Media Matters Misrepresented Comments From NBC’s Reid
A flimsy July 25, 2006, post at Media Matters blares the following:
(Reid made his remarks on the July 24, 2006, episode of MSNBC’s Hardball with Chris Matthews.)
There are two significant issues with MMatters’ post:
1. First, the headline gives a radically different impression than the summary. MMatters’ headline gives readers the initial impression that Reid asserted that all Democrats are "angry" and "crazy." Of course, Reid stated no such thing. As his remarks clearly reveal, Reid was referring specifically to the "liberal anti-war wing of the Democratic Party."
2. Second, Reid’s analysis is quite correct! It is amazing how "angry" and "crazy" the "liberal anti-war wing" of the Democratic party gets at Sen. Lieberman. At the far-left site Daily Kos, comments like these have been posted about Sen. Lieberman. (WARNING: Profanity alert.)
Like this …
And this …
And this …
Pardon me if I agree with Reid that comments like these seem somewhat "angry"!
MMatters misrepresented Reid in its headline, and Reid was correct in his comments.
