FAIR founder Jeff Cohen and longtime FAIR associate Norman Solomon have compiled their 17th annual list of “P.U.-litzer Prizes” (OpEd News, 12/18/08). Among this year’s “stinkiest media performances”:
HOT FOR OBAMA PRIZE — MSNBC‘s Chris Matthews
This award sparked fierce competition, but the cinch came on the day Obama swept the Potomac Primary in February–when Chris Matthews spoke of “the feeling most people get when they hear Barack Obama’s speech. My, I felt this thrill going up my leg. I mean, I don’t have that too often.”
BEYOND PARODY PRIZE–Fox NewsIn August, a FoxNews.com teaser for the O’Reilly Factor program said: “Obama bombarded by personal attacks. Are they legit? Ann Coulter comments.”…
GUTTER BALL PUNDITRY AWARD — Chris Matthews of MSNBC‘s Hardball
In program after program during the spring, Matthews repeatedly questioned whether Obama could connect with “regular” voters–“regular” meaning voters who are white or “who actually do know how to bowl.” He once said of Obama: “This gets very ethnic, but the fact that he’s good at basketball doesn’t surprise anybody. But the fact that he’s that terrible at bowling does make you wonder.”
And there’s plenty more malodorous journalism to be found in FAIR’s extensive archive on corporate news coverage of the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
You might think this is funny but it is actually cruel… if you put yourself in this guys position. I’m glad that’s not MY girlfriend.. sort of. Look at the video to see what I mean – youtoob.us/crazy