New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said in September that he wouldn’t “complain about coverage of the [Mitt Romney presidential] campaign because, as a candidate, if you do that, you’re losing.” Brent Bozell, chairman of the conservative Media Research Center, says that mentality is the loser. “They say that and then at the end of the… Read more »
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Complaining About The Complainers: Maddow, MSNBC Mocking Of WH Press Corps Is Comedy At Its Finest
In the controversy surrounding members of the White House Press Corps getting grumpy about access to the President during a recent golf getaway with Tiger Woods, MSNBC’s reaction has downright Kevin Baconian: “Remain calm! All is well!” The aforementioned line comes from Animal House, the greatest campus comedy of all time. But it almost pales… Read more »
Morning Joe Chides ‘High-Maintenance’ Press Corps For Complaining About Access To Obama
While the White House press corps expressed frustration about having no access to President Obama‘s golfing vacation, Wednesday’s Morning Joe panel wasn’t particularly sympathetic. It’s not a big deal, they generally agreed. Time to move on. “Just stop it,” Mike Barnicle urged. “It makes us out to be spoiled, pampered, you know, people. Just stop… Read more »
When GOP complains about ‘takers versus makers,’ they’re complaining about their own base
Jared Bernstein: Had a rousing debate on the Kudlow show last night with Larry and Jimmy Pethokoukis (aka Jimmy P) haranguing me about makers/takers. Jimmy went on a rant about all the fakers on the Social Security Disability rolls … Conservatives haven’t gotten over their November loss, and have eagerly adopted Mitt Romney’s characterization that… Read more »