Posted on 08/18/2013 5:11:54 PM PDT by Kaslin
Finally the Republicans have someone in charge that is not afraid of his own shadow. Republicans are always cowering to the mainstream press while they mutter about the corrosiveness of it. If he keeps it up, the Republicans might actually win the U.S. Senate in 2014 and the Presidency in 2016. We are referring, of course, to Reince Priebus, Chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC).
You probably have heard that two television operations announced they were doing projects about Hillary Clinton. NBC has plans to produce and air a four hour mini-series about Hillary Clinton and CNN has plans for a documentary. Diane Lane has been attached to the NBC mini-series to play Ms. Clinton which speaks to the evenhandedness of that program. That is equivalent to a film about my life story with Brad Pitt in the starring role.
In a previous world, we would not even be having this discussion. These projects would never ever have been brought forward because even my dogs know Hillary Clinton is running for president in 2016, and the appearance of a potential conflict of interest would be killed by the news divisions. But that does not happen any longer. When CBS’s Les Moonves, head of TV’s most successful network, stated while attending a Barack Obama fundraiser that “ultimately journalism has changed… partisanship is very much a part of journalism now,” why would anyone believe that NBC and CNN would be even-handed?
They have defended their respective decisions by stating that the entertainment departments were planning these programs. NBC can at least attempt this ploy since they have an entertainment division (their ratings for the past decade notwithstanding). CNN, which last time anyone checked, is solely a news network. Their argument is that CNN Films, a division of CNN Worldwide, is doing the film. One wonders if CNN Sports is next.
Fortunately Mr. Priebus saw through this charade and finally drew a line that should have been drawn years ago. Priebus must have been watching in 1992 when Carole Simpson of ABC News hosted a debate that was so slanted against President George H.W. Bush you would have thought she was on the Clinton payroll. He certainly was watching as Candy Crowley of CNN injected herself in the debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney with an absolutely wrong answer regarding what Obama said September 12, 2012, about Benghazi and terrorism, thus ending Romney’s attempt to unsettle Obama on a critical issue.
Priebus came out and stated the obvious; that if these two operations went forth with their Hillary projects the Republicans would not play ball with them during the 2016 election cycle. That means the Republican primary debates would be held on networks other than NBC, MSNBC or CNN. One has to wonder why Republicans would have debates on these networks in the first place -- as if they would be fair and even-handed. Envision Lawrence O’Donnell asking Marco Rubio why his policies encourage the starvation of young children.
When Priebus appeared on Fox News’ Special Report, he misspoke when being interviewed by Bret Baier by stating the RNC would want to approve the moderators for debates. Baier jumped on that, but Priebus is not far off. Maybe the RNC should not approve moderators, but they certainly should be able to veto moderators who they have every reason to believe would be less than fair in critical moments of debates.
Priebus appears to be on firm ground. Chuck Todd of NBC News came out and said that the proposed mini-series would be a nightmare for the news division. Andrea Mitchell followed up criticizing the project. It is nice to see that the network of Huntley, Brinkley, Chancellor and Brokaw still has a modicum of integrity. Unfortunately voices have been silent at CNN. How NBC can go forward with their political reporters in open revolt will be fascinating to watch.
Kudos to Priebus for coming forth and saying we aren’t going to take it any longer. This follows on the heels of some other common-sense decisions that sources say are coming down the pipeline. These decisions include actual full-blown outreach to minorities, moving the national convention to June and limiting the endless string of primary debates to a set number that will only protect all candidates from the supercilious situation that occurred in 2012. Next thing you know, the RNC will be establlishing integrated candidate development from the grassroots through the national level – actual cooperation for all levels of the Republican Party.
If the mainstream media revamps how they operate to recognize the new reality that was clearly enunciated by CBS President Les Moonves, then Republicans need to confront that new reality and adjust how they operate. Priebus took the first step and it was a Crush Davis grand slam.
