Washington Post Reporter Complains In Online Chat: ‘Oy, What’s With All The McCain Questions?’
Washington Post Reporter Complains In Online Chat: ‘Oy, What’s With All The McCain Questions?’
Earlier today, Washington Post reporter Jonathan Weisman opened up an online chat with readers by saying that “zany things happening on Capitol Hill” and “John McCain has found the end date for our adventure in Iraq.” Weisman then asked readers to “Take it away!”
But after five out of the first 11 questions focused on Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Weisman began to complain. Asked about senior McCain adviser Charlie Black’s lobbying for Ahmed Chalabi, Weisman had enough, complaining, “Oy, what’s with all the McCain questions?“:
Jonathan Weisman: Oy, what’s with all the McCain questions? Anyone wondering about those Miley Cyrus photos anymore? Anyway, Charlie Black’s lobbying business has gotten a lot of attention of late, and wil continue to get it as long as he keeps it going.
Weisman was relieved though, when a reader asked a question comparing President Bush’s “appeasement” shot at Democrats yesterday to Rep. Jim McDermott’s (D-WA) criticism of President Bush while in Baghdad before the Iraq war. Weisman exclaimed: “Ah, thank goodness someone in chatting land is a Republican“:
Jonathan Weisman: Ah, thank goodness someone in chatting land is a Republican. But I must protest that Jim McDermott took a lot of heat for what he said and did in Baghdad. He was shunned by his fellow Democrats for, like, days (maybe weeks). No one has the squealing thing cornered, my friend.
Weisman, like a lot of the news media at the moment, often appears reluctant to put McCain under tough scrutiny. Last month, in another washingtonpost.com online chat, Weisman stuck up for McCain’s “maverick brand,” claiming without evidence that McCain had “clashed” with President Bush “repeatedly” over the years.
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And coming from the corporate owned media surprises who?
Certainly not me.
Let me know when the press is going to get tough on McCain. My bet is it will be after November.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:35 pmTired of Bush insane? Try McCain insane…
May 16th, 2008 at 6:38 pmEgotistical prick. Must be good friends with Sean Handjob.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:42 pmI think all the MSM press wants to kiss McSame. I believe they all have a crush on the guy. McCain’s decent from glory is going to be quick and fierce. I am hopeful he is enjoying this brief respite, cause it won’t last long. Who will the MSM suck up to when McSame is defeated?
May 16th, 2008 at 6:45 pmWeisman is just another dim bulb who thinks he lights up the room. The conventional media might just follow the repukes down the rat hole. Their utterly slanted repor…opinions which have long passed as “conventional wisdom” are being seen more and more for the crap that they are. The GE may just be their waterloo.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:49 pmRight on Merlin!!! Weisman showed his real strenght in his chat - drinking KoolAide! Opps, I left my memo from Cheeenney’s office at my desk..I’m lost and may never find my way back…..oh no….
May 16th, 2008 at 6:54 pmStratRat Says:
Who will the MSM suck up to when McSame is defeated?
May 16th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
A very astute question!
Considering these dim bulbs are simply mouthing the conservative clap trap of their corporate bosses like GE and Murdoch, just what can they do? Real reportage is counterproductive to the corporate need. So will they back Democrats?? Yeah, right. Huge conundrum indeed.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:54 pmDoes good old Jonathan pretend he is a “Journalist”? Does he dress up in “Journalist” clothes and stand before the mirror?
What a glaring case of self-deception. No wonder these so-called “reporters” completely misrepresent the American public…
May 16th, 2008 at 6:57 pm“Oy - don’t you know we’re supposed to wait until Tim Russert says the grace period is over and we can start talking about Grampy McSame?”
May 16th, 2008 at 7:13 pmThis asswipe is exhibit A of how useless the vast majority of so-called mainstream “journalists” are. McCain’s list of gymnastic flip-flops are as long as your arm, but just five questions exceeds his patience, and then he’s grateful for a Republican. I think he has a fine future as a hack with a captive GOP PR firm.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:13 pmthat should be “list of gymnastic flip-flops IS as long as your arm,”
May 16th, 2008 at 7:13 pmKinda creepy that Jonathan Weisman would rather talk about a young girls photograph then issues important to those who logged in to his chat.
May 16th, 2008 at 7:15 pm(Ah, you got the drop on me, Vanthomas…)
Jonathan Weisman: Oy, what’s with all the McCain questions? Anyone wondering about those Miley Cyrus photos anymore?
Apparently you still are, Jonathan…
May 16th, 2008 at 7:20 pmAny of the posters ask him what flavor of bar-b-que McCain served, since he’s obsessed with trivialities?
May 16th, 2008 at 7:44 pmWeisman is a shande far di goyim ??? ???????? ??????? ???? ?????
May 16th, 2008 at 7:52 pmOy, another US citizen supporting another country over his own.
May 16th, 2008 at 8:03 pmOy, indeed.
Weisman, like a lot of the news media at the moment, often appears reluctant to put McCain under tough scrutiny. Last month, in another washingtonpost.com online chat, Weisman stuck up for McCain’s “maverick brand,” claiming without evidence that McCain had “clashed” with President Bush “repeatedly” over the years.
McCain’s free ride from the press is nothing new. The press has lost all objectivity where McCain is concerned, and I guess if he keeps having cozy little barbeques for his press buddies, nothing is going to change.
The notion that McCain is a “maverick” is absurd. Not only did he allow his anti-torture bill pass with the ludicrous exception given to the CIA, he had absolutely nothing to say regarding Bush’s signing statement where he effectively states he’ll torture anyone he damn well pleases.
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May 16th, 2008 at 10:44 pmEmail address for Wiesman, anyone? I want to complain about the blatant lack of objectivity inherent in the “thank goodness” comment, the lack of professional political reporting in the Miley Cyrus comment, and I want to cc: ombudsman@washpost.com.
I hope others will join me, but I can’t find his email.
May 16th, 2008 at 10:51 pmhttp://projects.washingtonpost.com/staff/email/jonathan+weisman/
May 16th, 2008 at 10:52 pmI think Wiseman’s a great WaPo chatter. He puts his foot in his mouth sure, but he’s trying hard to keep the chat lively. If it’s bash-Obama day you can be sure he will call out for dissenters. He answers fast and sharp (and flip) and every so often very honestly and with real insight.
Covering the government in the Newt-Hammer-BushRoveCheney progression is like wading chin deep in pigpoop, it makes people shy away from you. Wiseman’s way above average as a reporter and attacking him for a feeble chat response is counterproductive. I’d much rather have reporters willing to make a mistake than afraid to answer a question.
Just sayin’
May 16th, 2008 at 11:28 pmOy, what’s with all the shoddy journalism?
And what’s with this economy thing? Big deal, right? Just buy stuff and sell stuff, give the talk a rest!
Look, something shiny!
May 17th, 2008 at 12:36 amDon’t give this sycophant hack any thought time.
May 17th, 2008 at 5:37 amConsidering the RECORDED voting record of supporting BUSH 95% of the time, calling McSame a “Maverick” is like calling Mann Coulter a “lady” . . .
May 17th, 2008 at 9:36 pmI wonder if Jonathan Weisman’s membership in the Socirty of Zionists Traitors has anything to do with his lame thinking?
May 18th, 2008 at 12:38 am