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To: greenspirit who wrote (21727)	12/27/2003 5:44:00 AM
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Baghdad Bob Award for Parroting Enemy Propaganda First Place Diane Sawyer: “I read this morning that he’s [Saddam Hussein] also said the love that the Iraqis have for him is so much greater than anything Americans feel for their President because he’s been loved for 35 years, he says, the whole 35 years.” Dan Harris in Baghdad: “He is one to point out quite frequently that he is part of a historical trend in this country of restoring Iraq to its greatness, its historical greatness. He points out frequently that he was elected with a hundred percent margin recently.” – ABC’s Good Morning America, March 7. [52 points] Media Suck-Up Award 2003 - "media Research Center" Blog First Place “You became First Lady like no other First Lady before you. You had your own interests, you got involved in public policy. No First Lady had done that without being severely criticized. Did you realize what you were getting into?” “I don’t think people realize how strong your faith is.” – Barbara Walters to Hillary Clinton in a June 8 ABC special promoting her book, Living History. [34 points] Runners-up: “Senator Hillary Clinton is at Ground Zero this morning to attend the September 11th anniversary ceremony, and she joins us now. Good morning, Senator Clinton....You’ve fought so much for the heroes of 9/11. You have sought money for firefighters, you’ve taken the EPA to task for toning down their report on air quality at Ground Zero. Has enough been done for the heroes, the people who fought so bravely on that day?” – CBS’s Hannah Storm to New York Senator Hillary Clinton on The Early Show, September 11. [27] HBO’s Bob Costas: “How, from where you sit, have you maintained your dignity, and how can you be so controlled under circumstances that would be trying for the best of us?...If you became President, what kind of First Gentleman would Bill Clinton be?...What are your best and worst qualities as a politician?” Senator Hillary Clinton: “Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.” – Exchange on HBO’s On the Record with Bob Costas, July 18. [26] John Cochran: “Remember the $8 million advance Hillary Clinton’s publisher gave her? Turns out it was a bargain. She has earned every penny – and then some. Her book is a best-seller in eight countries....She has not only signed 20,000 copies of her book, she has also put her name on more legislation than any other Senator in this Congress, sponsoring or co-sponsoring 396 bills, ranging from resolutions on Girl Scouts Week to funds for rebuilding Iraq and-“ Senator Hillary Clinton: “- to help them improve our homeland defense.” – ABC’s World News Tonight, July 31. [24] mrc.org