Yes, it looks like a lot of people missed the big-tent comments that came at the end, after all the fireworks, so we wouldn’t hardly notice. They’re getting smarter but smarter at fooling their own people too.
until his name is John Smith he will never reach certain audiences we need....I’ve decided to all him Ryan Press....much easier to see, spell and pronunce
We don’t need someone leading the party that sounds like an elite prince..
AMEN!!!!! AMEN!!!!! AMEN!!!!! CLOSE the PRIMARIES!!!
Well, I find it interesting how downstream all of the Romney bashers are choosing to ignore the reality of your comment. The election has long been over but just like democrat Bush bashers, those with (BDS) Bush derangement syndrome, they can’t seem to accept the election reality that their choice and attitude has given us the second term of the worst tyrant in American history.
A bow to the class of ‘97. Now to my question. Closing the primaries means what exactly? To endless, pointless, debates? Or what?
Nope. Romney’s inability to attract more votes than the other guy is what lost him the election.
If he hadn’t flip flopped on every issue and actually been as tough on Obama as he had been on his primary opponents he could have won anyways.
Then he could have renamed ObamaCare after himself and mandated sodomy and an abortion doctors in every school once he won.
I might agree with your first sentence, if it wasn’t for the tired repetitive following two sentences that don’t square with reality, and we will never know how he would have governed because he didn’t win. I don’t accept all the horse manure that was spread about how folks think he would have governed based on this that and the other, not to mention the reality of Obama.
This could end up a double post the way things are going right now. I have to refresh twice to get anything to come on screen after hitting “enter”.
'Ol Rancid would deflect that by saying that is a a 'states issue'; not one for the 'national party'. Ergo; demorats will continue to choose the GOP nominee in Red Hampshire's 'bellwether' first in the nation primary. Spit.
No wonder this country is in a state of decay...the cities are gone, the suburbs rotting.
*rme* Is he running for political office?
I won’t watch any Republican Debate with any Democratic/Liberal/Progressive moderator.
What is the class of 1997??
Cue the grumbling and whining!
I don’t know why I keep coming back to the “Let’s make sure Republicans never get elected website.” It would be cause for concern if it was a movement rather than a handful of people feeding off off each other to see how many ways they can spell some cutesy word of disparagement.
Your arrival date on FR. Class of ‘97 a rare vintage.
I don’t know why I keep coming back to the “Let’s make sure Republicans never get elected website.”
Rhetorical question in the context of your entire comments.
No argument there.
In general, Republicans need several big things:
1) Candidates with some brains and guts, who stand for something, and know how to campaign. Tall order.
2) Positive policies on health care reform (i.e., something plausible they can claim will fix problems using free enterprise). Hating on ObamaCare without actually doing anything about it is getting old. Explain the connection between ObamaCare and the jobsless economy.
3) A coherent policy about legal and illegal immigration.
4) A coherent policy that would revive the moribund US economy through mega tax reform, regulatory rollback, energy development, and movement towards freedom.
5) Go nuclear on Hillary early and often until she is so toxic that Anthony Weiner would be embarrassed by her. It is what she and her media stooges will be doing to any Republican who dares oppose her.
No argument there.
In general, Republicans need several big things:
1) Candidates with some brains and guts, who stand for something, and know how to campaign. Tall order.
2) Positive policies on health care reform (i.e., something plausible they can claim will fix problems using free enterprise). Hating on ObamaCare without actually doing anything about it is getting old. Explain the connection between ObamaCare and the jobsless economy.
3) A coherent policy about legal and illegal immigration.
4) A coherent policy that would revive the moribund US economy through mega tax reform, regulatory rollback, energy development, and movement towards freedom.
5) Go nuclear on Hillary early and often until she is so toxic that Anthony Weiner would be embarrassed by her. It is what she and her media stooges will be doing to any Republican who dares oppose her.
You simply need to mature or get out of the way - you are the liberals and GOP’s dream and have been played like a fool. Personally, I don’t give a flip about you but America! So zip the lip FOR America. You are ‘seekthetruth’, NOW you have it!
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