Comments on: Right Wing Charges ‘Media Bias’ On Obama Trip Coverage Despite McCain’s Decision To Limit Press Overseas

By: dasm

dasm — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:44:59 +0000

This while McCain was canceling a news conference because he didn’t want reporters around– and not long ago snubbed reporters from another meeting. Amazing that he can do all that while they whine about lack of coverage. Two-faced.

By: konchster

konchster — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:45:40 +0000

I love it!!! Obama avoids the trap in Berlin by being “vague” if he had be specific the MSM would have skewered him for usurping the presidents role Not that role wouldn’t bear some usurping. At least Merkel was not subjected to a most inappropriate laying on of hands. The german people let the world know where they stood Insane McCain couldn’t draw flies let alone a crowd of 200K

By: kathy

kathy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:54:19 +0000

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By: MapleStreet

MapleStreet — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:18:36 +0000

What I’m really surprised by is how, to almost anything Obama does, McCain’s camp releases a statement on why he can’t do that. He can’t speak out of the USA because he’s not president yet (ignoring McCain speaking outside the USA). He can’t go to Iraq because he’s not president yet (McCain has never been to the mideast ?)

It would be one thing if McCain were running a successful campaign. But as bad as he’s doing, you’d think he’d concentrate on his own campaign and stop trying to run Obama’s.

Of to put it in the Biblical – something about pulling the speck out of your neighbor’s eye while ignoring the beam in your own.

By: Robt

Robt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:13:27 +0000

Phil Graham speaking in behalf of McCain and his campaign as a top economic advisor said, “We are a nation of whiners and the recession is a mental recession (all in our minds)”.

Well, Phil was in part correct.

As I see it, McCain nor his surrogats complained when Obama was on 24/7 over his pastor Rev Wright. McCain sat back and enjoyed it. So as long as the media is bashing Obama, McCain is swell with it.

So Phil was right about Whiners. He was speaking about those inside McCain’s camp. And this media love fest McCain decries is really a mental thing. Its just McCain’s camp having a terrible nightmare. Only after they woke up.

By: katy

katy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:53:08 +0000

a most excellent short read, historical background of the media…
found via C&L:

A Lamentation on the Media–Part I

http://cabbageskings.blogspot.com/2008/07/lamentation-on-media-part-i.html

By: katy

katy — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:48:11 +0000

i’m sure it’s been pointed out how happy the fright-wingers were about all the crazy-pastor and bitter-gate coverage…

i wish i wasn’t so worried that i can’t enjoy the hypocricy…

By: gitrdone

gitrdone — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:41:34 +0000

Media bias is a shame created by the neo-conservative movement. If these so called conservatives really wanted fair and balance coverage then they would of ONLY reported the news, instead of injecting 24/7 opinion into the public. They don’t care about opinion, they only care about their ideology.

You see….this is where they get you…they call everyone else biased so that people will only watch Fox News. It’s a scam to get viewers to listen. Any real journalistic institution wouldn’t need to keep alleging media bias, because their reputation would speak for itself!

Fox Noise is simply a propaganda outlet for Neo-conservative ideology. Plain and simple.

By: MrSquirrel

MrSquirrel — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:46:13 +0000

“McCain made a big time gaffe confusing Sunnis and Shiites… [and] it didn’t create nearly the stir it would have had Brian Williams, Katie Couric or Charlie Gibson been reported their evening newscast from the scene.”

One would think that if Brian Williams, Katie Couric and/or Charlie Gibson were doing their jobs properly, it would have created about the same amount of stir whether they personally witnessed it or not. It’s not as if it happened in secret.

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:36:11 +0000

Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre Says:

Loved Ole McCopycat’s bold move by having lunch in a German restaurant in German-Villege, Columbus, Ohio. That should show the Obama-loving media a thing or two…

HAHAHA
How silly mcchimpy is. he has no agenda. he has no vision.

By: Game of Life

Game of Life — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:27:07 +0000

HAHAHAHAHA

Whiners! Whiners! Whinerrrrrrrssssss!

Losers!

By: tarazan

tarazan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:49:02 +0000

#40 Zooey, with respect to Right wing telivision talking heads.

Where were they on the McCain trips?
———————————-

Good point.

By: helenahandbasket

helenahandbasket — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:48:22 +0000

The all-powerful right wing is about to lose power for the first time since 1994 . . .
Cue the whining.

By: PatrioticLiberalChristian

PatrioticLiberalChristian — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:59:45 +0000

How can the media be expected to go on McCain’s ego trips?

By: Jim Wolf359

Jim Wolf359 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:55:48 +0000

Tarazan just hit the nail on the head with that spot-on post. I think, no..I know that the repugs and their enablers in the Media wanted and expected Mr. Obama to fall flat on his face, especially while in Iraq or Israel. And guess what? It didn’t happen! Now they’ve got a major problem on their hands. Obama LOOKS and ACTS Presidential.
They asked for it, they got it.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:42:29 +0000

The funny thing is Beck, Kondrake and Hannity are ALL part of the media they’re criticizing.

Where were they on the McCain trips?

By: tarazan

tarazan — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:25:27 +0000

I think Republicans and their media talking heads and their news outlets are all frustrated to see over 200,000 Germans coming to listen to Obama,and when he is not yet even a president.

When McCain made trips, he made them personal ones..he went to Scotland and Canada to raise money,then he went surprisingly to Colombia,still nobody knows why, then few times to Iraq,surrounded by soldiers for photo opportunity.

After all McCain was the one who started it all…attacking Obama for not traveling abroad…
So Obama did; now Republicans are mad because he got world attention.
Mr. McCain : you asked for it , now you got it…
you asked Obama to travel..and he did..now you are not happy.
What’s the biggest crowd that McCain ever attracted…so far…?
When McCain came last month to speak in Colorado, his handlers did not allow anybody who is not invited. Remember when the police arrested a librarian 61 years old woman for trespassing because she was carrying a sign saying McCian = Bush in the building.
So, McCain and the media should not be mad..
It is about two different styles of two different candidates..and with two different appeals.

By: pete

pete — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:19:54 +0000

raynman Says:
Maybe McSame could have feted the press in his wife’s private jet? Oh wait, we’re not supposed to know about that….
July 24th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

And how would the Muslim World react to his arrival in a “beer wagon”?

By: sunshineempire

sunshineempire — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:13:00 +0000

It’s interesting that for all the conservative objection to the fairness doctrine when it comes to talk radio, they seem to be crying for equal time for their geriatric standard bearer.

By: morgalker23

morgalker23 — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:12:14 +0000

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