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Joe Mika and Norah O’Donnell surprise me today

Posted: July 20, 2010 by datechguy in employment, opinion/news
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Ok make sure you are sitting down for this.

MSNBC’s Morning Joe was talking about an unemployment extension. It started with the regular meme about Republicans blocking unemployment but around the 13 minute mark Pat mentioned Republican offsets, then after the break, Norah O’Donnell (who has the look of someone who just had some personal good news) quoted what the republicans said today. Joe looks then mentions that the media hasn’t reported the republican offset stuff and then Mika talks about how the story they are quoting has a headline hitting republicans and then deep on the jump page mentions the plans they offered to pay for unemployment extension.

I have never heard, particularly on MSNBC anyone mentioning the “after the jump” stuff. Naturally we conservatives are used to it, but I never thought I’d hear Mika hit the media on MSNBC for doing it.

That is just so honorable and I hate to say it but when they did, Margaret Carlson looked like someone took the prize out of her breakfast cereal.

Well done folks well done!

Some serious credit for Morning Joe this morning

Posted: July 19, 2010 by datechguy in media, opinion/news
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They highlighted the Politico story about the difference in opinion between elites and the people:

Obama is far more popular while Palin, the former Alaska governor, is considerably less so. To the vast majority of D.C. elites, the tea party movement is a fad. The rest of the nation is less certain, however, with many viewing it as a potentially viable third party in the future.

The survey also reveals to a surprising degree how those involved in the policymaking and the political process tend to have a much rosier view of the economy than does the rest of the nation — and, in some cases, dramatically different impressions of leading officeholders, political forces and priorities for governing.

Morning Joe really pushed this today and it is to their credit since they are part of that elite. It’s one of the reasons why although they drive me crazy often I just like them. They remind me of my family, you like them even when they drive you nuts.

Why this doesn’t have a memeorandum thread is beyond me.

The poll itself is here.

Update: Memeorandum thread now up.

Eugene Robinson spills the beans, Reversing Reaganism!

Posted: July 16, 2010 by datechguy in media, opinion/news
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The MSM has been very careful to talk respectfully about Reagan lately but Eugene Robinson just gave up the game. He agreed with Charles Krauthammer statement of the following:

The net effect of 18 months of Obamaism will be to undo much of Reaganism.

On Morning Joe he agrees saying saying on Morning Joe that the president is “Reversing Reaganism” but unlike Charles he things this is a good things and the rest of the MSM is with him 100%. He thinks they just need to sell it.

Of course the media would also love to reverse the country’s love of Reagan but they’ll settle for this as the next best thing.

Morning Joe: Norah O’Donnell spins “Republicans aren’t popular either”

Posted: July 16, 2010 by datechguy in fun, opinion/news
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Just an FYI Scott Brown (Banking vote not withstanding) is the single most popular pol in Massachusetts.

And here is Mark Penn who keeps saying “8” years taking the time to forget the democrats controlling the house since 06.

Mika’s dad and Pat spar on taxes but are shaking hands on taking troop withdrawals worldwide troops home.

Norah keeps talking government “Investment”. The Government doesn’t “Invest” it taxes business and individuals and then spends said tax money.

The bottom line of their discussion. The people aren’t realizing how much better we are because of Obama. They must be using Cato’s Naked Victoria Secret Models method via Glenn to measure progress.

Update: this is what I’m talking about

I’m going to claim that I enjoyed a week of debauchery with the Victoria’s Secret models. And if any of them are rude enough to point out that I’m lying, I’ll simply explain that I started with an assumption of spending -7 nights with the supermodels. And since I actually spent zero nights with them, that means a net of +7.”

They’d get a lot more attention using this method anyway.

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