Why is Hoyer showing up on all the shows this afternoon

[Skidmore]

and Pelosi not there as well? They elected a team and it appears that the press is attempting to make a rift.

[texpatriot2004]

1. Because Hoyer is a backstabbing snake-in-the-grass nm

[cali]

7. Why is he backstabbing?

He put in years and years in the trenches in the minority. He earned his position as ML.

[texpatriot2004]

9. No way. He has backstabbed Democrats for quite some time

now.

Starting with Nancy Pelosi

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/12/7/164857/516

[cali]

16. Seriously, in what way did he backstab her?

One could just as easily say she backstabbed him, when in truth neither backstabbed. Surely you're not suggesting that because she backed Murtha Hoyer shouldn't have run for ML.

[texpatriot2004]

18. No I am not saying that but Hoyer is a backstabber nm

[movonne]

2. Next step her job..wait and see...

[WI_DEM]

3. because he is the new majority leader and Pelosi was on several

shows last week after we won the House.

[Skidmore]

6. She is also now formally the new Speaker of the House.

I just think that for today Hoyer should have insisted on appearing together.

[w4rma]

4. Why was Rahm Emmanuel showing up on all the shows and not Howard Dean as well? (nt)

[OzarkDem]

12. Good question - same answer

News media wants to empower DLC'ers because they are a divisive and destructive force in the Dem party.

[dchill]

17. The media is establishing -

(they are "the establishment") - who they are going to take seriously and who they are not.

Steny Hoyer - YES
Nancy Pelosi - NO
Rahm Emanuel - YES
Howard Dean - NO

Just a partial list. You can complete it yourself as you watch the sneering, the spitting, the condescending, the glad-handing and the back-stabbing. This is today's excuse for major media. Stay tuned.

[Dhalgren]

5. Nancy Pelosi is Speaker of the House. She is second in line to

the Presidency. She is the elected Leader of the People's House. This puts her on a plane not far beneath the office of the Presidency. She will give news conferences and make statements, but to appear on news shows on any kind of regular basis is beneath her office - she'll send out minions for that...

[skipos]

8. Did Kerry and Edwards appear everywhere together in 2004?

Not that I remember.

[Skidmore]

10. What does that have to do with it?

I just think that the media is trying to set up some sort of sniping, and that on today, it would have been good to see them together on these programs.

[OzarkDem]

11. Because the news media likes DLC Dinos?

Why would they want a real Democrat who will talk about real issues and criticize the GOP when they can get a DLC flack who will praise the GOP to heaven while criticizing his own party?

[VelmaD]

13. go look at Hoyer's voting record

here:
http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Steny_Hoyer.htm

Then come back and tell me how he's a DINO.

[texpatriot2004]

14. Bingo! nm

[Individualist]

15. Bingo!

Consider how often Lieberman and Biden have been favored by the MSM. Now it's Hoyer's turn.