Disrespect against Ted Koppel yesterday!!!!

[LittleApple81]

I watched the WH press briefing with McClelland. I don't know all of the press corps, but there is an older (I guess his first name is Les), ultra-conservative reporter who precedes most of his questions with slobbering praise for Bush*, manifests concern about the religious right's lack of influence and in general tries to criticize the Democrats. From the transcript:

Q Do you remember any incident where the President has ever treated any member of the media as insultingly as those Democrat presidential candidates did to Ted Koppel last night?

MR. McCLELLAN: Didn't see the debate, Les, so --

Q You didn't see the debate? You read about it. You certainly saw what those people did to Ted Koppel. Now, has the President ever done anything --

MR. McCLELLAN: I'm focused on our business here at the White House at the direction of the President.

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By the way, I must be going crazy: I was laughing all through the briefing because McClelland preceded each statement about Iraq (which were many) with:

"sacrificing to build a free and prosperous Iraq for the Iraqi people to make the world a safer and better place."

The media whores are still not doing their job. I have to laugh not to cry.

[neuvocat]

1. Even they shined him on over that huh?

LOL

[PurityOfEssence]

2. Who was it Bush said--again--had "a face made for radio"?

This is crap. Junior rarely allows the press close enough to abuse them. When he does, if he gets any static, he displays the same deep streak of ugliness that he does in every other vicious, selfish and vengeful act of his vulgar existence.

I must say it was fun to see Koppel get hammered, though. I've disliked that twinkly-eyed, pompous little sniper for over twenty years, and it's nice to see him hit some resistance, especially when he provoked it with smarmy and insulting questions. He deserved it and it was obvious.

[tom_paine]

11. And don't forget "Major League Asshole" remark

Althoguh, as we all know, since when do a few measley facts get in the way of Bushevik propaganda?

These monsters and all their Fellow Travelers amke me sick.

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

3. I support disrespect for Ted Kophole 100%

The more disrespect for the corporate whore actors that can hardly read their script correctly, the better.

[Cocoa]

4. Lester's head must be exploding

how does he make sense out of the dems being so mean to the "liberal media?"

:crazy:

[LittleApple81]

15. What paper does he report for? n/t

[eissa]

5. What?!

Does this idiot not remember shrub referring to a journalist as an asshole during his campaign? Remember "big time"?!?!?

[Salviati]

6. Three words come to mind: "Major league asshole"

for those who are unfammiliar or have forgotten:

http://dir.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/09/04/cuss_word/index.html

[Warpy]

7. Koppel thought he was interviewing them

...for a puff piece in People Magazine. That's the level of question he was asking (yes, I read the transcript).

Koppel has been in the business long enough to know better. Some people have gone so far to ask if he'd had something slipped into his coffee before the debate started.

These jokers in the mass media need a wakeup call. I'm glad Kucinich gave Koppel his, and I'm glad the crowd backed him up.

[Tempest]

12. Read what Atrios had to say about the interviews

http://atrios.blogspot.com/

It took CowBell 19 questions before he asked anything about policy.

[displacedtexan]

8. Don't forget what * did to David Gregory.

When Gregory spoke French, * insulted him: "Four words and he thinks he's fluent."

David Gregory IS fluent in French... and in English!

[loudnclear]

9. Remember when the RWinuts hated the media...now that it is clear they

control the media, my how they try to protect their buddies.

[Lefty48197]

10. Go out in the hallway and ask Helen Thomas

if she thinks the WH has treated any member of the media in an insulting manner.

[Dr.Phool]

13. Koppel is a moron

He's been pandering to the right wing for so long, I quit watching Nightline years ago. I get better news on the Daily Show.

I'm glad Kucinich let him have it, and Kerry told him where he could put his polls.

I was amazed that these guys would even agree to debates, letting ABC and Fox control the debates. I watched Fluffy Mathews trying to trip up Howard Dean last week and Wesley Clark this week. I never watch Hardball, but last week Mathews kept hammering Dean about his draft defferment. After it was over I went to take a shower and when I came back out Mathews was on Countdown talking about how Dean admitted he was trying for a medical deferment and how our brave president performed "heroically" flying fighter jets in the National Guard. I wanted to puke!:spank:

[Dover]

14. This in defense of a criminal administration who SHOOTS reporters?!

Please....these conservative meatballs must have to take a "hypocritic oath" to get in the club.