PBS's Ifill does her bit for the GOP ..again..

[JohnWxy]

Gwen Ifill, always at the ready to be critical of Democrats for a hiccup, while yawning at GOP assaults on Democracy, threatening statements aimed at Democrats (Boehner of a Democratic Congressman: "he may be a dead man") outrageous distortions of reality and rewrites of history, and demogogic rants intended to incite the ignorant, characterized the President as an unreserved partisan pol on the Friday, August 20 broadcast of Washington Week.


http://www.pbs.org/weta/washingtonweek/transcript

PRES. OBAMA: You remember our campaign slogan, yes we can?

AUDIENCE: Yes. (Applause.)

PRES. OBAMA: This year, their campaign slogan is no, we can’t. (Laughter, applause.) It’s pretty inspiring, huh? (Laughter.) You know, you wake up in the morning and you hear, no, and that just puts a little pep in your step. (Laughter.)

MS. IFILL: He never seems to be having a better time than when he’s attacking the Republicans.

Now, PResident Obama said: "their campaign slogan is no, we can’t.". Was this an attack on Republicans?

The Republicans have filibustered 80% of major legislation proposed in 2009. They are on a course to triple their previous record of filibusters. John Boehner famously said the GOP would be "the party of 'NO'".

So, was that an "attack" when the President said the GOP's slogan was: "no, we can’t.".

I suggest Ifill exaggerates.. just a bit. I think Gwen Ifill is never so happy as when she is criticizing and mis-characterizing the actions of Democrats.

[msongs]

1. it's an attack on republicans. a serious one? lol he's not gonna do that nt

[customerserviceguy]

2. Sorry, I agree with her

He needs to be proactive on solutions, not just simply blame the other side. He kept on message of "let's rise above partisan politics" when running for the Presidency, focusing on the Rethuglicans is the exact opposite of that message.

I'm glad Ms. Ifill is taking the President to task on this.

[Zoeisright]

4. Bullshit. He's calling out the party of obstructionism.

All they want to do is block everything President Obama wants to do. Ifill is wrong.

[customerserviceguy]

9. He needs to run on the positive, negativity is just going to marginalize him

Ifill covered his campaign quite well with her book, she clearly senses a change in direction. The Repukes are baiting him, and he's taking the bait. Ifill recognizes this.

[Arkana]

10. Where the hell have you been for the last year and a half?

The GOP has stood as an almost solid wall of obstructionism on every piece of legislation in both houses.

They are going home to their states and districts and ginning up fake outrage over every "nontroversy" they can find.

They are subtly encouraging racism and fomenting rebellion among the faithful and using the Joe McCarthy-possessed Sarah Palin to do it.

The Republicans need to be called out for all of it and I'm glad Obama isn't wasting the opportunity.

[JohnWxy]

11. I think the President has a responsiblity to call out any who are working to hurt our country...

... in this case for policital gain.

The President's statement was appropriate as it accurately characterized the tactics and actions of the Republicans, who John Boehner promised would be the "Party of 'NO' ". Her characerization of it as "an attack" illigitimizes his comment. She is insinuating that his comment goes beyond what one could say looking at the facts. But the President's remark accurately characterized what the Republicans have said they would do and have been doing: they have been doing everything they can to stop anything from being accomplished by the President and the Dems(Republicans on track to triple their filibuster record).

With regard to the economy, they ARE doing everything they can to sabotage the President's and the Democrats' efforts to repair the damage THEY CAUSED .. so they can campaign this Fall saying the Democrats were the one's who screwed up.


Ifill, didn't say anything about the President being baited. She said his statement was an attack on Republicans. Nothing said about anything the Republicans have said, or if the President's statement was in response to any tactic or gambit by the Repunks. Although, one could make a documentary out of the personal, crazy assaults made on the President by the Republicans.. and which I might add have never been characterized by Ifill (or anybody else on PBS) as 'an attack'.


Ifill said the President "never seems to be having a better time than when he’s attacking the Republicans." .. an unsupported global disparagement of the President's motivation and an accusation that he makes a practice of 'attacking' Republicans. This is insinuated. IF she wants to make the case that he makes a practice of unreasonably criticizing Republicans she should make it explicitly.... but then, of course, it would be obvious she is not conducting herself as an impartial observer ... forget about being a legitimate, unbiased (in her commentary) journalist.


Ifill's remark was an attempt to disparage the actions of the President and his motivation. She repeatedly steps outside the bounds of an unbiased, or impartial journalist (usually by way of insinuation, as if her suggested proposition is already an accepted fact). She is not acting as journalist. She is disgorging propaganda by way of insinuation, suggestion. She is spreading disinformation for the GOP, presumably to win more dollars from Corporate sponsors .... and apparently to boost their ratings with the moronic demographic.

[JohnWxy]

8. Pro-active? LIke fighting the GOP for a Health care bill? Like passing a stimulus bill while 3 GOP

Senators voted for it? IF you read the OP you will see I mentioned that the GOP have been filibustering every bill the Dems put up. Their objective has been to kill any recovery from the economic disaster THEY CREATED so they can campaign saying: "Look what the Democrats couldn't do to fix the Great Recession".

HIs saying their ideas consist of "no we can't" - Given their astounding destructivism, given the bad economic situation - which they created - I don't think anybody could call his statement an 'attack'. Anybody, including the President, should be allowed to criticize the GOP, without having their statements being called an 'attack' which implies they are extreme and perhaps without any legitimacy. Ifill's characterization of the President's remark as an 'attack' was unfounded.

Ifill is a whore for the GOP. PBS is grovelling for dollars.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=9974807">GOP about to set filibustering record - ABC.com

[depakid]

3. Ifill's comment was nothing less than delusional

[Doctor_J]

5. Being a black right-winger is a very good gig

she still has to look at herself in the mirror every morning, which must be revolting, but she's guaranteed a lifetime high-paying job and lots of camera time at the Repuke convention every 4 years.

[Permanut]

6. I would suggest that she's not

having a lot of success as a right winger, although she would get points for trying. Michelle Malkin said of her in reference to moderating the VP debate:

But there is nothing “moderate” about where Ifill stands on Barack Obama. She’s so far in the tank for the Democrat presidential candidate, her oxygen delivery line is running out.

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/30/a-debate-%E2%80%9Cmoderator%E2%80%9D-in-the-tank-for-obama/

Course, this was in 2008, but I'll bet the koolaid drinkers aren't ready to show her the secret handshake yet.

[JohnWxy]

7. I don't think i would rely on Malkin for any hint of what reality is. She's turned psychosis into a

lifestyle.