Mark A. Kilmer (the weblog)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Preface:

On FNS, Obama campaign boss David Axelrod told host Chris Wallace that he was “encouraged” by the McCain campaign’s proposal to hold joint town hall meetings this summer. Next up, Clinton mouthpiece Howard Wolfson argued that the race for the Dem nomination would not be over until someone garnered the support of 2209 delegates, the number required to nominate if both the Florida and the Michigan delegations are counted.

On TW, Harry Reid told host George Stephanopoulos that Americans have outgrown the 2nd Amendment as an issue in Presidential campaigns and that John McCain was a “flawed” candidate because of his temper. Asked for evidence of this temper, Reid said that “everybody knows” about it. Carly Fiorina, McCain advisor, was up next, and she made a point about “incentivizing” private companies to develop green technologies to combat the global warming threat. (She didn’t use the term “global warming threat”; rather, I get a kick out of it.)

On MTP, Obama supporter Chris Dodd said that he was not upset that Hillary was still in the race; rather, he didn’t want her trashing Barry. Hillary’s campaign manager, Terence McAuliffe, threatened that if the Democrats nominate Obama, they’ll lose both the Presidential election and the House of Representatives.

On FTN, host Bob Schieffer talked to John Edwards who said that he might eventually endorse. He added with a twinkle in his eye that John McCain seemed to be open about his proposal to create a cabinet-level Poverty Czar. (I hope not.) Next up, Terence McAuliffe answered questions about Hillary being the candidate of white people.

On LE, host Wolf Blitzer first talked to Obama, who opined that the American people want change and that he wanted to appoint Supreme Court justices who saw the court as a “refuge for justice.” With two shrubberies so you get the two-level effect with a little path running down the middle. He next spoke to Roy Blunt and Chris Van Hollen, with Van Hollen spouting memorized notes he clearly did not understand.

The complete, show-by-show review is over at RedState.com.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Preface:

On FOX News Sunday Howard Dean compared the Reverend Jeremiah Wright to Willie Horton, and accused the Republicans of race-baiting, hatred, and divisiveness for mentioning him. Host Chris Wallace countered that Obama had said that Wright was a legitimate issue, and Dean distanced himself from his future-nominee: “He can say what he wants; I’m going to say what I want.”

Next on FNS, former DNC bosses Joe Andrew and Terence McAuliffe argued on the margins but agreed that they would have a great candidate this fall. Andrew predicted Obama victories in both North Carolina and Indiana, while Terence refused to forecast.

On TW, Hillary again made her case to her former employee, George Stephanopoulos.

Obama went on NBC’s Meet the Press, where host Tim Russert spent 14-minutes gently questioning him about Jeremiah Wright. He said that Wright is retiring and just likes the spotlight.

On FTN, House Dem Whip James Clyburn told host Bob Schieffer that there will not be the riots in Denver which Doug Wilder had predicted; Clyburn, who has backed no one, said that the superdelegates should not overturn the will of the voters.

Next on FTN, Doug Wilder said that he had not predicted a riot in Denver if the nomination were stolen from Obama; rather, he said he had predicted a “riotous convention.” Evan Bayh asserted that Hillary and Obama would work together this fall.

On LE, host Wolf Blitzer talked to Governors Bill Richardson of New Mexico (Obama surrogate) and Mike Easley of North Carolina (Hillary surrogate). Easley thinks the Dem race could run through the convention in Denver, while Richardson thinks such an outcome would be bad for the Democratic Party.

In a very short interview, Ron Paul told Blitzer that he’s still in the GOP race because he is still generating enthusiasm and money, and he wants to get out of Iraq now.

The show-by-show review is at RedState.com. …

For Sunday, June 5, 2008

FOX News Sunday (FNS): Host Chris Wallace talks to the increasingly lost and incoherent Howard Dean, still boss of the DNC but not of me. Then he’ll have neo-Obama acolyte Joe Andrews, the one-time DNC boss; Hillary’s campaign chairperson Terence McAuliffe, also a former DNC boss; and McCain campaign advisor Carly Fiorina.

This Week (ABC): Host George Stephanopoulos acts as a campaign commercial for Hillary live from Indianapolis, with questions also from the audience. No YouTube. [The little frownie emoticon would go here.]

Meet the Press (NBC): Host Tim Russert is doing his program live from Indianapolis, spending his hour speaking with Obama.

Face the Nation (CBS): Host Bob Schieffer has Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, still a Hillary groupie; South Carolina Representative Jim Clyburn, who’s into Obama; and Obama supporter Douglas “Riots in Denver” Wilder.

Late Edition (CNN): Host Wolf Blitzer talks to Lindsey Graham; Governors. Mike Easley of North Carolina (Hillary sycomphant) and Bill Richardson of New Mexico (Barry’s fool); former Clinton (Bill) labor secretary Robert Reich, an supporter of Barry; and his usual cast of thousands.

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I bet, but I do not know for certain, that Hillary acts as if she were born in Greensboro (or at least Winston-Salem). Barry might just suggest that Reverend Wright is getting a little older, hanging out with a young and clever crowd, and probably needs a lobotomy.

Nevertheless, I wish Steph and Russert would open their interviews to YouTube.

We could do without the DNC piling on FNS, but at least Carly Fiorina will return things to perspective.

Schieffer and Blitzer are sticking with the surrogates.

This Dem race will be over eventually, though it might be a while. I expect Hillary will lay down her arms within a month after the Denver nominating convention goes for Obama.

I’ll watch this and write it down for you tomorrow.

The Associated Press’ Libby Quaid is preaching the liberal like that one must “pay for” tax cuts, as if they were a governmental expense: McCain seeks costly tax cuts, but vague on paying for them.

Republican John McCain is making promises that would cost billions of taxpayer dollars, yet he is vague about how he would pay for them.

McCain is handing around a campaign grab bag of goodies. There are little treats like a summer gas-tax holiday and new mortgages for struggling homeowners, and there are big plums like tax breaks for corporations and families with children.

Wrong. The money belongs to the taxpayers, not to the government, and the government must pay for government spending, not for taking less money from those who earn it. A tax cut is not part of a “bag of goodies.”

This kind of reporting is vile.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

PREFACE:

Candidate Obama gave a rather bland interview with FNS host Chris Wallace. It wasn’t hard-hitting, no tough questions were asked, and Obama was not challenged. Said Barry: “I’ve worn flag pins in the past; I will wear them in the future.”

On TW, George Stephanopoulos spoke with four standard-issue surrogates, two from each campaign. White, working class Democrats in Pennsylvania are racist, according to the host, and Hillary will cut gasoline taxes and help our pocketbooks, argued Sheila Jackson Lee and Evan Bayh.

On MTP, DNC boss Howard Dean showed why he is still relevant to today’s political discussion. Not really. He said that Michigan and Florida did not play by the rules and if they were permitted in the process, they would be cutting in line and there would be a riot. He said, though, that it was all up to the Dems’ Rules Committee. He later said that he would seat their delegations and that President Bush was not interested in capturing Osama bin Laden.

On FTN, Obama strategist David Axelrod called certain things said by Bill Clinton, “regrettable,” but excused him for saying things to get his wife elected. Hillary’s mouthpiece Howard Wolfson argued that this ongoing fight has been great for the Democratic Party as it has driven Democrats to the polls.

On LE, Dianne Feinstein and Pete Hoekstra blamed Bush. A lot.

Read the Review of the Shows over at RedState.com.