal? Do you weep softly at night when you're all alone on your island of red, surrounded by an ocean of blue? Will Fox News ever be able to pay you enough for everyone else to pretend that you're a real journalist? Defeat is an ugly fragrance Bernie. Bathing in an ocean of anger and ideological rage won't wash the pain away.
Let's not forget that Chris Matthews also had similar man-crushes on George W. Bush (back when Bush was popular) and on John McCain. I don't think it's a liberal bias thing, I think Matthews is still sorting out his sexuality.
Quit whining Goldberg. You always have FOX. What a fool. Obama won because he's fresh, smart, and has new ideas. The GOP lost because they are none of the above. Very simple Goldberg. Of course, writing a book about that wouldn't sell many copies, would it,? Get a job.
*** George W. Bush never uttered the word "strategery" until after Will Farrell came up with it on SNL and even then he only said a couple times in a joking manner. I challenge each and every one of you to ask your circle of friends if they know this. I would bet the house that at least 80-90% don't know this. Then ask yourself who or what entity is responsible for this perception. ***
You're an idiot. What is responsible for this perception is that Bush butchers the language spectacularly on a regular basis. I have no idea if he said "strategery" or not, but he's certainly said a hundred things even more moronic. Ask the "grecians."
Bunch of dumb liberal morons here.
Your lord and savior won and you can't stop complaining.
Can't wait until most of you lose your jobs, and have to pay higher taxes, and we get higher inflation rates, and this economy really tanks.
You get what you voted for a person who has no clue on how to lead, because he never has done that, a person who does not know how to govern, because he never has and to boot a terrorist sympathizer.
this country is so screwed with him and his cronies in charge..
Lots of people got a crush on Obama... lot of men too. Goldberg is jealous.
Think back to the early primaries. Obama had been just one of half a dozen men vying for the position Hillary Clinton seemed to have all but sewn up. He came out of no where. The whole country had a thrill up their leg when they saw him emerge out of the crowd as the front runner.
I think Sean Hannity had a huge gigantic man crush on Sarah Palin. He probably had a thrill up his leg too. Was that any better, simply because Palin was female?
Another point I'd like to express on why the media is in love with Obama. White Guilt...it is so prevalant in this country it is sickening. I am a white male, a child of 1960's immigrants. Now what on earth do I or anyone else who is white and is the ancestors of immigrants from 1865 and on have anything to feel guilty about when it comes to black people. Ask yourself how many white people fit into this category. I would say well over 150 Million in the USA fit this model. Guilt over slavery is and has been constantly driven into our pysche. Just because you are a white and living in the US doesn't mean you should feel guilty over slavery. Wake Up people !!
How hypocritical of him. He bashes the media and says the media is responsible for the win of Obama.. as if we're all just mindless idiots and don't really know who we voted for, the media just "brainwashed" us. Get real you loser! You're using the media right now to sell your stupid book. Get a life and get a real purpose besides spewing your outright lies and bigotry to the so-called media and treating us all like we're a bunch of idiots. You Mr. Goldberg should get the Idiot of the Year award, but gosh it would be a toss-up between you and Rush! LOL!
So he's Slobbering over the right I've seen him on Fox talking the right wing talking points. I guest he don't remember the 24 hour looping of Rev. Wright or how many time his Patriotism was question. If the media love him I would hate to see them hate. And before you bring Palin into this all those question she was ask was fair asking some one that one day may run this country what do she read or their stands on Foreign policies is not a gotcha question.
"I felt this thrill going up my leg," Matthews said the night Obama resoundingly defeated rival Hillary Clinton in the Virginia and Maryland Democratic primaries.
I much prefer a feeling going up my leg than the last headache and the nausea felt from time to time like the one felt from the republican convention...but that is all past right since this was all theatre...!
I do not think Hillary Clinton is the loser...she is doing pretty well!
I'm sure Hillary Clinton takes great comfort in being defended by the same people who, two years ago, were calling her "Hillabeast," giggling at her looks, and alleging she was a closet lesbian.
Hypocrisy, thy name is GOP.
Paul Gavras: Perfect comment in every respect.
I don't understand anyone falling in love with politicians either! It's kind of sad, really, that some people don't have people in their own real lives to love, so they have to develop hero worship of strangers.
The Palin bashing is just sexism. There is nothing "bimbo" about her. She's not the brightest bulb on the tree, but neither is Biden. The list of his bone-headed comments and actions is a lot longer than hers.
Tards, Libs, Lefties, etc., Step away from the keyboard and get a JOB! Losers!
Finally someone else that thinks that Mathews was out of line with that comment. I heard him say it, I saw his face and it was shameful.
I still believe that the media was unfair with coverage of the Dems and were shifted far to Obama's side. They did all they could to get him in office. It made me wonder why. Is he someone they can now get to do their bidding?
Goldberg is complaining about Matthews and a man crush, maybe he's just jealous..... hey Goldberg, how about the poor folks in Kentucky who were murdered for the things you represent....
WOW !!! You mean to tell me the media is in love with Obama ? !!!!
I HADN'T NOTICED !!!!
If we're all lucky, their marriage will be on the rocks by 2010, and ENDED by 2012 !!! Or, atleast in the same condition ( more in touch with " reality " ) that most marriages are by that time !!!
Corrected comment:
Maybe the press likes "brains" and someone willing to take on the task with legitimate proposals. Optomism, with a touch of reality, is also a nice thing to hear in this time of gloom and doom. Obama gave and gives clear directions of where he is going. His opponent only criticised and continued (and continues) to keep America divisive, when we need to work together to get us back on track.
Also–nobody cares what Bush, OR Palin said. They are both history, and, if Sarah Palin is the hope of the GOP, you folks are in real trouble.
This is the reason I left the GOP after almost 30 years as a registered Republican. They just don't get it. Obama won because he had more to offer the American people – and his values were in sync with the majority of "regular Americans". It's that simple.
The GOP risks becoming extinct if it does not remove its head from the sand.
I actually agree with him for the most part. And I'm a Democrat who went into this election (my first where I was able to vote) with an open mind. I consistently saw favorable bias reporting towards Obama, which made me so mad. To top it all off, it felt that the vast majority of the people I talked to who supported Obama had no idea his view on policies or his ideas on how to make things like the economy, the health care system, college tuition costs, etc "better". Hillary Clinton supporters, on the other hand, were so "in the know"... they knew what her platforms were, her take on policies, etc. It was almost like a high school election where the cool kid with the popular slogan won over the other kid who spent time waxing the actual details of what they planned to do.
I don't think President Obama will fail spectacularly or anything (and I voted for him based on that belief), but that doesn't excuse the unprofessional coverage of his campaign. I listened to CNN commentary extensively throughout the campaign, and I had distinct impressions of how each person was going to vote in the primary/ election. Perhaps that's ok with commentators, but when I get impressions on how the anchors, the analysts, and the reporters would vote... that's when a problem exists.
And while I was too young in 2000 to understand how that election really played out, from what I've heard (and I might be wrong), people voted for the more likeable guy who was from outside Washington... someone who brought in new perspective and a change from the Clinton Administration. Eight years later, Obama ran on the same idea as Bush did... which makes sense. I don't think he would have won on the idea of experience = better President. So, while I don't think that President Obama doesn't have a clear agenda and solid policy ideas, his campaign rarely was more substantial (in the primary, anyway) than "Change we can believe in". But I understand that this is politics, and games are played... but I just wish people would realize that this might have happened... and next time, they might be more willing to question the media coverage.
Bev – more than 300 electoral votes constitutes an electoral vote landslide in the U.S. As for the popular vote, your "a little over half" was 8 MILLION votes.
These bitter repubs need to just get over it, and start pulling their weight by offering up some creative solutions to the mess we're in. At least we have a leader now who is actually LEADING. If you don't like the direction he's taking us - then let's see your better solution. And quickly.
"Goldberg, the author of the new book 'A Slobbering Love Affair,' credits the media coverage of the 2008 presidential election for ultimately resulting in Barack Obama's victory."
That's not true, I've read the book. He specifically states the media did NOT elect Obama, but George Bush, Palin's inability to attract independent and democratic voters, and especially the economic crisis cost McCain the election.
Please correct this.
NOT!
my friends and i stopped watching corporate media
because of these ugly conscience-free faces of AIPAC and neo-cons
that keep popping up as "experts" and "pundits"
The entire media has a bad case of what director spike lee calls "Jungle Fever".
This is the first story right on the money!. The media took this campaign to the next level and convinced people in everywhere America that Obama was it. The Obama campaign , early on, realized that and rode with it to the White House. The biggest losers were the American people. they only heard on side of the story
Many angry people are commenting this stating that "the liberal media won this election." There will always be bias in the news, just look at Fox. Even if Obama had won because of media influence, at least his victory was legal, unlike Bush's 2000 victory when Cheney rigged Florida's ballots to get Bush the winning votes.
Cindy;
It's not a man crush because Sarah Palin is not a man.
At any rate, the difference between Hannity and Matthews is that Hannity wasn't anchoring during the major events. Matthews and Keith Olbermann were.
I think that Goldberg is right, MSNBC did seem like Obama headquarters during the campagain. Some anchors more than others, and this is coming form a Obama supporter.
That being said, FOX news was the complete opposite. If listen to them Obama had no right to run for president. The only reason they might have looked "fair and balanced" is because they did not like McCain. He was simply the lesser of two evils. Anbody that does not think the media plays a role in our electoral process is just plain naive.
It's kind of like sports... I turn on the home town radio station when I'm listening to games because if I'm going to hear a spin then I want to hear it spun my teams way. Politics... not much different... After years of Faux news (more like editorials), I find it refreshing to hear it spun my way... Didn't hear the repugs complaining when nobody but o'reilly and hannity and rush and coulter, etc. were all you could see on TV... So., do like I used to... tune in your own opinion and shut the hell up.
@Brian:
A 7% popular margin may be solid, but it's certainly not "huge." BO lost among whites, both men and women, by margins that were just as solid, if not greater. Chalk it up to "racism," if that makes you feel better. Considering what typically comes out of the mouths of black politicians, you really can't blame them.
You might not think the popular vote means anything, but you were probably singing a different tune back in November 2000.
The truth is some ppl are still unable to come to terms with the fact that Obama won resoundingl and that he is OUR PRESIDENT. Period.
The Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism – an independent, nonpartisan research organization – found that 35% of media reports focused on Obama were positive in content, 35% were neutral and 30% were negative. Reports focused on McCain were 60% negative, 30% neutral, and only 10% positive. So there is a case for saying the coverage of Obama was fair, but the real travesty is how McCain was handled.
Who cares what this guy thinks? Isn't he the conservative elite? Besides, it is absurd to not acknowledge that the bulk of cable coverage is dominated by the ideology of the right. Yes, there are liberal elites as there are conservative elites, but I'm not sure I buy into the idea that the left is prevalent in mainstream media. That's a claim made by the right, but how credible is that?
This is so stupid. The media was also responsible for George H. Bush victory. Just ask FOX news and their number two fans – Dick Cheney and Karl Rove What is wrong with these gray headed foxes who are over 50 and write these surreal articles.
Obama won because at all his rally people listen to him and appreciated what he had to say.
This comment is so out of touch. There was a big difference from John and Barrack as well as Sarah and Joe
Go take a shot of bourbon and puff on the magic cigar!
And leave Chris Matthews alone! He's fair in his comments.
WOW!
He said all that while coming up for one breath of air after pulling your head out of Rush's or Hannity's butt?
Get over this liberal media lie. Most of if not all the media is owned by Republicans. So get over it. We have problems in this country and all the Republicans at least the good old boys can do is complain. I am liberal and it is hard to find anyone who I think is liberal on t.v. I think every since Reagan the majority of the press has been conservative or nothing at all. This bantering of this side and that side with no stating of facts just opinions. And all of this just going along with the White House end in the mess we have now. Believe if I want facts I do not get them from t.v. news. It is all censored by what they leave out and to many opinions like yours.
This man is another profit seeker of the President Image. He is selling a book. OK. You wasted a precious air time with this opportunist.
Liberal bias in the media is a myth. Up until this past election, this country has had a Republican president for 20 of the last 28 years and a Republican controlled Congress, both House and Senate, for 12 of the last 14 years. If the press is liberal it certainly has had no effect on the elections. In fact, it has had the opposite effect. So all you Goldberg idiots out there need to pay closer attention to reality.
Where was the "liberal " media when Bush and his traitors were lying us into an unneccessary war? Where was this media when Bush was shredding our constitutional rights?
And I suggest that all of you knuckle dragging thugs go to school and learn to do arithmetic as what constitutes an electoral landslide!
May God continue to bless and guide President Obama. May He lead him to steady this Ship of State.
The media gave Obama a very hard time...remember Rev. Wright? ...claimed that he was a muslim, a terrorist... that he was not like us...he was different...weird...all sorts of negative things.... It is only after Obama 'weathered the many storms' and proved his mettle that the media started being kind to him. Obama had to renounce his church, lay bare his childhood and his family relations ...everything,,,they spied into every nook and cranny of his life...even his wife and her family were prostrated before the world....they (the media) never did that to any other candidate before... Let us not forget that.
But God brought Obama through it all. God be praised!!
Thirty days in....and he is already the worst president this country has ever had...he's even worse then Carter!!!
Goldberg, how the hell do you have the nerve to accuse MSNBC of "liberal bias..." and make no mention of Fox News?!!! Oh well, what am I saying, it's not worth paying any attention to your type...
Lies ... you want to know who got Obama elected, George Bush.
Barack Obama overwhelming won the election, not because of the media, but because of his messsage. The right wing in this country has to get over themselves and understand that their time is over, and most people in this country want it that way. It has nothing to do with the media, but everything to do with an ideology that is so far removed from reality, most people said enough. President Bush was such a hugh failure, that all people want now is anything that has absolutely nothing to do with right wing politics, media, ideology, etc.
Umm ... Palin did say you could see Russia from Alaska. She even made a (very) lame attempt to defend the statement during the Katie Couric interview.
This whole "the press won" is patronizing and insulting. I voted for Obama because of his policies and his vision (and McCain's lack thereof) as well as his ability to run a tight, no-nonsense campaign ... not because of what talking heads on TV said.
Just more Whine from another conservative! Don't they know that the public doesn't care what they think anymore?
plug that hole in your face. its letting out a lot of hot air. turn on fox news if you want to hear obama haters. they run that garbage 24-7.
Bev,
You are correct, it was not a landslide victory by the terms it's generally defined (55% to 45%). It was 53% to 46% in the popular vote. However, it generally plays as an over exaggeration for both sides, as Bush's reelection in 2004 was seen as a "landslide" by some, and he was even quoted as saying that his "definitive victory" was a "mandate." He won the popular vote 51% to 48%. As for the Sarah Palin quote, you are quite right. It was based on an actual comment she made about Russia (the Putin rearing his ugly head one), but the front yard quip was Tina Fey.
On a side note, one could argue that you claim the liberal media won this election because you yourself were conditioned by conservative media into thinking it.
Although I am truly thrilled that Obama won the election, I wouldn't go so far as to characterize the media's coverage as a "crush", but I did feel that mainstream media as well as the New York Times and other major publications were not balanced in their coverage of the campaign. I got pretty sick of the obvios biased coverage towards the end and vowed never to tune into Chris Matthews show again which I haven't. Same with "Keith...."....
The repub VP pick half-wit has a couple of drool spots from the media as well.
Yup, I'm convinced. Obama's victory had NOTHING to do with the errors and excesses of the Bush administration, NOTHING to do with his obvious superiority as a candidate, NOTHING to do with the inept and incompetent campaign waged by John McCain, NOTHING to do with his pandering to the right wing and the cynical manipulation of female voters evidenced by his choice of Sarah Palin, NOTHING to do with Obama's well-organized and effective campaign organization, NOTHING to do with the fact that the country was sick and tired of mismanagement and incompetence on the part of the Republican establishment... Nope, nope, nope. None of that liberal hogwash. It's all cuz the elite liberals are all drooling over the magic negro.
Go ahead and keep thinking that, right-wingers. And please, please, please, vote for Sarah Palin as your candidate in 2012. All of us libs are looking forward to it.
And Mark - yeah, Bush didn't say "strategery" - I'll give you that. I never thought he did. However, he did say the following (among SO many other brilliant quotes):
"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." — Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004
"You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic that you're doing that." — to a divorced mother of three, Omaha, Nebraska, Feb. 4, 2005
"Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004
"They misunderestimated me." —Bentonville, Ark., Nov. 6, 2000
"Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?" —Florence, S.C., Jan. 11, 2000
Now, you have to admit Mark, that even Will Ferrell isn't THAT funny.
The media is no where near as in love with Obama as I am. He's doing a fantastic job, just as I expected.
The media is impressed with Obama because he is impressive. That's all. It is an honest appraisal. The Rev. Wright issue didn't touch Obama during the primary or general election, so why would it coming out earlier done anything different. Illogical.
you people suck. The reason we sowept Obama into office and it would have been Hillary Clinton if Obama had not run- was because of the stupidity of the Bush administration. Honestly – what has happened in the press in a month – makes me sick and disgusted everytime I turn on the TV..........honestly you people are racists and pigs
I don’t know who this so-called author is, but apparently he’s more interested in selling books than he is in the state of the nation. Considering his publisher and background I’d guess that he’s another scribe who makes a living trying to polish the Republican agenda. This is the same talking point that the blond attacker, aka Anne Coulter, has been dribbling around talk shows (including Larry King Live). You know what, Mr. Goldberg? I don’t give a fast flying fajita what you think. I put this in the same trashcan as Rush’s wish that the president would fail. Why don't you stand up for America?
Iceberg, Goldberg, Noberg! Who cares what this has been thinks?
Hey Dude . . . GET REAL!!! What is your problem??? Obama has been elected president ofthe USA by the majority of the voters in the USA!!! He will be our President for the next eight years. I guess you are one of those" Ditto Heads" who can't think for yourself and have to be lead by "Oxycoton". Bush has set the republican party back 30 years and there's not too much you can do about it. The best thing you can do is hope & pray the President Obama gets us out of the "Big Doodoo" that George "WREAKAGE" Bush has gotten us all into during his tenure in office.
Larry @ 152: We would get a job, but your party's bankrupt, corrupt, inept policies are costing America 600,000 jobs a month (betcha a few of those newly unemployed were right-wingers, like yourself).
is this any different than Fox news coverage and love affair of Sarah Palin??? eg. Greta van Sustern is obsessed with Sarah Palin -how many times has she talked about talked about /had on her show/ she is in love with that woman ! same as Matthews with Obama
I prefer Chris Matthews man crush on Obama to President Bush's "man" date he had when he was reelected in 2004 and went to his state of the union address and was playing kissy face with Joe Lieberman.
Goldberg and the pathetic Republicans need to grow up.
They are vile.
This is the same old, same old. If Republicans had had two candidates running neck and neck like Obama and Clinton, they would have been covered too. Not to such an extent possibly since we were witnessing an historic struggle between a black American and a women to become president. Of course that was bound to get a lot of coverage. It's always the same with Republican commentators and politicians, it seems. They don't mind dishing out treatment and criticism to others. But when it comes back the other way, they scream and yell, and what is worse, whine! Chris Matthews is not a news show, and he can express whatever opinions he likes, just as can the people on the Fox News channel or others like it. Apparently, to people like Mr. Goldberg, it is okay for channels like Fox to do something, but not okay for others to do it. Apparently, many Republicans expect to be treated better than they treat Democrats. So what universe do they live in?
