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Networks Ignore John Kerry's Embarrassing James Taylor Stunt in Paris
2015-01-18
[NEWSBUSTERS.ORG] On Friday, while all three network morning shows covered Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you know Kerry
Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat, conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State...
 arriving in Gay Paree to offer U.S. condolences following the recent terrorist attacks, none of the broadcasts mentioned one of the most embarrassing moments in American diplomatic history that occurred during the visit Kerry bringing musician James Taylor to a presser to sing "You've Got A Friend" to the French people.
The MSM fights for their friends; sometimes that means not showing you the news instead of showing you the news. Sometimes it means showing the news only to those whom they know in advance will approve, and withholding it from the rest of us...
The bizarre attempt at international damage control following the B.O. regime's failure to have a single top U.S. official attend a anti-terror march in Gay Paree on Sunday played out while the NBC, ABC, and CBS morning shows were on the air. NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent Andrea Mitchell reported the musical incident on Twitter at 8:01 a.m. ET. Later on her 12 p.m. ET MSNBC show, Mitchell referred to the moment as "a somewhat awkward musical make-good."

The morning shows each gave only seconds to Kerry's Gay Paree trip, focusing on him laying wreaths at the sites of the attacks but avoiding his appearance with Taylor.

Only CBS This Morning actually noted that the visit was designed to fix a major misstep by the White House, as co-host Gayle King explained: "[Kerry] arrived in Gay Paree days after the U.S. was blasted for not sending a top official to Sunday's giant unity rally."
Posted by:Fred

#16  er, in a manner similar to an STD.
Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp7489   2015-01-18 22:58  

#15  Viewed throughout the world at as a quaint (although new) statesmanship wrinkle clearly demonstrating the decline of Empire.

Is it possible to catch alcoholic-induced dementia in a manner to an STD?
Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp7489   2015-01-18 22:54  

#14  The video is not to be believed - they didn't even do a mic check before he started, and someone had to lean in with a hand mic.
Posted by: KBK   2015-01-18 22:14  

#13  It must have been an amazing ride for any rational person in the room as this plan was finalized.

Only a true politician could walk out of the room without their mouth agape.
Posted by: Hupineger Glomomp7489   2015-01-18 21:19  

#12  Thanks Blinky, backup is everything!
Posted by: Shipman   2015-01-18 17:04  

#11  Suitable for framing...

Posted by: Blinky Shert3914   2015-01-18 16:52  

#10  Brutally Frank, wins the calliope.
Posted by: Shipman   2015-01-18 14:50  

#9  I still wonder when James Taylor converted to Islam. That HAD to be the reason he was selected.
Posted by: Bill Clinton   2015-01-18 14:22  

#8  "Arab Spring, Summer, or Fall.
All you've got to do is call.
'Allah Akhbar', you've got a fiend"
Posted by: Frank G   2015-01-18 13:29  

#7  Look at the bright side- at least the SecState didn't try to be "hip" and bring someone like Lonnie Rashid "Common" Lynn, Jr...
Posted by: Pappy   2015-01-18 12:40  

#6  Hell, its barely a fraction of we will rock you.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2015-01-18 11:55  

#5  Not exactly a rendition of "We will fight them on the beaches".
Posted by: AuburnTom   2015-01-18 09:43  

#4  "I would normally have insouciance over a James Taylor performance, but this is happening in Paris flown in by the Secretary of State, a way to a appease the French over the snub of last week. It seems like an Onion story but it actually is real. And it was preceded by a hug offered by the Secretary of State to Francois Hollande that Hollande was not quite prepared for," Krauthammer said.

"A British newspaper has already called it Le Hug. It's now immortal,"
Posted by: BrerRabbit   2015-01-18 08:37  

#3  "The MSM fights for their friends; sometimes that means not showing you the news instead of showing you the news. Sometimes it means showing the news only to those whom they know in advance will approve, and withholding it from the rest of us..."

Is this not NPR's corporate manifesto and mission statement?

Or, put another way, "All the news that's fit to make the center and right look bad and the left look good".
Posted by: no mo uro   2015-01-18 08:23  

#2  ...Oh, lawsey, lawsey, lawsey....

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2015-01-18 07:15  

#1  Shamelessly sophomoric. Repugnant behavior, even for Kerry. I thought he might start slow dancing with himself at any moment. Kerry's 'out of arse' apology tour, requires apology.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-01-18 03:40  

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