Legal Commentary

Florida 2000 Redux: The Media Against The Voters

By Big Tent Democrat

Watching the NBC pundits, Russert, Tweety, Olbermann et. al, rail against Hillary Clinton's fight to count the votes in Florida and Michigan, it is important to remember that the Media has always been against counting the votes. Here is Eric Alterman on the Media's reaction to Al Gore's desire to count the votes in 2000:

. . . Listen to Tim Russert, among the most influential journalists in the entire country, advising Al Gore to be “magnanimous and statesmanlike,” by suggesting he tell the nation, “I won the popular vote. I gave up the presidency, in effect, because of the Electoral College and the Constitution.” . . . Chris Matthews is reported by Salon.com to have offered up a similar observation that Gore concede for ‘the good of the nation.’ . . .

The Media has always had contempt for the voters. Always. Their contempt for Hillary Clinton's fight to count the votes in Florida and Michigan is nothing new.

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Full post as published by TalkLeft on May 21, 2008 (boomark / email).