Real World

I'm just so shocked by this. Who'd have guessed eh?



Study: Media coverage has favored Obama campaign

AP
By DAVID BAUDER – 5 hours ago

NEW YORK (AP) — John McCain supporters who believe they haven't gotten a fair shake from the media during the Republican's candidacy against Barack Obama have a new study to point to. Comments made by sources, voters, reporters and anchors that aired on ABC, CBS and NBC evening newscasts over the past two months reflected positively on Obama in 65 percent of cases, compared to 31 percent of cases with regards to McCain, according to the Center for Media and Public Affairs.

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"For whatever reason, the media are portraying Barack Obama as a better choice for president than John McCain," said Robert Lichter, a George Mason University professor and head of the center. "If you watch the evening news, you'd think you should vote for Obama."
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h...LrN2b_g8RF7gD9

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BelichickFan

The Dems will knock that 31% down when they crank up the Fairness Doctrine to go after those nasty Republicans. The media is an embarassment.

PatriotsReign

RW...you gotta admit, there's been twice as many bad things to say about McCain's campaign than Obama's. If they reflected equally positive on both campaigns, they would have had to LIE

Real World

I've always said that the press slants stories, and has it's own agenda when reporting, which is why multiple sources, and your own judgement are a must. That being said, I find the actions of the greater MSM in this campaign to be an insult to journalism.

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"The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
Leo Tolstoy, 1897

PatriotsReign

What about my rationale above. I really do think it explains a lot of the perceived unfairness. McCain's campaign has been a joke. Seriously, I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. It's been the worst campaign in my lifetime.

Real World

What do I think about your rationale above? Um, you're an Obama supporter right?

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"The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
Leo Tolstoy, 1897

PatriotsReign

I'll take your lack of an answer as acknowledging it's validity. I knew I was right....again!

I've even read you saying that McCain's campaign has been piss poor. So don't be a hypocrate

PatsFanInVa

The poor guys.

Let's see in the past month, I've seen McCain's campaign:

- elevate an unlicensed plumber to a political guru based on what they see as a "gotcha" moment... about the OTHER guy's tax policy

- called Obama a Socialist, a "Redistributer" (whatever that does; all taxation does that

- accused Obama of "Palling around with terrorists"

- tried to make a moderate Palestinian scholar into a PLO spokesman, and tried to make a common appearance at a dinner w/this scholar into an issue... again ABOUT OBAMA -- despite McCain giving that same guy 500K in grants

- Made the majority of new ads attack ads about Obama

- put forward no new ideas of their own

Aside from the attacks, McCain's campaign:

- has been unable to get the self-styled plumber to SHOW UP at events (this from a national campaign? What should the story be? "Glorious McCain Campaign Succeeds in Heroically Lining Up Dear Plumber in 2 out of 3 Events!"?

- Has been unable to confine itself just to Obama attacking, aiming its vitriol at McCain's own VP candidate

- While meanwhile, said VP is inept (or self-serving) enough to elicit this PUBLIC whine from the presidential side... sort of justifying the negative stories on her, if you think about it. McCain's own people lined up half of them by "leaking" their disgust.

What should THAT headline be? "Glorious Governor and Dear Leader Build Deeper Understanding Through Frank Exchange of Views Through Media Leaks?"

WTF do you THINK the coverage will be?
And how do you THINK you score the story that reads "Obama gains in polls, McCain slips?" Half the stories are about polling, and well, McCain is a loser. Just the facts, ma'am.

Obama's campaign? The nastiest thing they've put out about McCain is "He'll try to scare you and say I'm a risky guy." When his VP goes off script we get a week's worth of stories and a half dozen attack ads about how Obama will be "tested" within six months "mark my words." Obama has probably said "knock on some doors for me" more than "McCain" in this campaign.

You notice that the leftoids on this board have just as many nasty little points to make about McCain and his associations as McCain/Palin have made about him.

You'll also notice they go without media obsession:

- McCain's foreign birth
- McCain's behavior vis a vis his ex wife (which Reagan, for one, found disgusting)
- McCain's Keating 5 history
- etcetera etcetera etcetera

Think about it. Why wasn't the attack ad "McCain gave 500,000 bucks to Rashid Khalidi, a PLO spokesman... John McCain: too risky for America"?

Because Obama's people don't go after McCain that way.

What would be the media reaction if:
- Obama had a VP candidate who just had a baby in her 40s, had 5 children on stage with her, and one of those children was pregnant?
- If Obama lost his temper unpredictably both on and off the campaign trail
- If Obama went around America saying how everybody should have guns
- If Obama were instrumental in Abramoff's casino lobbying, and then ended up gambling compulsively in said casinos?

...or a variety of other attitudes or actions that are just "gimmes" for a republican?

If McCain got any more free passes he'd be a backstage groupie.

There is no comparison between McCain's behavior and Obama's, yet the right-wing corporate media continue to cover them with an obsession with equal outcomes, the better to pander to just such constant right-wing complaints about "tha media."

DarrylS

Have thought through my rosey left leaning eyes, that since the convention that McCain/Palin have spent more time on what Obama did not do, what Obama might not do, who Obama knows than on what they will do.. every speech starts with Obama bad.. you reap what you sow..

The polls have been pretty conclusive about negative campaigning, and instead of turning it around.. McCain/Palin continue their attacks.. the whole Joe the Plumber thing has been an exercise is absurdity. To have just gone down this road, without knowing more about him shows more poor judgement.

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PatsFanInVa

Just saw on Keith Olberman that Palin said it's a sad day for first amendment rights when she can't call out Obama on his associations without fear of the media accusing her of negative campaigning. His observation - "Hey Gov. Palin, the first amendment protects free speech BY the media and the people against the government, not the government from the media."