Today Show Flashback Reveals Double Standard on House Takeovers

NBC’s Today show cast celebrated the return of the Democrats to power to the House as “historic,” but when the Newt Gingrich-led Republicans took over the House in 1995 Today wasn’t so laudatory.

At the top of Thursday’s Today, Meredith Vieira gushed: “Look, it’s a very historic day on Capitol Hill. Nancy Pelosi the first woman to become Speaker of the House. I’m excited as a woman to see that happen.”

However a flashback to January 4 of 1995 shows Today didn’t exactly greet the GOP so graciously. Bryant Gumbel to Rep. Dick Gephardt: “Mr. Gephardt, you called Gingrich and his ilk, your words, ‘trickle-down terrorists who base their agenda on on division, exclusion, and fear.’ Do you think middle class Americans are in need of protection from that group?”

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