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Tonight's Election Coverage: Who is the Biggest H-A?

Here's a thread to vent about tonight's election news coverage. Who did you like? Who made you reach for the mute button or turn the channel?

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    Tweety (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:53:43 PM EST
    Now and forever. Always Tweety.

    Yup (5.00 / 1) (#32)
    by delandjim on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:43:21 PM EST
    Partly because of his attitude to Clinton, but he is annoying in general. I noticed that when I first watched him four years ago. Always cutting of the guest and talking over them. Why not just do an hour long monologue?

    I used to not be able to watch Fox, now MSNBC is on that list. Not so much because I like Clinton but I can't take the bias. It just grates on my nerves, I've actually started to look at Fox a little again. Some of there stuff doesn't seem a bad as it did a few years ago.

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    I am shocked, shocked I tell you. (5.00 / 1) (#2)
    by oculus on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:53:45 PM EST
    Graphic and title:  H-A     Ha, ha.  

    haha. Me too. Best thread ever! (5.00 / 2) (#3)
    by Teresa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:54:54 PM EST
    Carl Berstein gets my vote but I haven't watched Tweety in a couple of hours.

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    I cannot watch Bernstein (5.00 / 3) (#6)
    by Jeralyn on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:57:38 PM EST
    I leap for the channel changer when he comes on. I've said that every election night so far.

    I do like John King and Chuck Todd.

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    I always think of how bright and funny (5.00 / 2) (#8)
    by oculus on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:59:12 PM EST
    Nora Ephron is and how he compares so poorly to her.

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    Time to go rent the movie again (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by Cream City on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:00:36 PM EST
    and snicker at the ultimate revenge, when he dumped her but she humiliated him in a book and on film.  

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    I need to retrieve BTD's glossary (5.00 / 2) (#7)
    by oculus on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:57:42 PM EST
    of pejorative names for talking heads.

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    I'm not watching MSNBC (5.00 / 1) (#5)
    by Coldblue on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:57:23 PM EST
    so I guess I can't opine.

    Russert Calls Women Over 50 (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by Jeralyn on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:07:56 PM EST
    Aging white women.

    Black mark for him.

    Women over 50 are middle-aged or older, they are not geriatric or aging or aged. At least on this blog.

    old habits die hard (5.00 / 1) (#12)
    by white n az on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:16:42 PM EST
    you gotta quit watching MSNBC

    they aren't liberal
    they aren't progressive
    they aren't democrats
    they aren't fair

    Witness:

    • Joe Scarborough
    • Tucker Carlson
    • Chris Matthews

    even their toss-ins...
    • Tim Russert
    • Howard Fineman
    • Pat Buchanon

    will piss me off

    Thus it only leaves Keith and Rachel Maddow and they aren't worth the indignity that you have to put up with to hear them.

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    Like Russert isn't over 50 (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by kmblue on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:33:17 PM EST
    and an overripe punkinhead.  

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    is it just me or does Russert look (5.00 / 1) (#19)
    by Kathy on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 09:38:40 PM EST
    ...sweaty lately?  Like he's just had a really intense colonoscopy without taking the sedative first?  I mean, it's like he's uncomfortable even sitting in front of the camera, and the hair at his temples looks all frizzy and...well, sweaty.

    Anyway--my choice for worst is Brazille.  She is just egregiously nasty.  Only a woman could attack another woman as viciously as she does Clinton.

    (and I've already done my treatise on the evolutionary guile of MoDo, so I won't say it here again)

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    women over 50 (none / 0) (#28)
    by delandjim on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:32:05 PM EST
    So thats the definition, I've been wondering thanks for the definition ;-)

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    On topic, it's Matthews (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by kmblue on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:31:22 PM EST
    Now and forever!

    Cannot pick (5.00 / 1) (#18)
    by Stellaaa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 09:05:47 PM EST
    Way too many a whole stable full.  Why there is enough rump roast to feed the army.  They must have a contest, who can be the biggest one.  Olberman lately is in my crosshairs, cause of all this drama of trying to be Murrow and all he did is try to out Tweety, Tweety.  So, for my bucks, Olberman for doing a fake out.  (which I never bought, his language was so contrived in those commentaries, made me cringe)

    Matthews just demolished Obama spokesman ... (5.00 / 1) (#23)
    by cymro on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:03:30 PM EST
    ... by demanding that he list Obama's accomplishments as a US Senator, and refusing to accept waffle in response. It was painful to watch.

