May 16, 2008
Hotline After Dark -- Coincidence? They Think Not.
A majority of last night's TV focused on Pres. Bush's "appeasement" statement in Israel, as well as Barack Obama's reaction to it.
CNN's Henry: "For the president to lay out his definition of what an appeaser is, and for that definition to fit into the narrative that Republican operatives are putting out there about the Democratic front-runner, it's a pretty amazing coincidence" ("Situation Room," 5/15).
Newt Gingrich: "All Barack Obama had to say was, 'I agree with the president. ... I don't think we should talk with terrorists.' ... What does it tell you about the level of guilt that Senator Obama must feel that he identified a reference to a 1939 isolationist nut cake senator as referring to him? ... What you just saw was a revealing test of the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, all of whom were offended by a description of appeasement, isolationism, self-delusion, which they thought must refer to themselves. ... If [Bush] was referring to anybody in particular, he was referring to Jimmy Carter who recently hugged a murdering terrorist in Damascus" ("Hannity & Colmes," FNC, 5/15).
Joe Biden, on calling Bush's remarks "bulls---": "I shouldn't have used that word. I came off the elevator, and I was confronted with what had happened. And I responded. I should have just said malarkey. But the essence of what I was saying is absolutely accurate. This is outrageous" ("Situation Room," CNN, 5/15).
More Biden: "If talking to the Iranians is appeasement, I assume the president of the United States is going to come home and fire Secretary Gates and fire the secretary of state, Condi Rice, both of whom have been saying we should be sitting down and talking with the Iranians. ... It's pure, pure political gamesmanship, appealing to American fear" ("Hardball," MSNBC, 5/15).
After the jump, more Obama and reviews of McCain's presidential goals speech (KATHERINE LEHR).
FNC's Garrett: "Obama advisers see this dustup as a means of lashing McCain evermore tightly to President Bush on Iran. Over time they believe that will prove to be a political asset, especially as Obama casts it as an extension of the decisions that led to war with Iraq" ("Special Report," 5/15).
MSNBC's Matthews, on John McCain's reaction to Bush's comments: "Well, it seems like it's the alley-oop play in the NBA. ... The president threw the ball under the basket, and John McCain put it in" ("Hardball," 5/15).
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ): "[Bush] certainly didn't name a specific individual. He did talk about a point of view which is present in the United States. I've heard people say it. And I think it's interesting that most Democrats immediately reacted in such a way that suggested that they, too, first thought of Barack Obama. Why would they think of Barack Obama if, in fact, Obama wasn't one of those people talking like that? ... I'm reminded of Shakespeare -- me think he doth protest too much" ("Situation Room," CNN, 5/15).
IN THE YEAR 2013....
There was also reaction to McCain's speech in Columbus, OH, in which he outlined his potential first term as POTUS.
CNN's Cafferty: "I would love to see Osama bin Laden dead and democracy in Iraq and all the troops home and the rest of the things he talked about. The devil of course is in the details. And he didn't spell out exactly how we're going to do that" ("Situation Room," 5/15).
MSNBC's Olbermann: "A 20-minute wish list for the next four years with absolute no specifics on just how he might achieve any of it. ... This is a slower version of Conan O'Brien's bit about the year 2000. No indication on how the war has won and considering he only intends to bring most of the troops by 2013 -- that leaves full troop withdrawal to the next president" ("Countdown," 5/15).
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer: "This speech, which was a great speech, is not about Iraq or education or health care, all of which is summarized well. It is about the age issue. ... He speaks about the year 2013. He knows that Americans remember that Reagan in the second term, at the end, looked weak, and afterwards he developed Alzheimer's. If McCain is going to be older, he does not want Americans thinking of him of 80. ... So he rephrased all of this within the four years. He does not announce he is only going to have one term. That would be a disaster. ... But ... you have all kinds of hints in that speech about not worrying about reelection" ("Special Report," FNC, 5/15).
Ex-WH adviser David Gergen: "Overall, that was an admirable speech. It really was one of the few times we've had a presidential candidate early in a campaign try to draw together the main strands of what his presidency would be like and try to weave it together. ... He had given these preceding speeches on the environment and the like. And this time he brought it all together. ... It was a commendable effort to lay out a vision. There are elements of it that are going to give Democrats a chance to pounce. But we need a speech with as much precision from Barack Obama, sooner rather than later" ("AC 360," CNN, 5/15).
Posted at 09:06 AM
Comments
Who wants o listen to what Hannity has to say(college drop-out)..he must be related to Bush- they both seem to draw from the same intellectually challenged pool.
Nzuzo | 05.17.08 02:19 AM
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Who wants to listen to what Hannity has to say(college drop-out)..he must be related to Bush- they both seem to draw from the same intellectually- challenged pool.
Nzuzo | 05.17.08 02:20 AM
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Who wants to listen to what Hannity has to say???..he must be related to Bush- they both seem to draw from the same intellectually- challenged gene pool.
Nzuzo | 05.17.08 02:21 AM
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Joe B, don't apologize. It's not malarky. It IS bulls**t. Tell it like it is. No more beating around the Bush. George "I've been a horrible failure at everything I've ever done" Bush and all of the Republicans in Congress are NOT "disingenuous". They are LIARS. All of em. They are full of sh*t. All of em. Including and especially John McWarMoreYears.
Ethan | 05.17.08 07:19 PM
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Clinton takes Indiana by a ‘razor’ and Obama wins North Carolina by a huge margin. Nevertheless, Kentucky, Montana and West Virginia are still to come.
The Democratic race for nomination is still very much alive – and most likely to be decided by superdelegates
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It takes a moment, but what's a few minutes now worth to get Clinton in office?! Those are really worth !
Sending a note to current Clinton supporters lets them know it's appreciated, sending a note to current Obama supporters can hopefully sway them to change their vote to Clinton, and sending a note to the uncommitted folks will hopefully sway them to vote for Clinton. It's that easy...
feeba | 05.19.08 01:09 AM
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