Bernie is just another angry Ditto Head..The guy who really gets me is Dick The Prostitute Loving Morris...I'm sure you all remember the 1996 story about his various affairs with the 'Dark Side".
Okay ! I give up. WHO IS BERNARD GOLDBERG ?
I think it was the thrill of knowing that an intelligent, charismatic gentleman was going to go up against McCain in the election. Many of us felt this way, though Chris Matthews didn't put it very well.
Barack Obama's charisma affects each of us differently...but I don't consider it a 'crush'.
who is this idiot? Is he part of the right wing extremists that seem to propagate the media?
Goldberg is a Bill O'Reilly in making. He does good coverage for REAL Sports. However, he is a moron when it comes to political/news coverage. He is always complaining. Why FOX News does not give him a gig and be done with it?
ummm, maybe the "fairness doctrine" is needed, but then again nobody really watchs MSNBC because they don't show both sides of the issue.
Say what you want about Fox News, at least they bring people on everyone of their shows who has an opposing view point. The same can not be said for the rest of the media.
It will be a cold day,when I will believe some fat,drugged out big mouth on AM radio,making millions of dollars a year, to tell me what to think.Hes in the pocket of big oil,hes UNAMERICAN,AND HIDES HIS MONEY IN OFFSHORE ACCTS.
Tom "Broke-cow" after Obama won the election..."What do we really know about this guy?"
Gee Tom you and the rest of your biased buddies only had 20 months to find out.
One big FAT stolen election.
Obama won because he had the best message and the least baggage. Clinton simply had too much baggage.Gender could have just as easily trumped race if he was the one with the baggage.
Chris Matthews is forthright and honest about his feelings, unlike many anchors with a hidden agenda. Chris doesn't come across as being "in the tank" for anyone, but rather in being drawn to a candidate based on that candidate's appeal. Is it any better that other anchors get their talking points from the higher-ups, and that their agenda and bias comes from a higher source?
Republicans had better watch out. The so-called "liberal elite" and left-wingers are becoming mainstream. Right-wing conservatives are losing face, and being seen increasingly as extremist and out-of-touch in their views. They will simply continue to lose face until they are a thin, angry, minority, a party of conniving extremists plotting to regain control. How ugly!
Goldberg should have never quit wrestling. Politics are boring and the WWE is exciting. The only good thing is that Goldberg is still speaking his mind. My question is WHO'S NEXT....................
Cheney rigged votes in Florida? Wow, WEll i guess that just gets down to the point here...Media bias is strong and people like this will believe whatever you tell them..Im sure the thousands who follow Hardball, and don't "get thrills up their leg" everytime Obama speaks, probably think there is something seriously wrong with them. You know, Chris Matthews said it so it must be true. CNN is the most reasonable news station, post election. I think Fox News was the most fair during the election.
Bush won the election with 52% and the libs call it a narrow margin.
Obama won by 53% and they call it a landside. Huh? go figure.
Obama won for one reason and we all know what it was. Now we can all go broke and still think he's the greatest.
some people are as delusional now as they were in Nov. Maybe they should start spending there 10$ a week rebate on milk instead of kool aid.
What's with goldberg's obsession over Chris Mathews' comment!? Do I detect jealousy as a root cause of his unecessary criticisms??
Goldberg, come out of that closet right now.
I see the Dem's are still crying about how Bush "stole" the election in 2008. It's ancient history, get over it.
Like my bumper sticker says.
Palin '12 Change you will be begging for.
Unfortunately, by then the damage will be done and our great grandchildren will still be dealing with the cost.
I am really appalled at some of the comments regarding race and sex in this blog, including Goldberg himself. Obama was not elected president because he was black. It was because the other option was a guy who had let his campaign completely slip out of his control in front of the entire nation and a person (male or female doesn't matter) who was incapable of answering basic questions. Yes Joe some times mouths off out of turn, but he is not an idiot and he is aware of world issues. If we are going to break down the love affair into it's basic features, it's because Obama was charismatic, intelligent, organized, calm (in a sea of chaos) and collected at all times during his campaign. (with regards to Hillary, there are a whole slew of reasons outside of race & gender to discuss there).
It's not about jungle fever you idiots, it's about human appeal. You didn't see people running to elect Jesse Jackson or the plethora of other black politicians out there. It's not about race or gender, unless you're an absolute idiot. The few people that liked Obama b/c he is black probably balanced out the same number of people who didn't like him because he was black. Which means, it was left to the rest of us to actually make an intelligent decision.
This point of view is so sophomoric that I’m surprised every time it's bought up again. The Obama story was FAR more interesting for historic reasons as well as the way in which his campaign was run. None of it was like anything we'd seen before. That makes it news! News, get it! And if you're in the business of news you're likely to be a little more successful if you run with the stories that are MORE interesting! See, it's not that complicated.
Look, you can like Obama or not. That’s fine. But, sweet mother of God, can we please move beyond this part of the debate? Please?...
Excuses, excuses. America as we knew it is forever changed, and that is a very good thing. I love watching the coverage because I know all the negative talk, voting against the stimilus package, etc...all of it , is based on fear. Greed is no longer the prevailing force. Those days are over.
Larry February 22nd, 2009 1:52 pm ET
Tards, Libs, Lefties, etc., Step away from the keyboard and get a JOB! Losers!
Larry, when you calm down, grow up and stop name calling, remember this: Your use of the term "tards" is ignorant, insulting and very hateful to the families and individuals who cope with special challenges.
In particular, your hero, Sarah Palin. How do you think she feels about your cruel and infantile expression?
Am sick and tired of this so call liberal bias if that were true how come the U.S has had more republican presidents than liberal ones? How come George W. Bush was elected twice? If the liberal media was so good a their job of brainwashing the american people into electing their president than you would think more liberals would have become presidents by now. Wouldn't you? The truth is that as the saying goes "the media is the culture" meaning that people wanted change and the media was just reflecting that change!
NOT!
ugly concience-free faces of AIPAC and neo-cons like goldberg's are
why people stopped watching spin-maestros called corporate media
which hire these liars as "experts" and pay lavishly.
February 22nd, 2009 2:25 pm ET
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Larry February 22nd, 2009 1:52 pm ET
Tards, Libs, Lefties, etc., Step away from the keyboard and get a JOB! Losers!
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Larry, when you calm down, grow up and stop name calling, remember this: Your use of the term "tards" is ignorant, insulting and very hateful to the families and individuals who cope with special challenges.
In particular, your hero, Sarah Palin. How do you think she feels about your cruel and infantile expression?
Why didn't Goldberg dig up all this dirt on Obama back then? He blames "the media", but isn't he part of it? The Jeremiah Wright story was a red herring then, as it is now, so maybe that's why it wasn't so vigorously pursued.
Only Male anchor I know have Man crushes daily is Sean Hannity, did U see the way he gushed over John Mccain, he was short of having blush cheeks!!
The "liberal" media is NOT the reason that Barack Obama was elected by an electoral landslide. If you want to "blame" someone, blame George W. Bush. GWB was an absolute DISASTER of a "President!"
It was GWB's incompetence and stupidity, as well as the unethical and corrupt practices of his administration, that was responsible for the election of Barack Obama.
Now, really, what do you expect coming from Bernie Goldberg?
He's a real masochist and probably a misogynist as well.
I happen to think Chirs Matthews deserves kudos for showing his real feelings on the air.
Man crush indeed! HaH!
Did this guy not notice that millions of citizens were also enthralled with Obama's charisma and ideas? Is that somehow also illegitimate? Perhaps Obama is a historical and inspiring figure who warranted and continues to warrant our attention and good will. Stuff a sock in it Goldberg, and all your fellow negative neanderthals. You don't get it and you never will.
censoring inconvenient truths out.
DITCH CORPORATE MEDIA
AND GO TO DEMOCRACY DOT COM!
WOMEN are the losers. Yes, without the media crap we would now have a woman president, but apparently, sadly, this country was not ready for that.
MSNBC's Matthews, Olberman and Maddow are unashamedly biased toward the liberal side. Their love of liberal candidates
seems idolic while treatment of anything conservative is vitriolic.
I don't see how it can be legal to let them prostitete for the DNC.
I think they have a sexual misorientation!
Can I stand in line for the back room and take my turn at the rubber hose
beating of Hillary. Goldberg is in the tank for Hillary.
Anyway the best man won and now sits in the White House.
By saying that the media got a President elected, you're really insulting the intelligence of the voting populace. Yes, many people are easily influenced by the media, but that is no one's fault but those individuals who can't think for themselves.
Let's not forget the media was in love with Ronald Reagan too...how quickly we forget, GOP. I thought elephants never forget?
No matter who wins in any election, the opposition is going to scream and cry foul and find some excuse other than their own ineptitude.
Honestly, if you Repubs believe that McCain and Palin were the BEST you had to offer, then you deserved to lose the election. I'm as Liberal as they come, but even I can pinpoint better candidates than a washed up sociopathic senator and a never-was who thinks living close to another country gives her foreign policy experience. Unfortunately, the only good candidates from Team Red were against the Iraq War and there's no way the GOP would have allowed a representative from their camp to admit the war was a mistake.
As for Hillary, the reason why the media didn't slobber over her is because she's a has-been also. We had her for 8 years already...the media is done with her. You know how fickle the media is...everything always has to be fresh. Hillary isn't fresh...she's an old dog with no new tricks.
But seriously, what's done is done. Obama is President, so deal with it. At least Obama wasn't appointed by the Supreme Court...he actually WON the election.
Chris Matthews is a slobbering fool over Obama.
How can we ever expect to have fair coverage on the
news when its coming from him. Sickening.
dorothy Miller - wake up sweetie, everyone who is smart is panicking. But I suppose that doesn't include Obama voters.
Goldberg is a total right wing shill. Nothing he says can be taken seriously.
The only slobbering love affair is the Fox News love affair with all things right wing.
What a jerk...... Doesn't he get it yet? No wonder CBS doesn't even make it onto the ratings charts anymore with this kind of pathetic whinning going on by their news people. President Obama is OUR president because the American public seen in him a sincerity and willingness to try and change politics as it had become under the Republicans. Of all the news mouths that yammer about the political situation from day to day, I dare say Chris Matthews is the one to be least impressed by the new kid on the block of politics. So IF Chris Matthews got excited by Barack Obama's run for the roses, one must believe President Obama excited millions more then Chris Matthews. Bottom line is, you newsless media, WE THE PEOPLE LOVE PRESIDENT OBAMA and all your whinning otherwise only makes you look petty and a bunch of big baby's. Grow up and report the news as it happens, not as you WANT it to be...
HE hit the nail on the head. The media got Obama elected,
Hillary should be our President. I voted for Obama, because I would
not vote for McCain. I even thought of not voting al all, but was
afraid McCain would win.
I do not understand people who were NOT moved by Obama's speeches and historic wins! Democratic, Republican, or Indendent, if you can't appreciate the powerful emotions and excitement for politics that Obama stirred in people, there is something missing from your soul. You should seriously examine why you are so pessimistic.
...or maybe a few new ideas and a brighter way of managing the country are overdue! Who would not go gaga after the leadership we have had to endure the past 30+years. Maybe it is time for the old worn out politicians and Goldberg to either get a few new ideas or move on out to the pasture.
So what is the problem with Matthews expressing his excitement? His comment is being so twisted and distorted, pulled out of context, I just have to think that a true sickness runs rampant among his detractors.
Silly, ephemeral, ultimately meaningless marketing, journo, and PR-speak like "man crush" is suddenly applied to a statement to mean WHAT?
And don't tell me that Fox and O'Reilly and the rest of that group of thugs don't have their "man crushes" on Cheney, Bush, Rove et al.
This is all just about "sour grapes" and some sad, mentally corrupted folks need to go back and read their Aesop fables to remind themselves of the slobbering fox who didn't get his way.
Goldberg has once again proven what an idiot he is. Never heard much about the right wing gutless press when the Bush-Cheney thugs were in the White House. These juveniles need to get a life and contribute to society rather than continue to drag society down into their mire.
Let set the record straight. A majority of voting America had a "man crush" on Obama....white, black, latino, indian, woman, men, gay, straight, disabled, old & young. A significant amount of people had a man crush on him and still do, and that's why he won the election. People who have a problem with Obama's election need to get over it. Just like many people had to suffer thru Bush for 8 years, they will have to endure Obama for hopefully 8 years. Though I believe at the end of the day, there would be no sufferring like Bush with Obama. The world has a "man crush" on Obama, and the haters cannot accept that fact, but the faster they do, the better off they will be.
IT SEEM TO ME THAT ALOT OF OLD WHITE MEN ARE REALLY SHOWING HOW MUCH THEY HATE A BLACK MAN BEING OUR PRSIDENT JUST LIKE THAT CARTOON! IT WAS A WHITE MAN THAT PUBLIST THAT CARTOON. THEY ARE THE ONLY RACE ATTACTING THE PRESIDENT!
What absurd rubbish from Bernard Goldberg. "Man-crush"? Is it anything like the "man-crush" Sean Hannity had everytime Sarah Palin stopped by, and he fawned over her like a 14-year-old boy worshipping a 15-year-old cheerleader? More hypocrisy and double-standards, at a time when most of us are just tired of it all.
Another purveyor of the Media bias conspiracy theory. I am sure the radical right will eat up this book. I mean it covers one of the republican boogiemen, the media. Ann colter, goldberg and Corsi are laughing themselves to the bank.
Maybe Goldberg might want to think before he sets of another killer like Jim D adkisson. Adkisson, a devoted Goldberg follower, felt he should attack the liberals that Goldberg hated. But he chose the members of this church because he couldn't get to Goldberg's 100.
Perhaps the "Media" like the rest of the country were just sick and Tired of Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Alberto Gonzales, Wolfowitz , Hastert, Obey, Cunningham, Foley, the Repugnate Party, Katrina, lies, death, wire tapping, incompetence, refusing to acknowledge of the and ultimately tanking of the ecomony, unaccounted for TARP money
and loss of credibility era....
Where was Goldberg's book and critics of the media, when bush\cheney had 90% approval rating after .9/11??????
Note: I don't work for, have stock in (directly or indirectly) or know of anyone in the media....
Signed,
Independent American pissed off at the Republican Party
This is not news, this is an advertisement for a book. Please report NEWS.
Nina D. is a moron.
This intolerable "Slobering Love Affair" of Obama is about to drive me nuts. He's just some guy that won an election. The next 4 years can't go fast enough for me. Not a D**N thing will change.
Larry February 22nd, 2009 1:52 pm ET
Tards, Libs, Lefties, etc., Step away from the keyboard and get a JOB! Losers!
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Have you seen the job loss numbers lately?
Most people would love to have a job but right now there aren't that many, and more unemployment on the way. Think about it!
I read here that some of you guys believe Obama has fresh ideas. Where are they? Who here read the stim bill? It is over 1,000 pages of stale BS.
His victory was the result of positive sensory perception... nothing more.
Talk about slobbering media..How about Fox News and especially Greta and Hannity...They are in love with Where's Waldo Palin..
I tried watching Chris Mathews but it appear he slobbers or spits while talking, which is very disgusting to me. He has the nasty habit of talking over people if the answer to a question isn't what he likes. I don't know why msnbc keeps him, must be a following of some kind. For Chris to make that statemnet about a shiver going done his leg was weird and not very professional.
Did the press have a slobbering love affair with Obama, that's pretty much fact so what's the big deal. I suppose the big deal is the press pretty much became just another silly show rather than a "news" program. The bias in almost all the major networks is very apparent.
I watched for eight long years a man butcher the english language. So much so that even though I couldn't stand him, I actually felt sorry for him.... sometimes. So I was thrilled to listen to an intelligent, sensible candidate run for President. Thank goodness there were other "real Americans"(pun intended) like me!!! Goldberg get a life and a real job..........
Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann both salivate over Obama. They're some of the most biased, unobjective people on the news today. MSNBC is not a reliable source of factual news when it comes to politics. Their bias towards liberals is an established thing. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that Matthews thinks that Obama can walk on water.
The opposition to Sarah Palin isn't sexism. This is a woman who relished and encouraged the religious and racial bigotry of her supporters – and retreated as a self-proclaimed victim of sexism once her grand standing ignorance became apparent on a national and global scale; and when she realized that a pretty woman in a bathing suit winking and holding a gun isn't going to win the electorate of the East and West coast of the lower 48.
Of course media people like Obama. He is open, transparent and follows the U.S. Constitution. Is it any wonder that media representatives would like a president like that?
PLEASE YOU HATEFUL OLD WHITE MEN GET OVER IT. YOUR PRESIDENT IS A BLACK MAN AND HE WILL NOT BE THE LAST MINORITY PRESIDENT! I CAN NOT BELIEVE HOW ALL THIS OLD HATEFUL WHITE MEN JUST COMING OUT WITH ALL THIS HATE TOWARD A BLACK PRESIDENT!
Larry, your shameful language is indication enough of your level of intelligence (or should I say lack there of). Shame on you. People can have an opinion without your name calling.
Top cable news channel: Fox
#2 national newspaper after the hotel newspaper USA Today: Wall Street Journal
Hmmm.... and why do conservatives complain of mainstream media again?
Aren't the #1 cable channel and #2 newspaper mainstream media? Its like they cried over the stimulus also. Give is everything or we'll sulk like babies that the other side has all the toys!!!
LIG (Let It Go) Please we have more important things to deal with, however HE WON!!!he time to move on and get behind this new president.
Wow – can anybody say narcissistic? This guy is one warped little mind.
dave - "what do she read"
What do you read, sir? Certainly not a Grade One grammar textbook. Typical Obamidiot.
Tell me something, genius. Did any reporter ever once ask Obambi or Slow Joe about their sources for news? No. Now ask your pathetic liberal self: Why?
Obama was elected, because Hillary lost support for the nomination when virtually 100% of all black democrats shifted their support to Obama. Oprah and her media machine were certainly influential in ensuring that nothing stuck to Obama that was a campaign breaker. For reasons that will probably reveal themselves one day, Obama never had to produce his original birth certificate or college transcripts. An independent, ethical journalistic response to the lack of a public release for these documents would've been to demand that they both be released before he could secure the nomination. However, the media was silent and complicit in this free press misstep. The media had the academic and birth records for McCain, Palin and Bush, but never made the absence of Obama's comparable records a campaign clarification point. That's no accident.
Finally, someone has the courage to "tell it like it was." Well, the election is over. The question now is: Will the media and press continue in their infatuation of this "Rock Star" President, or will they hold him to the same tough standards as his predecessors? Will the slobbering love fest continue or will people sober up to the fact that slick sound bytes and eloquent speeches proffered up by 28 year old computer geeks will not even begin to solve the problems this nation is facing? We can't spend our way out of this one, folks...
