Taranto writes in today's column about the Baier interview: ". . .perhaps the first time Obama has ever faced a tough interview. The interviewer was Bret Baier of Fox News Channel, and the president was clearly unprepared, coming across as petulant and evasive."
MediaMatters and HuffnPuff of course went crazy that their guy looked so bad. Fox can't be a "real" news channel if it doesn't bow and scrape. I have underestimated Baier who took over for Brit Hume--haven't seen him as having the experience, or even an authoritative voice. But he definitely had Obama's number, who also had underestimated him and was unprepared. Or was it just a lack of the teleprompter?
We've lost an important political ally in the loss of the objectivity of our main stream press reporters and editors, owners and advertisers. They've been so enamored of this president and so fearful of his Chicago goon squad that they are losing viewers and readers right and left (no pun intended). Taranto observes that if the MSM had been a little tougher on him in 2008, or even honest, Obama would have been prepared for these questions. But then, he wouldn't have been president if the press hadn't constantly pitched the soft balls. Smart President, Foolish Choices - WSJ.com
Andrew Cline writes at American Spectator: "If the president were true to his campaign promises, he would immediately nix the Slaughter scheme and demand a real, fair vote on health care legislation. But everyone who went looking for those health care meetings on C-SPAN already knows he isn't true to his campaign promises." The American Spectator : Democrats Against Democracy
And Brit Hume thinks Bret did a good job, too. Hot Air » Blog Archive » Brit Hume gives his successor an attaboy on Obama interview
Friday, March 19, 2010
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Unfortunately, all this giddiness about an interview obscures the fact that Obama will eventually twist the arms, procedures and constitution and sign away our freedom.
Shikha Dalma of the Reason Foundation: "The only comic relief in the otherwise grim, yearlong ObamaCare saga has been the spectacle of progressive pundits scratching their heads to explain the bill's nose-diving popularity:
Betsy McCaughey is a lying bitch whose chatter about death panels has spooked Americans;
the bill is too tame for Americans who really want a public option;
Democrats are just too damn nice to engage in the gutter partisan politics necessary to push their agenda through;
Republicans are nay-saying obstructionists; and, my personal favorite,
President Obama, arguably the most gifted orator alive, does not have the communication skills necessary to sell this bill (of goods)."
I saw this one and considering the number of rude interuptions,he did just fine. I believe it showed a few just how bias Fox is. Fair and balanced?? If you don't like what someone is saying just butt in,great show of true colors. Thank you Fox and Co.
You'd never seen a real interview of Obama before. The media was ga-ga all during the campaign and 2009. They are starting to wake up, but are still sleepy and groggy, just realizing what has hit them and their jobs (supported by advertising in a market system) are next. Or you never saw how rude reporters were with Bush, Palin or McCain. All pols avoid questions and supply pat answers, but Obama is just terrified of the truth. He'd definitely met his match.
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