Halperin: Media Remains More Fascinated With Clintons Than Anybody

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by Glynnis MacNicol | 2:02 pm, August 1st, 2010

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Meet the Press not only devoted some time to discussing Chelsea Clinton‘s wedding this morning, they brought in resident historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to add in her two cents. Joking aside, it is rather astounding how much attention Chelsea’s wedding has received. Goodwin thinks it demonstrates how far we have come as a county (though she neglects to mention in which direction):

We have lived with this family in a very intimate way giving troubles and successes they have had and in a certain sense it shows how far we have come as a country. When Maria Monroe got married, 34 words in a Washington newspaper, compared to incredible excitement. Whatever Democrats and Republicans may say about the Clintons, the legacy in this kid, well-balanced smart and seemingly in a terrific shape is a great legacy to have.

Very true, though again I’m not sure the nation’s sudden obsession with Chelsea necessarily reflects well on the state of…well, a lot of things. Meanwhile, Mark Halperin thinks it’s just the latest evidence of how preoccupied the country continues to be with the Clintons.

The first politician I ever covered was Bill Clinton. And I thought you know, he seemed interesting. The country is more fascinated with the Clintons, and press is more fascinated with the Clintons than anybody.

It’s hard not to read the emphasis Halperin puts on “anybody” as meaning the Palins. It’s also hard not to read the pandemonium over Chelsea’s wedding as a sign the nation is quite willing to keep the Clinton’s in the national political conversation. Something both the Palins and the Obamas would probably do well to remember. Watch the clip below.

Chelsea Clinton, David Gregory, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Mark Halperin, Meet the Press

http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Not much conclusion jumping in this story , is there ?
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

Tim Russert would not countenance the level to which MTP has descended .
BatBoy

The Press may be fascinated with the Clintons….

In Fly-over country…we sure aren’t!

Not to take anything away from the wedding. As long as that Cracker Bill Clinton is paying for it and not returning the props and etc used in the wedding on Monday, it was a good thing for the businesses that got the business.
http://apostrophejones.com Apostrophe jones

That poor kid woke up this morning and realized ” My Mother -in Law is who ??? “
timzank

I wish Chelsea well, after all you can’t choose your family. It’s gotta be tough coming from a political family that is arguably more corrupt than the Kennedy’s ever dreamed of. Course, it appears her new husbands family is rife with criminality as well, so it should work out well.
juan

Title: Media Remains More Fascinated With Clintons Than Anybody

Actually, the Slobbering Statist Media remains more fascinated with OBAMA than anybody!
notsofast

CBS national news started its broadcast with two segments on this. It was run last on ABC news.
notsofast

Let’s hope that yesterday was the first of Chelsea’s best days of her life.
Iris

Of course the REAL world is fascinated by the Clintons,and Loves them you right wing hateful morons. You hatemongers tried to destroy them and they came through all the crap from you threw from your shitpile of hate. Life was good under Bill Clinton and everyone remembers that even though you America hating moron right winger are still tryin that old sad “it Bill Clintons fault” give it up you old fools.
Hating Clinton=EPIC FAIL, HA, HA
Puter Boi

Glynnis and Mark Halperin really need to get out more….

Was Doris Kearns Goodwin mouthing her own thoughts or did she “borrow” from someone else again?
philipjames

Lets be clear about this… it is not the nation that is slathering all over the Chelsea Clinton wedding…. it is the liberal media. Come on… who cares if Chelsea got married?
Quick… ask any American what her husband’s name is. The only ones who might know it are the people who attended the wedding. And only half of those would be able to spell his last name.
If the liberal media didn’t promote these dolts, no one would even know.
So, Halperin, who really does not like Sarah Palin, can have his bullcrap comments and theories. It will only be because the same lamestream media that closed their eyes, ears and mouths on Obama’s negatives and promoted the hell out of him that will turn on him and push someone like Hillary for President if they can.
Want to make a bet on that?