Hey CNN, why is a Fox talking head's personal opinion newsworthy? May I suggest you do an update on Ike? In case you've forgotten because of the election, Ike tore SE Texas apart 5 months ago. There is still a 30 mile long debris field, which includes human and animal remains, that needs to be cleaned up. I haven't heard ONE SINGLE report about this since Ike hit. Again, why is Goldbergs's opinion a newsworthy story here? Try featuring REAL NEWS, please?
I THINK IT IS CLEAR, THAT THERE ARE NO INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS......THERE ARE A HELL OF A LOT OF LEFTIES AND A FEW RIGHT TYPES.
THE LEFT CONTROL THE MEDIA, THUS THEY CONTROL THE MESSAGE. IF YOU REPEAT A LIE ENOUGH, IT BECOMES FACT.
This is pretty much old news by now. Yes, the media bias in Obama's favor was overwhelming.
The man's got a book to sell, plain and simple.
I totally agree and think Hillary Clinton would have been a much better President than Obama and don't credit the American electorate with much intelligence, but we need to give Obama a chance. The critics have already started and the guys only been in office for a month. He might surprise us!
Goldberg is nothing more than a pandering, Fox News lackey who will bash Democrats and their admirers at the drop of a hat. He's Chris Matthew's evil Republican twin, so why is he so bent out of shape if Matthews expresses his admiration for Obama (as does a healthy majority of the country?)
I understand 90% of talk radio is conservative yet the mere thought of putting on someone opposite Rush and Hannity and the rest of their mob for a little friendly competition and you'd think we reanimated Stalin and Hitler and put them in the White House. Go figure media bias? Only when it isn't for your side.
This is so funny! Hang in there, Chris. I felt the same thrill and still do and I'm not even in the media!!!!
jesus, I just dont know what this blogger is talking about. Plesae, setop the methaphores and the hyperboles and tell us what the matter is here.
"Goldberg also faulted political journalists for not digging up controversial sermons of the president's longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright..."
But we DID hear the sermons... They were posted up on YouTube, Fox played them constantly, even the "liberal" media played them to illustrate what the "conservative" media was crying about.
And guess what? The American people spoke: WE DO NOT CARE!
We've known for well over a century what many preachers speak about in African-American churches, and for the most part, completely agree. If anything, we're tired of bigotted white America giving the non-bigotted white America a bad name and not only accept but EXPECT that sort of venting to occur. It's the inevitable end-result of the slave-economy which has dominated NEARLY EVERY CULTURE that has ever existed up until recent times.
2000 years ago, you'd have heard the same sermons preached by Jewish rabbis in lands dominated by Rome.
i find it amusing that conservative commentators go on about "elite liberals." this coming from the same party that thinks they know how to raise my children better than i do, and thinks they know what's best for me in my bedroom, and generally thinks they know how to live my life better than i do.
jim doyle... haha never say any thing bad on cnn ,,, its gonna be the next,, at 11 here is NZI on channel 5.. we have put to death 34,345 people , who do not agree with our leader. MASTER OBAMA..we have a few million , we have not spoken too,,, back to wolf
Everything and everyone else aside, it was slobbering Chris Matthews, aided by his slandering sidekicks Olbermann, Schuster, and Andrea Mitchell, who not only continued to feel the thrill of Obama's voice, but coild never find enough ways to trash Hillary Clinton. Schuster called Hillary a "pimp" because her daughter campaigned for her. Olbermann was foul-mouthed in general, and Bernie was right about Matthews and his Obama leg tingle.
I personally like President Obama and wish him the best, but I really don't believe even he could "stomach" all the MSNBC gibberish. This cable station lost a lot of viewers due to its presidential race coverage, and I wonder how much longer they will put up with these insulting people.
What's the big deal.? Obama is an inspirational speaker....ever notice the happy crowds he draws. I don't always agree with Chris Matthews ; he can be a little over the top on things but I admire him for publicly admitting that he was moved by Obama. The media can't just ignore how much this president is loved by an awful lot of people.
Maybe "Goldberg" should take his complaints to the Elders who run the media...
It apppears to me that the media had even a bigger "slobbering love affair" with Sarah Palin and her family. The media was actually tougher and more critical of Brack Obama than any other presidential candidate in recent history. As usual, the conservatives are hypocritical and fail to acknowledge that there is there is probably much more conservative media than there is liberal media. All the media, including CNN, had a slobbering love affair with Sarah Palin, and that cannot be denied!
It appears to me that the media had even a bigger "slobbering love affair" with Sarah Palin and her family. The media was actually tougher and more critical of Brack Obama than any other presidential candidate in recent history. As usual, the conservatives are hypocritical and fail to acknowledge that there is there is probably much more conservative media than there is liberal media. All the media, including CNN, had a slobbering love affair with Sarah Palin, and that cannot be denied!
Without a doubt Mathews wants to be "behind" Obam. No question there.
Didn't they have the same crush with Ronald Reagan?
Keep an open mind—the NEW Republicans(Bush is gone) will SAVE you,keep your options open ,no one but the far left (Socialist) are going to be happy with the direction Obama's taking our country,what I'm saying now you too will be saying soon, as well as more and more of the media realize it their country too.Just keep an open mind.
Nina D., you are a complete idiot. All elections in some form or fashion are rigged. No one has commented on the Black Panthers that were at a voting precinct in PA trying to intimidate voters. What do you call that. Let them try that with me!!!! I dare them.
No more of a man crush than this idiot has on Rush Limbaugh. AT least Chris Matthews has better taste
Anyone who supports Obama right now is the enemy. I hope he has lots of protection. Because that powers that be do NOT want his stimulus package. They've been getting rich way too long... and they aren't going to jump off that gravy train. And sadly the Media is right along there with them. They as well have way too much to lose. We are living in hard days... hard days for the little man.
The media, simply because MSNBC is liberal, anyone seen the garbage coming from FOX. So what if Chris Matthews was in the tank for Obama.
We, the American people voted for him, and personally, I think he is the right man at the right time.
What a bigoted remark that was sunoverla.The only bias I see in the media is on Fox News.
Mark> You're right that she didn't say that. HOWEVER, she DID say that b/c you can see Russia from an island off the coast of Alaska that somehow she has foreign policy experience, which is a complete load of crap, and just as bad as the SNL exaggeration.
Mr. Goldgerg and the Republicans still cannot accept the fact that President Obama won the election not because of his race or because of the media but because he is brilliant. I believe the Republicans are terrified that a black man is intellectually superior to some members in their party....Limbaugh, Palin, Steele to name a few. Also, let us not forget the past president. In case you are wondering, I was going to vote for McCain until he chose his running mate and I heard her speak....she is an idiot.
I have great faith that President Obama has the best interest of the American people at heart. This is the first time in many years that I feel we have a chance to get out of mess we have been in for so long.
Matthews is so irrelevant. Who listens to him anyway – or for that matter anyone in the "main stream media". They are all so far in the tank for Obama that nothing they say can be believed. When Obama finally surpresses free speech rights altogether maybe then they will wake up. In the mean time – Matthews should resign.
What a crock of s___! More right wing neocon slobbering over why they lost the election trying to keep up the myth that the news media has a liberal bias. The news media historically has had a bias for the truth, which has been practically eliminated by the neocon hysteria. I've got some news for the neocons: YOU LOST AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE BECAUSE AMERICANS HAVE FINALLY SEEN YOUR LIES FOR WHAT THEY ARE, LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES!
Go to Facebook and join the group "I have more foreign policy experience than Sarah Palin" it's good for the soul and FYI I love Chris Matthews – so there all you haters. Yes We can!
Well, how many times were the votes counted in the 2000 election that "Big Carbon Emitter Al Gore LOST"? You Lefties are still screaming count the votes. Yeah, I also heard the homophobic comment by Chris Matthews. But then again, what can you say good about GE and its subsidiaries. More losers. The media swooped down on Alaska like a bunch of hungry buzzards digging up dirt of Palin from the moment she was announced as the VP. Agree with FOX though, they at least give a "Fair and Balanced report on all issues". Don't believe it, Watch and see for yourself. Of course everyone other than the Demogogues are illiterate and dumb, aren't they?
It seems Goldberg, once a reliable and solid reporter, has gone sour. Either he is getting big bucks from the right wing or he has become just one more bitter old man.? What do you think???
Does Chris Matthews purport that he is unbiased and only reports the news? I know Shawn H. and Rush L, clearly state that they are conservatives. If someone like Wolf B., Britt Hume, or Lou Dobbs, call themselves journalists, then they have a duty to present a fair and balanced perspective. On the other hand, people like Fred Barnes, Campbell Brown, and Reuben Navarre (sp?) are free to editorialize for whoever wants to listen.
I saw the interview this morning with Goldberg. What a drag! So, Chris Matthews was easy on Obama. That would hardly make up for Fox News ripping him apart from morning till night.....making their fans practically think that Obama is a card carrying Communist. CNN wasn't always that easy on Obama either, ever bending over backwards to show both sides of the story, unlike FOX. SO WHAT if people like Obama? How much nicer is it to have world leaders praising our President than rolling on the floor, holding their sides, mocking how stupid our President is. How much nicer it is to have someone who can speak without readin' every word!
The truth is that John McCain said several months ago that he really didn't know that much about the economy. Does Sarah Palin? Would Goldberg really have liked them to be in charge of this mess that Bush has left behind? Even Hillary would have had it rough....and even if Bill Clinton were back in it would be rough right now. I wish the media will give Obama the time to do something rather than criticizing his every move. The guy has only been President for one month. It took Bush and Cheney eight years to screw it up as badly as it is.
Get boring guys like Goldberg off CNN. Isn't there anything better to talk about? There are enough people at CNN lately who obviously don't like Obama, and they'll take care of things without Goldberg's two cents.
Republicans and their commentators keep up their full court press in their attempt to destroy America as we know it.
Perhaps Matthews is enamored with Obama because he can speak in complete sentences...unlike Bush II.
People need to make their own informed decisions through looking at all sides. Whether, right, left or center, media personalities only offer personal or corporate opinion ... not fact. View it all, then choose what works best for your situation rather than simply being lead by the opinion of other.
Race trumps gender? Sorry, no. I wouldn't have voted for Hillary Clinton if she were running to be elected Hillary Clinton.
"I felt this thrill going up my leg," Matthews said the night Obama resoundingly defeated rival Hillary Clinton in the Virginia and Maryland Democratic primaries.
EWWW! And there is no media bias, right?
Who cares what this chooch has to say. And I'm sick and tired of people calling the media the liberal media. What is FOX news then? They have a tv news channel for the right, that is their champion. So that isnt enough? If other news organizations, dont sell the American public the way that FOX news does, that means they are liberal?
I can't stand it!!!!
Republicans.... or should I say McCain, Cindy, Bush, Rove, Cheney, Daddy Bush.... and all those wall street billionaires... they are the ones who are here talking about fear and hate and how bad Obama is.... well, all I see is a media love affair with the Republicans. We hear more about them than we do about Obama! Am I the only person with my eyes open? pray tell.... ?
Now that the election is over, it time to quit pointing fingers at Bush (or any one person) for all the problems that we have. The House and the Senate have to share in the financial responsibilities. The purse string is not held by the president, and if we want to leave anything to our children and grandchildren, we need to see how things are going to be solved. The American people have to share in the mess because we are now a give me country. If I don't earn it, it must be someone’s fault. We have forgotten how to earn what we want in our lives. But we need to start taking responsibility for our part in the situation. As a country, we need to remember that we need to work for what we need and not expect everyone to hand it to us.
This is not meant as a political response but as a senior citizen that works two jobs, I am saying that we (I) will continue to pay no matter what started the situation. The Republicans are not the only citizens of the United States that are not sure that the stimulus package is the right way to go. We need to be watchful of cures that will cost the citizens of the US more. I would like to enjoy retirement without feeling that I will continue to pay for everyone else's mistakes. Someone will have to pay for it and I am sure that we all will and can bet it won't be the politicians!
Of course Obama is still campaigning but he will have to prove he can do what he has promised! Being an excellent public speaker will not carry him in the next election if he can't carry out the job! But we can't decide what type of leadership we are going to have until we have experienced it! I vote for the person that I feel will do the best job. Once the election is over, we need to see how that person conducts the job! I don't think we need to continue campaigning. That is why I say "Give me a break" from any campaigning by anyone.
In my opinion, it’s time to quit talking and do the job!!
To Blank,
Give me a break. Dont say the media is what delivered Obama his victory. Why don't you just admit that McCain ran a terrible campaign and that Palin was the noose around his neck.
But it's okay for Coulter to have a man-crush on Sarah?
Awww, poor Bernie. A hack journalist that no one else will hire...
Except the fascist news organization called Fox...
Anything that is factual is considered to be "Liberal bias" by the Republican party. The Bush administration policy of redacting facts from scientific reports, the religious zealots who try to replace science with religion and the replacement of competence tests with ideology tests are all standard doctrine for the GOP.
What is wrong with the media isn't that they are biased, it is they are lazy. Their critique of Bush during his eight years was lacking substance (when their was plenty of it) and their coverage of Obama is equally shallow. Where is the press when both administrations start printing literally trillions without any real plan and/or accountability. Obama and congress did not even read a stimulus package worth over a trillion dollars. You literally have Bush and Obama growing the government beyond anything FDR dreamed of, and yet no critical analysis from media regarding the direction our country is headed. If these last two presidents are a trend the end of republic may be at stake and it will be the media to blame.
Wee, bitty, snarky soul. Unattractive. Silly. Goldberg should be doing something else for a living.
MATTHEWS man-crush? What about Anderson Cooper? I have never in my life seen a "journalist" fawn over a candidate so openly. If he had stripped down and done a pole-dance for Obama it would have been a refreshing note of subtlety!
That's funny coming from a former CBS correspondent.
Is he blasting Greta Van Susstren girl crush on Palin???? hypocrite
How arrogant of that bag of gas Goldberg to insinuate that Obama was elected based on his media coverage. Forget the fact that McCain chose a running mate who was at best lost and at worst a complete moron, forget the fact that McCain remained completely out of touch in one of his 7 homes while families were being forclosed on and put in the street, and forget the fact that McCain's only resolution to fix the problem was to do more of the same...Obama won because the media liked him. *rolls eyes* Right.
Why is CNN posting comments of what some idiot says about Chris Matthews who happens to work for another station?
CNN and Fox had more republicans on TV fighting against the Job Creation Bill and now CNN is hiding behind someone else’s attack of Chris Matthews. Well guess what CNN, your excess coverage of Rev Wright didn't work, you excess Hillary Clinton Promotion didn’t work, your excess republican representation on your network didn’t work and your subtle manipulation won't work her either.
People are not going to stop watching MSNBC, David Shuster 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, and Hardball with Chris Matthews, Countdown with Keith Olbermann or the Rachel Maddow Show to turn to CNN. So you can try to solicit all the negative help you can, MSNBC has a good thing going and CNN is something I can barely watch at time (accept Larry King, DVR Him)
As a staunch Independent I have a comment and a question for these guys.
Comment: Obama cut his political teeth in Illinios politics. So I'd say Obama is a big boy now (as in grown man) and can take all the republican and democrat bashing they want to hand out, and probably more. He's no doubt heard it all a few times over.
Two, Chris Matthew's and Bernard Goldberg, or any other media personality for that matter, truly think any intellegent thinking adult takes what they have to say seriously? I'm sure the party faithful do listen with baited ears, for the newest talking points to be repeated at every opportunity the coming week. The rest of us know that media personalities such as these two, and all too many like them, are there as mouth pieces for a certain audiance only.
When the media was in the tanks for Bush did he ever complain? No. At that time, no major news media had the gutts to call Bush out on the Iraq war. They were all cowards then. And now this big mouth whose book led to an attack in a church continues to perpertrate his nuances. Jealousy they say is the root of hatred. Obama is our President. Go deal with it.
Good going CNN. Keep having people like Bernie Goldberg, Ann Coulter and Dana Millbank on your schedules. Fox Light or what?
The election is over. The people have spoken. Republicans and their surrogates need to get a life!!
With the exception of followers of the Limbaugh religion, most of us don't base our beliefs and decisions on what talking heads like Goldberg or Mathews say, much to the disappointment of their gigantic and bloated ego's. Some of us can actually think for ourselves...
Who cares what Goldberg says.The republican base and the achoholic Sean Hannity slobbered all over Palin but it didn't win the election for her .Even Hannity was never sure about McCain and yes he has said it but he let the wink winks of Palin control other parts of his body except for his brains or why else would any man with a functional brain would listen to that woman.President Obama was smart,intelligent,ran a brilliant campaign and said what the american people wanted to hear and in time those that voted for him will see that it was not all talk while idiots are saying he's breaking some of his campaign promises but don't let them scare you as you can see from some of these comments they want you to be afraid and have your doubts about him.The media did not elect him the majority of the electoral votes elected him and yes it was a LANDSLIDE which was 365 to McCain's 173 and I would certainly say that was a landslide.
@Patrick....
85% of the media is regis. Democrats? Could this happen to have to do with the fact that more regis. Democrats are far more formally educated than regis. Republicans? You can tell this by what areas of the country tend to vote for who. And this joke abouit a far left media bias must dismiss the existence of FoxNews and right wing talk radio. Of course that may be because Fox is not real news and a lot of right wing radio is a bunch of hot air that mindless folk follow like sheep.
Republicans are nothing but a nay-saying, nexus of negativity. (Hey, I just made that up!)
Seriously though, I thought I couldn't be surprised any more at Republican perfidy, but their sore loser ethos right now is
puzzling and disheartening. Where are the Republican heroes? This is a ripe time for boldness and original thinking to emerge - from anybody who has the intelligence, discipline and grit to summon it. And yet there is nothing emanating from the Republicans at all except scare-mongering and reflexive contradiction. I look in vain tor intelligent alternatives, but they are bereft of new ideas in their weakness and disarray,
Apparently, they can find nothing to do besides pitch a national playground tantrum: running around waving their hands in the air, shaking their heads, crying "no fair" and stomping their feet. Whining about the lost election and whether Obama was the teacher's pet. This is immaturity when our country needs adult discipline and insight. I wonder what their end game is, as we face this worsening financial and social crisis. Those Republicans battling for the spolight (and getting it from CNN) are lightweights and silly loudmouths. One can only hope that the smarter Republicans are busy studying and thinking while the dummies run around braying, We need creative, well-vetted ideas from both left and right so that we can make intelligent choices on how to spend our precious, dwindling resources and where to focus our energy. Goldberg and his ilk are supremely irrelevant.
at this point all the repugs can do is to blame the referees because they are pathetic losers who cannot defend their poitions with a straight face. Never allowing facts to get in the way of their tired disproven arguments, they cling to supply-side and trickle down theories of yesteryear keeping faith in the disproven theories despite the current castrpohe upon us.
pathetic
Chris Matthews need to sue them for slander of character.
Chris Matthews is NOT an anchor. Brian Williams is an anchor. I don't believe that he claims to be unbiased or objective, because he doesn't have to be. He's does an hour long discussion show, where they discuss news. But it's not a news show. So him, and Olbermann, and Hannity, and O'Reilly, or Maddow do not have to be objective. Why doesn't everyone understand that?
