Media Quotes of the Year

So, in a year where Republicans took it on the chin, these awards are kind of a salve of sorts on the wound. http://www.mediaresearch.org/notablequotables/bestof/2008/welcome.asp


A basic explanation: The Media Research Center is a group that tries to expose liberal media bias. The only problem with the group is that it tries to expose bias of only one sort, and on occassion that means they don't quite hit the mark. But some of these are incredibly funny examples of how head-over-heals many members of the media were for B.H.Obama.

Best of the Best:

The Quote of the Year from Chris Matthews is hilarious in that, normally, Matthews opinions are part of his show, whereas here, he was anchoring news. Those are two impossibly distinct roles, and that's why I hate cable news: It attempts the impossible, and expects us not to notice that Sean Hannity and Keith Olbermann can't possibly give straight, objective news. That kind of disrespect for the intellect of the viewing audience makes Fox, CNN, MSNBC, etc.., watchable for 30 minutes maximum.

Obamagasm: Nancy Gibbs quote is amazing. That Kool-Aid is strong stuff.

Morning Morons: Really, I know it's early, but some of this stuff is just hilarious. I didn't know playing scrabble and dating girls you find attractive were presidential qualities...

Blathering Chris: Banging the same drum, but Matthews and Olbermann anchoring coverage is just a travesty. All of these quotes are awesome.

John Murtha Award: Chris Cuomo's quote here is amazing.

Anyway, thought you would like to see these. Like I said, not all are valid, but some of them put on display what I honestly believe: Objective journalism is a rare and valuable commodity, and I strongly believe that America is sorely lacking it.