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The media does not "bash" Hillary. Hillary brings the negatives upon herself with her selfish, slash-and-burn tactics. Hillary and Bill are weak and corrupt, they have NO power within themselves so have to get it from others so they can feel powerful. They don't care about our country, and they even care less about its citizens. Those of you who think Hillary will work for you are delusional. Just ask New Yorkers; she has done NOTHING for them! She has not done anything to help the impoverished or the middle class. She has been too busy naming postoffices, libraries, and courthouses, and attending funerals to find time for the poor. Hillary is an insult to women who have reached their goals on their own, not by riding somebody else's back and coattails. Hillary is not fit to be President; heck she cannot even manage her campaign and campaign finances and you believe she can lead the country?? Wake up from your Clinton slumbers, wipe the Clinton cobwebs from your eyes, and face the truth about Hillary. She is a corrupt, manipulating, lying witch!

bushee's for Obama? Nuff' said. Now, this Canadian business in the above post is really troubling.

jake, the SNL skit was big because the media hasnt been vetting Obama at ALL, it took a sketch comedy show to embarrass some at the media to even pretend to do their jobs without bias and cover both candidates with a skillfull eye...that is why it is so big

also the rampant sexism has been all over the media and many women were glad someone acknowledged it, even in a sketch

Hey folks...reality check! Accidents get more news than sunny days...
Hillary thought she was going to be "Coronated" the Queen. She and Billy boy believed this to their core.
They underestimated the angst, frustration, and utter dis-satisfaction of the USA citizens for politicians in general. They really suk!
Selfish-self centered-ego maniacs while inferiority complexes that do what gets them elected by pandering to whomever they have to. Screw us once they take office!
Well, the people are speaking back! Go home now you liars-cheats-thieves!
I hear the message of "Hope for the future" of our great country and our grandchildren(I have 2, 4 & 6 yr old)!
A very similiar message delivered by Bill Clinton in 1992, only we knew he was a liar and cheat then, we still electe him, we believed his hope too!
Maybe now we have someone who can invite us in, make us part of, and restore our dignity and strength!!!
(PS: I am a 'Bushee 4 Obama')

Does anyone want some butter and jam on Hillary's Campaign Machine? The reason HRC's double digit leads in Texas and Ohio have slipped so badly is that her former monopoly on "the establishment" support evaporated as voters became more familiar with her opponents.

Let's stop the blame game. Voters are not stupid, only under-informed until they see both candidates close to the election dates.

I will choose faith and hope anyday over the devisiveness of of partisian politics of the past. Experience? What experience? Playing the gender or victim card whenever it suits oneself?

Ohh-poor baby. Did Hillary's criticism of the press hurt your feelings.

The press led this country into the war in Iraq with is fawning press coverage of Bush. I think if Hillary gets elected she should do more than criticize them.

WOW!
I knew that the politics of blame fixing rather than problem fixing was ever present with Hillary Clinton & her supporters.
No wonder Bill Cunningham, Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh & Sean Hannity are now on board the team Clinton local.
Birds of a feather do flock together.

That there media sure is biased against Hillary, no doubt about. It's not like Ted Turner, the biggest media mogul out there, is best friends with Bill Clinton and has received several awards from the Clinton-run DLC, right? And it's not like CNN consistently relays Clinton campaign talking points as soon as they come out of Wolfson's mouth, eh?

Please, stop deluding yourself Clinton supporters. The only reason your candidate is losing is because of her campaign's absolutely horrific mismanagement. From not bothering with caucus states to spending extravagant amounts in the months leading up to Iowa with no concern for a budget, the Clinton campaign has been a train wreck from the start. Stop making excuses for your candidate's failures and accept that she won't be the nominee not because the media is out to get her, but because she's simply a bad nominee.

SJ, neat imagination you have there.

"Rather than ABC spend so much time trying to bash Hillary, why do they not do some work for a change and get a explanation as to this latest report ****all over the Canadian news.****???