Not only do I think its true that the media decides who will and who won't be elected, I believe they get off on the perceived power this gives them. Everything we are fed by the media has an agenda. Every headline and every word is carefully chosen to move us in the direction they want. Reporter's go into a story with an angle and write only what supports their point of view and suppress what doesn't.
And the media consumers lap it up! We don't seek alternative points of view to at least try to see things from a different perspective before making up our minds. We repeat incorrect facts over and over like a mantra.
It seem the more access to information we have the less informed we are because we don't question the accuracy or the intentions of the information we are digesting.
I guess you could say the media is responsible for making the economy as bad as it is too. Scaring people into spending.
Usually the most vocal opponents secretly harbor what they claim to hate. Perhaps Mr. Goldberg has a "man crush" on Obama as well.
To Nina: Don't be an idiot. You talk about rigging the poles; look what ACORN did in this election. They paid people to vote – a fact. Some of them were too stupid to read the ballot and crossed out names, marked the ballot too many times and all sorts of things. They do have a right to vote, but to be told how to vote – that's rigging in its worst form.
By the way the Florida election scores were approved by a Democrat.
The media coverage of Dem primaries was shameful and disgraceful. The media prostitutes handed the race to Obama, stealing it from HRC. And the Dem party stood idly by, and clapped on.
it is so bad on msnbc ...it should be called the obama channel, i use to like chris matthews but he has gone nut. its like listening to josph grebbels and the nazi propoganda machine
@ Jim Doyle....... well said! Thank you!
BERNARD GOLDBERG is an idiot! WHO cares???????????????
Actually, I USED TO BE a Chris Matthews fan, until he allowed Rep. "Lunatic" Bachman spew hate and lies on his show without once stopping her!
Chris Matthews, IS hardly a Liberal! He may be a Democrat but in the last two years, he has shifted too far to the ......... "right".
quit whining about the media. lame. if people can't think for themselves and approach media with a suspicion that is critical, then they get what they deserve. I personally read all of Barack's policy positions before the media blitz and campaigned for him based on that.... you people are a bunch of babies.
People can say whatever they like Americans were free to vote for whoever they chose once they were in the voting booth. The media was not in there and we voted. Bill Ayers, Rev Wright, Michelle Obama's lack of love for the country, Reko,Obama socialism Joe the plumber and the circus, palling around with domestic terrorist, elistist, ran 24 7 . The media was in love with Obama I hate to turn on the tv if they start to hate him then. It could not have got anymore worst .. Goldberg needs to have a crush on someone man or woman. Get a life. McCain lost get over it.
The man crush thing was sickening., Olbermann is sickening too. The media continues to slobber all over Obama and he hasnt been in office a month yet. Many of us have stopped watching MSNBC because they are so biased in favor of Obama and they trashed everyone else. Thats not responsible journalism folks.
Can anyone tell me why Chis Matthews has a job? He strikes me as more of that annoying person sitting next to you on a long, long airline flight. than a journalist.
PS. one more thing.......... for Goldberg to actually believe that the media influenced the voters is INSANE!
NEWSFLASH FOR GOLDBERG:
AMERICANS REJECTED THE VILE POLITICS OF THE FAR-RIGHT...... WE ARE SICK & TIRED OF THE .......LIES..... HATE.......FEAR AND DIVISION YOU PEOPLE SPEW!
What about Greta's crush on Sarh Palin????
Goldberg you are right wing racist, of all the qualities of Obama that you have pointed out you chose the color of his skin to to be the dominant epithet of his candidacy. You are saying the other qualities wasn't why the liberal media wanted him. What about the black candidate who ran previously they were black too, why didn't the liberal media do the same for them? You are a right wing, racist out of touch old man. Hope you don't make a dollar on that book. Find yourself a job.
YEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!! This is not news. There are a number of us who said this throughout the campaign but no one bothered to listen. This kind of sensational "journalism" is exactly why I no longer watch MSNBC, Matthews or Olberman. They are basicly the same as O'Reily on Fox, just the left side of the coin. They disgust me and I am as liberal as they come, I just happen to also care about journalistic integrity.
Isn't it about time we had a President WORTH falling in love with? Don't we deserve one we admire, respect and can be proud of?
The media did not make me and my family vote for President Obama
The media "elected" Obama. Give me a break. The American people were tired of the same old politics; same old cast of characters. The people elected Obama, and Greenberg and those who harbor his feelings simply have to get over it.
Then what do they call what Fox news does???? I think CNN is the only news that gives both sides
Who cares what the media says? Am I one of the few Americans left who can make up their own mind?????
Goldberg's an idiot. Anyone that isn't or wasn't moved to some degree w/ the historical importance of this election is either a racist or needs to be euthanized! Conservatives are quick to lable media that they do not agree with as "liberal bias" w/out recognizing that there is a such thing as "conservative bias" in the media as well! Media or not we are all humans and there will always be some bias regardless of how apparent it is.
It's funny that people think there's a liberal bias. Here are the facts: more people watch Fox News and it's commentators. Those commentators blasted Obama any chance they got. Even with Fox's incredibly unfair critical coverage of Obama reaching more people than other cable news networks, Barack Obama still won. The liberal bias (which does not exist) did not help Barack Obama, he helped himself by appealing to all people
"Liberal media"??? I arrived in the United States in late in 2002 and was horrified by the blind, unquestioning obedience of the entire US media to the war moungering Bush regime. While anybody reading international media were given balanced coverage, the US public were railroaded by nothing less than Cold-war era-style propaganda. Where was this mystical liberal media then? Oh, that's right, unemployed if they were silly enough to put their principles before their paycheck. If any have helped get Barak elected now, it's the least they can do to make up for their disgraceful pandering to the right 6 years ago and the disaster that it led to.
President Obama was called everything even palling around with domestic terrorist socialist elitist and the media was in love with him yeah right
Goldberg is a whiny sour grapes baby. Par for the course with his crowd....
When are these right-wing talking heads going to realize that the vast majority of Americans are on to them and their spin lies?
Obama won because WE, THE PEOPLE, made that decision.
Yes it was very disgusting to watch the coverage of so called unbiased media. Credibility by the media has been lost forever, there is nothing believable coming out of their mouth.
If it wasn't for the RIDICULOUS bias in the media, a lightweight marxist like Obama would have never stood a chance of getting elected. But the media is only half to blame. The rest of the blame must go to the unthinking, unquestioning, gullible American public. (52% of it anyway.) It is the public that allows the media to get away with NOT doing its job. It simply consumes whatever is set before it......like a mindless little child in a school cafeteria.
If race trumps gender, then Jesse Jackson and Alan Keyes would have been president long ago.
The Republican Party offered no candidates worth slobbering over. Who's fault is that?
The election and primaries have been over for months. The GOP, sadly..painfully, still don't get it. And now, while most are working to fix the myriad national woes, the GOP still chooses to ignore the the wound, and look for the knife that caused it. If there's anything that the media are guilty of, it's giving to much credence to the rants and whinings of the adolescent GOP.
I really love the conservatives who are more interested in The president failing than the U.S. succeeding.Don't we have some important issues that we need to take care of? Or is this whole "keeping the country afloat" thing just getting in the way of your lib bashing?
THE FACT THAT GOLBERG WOULD HAVE TO WRITE A BOOK ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA, INSTEAD OF HOW MCCAIN COULD HAVE WON, SHOWS:
1. GOLDBERG TRYING TO MAKE MONEY OFF OF PRESIDENT OBAMA
2. GOLDBERG JEALOUS OF OBAMA FOR BEATING THE CLINTON MACHINE, REPUBLICAN MACHINE AND A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE WORLD'S ADULATIONS AND NOT BUSH!
3. GOLDBERG JEALOUS OF THE CROWDS PRESIDENT OBAMA DRAWS NEAR AND FAR
JEALOUS-JEALOUS-JEALOUS-JEALOUS-JEALOUS-JEALOUS
Gary – How can you criticize Obama for going to watch his daughter in a basketball game when the country is in trouble? Didn't George Bush spend a third of his presidency on vacation while the country disintegrated?
This is one of those issues that is so obvious it doesn't really bare commenting on. "Perceived bias." You have to be joking.
And for everyone holding up Fox as an example of conservative bias–wake up and smell the coffee. Murdoch founded the network due to the fact that, as a businessman, he saw such a glaringly under-served demographic: With nearly every other network and news outlet having a liberal bias, there was a big gaping hole for one with a conservative lean.
Fox was formed as a REACTION to overwhelming liberal bias in the news media. One reason it's ratings are so high, if not the primary reason, is because it stands alone as the network with a conservative slant, whereas liberals have the other dozen or so channels to choose from.
Anyone who thinks any cable "news" program is unbiased is out of their mind. I watch MSNBC because I loooove Keith Olberman's and Rachel Maddow's totally subjective programming. It's total entertainment. If I want objective news, I watch BBC or PBS.
The right will accept any reason for the American people's selection of Obama, no matter how implausible the proposed reason, as long as the reason has nothing to do with the rejection of the Republican party and right wing ideology.
I will put my faith in no man. Right and wrong decisions are not right or wrong based on a poll of how many people think they are right or wrong or how many like you or have a crush on the person that they perceive you to be. Our decisions will be weighed and judged by our maker, for he see far more than the minute segment of time that we do.
of course the media was in love with Obama look what the allturnitive
was....and where we had been for the last 8 years .
it was like breathing new life into cadaver ..and they loved it
The Republican Party offered no candidates worth slobbering over. Whose fault is that?
Yeah, Obama won more electoral votes. All of his supporters are the ones receiving handouts. Hopefully, they'll all starve when there are no handouts to give.
Based on all of the liberal comments, I must be one heck of a liar because I dare to voice my opinion and concerns. I do not like the direction our country is going. The party of the ACLU and the Unions is trampling over everything they preach such as the Fairness Doctrine and eCheck. If we cannot have free speach to voice our opposition to reckless spending, then we might as well tear up the Bill of Rights. I did not support bailing out the banks under Bush. I do not agree with this stimulus plan. I am sure going to make my voice heard when it comes to bailing out irresponsible home owners. Sorry you cannot pay your mortgage, but I should not have money taken out of my paycheck to help you when I can barely pay my own bills. We have the greatest country in the world built by past generations based on hard work and it is being destroyed by this entitlement mentallity. If you are too proud to work at McDonalds then so be it. Have fun living on the street.
To JimDoyle: Where are you getting your numbers from buddy? More liberals in the US now? Sorry, but you can't just make stuff up and act like you're so high and mighty. I just spent an hour trying to verify that and I hate to tell ya, you're sadly mistaken.
Do some research before you post on here, you just make yourself look stupid.
The liberal media completely turned me off as a Democrat
especially those idiots that call themselves journalists at MSNBC.
I was disgusted with the way Hillary Clinton was treated.
I voted for McCain /Palin and was proven right
The Obama administration, with the signing of this stimulus, has put an enormous tax burden on my children and my grandchildren.
I will vote, as many others will in 2010, just like in 1994, we will throw the Demonrats out.
As if FOX News wasn't biased! Personally, I think most media have tried to stay pretty objective, with the exception of FOX news.
this goldberg is retarted
This is ilk that got Obama into the White House. Fanfare, groupie mentality, sexualization of the candidate. All the while, venom spewing out of Matthews mouth, like some sort of alien slime, against Hillary Clinton. And this guy is given a microphone and airways. Women need to smartin up – the one who owns the golden goose, gets to play – women need to start owning these media conglomerates and sweep these temples to male dominance clean.
Lee, get over it. We have had to sit and listen to FAUX News slobber all over GW for eight years now when there is a Dem in suddenly the Media are biased toward the Dems. I will say that MSNBC had become the Dems, FAUX news. FAUX news has been as much if even more biased toward Conservatives for over eight years. Can you even name one Liberal FAUX News show, Nope ya can't cause they don't have one. Can you name one serious Liberal pundit put on FAUX News, oh and Hannity's whipping boy Combs doesn't count because nobody knew who he was before FAUX News hired him and those that don't watch FAUX News still don't know who he is. Even MSNBC gives two hours to former Republican Representative Joe Scarborough. CNN has conservatives Like Lou Dobbs and General David Grange that either have their own shows or are regular contributors to other shows. FAUX News carries nothing but Conservative biased news and for any Republican to scream media bias is an absolute joke. The problem is as with the GW administration, conservatives cannot stand to be critiqued and if someone does critique them they are un-American. Well I am a three time Iraq veteran and I am more American than anyone on FAUX News and I am here to critique them. Get over it!!!!!!!!
I wonder if Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Rick Santelli, Joe Scarborough, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Brent Bozell, Michelle Malkin, etc. and the rest of the Liberal media agree with Bernie?
Chris Matthews was stating a PERSONAL OPINION...he was not out of line...what's out of line is for someone to take that line and use it for their own personal/professional gain...seriously, the fact that CNN even gave him some airtime just helps him spread his fantasy...
Where were all the probing questions about McCain's dumping his first wife after a disfiguring car crash to take up with millionaire beauty queen? How about questions about Palin's husband and the Alaska First Party and her address to that party? A party that want's to secede from the union? How about the failure of Palin and McCain to a lesser extent to reel in some of the more inflammatory and racist rhetoric at her campaign rallies? The press let those two off the hook numerous times.
Hey, he picked an idiot and not enough people were won over. Case closed.
At least Matthews is honest that he is a hack.
Not a news man, but an honest hack.
just why would a right wing neo con have anything positive to say about ANYTHING a democrat does? All the rest of the WORLD that doesn't follow the "holier than thou" neo freak philosophies of the repukes is grateful that we don't have idiot on the 21st century "crusades" to save the pure christians from the evil brown muslims...this guy should be ashamed of himself. What a bunch of SORE LOSERS! GROW UP AND GET A REAL JOB...OH YEAH, YOU CAN'T BECAUSE YOUR IDIOT REPUKES RUINED THE ENTIRE ECONOMY...LMFAO!
I don't get all this crap about media bias, most of the stations are owned by Republicans. Sinclair, how many radio, tv and news outlets do they own? Go look it up.
Obama won, because people had more faith in him, that's it...
Goldberg needs to be quiet before something much more stupid and careless comes out of his mouth.
Mark – watch the couric interview...she said it – tina fey's bit was almost word for word all the way thru – and who cares if he never said strategery – it was FUNNY b/c everyone knew he was capable of it b/c of his many many many other verbal blunders. The most charitable description of our former president is that he is inarticulate...really no arguing that one!
Why ,,tell me why everybody worries about Rush, Chris Matthews... and of teh media... Wake up America...open your wallets we are gonna pay for these irresponsible actions by both factions of government for years and years to come. I work in big industry as an engineer we are moving jobs off shore continuously. If Obama wants to helps the country... distance yourself from Palosi and Reed... forget aout Rush you are wasting our time and money lower the corporate taxes so we stop chasing dollars off shore. We have the greatest infastructure in the free world. Quit jamming all of this special interest stuff down our throats. Barrack if you want a legacy do something rfor the good of the country. I thought you said no pork ... You are no different than the rest. The only difference is nobody can criticise you without the race card being played. Last time I looked you put your pants on one leg at a time just like the rest of us.
@ Paul Gavras:
And what's your opinion of Rush Limbaugh? How is Fox News any different than MSNBC? The truth is, they're all just mirror images of one another. Based on the entirety of your post, you seem to be just a Republican lying about your true political affiliation to give your comment the false air of impartiality.
Your arguments on the economy and Bush are sorely lacking as well. You have no evidence to back them up and you'll never find any, because they are wrong. The Democrats came into the slimmest of majorities in 2007–without enough votes to enact any change–and the economy was already tanking by summer 2008. Do you really think a 51% majority in Congress for 18 months would be enough to bring down something as gargantuan as the world's economic system? That's delusional or dishonest.
And Bush was a truly dismal president who, yes, bears some responsibility for the current economic crisis. The policies he and a largely Republican Congress promoted for the first 6 years of his administration enabled a lot of the problems that caused this mess. And that's why independent-thinking, intelligent, tax-paying people like myself and my Republican husband voted for Obama, and continue to support him.
Finally, the difference between Palin and Biden is that it took Palin 6 years to graduate from mediocre schools with a cream-puff degree in an easy subject. Her performance in debates and interviews was wretchedly bad–she displayed a complete lack of intellectual curiosity and an inability to think on her feet that is unacceptable in someone seeking the second-highest office in the land. Biden holds a law degree and has earned a reputation on both sides of the aisle as one of the finest senators in recent times. She may not be a bimbo, but she is an idiot, and I'm female so that's not sexist, just true.
I think Hannity & Rush has a "man crush" on him too.
Remember when we were little and someone like you. They would hit and tag you then run behind the house so you can hide back there with them. That's when they show they like you.
Stop trying to hit and tag Obama. You two Down Low freaks!
I think Bernard Goldberg has it all wrong. The media wasn't so biased. You had a young inspiring candidate vs a long time Washington insider who offered nothing but the same failed policies we have suffered with on and off since Reagan took office. The most biased news channel I have ever seen is Fox, who depite realizing the country was being inspired by Barack Obama, still defended the old, tired, tried and untrue policies offered by the extremists who now have conquered the republican party.
And I suppose the Fox "News" 8 year man crush on George W. Bush and Dick Cheney was ok, right? Give me a break! Matthews is a pundit and a commentator, not a reporter. He is perfectly within his right to say whatever he wants. Hang it up, Goldberg, and quit your crying!
Biased media coverage? What about Fox news? They should not be allowed to parade the drivel they spew as news. It should be called exactly what it is, propaganda for the GOP
I'm so sick of hearing how big business, Republican-owned mainstream media has a liberal bias.
I don't know who this Alexander Mooney is but he is not too smart. The reason Obama won over Hilary was not because of the media – who give, forgive, make mistakes about everyone, and generally serve their own interests (selling the publication they represent) – but because Obama is a brilliant, thoughtful person with great integrity and his exceptional leadership skills showed Hilary up and everyone else, including McCain.
To Pat F who thinks the Palin bashing is sexist, can you name the newspapers YOU read?
Gee, it sure wasn't my impression that the media was in love with Obama when it spent a solid three weeks talking non-stop about Rev. Wright.
Anyone who denies that nearly all of the media – worldwide – fell so head over heels in love with Obama and never looked back, giving him every possible advantage at every stage of the race, has clearly joined the personality cult of Obama themselves...
Wanna hear a true "talking points " talk? "How amazing that these commentators actually think the the guy that said Matthews had a man crush is the problem. Mathews should never have said that that way..but he did and that showed his personal emotions….So now we have a Prez Obamba and a black AG that is busy telling us we are cowards…..what.. did I spend too much time in the back of the trolley…or is a black guy president of this great country even though his wife is not yet a proud American.. Y-A-W-N " GET A FUNCTIONING BRAIN!
That comment was pretty bad on Chris Matthew's part BUT his comment that he would do anything to see President Obama succeed is even more scaring...Nixon and Watergate, etc., Clinton and White River, comes to a lot of people's minds.
Buzz Daly,
You're an idiot. Goldberg didn't spend any time talking about why Obama beat the GOP. Try READING his comment, if you can. He talked about why Obama beat HILLARY, got it? In case you don't know it, those are 2 very different things.
This is about how the media helped Obama every single step of the way, long before it was Obama vs. McCain....
