"Meet The Press'" Tim Russert Misquotes Senator Barack Obama

http://zennie2005.blogspot.com - Recently, NBC and MSNBC have been agressively working to change the terms of debate in the 2008 Presidential Race. This video's a great example. According to MediaMatters..

-- During his November 11 Meet the Press interview with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (IL) on NBC's Meet the Press, host Tim Russert asserted that "critics will say you've not been a leader against the war," and then read a quote he attributed to Obama: "In July of 2004, Barack Obama: 'I'm not privy to Senate intelligence reports. ... What would I have done? I don't know,' in terms of how you would have voted on the war." After quoting two other Obama statements on the war, Russert concluded: "It doesn't seem that you were firmly wedded against the war and that you left some wiggle room that, if you were in the Senate, you may have voted for it." However, in citing Obama's comment "What would I have done? I don't know," Russert did not quote the very next sentence of Obama's statement, which was, "What I know is that from my vantage point the case [for authorizing the war] was not made." --

In other words, Tim Russert Misquoted Barack Obama, and perhaps deliberately. I think NBC's new approach is based on the idea that all politicians tell "less" than the truth about their beliefs. But it's easier to approach a line of questioning following that idea with Senator Clinton than it is with Senator Obama, who's quite authentic in his views -- that is, he's not always changing his stance, if he ever has, or has had to. This consistency of message damages NBC's approach, and results in this situation where Russert should appologize to Senator Obama.

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[AWoods4]

as long as we're pointing out simple spelling/grammar mistakes...

intelligence, not inteligence

racism, not racisim

"by the way" not "bye-the-way"

a space succeeds a comma, it doesn't precede one (I'm assuming you didn't mean to put proceed)

See, isn't that annoying?

[dannyreyperez]

Cuz he's an intelligent black man in power! No one really thinks a dumpy white guy in a rusty pick up truck that's dumn as hell with no job is sexy, unless you're his dumpy girlfriend with no teeth!!! HA! (Don't worry haters, I'm white and straight!)

[MrBronxville]

Media Matters is propaganda......and I dont see any "misqoutes"....He actually admits that he originally made the comment to "Tim Russertte on Meet the Press".......(GET A LIFE, Obama is a non-American Anti-christ)

[dulcebeauty89]

why is that gangster rap music playing in the intro lol ?!

[Synduatic]

Dude, your videos are lame

[Beetmonger]

Well the surge did work, and though Obama says right here he would have the troops out in 16 months he has been in nearly 2 years at this point and not only are the troops still there, he has had a surge of his of in Afganistan. He says alot, but does little. He said he would close GITMO, still open. He said he would get lobbyists out of government, they're still there and some are in his cabinet. He said he would get rid of special interests, still there. Change? Just another politician.

[dmcgreal4]

And if you look at the quote made from the New York Times. He neither lays claim to supporting by the the My vantage point claim nor being against it with the I'm not privy to reports so I don't know. This is an example of a Red Herring.

If you don't support the war, then stand by your claim. Even if you are running for the Presidency. Think during the time of the race, most Americans WERE against the war. BTW MSNBC and NBC have been big Obama supporters since you made that video.

[dmcgreal4]

Actually the date of Meet the Press in July was the 25th, not the 26th, and the COMPLETE transcript of the show can be found on the web. However, the quote at the bottom of the screen says the New York Times dated (music please) July 26th, 2004. Look it up on the web. It's there in print, so no he was not misquoting him.

ENJOY!! And BTW the interview referenced was not with Meet the Press.

[Bummer4yall]

Obama authentic? HAH!!

If he was so against it back then, why is now taking credit for the war in Iraq?

..because it's now considered a success!

[Bummer4yall]

Obama authentic? HAH!!

If he was so against it back then, why is now taking credit for the war in Iraq?

..because it's now considered a success!

[cobraman96]

Yeah,Here it is 200 plus days in and he is fucking up the country really quick!