Comments on: Is Media’s McCain Love Affair Over?

By: Mauimom

Mauimom — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:13:25 +0000

the one thing they’re not allowed to report.

Scarecrow, I am puzzled by your exact meaning here. Are you saying that reporters want to report on what a befuddled old coot McCain is, but their editors won’t let them [i.e., they’ve turned in such reports & gotten ‘em tossed], or they know their editors won’t publish them [so they don’t even write such reports] or that the reporters don’t see it themselves?

In the case of Borgia & Gibson, it’s easy to see that they have no intent of reporting the truth, but are there print journalists out there who’d like to, but can’t?

By: timr

timr — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:39:32 +0000

the censorship of the MSM is not out in plain sight, but hidden between the lines by limiting what the vast majority of americans see in the “news” programs. Real news, hard news, is down to less than 7 min-or to the first commercial break-and the rest of the 22 min is filled with the same things you get in the 3 hour morning “news” programs. So CBS changes what McCain really said. Is this really a surprise? 4 years ago the networks would have gotten away with all of their bias towards the republician candidate, the only reason that they can’t now is because of the internet, the dissemination of what is happening in the world is no longer in the control of the networks-which is why they are shedding viewers so fast-but is now in the hands of the people. Unfortunately, the 50% of the electorate who are in fact sheeple, still only get their “news” from the networks. Those networks shape what the sheeple will hear, pointing them towards the candidate favored by the oligarchs-the ones that bush and st john are in the pockets of-I believe depending on how the nov election goes(r’s win, then 10-20 years to total dissolution of the republic of the US, D’s win, then 30-50 years to the same outcome. A theocratic oligarchy dictatorship)maybe a few years less if the drop out rate is not taken care of. schools report a 2-12% drop out rate, in reality it is anywhere from 30% to a max of 79% of students who start HS but never graduate. When the schools tell the govt what their NCLB drop out rate is, they are lying. The true rate is somewhere in the area of 100-500% higher. Check out your local school, you have to really look into their figures, but each and every school lies. If we do not get control of this, within 20 years we will be a 3rd world nation. A country is only as good as its education, and ours is horrible.

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:58:26 +0000

Ah — that’s a huge difference. Thanks for the tip.

By: Bilbo

Bilbo — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:34:31 +0000

Scarecrow said:

The Washington Post runs Dan Balz coverage of the Obama speech, mostly favorable, on page A6; their front page is McCain about to make VP selection.

True, but in the dead-tree edition at least, there is a huge picture that runs all the way from the top to below the fold, of a packed-in, delirious crowd cheering Obama. Caption:

Barack Obama greets a crowd estimated at 200,000 as he arrives in Berlin’s Tiergarten Park. The Democratic presidential candidate urged Americans and Europeans to renew their long partnership to confront the issues of the 21st centry.

By: JimTheCynic

JimTheCynic — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:40:52 +0000

re: “The Media’s Love Affair”

Perhaps the reporters traipsing around with McSame are getting a bit tired of his crankiness, his befuddlement, his general obnoxiousness, but their handlers, i.e. Corporate Bosses, have lost no love at all for the Benevolent St. John. The Corporate Bosses decide what the meme for their news organizations will be, and the meme is “Elect McCain”. Hence, we will continue to see campaign “news” massively slanted toward McCan’t.

A Republican led FCC is good to MSM Corporate Bosses. A Democratic led FCC tries to be good to American citizens. The MSM is Republican. The media will always be rooting for McSame. That is, until his “heart attack” or “recurrence of his melanoma” and Jebbie riding on the wings of the Fallen Angel Diebold comes to the rescue.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:30:16 +0000

You probably would be more persuasive if you were less condescending, and better informed. Many of us here have had concerns about Obama and his lack of progressive stands from the beginning. Some of us, like me, pulled our support of him over the FISA Amendments Act. Personally, I could care less about a politician’s vision. Visions do not solve problems.

By: Unrepentantliberal

Unrepentantliberal — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:25:28 +0000

McCaine still has Gloria Borger. A dead-ender if there ever was. Keep an eye on her because if she flips, it’s all over.

By: Elliott

Elliott — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:06:16 +0000

Here’s the Witness List
via Politico

Here’s the full witness list released by the Judiciary Committee for Friday’s session:

The Honorable Dennis Kucinich, Representative from Ohio
The Honorable Maurice Hinchey, Representative from New York
The Honorable Walter Jones, Representative from North Carolina
The Honorable Brad Miller, Representative from North Carolina

Panel Two

The Honorable Elizabeth Holtzman, Former Representative from New York
The Honorable Bob Barr, Former Representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Nominee for President
The Honorable Ross C. “Rocky” Anderson, Founder and President, High Roads for Human Rights
Stephen Presser, Raoul Berger Professor of Legal History, Northwestern University School of Law
Bruce Fein, Associate Deputy Attorney General, 1981-82, Chairman, American Freedom Agenda
Vincent Bugliosi, Author and former Los Angeles County Prosecutor
Jeremy A. Rabkin, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Elliott Adams, President of the Board, Veterans for Peace
Frederick A. O. Schwarz, Jr., Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law

By: Scarecrow

Scarecrow — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:04:50 +0000

Speaking of forever young, someone has a birthday today. New post ready.

By: jayt

jayt — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:03:14 +0000

Cheers erupting for Dennis the K…

Or maybe for Mrs. Kucinich…… heh.