Politico claims Obama is personally attacking his foes; they just can't find many good examples

[babylonsister]

I love MM; I hope they keep exposing politico. Maybe even the talking heads might one day 'get it'.


http://mediamatters.org/blog/201004270042

Politico claims Obama is personally attacking his foes; Politico just can't find many good examples

April 27, 2010 4:47 pm ET by Eric Boehlert


Paging the etiquette police! From today's breathless Politico report:

Obama strategy gets personal

It's a whole long piece about Obama, who's usually seen as being somewhat docile, is suddenly getting in people's face and calling out Republicans by name. (The GOP objects!)

The only problem is Politico can't really find any examples to prove that point. Well, Politico thinks it has great examples to bolster its Obama-gets-personal claim:

Mitch McConnell is in bed with Wall Street “movers and shakers” — and is fronting “cynical and deceptive” arguments on their behalf.

John Boehner is a health care Chicken Little to be mocked for predicting Armageddon if the Democrats’ reform bill passed.

Sarah Palin can be ignored on arms control because she’s “not exactly an expert on nuclear issues.”

And Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are just a “troublesome” twosome spreading “vitriol.”

But please note, did Obama derisively claim McConnell was "in bed" with Wall Street? Because that appears to be Politico's language. Did Obama make fun of Boehner and call him a "Chicken Little"? Because that appears to be Politico's language. Did Obama suggest Boehner should be "mocked'? Because that appears to be Politico's language.

Politico builds an entire article about how Obama's getting so personal (read: nasty), but Politico can't even point to a handful of examples to sustain the claim. So Politico has to embellish Obama's quotes to make them more nasty and personal.

[Arkana]

1. Wow, that sounds like an angry vitriol-spewing black man to me!

Oh, wait, no it doesn't.

It sounds like a President fed up with critics who are lacking in brainpower and integrity.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. Well, the GOP has gotten personal with President Obama plenty

and they're upset because he's getting "personal" with them?
:wtf:

Such crybabies. Somebody call a WHAAAAAAMBULANCE!!!!

:nopity:

[Enrique]

3. I thought it made Obama look good

because I want Obama to be tough with the republicans.

Yeah, Politico juiced it up a little, that's what they do and it's kind of dumb, but in this article it doesn't seem anti-Obama.

[monmouth]

4. Mike Allen was on briefly this a.m. on MoJo and he did not look

like a happy camper. The "spring" has left his step, etc. His appearance followed something rarely positive said about POTUS on MoJo. He just didn't seem to have his heart in it. Too bad, sooo sad...LOL.

[Cha]

5. Politico is just another way of saying

mediawhores.

Another "news" source that can't handle reality.

[ClarkUSA]

6. The article is also full of quotes from Republicans scolding Obama's approach. n/t