POS Tom Brokaw admits he advocated for McCain and against KO and Tweety with NBC

[Hepburn]

From HuffPo:

Tuesday's New York Times features a profile of Tom Brokaw ahead of the October 7 presidential debate being hosted by the veteran NBC newsman. The Times reveals that Brokaw has "played a pivotal role out of public view, both within NBC and in its dealings with the campaign of John McCain in particular."

Mr. Brokaw said that over the summer he had "advocated" within the executive suite of NBC News to modify the anchor duties of the MSNBC hosts Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews on election night and on nights when there were presidential debates. Their expressions of strong political opinions from the MSNBC anchor desk has run counter to the more traditional role Mr. Brokaw played on "NBC Nightly News" for more than two decades. NBC said earlier this month that the two hosts would mostly relinquish their anchor duties to Mr. Gregory, while being present as analysts.

"Keith is an articulate guy who writes well and doesn't make his arguments in a 'So's your old mother' kind of way," Mr. Brokaw said. "The mistake was to think he could fill both roles. The other mistake was to think he wouldn't be tempted to use the anchor position to engage in commentary. That's who he is."

Brokaw said he has also conducted some "shuttle diplomacy in recent weeks" between NBC and the McCain campaign.

His mission, he said, was to assure the candidate's aides that -- despite some negative on-air commentary by Mr. Olbermann in particular -- Mr. McCain could still get a fair shake from NBC News. Mr. Brokaw said he had been told by a senior McCain aide, whom he did not name, that the campaign had been reluctant to accept an NBC representative as one of the moderators of the three presidential debates -- until his name was invoked.

"One of the things I was told by this person was that they were so irritated, they said, 'If it's an NBC moderator, for any of these debates, we won't go,' " Mr. Brokaw said. "My name came up, and they said, 'Oh, hell, we have to do it, because it's going to be Brokaw.' "

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/30/tom-brokaw-acting-as-nbc_n_130453.html

Yeah, right, there is another great example of the "librul" media for ya! :sarcasm:

It's OK to have RW talking heads the hell all over the place...but two guys the RWs "think" are left leaning? Oh, well, the butt end of the McHoover campaign ~~ kiss their asses. And...Tweety a "librul"?!?!?!?! Oh, please!!! GMAFB!

Hey, Tommy Baby....so's your mother! :grr:

[TornadoTN]

1. Brokaw is worse than Brett Favre, Curt Schilling

To use a sports analogy- They love the sound of their own voice (Schilling) and just cant seem to stay away after they seemingly retire (Favre).

Brokaw has always been a thinly veiled water carrier for the Republicans through his entire career. The Republican's has always been able to turn to Brokaw for the softballs.

That being said - removing Tweety was absurd, however, removing Olbermann was probably a good step. I love the guy and he's smart & honest, but lets not kid ourselves - he makes no secret where he stands. We all know that it was going to be hammered on if Olbermann was anywhere near the hosts chair during an election.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

19. did you see what Favre did last week?

HOW many TD passes?

[TornadoTN]

30. I know, I know

I'm sorry, I can't resist taking a jab at Favre when the opportunity presents itself.

I'm not a Packers fan or anything, I just don't like the magical appearing and disappearing act that he's pulled out through the years.

[LiberalFighter]

20. You don't know your sports!

[Hepburn]

Thanks for the recs....

....:hi:

I was up early again ~~ left knee pain ~~ and decided to ck out the HuffPo...and I saw this and was sooooooooo freaking angry that I literally saw stars!

The McCain campaign ~~ when they heard it was Brokaw ~~ suddenly all was cool with NBC.

Fuck that shit...I am so tired of the RWs controlling the media and being able to shut up commentators like KO.

Yeah, the librul press....GMAFB!

[PA Democrat]

2. If the McCain camp is comfortable with Brokaw you KNOW it s NOT because Brokaw is objective,

but rather that Brokaw is in the bag for McCain. McCain has made it obvious that his campaign is trying to stifle any semblance of fair reporting about McCain.

I won't watch MSNBC when either Brokaw or Rove's dancing partner, Gregory are on. Let them chew on that when they see their ratings because I know I'm not the only one who feels that way. The right wingers will watch FOX no matter what. CNN is actually more objective than Gregory and Brokaw.

[Hepburn]

7. Anyone who thinks he is even maybe neutral....

...has to be kidding themselves.

These RWs HATE Obama...it is not just that they are RWs...they are HATEFUL RWs. There is NO way they are gonna give Obama a fair break on anything. Their entire purpose is propaganda for Corporate America.

JMHO

[NoFederales]

21. This is really a critical issue, isn't it, this 'hate' theme? The RWs are 'haters' pure

and simple, but because they own this issue, they spin it successfully against Dems with the help of partisan media hacks like Brokaw. Can't stand any of them. If the RWs get total control of the media and the nets, then the Public will be finally and totally screwn. And then, what's in store for us 'faux-haters'?

