'He Has a Little Bit of an Arrogant Streak in Him. He Does' |
| Published: July 28, 2008, 5:58 pm |
| Tags: 2008 presidential, campaigns amp amp elections, europe, foreign policy, military, barack obama, howard fineman, mike barnicle, hardball, msnbc, newsweek, video |
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Between now and Election Day, we're sure to see and chronicle at NB plenty of MSM sycophancy for Barack Obama. But between the thrills going up assorted media legs, evidence is emerging that some in the media are beginning to assess the Dem candidate in a clearer light. Take for example, Gabriel Sherman's piece at the New Republic which as its title End of the Affair suggests, has as its thesis that at least for some of its members, the MSM's puppy-love stage might be coming to an end. Today comes Howard Fineman's admission, hesitant as it might be, and mitigated by his suggestion that Obama came close to hitting an absolute home run with his European trip, that yes, well, after all, the guy is how can I put this? arrogant. Newsweek's senior DC correspondent was a guest on this afternoon's Hardball, with Mike Barnicle sitting in for Chris Matthews. The jumping off point was Obama's cancellation of his plans to visit injured American troops in Germany. View video [ Full article ] |
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