Obama-Media in Action: NBC Reporter Defends Obama During Romney Interview
Posted by Jim Hoft on Monday, September 24, 2012, 4:42 PM
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney boards his plane in Denver, Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. (NBC)
NBC nightly news reporter Peter Alexander defended President Obama today during his interview with Republican candidate Mitt Romney. Alexander was not going to allow Mitt to trash Obama for his “60 Minutes” comments without a rebuttal… And, of course, Alexander had to lead off the interview with a degrading question about trailing in polls when the latest poll has Romney leading by 14 points with Middle Class voters.
Kristinn Taylor sent this in – via Greta Wire:
Peter Alexander (12;06;04): First, Governor thanks for your time; we appreciate it. We will be back here in Denver nine days from now just six weeks until this election. Polls show you are trailing in pretty much every battleground state, are you feeling some pressure going up against a popular incumbent?
Mitt Romney (12;06;17): I think this is an election about a choice between two different paths. We watched 60 Minutes last night as a nation, people saw the President’s path forward, they saw the things I would do and we have very different views on foreign policy and a domestic policy. The president characterized as bumps in the road- the developments of the Middle East, we just had an ambassador assassinated. Egypt has elected a Muslim brotherhood or person as president. Iran is on the cusp of having nuclear capability. We have Tumult in Syria and also Pakistan and I don’t consider these bumps in the road, I think this is a time for American leadership domestically; the president’s policies are a continuation of the past four years. We can’t afford 4 more years like the last 4 years.
Peter Alexander (12;07;02): Governor, in your heart of hearts do you genuinely believe that President Obama, when he referred to bumps in the road and was not deeply-
Perhaps a better way to put it, is do you genuinely believe in your heart of hearts that President Obama wasn’t deeply saddened by the loss of 4 American lives in Libya – that he was speaking more widely about policy in that region not about the loss of lives that took place there at the consulate and embassy.
Mitt Romney (12;07;23): When the president was speaking about bumps in the road he was talking about the developments in the middle east and that includes an assassination, it includes a Muslim brotherhood individual becoming President of Egypt. It includes Syria being in tumult; it includes Iran being on the cusp of having nuclear capability. It includes Pakistan being in commotion. There are extraordinary events going on in the Middle East and considering those events either one of them or all of them collectively as bumps in the road shows a person who has a very different perspective about world affairs and the perspective I have. I think this is a time for American to exert leadership and this is not something that we are doing in the Middle East and frankly the course we are on also domestically has left so many people behind, I think we have to take a very different course than the course that has been followed over the last 4 years.
And you wonder why public distrust in media just reached a new high?
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CV1 commented:
Unfortunately, many lib voters would agree with Peter Alexander’s question before they would even consider Mitt Romney’s response.
dwdude commented:
what do you expect? every time he goes in for an interview he’s behind enemy lines. even with all of their effort, theycan’t bet him down. mitt has dealt with massachusetts democrats, he knows the drill.
MicahStone commented:
Another day, another shameless effort by the corrupt scumbags of the MSM to protect their Dear Leader. Obviously, having ONLY 60% of Americans not believe anything they say isn’t enough – they’re shooting for 100%…and I say, GO FOR IT! I sincerely hope you leftist hacks succeed at that.
donh commented:
Did Peter ask Mitt why he is expressing so much hatred for black people ?
ponderon commented:
Course the corrupt media is going to defend the marxist and his agenda at any cost…..Can’t let the truth seek out that’s why O wants to have full control of the internet, its not enough that google censors conservative sites, like this one puts up phony warning signs to stir folks away ………..http://politicaloutcast.com/2012/09/obama-ready-to-sign-internet-control-executive-order/
Freedom Fighter commented:
His policies got those boys raped, tortured and slatured and he sent an apology for the bumps in the road. He needs to be put in the deepest treasonist prison and ALL those MEDIA folks need to be put in prison for treason against their American oath. They are either dumb, perverts, gay,
infantcide (child killers), racist, liars and tax cheats.Demon rats are gods rath, they are the demons crawling out of hell. They have no merci they are HOLLOW.
Remco Kimber commented:
I think they issue Democrat kneepads with every diploma from the “journalism” schools.
Beth just south of Berkeley and just east of San Francisco commented:
I believe Obama was deeply saddened by those four deaths. He was deeply saddened by the negative effect they might have on his re-election campaign.
Gail commented:
Today’s latest media question?????
WHO AM I?
Some people say I’m stupid. Really? Here’s how “stupid” I am:
I was hired by over 69 million voters who totally ignored my miserable qualifications. I’m doing a lousy, stinking job, with a record number of people out of work. I appointed 32 czars to do my job while I travel, vacation and campaign for re-election. I decide which laws I’m going to enforce and which one’s I won’t. I’ve doubled the deficit. I’ve ruined our health care system. I continually flaunt the Constitution as I see fit. And I still stand an excellent chance of being re-hired!!!
“TELL ME, WHO IS STUPID, ME OR THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE FOR ME?”
RedStateGal commented:
That was a good comeback. Mitt may not be mean enough to suit some people, but he does not get rolled.
Maudie N Mandeville commented:
Mitt Romney (12;06;17): “Thanks for your question, Peter, and I accept the premise that I am behind in all the polls.”
Mitt Romney (manning up) (12;06;17): Peter, you’ll have to forgive me, I don’t accept the premise of your question. Our internal polls actually show us in the lead in battleground states and the only way that these liberal media polls give the leads to Obama is by heavily skewing the poll with Democrats up to 11% more than Republican. Just to let you know, Peter, that isn’t going to happen this time around.”
Mitt Romney (12;07;23):
Look-Out commented:
Amazing Pic of MASSIVE Crowd in Denver for Mitt –
https://twitter.com/billhobbs/status/250063355400830976
Buffalobob commented:
The MSM one big circle jerk.
Practical Jane commented:
Vote – and make sure everyone you know votes (unless of course they’re an OBot).
Truth Teller commented:
Guess who will be the first group wiped out when the country collapses? My bet is the corrupt media for lying to the American People.
timrw commented:
Much Ado About Nothing. That’s my take on the above. Nothing included in the article amounts to a hill of beans. Take the comments about the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. With respect to internally within Egypt, I think most would agree it’s very, very significant. With respect to the Middle East situation, still important but not as important as the previous situation. With respect to the world peace, of minor importance. To me, a 65 year old retired guy, when compared to problems funding Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, Egypt is barely worth the time and effort to discuss. Okay, which of those would you label as “a bump in the road”?
Is anyone going to say that Romney OR Obama aren’t very concerned about Egypt? I think not. Describing it as a “bump in the road”, a ambiquous term at best, would certainly have to be taken within the context of what was being discussed.
Instead of wasting time arguing in such generalties, how about some specifics. Using the Muslim Brotherhood, how about discussing the funding Obama sent to Egypt. I suspect some would say we were funding the enemy. I can see that concern. But to those that criticize sending the money, would not having sent it resulted in Egypt having an excuse to go 100% anti-American?
Now, I would say that the press in America hasn’t hit a bump in the road, it’s fallen off the cliff, crashed and burned. Is there a source of news in this world where the objective is to report the news as facts? I, personally, hate all the editorializing. To the writers I say “I’ve got a brain, I can think, and I can make intelligent decisions given the facts . It’s too bad you aren’t intelligent enough to report them accurately.
Trent Telenko commented:
This is a surprise, why?
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