CALL CONGRESS RIGHT F*@KING NOW!!1 Brokaw is TOAST!

[Coexist]

This is hUGH!1!

He totally wrote a book about old white people who were in the military.

He CAN'T be allowed to moderate a debate between war hero, alpine-visaged McCain and that nice young black man Obama. His bias is too great..i'm series!

Brokaw will cast asparags all over Obama in his love for the elderly. it's sick! see for yourselfs:



thest republicans have no morels.

Please call Congress to protest this - don't be a looser - this is too important.

[knowbody0]

1. thanks for the chuckle

it was really needed

[babylonsister]

2. He should be toast...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=7257167&mesg_id=7257167

[JimGinPA]

3. DUzy!

K&R

[Clio the Leo]

4. ha ha ha!!! That's McCain's foot right there on the cover! NT

[rurallib]

5. he's screwn

[RoccoR5955]

6. Not only do Republicans have no mushrooms, they have no morals either! n/t

[Webster Green]

7. Freeperisms

:rofl:

[opihimoimoi]

13. Freepticious too

[progressoid]

8. lern to spel.

its' speled asparagas!11! :eyes:

[sohndrsmith]

9. isn't this what one might call a "touché"? n/t

[spanone]

10. it's no more ridiculous than what they are claiming about ifill

[Curtland1015]

11. Joke or not, this is 100% fucking true. We DO have to send this out.

[Me.]

12. Please Sign The Petition

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x7265419

[Cha]

19. Thanks, Me..I signed

it. tom brokaw is on notice.

[hvn_nbr_2]

14. Perfect. nt

[Peacetrain]

15. Oh my GOD you are right... I forgot about the book he wrote

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

16. You are obviously in the clutches of Satin

[Coexist]

17. Gargoyles!1 darksided!!1

[No Elephants]

21. Satin? The friend of the Muslins?

[Coexist]

22. the fabrics are taking over...

run!

[jmondine]

18. Brokaw is completely inproportionate for the job of modernator

[Coexist]

20. but you know I was joking, right?

[jmondine]

23. But of course. I hope you'll trust that I can actually spell...

...inappropriate and moderator. :D

[gauguin57]

24. Love this post. It's a hoot. Bullshit on the Brokaw busters ... he is not biased toward McCain

Sorry ... but I believe Tom is just "old school" -- he wants to project some semblance of
objectivity/balance for the network he's worked with for decades.

I read the "McCain liaison" story, and I don't see that "liaison between NBC and McCain" is what everyone seems to be assuming it is. I think this actually puts NBC high above Fox in terms of integrity ... NBC (through Brokaw) is willing to say that they've got these liberal commentators pointing out long lists of McCain & Palin foibles night after night (which I love -- don't get me wrong!), but that NBC is willing to make an effort to be objective -- not siding with either camp -- for the debates. Fox just wants to bury the Democratic party, and they make no apologies for it.

I'm glad Keith not anchoring the election coverage (and Keith said on Letterman that he's glad, too ... he'd rather just be a commentator -- that way he can say what he likes, and not be constrained by having to force himself to try to be "balanced" as an anchor). Not sure about Chris ... he's just kind of all over the place ... his frequent histrionics don't mesh well with anchoring. He's better as a commentator, too.

I've always admired Tom because he didn't let his politics show in his job as anchor. That's why I watched him faithfully for many years. I know he leans Democrat in "real" life -- hangs with Democrats, big environmentalist, owns property with Robert Rubin, was offered a job in the Clinton administration, and was being touted as a Democratic presidential candidate (and possible Kerry running mate) by some influential Hollywood lefties a few years back.

On Meet the Press, he does his job. While everyone on DU is bitching about him, the right wing is bitching about what a lefty he is. I read it all the time. Tom says that's how he knows he's doing his job right -- BOTH sides are bitching about him.

I don't think "McCain is his buddy" -- I think he's just trying to make sure NBC is viewed as an objective news source, despite MSNBC's nightly dose of Keith, Rachel and Chris.

And, especially as a former journalist, I'm very uncomfortable with the idea of EITHER side petitioning to get a long-established newsperson (Brokaw or Ifil) pulled off a debate. That just shows "we want a liberal" or "we want a conservative" or "we want our guy" to moderate the debate, and we won't accept anything other than OUR GUY.

I'd lose all respect for the debate process if the Debate Commission caved to such demands.