The Today show is like nails on a chalkboard to me, but I watch a few minutes of it before work anyway to see what the MSM is doing. This morning they interviewed Obama about the war. I thought the did an o.k. job, but not a great job. He seemed to agree that the surge worked (it didn’t) which is not something a Democratic candidate ought to agree to. And, he talked about what happened in Basra last week, but not what’s happening in Baghdad today.
Also, Meredith Vieira took him to task for “misrepresenting” McCain’s 100-year remark. I didn’t think he handled that well – he argued back-and-forth with her over it – and I think most people who watch this foolishness for its news value will side with Meredith.
I’ve got nothing against Obama. He’s just the one I happened to see today. I’ll certainly be voting for him
in November if he wins the nomination. But, I think he has to do better than this on T.V. spots if he hopes to win the general election.
Digby says the Democratic Party is having difficulty raising the money needed to go after McCain. I agree with her that this is pretty pathetic, and leaving too much top chance. In fact, I said on a comments thread somewhere not long ago that if we don’t see an effort to attack him under way by mid-June or early July at the latest, we’re in serious trouble. I stand by that assessment.
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What was McCains 100 year remark?
Comment by Tara 8 April, 2008 @ 11:46 amI don’t remember the exact quote. Something to the effect that he’s prepared to stay in Iraq as long as it takes. He was trying to liken the occupation of Iraq to our occupations Germany and Japan, and to our presence in South Korea. The possibility of staying in Iraq 100 years was in there somewhere. Some McCain opponents are using the comment to say that McCain supports a 100-year war in Iraq. The media is jumping all over them and “fact-checking” them and using the incident to make it seem as though anyone who isn’t behind McCain is guilty of distorting his statement. I’ll try and dig up some links for you when I have a second. Lots of people on both sides are saying stuff about it — some smart, but mostly not-so-smart.
Comment by Gene'O 8 April, 2008 @ 12:23 pmMerith Viera has some nerve taking Obama “to task”. Who elected her? It’s the Talking TeeVee Heads!
Comment by redeye 8 April, 2008 @ 1:27 pmI agree, Redeye. That show has never been very good, but it’s gotten particularly disgusting since she came on board. She and Matt Lauer have a sort of negative synergy. Being on the same show makes both of them more vapid and self-righteous than either could manage by themselves.
Comment by Gene'O 8 April, 2008 @ 1:32 pm