A top staff member for Obama's campaign telephoned Michael Wilson, Canada's ambassador to the United States, and warned him that Obama would speak out against NAFTA, according to Canadian sources.The staff member reassured Wilson that the criticisms would only be campaign rhetoric, and should not be taken at face value."

Funny thing is, the two Largest Newspapers in Canada don't have anything on this supposed telephone call. ???

The US Media has been discussing a great deal more than 'Hillary's actions, her clothes, and SNL.' (BTW, Hillary brought up SNL to prove she is being picked on.)

The media has discussed:
Her inability as the person in charge, to manage her own campaign.
Her loss of 10 Primaries in a row, by double digets at that.
Her frequent mood swings.
Her outright lies. (Vote on the Iraq War that she continued to lie about during 19 Debates)
Her refusal to provide her Tax Returns.
And the list goes on.

These are all indicators that she would make a lousy president, but you think the Media should't remark on them???

On the Otherhand, you think it is fair to blast Obama for not wearing a pin?? One that Hillary doesn't wear either??

He has managed his Campaign better than anyone running for this office in recent history if not forever.
He has won the last 10 Primaries in a row.
He stays calm cool and collected no matter what she throws at him.
Hasn't been caught in a lie yet, despite being accused of doing so numerous times by both Clinton and the Media.
He has provided his Tax Returns as has EVERYONE else on the Campaign trail.

Evidentally you think she shouldn't have to provide hers. Why not? I think it is asinine to not require that all candidates do so BEFORE the Primarys. Rather late to find out someone broke the law after they become a nominee.

It isn't the Media's fault that clinton keeps shooting herself in the foot. They have certainly tried to make hay from each tiny incident they can turn up on Obama. Trouble is, the Public is smarter than that.

Well, actually it isn't just the Media. Even the Clinton Backers have gotten into manufacturing stories, as evidenced by your post. Trouble for Clinton is that these stories are so easy to debunk.

I'm not sure Hillary knows who Hillary really is. Her insincerity and odd personality changes reflect her many years as a professional politician. Her bipolar tendencies could explain why she is so polarizing. It's hard to relate to multiple personalities.

Yes, because citing a nugget of truth on one skit means you think that SNL is an authority in politics. Very good leap, that makes tons of sense.

just reposting a good note...
I believe in the basic wisdom of the American voters. I feel, however, that the media's relentless barrage against Hillary does a disservice to the political process and insults American voters. Going back to 1993 for SNL skits to bash Hillary is stooping very low. I wonder how many people have been driven into the Hillary camp by the media's irrational hatred.

To: H. Aslan Aslani-Far

You are totally right about the first election of Bush's first term! I should be clearer in my comment that I am talking about the second term for Bush, when he won fair and square due to the people's vote.

Thanks for pointing out the difference. This is the kind of exchanges that helps us sorting out facts vs. fiction.

First the press created Obama, that is why they are supporting him over Clinton, but if Clinton wins the primary they will act like everything they reported was fantasy and support her.

So right now she is getting a taste of what the Republicans and our troops get an unfair reporting!! by a Liberal Controlled press.

Jodi: As a follow-up...your argument that the press would rather have anyone beat Hillary brings up two interesting questions: (1) If this is so, how will this change in 4 years to compel a Hillary run in 2012? and, (2) If this is true, how come Sen. Clinton is one of the 2 remaining candidates in the race? Why isn't it John Edwards and Obama, or Kucinich and Obama left standing? As well, it discounts the fact that Sen. Clinton came out of the gate as the frontrunner. To claim that it is the press that is destroying her is to gloss over the fact that she is simply not getting her message across.

Jodi: As a lifelong Democrat in Massachussetts you'd rather vote for Sen. McCain than Sen. Obama? Really? That sounds petty, but, if you'd like to continue helping run this country into the ground, I'd guess that's your perogative...but, frankly, it is absolutely mindblowing...tax cuts for the rich, another 5...10...50...100 years in Iraq.

The press has clearly set it sights on having anyone beat Hillary because they know despite the polls they like to show that Hillary will easily beat McCain and Obama does not have a chance. The press was just waiting untill they are sure Hillary is out before stomping on Obama.

