Via Media Matters, here's Craig Crawford on MSNBC...
Crawford's statement came after co-host Mika Brzezinski aired a video clip in which Clinton said: "[T]hey have systematically polarized the country, the right-wing Republican faction has. They first took over the Republican Party. And then they performed reverse plastic surgery on all the Democrats, right? ... And it worked for them every single time, except with me." After the clip of Clinton's remark, Scarborough asserted that "it's amazing how divisive he is compared to [Democratic presidential candidate] Barack Obama, who asks Republicans and independents to vote for him. And here's Bill Clinton fighting the right-wing Republicans. It's just like 1998 all over again, isn't it?" Crawford then stated:
CRAWFORD: You know, I have sat down here in Florida for the last month. And I have watched the coverage, and I really think the evidence-free bias against the Clintons in the media borders on mental illness. I mean, I think when Dr. Phil gets done with Britney [Spears], he ought to go to Washington and stage an intervention at the National Press Club. I mean, we've gotten into a situation where if you try to be fair to the Clintons, if you try to be objective, if you try to say, "Well, where's the evidence of racism in the Clinton campaign?" you're accused of being a naïve shill for the Clintons. I mean, I think if somebody came out today and said that Bill Clinton -- if the town drunk in Columbia [South Carolina] came out and said, "Bill Clinton last night was poisoning the drinking water in Obama precincts," the media would say, "Ah, there goes Clinton again. You can't trust him." I really think it's a problem. You know what? You guys make him stronger with this bashing. This actually is what makes the Clintons stronger.
Unfortunately, the mental illness Crawford is talking about is contagious. The infection is runnning rampant through this site.
BTW, let me predict the objections to this entry: Taylor Marsh linked to it. SHE'S A SHILL FOR HITLERY! Media Matters is the source. THEY'RE SHILLS FOR HITLERY! Crawford works for MSNBC. THEY'RE SHILLS FOR HITLERY!
Etcetera etcetera and etcetera...