OMG, Andrea Mitchell is defending Obama against McCain.

[Hieronymus]

[polichick]

1. She did that very well!

[Pirate Smile]

2. Karen Tumulty did the same thing on Swampland. The reporters with them knew that

no press was going to go with Obama to see wounded soldiers so they know categorically that the claim in McCain's ad that he didn't go because he couldn't bring cameras was a complete and total lie.

[Laura PourMeADrink]

13. what's swampland?

[Pirate Smile]

14. Swampland is a Time blog. Karen Tumulty, Joe Klein, Ana Marie Cox, Jay Carney and

a few other reporters blog there. A traditional media blog - a way to know what those reporters are noticing and a way to bring something to their attention in the comments section.

Here is the link.

http://time-blog.com/swampland/

[Laura PourMeADrink]

17. thanks PS

[Born_A_Truman]

3. I saw that!

And she emphasized that she found out about his visit to wounded troops in the Green Zone from other sources. Not that McCain has ever let FACTS get in the way of his "message".

[snowbear]

4. She did better today than I've ever seen her ...

And yes, I saw that other thread saying just the opposite.. but anyone who didn't can pull up the transcript later tonight or tomorrow.

She was 98% positive towards Obama today.

VERY UNUSUAL for Andrea!

[cliffordu]

15. The Prozac must be kicking in.

[Speck Tater]

5. Except for Fox, of course, I believe that...

most media outlets are only really concerned with ratings, because ratings mean income, and money is the bottom line.

Therefore: More than anything else, in the long run the media wants to be on the winning side, whichever side that is. Siding with the winner is siding with the majority, and siding with the majority is where the ratings come from.

So the more clear it becomes that Obama will be the winner, the more the media will side with him.

[npincus]

6. specifics, please?

[snowbear]

11. She made it clear that he visited the troops in the hospital in Iraq and....

...that she, nor ANY other media were ever told about it by Obama. She said she had to "get it out of the military" or she would've never even known about it.

She also stated that all photos taken of Obama playing basketball were taken by the Department of Defense.

She also stated that press releases on his visits with the troops were drafted by the DOD.

It comes on again in 45 minutes for anyone who missed it..

She wasn't perfect in her review.. I'm just saying she was more positive than what we normally see out of her.

[npincus]

12. thank you

shocking.

[Arugula Latte]

7. She gives Tweety a run for his money in the schizo sweepstakes.

[Imagevision]

8. duh! Andrea Mitchell has and always will support Obama. (chemicals?)

[Hamlette]

9. GRRRRRRR could you tell us when and where?

so we can watch?

This I gotta see.

[Imagevision]

10. Invent one instance where Andrea hasn't supported Obama? just one.

[Kahuna]

16. That shocked the hell out of me. Must of skipped her daily McCan't

kool aid fix.