Comments on: Three Cheers or One?

By: Jim Phelps

Jim Phelps — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:41:28 +0000

By offering the interview to the Pool, and by excluding FOX from the interview, this allowed the MSM to do something “noble” and refuse the interview, when all they were doing was following the Pool rules.

This gives them cover and puts forth the message that they aren’t in the tank for Obama.

Now that they’ve had their “noble” moment, they can go back to being their normal “ignoble” selves!

By: Bob Bushman

Bob Bushman — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:16:26 +0000

Mr. Goldberg,
You’ve hit the nail on the head once again. As someone who has read all of you books (Crazies to the Left of Me…) three times, I am amazed how precisely you can consistantly crystallize my very thoughts in such an eloquent fashion. Keep it up!
Bob Bushman

p.s. Youtube no longer shows the best eight minutes of TV I ever saw. It was your “Weekdays with Bernie and Jane” segment with the tagline “Martin Luther King must be spinning in his grave”. Is there a place I could find this again. You were amazing.

By: Edward Anthony DeCosmo

Edward Anthony DeCosmo — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:51:53 +0000

Bernie’s right. The Chicago gang isn’t stupid. I’ll bet that they try this trick next: They’ll offer another interview to the press corps sans Fox that they will expect the MSM to reject. They will then turn and say, “You wanted this interview. Then you rejected this interview. Don’t blame us for not being totally open.”

By: joel o'connor

joel o'connor — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:42:10 +0000

hey man, i just watch ur commentary about the guy who holds the most guniess book of world records for stuff like pogo stick jumping etc… I just want to say that you came across as very condecending toward that man. Why were you constantly implying he was crazy? Did he make you feel insecure? And why did you tell him during the fireman carry, “if you drop me, you’re a dead man.” ??? You just came across as a very affraid, insecure old man…..sorry, but you did end it nicely. I suggest you read a book by G.K. Chesterson called Man Alive, the main character is Mr. Innocent Smith. Read it. Trust me, you need to. I love you….joel;)

By: Zaz

Zaz — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:54:48 +0000

Mr. Goldberg,
They stood together only because they don’t want the precendent set which could lead to a non-Democrat president excluding members of the Fringe Media from future interviews!!

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:51:45 +0000

Gee, Bernie, thanks for giving them a hint. Sometimes you have to keep your ideas to yourself, especially if they might help the other side. Even if a football team lines up in the Wildcat formation, you don’t know what they’re going to do.

Of course, if the WH dissolves the news pool, then all bets are off. But then you might see news organizations stop covering the WH because the pool was formed to share the costs of such coverage.

But don’t give ‘em any ideas! Sheesh!

By: Bernie

Bernie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:09:18 +0000

Walter

FOX would accept the interview and not spend one second worrying about the other networks. But what makes it different if ABC, CBS, NBC and CNN accepted the interview without regard to FOX, is that they have been called “noble.” Critics are saying they did the right thing by refusing the interview unless FOX was included. My point is simply this: If they’re really noble they would stand up to the White House and say this exclusion stuff has to stop.

That’s my best shot, Walter.

Bernie

By: Leland

Leland — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:56:43 +0000

Bernie,

You nailed it. It would have been fun to be in on that conference call. To hear exactly what was said by who once the word came down that Fox was to be excluded. You can’t help but wonder if someone from Fox had to speak up before the others went along with it.

But had it not been done through the pool it is unlikely we would have seen the solidarity present in this case. Remember the President’s Sunday morning show tour not too long ago? Everyone, even the learning channel, had a go except for Fox. There was not a lot of complaining then.

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:09:36 +0000

Hey Angry, sometimes the only gift you have is being Grumpy…ask my dad, because he’s taken it to a whole new art form. From your post, it appears that you are awfully good at being grumpy too.

You go, Angry…don’t quit being grumpy until you’ve become a professional Grump like Bernie…and my dad.

By: Walter

Walter — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 02:06:22 +0000

Susan, I’m jealous!