Dayhoff Westminster Soundtrack: Oil disaster continues as mainstream media scrambles to defend Obama

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Oil disaster continues as mainstream media scrambles to defend Obama

Oil disaster continues as mainstream media scrambles to defend Obama

Can you only imagine the liberal media press coverage if the oil spill mess had occurred during the Bush administration?

Even with the traditional mainstream media in his hip pocket, President Obama must be regretting how he and the Democrats astroturfed all the blame on Katrina on President Bush and held harmless the Democratic mayor of New Orleans and the Democrat governor of Louisiana - both of whom exhibited criminal negligence during that disaster.

Instant Karma will always get ya, unless you have the state-sponsored media defending your every move.

But wait, oh snap, the liberal columnist in the Carroll County Times just recently explained that the BP Gulf oil disaster is all Bush's fault. Who knew?

White House Tries to Cozy Up to Columnists on Oil Spill

By Betsy Rothstein on May 26, 2010 04:35 PM

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/west_wing_reportage/white_house_tries_to_cozy_up_to_columnists_on_oil_spill_162861.asp

Yahoo!News's Michael Calderone lets us in on White House attempts today to shift perception that the administration is not handling the oil spill story as well as it could.

So they held a presser and welcomed in "influential" political columnists such as ABC News's Ann Compton, Newsweek's Howard Fineman, WSJ's Jerry Seib and more, and here's what happened in the Roosevelt Room...

Read Calderone's story here.

Michael Calderone is the media writer for Yahoo! News.

WH pulling out all the stops to defend oil spill handling to media

The White House, continuing its effort to push back against negative media coverage of the government's handling of the oil spill, held an on-the-record meeting Wednesday between incident commander Thad Allen and several influential political columnists.

Among those on hand in the Roosevelt Room meeting were the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne and Eugene Robinson, the Wall Street Journal's Jerry Seib and Newsweek's Howard Fineman.

Read Mr. Calderone’s piece here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100526/pl_ynews/ynews_pl2269

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Wednesday, May 26

WHITE HOUSE TRIES TO COZY UP TO COLUMNISTS ON OIL SPILL
Yahoo!News's Michael Calderone lets us in on White House attempts today to shift perception that the administration is not handling the oil spill story as well as it could. So they held a presser and welcomed in "influential" political columnists such as ABC News's Ann Compton, Newsweek's Howard Fineman, WSJ's Jerry Seib and more, and here's what happened in the Roosevelt Room... Read Calderone's story here.... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/west_wing_reportage/white_house_tries_to_cozy_up_to_columnists_on_oil_spill_162861.asp

THE DAILY CALLER CLAIMS CNN HAS 'AMNESIA,' KING REP CALLS ITEM 'INAPPROPRIATE' A New York PR rep for CNN's Larry King is calling an item that The Daily Caller ran yesterday blatantly "inappropriate." The Daily Caller item slams CNN for doing a segment on cheaters and not including the network's own host.

"Sigh. Oh, CNN. Not only has one of your own, King, cheated on numerous occasions in the past, he cheated on his wife with her sister in the past month! What do you think... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/news_notes/the_daily_caller_claims_cnn_has_amnesia_king_rep_calls_item_inappropriate_162843.asp

SCREEN ON THE GREEN RETURNS Screen on the Green is back again this summer. HBO and Comcast announced today a schedule for their outdoor film series, kicking off on July 12th with the 1964 classic "Goldfinger." July 12: GOLDFINGER July 19: THE GOODBYE GIRL July 26: 12 ANGRY MEN August 2: BONNIE AND CLYDE For those unfamiliar, Screen on the Green is a summer film series where movies are shown on a giant 20' by 40' outdoor screen on... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/events/screen_on_the_green_returns__162858.asp

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Wednesday, May 26

ABC NEWS' RADDATZ GOES ON FIGHTER COMBAT MISSION
ABC News' Martha Raddatz recently earned bragging rights as the first journalist to fly on a combat mission in a bomb-laden air force fighter jet. After months of preparation she took to air and will first report on her experience tonight on World News with Diane Sawyer. Check out her reporter's notebook here.... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/networks/abc_news_raddatz_goes_on_fighter_combat_mission_162853.asp

