Re: OT : Media Whores for Obama

On Jul 23 2008 8:09 PM, mo_charles wrote:

> > > i'm glad sjakma and cr responded.  whether or not you like obama,
the
> > > coverage here in chicago has been an ABSOLUTE JOKE.  it's as if
nobody
and
> > > no other news event exists or has happened for months now. 
mr.change, my
> > > lord and savior, graces the front page of every newspaper every day
here. 
> > > if mccain were from chicago, would the coverage be as thorough and
glowing?
> > 
> > Rule number one of journalism, mo: If it's local, it leads. Throw in
> > Chicago's huge Democratic leanings, and it's not really a mystery why
> > Obama's coverage is so positive locally.
> > 
> > You have to admit that McCain's lack of coverage may actually benefit
him,
> > given his gaffe-to-appearance ratio. I mean, he doesn't know the
> > difference between Sunni and ****a. He thinks Iraq and Pakistan share a
> > border. He doesn't realize that Czechoslovakia is no longer a country.
His
> > policy "flip-flops" are so numerous they're hard to even keep track
of.
> > Maybe a few of these are legitimate brainfart-type mistakes, but
Christ,
> > he's all over the place. It's hard to watch.
> 
> every leftwinger i know loved mccain before he got the republican
> nomination.  most said they'd consider voting for him.  can anybody tell
> me what happened?

Two things: The Beach Boys "Bomb Iran" ditty, and the photo of a pathetic,
hunchbacked McCain clutching Bush, aka The-Most-Awkward-Hug-Ever. Who
needs the script when you've already seen the movie and heard the
soundtrack?

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