I've been bugged the last few days by Norah O'Donnell's Today Show stand-ups. Today from Omaha wasn't so bad, but on the White House Lawn yesterday:
Today the president is going to try to capitalize on some of the momentum from last night, launching a five-state campaign-style blitz throughout the nation in order to sell his plan directly to the American people... Now on the Middle East, the president boldly says he believes that peace is within reach for the Israelis and the Palestinians. He warned Iran to end its support of terror and promised Iranians seeking liberty that the US will stand with them.
Ok, so it sounded worse than it reads. Then here's the day before:
The president will lay out a bold blueprint for his aggressive second term agenda. He will challenge Congress to tackle some politically divisive issues, and he will ask the world to join him in a new effort to help rebuild Iraq. Preparing for tonight's State of the Union address, the president wants to chart a new course, pledging diplomacy abroad, and championing the spread of freedom with the elections in Iraq. But advisers say he will not yield to growing demands to offer an exit strategy for US troops.
Hard-hitting, deep-digging, objective, independent reporting? It sounds more like she's regurgitating White House Communications Office agitprop to me.