Bernard Goldberg- Wasn't his book the one that incited that home-grown terrorist to shoot up a church so he could "kill liberals"? Good going, Bernie.
It is not as bad as the "bromance that McCain and Graham have
GOP still singing their never ending tune "Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda" ... no matter how much you talk about the past ... you folks would never change it ...
The Democrats did the same thing after Bush was sworn in 2001 ... some got to accept him as president & moved on with their life ... while some never did .. guess Bernard Goldberg & the rest are the latter in the GOP ..
So! are yuo saying they should have took Obama in the back room and beat him with the rubber hose.
I wonder if Matthews is over his man crush on Rod Blagojevich. Before Obama came along Matthews mused on air about hoping Blagojevich would run for President someday!
No, Hussein didn't win because of the media. He won because McCain would have been an awful choice, and he was merely a bad choice. He is also an effective speaker, and many Americans became infatuated with Kool_aid he was serving. Of course, he's the product of corrupt Illinois politics, but who cares? The release of so much white guilt "sent a thrill up the leg" of so many ignorant voters.
**…How many of you believe Sarah Palin said "You can see Russia from my house?" Guess what? She never said that….Tina Fey said it. The liberal media won this election and that's scary.**
I'm well aware that Palin never said that. What she said was that Russia can be seen from certain parts of Alaska when being questioned about her foreign policy credentials. Tina Fey's line was a spoof of Palin's absurd response. I live in California, and Mexico can be seen from certain parts of California. Does that make me qualified to be president of the United States?
really CNN? all the stuff going on in the world and you want to talk about the past election? the media didnt cast votes, the media didnt get into iraq, the media didnt say the economy is still sound, please cnn pick one of the 200 problems we are dealing with not this crap
More anger over a black man getting elected who cares about ALL people and "frame" it as media bias. Goldberg get a life please. maybe the media "likes " him because he is good.
Bernie Goldberg has nothing to contribute. He is a wasted talent.
This guy should stick to his role Bryant Gumbels Real Sports and quit being so bitter
The only people that listen to what Goldberg has to say are members and supporters of the Reich Wing. Good ol' Bernard has a ethical matter or two that should discount much of what he says.
Mr. Goldberg,
You're still having us taste your sour grapes. "Slobbering" - in the title of a book by a once-heralded reporter-that cannot be taken seriously. Nor can your random rants on tb these days. Can't you take your somewhat-forced retirement in stride, and go do charity work, go with a start-up the way Rather is doing, go help the umemployed....something interesting to someone other than yourself?
This is truly a scary time to be an American. If you criticize or dare to question anything Obama sez then you risk being called a racist or worse. At least under Bush we could make jokes about the President without fear of retribution. The media (CNN) has a slash and burn policy towards anyone who dares to question King Obama.
Is this what it looked like in Germany when Hitler rose to power?
They messed up. ..imagine blacks being in charge of the cash register.. good luck! everybody knows blacks are lazy and dumb. i dont know why we have to pretend like they can lead.
Now that we clearly have Carter II in the white house I think daily how much better off the country would be with Hillary as President.
In 2001 the media acted like they were in love with bush backing his war with Iraq his treatment of prisoners.
Ravi, Are you Drunk!
"Many angry people are commenting this stating that "the liberal media won this election." There will always be bias in the news, just look at Fox. Even if Obama had won because of media influence, at least his victory was legal, unlike Bush's 2000 victory when Cheney rigged Florida's ballots to get Bush the winning votes."
ROFL!!!!!!!!
No one will ever be happy. The media is a waste of time.
He's a competent leader, something we haven't seen for 8 years. There's no wonder that such an anomaly in American politics would be overrepresented in the news.
If McCain had had any ideas, other than to continue Bush's political model, maybe there would have been a reason to report on him more often.
ha ha..Now the NAACP is blasting them for the cartoon? Obama is okay with cartoons. He was the first black editor the Harvard newspaper and am sure he understands their work. Besides calling for the cartoonist's firing is ridiculous. Readers are left to draw their own conclusions. Why should one dominate others who think otherwise. There is no evidence in the cartoon itself to link Obama to the ape. I think there is a lack of understanding of how far and broad the work of the media covers. They are the biggest flirts.
This is correct observations. Media married to Obama long back.
Goldberg talking about "Man Crushes"
He is writing a book about "Obama".
That is not a crush that is a fatal attraction!
I think it is important to remember that this election was decided by only 7 million votes. Although the electoral victory was a landslide and that may nigate any argument that this was a close election, I think it is agreeable that 7 million votes is a swing margin in a national election. The media portrayl of Barack Obama's campaign and victory do not represent that close margin. I think now more than ever it is important to take stock of unfair media coverage, because in my opinion, although it did not control the election but it may have helped cast a swing vote in the favor of Barack Obama.
In the midst of the primary campaign, SNL reconized what was going on and parodied it in a couple of skits where the debate moderators gushed over Obama and hammered Hillary. Certainly it was exaggerated, but it illuminated what any truly objective voter could see.
Like it or not, the MSM largely gave Obama favorable coverage and it also was reflected in shows like "The View" where they fawned over Obama and Michelle and were rude and disrespectful to McCain. I think most independent thinkers would agree that the media is not objective because they are human and given that a large majority (80%+) are registered Democrats, it only stands to reason that their bias would creep out at times.
Goldberg was just pointing out what most of us already realize. It doesn't change the results of the election, but someone needs to help the press have a conscience and to return them to the status of an independent "fourth estate."
Shame on anyone that wants to use this type of negative press. It is appalling. President Obama has only been in office one month and the bantoring of journalists and barage of attacks, criticisms are unfair. For once, in the past eight years I feel a sense of hope and relief. Everyone should be in awe of his accomplishments and the message he sends to Americans. I too, feel quite emotional over his resounding victory and am proud to have him as my President. I remember desegregation as if it were yesterday. Reflecting back on that time, I don't think I even saw color (race) at that young age. This is a huge event in my life and if all you have to discuss is a "man crush", then find another job. The United States is in a crisis and there are bigger problems to address. Clearly, Mr. Obama took a chance on us to elect him, now let him do his job.
I hope Nina isn't allowed to reproduce! "Cheney rigged the election for Bush"? Were your parents related before they got married? Did you suffer a head injury changing the tires on your house?? The moral majority in America can only hope that you are unable to find your way to the voting booth on election day!
I totally agree with "I think in elite liberal circles, certainly inside the media, race trumps gender, and that's why they slobbered over Barack Obama, and took Hillary Clinton to the back room and beat her with a rubber hose,” Goldberg said.
Just reading the Goldberg quotes, he is a bumbling idiot. TYPICAL REPUBLICAN POINT OF VIEW. I wish they would all just go away, they are harmful to our Country!!!
Nina D...you're an idiot! Independent recounts have confirmed that when all the legal ballots were counted Bush still beat Gore! So please, if you have something other that lies to contribute...please do!
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Sarah Palin's responsibility was not to attract independent and Democratic voters. It was to hold the conservative GOP base, which she more than did. "Maverick" John McCain's job was to attract moderates and he failed miserably.
If you stop watching the CNN propaganda network, you'll probably become smarter.
Who care what Bernard Goldberg thinks? He's a right wing political hack who hates the media because CBS fired him. And CNN has no business criticizing any other media because it has that worse hack (and racist) Lou Dobbs fouling its airways.
True media died along time ago.
This LEACH is trying to make money off the President's name .
If you ask me This Goldberg guy seems to have One of the biggest crush on President Obama , Everytime i turn on a radio or TV this clown is on talking about President Obama .
Envious and jealousy is a terrible thing goldberg.. go seek some HELP.
He did not "resoundingly" defeat HC–he barely won–limped over the finish line. What a crock. I can't believe the way the media still defends him, even though his decisions on most cabinet members, packages and bills are all questionable. Things are being done everyday to "distract" from what he is doing. For example–the racial thing with the attny gen.How dumb do the democrats think Americans are? Even the "spiffy" rides on Airforce 1 are a money gouging distraction to what he is not doing which is acting like a president.
I don't believe this. Where was everyone when FOX News was "loving it up" with the Bush White House for the last 6 years? I am sure Goldberg was alive, but conveniently chose to ignore that fact.
I have never seen an news organization as biased as FOX.
Garth.
OK! Lets see! Rush and FOX that'w two!!
NPR, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, CBS (Rather biased), CNN . . . . . No, there's no bias!!
Barack Obama won fair and square. I voted for him because he was the best candidate. It is pretty obnoxious for a media maven to claim that "the media" can win or loose an election – talk about an inflated sense of importance! Here's a reality check: the people liked him the best. They still do. It's called Democracy. The rest is just spin.
"I think Sean Hannity had a huge gigantic man crush on Sarah Palin. He probably had a thrill up his leg too. Was that any better, simply because Palin was female?"
Uhhhh...Yeah.
Give me a break, Goldberg! This is a typical right-wing tactic of saying the same lie over and over, hoping people beyond the non-thinking idiots who listen to you will somehow reject reality and embrace your ridiculous ideas.
You right-wing bias types just can't accept that fact that McCain lost because:
1. Your party proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that your ideas don't work! Specifically, voodoo economics and tax cuts for the wealthy do not trickle down.
2. McCain is a hothead who's been trading on his POW status his whole political life. Since when does being a prisoner qualify anyone for any public office?
3. McCain let Karl Rove and his other handlers pick Sarah Palin as his running mate. She's an airhead and an imbecile – she proved that every time she opened her mouth. (BTW, claiming that she's the "most popular governor in the U.S." isn't saying much, given that Alaska's men outnumber the women by about 7 to 1. I had a friend who lived there who said she got marriage proposals walking down the street – and she had a ring on her finger!)
4. People wanted and needed change – and, being a democracy, their votes were heard! People were tired of being manipulated and lied to by the fear-mongering right.
5. Obama campaigned in all 50 states; he participated in dozens of debates; took part in countless interviews; proved that he not only has great ideas, but the stamina and strength of character to lead this nation at a time of crisis. People recognized that – from across the political spectrum – and voted him to be our President.
GOP and their supporters: You LOST! Take your marbles and GO HOME! Or, keep wagging your tongues, whining and complaining – God knows, it’s what you do best.
Golly, I might not agree with Chris' statement, but I find it interesting that Goldberg talks about this comment--where was he to question the "WMD" comments (that we all know were complete falsehoods) when Shrub spewed them? Talk about a lapdog!
Since as I saw MSNBC, I stopped reading the article. Enough said.
I find it troubling that the gentleman would consider that Obama's pastor's sermons (whether they were released before, during, or after the campaigning) would "turn the tide" of the nomination or the election.
Obama's pastor was not nominated or elected. If we take the gentleman's logic, then one might as well determine the outcome of the political process based on what the local head of the PTA says....
Mark: Palin never said, "You can see Alaska from my house" – that is true. But, she DID say that you could see Russia from Alaska (which is actually true). The problem was that she was implying she had foreign relations experience because of that fact. That is what Tina Fey picked up on and changed into the "my house/backyard" comment on SNL.
I watch Hardball everynight and I listen to him bad mouth pres obama
all the time he has been critized so much about that subject that he won't give the president a break so just listen to him on a nightly basis and you will hear the truth.
My only concern with Nina B's testimonial is the fact that the media claimed election fraud, then the government intervened to find out if that allegation was correct. You can not read the headlines back to us in a discussion that pretty much is asking whether or not we can in fact trust those with the privilege of presenting the news to us. I mean lets face it, news and education are major facets of liberalism. You can not say that young adults are being breed by liberals and force fed hysteria from the news. Brain-washing, maybe not. Teaching biases....maybe.
FYI, I voted for Nader because I liked neither McCain nor Obama (who spent $2 more per a vote than McCain...buying votes?)
No, Goldberg is the biggest loser.
The coverage may have helped, but I don't think it was the reason for the win.
Try terrible economic policy by the Republicans, two wars that weren't going well (Iraq is going better now, but not great), and Sarah Palin.
Just another example of the right-wing propaganda campaign to portray the MSM as biased toward the left.
The reality is that the vast majority of "elitists" in the U.S. are found in the right-wing of the political spectrum.
We, the American public, are, collectively, all idiots. We voted agains a previous unpopular administration, and, because of the novelty, and the personal charisma of Mr. Obama, we elected a man who is grossly unqualified to be President of the United States. All this in anunprescedented national financial crisis.
No complaints, folks. We asked for it, and the media willingly led us into it. Sheep.
Cheney also blew up the New Orleans levies after fixing the Florida election!!!!! He also personally tried to "torture" Chris Mathews and Keith Olberman. Hello!!!! Liberals are scary!!!!
No, Goldberg is the biggest loser.
fart.
You hit the nail right on its head, Goldberg. You're sooo right!
Someone tell Greta Van Susteren of Fox News to stop running up to Alaska to ride snow machines with Sarah and Todd Palin.
Goldberg is not worth the air he is breathing. Chris Matthews rocks.
For the record, it's President Barack H. Obama, as it was President George W. Bush, President Ronald W. Reagan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, etc...
You don't have to respect the man or his politics, but in this country, please respect the office. He is OUR President.
Goldberg is not the responsible journalist he would have us believe he is. He consistently engages in spouting loose facts that are often brought to light by the "mainstream elite liberal media" he so regularly calls anyone who finds his misstatements or outright lies. Very typical of yet another angry white man for not getting his way.
Why should anyone care what Goldberg says? He's just another right-wing pundit cashing in on Limbaugh's time-worn formula: whine, whine, whine...about the liberals, about the media, about how the government just doesn't understand this or that. We will all be just fine.
Yeah, the media's coverage of Obama lost the Republicans the election. It couldn't have been: Iraq, Record Deficits,Torture, Katrina, or a Collapsed Economy two months before the election? Forget the fact that the Republicans chose a relic as their candidate and a female version of Shrub as his running mate. Forget the only message McCain/Palin repeated was "Mavericky Mavericking Mavericks".
Yep, run away from all responsibility Republicans and blame the media...riiiigggghhhhtttttt.
You are exactly right, Sunoverla; They've all got "Jungle Fever". We'll see how enchanted every one is in four years...
People who keep saying that Obama won because of "Jungle Fever" and "White guilt" are racist and incapable of seeing beyond the color of Obama's skin.
Read his books (in particular, his policy book, "The Audacity of Hope"), review his speeches, re-watch the debates and countess interviews of the 2008 election, and read the Stimulus Bill. In other words, use your brain. That's what the majority of Americans did on November 4, 2008 – from all across the political spectrum, from all walks of life, and from all age groups and backgrounds, religions and social status.
And that's exactly what scares people the most: That Obama truly is a man of the people, who will truly unite us and lead our country out of our current mess. As Obama succeeds, the politics of hate and division will return to the dustbin of history where it belongs. And people like Goldberg, Karl Rove, Grover Norquist, Dick Cheney and Haley Barbour will be out on their keisters.
Hmm, what about every anchor at Fox News having a "man crush" on everything Republican?
Can't you liberals get over the 2000 election already?????????
Chris Matthews is a COMMENTATOR, not a journalist. He can have his "man crush" all he wants, just like Rush Limbaugh can have his apoplectic seizures of the mouth. Bernie Goldberg is a ne'er-do-well and a hypocrite. He couldn't cut it at CBS, so now he throws stones at those who can cut it in the real world. He is a hypocrite because he takes money from the ULTIMATE poser-news organization, FOX, who purports to be "fair and balanced," but is really just a shill for the ultra-conservative wing of the Republican party. As Governor Schwarzenegger would say: "hasta la vista, baby!"
No kidding Hillary would be president – and she should too! When will people all realize this??? She's more qualified in every way that can be measured! Obama practically stumbled across the finish line last June. As for the General, any democrat would have won, it wasn' t necessarily McCain's fault.
The love affiar will soon be over when Obama's spending package fails to re-start the economy, nothing other than temporary "make work" jobs are created and inflation rears it's head.
Obama will be so weak in 2012 that Hiliary could consider a run against him. Can you say one term president................................
It's the media lol what can you say...
Goldberg is a cranky old man who couldn't hack it in the real world of news anymore, so he got on the venal GOP "hate train," along with Limbaugh and all the rest. He's a profiteering buffoon who's only singing to the choir.
Think about it; for 20 years, the GOP has diefied Ronald Reagan...yet Goldberg doesn't see THAT as slobbering?
Please Bernie, just go away.
Always was "suspicious" of Chris" manhood; especially considering that the Anointed One ain't a "Leonardo Di Caprio", or
Brad Smith", bur more like Bela Lugosi with "Al Jolson make-up!!
I personally do not understand the adulation that President Obama gets. I also strongly believe that 95% of the people that voted for him do not know anything about the issues or that he strongly believes in socialism.
Most people probably do not know what socialism is anyway.
What on earth is a man crush? How is it different from a girl crush? Older and more testosterone?
Is it our fault that we always have the intelligent people .Try to maintain an intelligent conversation with ether Bill Oreilly or Rush Limbaugh and then argue the point that the media is biased and that we liberals believe everything we read on the liberal media.
Is it our fault that we always have the intelligent people .Try to maintain an intelligent conversation with ether Bill Oreilly or Rush Limbaugh and then argue the point that the media is biased and that we liberals believe everything we read on the liberal media.
*sigh*, yet more unchallenged and unquestioned righwingnuttery shoved down our throats from Howie "I am right down the middle, except most of the time when I am not" Kurtz
Goldber is a fraud and a liar and has been proven as such over and over and over. Why a "media" outlets like CNN gives this clown time on our airwaves is beyond me. his flimsy, right-wing rhetoric is so clearly the adult manifestation of a long-held high-school grudge.
Howie, instead of slurping all the bile and bitterness Goldberg was spewing, whey didnt you ask him about his doctored transcript from an interview tom brokaw did with charlie rose?
Howie, why didnt you ask Goldberg to defend his claim that Ayers was not a campaign issue. during which campaign? it was pretty much 24/7 from September to November last year.
Howie, why didnt you ask Goldberg about his repeated fabrications that someone threw oreo cookies at Michael Steele 6 years ago, a claim even steele himself has rejected as a lie.
instead, all viewers were subjected to was a litany of distortions and mistruths and whining by Goldberg. there is a reason that guy has been fired from every network he has ever worked at. he would not know the truth or objectivity if it took a baseball bat to his head (kind of like he said he would take a baseball bat to the NYTimes)
CNN is a joke. Kurtz is a complete joke. he so obviously scours right-wing blogs for his talking points, and it is well known that he religiously consults Drudge. His most frequently cited sources are Bill Kristol, Michelle Malkin, and various far-right bloggers. so why does CNN keep calling him a "media critic"? he is clearly a right wing water carrier.
Go Nina! They faked the moon landings too. I hate it when "the man" ruins things!
Once again we are given this typical right-wing drivel....Oh, the reason Obama won is because of Chris Mathews, or because he's black, or because he's left handed, or because he's...etc etc. These idiots cannot accept the fact that they have been REJECTED by the American people. It's hard to believe that nitwits like Goldberg, Sanford, Jindal et al. cannot see forest from the trees. The idea that these southern governors aure turning down the stimulus package because they are unsure of the "long term effects" is ludicrous. And you know what? They're all from the south. Maybe there's a bit of racism involved here...why would they want to help poor black people? It's not their constituancy, nor their color. You repubs are self-destructing right in front of our eyes....its sad for the people but fun to watch because it guarantees they will lose in the elections until they figure it out.
