Comments on: Campaign ’08:It’s the Press Stupid - And Vice Versa http://politicsandpress.com/2008/campaign-%e2%80%9908it%e2%80%99s-the-press-stupid-and-vice-versa/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:31:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Jeff http://politicsandpress.com/2008/campaign-%e2%80%9908it%e2%80%99s-the-press-stupid-and-vice-versa/#comment-2768 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:51:50 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2008/campaign-%e2%80%9908it%e2%80%99s-the-press-stupid-and-vice-versa/#comment-2768 Tom raises some excellent questions. I am not sure just why Americans do not blow up their TV's on a fairly regular basis. But I am sure that we will not have serious discussions about any of those issues as long as Clinton is in the race. By showing bin Laden in an ad she is trying to prove that Obama is "weak", eetc. etc. this from a woman who accused Obama of Rovian tactics! And, yeah, the NY Times piece was great journalism - and is largely being ignored by the media - especially those networks that brought all those bought generals on their shows to expound the merits of the Iraq fiasco and avoid risking their huge contractor fees. I guess that is a form of the new patriotism. Bet they all wore flag lapel pins. Tom raises some excellent questions. I am not sure just why Americans do not blow up their TV’s on a fairly regular basis. But I am sure that we will not have serious discussions about any of those issues as long as Clinton is in the race. By showing bin Laden in an ad she is trying to prove that Obama is “weak”, eetc. etc. this from a woman who accused Obama of Rovian tactics! And, yeah, the NY Times piece was great journalism - and is largely being ignored by the media - especially those networks that brought all those bought generals on their shows to expound the merits of the Iraq fiasco and avoid risking their huge contractor fees. I guess that is a form of the new patriotism. Bet they all wore flag lapel pins.

]]> by: Tom http://politicsandpress.com/2008/campaign-%e2%80%9908it%e2%80%99s-the-press-stupid-and-vice-versa/#comment-2759 Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:59:58 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2008/campaign-%e2%80%9908it%e2%80%99s-the-press-stupid-and-vice-versa/#comment-2759 This is a bigger problem then the press falling down on the job with the primary race. One good example of the bigger problem comes from the NYTimes article this weekend about the 'experts' TV news broadcasts get on their show. How many msm outlets picked this story up? Only the Times. These things should outrage people. ABC's 'debate' should outrage people. The 3-4 days of Obama bashing on Fox 'news' (more then normal it seemed to me) before the Penn. primary should outrage people. In the hurry to get the Middle class to vote against their financial interests (Republican) the Whitehouse talking points get spewed as news. Somethings really have no logical opposing opinion, but MSM would want you to believe there are logical arguments against things like Universal Health Care, Social Security, and the Bill of Rights. Guess I'm just fed up... This is a bigger problem then the press falling down on the job with the primary race. One good example of the bigger problem comes from the NYTimes article this weekend about the ‘experts’ TV news broadcasts get on their show. How many msm outlets picked this story up? Only the Times. These things should outrage people. ABC’s ‘debate’ should outrage people. The 3-4 days of Obama bashing on Fox ‘news’ (more then normal it seemed to me) before the Penn. primary should outrage people. In the hurry to get the Middle class to vote against their financial interests (Republican) the Whitehouse talking points get spewed as news. Somethings really have no logical opposing opinion, but MSM would want you to believe there are logical arguments against things like Universal Health Care, Social Security, and the Bill of Rights.

Guess I’m just fed up…

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