Today Show Pushes New Obama Ad Three Times, Skips Libya Scandal
NBC's Today show mentioned the Obama campaign's newest attack
ad three times on Monday, but not once did they report on developments
in the wake of deadly attacks in Libya. Questions are being raised
against the Obama State Department's handling of security prior to the
embassy attacks.
The Romney campaign is "coming off one of the roughest couple of weeks
all campaign," reported correspondent Peter Alexander, who added that
campaign will "be met by a new attack ad" in Ohio. Natalie Morales
touched on the Obama ad in her news briefs at the top of the 8 a.m. and 9
a.m. hours.
However, as CNN reported
Friday, the journal of late ambassador Chris Stevens, who was killed in
the embassy attacks, revealed that he had been concerned over security
in the area. The Today show did not report that story.
Also, according to the New York Times,
the evacuation of CIA personnel from Libya after the Libyan attacks has
dealt a "major blow" to U.S. intelligence in the country, with one
American official calling it "catastrophic." NBC made no mention of the
report on Monday morning.
And although the Today show reported
Obama's attack ad three times, they didn't address Republican
criticisms of President Obama not privately meeting with any world
leaders during this week's United Nations summit in New York City.
Obama, however, will have time to go on ABC's The View for an interview.
The MRC's Brent Bozell stated that the media's "bias by omission"
has reached unprecedented levels in the last two years, and ignorance
of stories in Libya certainly plays into that media narrative.
Anchor Matt Lauer interviewed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair
but asked him questions about Afghanistan, anti-American protests in the
Middle East and Africa, and a criticism of the U.S. by Egyptian
President Mohammed Morsi. He did not ask specifically about Libya.
Lauer did ask Blair about global recognition of a climate "problem."
When Blair insisted the problem is "real" and must be addressed with a
"sense of urgency," Lauer responded "And I hope we will."
"We've had a crazy week in this – year in this country of extreme
weather. Are you seeing around the world the kind of motivation and will
that's necessary to A, admit there's a problem, and then address the
problem?" Lauer pressed Blair.
