Anderson's acting upset that his Rev. Wright toy has been taken away for one night

[BeyondGeography]

He just asked Eric Holder of the Obama campaign if he's trying to push this story to change the topic from Pastorgate...did Anderson expect an unlimited shelf life for the same four or five video clips he has been flogging for the past week?

Holder to his credit said, "we don't have to push anything."

[TwilightGardener]

1. Um, the State Dept. broke this story today--not Obama. Ridiculous.

edit to add: but it DOES tell you that the media had planned to keep milking the Wright story, and feel cheated now that they have to cover REAL news.

[Patsy Stone]

11. They made graphics for CNN, even

"Obama on the DEFENSIVE!" Now what will they do with them?

[MadMaddie]

2. A crime may have occurred if the breached information

was shared......someones free speech is not criminal.

Sick of the Media when they do that shit.

[YDogg]

3. Time for Anderson Cooper to go back to New Orleans ...

... to check on the progress there. I thought he did good reporting from there.

[DJ13]

4. Time for Anderson Cooper to go back to New Orleans ...

No, time for Anderson to go back hosting that game show "The Mole".

[0007]

12. He did a damn good job in New Orleans.

[KittyWampus]

5. He then had 3 commentators on who all agreed it's time to stop smears & have a serious discussion

it was actually rather profound.

Sorry you missed it.

Three guys.

Gergen ......

Some other white man

Another good looking black guy who does talk radio

[BeyondGeography]

8. That's good to hear, even if his trollish obsession with Wright is still disturbing

(My wife has had enough and House Hunters is on the tube now.)

[malik flavors]

6. He also got owned by Roland Martin and the other panelists when he brought up race.

[KittyWampus]

7. Yes, all three said to move the discussion forward. It was a nice moment.

[Cha]

9. There are ways to whip these media-

whores into shape and that was one of 'em. Dean's really good at that,too.

[depakid]

10. I'm glad you all watch this crap (actually, I'm not) but I guess someone has to

So I reckon some props are due.

As to anyone on CNN or Fox- they're pretty shallow and transparent. I can't think of any one of their crews who could hold a candle to some of the kids I've judged in high school forensics. -much less college level, in a full and fair debate.

For the most part, what one sees on American TV are intellectually lazy people- incapable of incisive analysis and bereft of experience in logical debate.

I reckon if you tossed most any of 'em into something like CEDA, they'd stutter at the podium, unable to think halfway critically on their feet, without the teleprompter to tell them what to say. What you'd likely see would be the deer in the headlights look.

Ever seen that one? Or felt it, when you were unprepared. I have.

And these are supposedly America's "opinion leaders?"