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Title: MSNBC Anchor Frets: Why Hasn’t Obama’s Election Ended Terrorism?
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Newsbusters.org
URL Source: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-n ... ama-s-election-ended-terrorism
Published: Dec 1, 2008
Author: Rich Noyes
Post Date: 2008-12-03 16:35:37 by X-15
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Views: 213
Comments: 7
File this one under “Deluded Expectations.” During MSNBC’s coverage of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, daytime anchor Alex Witt seemed frustrated that the election of Barack Obama 23 days earlier — and the accompanying “global outpouring of affection, respect, hope” — had not caused an end to terrorist violence. Talking with correspondent John Yang, who was covering the Obama side of the story, Witt conceded that while “you certainly can’t expect things to change on a dime overnight....There had been such a global outpouring of affection, respect, hope, with the new administration coming in, that precisely these kinds of attacks, it was thought — at least hoped — would be dampered down. But in this case it looks like Barack Obama is getting a preview of things to come.” It almost seems like a parody of liberals’ blind worship of Obama to actually expect that The One’s election would mean terrorists hanging up their bomb belts, peace around the world, lions lying down with lambs, and so forth. For his part, Yang delicately pointed out the more valid concern that “the enemies of the United States, those who don’t care for the United States no matter who’s leading it, would try and test the United States” during the transition from Bush to Obama. Here’s the full exchange, that took place at about 2:55pm EST on Thursday, after Yang reported on how Obama was being fully briefed by the Bush administration on the terrorist attacks: ALEX WITT: You know, John, and it’s interesting because there are many who had such an optimstic and hopeful opinion of things, and you certainly can’t expect things to change [snaps fingers] on a dime overnight, but there are many who suggested that with the outgoing Bush administration and the incoming Obama administration there would be something of a lull in terrorism attacks. There had been such a global outpouring of affection, respect, hope, with the new administration coming in, that precisely these kinds of attacks, it was thought — at least hoped — would be dampered down. But in this case it looks like Barack Obama is getting a preview of things to come. JOHN YANG: He’s — it’s a rude awakening, a very, sort of, sober reminder of what he’s going to be facing in just a few weeks. And there is some concern also, there had been some concern, that during this period, during this, the transition period, between Election Day and Inauguration Day, that the enemies of the United States, those who don’t care for the United States no matter who’s leading it, would try and test the United States, would try to take advantage of this period, and I think that may be one thing that we’re seeing right now.
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#1. To: X-15 (#0)
Almost Onionesque in it's stupidity. It's time for another sock-puppet here, and the rest of the world breaks out in peace? Are you shiiteing me?
All signs up to and including the present have pointed towards a great war in the Near East. Obamalamadingdong is the messiah to soothe the idiots. His illegal alien America-hating Commie ass needs to be deported or whatever.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
Bomb an India hotel to test Obama? WTH? Can these people get more dense?
God is always good!
The ONLY MSNBC reporter who hasn't insulted my intelligence EVER is Chris Jansing. She seems to be the only rational person there, and she's working out of the Los Angeles NBC-affiliate now, MSNBC wouldn't keep her on full-time.
Don't tell me. This guy's gay right? ROFLMFAO!! (sorry couldn't help myself) I wonder how much he gets paid to make a fool out of himself on national TV.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP Unfortunately, I am aware, (did see a bit of this clip), that Alex is a she.
But...how can we be sure these days? Did you ever see "Victor, Victoria?" ;-)
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP
#2. To: lodwick (#1)
#3. To: X-15 (#0)
#4. To: lodwick (#1)
-Schweizerische Schuetzenzeitung (Swiss Shooting Federation) April, 1941
#5. To: X-15 (#0)
(Edited)
daytime anchor Alex Witt seemed frustrated that the election of Barack Obama 23 days earlier — and the accompanying “global outpouring of affection, respect, hope” — had not caused an end to terrorist violence.
"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx
#6. To: IndieTX (#5)
This guy's gay right
#7. To: swarthyguy (#6)
Is this guy gay? Unfortunately, I am aware, (did see a bit of this clip), that Alex is a she.
"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx
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