Who is this guy Craig Crawford on MSNBC???

[ShadowCabinet]

He's on there trash talking Edwards and Clark's victories this evening as meaningless. He dumped on Dean saying he's finished because he "imploded" and commented to Olberman that he was "going home" because it's all over in favor of Kerry.

The media is doing such a huge disservice to this primary process by in effect picking the candidate for us, the voters. I haven't even voted in my primary yet, but I'm being made to feel like my vote doesn't count unless I jump on the bandwagon for the "presumptive nominee".

It's not just Dean who's been marginalized by the media.Edward and Clark win and it's being treated like nothing. This really is digusting.

[jean]

1. we should run continual polls on all the talking heads, day by day

[shooga]

8. Tweety

How about the way that Loser Tweety trashed Dean ... he replayed that tape about a thousand times ... he is losing his touch and I predict MSNBC will dump his sorry ass pretty soon.



http://www.fudgereport.net

[DebJ]

13. I love that.

[BurtWorm]

2. "Dean imploded" is the new "Dean screamed"

:eyes:

(Where's that little "fuck you, media!" smiley when you need it?)

[D G]

3. I saw that guy panhandling downtown last week

His cardboard sign read: "Will Talk Out Of Own Ass For Food" - I guess MSNBC took him up on it :shrug:

[NNN0LHI]

4. Craig Crawford

Craig Crawford is a columnist and special contributor for Congressional Quarterly.

For the past six years, Crawford has run The Hotline, a daily online political briefing published by the National Journal Group. Previously he was a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered political campaigns throughout the South. Crawford was the newspaper’s Washington bureau chief from 1989 to 1997. Before becoming a journalist, he served in 1984 as the Alabama State Field Director for the John Glenn presidential primary campaign, and the Georgia State Field Director for the Mondale/Ferraro general election campaign.

[KeepItReal]

6. DOH! you beat me to it...

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[NJCher]

10. link to The Hotline

http://nationaljournal.com/pubs/hotline/

on edit: Here's are snips from an amusing little blurb from yesterday's Hotline:

Bush's Bad Month


Those who have tracked Bush's poor political months will notice a pattern: his bad news coincides with other stories that seem to garner a majority of the country's attention. This last month of bad news for Bush (no WMDs, lackluster SOTU, conservative griping over budget) has been largely overshadowed by the WH Dem campaign.

...snip

-- Today's papers are filled with danger signs for the incumbent: A record deficit, another "commission" to probe intel failures, a VP trying to regain some political standing, more troubles in Iraq, lower poll numbers and a potential Dem nominee on the attack. Seems like a good time to find Osama. (#25)

More at the link--click "February 2"


Cher

[KeepItReal]

5. Here's his bio

"Previously he was a reporter for the Orlando Sentinel, where he covered political campaigns throughout the South. Crawford was the newspaper's Washington bureau chief from 1989 to 1997. Before becoming a journalist, he served in 1984 as the Alabama State Field Director for the John Glenn presidential primary campaign, and the Georgia State Field Director for the Mondale/Ferraro general election campaign."

http://www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/m4PRN/2003_Feb_25/98057719/p1/article.jhtml


He sounds like a Zel Miller type to me...

[SayitAintSo]

7. Whores .... freaking Whores....

Crawford is an RNC self serving pimp.

[SeveneightyWhoa]

9. This guy is REPUGNANT.

A few weeks back, he was reporting on the Dems, and I swear to you, he said something like "the Democratic field can be summarized in a line from The Sixth Sense: I see dead people!". Then he laughed an arrogant laugh with a sickly, disgusting Newman-esque grin. Even the CNBC reporter who he threw it back to, was a little bit surprised..

I'll never understand how such Dem-haters and Republicans can cover the Democratic race. Can you imagine a Republican contest being covered ONLY by liberals, and very smug, condescending ones at that? Never.

[kentuck]

11. I would remind Mr Crawford....

There are only 2 ways that it can be over: #1. All the other candidates drop out or #2. Mr Kerry gets 2162 delegates. Please explain if htere is another way??

[sandnsea]

12. 3% ratings

We should kind of remember these shows only have a 3% rating. It would be interesting to have some exit polls to see what percentage of the people watch cable news. Just a thought.