    Maybe someone can find the video?

    No way! (none / 0) (#24)
    by Kathy on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:12:51 PM EST
    Is there another Matthews we don't know about?

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    I swear I was not dreaming (none / 0) (#26)
    by cymro on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:24:35 PM EST
    I was shocked too, but it really happened. Someone should find and post a video clip.

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    Lots of coverage now, for example ... (none / 0) (#40)
    by cymro on Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 05:04:30 AM EST
    ... on Huffington Post

    For many more, here's a Google search.

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    Nah (none / 0) (#29)
    by delandjim on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:34:55 PM EST
    Now that they have basically gotten rid of Clinton, it's time to start on the next dem to make way for McCain.

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    my sister (none / 0) (#39)
    by Jeralyn on Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 02:10:29 AM EST
    texted me asking for the clip, she said it was absolutely unbelievable.

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    Jeralyn, BTD??? Hillary is winning the (5.00 / 1) (#25)
    by Teresa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:21:49 PM EST
    Washington primary. It may not last but so far it is 49-47. It says 100% counted but I don't see how it could be. But I forgot, caucuses matter.

    Um (5.00 / 1) (#33)
    by cannondaddy on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:47:21 PM EST
    I don't think it's 100%

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    It's not. Tano in the other thread has a (none / 0) (#35)
    by Teresa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:53:09 PM EST
    different number. The 100% is just all the percentages added together. Sorry for the misinformation.

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    Right! The 100% is just a checksum ... (none / 0) (#36)
    by cymro on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:54:17 PM EST
    ... to show that the fractional percentages total to 100%.

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    Link (none / 0) (#27)
    by Teresa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:28:52 PM EST
    Those percentages are now reversed (none / 0) (#34)
    by cymro on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:50:32 PM EST
    Still 100% of precincts reporting though.

    How can that happen? Are they still adding in absentee votes, or provisional ballots, or ...?

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    Isn't is odd (none / 0) (#30)
    by delandjim on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:36:24 PM EST
    Isn't it odd how Washington does it, primary is non-binding. I haven't heard a single word about it on T.V.

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    Tweety is H-A Emeriti (none / 0) (#4)
    by NJDem on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:56:57 PM EST
    I haven't turned them on yet, just hoping they don't call it at 9pm with zero % reporting--then, I may be able to watch.

    Women and minorities, our moment (none / 0) (#9)
    by Cream City on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 07:59:12 PM EST
    is over.  CNN's idiot Gloria Borger just announced that it's time to talk about white men again.

    She was, of course, entirely surrounded by several men on CNN, and all but one was white.  But they loved them their Gloria for saying that.

    That would be O'Reily (none / 0) (#14)
    by cannondaddy on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:29:56 PM EST
    as it is everynight.

    Please (none / 0) (#15)
    by kmblue on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 08:30:29 PM EST
    You are being cruel to horses
    and their behinds.  ;)


    My pick is (none / 0) (#20)
    by americanincanada on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 09:40:47 PM EST
    Carl Bernstein...hands down.

    Is it just me... (none / 0) (#21)
    by ClownBaby on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 09:53:55 PM EST
    ...or does Bernstein look kinda like that fat old lady two doors down who smells like pee-pee?

    Bertstein...he just said it's time for Gore and (none / 0) (#22)
    by Teresa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:00:11 PM EST
    Pelosi and other Democratic leaders to tell Mr. and Mrs. Clinton "enough". It's time to step down or whatever. He is a total as*.

    I heard that (none / 0) (#31)
    by delandjim on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:39:05 PM EST
    Seriously, they are close to tied, is there any reason we are supposed to disenfranchise all the rest of the states? Just because the media think we should.

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    Really nasty tone he used wasn't it? (none / 0) (#37)
    by Teresa on Tue Feb 19, 2008 at 10:54:39 PM EST
    What I want to know ... (none / 0) (#38)
    by chemoelectric on Wed Feb 20, 2008 at 12:43:21 AM EST
    ... is how can anyone watch that stuff? I can barely stand when Air America Radio is doing election coverage, much less the television machine. I follow the numbers at cnn.com instead.

    My wife watches that stuff sometimes, but I think it's just because they have Olbermann doing it.