This bears repeating and investigating (from a previous post)

"A top staff member for Obama's campaign telephoned Michael Wilson, Canada's ambassador to the United States, and warned him that Obama would speak out against NAFTA, according to Canadian sources.The staff member reassured Wilson that the criticisms would only be campaign rhetoric, and should not be taken at face value."

The press will get what they want if Obama is nominated.......McCain wins!!!I am a life time democrat but will not remain part of party that can be had by the press or by a great speaker with no accomplishments. I am a Massachusettes resident and will vote McCain if my option is McCain vs Obama. I would hope that Hillary would not accept a VP position under Obama since it is a losing ticket and instead hope she runs again in 4 years.

Sylvie...you have no idea what you're talking about...don't blame the Bush disaster on a public being blackmailed, blame it on President Bush's brother handing him the election in Florida, or the conservative Supreme Court ruling against VP Gore, or on the fact that that egocentric boob Ralph Nader stole 97,000 votes from Gore in Florida where the margin was less than 600 votes.

to SJ: please don't resign to Obama's nomination. Sometimes the 'people's voice' is wrong because the voice is being emotionally blackmailed instead of by rational thoughts. Just remember what the people's voice gave us, Bush, because we were emotionally blackmailed by fear.

Let's do what we can to inject rational thoughts into this election. With Lewis, the highly regard civil right leader, not only stabs his friend in the back, but also stomps on another minority, a white woman, has publicly declared that this election is all about race; it is all about putting a black man in the white house because if he truly cares about the voters then he should not endorse anybody until all the votes are counted. I don't care about which candidate these delegates support but I do care to see that their words mean something.

Don't give up because we can still show the democrats that they can and will loose the general election with the ways they are doing. Nancy Pelosi claims neutrality yet all her lieutenants are going around to pressure Clinton's superdelegates to switch...that is just shameful and deceitful.

I would like to hear both good and bad news about both candidates so that we can make an informed decision rather than an irrational and emotional decision.

Since the media can't seem to do its job, it is up to us to find tidbits and share with each other so that we can sort out facts vs. fiction.

You seem to miss the point is that SNL tends to make fun of the obvious and the ridiculous! Media, instead of wakes up and redeems themselves by doing their job at covering the two candidates in a balanced way, misses the point again and continues to be led by the nose by Obama.

It is just shameful attitude!

It doesnt take a column like this to tell us that the debate moderators ARE VERY BIASED... anyone who watched even Thursday's debate could tell. In fact, televised audience members were laughing during Obama's comments because he clearly stated excatly what Clinton had JUST SAID, but packaged it as a 'rebuttal' or 'one more thing to add'.

these comments, even less interesting or relevant than the article, show how low we've sunk during the presidential election process. considering that the first half-dozen presidents were elected only by the 4-6% of the population who were allowed to vote. this 4-6% excluded women, all non-white people of any race, non-landowners, jews, quakers, catholics, young adults, indentured servants, slaves (duh), and basically everyone except the most powerful and wealthy, old, white non-german protestants. in fact, the very same people the revolution was supposedly fought against, those in control of the colonies. fast forward to today, now, after fighting tooth and nail for it, every non-felon citizen over the age of 18 can vote for anyone they want. we live in one of the freest societies in the world and historically, absolutely unprecedented. look who we're voting for?! american dynasty number 2, a nostalgic reaganite who openly supports obviously failed policies, or barak obama, someone who is nearly indistinguishable from the competition. this election is only slightly better than 2004 when we had a choice of 2 wildly rich white men who belonged to the exact same fraternity.
the type of media review that we get of all of this is even more ridiculous than the politics. who cares about SNL? are they really any kind of political entity at all? aren't we about to vote for the 'CEO of America'? there's so much information to be disseminated why is the media focusing on the most superficial BS?

Clinton needs to answer first in the debates if she does not how will Obama know what to say?

