Posted by
Bob Wood aka TrekTek on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 2:11:54 AM
Newsbusters documents this unbelievable quote from a former network anchor and moderator of the second Presidential Debate. On Monday's "Today" show, we find Tom Brokaw saying 'Democrats Are About to Reclaim Their Power'.
This all reminds me of 1968, when after having the Democrats in control since 1932, the Republicans then took over in 1968 and effectively, they have had a grip on this country politically since that time, for 40 years now. It looks like we're in for a big turn of the wheel. That the Democrats are about to reclaim their power, because the McCain campaign is dysfunctional, to put it bluntly, and that's, those are the words of Bill Kristol and a lot of other people. They can't quite decide who they are, whether the McCain mavericks or the Bush Republicans or the neo-cons.
That sounds totally unbiased to me. Fair and balanced NBC!
Where does Brokaw get the idea that Republicans "took over in 1968" and have had a "grip on this country politically for 40 years"? Does he not remember Carter (1976-1980) and Clinton (1993-2000)? I guess it does not matter that both houses of Congress were controlled by Democrats until 1995 with only brief interludes with a Republican Senate? And now they have both Houses again, and have accomplished nothing in the last two years.
His statement only reinforces that the liberal Democrats consider majority power in both elected branches of our government as their birthright. And Brokaw has sold his journalistic soul for the perpetuation of that lie.
Winning elections is not a "birthright." To win an election, one must earn victory.