Brokaw Unwittigly Admits He's a Democrat

[Heather MC]

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Discussing the electoral map on MSNBC this morning, Brokaw talked about how organized the Obama campaign is--unlike Democrats in the past. He states words to the effect--"We're in play like we've never been." I believe he tries to be balanced so that people can't tell his leanings, but the cat's out of the bag: Brokaw is for Obama.

[mucifer]

1. bullcrap!!@!

[zbdent]

4. seconded ...

[BeyondGeography]

2. Now he'll be even more pro-Republican on the air

[rucky]

3. Great, now he's going to overcompensate even more. n/t

[demokatgurrl]

5. Brokaw? A Democrat???

Oh, the horror. :sarcasm:

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. If he's a Democrat then I'm a member of the KKK

He's blowing smoke and misdirection

[iamthebandfanman]

7. sure he didnt say 'theyre' not we're? n/t

[SeaLyons]

8. Is that why he did that hit job on him

on Meet the Press regarding his son? I find it hard to believe Brokaw is a Dem.

[DeeDeeNY]

25. We'll see if he goes after McLame about his son Andrew

with the Silver State Bank failure.
But I'm not holding my breath.

[Renew Deal]

9. I think he's talking about Montana

Brokaw is from Montana.

[iamthebandfanman]

11. yup, good catch

id hafta go with ur theory, makes sense

[Orangepeel]

13. South Dakota, but it does sound like he was taking about his home state

[Renew Deal]

17. He has a "ranch" in Montana

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/23/arts/television/23brok.html?n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/B/Brokaw,%20Tom

[ITsec]

21. Yes... SD....

He's from Webster, and went to high school in Yankton. He also used to half-own a radio station in Rapid City (KTOQ - Tom Tom Broadcasting) several years ago. He and his partner have since sold it.

[ErinBerin84]

14. that's what I think too.

[trof]

10. I think he was referring to the race, not Democrats.

[rurallib]

12. With friends like that who needs enemies?

I believe he has indicated otherwise by previous statements.

[hadrons]

15. Unwittingly to even himself he's a Democrat ....

Maybe Joe Liarman isn't as loney as we thought

[Skwmom]

16. That is ridiculous. Brokaw is NO Democrat.

[DangerousRhythm]

18. Huh. Interesting... N/T

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. States are "in play." Parties are the players.

[blm]

20. Baloney - and it's Dean's 50 state strategy begun in early2005 that is making it easier for 2008

election and Obama was able to tap his organization INTO a Dem party infrastructure that was actually functioning in states that prior chairs had left to collapse a decade earlier.

Funny, how no media wants to point out the FAILURES of the Clinton-era party chairs who collapsed our party in too many states before 2000, 2002 and 2004 election cycles.

[City Lights]

22. He shills for Republickers day in and day out.

If he's a Democrat, he's of the Zell Miller-Joe Lieberman variety.

[Alter Ego]

23. Then why has he done nothing but shill for McCain?

[NewJeffCT]

24. Brian Williams did similar - only with Republicans

in 2004.

However, I remember an article speculating the possibility that Tom Brokaw could have been John Kerry's running mate in 2004 as well.

[alwysdrunk]

26. That's a bit of a leap

How about "we" as in we who follow and report on elections and "in play like we've never been" as a break in the predictability of things, and states maybe voting differently than in the past.

[curious one]

27. Oh, no shit. He wants to improve his credibility.

[Gold Metal Flake]

28. Bullshit planted to defuse any pro-KO backlash.

GENBC just made a huge concession to the republicults revealing a blatant bias, so Corporate Brokaw plays a little game to show fake "balance".

Stop believing the ridiculously overpaid Corporate Media Liars.

[Major Hogwash]

38. I agree. Brokaw went after Bill Clinton like no other anchor on the news.

He mentioned Clinton being impeached something like 287 times after the impeachment trial was over, from February 1999 until Clinton was out of the White House.
He mentioned it almost every single time when he had to give a report on Clinton after the trial was over.
Brokaw mentioned it during the campaign in 2004.
And he mentioned it during the campaign again this year.

There is no way in hell that I think Brokaw is nothing but a Republican.

[LibraLiz1973]

29. I call bullshit on that. I am DISGUSTED with Brokaw's behavior

He spins so hard for the right it is un-fuckin real.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

30. He's Been A Democrat All The Time

He got in trouble back in the eighties for suggesting that news people can be advocates...

That's the problem...

Because most of them are liberal and Democrat they will have to lean over backwards to be fair...It might be better if they weren't...

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

31. Maybe that's why he was inaffective with his toothless "gotcha" questions to Biden.

He looked very uncomfortable posing them.

[JaneQPublic]

33. Yep: George Steph, Tweety, Jake Tapper, all bending over backwards...

...as though their careers depend on it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

36. I Doubt Any Of Them Vote Republicant

But the problem is they do more damage voting Democratic and covering the news in a way that's favorable to the Republicants...

[AngryOldDem]

32. Really could have fooled me. n/t

[high density]

34. Couldn't be more wrong

From Howard Kurtz today, about the "shift" of Olbermann and Tweety from the anchor chairs:

"NBC staffers say the network's old guard, led by veteran anchor Tom Brokaw, has been complaining since February about the way Olbermann and Matthews favor Barack Obama. Tensions boiled over during the conventions, they say, when NBC reporters grabbed newsmakers on the floor but were often ignored as the anchor duo kept talking."

So in other words, Tom was annoyed that he wasn't getting the attention that he wanted and that the tone of the conversation was not fair from his biased viewpoint.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/09/09/AR2008090900956.html

[xiamiam]

35. most of the neocons including wolfowitz and wallenberg are registered democrats as well..

hard to believe..but true..

[Blue_In_AK]

37. You sure could've fooled me.

He seems Republican to the core.