MEDIA MATTERS TO HOST PRESS'S 'TOXIC' BOOK PARTY Get ready for some interesting, toxic partying. The founder and president of Media Matters - David Brock and Eric Burns - are throwing a book party for Toxic Talk author and left-leaning radio host Bill Press on June 15 at their headquarters in downtown Washington. The ultra-liberal Media Matters is a logical choice to host Press's party. Media Matters reps often appear on Press's show. What's more, Press used Media Matters materials (we're sure... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/events/media_matters_to_host_presss_toxic_book_party_162823.asp

SPJ CONVENTION HEADS TO THE STRIP
The 2010 Society of Professional Journalists Convention & National Journalism Conference is declaring itself the "journalism event of the year." "You don't want to miss it!" states a SPJ release. Maybe you don't. It is, after all, being held in Las Vegas Oct. 3-5. Registration is open. It hardly has the feel of work. Development sessions will be held at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, located on the famous Vegas Strip. (Think roulette breaks.) The... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/events/spj_convention_heads_to_the_strip_162848.asp

Wednesday, May 26

TIME'S STENGEL: THE 'ROCK STAR' As first alerted to us by Politico's Playbook, Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel got rock star treatment last night as he received City Year Washington D.C.'s 2010 Lifetime of Idealism Award. The award ceremony was at the Ronald Regan building. Stengel won for his "tireless commitment to expanding national service and inspiring Americans to serve." VP Biden's spokesman Jay Carney (former D.C. Bureau Chief of Time) and Sonal Shah of the White House office... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/awards/times_stengel_the_rock_star__162821.asp

UNAUTHORIZED & INDEPENDENT: KOFFLER DEBUTS 'WHITE HOUSE DOSSIER' Ex-Roll Call White House scribe Keith Koffler has finally surfaced after quitting his job in January. Today he launches http://www.whitehousedossier.com/, a site that promises to give readers a different slice of West Wing reportage. The site, run solely by Koffler, has been in the works for six to seven months. The idea was born out of his own frustration with not being able to write the kind of hard news analytical satire that he...http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/online_media/unauthorized_independent_koffler_debuts_white_house_dossier__162760.asp

SEPARATED AT BIRTH: ABC'S RICK KLEIN ABC's Rick Klein, who just left "The Note" to be senior Washington editor for "World News", can find his doppelganger in Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Pa.).... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/separated_at_birth/separated_at_birth_abcs_rick_klein__162757.asp

Wednesday, May 26
CRITIQUE OF GIVHAN'S KAGAN FASHION PIECE GETS PERSONAL
WaPo Fashion writer Robin Givhan wrote a provocative piece on Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan on Sunday in which she dissects Kagan's dress and how she crosses (or doesn't) her legs. Some journalists are lashing out at Givhan -- some personally, so. Politics Daily's Luisita Lopez Torregrosa has a few harsh things to say about Givhan - mainly she believes Givhan wants everyone to look like Givhan. An excerpt "So the chatter on the... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/online_media/critique_of_givhans_kagan_fashion_piece_gets_personal__162756.asp

GOOD MORNING FISHBOWLDC READERS Quote(s) of the Day CNN's Yellin seeks red carpet advice "I asked a tv star for advice - what to do on red carpet. She said if you get nervous laugh like you were punched in the gut! It worked!" And later: "Walked the red carpet...that was so crazy! Fun but so odd to be on the other side of the media rope!" --CNN's Jessica Yellin tweeted from the Gracie Awards Tuesday night in Los... http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/quote_of_the_day/good_morning_fishbowldc_readers_162754.asp

Tuesday, May 25

TODAY'S MOST POPULAR STORIES 05.25.10 Each day, Ashley Estill surfs your sites for the most popular stories of the day. Here are the top headlines for March 25, 2010: Washington Post: BP engineers prepare 'top kill' attempt to stop oil flow into the Gulf Washington Times: Army 'lost control' of colonel, still paid $400,000 Washington Examiner: Fawning press now gets cold shoulder from Obama USA Today: Some restaurant dishes go to fat, calorie extremes CQ Politics: Young Guns Are Here...
http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlDC/news_notes/todays_most_popular_stories_052510_162722.asp

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