Send that clown back to FOX where he belongs!!!
Right wing fools. Get over it & stop hating.
I thought it was Obama's talent and charisma that attracts everyone too him. It is something that the entire religious fascist bigot, GOP totally lacks!
Bernie get over it, it's too late. Your opinion does not matter now, you are just trying to sell a book.
It's not just Matthews; our motto over here at our studio's is "who needs Viagra, as long as we got Obama"!
Media bias is nothing new, it just that the losing media claims it, I saw many instances of the media blasting the President to be Barack Obama. The media did what it was suppose to do, I never hear all of the media complaining about FOX news and their pro Bush or for that matter McCain press. Time would more wisely be spent with the news commenting and writing on the real wrongs, such as high pay for politician and low pay for the military, and countless other topics that deserve more press.
Wow...is Bernie Goldberg not the CREEPIEST dude ever? Every time I hear him interviewed, he's defending ANYTHING neo-con, bible thumping, anti-science, etc... I'd say he's about even with a John Gibson, or Mike Church on the "power"-rankings. All HACK !
this is talk about nothing.
We (republicans) didn't want RINO McCain. The media fooled us into thinking he was our only hope.
Many Democrats wanted Hillary, but the media used serious trickery in making it look like she had no chance.
Good Job Media, you won this election. I have to admit that it is sad to see republicans acting like the whiney democrats that we've seen for the last 4 years (they were decent the first 4).
Nancy P., you've set a precedent of whining and backstabbing that will not stop until there is a revolution against political crooks in both parties.
Wah, wah, wah, Bush cheated. What proof do you have of that? As opposed to ACORN cheating, of which there is a MOUNTAIN of evidence – even some criminal convictions – and yet liberals blithely ignore it.
Sounds like conservative efforts to divide and conquer: pit moderate women against ethnic minorities in an effort to win over more women for the GOP. Nice, but transparent.
Lol, this guy is a joke. He's on O'Reily and Hannity's show all the time riding their nuts. Why can't people just let it go, and that McCain/FAILin lost. Obama will get things right. You can't judge a man off of a month's work...jesus
Wet slobber mouth Chris Matthews probably does get a bit turned by President Obama now and then. So what?
you could fill a Library Full Of Books with the things Goldberg does NOT Know about the media, politics and the U.S.A.
Joseph from Boston
When did Republicans become such whiners, Cry in your pillow show some dignity. You have Fox sewed up, its the most biased pack of liars since Rush. Wha wha wha Losers.
I have to agree. While I'll do my best to support Obama, I don't think the media did their job in any way shape or form. So much so that I stopped watching Mathews and Olberman the night I heard mathews talk about the "thrilling thing up his leg"
Done with the media in that regard. I thought Journalists were supposed to keep their opinions to themselves -
Oh, my goodness! "Shameful" comments by Chris Matthews? Get over it! What a stupid "take" on this. If this country weren't so darned overwhelmed with "indecency", this would never have even come up, for cryinoutloud. The holy motherland is tired of the religious right!
Anybody who was "through" with Washington the way it HAS BEEN RUNNING for over 7 years, felt thrills when it became "possible" that the era of truly SHAMELESS AND SHAMEFUL government was coming to an end! Does that make us all "shameful"? Good grief.
IF ANY OF YOU ACTUALLY WATCH THE NEWS YOU WOULD KNOW THAT CHRIS MATHEWS SWUNG WAY TO THE RIGHT DURING THE BUSH ADMINISTRATIONS BUNGLED INVASION OF IRAQ!!! NIGHT AFTER NIGHT MATHEWS SPEWED RIGHT WING NONSENSE, BECAUSE HE MOVES POLITICALLY WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY!!!!!!!
Sounds like Bernard is just sour grapes 'cause Hillary lost, and his letting his bias show through! Or does he have a crush on Hillary instead? What a whiner!!
I know Chris Matthews but who is Bernard Goldberg? HA! Sorry Sore losers, Obama won. Get over it.
"And I think she would have been president today"
Oh well, to bad. Looser.
Oh give us a break… These NeoCon-men are just jealous that for the first time since Kennedy, the Dems have a president with genuine charisma. These same people wanted to run Arnold for president for -- sake, just as they did the other actor from Hollywood, Ronald Reagan. (until they found out Arnold was pro-environment - oops)
Seriously, give us a break - Ronnie Reagan would say anything and people would jump up and down: "Mr. Gorbachev, bla-bla-bla-bla - The bombers are on their bla - there you bla again... Win one for the bla-er..."
What a sad joke Reagan was. ...All bla and no brains. His Alzheimer’s clearly started in his first term. (as his Iran-Contra scandal testimony later showed.) –Ironically, he might have been cured, if his admin. hadn't slashed the research budgets for research at NIH.
At least Barack Obama speaks well and is intelligent.
So just sit back and stop trying to obstruct America and the Obama revolution…
You know what's funny... Everyone keeps saying Obama is "fresh" and "change.." blah blah blah. Guess what, Guantanamo is still here... and probably will be for a while. Oh, and insurgents caught in Afghanistan, guess what, do NOT get the same rights as U.S citizens, regardless of what some left-wing organizations were pushing for. all I see is someone backing down from alot of the promises made during a campaign. Once you get in the office and see ALL the information, there are alot of things that you see that everyone else doesn't get too see. It's always easier to criticize when you only have a few pieces of the puzzle.
Chris Matthews has often appeared to be auditioning for the job of Obama's press secretary. Robert Gibbs needs to watch his back. Nina, the 2000 election wasn't rigged, nor was the 2004 election. It might make you feel better to say that, but it isn't factual. "The truth is, Obama has been treated WORSE by the mainstream media than any other candidate/president in recent history." Ravi, you must never watch MSM news to say that. Any gaffes or misstatements by Obama or Biden were ignored or explained away. They wanted him to win and they got it. Unfortunately, charisma and being a good speaker don't necessarily translate into leadership.
Nina D–Cheney rigged the Florida ballots in 2000?
I gotta say I never heard that claim before, not even the most ardent of GWB haters.
Many of you people are lumping "news" programs with "political opinion" programs. A "news" program has an obligation to report information in a factual and unbiased ways. When political candidates are the topic of investigation, "news" programs are obligated to examine candidates on each side with equal scrutiny. This is why they are called "news" programs – not "opinion" programs. Newspapers have long recognized this distinction by clearly labeling and segregating "Op-Ed" and "Editorial" content.
General "news" programs such as those on major networks failed to scrutinize the Obama and McCain campaigns in balanced ways. Mainstream media failed to dig into almost anything negative in Obama's campaign and background. We STILL don't know for sure whether Obama meets the definition of a "natural born citizen" required by the Constitution for the office of President! Biden and Palin were treated in astonishingly different ways by the major networks. We haven't had a tongue-tied, factually-challenged Vice Presidential candidate like Biden since Dan Quayle – yet Biden's gaffes were almost completely ignored. In contrast, every single aspect of Palin's personal and public life was dissected into microscopic pieces, and used to destroy her fresh appeal to voters.
Both Fox and CNN are inherently slanted in their "news" coverage – Fox is conservative, and CNN liberal. However, both Fox and CNN attempt to provide balance by inviting commentators from both sides of the political spectrum to provide their insights on the issues. MSNBC used to do the same, but in recent years has veered increasingly and unreservedly to the left.
Talk radio is inherently different. These shows are commercial "opinion" shows that make no attempt to be balanced, and are not considered primary sources of "news" even by their listeners. Conservative talk radio arose because there was simply no mainstream media recognition of conservative views. Fox has embraced some of those commentators – Hannity, Beck, etc. – but in an "opinion" format. Hannity isn't reading "news". If liberals wanted to listen to talk radio, they would have supported "Air America". The simple fact is that liberals have no need to do so, because mainsteam media already represents their ideas.
Some "news" programs like "Meet The Press" skirt the "news/opinion" border. They try to remain unbiased, with varying success. Tim Russert did an excellent job, though it remains to be seen if the far more liberal David Gregory will do the same.
This brings me back to Chris Matthews and his "tingly" statement. While the comment was inherently distasteful, let's remember that Chris's show is not "news" – "Firing Line" is an "opinion" show. Chris should more clearly label his program as a liberal "opinion" instead of pretending it is an alternative to "Meet The Press". As such, Chris is as entitled to express his opinions as Sean Hannity, even if they happen to be awfully tacky.
It is intellectually incoherent to equate the bias of major network news organizations that provide the source of supposedly "factual" information for the majority of Americans with the bias of talk radio hosts whose philosophies are transparent and supported by specialized audiences who tune in to their programs. The possibilities for manipulating public opinion in subtle ways are endless for major network "news" media. They failed miserably in providing balanced coverage in the 2008 Presidential campaign, and succeeded in advancing their own internal political agenda. Saying that Rush Limbaugh and Brian Williams are providing the same information to the public is just plain stupid.
This whole media bias thing is just what people use when they have no excuse for failed ideology. The media did not win the election. Wolf Blitzer or Chris Matthews are not the President of the United States. How much love did Rudy get and I don't think that guy is leading anything. The only thing I can blame the media for is wasting time on talking heads instead of concetrating on the vast problems afflicting not just our country but the world. Grow up!
If they were going to play the Rev. Wright stuff, then they should have also kept looping Pain's blessing against witchcraft at church, AND some of the wacky stuff said by the guy who ran that secession party that Todd Palin belonged to. Sarah and family hung out with a group that promoted LEAVING THE USA. So much for the GOP being the party of "America First."
Of course he has a man-crush on Obama. Just tune in to his show and watch him slobber all over himself whenever mentions his name. I'm sure he still gets that thrill up his leg every time he thinks of him.
it was a CHANGE Election Year Bernie, FYI
Clinon Does NOT Represent Change
face the facts and stop looking for a reason to feel better about the Reality of it all.
Ever been in a bad relationship for say 8 years and then you meet somebody new, fresh, exciting and omg...intelligent? It's a natural feeling in people. What the hell were we talking about?
In regards to the myth of a liberal media, are mosts journalists liberal? probably, because they are on the front lines and see real world results and combine it with logic to arrive at a liberal worldview. But the media is NOT LIBERAL because of this, it's actually more conservative. Because the real power in the media is with editors and they decide what's newsworthy. If something is legitimate news but threatens any interests of that of the parent company, do you think it will be broadcast? Of course not. The modern media is a conservative institution, they have a bottom line to protect. Their stockholders tend to be conservative and profit more from GOP policies. That's why they won't rock the boat and you see guys like Bush get appointed president. If it were truly liberal, you would see a helluva lot more muckraking. To blame the media entirely for Obama's election is a straw man argument that ignores all of the problems the GOP created, the horrible mistakes of the McCain campaign, Iraq, the economy, et cetera. The media was a factor, but not as big as this guy Goldberg claims.
Anyone else tired of the news reporters trying to be the news, rather than report it?
No, not legal at all, as a matter of fact we have a constitutional crises on our hands because of complacency in not proving Obama is a "Natural Born Citizen" like the constituion requires!
Quote: Nina D "at least his victory was legal, unlike Bush's 2000 victory"
Jungle fever huh iwas wondering how long it would be until the racist
come out! the right wing at its best.
In today's multimedia age, I simply don't buy the argument that news media can swing an election.There are too many independent reporters available at the click of a button.
Nina D, where is your head? Cheney rigging elections? Read what happened back then, and please remember who the dem candidate was.
Live in the real world. Yous is an example of that liberal media simply not telling the truth and asking you all to live on emotion.
Please help us live with real facts. This the land of equal opportunity not equwl results.
Liberal Media Bias? Isn't it about time anyway? We have had to listen to 8 long years of FOX news and its related media groups tout Bush and act as if the Bush administration could do no wrong. They constantly had the inside line to the White House with exclusive stories and interviews. Don't forget the Biased Right Wing Talk radio. Why is it now that they lost all we hear is "liberal media bias"?? I never heard these folks complain when FOX was pushing their "Fair and Balanced" reporting throughout the second Bush election. The real problem here is "They" lost, the empire has fallen and they are crushed and they hate it. Therefore, they are going to do everything they can to complain and whine about how horrible and unfair this is. Bottom line, get over it I had to put up with the same garbage for 8 long years now its your turn.
The thrill going up Cris mathews leg was just the rats leaving a sinking ship. But I did have a similar thrill when the whole election process came to an end. I wonder if I will get the same kind of thrill over the stimulus package. I doubt it.
@Brian, "Even if you do look at the popular vote Obama won by 7% which in election numbers is huge."
Smaller than 1 in 10 is not huge by any standard in any perspective.
It's more like squeaking by, really.
Pretty much by now that 1 in 10 is gone. Most everyone I talk with now is disappointed with this whole Obama thing. Yeah, it's historic and all but in 2012 it really will be history.
If this clown author had all this "information'" why didn't he make it public. Sounds like a sore loser to me. Two things: one, I guess Limbaugh, Hannity, and O'Reilly don't "slobber" over their favorite candidates and positions, and two, at least Obama was elected by the majority of the people, fair and square, unlike Bush who was "appointed" by the supreme court after the Florida votes were skewed.
The Republicans are doomed to spending the next 20 years wandering in the presidential wilderness, just as they did after the disastrous Herbert Hoover. Fox is going to need a whole new crew of much younger zealots for the long journey to 2028. And, for that, Mr. Goldberg and his foxy colleagues will be called upon to donate to a sort of cable news version of "The Boys From Brazil."
Look, the whole problem here is that the American public was done a terrible disservices by the press. One of the lynchpins of our democracy is an unbiased, unfettered, free press. If our media does not do its job in investigating and reporting the truth, we are all in trouble. Regardless of party, we all lost because the media can no longer be trusted to be objective.
this man, Goldberg, is an idiot – stop listening to these "pundits" and do a little thinking, people....
Memo to all Republicans – You didn't lose because of the liberal media, you lost because W was elected twice and drive the country pretty close to a cliff.
Goldberg opines that if the republicans would have used more of the inflammatory the words of the the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to discredit Obama, McCain would have won the election. This is so typical of the Rs,
when you cannot win on the merits blow your slime everywhere and hope it sticks. It would have been a travesty for this nation if Obama had lost based on the words of another man with no credible evidence that Obama shared Wright's more radical views or that Wright would have any influence whatsoever over Obama's Administration.
p.s. to Larry: the dems, libs, and lefties who don't already have jobs would gladly accept employment if the reps, cons, and righties hadn't shipped them all over seas or put the companies out of business with Bush's failed economic policies.
Is its true that the media can get any one elected then all the Republicans will be voted out of office.
GOP = Goofs on Parade
Nina D – Get a grip. The 2000 election is over. No matter who counted or how, George Bush won the election. Do a little research.
How does Goldberg even get on TV?? What happen to him at NBC???
His stupid book has far to many BS references.
Bias? Perhaps there was bias, but it could be justified bias. McCain screwed up a lot more than Obama on the campaign trail and the so-called "terrorists" that Obama was "palling around with" don't promote any cause against him. You can still be friends with someone you disagree with, that's what Obama and McCain kept talking about if you couldn't understand him. Not only did they have a fairly minor relationship, but even if they had a good one, it could be a merely social relationship and by no means a political relationship. Along with that, McCain had everything going against him (including history) and Obama had everything going for him. It wasn't bias, it just ended up seeming biased precisely because Obama was simply better than McCain. Better luck next time Goldberg.
Sorry to say but my husband and I have lots of friends from around the world. (South American, England, Japan, Poland,France, Canada, Germany)......and the whole world is in love with Obama. Face the facts....as Terrence McKenna said "Our world is in danger from the lack of new ideas, our world is in crisis because of the lack of consciousness"....Obama represented to us, new ideas and an intelligent person with a conscious. My favorite thing to do these days is listen to Sean Hannity while in the car line up waiting for me kids to get out of school. His whole trip these days is...."Look at the state of the economy, thanks Obama for being in office only a few days and really screwing things up".....and "Obama is a fear-monger, listen how he is trying to convince us that our economy is in crisis and needs some sort of help." Sorry to say Hannity......most American's understand that Obama did not screw up our country. Most Americans are smart enought to understand the economy was in the tank before Obama took office. Most Americans are tired of the whole hate trip, like Larry the fellow that posted below. We are sick and tired of mean and ugly and war and hate. I'm praying for Obama's success and a speedy recovery to an ecomomic downturn brought on in part by folks living on credit. The "credit" monster finally reared it's ugly head and said to everyone, "it's time to pay the piper" We will get through this.
i love how he comments on things that President Obama's pastor said in sermons. thats the biggest BS ever. just because the pastor says something, doesnt meant the entire congregation follows blindly and believes 100% of what is said. or maybe goldberg does and thinks all religions must be cults following the pastor's word alone. what an idiot.
Well, everyone should expecy this type of behavior by pseudo-journalists from the TV tabloids MSNBC and CNN. You see ,it is possible that they will even take or eat anything, I mean, ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING coming from Obama, 'THE MAGIC ONE' ,....I am wrong on this one?
sincerely,
Daniel Cabrera
Merillville, Indiana
When a Democrat wins, they say voters were swayed by "liberal media". When a Republican wins, they say the voters are "smart." Isn't there an institution in which to house these two-sided freaks?
The entire media have this love/hate relationship with President Obama...
CNN can't get enough of him because of the ratings he draw..
MSN loves on him..and hates..depending on who is sitting at the desk...
FOX thinks he is the devil, terrorist, socialist., nazi..and all things evil above...
There are only a few select journalist who are totaling unbiased...
Hello America: Don't you think it's about time you ALL got behind your President? He might be right, he might be wrong, but, after 4 weeks who knows where things will be in 4 years. You cannot judge him right now. It's sad to see the deviceness I read every day on the different newspapers and CNN, the Huffington Post etc., yes, we in Canada do like to know what is going on in the States.
You are a GREAT Country, but you are tearing yourself apart with this in fighting, between the left and the right. You are One Country, either you get together to some degree or there will only be a North & South, East & West and not the United States.
I've noticed even headlines on these news sites are slightly biased . For example there was one, "Obama Does Not Read Entire Stimulus Bill-But That's Not Uncommon". Seems like that whole headline is a loaded gun-drop the "but that's not uncommon" and it could seem like an attack. Add it, it seems like the media is covering for him. The headline could have been "Top legal experts debrief Obama on stimulus plan", something totally informative and neutral, where we could form our own opinions on it. It honestly seemed like they had to report it because of Obama's promises to read budget plans "line by line" and didn't, but they were quick to explain that it's common.
Learn to live with it!! Those who are newsworthy will always capture the attention of the media. President Obama is fascinating because of his capabilities in wanting to move the country forward....and not be stuck in the same old, same old as, perhaps, Clinton might have been.
I can not believe all these stupid libs... posting crap on here.........
Just want to draw a link if they can understand it.... the left wing people. Are like unto the people on the left hand of God. And the right wingers on the right hand... your days are numbered-
Nina D:
"Even if Obama had won because of media influence, at least his victory was legal, unlike Bush's 2000 victory when Cheney rigged Florida's ballots to get Bush the winning votes."
