Friday, May 22, 2009

NBC's 'Today': Not Fair to Pit Deeply Disliked Cheney Against Popular Obama


"Today" reporter Chuck Todd on Thursday spun the dueling speeches of President Barack Obama and former Vice President Dick Cheney as not "a fair fight." Speaking of the two May 21 addresses on the subject of terrorism, the NBC correspondent proclaimed,

"Our latest poll indicates it's the most popular member of the Democratic Party facing off against one of the most unpopular members of the Republican Party." [?]

In a follow-up interview with Republican strategist Nicolle Wallace and Democratic strategist Bob Shrum, host Matt Lauer asserted that with regards to issues like closing Guantanamo Bay and the use of enhanced interrogation, "this debate has been settled."

[No debate - where have I heard that before?

Listen, if you didn't do so above, do yourself a favor and read the below - it's long, but ask yourself if it makes sense, and if so, what that says about its opposition...


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