All he does is say I agree with Senator Clinton, or if Senator Clinton says so, as Senator Clinton has said. He needs the prompt or he will be dead in the water stuttering along looking for an answer.

Thanks for pointing out Hillary Clinton has survived years of ridicule by SNL without resorting to whining. The other Democrat candidate whines if someone uses his name.

Speaking of satire: Did anyone notice what Obama was wearing today? How about McCain, did his clothes fit him very well? Oh, yes, let's test each of them on how they laugh, and play it over and over to see if it sounds okay. Does John McCain have a big behind? How about Obama's behind? How about Obama's wife? Did I see dark circles under Obama's eyes? How about McCain, and was there a tear in his eye? It sorta looked like he was crying. Was that Michelle wearing a pantsuit? We could go on and on about personal criticisms of the candidates, but with a woman, there is incredible laughs.

I believe in the basic wisdom of the American voters. I feel, however, that the media's relentless barrage against Hillary does a disservice to the political process and insults American voters. Going back to 1993 for SNL skits to bash Hillary is stooping very low. I wonder how many people have been driven into the Hillary camp by the media's irrational hatred.

Is "ambitious" a dirty word? Does John McCain have an "ambition" to be President? Does Barack Hussein Obama have an "ambition" to be President? Does Hillary Rodham Clinton have an "ambition" to be President? Which one is scorned for their "ambition"? The two males? Or the woman? It depends upon how you want to characterize the word.

Jake, what point were you trying to prove? That SNL plays it both ways? Are they a reflection of what is on the news, or do they make up everything out of thin air? All the skits you have played are the reflection of media bias toward Hillary, and all represent the bias of the media. If SNL made laughs at her expense, they all reflected ridicule, except the one showing media bias and favoritism for Obama.

Not that the opponents would not be using any of the material you have collected anyway, you bring up more evidence that shows a long pattern of media bias against Hillary. Did SNL write the scripts out of thin air? Where do they get their ideas? The news media?

Excellent posts, David, and London.
The media will probably turn against Obama before the election. This is about trying to get another republican in the White House.

Hillary's reference of the SNL skit was not to reference politics - so Hillary was not "authorizing" SNL as a political resource.

Here reference of the SNL skit, HOWEVER, was about YOU - the media - and YOUR role in politics.

And this Political Punch write-up pointedly exemplifies that.

What about the SNL at the beginning of the season, with it claiming that Hillary will be the inevitable president and thanking the fellow candidates for putting up such a good fight?

If the same media who have been giving the Bush administration a free pass for the last several years favor Obama for whatever reason, that's tells me all I need to know to vote for Clinton.

NO MORE CLINTON LEGACYS! SHE IS EVIL & OUT OF CONTROL, DESPERATE TO SAY OR DO ANYTHING....DO WE REALLY WANT THIS TYPE OF PERSON AS COMMANDER & CHIEF NO WAY!! TEXAS & OHIO GET HER OUT AND LET'S GET GOING!! I CAN'T STAND TO HEAR OR SEE HER ANYMORE!

I noticed one of the other media outlets covering the Obama Islamic connection.....not willing to touch that one here??

Thanks for the post. Clintons and Clinton support are such whiner. They claim media are tougher on her? Give me a break. If Obama lost 11 contests in row, he will be long gone, no voice anymore. Clintons has been blame everything else such cacus states no good, potomac states should not count, wisconsin not good enough, media is not good to her, now started say texas state rule may not good for her. Enough is enough. At least John Edward had the gut say 'I got my butt kicked" after NV. I liked bill Clinton years, so I was torn beween Clinton and Obama before, but more I see Clintons campaign do, more I support Obama. The monent that they try to change the rules after the game for FL and MI, I totally lost respect to Clintons, that was the time I decided I can not support Clinton. I am a independent in blue state.

Interesting blog post... clearly from another media figure in the tank for Obama. So sad.