Would you care to provide some specific evidence for this outrageous claim? Or does simply repeating a lie over and over make it true? Apparently it does in your mind.
These nonsensical accusations are getting really, really old.
Slobbering love affair for Obama, Goldberg? Lets try this on for size:
"I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around"
Please, Mr. Goldberg – there's no shortage of slobber. At least Matthews didn't have to "sit up a little straighter" on his couch.
It wasn't the media that elected Obama, it was a Dick Cheney/Karl Rove plot to nominate the Democratic candidate least likely to win. They never believed a black man could win the presidency and here they are - hung out to dry on their own bigotry.
P.S. I made this up. But it is a better rumor than other people are writing.
P.P.S. It is the reasons so many White House emails disappeared. They cam from White House staff giving insturctions to voters in Iowa and New Hampshire to start the ball rolling.
P.P.P. S. I amde this up.
I quit watching Chris Matthews years ago.
He's always looking at himself in the monitor (watch that closely, viewers), obviously very much in love with himself and the fact that he's laughing all the way to bank with NBC paying him a ridiculous salary.
He rarely lets others express their point of view, unless it's someone like Erin Burnett, then he oogles her like O'Reilly fawns over the blond bimbo brigade that IS Fox News.
NBC would do its viewers a favor by ridding itself of Chris Matthews!
It's about time someone pointed this out. What I think is odd is the way everyone is gushing over Obama and he 's only been in office one month. I recognize the historic milestone we've reached and the initiatives he's proposing sure sound good, but's let's get the hype and sensationalism out of the media and see what this man can truly DO. Again, I'm rootin' for him. However talk is cheap and I want to see what he actually accomplishes.
The question Mr. Goldberg needs to answer is this: If the press is liberal, how is it that prior to the last election this country has had a Republican president during 20 of the last 28 years and a Republican-controlled Congress during 12 of the last 14 years? Either the press has zero influence on elections, or it has a conservative bias.
You need to face the fact that the media did not elect a Democrat in 2008. It instead was the utter and complete failure of the Republicans to govern this country in a responsible way when they had total control of the government from Jan. 2001 to Jan. 2007 that helped elect Obama.
Just remember this little tidbit:
These very same people who use the label "liberal media" as a slur had another even worse slur for the media before 1965: the Jew media.
So just remember that, along with other slurs like "coastal" or "New Yorker", it's all just their masking terminology for being anti-Semetic.
I wonder if Goldberg was equally critical of conservatives when they announced that they were seeing "starbursts" when Sarah Palin walked on stage?
My guess is probably not. Because only liberals are offenders in Goldberg's slanted world.
This guy is just upset because Clinton wasn't the nominee so he and his cronies at Foxnews couldn't rally the conservative base and get McCain elected.
Hey Foxnews....your candidate lost his bid for the Presidency...get over it.
Mark,
Gotta call you out Pal - you're just flat our wrong/lying. Sarah Palin did claim in several interviews, including with katie couric, that she understood national defense issues because you from some parts of Alaska you can see Russia.
And for the record, Al Gore never said he invented the Internet - that was from an RNC news release.
funny GOP"s now they want to divide the USA with nonsensical comments and writings.I hope and pray people will notice how funny they are and realize that we need to work together or else these lovely country will go down.What did they{the GOP} do for the country the last 8 years.Sad.
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Brian,
"Obama did not win by a 'landslide'", .........Actually, dear sir, McCain lost by a 'landslide.' Perception is the name of your game right?
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The only people who give Goldberg's statements credence are his clones: Hannity-ites, the Coutler-geist crew, McConnell, Boehner, Cantor, Rapper Steele. We are adjusting to this 21st century, slowing but surely. Republicans are self-destructing with the multi-style leadership they've embraced. The various talking heads; Steele, Limbaugh, McConnell, Boehner, Drudge, McCain, Palin, Blackwell, Bach, etc., are making their party not only sound foolish, but look like a party of clowns. Intervention is seriouly needed – if it's not too late.
The days of one-dimensional thinking are over. It's time to embrace America as the true melting pot that it is. All people are equal. They are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights.... It's no longer your way, McConnell and friends, or the highway. If this ship sinks, there will be no survivors. Peace to Israel.
Everyone knows MSNBC takes a liberal approach to news and Fox News takes a conservative approach. There are multiple liberal AND conservative news sources. People choose which outlets to watch, read, (and believe) based on their individual political affiliations. The "liberal media" didn't win the election for Obama, more people just chose to get their info from liberal sources. If they didn't like the info they were getting, they had other options. It's not like there is a monopoly on journalism!
Who cares what book pusher Bernard Goldberg has to say. He is an angry, misguided O'Reilly lovin', liberal bashing, nutjob who has gotten more and more extreme or perhaps senile. "Battleships vs. flies" is how he decribed the battle for the future of this nation on The O'Leilly Factor. "Bring it on" he says – blah, blah, blah – you lost Bernie. Be a patriot and shut yer yap you drooling old windbag. See you in the well represented book bargain bin with Trace Adkins, Sean Hannity and all the other right wing nit wits who are shocked that Obama cant fix in 6 weeks what Bush and his buddies screwed up for 8 years
Leave Chris Matthews alone. The guy felt what everyone who listens to Obama felt: INSPIRED. Get over it you limey Republicans. Throwing the kitchen sink at the guy who's news channel reported the truth during the election is not the way to win over the public.
Where were all you complainers about the media when the media was swallowing everything the GOP and Bush said, hook line and sinker?
The media should NOT be playing favorites for either side. The myth of the liberal media is just that - put forth by a bunch of liars who have bought the media and told it what to print - and the past 8 to 10 years we've seen a media slurp up GOP propaganda. Then, when we see a story complimentary to a more liberal point of view than the Genghis Khan GOP would like us to see, they screech and yell about "Liberal media!" Today there is NO balance in the media. It's all tilted toward right-wing bilge-sprayers. And the media practitioners just lap it up like momma's milk and claim it;s good.
This story is a very good example of it. Most people are NOT buying what the ugly GOP has to sell, so the right-wingers have nothing to cry about now... but yet they continue to screech like 20year-olds with wet diapers about how unfaaaiirrrr it all is.
Go away GOPers and wingers - let the rest of america heal in peace. We've had enough of your crap.
Yet another conservative crybaby.
Get over it, kiddies, now the grownups are in charge.
All you wing-nuts are hereby invited to dry up and blow away.
This has become a silly argument at this point. Who cares if the "libral media" (people say that like libral means you have lepracy or something) had a big ol man crush on Obama? The fact is the man has done more in 30 days to improve th country then the Bush group did in 8 years.... they spent there 8 years trying to crush us and we let them. Now that we are fed up and want a different direction the Republican spin machine has been let loose and is out for blood. YOU LOST and you lost for a reason... maybe you should focus on the people who did not vote for you and why. Hillary is a nice lady but she is not the right lady to represent me (a women) as the first women pres. I don't just want any women I want the right women.
MR OBAMA WON THE WHITEHOUSE BECAUSE HIS MESSAGE WAS BETTER.. HE CONVINCED THE VOTERS THAT HIS WAY WAS BETTER. I ALWAYS TAUGHT MY SON, IF YOU LOSE DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT DONT CRY ABOUT IT, BECAUSE THE ENERGY YOU WASTE CRYING COULD BE USED FOR CONSTRUCTIVE ENDEVORS. REPUBLICANS LOST BECAUSE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WERE NOT BUYING WHAT THEY WERE SELLING. IE: TRICKLE DOWN ECONOMICS, MORE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH, SARAH PALIN'S LACK OF KNOWLEDGE ON ISSUES, SEN MCCAIN'S THE FUNDMENTALS OF THE ECOMOMY ARE SOUND STATEMENT AND CONTINUED WAR IN IRAQ AND AFGANISTAN. SO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS WRITE ABOUT HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. WHILE I DONT AGREE WITH ALL MR OBAMA IS DOING, AT LEAST HE IS DOING SOMETHING WHICH IS MORE THAN THEM WHINING REPUBLICANS ARE DOING.
All I can say about all of this is to "Get over it". Obama won, America has spoken, so lets move on. As soon as people can accept the fact that we now have a non-white President, the sooner we can resolve the issuses Bush left behind.
sick.
I agree with kb all the way; and anyone else that believes the press and his race got Obama into the white house. News flash to all you repubs: The press is never going to get over this love afffair with Obama. It is so scary; he can do anything and it is OK with them . It will be the same press that will get him elected again. So you guys waiting for the love affair to end in 2010 or 2011 can hold your breath. Aint going to happen my friend. It is sad and I really do believe Hillary is the biggest loser in all this. She was my candidate and I did not vote in the election because she was not on the ticket, thanks to the stupid press!
The media did not win the election, Obama won the election. Media is just another influence on everyday life, but as anyone with half a brain can tell you, there are far more influection persons in everyday life. Teachers, co-workers, friends, family, those are the people who sway opinion, not the media. This story makes it sound like Media bias is a big secret of some kind, or some sort of breaking development...
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…How many of you believe Sarah Palin said "You can see Russia from my house?" Guess what? She never said that….Tina Fey said it. The liberal media won this election and that's scary.
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Hey Mark, if the liberal media won Obama the election, why didn't the liberal media win Gore and Kerry the elections the previous two cycles?
Also, you're missing the point on Sarah Palin: She subtracted votes from John McCain because middle-of-the-road, non-political voters were scared out of their minds to put someone who couldn't name a newspaper or magazine she regularly reads a heartbeat from the presidency. Tina Fey just crystallized it.
If John McCain could have foreseen Palin's impact, he would never have put her on the ticket.
I certainly agree with him that the media slobbered all over themselves in their rush to make sure Obama was the next President and everyone could then claim how enlightened they were to elect an African-American. They couldn't let go of anything where anyone called "racism" and built any complaint way above and beyond its proportions even trying to call ex President Clinton a racist for remarks he made that were twisted to enrage a certain voting block, but they ignored or derided anyone who claimed that there was gender bias.
preach it jim doyle! i'd elect him governor of wisconsin!
Thing is – I think most people's "crush" on Obama is a newfound feeling that we can trust this man to do what's best for our country – ALL people in our country. He inspires hope and service. We need that right now, we're in the midst of a downward spiral politically and economically because of the last 8 years of war and lies.
IF SO MANY HAVE A "CRUSH" – COULD BE BECAUSE IT'S DESERVED.
LOLBUTTHURT.
Seriously. They lost. They need to get over it and stop bawwwwwing.
Dude besides the media bias that you talk about, did you know that Obama paid for half or most of his air time. Anyway he's in the White House so deal with it and talk about the more important issues at hand!
Goldberg would take issue with Gandhi if it meant more book sales. Don't fall for the faux outrage.
Goldberg, Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter and the like just can't stand it when they have been shown by the American people that they are utterly without any significance whatsoever. They had their chance with Bush and he proved to be a failure in almost everything he did and now no one listens to their opinion for very good reasons- they are wrong, almost always, and even the uneducated know it and resent their contribution to the state of our country. In short, they are losers. Obama is a winner.
I agree that the majority of the media covered Obama favorably. What a surprise, then that the majority of voters voted for him? Follow the money, people, it's the other way around. The media hangs on what is the popular, or sensational story, where the money will be. If Obama being popular weren't a successful story, the MSM would have dropped it, unless they had an agenda like Fox.
It is somewhat shameful, though, that we still see this anger against someone shown in a favorable light, especially given the challenges facing Obama with the economy, foreign affairs, etc. Instead, can we be hopeful that the media will help the good things that can happen, and doesn't fall into or contine to feed more of this polarizing discussion.
Don't worry, if things start going incredibly south, the media will cover that too. Whatever sells papers (or airtime, or web hits, etc.).
We the PEOPLE picked our favorite. It was Barack Obama, in spite of the right wing Rove campaign of lies. Despite the Fox News constant spewing of hatred and divisiveness.
In spite of the all the odds, Obama WON. We, the people deserve the credit of making up our own minds. That's our right and our privilege.
If your guy didn't win – it's because he didn't get as many votes. Accept it.
Carson33 – What's it like living life as an angry moron?? Your comments are tilted, skewed and fictional. Bernie has it correct. The media is biased. It's so obvious – those denying it – it's like staring @ the sun @ 12 noon and declaring they see no sun. At least have the integrity and courage to state the facts. The majority of the media is biased – and hopelessly so. It will never end.
The country is coming apart. Normal people do not care about Goldberg. We had 8 years of Bush-Cheyney with Goldberg & Fox News cheerleading. Now when the other side does the same they whine. Enough with all of this BS, we need folks focused on what is practical, pragmatice and supporting our fellow citizens who are most harmed by the deleveraging, job losses and forclosures. Some where between Republicans letting them suffer and the Democrats saving everyone is the center. Let's support reasonable people and policies in the center.
and we wonder why we are becoming last on the world stage ..... Oh its happening and its a damm shame .. We as a country can't even work together to make a change to a positive ... Boyyyyyy I tell ya .. Sure love or leave it well with the economy so bad and we don't even want to admit it to ourselves that we all must chip in financially on some level we can't even do that . I guess the conservative thugs will not be happy until this fails and then they will come up with another war based or "tax cut" plan to enrich a few and keep the wealth of circulation so down trotten that no money will come around to anyone because of the limiting thinking of the neo cons or just cons ...
I don't vote for a party, I vote for the person..I think that Obama was the most intelligent candidate of all that were running..He is educated enough to see the whole story, is he perfect? Of course not, but he will do all the congress and senate will allow him to do to make things better.
Personally I thought McCain was another Bush warmonger, and Palin is a joke...But it is my opinion that if McCain had chosen a qualified man as his running mate, he would have walked away with the vote... It will take a lot to clean up the mess that Bush left. But if everyone will calm down it will happen, not overnight of course, but it will happen...I am from a state that voted Republican big time......lots of good ole boys..who are not ready to let go of the past....a lot of them are still steaming..and would love to see another civil war, but things change, and I am looking forward to some intelligent governing..
Let liberals do whatever they want and have their time now with their messiah president. The conservatives keep buying up the guns and ammo so when revolution breaks out, the libs and dems will get slaughtered by all the gun toting religious clinging America loving people.
Republicans, and that certainly includes the Boys from Fox, are doomed to wander the political wilderness for the next 20 years, as they did after 1932 and the bewildered Herbert Hoover.
So, just as Roy Scheider realized upon seeing "Jaws" up close he'd need a bigger boat, Mr. Goldberg and his right-wing cohorts at Fox are going to need a much, much younger crew for the long night ahead.. Perhaps, all of them can contribute towards a cable news version of "The Boys From Brazil."
I agree with some other posters: This is news?? Man, I heard this story months ago! Goldberg's whining like other conservatives: That the (liberal) media was in the tank for President Obama, and that's why he won the election. PLEASE. President Obama won because of how the Repubs handled the economy and the War in Iraq, led by Bush II, as well as McCain picking the Winking Maverick Pit Bull With Lipstick for his running mate. THAT'S why they lost, not Matthew's "man crush" on Obama.
Mark, Sarah Palin did, indeed, say that she could see Russie from her house. Tina Fey said it, too, as Sarah, but only after Sarah said it.
Goldberg needs to get a balanced view of the media. Has he ever watched Fox???
LARRY:
Talk about needing to get a job, life, or a basic grip on reality. Unemployment hits Democrats as much as Republician. To imply that being liberal means being unemployed is simply laughable.
Additionally, I am not sure who you are referring to when you use a term like "Tards" but I suspect that it is further evidence of your place in an otherwise civilized society.
Either the name Larry is riddled with severe problems that all who share your name must spew here or every time you post (quite frequently) you spew hatred. Get some help. I am sure there is a highly qualified mental facility prepared to handle your case.
i used to like matthews until he fell in love with obama you better watch it chris i heard i heard michelle does not like anyone to get too close to her man
No, I disagree completely with your premise. The 'media' reported their genuine delight that finally, they had a candidate who spoke well, and got his message of change across. George Bush and his buddies destroyed not only America, but really made a insane mess in Iraq
REPUBLICANS ARE SUCH SORE LOSERS!!!
this is a sad guy...
All I have to say is I'm ready for the honeymoon to be over with Obama. Does anyone realize we are borrowing to pay off debt with the whole stimulus plan? You want to create jobs and get people to buy things in the local economy. PUT MONEY DIRECTLY INTO THEIR POCKETS! How do you accomplish this? TAX CUTS! But the media has greenlit this whole stimulus package because their savior Obama says it will work. He is going to push us into a Socialist society. I didn't serve in our Army to be part of that. The media, be it FOX or CNN has done nothing to show who Obama is. He is a gun hating, socialist who wants nothing more than to get every American on some sort of welfare. Control the people control the country. Wise up.
'Vote Republican because someone has to work'
Bernie Goldberg,
You nailed this one. The love affair is ridiculous. I think it's cute how others deny any liberal bias exists in the mainstream news. The ONLY balanced network is FoxNews and the liberals can't stand someone standing up to their system.
Congratulations on the success of your book! I'm buying one this week.
Neither CNN or any other News organization should be intimidated by this kind of commentary. In my humble view, the press has generally been quite tough on this very new administration. What happened to the traditional "honeymoon" period? Does this President not have the right to try to solve the many problems that he has inherited with the support of the people? Is it not enough that the press reports the facts as they find them as oppose to just being critical to sell papers and make ratings? We are all in a very tough period here. We need the best chance possible at solving these problems. We need the press as well as all three branches of government to help with this - not just be critical. The do nothing critics on the right and the left show how easy it is to just be critical. We need well researched facts and clarifications from the press, not just interviews with other newspeople and professional commentators with various points of view. That does not help anyone. It does not inform, it just "stirs the pot", which may help ratings, but does not inform the popular discourse.
Where's the bias? Matthews had a "man crush" on Fred Thompson too.
You'd think Bernie GOLDBERG would be more cautious about throwing around new world order-type conspiracy theories. What a crackpot. He only serves to validate the Ann Coulter theory of success: you can make millions by writing crazy books that feed into the fears and hatreds of mindless reactionaries. Goldberg and his ilk make me worry deeply about this country.
That this piece begins by focusing on Matthews seems strange to me. I have always thought of Matthews as a straightforward pundit, not as a news anchor bound by the standards of unbiased reporting.
If one wants to argue that the media coverage of Obama was biased, one should target those who aren't paid to express their opinions.
Obama , new idea's? Communist's have the same old idea's, nothing new. And can someone explain to me the tax cuts to 95% in the pork package and kick starting the economy then in the next breath raising taxes on the rich AND buisnesses that move the economy ??????????
Some Lib ... expain this one to me?
Mr. Goldberg,
'Tis better to keep your mouth shut and have people"think" you are a serious idiot then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Goldberg was fired for dishonesty. Where's his journalistic integrity?He is just another loud mouth schrill for the right wing losers who have brought so much destruction to our nation and who are so adapt at pointing out the shortcomings of others but fail to see their own.
Gee, another bright soul basing what's best for the country based on tingling emotions rather than facts and ideals – we will be doomed by socialism out of public ignorance...
Bernard Goldberg sound like Ann Coutler. Both are out in space.
