NBC Nightly news lead: "The door is closing on her candidacy."

[blonndee]

Transcript of NBC Nightly News "Politics and the Pastor" segment tonight:

Brian Williams:

Voices these days continue to point out the math: Hillary Clinton is behind on delegates, states won, and the raw vote. One prominent columnist, though no friend of hers, said today, "The door is closing" on her candidacy.

And all of this talk appears to have brought about a reaction, generated something of a change in strategy. After first refusing to, today Clinton waded into the Obama "pastor controversy." NBC's Ron Allen is travelling with her in Greenburg, PA tonight. Ron, good evening.

RA: Good evening, Brian. Senator Clinton had been asked several times about Senator Obama's relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and about Obama's speech on race relations. But she had never answered those questions directly until now.

<Clip and summary of question and answer with Clinton today>

RA: Clinton compared Wright to Don Imus, saying she spoke out against hate speech by the radio host as well. Clinton's comments about Wright today were in stark contrast to what Obama said in the speech last week, condemning some of his former pastor's remarks, while at the same time calling for racial understanding.

<Clip from Obama speech on race>

RA: This sensitive issue is back in the forefront, as some Democrats grow increasingly concerned about the campaign getting too nasty. And while Clinton faces what many see as an uphill battle for the nomination.

Clip from Steve McMahon, Democratic Strategist: The Clinton campaign has been trying to make the case that Senator Obama is unelectable because of various problems. I think this is a way for her to keep the focus on his relationship with Reverend Wright, which at least last week, was a bit of a problem for Senator Obama.

RA: Also today, Senator Clinton clarified her comments about dodging sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia as first lady, after pictures showed her receiving a warm welcome. Aides have said, she "misspoke."

<Clip from Clinton presser today>

RA: Late today, on the matter of Reverend Wright, the Obama campaign accused Clinton of, quote, "sinking low," "playing politics," "trying to distract attention from the Bosnia story," while Democrats wonder if all this is going to hurt the party come November.

Video link: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#23798643

[tabasco]

1. Let's hear more about Hillary's fascist Church of the Almighty Dollar.

Inquiring minds want to know!

[TwilightGardener]

2. The Church where the elite few are chosen by God to hold power?

[Moochy]

10. Might you mean ... this one?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Coe

[Middle finga]

3. The media should just start ignoring Hillary Huckabee

she is like spoiled child looking for attention.

[nankerphelge]

4. Not this time, Hillary

n/t

[GOPNotForMe]

5. Glad the media is finally wising up.

If anyone else were facing this kind of math, the media narrative would have been "Why hasn't _______ dropped out by now" since Super Tuesday.

[backscatter712]

6. Her campaign is already dead.

The media just wants to keep it alive to draw better ratings...

These days, it seems like...

[cliffordu]

8. LOL!

:rofl:

[Window]

13. LMAO! Good one.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[bhikkhu]

7. Does anybody here really hate the media?

For weeks play up the neck and neck race, when in fact HRC was statistically finished. Then when a good narrative ending comes up, lay that out for her and ask, "are you really finished, or do you have some good dirt left to dish up...we have ratings to consider, after all". Of course she is finished anyway.

[cliffordu]

9. Yeah, I can't stand most of those morons....

Jack Cafferty is a notable exception.

[depakid]

11. So, some of you are now enjoying NBC?

I sure hope that you remember the same sorts of things you posted here when that network turns on you- which inevitably it will.

Assuming, of course, that any one of you all were sincere in the first place.

[roguevalley]

12. bitter much?

[blonndee]

16. What "sorts of things"? Like a news transcript?

:shrug:

[WDIM]

14. If they keep painting Hillary as losing

She may lose PA. nobody likes to vote for a loser. They want to vote for the winner. And then Hillary can get the sleep she needs!

[SunsetDreams]

15. dang right it is

we don't need a President who lies to the American people, we've had that for 7 years.