NBC’s Chuck Todd: Lot Of ‘Clinton Kool-Aid Drinkers’ In The Media

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by Colby Hall | 9:31 am, December 14th, 2010

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Last Friday’s super-awkward joint presidential press conference that saw President Obama effectively abdicating his podium to former President Bill Clinton, created a bit of a media maelstrom. And while some have gone back to discussing the effects of extending the Bush Tax Cuts, many are still talking about the odd effect that Clinton has over the media, particularly those firmly ensconced inside the beltway. Take for example the following conversation between NBC News’ Chuck Todd and Hardball host Chris Matthews in which Todd simply calls it like he sees it.

It does seem to be true that many in the media “get the vapors” over the presence of the former president, perhaps nostalgic for the halcyon days of the late ’90s. But it is rare that a journalist makes so candid a comment about his media peers, calling them “kool-aid drinkers” over Bill Clinton’s mojo.

Transcript of the exchange (via NewsBusters)

CHUCK TODD: It’s sort of weird: everybody made a huge deal out of Bill Clinton supporting the president’s [tax] deal. I think it would have been bigger news had he not.

CHRIS MATTHEWS: Yeah, but he could not have shown up.

TODD: He didn’t have anybody from the left of the [party endorsing the deal]. It wasn’t as if President Clinton–I don’t know, this does feel like one of those moments: I think we’re enamored with it in the media. I think there’s always been people, there’s a lot of Clinton Kool-Aid drinkers in this respect.

MATTHEWS: You are getting so hard and so sophisticated!

TODD: This obsession with the shiny metal object that has the Clinton name on it.

Watch the clip from MSNBC below:

(H/T NewsBusters)

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skyfet

He would know that because he is one.
Big Eddie

Todd was a Clinton fan club member with the rest of them , but now , Chuck is mostly thrilled that Savannah Guthrie knows his name .
AngelPeters

Hate it when a journo wont cheerlead the way fans demand
JacksonGT

Colby, I love that you used “get the vapors”! Gasp and swoon! lol
Probably NOT wrong

I just wish Chuck would set a trap on his
chest and see if he can capture that damn hairy
ass thing running aound his mouth.
notsofast

Says the Obama Kool-Aid drinker, Chuck Todd.
redwriteblue

The 25 million unemployed Americans are wondering why they are having such a hard time finding another full-time job to replace the ones they have lost during this Recession. One of the reasons is the NAFTA “Free Trade” Agreement that President Bill Clinton said would “Create millions of jobs in the export industries” when the result was the export of millions of jobs to Mexico:

http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/the-north-star-heads-south
skyfet

redwriteblue said:
The 25 million unemployed Americans are wondering why they are having such a hard time finding another full-time job to replace the ones they have lost during this Recession. One of the reasons is the NAFTA “Free Trade” Agreement that President Bill Clinton said would “Create millions of jobs in the export industries” when the result was the export of millions of jobs to Mexico:

http://www.resistnet.com/profiles/blogs/the-north-star-heads-south

Don’t forget the GOP push for it. See not knowing your history is just a disaster. All you need is a little bit of research/study. The information is there, don’t be lazy.
Just4thefax

Fact: Deer’s at the morning feed trough at hunting season and democrats with the Kool Aid hanging out their mouth in November have that same look on their face when the spot light is shined on them!
http://www.armwood.com armwood

There was nothing odd about the press conference except that it was unrehearsed and appeared to be totally genuine. What was the Meddiaite writer watching? Not the same press conference I saw.
Dave Richards

“TODD: This obsession with the shiny metal object that has the Clinton name on it.”

Kind of like the press and their love of Obama.
Dave Richards

armwood said:
There was nothing odd about the press conference except that it was unrehearsed and appeared to be totally genuine. What was the Meddiaite writer watching? Not the same press conference I saw.

It made Obama look weak.
Dem4Ever

armwood said:
There was nothing odd about the press conference except that it was unrehearsed and appeared to be totally genuine. What was the Meddiaite writer watching? Not the same press conference I saw.

It was like watching a student and his principal at an elementary school assembly.
http://www.armwood.com armwood

Dem4Ever said:
It was like watching a student and his principal at an elementary school assembly.

I did not see it that way at all. I thought it was a nice moment showing two presidents coming together over an important issue. I personally think the tax breaks for the rich are far to generous but I liked the press conference. We all bring our own biases to whatever we see.
http://danny6114.posterous.com/ danny6114

Chucky says the word ‘left’ like it tastes bad, and he quite often hints at his righty leanings.
Nahu Tuk

NBC’s Chuck Todd: Lot Of ‘Clinton Kool-Aid Drinkers’ In The Media

What’s new? A good deal of the 0bama kool-aid drinkers have simply switched flavors.
http://www.armwood.com armwood

I just had a discussion with someone where I work, a political scientist, who also felt that Obama looked weak with Clinton there. I didn’t feel that way but reasonable people can disagree.
notsofast

Chuck Todd: Master brewer of Obama Kool-Aid!
Sunnyr

Coming from one of the biggest swillers of Obamabot Kool-Aid, what a JOKE!
http://www.libertarianism.com/ Jack Burns

armwood said:
I just had a discussion with someone where I work, a political scientist, who also felt that Obama looked weak with Clinton there. I didn’t feel that way but reasonable people can disagree.

Dude I swear you’re like someone that drives on the wrong side of the road. Stops and ask someone. “What side of the road do you drive on?” and they say. Well in this country is customary to drive on the right. See how every one is all driving on the right”. The you reply yes but I favor the left because its easier for me to make left turns. Then they say “I don’t think that would be wise. Since everyone else is on the right”. Then you say. “well we all bring our own biases to whatever we see.I guess reasonable people can disagree. ..”Then go on your merry way of driving on the wrong side of the road….

Do you see were I’m going here???

Everyone, Dems, Repubs, and Independents would mostly agree it was a bad move on Obama’s part to cut an run and leave a former president to close his tax deal.