To the people who accuse this blog of being part of some anti-Clinton conspiracy: it's just a blog. It's not the same thing as reporting. As Tapper pointed out yesterday, and Clinton herself pointed out during the last debate, Clinton receives the first debate question more often than anyone else. She also receives a great deal of sympathetic coverage, particularly during those "candid" moments, like when she got weepy in NH, or when she coyly acknowledged that some people don't like her in a previous debate.

Obama has received scrutiny as well - his dealings with Tony Rezko were outlined in the press long before the story became a front-page item last month. Even in this blog, it was pointed out that his mailers on Clinton's health care plan were "misleading." Tapper also pointed readers recently to a website chronicling the "Messiah" aspect of Obama's message and the creepy obsessiveness of some of his supporters.

If there does exist any media bias against Clinton, it's the fault of her campaign. They have demonstrated nothing but disdain for the press, constantly lying and spinning, attempting to set the news agenda themselves. They've been disingenuous about their own polling numbers, for example, and they've spent the last month telling the press that Clinton losing primaries doesn't mean anything.

Clinton is a solid candidate and a good campaigner, but her staff have wrecked her candidacy by turning off both voters and media with their doublespeak and scorched-earth tactics.

Well it is just ending up that Billie and Hillary are ammo carriers for the Republicans...Old Joe Kennedy was right
..."more people die of jealousy than cancer". Like Nixon of old they are just
little old mean people watching a new
generation coming to power and they hate it. I pray Texas will be their last stand or they may have to release ttheir tax returns. I bet it would make interesting reading for the down and out Ohio Dems.

The media can't handle the truth. They are too busy putting mints on Obama's extra pillows. They are constantly reinforcing SNL's and Hillary's point.

Wow! Was this a surprise that most of the media has been anti-Clinton and pro-Obama for quite some time? Just read blogs from months ago to realize this is nothing new. It’s just bad timing that the Clinton campaign is raising this issue now. And typical media that they now choose to ‘discuss’ the issue since Senator Clinton mentioned it in a debate. ‘Now’ it is news?

As a footnote, I believe one of several reasons for the media’s anti-Hillary sentiments is because Hillary didn’t grant many interviews while a Senator; briefly discussed a while ago on The Chris Matthews Show. Even David Shuster felt justifiable saying Chelsea was “pimped out” because Chelsea doesn’t give interviews.

I can’t find much fair reporting any more. I used to watch The Chris Matthews Show, Meet the Press as well as CNN and MSNBC for coverage of the presidential races. I switched to ABC, although still slightly biased, they aren’t as bad. At least host of ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos, who wrote a book that did not portray the Clintons very favorably, has tried to be objective in regards to the presidential races.

Now I know why Obama never gets ruffled. He doesn't have to defend his positions, his associations, lack of experience, etc. The media does it for him.

The SNL skits are quite funny, especially for their dead-on imitations and for the situations we all wish we would see. But we must beware the prevalent tendency to confuse humor with politics, which Sen. Clinton is now doing and so many other candidates have done. Humor is most certainly a double-edged sword, as you've pointed out via example, Jake: what can flatter a candidate in one skit can obliterate him or her in another. And humor, as poignant as it can be and as wonderful as it can be for candidates to laugh at themselves and at each other, should never be confused with real politics. If you don't believe me, ask Jon Stewart!

SJ, that's a non-story, since the explanation is obvious. Canada isn't the issue in NAFTA, Mexico is. Obama (and Clinton) are mentioning Canada because they're part of NAFTA, but the issues of environmental and labour protection aren't with Canada.

For what it's worth, I found this article entertaining and relevant. Clinton brought SNL up in a debate, it's a fair topic to consider, albeit not seriously - and I don't think this is an overly serious article.

What I found really interesting is that when hillary haters couldn't find a valid reason to dispute my points, they quickly switch topic?
Pardon gate? Pardon me, aren't we talking about media bias here?

How quickly people have forgotten pardon gate. pardon gate, in and of itself, competely invalidates any argument that HRC should be the president. She and her hubby have already placed the highest office of our country up for sale like a two bit whore. She was up to her neck in pardon gate. Obamma may be a socialist "plant." But that does not change the fact HRC is simply an invalid choice-- she can't win and cannot be allowed to win. The eyes of justice are upon her.

