Let's play a game: What has the political media said about Gore?

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I think it's time we remind ourselves (and document it while we do it) what the political media has said about Gore. You know, all let's have a thread composed of the crap that the media types have said about Gore. I think it will come in very useful. More importantly I think it will help remind us who the media whores are that have helped create and perpetuate lies and mistruths about Gore.

We should probably do it by name. I've got a good quote by Milbank that I'll start with. I'll post Dana's name in the subject line. That way we can "file" the quotes by name.

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1. Dana Milbank

CNN RELIABLE SOURCES
Is Media Exploiting Missing Children Cases?; Gore Suffers from Bad Image with Media
Aired August 10, 2002 - 18:30 ET

MILBANK: You know what it is, Howie, I -- and I think that Gore is sanctimonious and that's sort of the worst thing you can be in the eyes of the press. And he has been disliked all along and it was because he gives a sense that he's better than us - he's better than everybody, for that matter, but the sense that he's better than us as reporters.

Whereas President Bush probably is sure that he's better than us -- he's probably right, but he does not convey that sense. He does not seem to be dripping with contempt when he looks at us, and I think that has something to do with the coverage.

[SharonRB]

2. Good idea, Mabus

If you want to get copied on the e-mail I send out everyday -- oh, nevermind! The Admiral is on my mailing list, so I guess you get it already. LOL. (But if you want it in your very own e-mail, PM me your e-mail address. Sometimes his bounce back to me because his mailbox is full.)

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4. He promises to forward stuff to me

but he rarely does. Of course, I do the same thing to him too.

I'll PM you my address.

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3. Chris Matthews (Has Gore had eye surgery?)

Chris' comments after viewing a clip of Gore from KO's Countdown the previous night

'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for May 30
Read the transcript to the Wednesday show
Updated: 11:18 a.m. CT May 31, 2007

Guests: K.T. McFarland, Michael Brown, E.J. Dionne, Zach Wamp, Michael Crowley, Jill Zuckman, Mark Halperin, Michael Sheehan

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MATTHEWS: Do you think, Jill, he(Gore)‘s had cosmetic surgery around the eyes, below the eyes, what do you think?

ZUCKERMAN: I‘m sot sorry, I‘m not an expert. I can not touch that.

MATTHEWS: Everybody‘s so afraid of that one, but I think there‘s some work been done. It looks pretty good, actually.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18962473/

[SharonRB]

5. Who the hell cares whether he has or not?

Leave it to Tweety to ask the questions with substance! :sarcasm:

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6. At least he wasn't talking about how Thompson smells

That stuff just creeps me out.

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7. Tweety: Gore would lick the bathroom floor to be president

From the Daily Howler

GETTING RIGHT WITH GORE: Here is Matthews, on September 11, 2000, walking back some nasty language. What did we do to deserve him?

MATTHEWS (9/11/00, to Bob Woodward): The Washington Post poll—here it is, your poll. When voters were asked if they thought Al Gore will say or do anything to get elected—I’ve said this many times on this show and, and have been accused of being too rough on him—60 percent of the American people say that Al Gore will say or do anything—“lick the floor” is a phrase I’ve, unfortunately, used over time—to win the election. That doesn’t bother them, though, because the same people say that when they were asked if they thought Al Gore was honest and trustworthy, the man they said would basically lick the floor, 63 percent said, yes, he’s honest and trustworthy.

Maybe you had to be there. We can only say that, in real time, that struck us as a halting apology. For the record, Matthews called Gore “the bathtub ring” more than forty times in 1999 alone. But as Election Day finally drew near, he went on Today and racked his brains. Why did the public have problems with Gore? He just couldn’t figure it out.

All through Campaign 2000, Matthews trashed the public interest. But did you ever see an insider pundit challenge or question his stupid, rank conduct? The press corps took its standard pass as Matthews played games about Gore.

http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh081402.shtml