WOW Some in our country want's to change the STAR AND STRIPES,
WITH THE RUSSIAN FLAG
OBAMBA maniac .... everyone is out of control. You and me.. Let's go to work and pay more tax so goverment can do more stimulus..
I frankly think that the haters would continually visit the CNN blogs just to scream about Obama are the ones with the secret crush on him.
Rush has a man crush on Bush, and the media did not car then, so why now?
Mattews was a huge Bill Clinton hater too, and the media did not care then either.
Bernie Goldberg's a bitter old conservative who can' t come to grips that the Dems won big this year. He fails to mention that Fox "News" is the most biased news organization on the planet (in a close race with Al-Jazeera) that carries the water for the Republican party. His opinion is useless.
Mr Goldberg,
The election is over!
Al Gore knew when to quit, but you're not in that league are you.
franky,
you idiot... not a war,
where are you living.
we are involved in 2 wars. iraq, and the place you think were not in.
Do any of you Democrats even read the entire article before you start bashing on the Republicans? He isn't saying that the Republicans would have won, he is saying that Clinton would have won.
Thats the problem in this country. Nobody listens to the whole story and THEN makes an opinion. They immediately jump the other side the first chance they get.
Get with it people. If any of you want this country to get any better you better start working together or at least get along.
Mr. Goldberg,
My 16 year old daughter went to the book store the other day and picked up your book. When she's done reading it I'll pick it up and read it. Until then, I'll keep my opinions to myself, unlike some of these other folks that are dumping on you before they even read the book. I'm sure they'll say they read the book, but somehow I doubt it.
With that being said, something tells me I will certainly enjoy your book.
How much more dead can his already dead horse possibly become than it already is, by flaying it over and over again ?
Get a life Goldberg. We get the point you are upset Obama won but seriously get something else to complain about. First off it was a fair fight, you can't go off saying "race trumps gender" and whine that Obama got more press coverage. They were both historical runs for the office and the media coverage was split. How about instead of blasting Obama you just go get a job with Rush Limbaugh and pop pills till you drool at the mouth and make a radio show out of it since you and him seem to share the same personality.
p.s. krejaton your comment hits it right on the head too hah
PS. The clincher for me was when NPR broadcast a mockery skit of "Joe the Plumber" just prior to the election. It was clearly intended to discredit the guy who simply asked obama a question and it was damage control because it looked like he had a good point. (and still does).
After I heard that, I was convinced the bias had gone too far. Now, all I listen to is Fox – they're the only truly balanced network out there, although CNN throws a bone from time to time. (I think they're figuring it out)
The day I hear Goldberg complain about conservative bias on FOX, I will consider him somewhat credible. Until then, he is just another partisan hack.
This whole business about media bias is a bunch of bull. The people who allege this are arrogant enought to think that the American people are stupid enough to fall for slick marketing campaigns. The overwheliming majority of Americans are not that stupid. The American people see through this kind of stuff and pick who they want to pick.
The number 1 reason that Obama won is because he was "none of the above...he wasn't Hillary Clinton...he wasn't George Bush...he wasn't a neocon...and he wasn't a Republican. The last thing that the supporters of any of the foregoing want to admit is that their candidate was the problem...not the media.
The media always have darlings...be they JFK or whoever. There are plenty of conservatives who be against a moderate or liberal candidate because he/she is a moderate or liberal and support a vastly inferior conservative candidate...or because their conservative candidate is their "darling." Conservatives do exactly the same things that they complain about...which makes them hypocrites.
Goldberg is not a happy man, however, used to be at one time a long time ago. His bias has been overwhelming since he joined "faux news", which now makes him irrelevant. Goldberg, please go back to the honest journalist you used to be.
If the spoiled Republicans with fat pockets would wake up and smell the coffee, they'd realize that Obama is for the people not FOR THE MONEY........as our past president was. And the whiners with all the cash are just scared that their little lifestyles might have to come down outta the clouds a bit so that Obama can try to help this country. I also think they're scared that Obama just might succeed at it by not padding their wallets even more. He he he
oooh boohoo as usual this little jew, like an increasing number of other jews, is pissed that all the negative portrayal of blacks in the media by an overwhelming jewish-owned media as per the New York Post racist cartoon, Jerry Springer, Blackface movies et al, failed to have affected enough hatred and fear to have caused Obama's defeat.
President Obama is a fait accompli yet this little jew is still jumping up and down barking like a rabid inbred mongrel. oooh boohooo.
LIBERAL BIAS IN THE MEDIA, MAYBE MR GOLDBERG SHOULD CHECK OUT THE RIGHT WING MEDIA OF FOX NEWS, WALL STREET JOURNAL, WASHINGTON POST, NEW YORK POST, DIRECT TV AND THE SUN TIMES. ALL THESE NETWORKS ARE OWNED BY MR. MURDOCH WHO IS A HARD CORE RIGHT WINGED REPUBLICAN.
GET REAL GOLDBERG!
Although this article may be newsworth in the eyes of some, it's trash in the eyes of countless others, it simply doesn't deserve the ink and paper it's printed with, nor on. The bottom line is that Barack Hussein Obama is the President of the United States of America and he was elected by both popular and electoral votes. As a result, the story above is a NON-ISSUE. Now can we move on and discuss the economy, the murder rate in America, the increase in suicides, domestic violence, and inmate population in America. Let's talk about saving our homes, let's talk about the many people we being made aware of daily who are swindling others out of millions of dollars, but are not serving jail time. What about shrinking the divide between crack and powdered cocaine. The issues continue to grow, so why should we waste time haggling about something as pathetic as a subject like a "Man Crush," or "A Slobbering Love Affair".
Fox News?
Bill O'Reilly?
Glenn "i wish I was Bill O'Reilly" Beck?
Ann Coulter?
Lou "I hate mexicans" Dobbs?
New York 'Racist' Post?
Should I keep going?
There's plenty of insanely biased conservatives in the media. This argument is ridiculous. He's just a sore loser.
Nina – How in the world did Cheney rig the vote in Florida? He was on the ticket with Bush, remember??
Anyways ... where has CNN been? This book has been out for weeks now ... been on the NYTimes best-seller list for weeks ... way to stay up-to-date CNN!!
Nina- You are a MORON. It is clear you do not understand what happened in Florida in 2000. Bush's win was legitimate and it was Al Gore who callenged it in court. Your claim that Cheney rigged the ballots shows the idiocy of liberals and the complete misunderstanding of politics you retreads have
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NEWSFLASH..........Brian, please forgive me! I mis-spoke. My comments should have gone to Bev. Again, I apologize.
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TO BEV,
My comments to "Brian" were meant for you. Seek help quickly.
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Is it a "Man Crush" to be inspired by someone? Please move on from this.......................
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Ravi,
I agree with you. They have set a different standard for him. He is a strong man, though. He can weather any storms that come.
Peace.
Paul Gavras: You are a funny man, on the one hand you are defending Bush and Palin and on the other you say you are not a Republican, but an Independent. Give me a break. If you are ashamed of saying you are a Republican, it's understandable, but at least don't lie to us and yourself. Palin IS a bimbo and Bush IS an idiot, period, whether you like it or not...
Let's talk about the serious problem!! The right wing conservative republicans are about to push this country over the finacial cliff. They stand against intelligence and the truth just like Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.The republicans have put us in this predicament just as they did in the 1920's.. I say we settle this in the streets with guns and knives!! A new revolution is needed.
my first try at this,but anyway here we go with finger pointing again,that's why nobody trusts any of them,gop or dems,world is going ta s–t,no let's just cry about this one or that one,I'M 51 YEARS OLD AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I DID NOT VOTE FOR A PRESIDENT!!! pretty bad when they have ta dig in a can of nuts and bolts ta find a candidate,i mean both sides,by the way about the ( cartoon ) this is AMERICA I THINK,if anyone saw OBAMA'S name in there let me know,and the NAACP,CRY CRY,CRY,baby's,what i saw was a dead MONKEY,NOT A DEAD PRESIDENT,DIDN'T BOTHER ME A BIT,SO LET'S GET OVER ALL THIS CRAP ALREADY,THIS COUNTRY HAS MORE PROBLEMS THAN CARTOONS,WE NEED TO FIX THE COUNTRY THAN SPENT TIME POINTING FINGERS,ISN'T THAT THE WAY THIS COUNTRY GOT IN THIS MESS,I'M TALKING 30-40 YEARS AGO,THEY ALL THOUGHT THE NEXT YEAR WOULD BE BETTER,YA'D BE BE SUPPRISED WHEN YA TAKE THAT BLINDFOLD OFF,HUH,THANKS FOR YOUR TIME,MAY GOD BLESS US!!!!
""Obama did not win by a 'landslide' "
Take a look at the election results again. Obama won 365 to 173 electoral votes. Pretty overwhelming victory. And before you start spouting off about popular election numbers, remember one simple fact. Voting for the president isn't a democratic election (we don't live in a democracy in the USA in case you have forgotten). The popular vote doesn't mean anything. If it did, Bush would have lost to Gore. Even if you do look at the popular vote Obama won by 7% which in election numbers is huge. Maybe you should stop listening to Fox News and Rush Limbaugh do some research and make up your own mind for a change."
Brian,
Maybe you should do a little research of your own: Obama won the popular vote by 7.4% and the EC 365-173.
Here's what a landslide looks like, Brian, maybe you've never seen one:
1932: 18.3%; 472-59
1972: 23.6%; 520-17
1980: 10.6%; 472-59
1984: 18.3%; 525-13
Obama won a solid victory, not a landslide. Maybe you should listen to Fox News and Rush Limbaugh more often because you are obviously not very good at your own research.
Maybe it's that "tingle up your leg" that is clouding your judgement.
Golberg is just another old man who yells at clouds.
The media didn't get Obama elected. People were sick of the same old same old from the GOP, McCain's bad choice in Palin as VP pick, and let's face it, the US is not ready for a woman president. If you think the media gets presidents elected, guess again. The media is a divider, not a uniter. The media has no partiality...they are in it only for themselves and their own concern, and they will turn on Barack Obama quicker than a wild snake just as soon as he messes up. It's all about ratings and money, and the good of the country comes second.
of all of the things that this country is facing, and this moron is talking about what chris matthews said last year. this is the reason the gop lost. they are not in reality with the problems facing this country. they worry about frivolous things that is not no one cares about. get a grip gop.
@Pat F,
Palin bashing is not sexism. It could be, sure – there is always the possibility of sexism when criticizing a woman. But, the reality is that that woman absolutely is a bimbo. She is much dumber than Biden and a pathetic candidate. She won't make it in 2012 even if she tries, but in the fiction of imagining that she might, god help the human race.
"These tapes were available, you didn't have to be Woodward or Bernstein to dig them up," Goldberg said. "If those tapes had come out six months earlier, certainly a year earlier, I don't think Barack Obama would have been the nominee"
I HAVE TO ADMIT CLINTON WAS THE LOSER BUT IT SURE COULD BE A POSSIBILITY THAT CLINTON WOULD OF BEEN THE NOMINEE BECAUSE OF THIS, THE DIFFERENCE OF DELEGATES WON BETWEEN THEM WAS SMALL.
Isn't He the guy who wrote the book citing the worst liberals? what happened after that guy read it? He went and kill some innocent people because He couldn't get to those liberals that this hater cited. Bernard, please go rest in peace.
Godberg is another of one of the friggin' idiots who walk on this planet.
prejudice seems to wear it's ugly head. Here is a man who is genuinely trying to fix the country and ignorant small minded people like you guys are focusing on the wrong things. Why are people even listening to these selfish republicans who have managed to mess things up for the last eight years. You guys seem to forgot that Clinton left this country in 2000 with a surplus and a booming economy. The only thing Bush had to do is come and countinue what Clinton did and things would have been better. I just hope Obama continue to do positive and genuine things and realize these selfish bastards are irelevant.
Some of you have a serious misunderstanding of media careers. Sean Hannity does NOT claim to be a journalist. He is a political commentator (which requires taking a political stance). I really don't like him much but like all people, he says things at least occasionally that I agree with as does Alan Colmes, Keith Olberman, and other counterparts on the left. Chris Matthews is NOT a political commentator. He is supposed to be an unbiased dispenser of the news. The great newsmen of yesteryear gave us hints of their political stances (as is natural) but went to great lengths to appear unbiased. It does not happen as much these days.
If you want to point out the Fox News bias, don't pick someone who is obviously not a news anchor!
OH PLEASE!!!!!
The looks that the Fox News commentators like Hannity gave Bush and Cheney and even now Gingrich......simple and pure hero worship.
Typical GOP trash talk........I am still in disbelief of all of the "selective amnesia" that the conservative media has
The election gave us two choices, an old fool and a young fool. No matter who won, we would have elected a fool. IT IS TRUE ABOUT MEDIA BIAS, BUT IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER. All of our leaders, both politicians and media pundits, have bought into the idea that world wide socialism is the only answer to our problems. Our candidates, from both parties, say the same things, make the same promises, and have the absolute identical outlook on foreign policy. So this entire conversation is a waste of breath and energy.
Let them give us some real candidates, people who believe in a sovereign nation, and will not sell off our country in globalist treaties. Who attacked Guithner the new Treasury Secretary? He is a globalist insider elitist, it would not matter if he had killed his own mother, he would still have the job. Chris Matthews's bias is only a symptom of our much greater problems.
Bev-
Obama won by almost 7 million votes, and more that a couple hundred electoral votes. That is a 'landslide.'
It is time for the Republicans to just SHUT UP! They have absolutley no excuse for executing, supporting and applauding the mismanagement and destruction of the US economy. Their actions in the last eight years verge on treason.
President Obama needs time and cooperation to implement plans designed by some of the best minds in the country.
The lunatic fringe which dominates what remains of the Republican Party does enjoy an endless capacity to attract and endorse every lowlife creep out there. Their goal is to appeal to every rotten character trait that human frailty is capable of manifesting.
Combining accusations of liberal basis with hints of homosexuality? A nice tactic for brownshirts....
Carson33 writes: Bernie Goldberg is a colossal buffoon/paid stooge for the Republican Party. Tell me something Bernie. Can you ever wash away the shame and sadness of being beaten by a black liberal? Do you weep softly at night when you're all alone on your island of red, surrounded by an ocean of blue?
This quasi-poetic comment is a perfect example of the kind of arrogant lefty wackjobs that voted Obama into office. Obama is "intelligent, fresh, and has new ideas." Um isnt he trying to emulate FDR and Lincoln?, even though the new deal was a FAILURE. Speaking of crying at night, I wouldnt doubt that there are tons of you libs too ashamed to reflect on the fact that your messiah has already backtracked on his campaign of 'hope' and ethics and has even adopted bush policies. You people are the same hypocritical low lifes that cry like babies when a guy makes a satirical cartoon reflecting on two current events, and try to turn it into a race fiasco, even though the last 8 years saw more president-chimp references than anyone remembers... Lets just hope this nonsense ends in 2012.
This coming from the the man who ENCOURAGE a crazed right-wing to MURDER LIBERALS! He should be in jail let alone trying to cast judgement on Chis Matthews!
THE RIGHT IS RUNNING SCRADE! YET, THEY'VE FOUND A SAFE HAVEN...CNN!
CNN – SAFE FOR THE RIGHT WING NUTS!
Chris Matthews is no worse than Blitzer, just more obvious.
Wolf attacks, is obnoxious, disrespectful to many dignified democrats that come on his show, while (by the way, CNN has twice as many republicans on) he practically licks the boots of any republican.
With Fox and CNN do not know how anyone has the nerve to
criticize anything anyone else says.
Goldberg is just another sad sack who represents the core of the republican party.
...as opposed to the Republicans, who favor Religion over Intelligence.
This says it all... "Goldberg is currently a commentator for Fox News..." and "Goldberg's latest book...released on January 26, 2009 by conservative publishing house Regnery Publishing." from his wikipedia page.
Says it all for me.
suprise suprise!
Who cares what this man thinks or repeating himself!
I always wondered why Obama walks so funny, and now I know.
Do not worry nobody likes Mathews but Mathews. I could see romantic ideas with him between and Orielly but I think Goldberg has that date already made.
If race trumps gender then it's definitely a new day in America. Because white women weren't lynched because they were white women. so it's interesting that the blacks now can fit in with certain elite circles.
President Obama won "big". Whether you win by 1 electoral vote or 1000, a win is a win. Quit crying you Republican losers... Palin '12, Jindal '12... please, please let this be the ticket in 2012. That's when you will see a real landslide.
The media abrogated all journalistic responsibility with respect to Barack Obama. They simply lacked the intellectual curiosity to scrutinize Obama.
The media does have a liberal bias.
Throw around all the insults that you will. It does not alter the landscape that CNN & MSNBC are as far to the left as Fox News is to the right.
The media did not elect Barack Obama.
It does change the fact that the major networks and the cable outlets reflect bias in their reporting.
The best way method of getting the news is from several sources.
I think that many Americans like Chris Matthews were happy to think at that time that we could have a President to be somewhat proud of.
I think I speak for many other Bermies' everywhere when I say Bernie Goldberg is a smug jerk! He has been hanging around Bryant Gmble too long!
I'm sure Hillary Clinton takes great comfort in being defended by the same people who, two years ago, were calling her "Hillabeast," giggling at her looks, and alleging she was a closet lesbian.
Hypocrisy, thy name is GOP.
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So true JMB!!!!!!
For the first time in my life, I am ashamed of my country.
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I followed closely and was/is a Clinton supporter. Every day I cringed at the biased media coverage of Obama over Clinton. It was sickening. I have no ill will nor do I dislike Obama. I just preferred Clinton. I still voted Obama when the final ballot was drawn and have no issues with the process. I DO have issues with the media. What happened to objective journalism? Was that all make believe? Did it EVER exist?
STILL awaiting??????? Why CNN?
The Democrats are hell bent on making this country into a Socialist State and stealing freedoms and liberties from us all.
The Republicans are hell bent on making this country into Social Caste System where big business runs all, including the Government.
MSNBC is simply liberally biased. Sean Hannity and his affiliates are simply hatefully biased. Both political parties are American, bred from hard work, strong education and a shared belief that America is, and should remain, the greatest nation on Earth.
Can we blame either party for their constant power grabs? After all it is to lead the greatest nation on the Earth. We should all hope there are enough of us to cut through the noise in order to deal with what lies ahead.
The losers in this election will never stop whining. My 2 year old great grandson eventually gets over it when he doesn't get his way but not these folks. If we could harness whining and crying energy the republicans could solve our dependence on foreign oil.
Oh yeah well Goldberg has a man crush on Rush Limbaugh!! What a nonsense comment – fools like this are dumber rhan dirt!!
get over it
Liberals are dopes. They want higher taxes, weaker national defense, and don't care about the individual. But this is okay.. coservatives are wide awake and coming for you in 2 years at the ballot box. Nice to people like Sarah Palin scare the hell out of you.
Madame Secretary may still be President yet. Ronald Reagan was 69 when he took office. When the oath of office is taken on January 20, 2017- Hillary Clinton will be 69.
Mr. B, I 50 yr old, Blk, Ret, and GPO. Ex-Bush didn"t do it right! Mr. B, did U VOTE? President Obama is here forever!