The Democratic spin on how the Republicans are likely to win the fall elections is in full swing with media celeb Tina Brown on Monday calling GOP candidates so calm it’s as if they’ve “had their rabies shots.”
She is the star of this week’s Secrets Mainstream Media Scream because of her backhanded slap on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
At the time, she was talking about how Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell was about even with women voters against challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes.
Tina Brown: “There’s no doubt that this year, Republicans have been far more disciplined. So, they had their rabies shots, and they’re-”
Co-host Mika Brzezinski: “Wow!”
Brown: “And they’re not giving this sort of phony uterine attacks-”
Host Joe Scarborough: “Nobody’s trying to redefine rape, that’s a good move.”
Brown: “No ‘legitimate rape’ talk this time. They’ve got themselves a little better disciplined.”
Media Research Center Vice President of Research Brent Baker explains our pick: “Nice of Tina Brown to think of Republicans as rabid dogs in need of shots to get under control. Imagine the reaction if a guest on the Fox News Channel made such as assumption about Barack Obama.”
Rating: Five out of five screams.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