SNL pokes fun at current events and they always have, fair or not. I find it interesting that no matter what Hillary says or does there are a team of media researchers (or does the feed come direct from the Obama people?) looking for something anything prove she is wrong. I don't see the same thing happening with Obama, in fact the opposite is true. The truth diggers try to find ANYTHING to prove he is right. It is sad that the people we depend on to give us the news have become no better than politicans themselves.

I've come to the conclusion that the media/press are the only ones who will really get to cast their ballots in the November election. Shame on them for their biased reporting. It's very clear to me what they are attempting to accomplish.

Neither Obama or Clinton will be able to handle the White House and policies that allow our country to have progress.

It's amazing that a reporter would spend so much time on this nit picky entertainment type partisan reporting rather than talk about real news and real issues. How ironic that this article only further exemplifies the point that was made in the SNL skit referenced by HRC. It is frustrating as an American when foreign news reporting gives more detail about the facts and in an unbiased way than our own media outlets do. I can only surmise that the threat of a woman in power is so psychologically traumatic to some reporters that they simply cannot remain objective and focused on news and issues and feel a need to panic and attack at every opportunity. Very sad and looking back on this historic moment in time, will be very embarrassing for us as Americans...

Hillary has strong ambitions and she's not very likeable, but I'm really worried that Obama won't be able to handle all the problems left by President Bush.

It's pretty obvious that Hillary has ambitition, but I still think she'd be able to handle all the messy problems created by President Bush better than Obama.

I don't necessarily like Hillary, but I think she'd handle the recession and foreign policy better.

It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

Yogi

Bobbie, I think that if you believe Jake Trapper is bias towards Obama, you haven't been reading his pieces. I'm tired of all the Clintonites polarizing people and accusing them of being "sexist" everytime someone is critical. It would be just as sexist for me to vote for her on the gender. Polls show that the vast majority of Democrats would be happy to have a woman in office... but the primary and caucus votes so far have shown us that Hillary is not the candidate of choice. It doesn't mean we're not ready for a woman in the White House... we're just not ready for this woman. I'm sorry.

I hate to be the one to say it, but SNL is out of touch. I do agree that some MSM tend to be overly harsh on her and soft on him... but CNN??? The "Clinton News Network"? Give me a break... does anyone remember Campbell Brown's "diamonds or pearls" question?

Did the Obama campaign or ABC stay up all night looking at SNL skits?

Jake
Very good summary, Hillary is in it for Hillary, that's all she knows. But the management of her campaign has disqualified to run a Rum shop in the Caribbean. It seems that McCain was born in Panama disqualifying him to be the President of the US, is that the miracle Mike was waiting for?

Rather than ABC spend so much time trying to bash Hillary, why do they not do some work for a change and get a explanation as to this latest report all over the Canadian news.

A top staff member for Obama's campaign telephoned Michael Wilson, Canada's ambassador to the United States, and warned him that Obama would speak out against NAFTA, according to Canadian sources.The staff member reassured Wilson that the criticisms would only be campaign rhetoric, and should not be taken at face value.

Why is the foreign press now seem to be more on the ball than the US press regarding issues in this election, all we have here is a bunch of men and woman discussing Hillary's actions, her clothes, SNL, photos and host of crap the is not new worthy or relevant to this important election.

Media houses do your work please and stop looking like a bunch of armature journalist in the eyes of the world.

this is a good point. late night satire was always fun I think for everyone, no matter your persuasion. it's important to be able to laugh at yourself. and most of the late night shows last night, leno, letterman, etc., they all seemed to be still getting a good laugh with clinton and mccain. someone else though seemed to be missing. there were two people in the recent debate, right? i'm resigned to the fact that Obama will get the nomination most likely. if that's like so many say, the people's will - then that's ok for me. i believe in America and it's people as well. however, I do miss great political satire. i wish along with the hope comeback, bob would have come back as well.