Obama official Kareem Dale confirms White House's love for MSNBC

(UPDATED: A second video has been added below.)

For some inexplicable reason having to do with who knows what, a widespread impression has grown among many politics fans that MSNBC and its crowd of talkers -- including Chris "Thrill Up My Leg" Matthews, Norah "The GOP Is Doomed to Die" O'Donnell and Ed "It's Time to Grind Them Into the Ground" Schultz -- are somewhat in favor of President Obama.

Well, actually in complete love with the Great Change Agent.

Now, thanks to the ubiquitous cameras of C-SPAN, comes official videoed word from Kareem Dale, special assistant to the president for arts and culture and a key White House advisor on disability policy.

At the 1:51 mark of this video, Dale candidly reveals the new administration's reciprocal feelings. Hint: Apparently the new White House has a popular internal saying involving the words "love" and "MSNBC."

(UPDATE: Courtesy of Washington writer Patrick Gavin we have a new video below showing the remarkably dissimilar treatment the White House press corps afforded George W. Bush and now Obama. Take a peek by scrolling down.)

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Comments

[Mary]

This is a shocking story, I mean we out in here in America had no idea that MSNBC had a love thing for Obama.
Since just about nobody watches that network who cares!

[JOEL GOODMAN]

i also love msnbc when they sign off and Olberman would be my absolute favorite dish if i could boil him in a large vat of salted water for about 2 hours or until the meat falls off the bones.

[deroy]

how many times has olbermann ben fired from TV jobs?

how many times has he wet the floor while on duty?

[adlibn]

What a bizarre thing to say. And to have it met by dead silence.

[George]

That explains why MSNBC's ratings are in the tank. Apparently the WH is the only group watching...

[Craig]

Boycott GE, Won't that send a tingle up your pants!

[Craig]

WHO IS JOHN GAULT?

[Larry Bradshaw]

If there were any real journalists at MSNBC they should
be ashamed that the White House loves them. It proves
they are PR agents for Obama, but not journalists. Shame.

[David Blackman]

No doubt about it. MSNBC sycophants give great Democrat head.

[Pom Pom Girl]

MSNBC CNN Mock Tea Parties Appearing To Be Totally In Obamas Pocket So No Wonder They Love MSNB. They Probably Hold CNN Dear As Well.

Back on Tea Party Day I heard about the CNN reporter badgering attendees and quoting the Obama party line and looked up the link in the attached.
They are links to CNN and MSNBC stories on the tea parties with Tea Bagging sexual slurs that included prepared comedy routines, using Dick Armey in a disgusting way as well as combative reporters challenging protestors instead of simply reporting.
How can I not now be convinced that the Media (in the guise of CNN and MSNBC at least) are in the bag (no pun intended) for Obama. This is shameful. WHere is their journalistic integrity????? Do they not know their history? Do they not know the dangers of encouraging cults of personality and no opposing views?

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/julia-seymour/2009/04/15/cnn-correspondent-claims-tea-parties-anti-government-anti-cnn
This link is video and text on a cnn correspondent getting combative with an interviewee in tea party crowd and calls them anti government anti cnn and even tries to challenge them on the merits of obamas tax rebate. THis reporter should be fired!

http://tinyurl.com/d37wka

THis link shows msnbc going off on tea bagging at the tea parties. WHere is the FCC? We all know what tea bagging means! Repulsive!

http://tinyurl.com/cbolhw

This is Anderson cooper riffing on tea bagging. He should be fired and his channel should be fined heavily for airing this trash. These are prepared profane statements and that cant be in the spirit of what the FCC allows to be aired!

[Joe Biden]

I love to make figures out of elbow macaroni and to color with crayons. I also love how MSNBC is no longer unbiased but a mouth piece for Obamatard.

[ricardo maxwell]

The damage done to our country by der Fuehrer and the far left selfish myopic criminal members of Congress would not be possible without the aid of the extreme left bias of the media. I only hope that we can reverse some of the damage and get the old USA back again. The USA that I grew up in and millions of people risked their lives to live in. The USA where an penniless immigrant could rise up to become an business owner or even a millionaire because of capitalism. We are now doomed to a life of oppression, depression, and repression thanks to the arrogant narcissist Marxist in the White House. Thank you MSM!

[Eric]

MSNBC isn't a news organization, it's like the old Pravda and Tass were for the Kremlin. They are the self-appointed official spokes channel for the Democratic Party, and for the Administration. I'm not sure how that doesn't violate some kind of campaign financing law, to be quite honest with you. Whenever I hear Keith or Chris talk, it makes be think about Monica Lewinsky, and how they would make perfect little White House interns for Obama.

[Leslie]

Of course Obama loves MSNBC. The hosts are the first ones in line to bend over grab their ankles and tell the big Bama how good he is. It isn't a secret that Matthews and Olbermann would love to do a lewinsky on him.

[billbrady]

Barky and Michelle are half of MSNBC's total audience.

[TREVOR MERCHANT]

I HAVE NO RESPECT FOR ANY ONE O F THESE LIE-BERALS AT MSNBC . IS THERE ANY WONDER AS TON WHY THE PARENT COMPANY OF NBC UNIVERSAL INCLUDING MSNBC THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY THE MOST POWERFUL STORIED AND IINNOVATIVE COMPANY GLOBALLY FOR MANY MANY YEEARS UNDER JACK WELCH WHEREAS CURRENTLY GENERAL ELECTRIC HAS DETERIORATED SIGNIFIVCANTLY BASE ON THE LIKES OF MSNBC CHRIS MATTHES KEITH OLBERMANN NORA O?DONNEL L CONSTACE BREWSTER CHUCK TODD DAVID SCHULSTER AND OTHERS . I WILL EXPAND IN FUTURE DRAFTS , TREVOR MERCHANT BRONX NEW YORK CITY MONDAY MAY 04.2009

[Sheila]

Well, that explains it all. If the WH loves MSNBC, then we are all in big trouble. Good grief!!!

[darwin]

I have no respect left for Morning Joe... a total sellout.

[David]

MSNBC sucks - a bunch of idiots running that network

[Barak]

This is typical Chicago politics.
Put an old buddy on the payroll.

But does anyone else think this guy looks and speaks like he is retarded?

[J.D.]

PLEASE stop referring to MSNBC as a "media" organization. It's an activist group not unlike the ACLU, SEIU, MALDEF, etc.

[Sky]

What is MSNBC? Never heard of it. Is it similar to the H1N1 virus -- all hype and fizzle?

[Frank]

Wow so they are so out of tune with the public already that they actually watch the least watched news network on television. We are living not only through one of the most difficult times financially, but now we have to put up with a socialist regime.

[Kevin]

I listened to Olbermann's interview with then candidate Obama last fall. A sixth grader could have asked tougher, deeper and more revealing questions. The guy reminds me of a spoiled child no one will listen to. Mathews used to have some credibility, now he is just part of a laughing stock.

[Will]

"......WHO IS JOHN GAULT?...."

Craig.......... I don't know who 'John Gault' is, but I do know John Galt. He drives the midnight til' eight' cross town bus in Natchez.