Comments on: Cable Political Hosts Caught Misleading Viewers

By: OCPatriot

OCPatriot — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:05:59 +0000

The mainstream media (MSM)is a whore, beholden only to its owners and advertisers. It’s only allegiance is to audience figures, for setting advertising rates. When can you all get that straight? A pretension is made that facts or straight news is one of their principals, but it just aint so. That was proven by the Judith Millers of the world. So to feel upset or angry about the lies the media tells is a waste of emotion. Until an Administration gets the FCC and Congress that has some shred of integrity, nothing will change. Besides, with all the cutbacks there are now no brakes on what mistakes the MSM will be making. Sensationalism sells news abd sometimes gains audience. That’s all, folks.

By: CalGeorge

CalGeorge — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:35:03 +0000

I agree with Robinson.

Obama needs to play hardball in return. Trying to be above it all is not going to work.

No pulling of punches. No respect for McCain’s “service”.

Attack!

By: dogonit

dogonit — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:00:41 +0000

How stupid.

By: DefendOurConstitution

DefendOurConstitution — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:55:36 +0000

Yes the table is set: vote for white McCain, because who wants an uppity Negro showing us up. We new it was going to be about fear and we are there. Can Obama recover or is this going to bury him?

By: wrensis

wrensis — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:35:44 +0000

Sorry but I found the Dana Milbank editorial interesting. And for the record and editorial IS personal opinion not news. Allowing eight companies to own our news sources does not encourage accurate, investigative and non biased reporting. They are the talking heads for powers far greater than the events of the day. Tim Russert made 5 mil a year to lie to us about a war and we gave him a state funeral.

By: wigwam

wigwam — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:23:34 +0000

after watching this video — and it’s painful to watch if you’re old enough to remember what news used to be — I can’t imagine how we can elevate America’s political discourse until every one of these arrogant nitwits is removed from our tv screens and held up to public ridicule for the harm they do to our country.

Ahmen to that!

By: RevDeb

RevDeb — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:10:20 +0000

since they kind of cut the legs out from under lots of groups of people who would have helped them fight back

The solidification of this narrative is very frustrating, and didn’t have to happen. There are multiple Republican front groups going after Obama on the celebrity and drilling front that are obviously collaborating with the McCain campaign. On our side? Labor blew a lot of its advertising money in the primary, the youth space has been defunded, the outside groups are gone, and Obama has told reporters not to listen to Moveon/bloggers.

Even though it probably won’t cost him the election, this narrative will hurt Obama, just as the ‘untrustworthy philandering criminal’ narrative didn’t stop Clinton from being elected but did lead to 1994 and then his impeachment. Taking apart all power centers within the party except your own is very risky and paints a very big target, and not just for natural opponents like the Republicans.

. . . . . oh well.

By: IrishJIm

IrishJIm — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:06:39 +0000

Wow that Eugene Robinson piece was excellent. Thanks for the link.

By: PG2U

PG2U — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:57:18 +0000

Hmmmm, today’s Gallup tracking poll has Obama at 45%, McCain at 44%. Amazing what a few days of negative attacks will get you, especially when they go largely unanswered.

Am I audacious to hope that the Obama campaign will get their act together when it comes to fighting against the low road of the Republicans?

By: dogonit

dogonit — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 14:34:20 +0000

How embarrassing for stupid people acting smart.