NPR Boosts 'Fireproof' Hillary's Possible 2016 Run; Two Clinton Associ

Matthew Balan
February 1st, 2013 5:55 PM
Mara Liasson hyped Hillary Clinton as "the most popular politician in the country" on Friday's Morning Edition on NPR. Liasson asserted that "there's no question that being out of politics for four years has enhanced her political reputation," and devoted her report to touting how the supposedly "fireproof" Mrs. Clinton's experience as secretary of state would make her a "field-clearing…
 

NPR Forwards Notion That Bin Laden Death is 'Fundamental Shift' For Ob

Matthew Balan
May 5th, 2011 7:21 PM
NPR's Ari Shapiro emphasized the possible political benefits for President Obama on Thursday's Morning Edition in the aftermath of the death of Osama bin Laden. Shapiro lined up sound bites from three pundits who touted the "big moment" for the "bold" President and how it amounted to a  "fundamental shift in the way Americans perceive Mr. Obama." Midway through his report, the correspondent…
 

Garin Claims Reins, But Hillary's Attacks Smack of Penn

Mark Finkelstein
April 14th, 2008 2:28 PM
Can it be a coincidence that just hours after Bob Novak published his column reporting that it's unclear just who is directing Hillary's campaign--Mark Penn or Geoff Garin--the latter dashed off an email to supporters claiming to be in charge? But if Garin really does have the reins, why is the campaign employing tactics that Novak suggests would be worthy of the "kamikaze" Penn?Wrote Novak: