Comments on: Republican Cat Fights and Candor http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/ Firedoglake weblog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:21:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: hazmaq http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173574 hazmaq Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:16:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173574 <p>I keep popping in where I can, with slightly off topic comments, because there there’s a real void in discussions about C-span.</p> <p>Anyone from the Left really interested in politics notices a clear and divisive lack of ‘fair and balanced’ coverage. But C-span is just as contemptible as Fox -if you pay attention.<br /> (I notice only because the drone of c-1 and c-2 is great background for this pre-law student.)</p> <p>As an Obama supporter I am admittedly more sensitive to his getting an equal amount of air time. But C-span has now been pushing Edwards and Clinton so much so that that not even callers in support of Obama are getting through. I know because I tried. Not one Obama caller got through on several of the past call-in programs. I’m going to start a nagging demand to Conyers that this be the subject of a Congressional hearing. It should have been long ago. But we’re talking about interfering in an election now. What follows is just one example of how they use the same tactics of ‘equal treatment’ as Fox. Similar bits aired over and over becomes as deadly as brain washing -<br /> Snippets of c-span advertising it’s non-stop coverage:</p> <p>Camera & reporter #1 speaking in a monotone “..following Obama into a grocery store where he bought cookies for his staff for $12.00 ..and paid cash -just trying to act like he’s a normal person”. end of tape </p> <p>Reporter #2 ..talking enthusiastically in background while clips of moving bits of Edward stump speech clips and sad stories and positive supporter comments and applause and activity go on twice as long as the Obama clip.</p> <p>Brian Lamb is the biggest little known Bush crony of them all. One of his crowning achievements was to bring on Michelle Malkin with another Democratic bashing book not on Book TV, but on Washington Journal -on Memorial Day.</p> I keep popping in where I can, with slightly off topic comments, because there there’s a real void in discussions about C-span.

Anyone from the Left really interested in politics notices a clear and divisive lack of ‘fair and balanced’ coverage. But C-span is just as contemptible as Fox -if you pay attention.
(I notice only because the drone of c-1 and c-2 is great background for this pre-law student.)

As an Obama supporter I am admittedly more sensitive to his getting an equal amount of air time. But C-span has now been pushing Edwards and Clinton so much so that that not even callers in support of Obama are getting through. I know because I tried. Not one Obama caller got through on several of the past call-in programs. I’m going to start a nagging demand to Conyers that this be the subject of a Congressional hearing. It should have been long ago. But we’re talking about interfering in an election now. What follows is just one example of how they use the same tactics of ‘equal treatment’ as Fox. Similar bits aired over and over becomes as deadly as brain washing -
Snippets of c-span advertising it’s non-stop coverage:

Camera & reporter #1 speaking in a monotone “..following Obama into a grocery store where he bought cookies for his staff for $12.00 ..and paid cash -just trying to act like he’s a normal person”. end of tape

Reporter #2 ..talking enthusiastically in background while clips of moving bits of Edward stump speech clips and sad stories and positive supporter comments and applause and activity go on twice as long as the Obama clip.

Brian Lamb is the biggest little known Bush crony of them all. One of his crowning achievements was to bring on Michelle Malkin with another Democratic bashing book not on Book TV, but on Washington Journal -on Memorial Day.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173384 dakine01 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:27:32 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173384 <p>Yes - or Very Serious People. Either one works.</p> Yes – or Very Serious People. Either one works.

]]> By: Prairie Sunshine http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173375 Prairie Sunshine Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:20:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173375 <p>VSP — is that Very Special People?</p> VSP — is that Very Special People?

]]> By: sona http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173371 sona Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:14:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173371 <p>He is very very right wing and that means US policies around the world will be destabilising like it has been forever. For Australia that means tagging along like it always has. Did nobody tell you we in Aus do not have any independent foreign policy?</p> <p>I worked my butts out to get Howard out but I do not like Rudd and I’ve gone back to manning barricades against all the soft shoe shuffle. I do like Julia Gillard, the Deputy PM. Her hands, however, are very tied. </p> <p>Oh me, what would I give for Keating and the true believers - everything!</p> He is very very right wing and that means US policies around the world will be destabilising like it has been forever. For Australia that means tagging along like it always has. Did nobody tell you we in Aus do not have any independent foreign policy?

I worked my butts out to get Howard out but I do not like Rudd and I’ve gone back to manning barricades against all the soft shoe shuffle. I do like Julia Gillard, the Deputy PM. Her hands, however, are very tied.

Oh me, what would I give for Keating and the true believers – everything!

]]> By: Crosstimbers http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173363 Crosstimbers Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:05:44 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173363 <p>How is Obama dangerous to Australia?</p> How is Obama dangerous to Australia?

]]> By: sona http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173360 sona Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:03:21 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173360 <p>Happy New Year - its just turned to past midnight here in Aus.</p> <p>Us news is so boring bc none of the meaty issues are being pursued but here’s to hoping Obama doesn’t get a look in just for the sake of the world - he’s dangerous for the rest of us.</p> Happy New Year – its just turned to past midnight here in Aus.

Us news is so boring bc none of the meaty issues are being pursued but here’s to hoping Obama doesn’t get a look in just for the sake of the world – he’s dangerous for the rest of us.

]]> By: Scarecrow http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173359 Scarecrow Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:02:36 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173359 <p>Good morning, everyone. The NYT has a devastating editorial, today, so I put up another post.</p> Good morning, everyone. The NYT has a devastating editorial, today, so I put up another post.

]]> By: dakine01 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173358 dakine01 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:02:08 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173358 <p>Cohen and Nunn also had an editorial in yesterday’s Boston Globe. Combine that with Broderella’s “third way bi-partisan” story in yesterday’s WaPo0, you can see where the VSP are going.</p> <p>After all, it’s obviously the fault of the Ds that today’s Washington is not the same as the one they see looking backwards in their rose-colored bi-focals.</p> Cohen and Nunn also had an editorial in yesterday’s Boston Globe. Combine that with Broderella’s “third way bi-partisan” story in yesterday’s WaPo0, you can see where the VSP are going.

After all, it’s obviously the fault of the Ds that today’s Washington is not the same as the one they see looking backwards in their rose-colored bi-focals.

]]> By: WarOnWarOff http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173357 WarOnWarOff Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:50:40 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173357 <p>Aw, looks like Huck wants to be McCain’s cabana boy…</p> Aw, looks like Huck wants to be McCain’s cabana boy…

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173356 Elliott Mon, 31 Dec 2007 13:47:07 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2007/12/31/republican-cat-fights/#comment-1173356 <blockquote><p>Wonder if Jane got to Iowa OK?</p></blockquote> <p>she checked in last night, said it’s cold</p>

Wonder if Jane got to Iowa OK?

she checked in last night, said it’s cold

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