[ male announcer ] that s handy. i do wonder if this had happened in nevada would it have gotten much attention. that was tom brokaw making the point that if some obscure governor has caused a traffic jam or his staff had kwauzed a traffic jam, the national media wouldn t be spending quite as much time on that scandal as we have devoted to what chris christie s team was up to at the george washington bridge. in fact, we probably wouldn t be spending any time on that version of the scandal. but the christie version involves not just any bridge. it involves arguably the most important bridge in the world. and definitely the busiest
i do wonder if this had happened in nevada would it have gotten much attention. that was tom brokaw making the point that if some obscure governor has caused a traffic jam or his staff had kwauzed a traffic jam, the national media wouldn t be spending quite as much time on that scandal as we have devoted to what chris christie s team was up to at the george washington bridge. in fact, we probably wouldn t be spending any time on that version of the scandal. but the christie version involves not just any bridge. it involves arguably the most important bridge in the world. and definitely the busiest bridge in the world. and that bridge touches on one end the capital city of the american news media. indeed, a significant chunk of the national news media uses that bridge to get to work every day. so you are tampering with their
but this is the first black president. i think he is trying to explain to people that are not black why it is that black men feel the way they feel. they are bob, it is hard to believe hispanics wouldn t feel the same way. george zimmerman being half hispanic, i imagine he was followed in a store too or looked at he may well have been. that s why it is hard to understand. when you have to when are you in a position like he is, everyone has to be very disciplined. if you are going to comment on that, why wouldn t you comment on the young mother whose child was killed right in front of her by the two black teenagers? should she have had a gun to protect herself? why didn t they talk about that one? i got followed in stores because i am me. because you shoplift, bob. can i ask you this, if trayvon martin were white, one, would the president comment on it, and two, would the media care? you know the answer to that. i have no idea. the media wouldn t care and it woul
everybody about him looked weird but he was acting strange. why was he strange? i don t know. why was he stock i can? they said don t talk. we don t want you to send any message. sit there quietly and he took the cue from his lawyers or he is empty shell and there is not much going on. or perhaps he is medicated and something is going on inside the jail give him something to relax him. he didn t look around the courtroom. what was odder the courtroom camera because he was seated in the jury box was faced directly at him head on. had i been his lawyer i would not have agreed to let him sit there. i would want him to sit right next to me the camera would have been over his shoulder and the media wouldn t have that look.
that never would have happened. john mccain did that four years ago. i don t think it was simply because, oh, you know, the media wouldn t have liked it. it is a stupid campaign. but also if you think there are if you believe as gal lop says, there are 9% of americans who have not decided who they will vote for in november, then they type of campaign will not persuade anybody. the conservatives are not going to vote for obama. it doesn t increase the intensity of this like anymore than it is. so that note, we must take a break. coming up, is shoplifting wrong? dana perino talks about her new book only suckers pay for stuff. a new york times best seller. bravo. first, did bill s training help or hurt dana s performance on jeopardy. spoiler alert, what is not a violin?