Today Show Blames Palin and Bachmann for Ending Civility, Ignored Democrat Comparing GOP to Nazis
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NBC’s Today show never covered Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen comparing Republicans to Nazis, but on Friday co-anchor Meredith Vieira determined Sarah Palin’s mocking of Barack Obama’s Winning the Future slogan as the precise moment when the new era of “civility” in Washington, came to an end. After Vieira opened this morning’s show announcing: “End of civility? Sarah Palin takes a shot at President Obama’s call for winning the future…is the new tone of togetherness in Washington already over?” she brought on MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to chastise Palin and Republican Congresswoman Michele Bachmann:
“[Palin] really struggles with that sounding presidential thing. It’s a real challenge for her. And you know, look it’s, it’s as weird as it gets. But really if you are looking for a lack of civility or the argumentative stuff…this week you really have to go to Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann. No one else is doing it.”
In a segment entitled “Remember Civility? Why Are Palin & GOP Stepping Up Criticism?” O’Donnell and Vieira took turns bashing the former Alaska Governor and Minnesota Congresswoman as seen in the follow January 28 exchange:
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