The Conservative/Rush Limbaugh movement basis their foundation upon smaller government. Well according to a new NBC/WSJ poll, that isn’t the view of a majority of the public (link – pdf): Also this poll has Obama’s approval continuing to rise. Enjoying that rise with Obama is Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic Party. Not enjoying […]
Because the American networks fuck it up. Right when Obama was talking about the stimulus and House Republicans with Matt Lauer, NBC loses audio. Great work there guys!
PETA submitted an AD to be aired during the Super Bowl, which NBC rejected. Here is the ad in question: ‘Veggie Love’: PETA’s Banned Super Bowl Ad Actually I love this ad. I think it sells great, and it’s nothing more than we would see in any other ad. But it turns out there might […]
The Politico: Chris Matthews is dead serious about running for the Senate in Pennsylvania – and shopping for a house in the state and privately discussing quitting MSNBC as proof of his intense interest, according to NBC colleagues, political operatives and friends. Even so, some NBC insiders think it’s all simply a negotiating ploy to […]
Not big shock here: David Gregory will take the reins as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” the Huffington Post has learned. Gregory has been a leading contender for the permanent spot since Tom Brokaw stepped in as interim moderator following Tim Russert’s death in June. In recent weeks, a short list including Gregory, Andrea […]
(updated and bumped) Newsweek is reporting that D.C. power attorney Eric Holder is being tapped for Attorney General. (Update 1) NBC news is now reporting that Holder has accepted the position. Once confirmation comes out from the transition team, I will put him in the Cabinet 44 section. (Update 2) Via The Washington Independent, here […]
PEW’s latest poll has Obama leading 53%-39%. The new NBC/WSJ poll is supposed to be released tonight and according to Matthews it is really good for Obama also.
NBC just did a breaking news cut in to report they have learned that Alaska Governor Sarah Palin will be McCain’s VP pick. It looks very probable as there are reports that she flew into Hook Field last night: A Gulfstream IV jet owned by a firm in Kirkland, Wash., landed at Hook Field Municipal […]
Jake Tapper has posted a great blog entry bringing up some key points about the McCain campaign’s response to McCain not being in the “cone of silence“: 1) The McCain campaign’s vitriol against NBC’s Andrea Mitchell is odder still when you consider that the McCain campaign’s blogger Michael Goldfarb was quoting her very same reporting […]
McCain’s campaign manager, Rick Davis, has sent a very nasty letter to NBC about the claims that McCain may have heard the questions. Sully has the fully letter. So why is the McCain campaign taking such a defensive approach to this? A general reaction to something like this would be “we won’t answer such false […]