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FOX News "Democrat" Kirsten Powers Slams Biden
News Hounds —
We have noted many times how "Democrat" Kirsten Powers seems to go out of her way to bash Democrats. One might say she's making a FOX News career out of it. Now, in a column in today's New York Post (another News Corp. media outlet), she's echoing the latest conservative talking points on FOX News by going after Joe Biden and complaining about left wing media bias, to boot.
In her column, entitled, Biden's Bungles: A Blatant Bias, Powers writes: Barack Obama's choice of Joe Biden as his running mate prompted a small wave of ...
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The Atlantic Politics Channel —
... would bring up Barack Obama's record on crime... so far, the only evidence of that is a robocall from Rudy Giuliani. In a mailer, the Obama campaign pushes back against John McCain's charges about a certain association with Bill Ayers. Headline of the day: "On Al-Qaeda Websites, Joy Over U.S. Crisis, Support For McCain." Jonah Goldberg on why I'm wrong about Palin and socialism. Kristin Powers on why the press should cover Joe Biden more aggressively. Chuck Todd makes news ...
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Hotline On Call Part Deux —
... Joe Biden is getting a pass from the media for saying some pretty wacky stuff, according to the New York Post. ...
How Quickly the Media Forget Biden’s Gaffes
GayPatriot —
... Just as “the media world would be exploding” (as Kirsten Powers put it) if the Alaska Governor had said McCain’s election would prompt an international crisis, with the Administration reaction causing Americans to lose confidence in his government. ...
More on Biden's "Crisis" Prophesy
Weekly Standard Blog —
Kirsten Powers explains why Biden's prophesy/mega-gaffe just isn't a big deal for the press.
Kirsten Powers: The Media’s “Incredible Bias”
Patterico's Pontifications —
... Democratic pundit Kirsten Powers’ article in the New York Post looks at the media double-standard when it comes to Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, beginning with Biden’s claim that Obama’s election could cause an international incident: ...
Biden's Bungles: A Blatant Media Bias
The New Editor —
Kirsten Powers, on why the media seemingly ignores Joe Biden's embarrassing gaffes:
Part of the problem is their "Obama love," but we're also seeing the media elite's belief - prejudice - that anyone with an R behind their name is dumb. So, if they say something dumb, they must be dumb. A Democrat, like Biden, can make wildly inaccurate or outrageous comments and they are ignored because the TV and press insiders feel they "know who he really is."
Biden Gaffes Covered Up by Biased Media!
Outside The Beltway | OTB —
... Kirsten Powers has an amusing piece in the NY Post headlined “BIDEN’S BUNGLES: A BLATANT BIAS .” It echoes sentiments I’ve been seeing in the comments section: Barack Obama’s choice of Joe Biden as his running mate prompted a small wave of warnings about Biden’s propensity for gaffes. But no one imagined even in a worse-case scenario such a spectacular bomb as telling donors Sunday to “gird your loins” because a young president Obama will be tested by an international crisis just like young President John Kennedy was. Scary? You betcha! But somehow, not front-page news. Again ...
"We're gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him."
Althouse —
... When is the press going to force Joe Biden to explain what the hell he meant by that? And, generally, when is the press going to pay attention to Biden's mistakes? Kirsten Powers would like to know. ...
"And Biden is the foreign-policy gravitas on the Democratic ticket, so his comments are actually even more disconcerting."
Stubborn Facts —
Kirsten Powers, on the double standard over Biden's gaffes, versus Sarah Palin's:
There were a few exceptions. On MSNBC's "Morning Joe," co-host Mika Brzezinski flipped incredulously through the papers, expressing shock at the lack of coverage of Biden's remarks. Guest Dan Rather admitted that if Palin had said it, the media would be going nuts.
So what gives?
The stock answer is: "It's just Biden being Biden." We all know how smart he is about foreign policy, so it's not the same as when Sarah Palin says something that seems off.
Yet, ...
Is the Race Over?
Pajamas Media —
... have latched onto this and continue to hammer home the point: Obama cannot be trusted as commander-in-chief. The media is not interested in covering this, of course. But the McCain-Palin ticket has learned — finally — to pound and pound away, trying to force the MSM to cover their message. In addition to the two Joes (the Plumber and the VP), McCain is aided by Nancy the speaker and Harry the majority leader. The prospect of liberal Democratic control of both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue is only now ...
Planned economic mayhem? (Can't say we weren't warned....)
Classical Values —
... were wondering precisely what he meant when he made seemingly incomprehensible statements like these : ...."We're gonna need you to use your influence, your influence within the community, to stand with him. Because it's not gonna be apparent initially, it's not gonna be apparent that we're right." What does that mean? Obama's election would provoke an international incident because of his inexperience and even Obama's biggest supporters won't be reassured by his response? Then there were Biden's predictions on the economy: "I promise you, you all are gonna be sitting here a ...
