Winning Quotes in MRC's Annual Awards for the Worst Reporting (Must Read! HILARIOUS!!!)

Media Research Center ^ | December 29, 2003

[PJ-Comix]

“This week we were surprised to see several hundred artists and writers walking through the streets of Baghdad to say thank you to Saddam Hussein. He had just increased their monthly financial support. Cynical, you could argue at this particular time, but the state has always supported the arts, and some of the most creative people in the Arab world have always been Iraqis. And whatever they think about Saddam Hussein in the privacy of their homes, on this occasion they were praising his defense of the homeland in the face of American threats.”

One thing you have to give Petah Jennings credit for---He NEVER fails to deliver in the Arrogant Condescension Dept.

[Rummyfan]

Summing it all up....

IN...FREAKING...CREDIBLE!

[RippleFire]

bump

[LisaMalia]

“If she had lived, Mary Jo Kopechne would be 62 years old. Through his tireless work as a legislator, Edward Kennedy would have brought comfort to her in her old age.”

Unfrigginbelievable.

[Becki]

“This is the worst President ever. He [George W. Bush] is the worst President in all of American history.”

She has personally lived through all of American History.

Becki

[LisaMalia]

“You became First Lady like no other First Lady before you. You had your own interests, you got involved in public policy. No First Lady had done that without being severely criticized. Did you realize what you were getting into?” “I don’t think people realize how strong your faith is.”

-- Barbara Walters to Hillary Clinton in a June 8 ABC special promoting her book, Living History. [34 points]

Translation: You became the shame of all of the First Ladies before you . You always had your own SELF-SERVING interests. You got involved in soooo many criminal activities. You were severely criticized by anyone with half a brain. Did you realize how much you were hated? I don't think people realize the lengths you will go to get what you want!

[McGruff]

I guess this isn't up for consideration:

Dean: Bin Laden guilt best determined by jury

[freekitty]

Do these people know how utterly stupid they sound?

[Tigercap]

How does Katie Couric keep her job???!!!
What a bafoon.

[Chi-townChief]

LMAO!!!!

Bookmarked for future use.

[hchutch]

Jennings beats out Michael Moore only because he has a larger audience.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

an accident Kennedy did not report for several hours.

Kennedy never reported the accident. Two boys fishing found the car the next day. The sheriff had already found out who the owner was from the RMV. Kennedy encountered the Sheriff on the way back to the accident scene the next day and said he was meaning to report it. ("Oh, mean there's a Blond in the Pond?")

[Tacis]

This is a little unfair. Cronkite and Thomas are senile, doddering old left-wingers, hardly able to to find their teeth in the morning. Everything they say (written stuff will be well edited, however) will sound stupid, especially in the days before their meds are tweaked. There are some real whacko neocommunist left wing media types out there who more richly deserve some of these rewards. Prestigious prizes like these should go to those lefties who drool because the are rabid, not because they are senile.

[KC_Conspirator]

I think that the quote about Kennedy takes the prize. Shameful, absolutely shameful. I am glad that Chris Hedges and his hate-America lecture in Rockford got mentioned as well. However, I also like this one too:

Dukakis was no liberal and neither was Mondale. Both of them had several people to the left in those primaries. It was what the Republicans did to them once they got the nomination that made them seem to be liberals in both cases."

One candidate wanted to ban the Pledge of Allegiance and the other said outright that he was going to raise America taxes. No, of course they are not liberals...

[stylin_geek]

This is the same Katie Couric who asked Elizabeth Smart "Has this experience changed you in any way?" during her interview with Miss Smart.

[GraniteStateConservative]

The Jennings one is the only one I'd call "reporting"-- maybe the 60 Minutes one. The rest are opinion shows and forums. I thought this was a report of media bias in reporting of news stories.

[PJ-Comix]

Do these people know how utterly stupid they sound?

I would love to personally deliver the Peter Jennings Arrogant Condescension Award to him personally. I would also design the award to look like a Lettuce Roll.

[hchutch]

I'd love to see that. Maybe get Howard to air the presentation live.

[PigRigger]

"Do these people know how utterly stupid they sound?

Unfortunately they don't.

The left is incredibly naive and hopelessly ignorant on so many issues. They live in a ideological world that does not exist. They truly are the manifestation of the term "Useful Idiots".

One should not be surprised, it is their way of course.

[StriperSniper]

I did a Google search on "Charles Pierce", the author of the 'Quote of the Year', and the first thing I found was:

"Charles Pierce"

But after adding "Boston Globe", I think I found the right(left?) guy:

"Charles Pierce"

;-)