NoFederales

[mwb970]

3. Why is Brokaw considered to be a "journalist"?

Whatever Brokaw once was, he is today not by any standard a journalist. This is a man that is completely, totally, 150 percent in the tank for the Republican candidate, which is his prerogative to be, but let’s not be dishonest and call it something other than what it is.

[high density]

4. David Gregory is an absolute bore

I can't watch him for more than 10 minutes.

It will be interesting to watch Brokaw carry water for McCain in the debate.

[valerief]

5. As Brokaw would respond to you, "Glug, glug, glug, glug."

I hate Brokaw. And his fat tongue, too.

[AllieB]

6. I think it's time to inundate MSNBC with emails and calls.

It is unacceptable that he is so in the bag for McCain.

[Hepburn]

9. What really gets me about this....

...is that he just out and out admits his bias like it is a good thing!

Man, I am sooooooooooooo sick of having the RWs control the media!

:grr:

[Vinca]

8. Oh, great. An overtly biased debate moderator. nt

[Hepburn]

12. Perfect, right?

:sarcasm:

I was totally :grr: when I caught this article on HuffPo.

Like I said above: Brokaw out and out admits this bias for the McCain campaign like it is a good thing!

And it seems only like a few of us liberals are upset. WTF gives with that?

:shrug:

[Lint Head]

10. Brokaw can take his speech impediment over to FAUX News where he belongs.

:dem:

[Binka]

14. Speech Impediment? Is That What They Call A Drunkard?

Tommy is awash in gin 24/7. Fucking asshole lush.

[Hepburn]

16. Whoa....

...Binka, that does explain how Tommy can ass kiss the McCain campaign so dang much! One would need to be drunk to get down his his knees to them like Brokaw does!

:hi:

[geekgrrl]

11. It figures-- now how the heck did he get MTP ?? nt

[EV_Ares]

13. Yeah, its all about Brokaw, also remember the other day when Bill O'Reily called

along with Rush Limbaugh about the ad that ran regarding McCain's health and his not releasing his medical records, and they pulled it. MSNBC is weak.

It is all about Brokaw:

""Brokaw said. "My name came up, and they said, 'Oh, hell, we have to do it, because it's going to be Brokaw.'""

K&R.

[Jennicut]

15. This is obvious, look at what has happened to MSNBC lately. Its gone down the tubes.

Shilling for McTroll is now the order of the day except with Tweety, KO, and Rachel.

[Hepburn]

17. I watch KO and Rachel at their regular times...

...and then watch all the repeats just to get a dose of on-air TV sanity somewhere. Tweety some times I do the same thing...but not like with KO and Rachel.

:hi:

[depakid]

18. Brokaw's been doing these sorts of things for 25 years

How's this for irony: he wrote a book about "The Greatest Generation" even as he betrayed everything they stood for.

Wow.

[Crowman1979]

22. I think it's time for Tom to have a little talk with Keith and tweety.

These two guys have more personality in their thumbnails than Brokass ever did.

[Mark E. Smith]

23. The Greatest Cunnilingus

Old marbles in the mouth is always willing to reach around to
appease the right.

[LiberalFighter]

24. Shuttle diplomacy?

Tom Brokaw would give both sides a fair shake in politics during the debate with Obama and McPain? Boy is NBC all full of it as well as Brokaw. Brokaw is nothing but a sniveling weasel who loves to look at himself in the mirror and hear his name used in a crowd.

Brokaw is a cheap suit when it comes to reporting anything political. Thank goodness I don't watch that pompous jackass to get my news. He is such a twisted Republican supporter.

[babylonsister]

25. This pisses me off; he's going to be a moderator? WHY? Where's

the balance? :grr:

[Hepburn]

26. What really gets to me about this?

It is just sooooooooooo open and up-front. Like it is OK to be biased in favor of McCain. In your face, you liberal trash!

Yeah, pisses me off, waaaaaaaaaaaaay off! :grr:

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

27. "In all fairness", Brokaw is a dick.

[Hepburn]

28. Have to disagree.

A dick is a useful object...Tom Brokaw is NOT!

:hi:

[Celebration]

29. Gregory is sooooo boring

Nobody will watch MSNBC now. Chris Mathews at least keeps the energy level high. With Gregory it is just snooze time.

If they had kicked just KO to a lesser position it might be understandable. But I think they really screwed themselves by putting Gregory front and center. Sheesh.

[Hepburn]

35. He is lame as hell, too...

...and he does bore me to death.

[indepat]

31. Dear Tom: let me count all the reasons I despise you

:P

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

32. 'If it's an NBC moderator, for any of these debates, we won't go,' " Mr. Brokaw said.

So let McCain not go. McCain needs the media much more than the media need him.

[Hepburn]

34. Wow...

...really tells us who actually is in charge of the media.

:grr:

[PVnRT]

33. Yeah, like all that political bias he inserted into ESPN sportscasts

Brokaw is a jackass.