Nightline anchor Terry Moran started laughing Wednesday night just as George Will finished his critique of President Obama's State of the Union address while Democratic activist Donna Brazile was also not impressed by Will's assessment. Leading into the chortling from Moran, who is reportedly under consideration to take over This Week, Will wrapped up:
Finally, he said at one point that we are going to freeze government spending for three years. That's just not true. We're proposing to freeze one-sixth of government spending for three years. Finally, the motif of his talk was Washington is tiresome, annoying and dysfunctional - and Washington should have more of the nation's revenue and a bigger role directing its affairs.
Was Moran scoffing at Will's evaluation of Obama's speech, just amused by Brazile's disdain for Will as Will spoke which Moran, but not the audience, could see - or just reacting to something else in the studio? You watch and decide.
- Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center