Meet The Press Hosts Clinton-Backing Carville -- But No Edwards, Obama Supporters

Talking Points Memo:

One of the stranger media phenomenons of Campaign 2008 has been the odd race to the bottom we've been seeing between Tim Russert and CNN. First Russert asked his typical "gotcha" questions at his debate. Then CNN's Wolf Blitzer praised Russert's performance as "tough." Then Wolf proceeded to deliver an equally unproductive performance as the moderator of CNN's debate.

Now there's more of this. As you recall, CNN put Hillary supporter James Carville on its debate roundup -- prompting critics to point out that the network failed to identify her sufficiently as a Hillary supporter and that the network has been giving a platform to Hillary-backing "independent" analysts for way too long.

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[RobertaInCT]

Wake up folks, Tim RussertWife and CarvillMatalin are close friends, dinner buddys, etc. It's all a game.

[ljsfolly]

Russert has been on the side of bush until bush was on the wrong side for the rest of us. Now he is still on the side of bush and he is working the works to do the republicans job of getting Hillary elected/selected to run againest the top republican. Rove says Hil will be the candidate. Bush says Hil will be the candidate and now dear tim the republicans voice man says Hil will be the one. I see a trend or maybe outright manipulation.

[realitytrumpsbull]

Can someone use Photoshop to put a little
glowing dot on the end of his index finger
for that picture? Please? LOL

[MRb1000]

No he is not good. GOD is good. He just knows how to tells the truth. This shows who grew up and did not grow up. Hey, I know there are young fools and old fools. The wise tell the truth. At least his clothing is real and not fake pleather. LOL

[truthyguy]

Why is this a surprise to anyone. Meet The Press has never been even handed. Like most of the media it screens the information it feeds the public in order to promote its own agenda as determined by the few in charge.

[Boris]

Of all the people, all the Cajuns and Creoles and others who died or lost everything in Katrina, why oh why, God, is this dumb son of a bitch still alive?
He had one victory but turning Clinton into Republican lite and now he cant stop ripping what is left of the Democrat's spine out of their slowly dying body.

[katiekat489]

Oh goody-the walking corpse-sans the reptilian spouse. Maybe they can pair him with Rahm and we can all have a vomiutus morning.As they shill for their favorite meal ticket and power outlet.Oop­s forgot Wolf-that would make it complete.S­he keeps such fine company and people are calling Obama an empty suit??Puleese!!

[Lisette]

For me this shows how scared Hillary is of Barack Obama.

And well she should be.

She thinks she is entitled to the White House.

What a joke.

[MRb1000]

Sorry he is a man. A boy or girl would be hiding behind mommy and daddy apron strings. Tell me one thing do you think Hillary told a lie in the past month. Ok I can not hear you.

[Plowboy]

Let's think a bit. Carville is married to a Republican supporter of George W. Bush. He supports Hillary R. Clinton.
That couple has such a small difference in taste, it's no wonder thery get valong so well.
And I hear that Dubya has been saying sweet things about Hillary too! Ummm!

[lafrance]

Glitterati:
why would anyone think it is Obama's youthful drug use that is the scandal. It's in his book, Dreams of my father". It is a very old and well known story and hardly something called a scandal.

All cable news and network news has been doing this all year. You never see unaffiliated democratic commenters. they always have on either republicans or clintonistas. It frustrating because you know why they do it. So Hillary gets more free promoting in their attempt to shove her down our throats.

[FlowerGirl]

Bush backers, AIPAC, and all them Neocons! How can she lose?
Well, an honest election would do it, but when did we have our last honest election?

[NoFactsJustTruth]

Russert was ever the MOUTHPIECE FOR DICK ...cheney. THAT PROVES he's NOT really very politically astute. Another proof is that he's already shooting himself in the foot, somewhat, by putting all his eggs in the Hillary basket when it comes to picking dem sides, before ANY of the Primaries. Unless he KNOWS something WE don't know about how the 'fix is in'.

The one thing no one has accused him of, for quite some time, is providing objective reports of OUR national politics.

It's been discussed for years what a tool of DICK's he is, and it appears he's already obsessed with another Clinton White House.


His show SHOULD be called, "Meet The Sycophants".

[MRb1000]

Yeah and most of us like the truth. Like Bill and Hillary I smoke, but I did inhale and I don't know where those file are. You post is weak because you have no proof. Yeah he is afraid while he is taking it straight to her in public while she in hiding. Where is Hillary? She has to let others do her speaking. I predict her husband is going to speak first in public before she dose. Yeah and get over it she going to lose.

[Dap]

Darn...

It's a Repug route for Clinton, Bush puts in a good word for her, now Timmy Russert gives Carville a soap box for Hillary.

Is there something wrong with this picture?

Especially when Clinton's poll numbers are sinking, Rupert Murdoch hurry give her more cash.