NBC News Historian Sucks Up To Hillary

Published: August 7, 2007, 5:47 pm

Tags: 2008 presidential, andrea mitchell, doris kearns goodwin, hillary clinton, tim russert, nbc, today

Whenever NBC News needs someone to put the current presidential campaign into historic context they usually go to liberal presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and in recent days, on two different NBC News outlets, Goodwin has delivered with her unique historic and liberal perspective on Hillary Clinton. On this morning's Today show, NBC's Andrea Mitchell went to Goodwin for a critical take on Hillary, but even when asked to find a negative about the Senator from New York, Goodwin couldn't help but fill her critique with superlatives as she declared Clinton may need to soften her "articulate" and overly "prepared," image by intentionally making a mistake. The following analysis was aired on the August 7th, Today show: Andrea Mitchell: "So far, Clinton has scored points in debates by showing she is knowledgeable. Now experts say she may also have to prove she's likable." Doris Kearns Goodwin, presidential historian: "It means she may have to

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