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“Ladies and Gentleman, the Coverage of Barack Obama Was Embarrassing”
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... Pennsylvania Gov. Rendell unloads on the media– particularly NBC– for its coverage of the primary battle. Read more here. Speaking on Denver panel, blasts comments from NBC’s Lee Cowan that it’s “hard to stay objective” about Obama, and adds: “MSNBC was the official network of the Obama campaign.” Moderators of all three Sunday shows were also ...

'MSNBC Was the Official Network of the Obama Campaign'
JammieWearingFool — Pennsylvania Goernopr Ed Rendell lets slip the obvious truth . Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell was supposed to give “closing remarks” during this afternoon’s Shorenstein Center-sponsored panel discussion with all three Sunday show moderators — NBC’s Tom Brokaw, ABC’s George Stephanopoulous and CBS’s Bob Schieffer — but instead, he opened up a can of worms about bias in 2008 election coverage " Ladies and gentleman, the coverage of Barack Obama was embarrassing ," said Rendell, in the ballroom at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel. " It was embarrassing ." Rendell, an ardent Hillary ...

PA Governor Gets the Early Brush-Off Afer Scolding MSM All-Stars for their Obvious Bias
The Sundries Shack — ... Ed Rendell, Governor of Pennsylvania, and a man who is now as ardent a Barack Obama supporter as he was a Hillary Clinton supporter decided to give assorted MSM luminaries the “what-fer” during a panel discussion. ...

Rendell: 'MSNBC Official Network of the Obama Campaign'
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell had some harsh words for members of the media today, especially those associated with the cable network MSNBC. Speaking at a discussion put together by the Joan Shorenstein Center on Press, Politics and Public Policy, he called the coverage of Barack Obama "embarrassing," and accused MSNBC of being "the official network of the Obama campaign." As reported by Michael Calderone at Politico Sunday (h/t NB reader Wisdom6773, file photo courtesy USA Today): Pennsylvania Gov. Ed ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell: Media Coverage Of Obama During Primary Was 'Embarrassing'
Hyscience — ... Ed Rendell was supposed to give "closing remarks" during this afternoon's Shorenstein Center-sponsored panel discussion with all three Sunday show moderators - NBC's Tom Brokaw, ABC's George Stephanopoulous and CBS's Bob Schieffer - but instead, opened up on them about their bias in 2008 election coverage: ...

Tom Brokaw, Bob Schieffer talk old white dudes and the new era
Top of the Ticket — ... Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, an ardent Clinton supporter, also begged to differ with Schieffer -- rather dramatically. ...

(PA Gov)Rendell: Obama coverage was embarrassing
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... said Rendell, in the ballroom at Denver's Brown Palace Hotel. "It was embarrassing." Rendell, an ardent Hillary Rodham Clinton supporter during the primaries, now backs Obama in the general election. Brokaw and Rendell began debating campaign coverage, including the on-air comments by Lee Cowan, and when MSNBC came up, Rendell went after the cable network. “MSNBC was the official network of the Obama campaign," Rendell said, who called their coverage "absolutely embarrassing." http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0808/Ren... Read more: ...

What is the deal with Ed Rendell?
The Moderate Voice — ... Yesterday Rendell was all over the media expressing his outrage that Senator Clinton was dissed by the MSM. Is Rendell supporting Clinton or not? Will he vote for her on the first ballot if her name is placed in nomination? Does this guy have a semblance of loyalty beyond political expediency? ...

Discord In Democratland
California Conservative — ... Stories about the Democrats’ discord aren’t exactly scarce. Still, the one that stands out from all others is Gov. Ed Rendell’s criticizing MSNBC for being in the tank for Obama. Here’s how he unloaded: ...

Rendell: 'Bad Person' Wouldn't Support Obama's Universal Health Care
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias — ... Women for America. Obama has struggled to win over Clinton's supporters after defeating her in the Democratic primaries. A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll revealed Aug. 24 that in June, 75 percent of registered Democrats who wanted Clinton as the nominee, backed Obama. Now the number is at 66 percent. Sixteen percent of these voters said they would support McCain last June, but that number has jumped to 27 percent. Rendell took a shot at the media Aug. 24 at a media panel, calling coverage of the Obama campaign, ...

Finally! A new way to say "Shut the fuck up!"
Corrente — Politico: Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell was supposed to give “closing remarks” during this afternoon’s Shorenstein Center-sponsored panel discussion with all three Sunday show moderators — NBC’s Tom Brokaw, ABC’s George Stephanopoulous and CBS’s Bob Schieffer — but instead, he opened up a can of worms about bias in 2008 election coverage “Ladies and gentleman, the coverage of Barack Obama was embarrassing,” said Rendell, in the ballroom at Denver’s Brown Palace Hotel. “It was embarrassing.” Or would ...

Sound Familar?
A Chequer-Board of Nights and Days — ... working collegially over strategy, scheduling, and other convention logistics, things turned scratchy again in recent days. It doesn't get any more pacific if you read the whole thing. Oh, we are assured that everything will end hunky-dory. And on paper, it will. But does anyone really doubt that Bill Clinton hates Barack Obama--especially given that Hillary Clinton did not receive any consideration whatsoever during the process to select a Vice President? Meanwhile, Ed Rendell continues to carry water for the Clintons . He's not likely to be the only one. Again, I am ...

Sound Familar?
RedState: Conservative News and Community — ... Meanwhile, Ed Rendell continues to carry water for the Clintons. He's not likely to be the only one. Again, I am sure that we will have the show of unity at the end of all of this. But the question of whether a disgruntled group of Clintonites decides to hold back and ultimately serves to deny Barack Obama the Presidency is not a closed one. ...

Carol Platt Liebau: Socializing the Marketplace of Ideas
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... . Despite the magnitude of the issue, despite the variance in the viewpoints Obama, the GOP and even some Blue Dog Democrats, despite the media's pro-Obama bias -- conceded by fellow Democrats and ...