Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC’s Beer Summit Countdown Clock

by Steve Krakauer | 3:24 pm, July 30th, 2009

msnbc_7-30 It’s been a while since the last “Great Moment in Journalism.” But there’s nothing like politics and beer to bring out our next installment.

All the cable news networks have been talking about this upcoming “Beer Summit” taking place at the White House tonight (6pmET! “Red, Light and Blue”!). But only one network took it to the next level – countdown clock.

There’s not much else to say here. I mean, check out that three beer mug graphic.

Get excited for this monumental moment in our country’s history when issues with race relations are solved forever. MSNBC wants to make sure you’ll be there.

> Update: TVNewser notices a late CNN countdown clock as well.

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Facebook User says:

July 30, 2009 at 3:41 pm

Robert Gibbs was forced to answer 3 questions about the beer summit at today’s briefing. Aren’t there other important things happening in the world?
http://www.gotchamediablog.com/2009/07/gibbs-on-logistics-of-beer-summit.html

Facebook User says:

July 30, 2009 at 4:49 pm

I am officially sickened by the media now. A so called “Beer Summit” countdown clock? Wow. I am sure Fox News is having a blast with this one.

It’s To Puke … But Then It IS MSNBC says:

July 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm

[...] Mediaite: [...]

StewartIII says:

July 30, 2009 at 5:36 pm

Countdown to Beer Summit
http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/generalities/countdown_to_beer_summit_123132.asp

Duc du Berry says:

July 30, 2009 at 5:40 pm

If CNN had had a beer clock, they would be serious about it, however MSNBC is totally ironic about this stuff.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Open thread: White House kegstand solves nation’s racial problems says:

July 30, 2009 at 5:45 pm

[...] News is normally my channel of choice, but given the humiliating lengths to which MSNBC’s already gone to hype this photo op plus the fact that Crowley and Gates [...]

Great Moments in Journalism: MSNBC says:

July 30, 2009 at 6:19 pm

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Don Furtado says:

July 30, 2009 at 6:34 pm

Is it true that there is actually a full keg waiting in the Oval Office after the media leaves?

Great Moments In Journalism « The Rhetorican says:

July 30, 2009 at 7:33 pm

[...] Great Moments In Journalism July 30, 2009 Posted by Jehuda in Uncategorized. Tags: media bias, News, Politics, TV trackback Mediaite: MSNBC’s Beer Summit Countdown Clock. [...]

Morning Bits 7/31/09 « the full ginsburg says:

July 31, 2009 at 7:11 am

[...] MSNBC went a little overboard yesterday with their beer watch and actually put up a countdown clock. (Mediaite) [...]

The White House Beer Accords – The Day After* says:

July 31, 2009 at 12:01 pm

[...] I didn’t write about the White House Beer Accords yesterday because, quite honest, it’s a non-story. The President obviously stuck his foot so far into his mouth he’s tasting his own knee and he needed a semi-graceful way out of the situation. The MSM, always eager to provide a first-class bootlicking, was right where it usually is, curled up at his feet and when CNN and MS-NBC and the rest realized they could help the President, they leaped right to it. [...]

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Gibbs rips media for moronic coverage of moronic White House publicity stunt says:

July 31, 2009 at 4:30 pm

[...] complaints from the organizers of an event that was designed to draw coverage. And yet — it was that dumb, wasn’t it? We’ve actually reached the point of Obama worship where The One’s [...]

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