Media Controlled Limited Information
Today's journalist or members of the press, who work within mediums of television,Radio, and the Internet seem to possess a lazy unwilling desire to offer its public the whole truth; and (much like some of the audience they serve)has a short attention span, rather offering limited details resulting in a Cliff Notes style of journalism. There are large limitations placed on a potentially important story or event. Many members of today's so called press offer a short UN- investigated copy to their ignorant(having no knowledge) unsuspecting public.
Obama Season
The question some may ask is when will there be as many stories about Senator John McCain (R-AZ)and his vice presidential running mate Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as were the stories of Barack Obama's lapel flag pin, or out of context comment about religion and guns. Obama has been questioned on so many fronts even today right wing bloggers and the right wing web site The Drudge Report are jumping on a very innocent comment from a interview Senator Obama gave to George Stephanopoulos of ABC news regarding his Christian faith and his thinking about joining military out of high school. They are looking for any minor slips of the tongue that they can use against him and the press has been a willing participant in the character assassination. The Karl Rove style of Politics is a win at all cost and the truth be damned, it is a willingness to lie and cheat if need be in order to obtain or hold on to power.
We All Have Our Agenda
The major corporate news agencies: ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and of course Fox News ,all seem to appear to have made an alleged non-aggression pact in favor of John McCain and Sarah Palin even after the recent attacks of the McCain campaign towards the Press with exception to Fox News. Therefore, it appears any questioning from the press is off limits,it has been and may still be open season on Barack Obama ( D-IL).
The large powerhouse media and their parroting reporters and pundits have always been ready to pounce on any statement made by the 47-year-old presidential candidate his wife or Joe Biden this is proven by a recent CNN.Com story about a comment that was made recently by Obama's vice presidential running mate Senator Joe Biden (DE) regarding the voting record of Sarah Palin and his concern about the conservative views on stem cell research.
The Deck is Stacked
For some reason CNN,CBS, ABC, NBC, and of course Fox News have all willfully ignored the below the belt 527 ad running in swing states regarding a legislative bill that actually was designed to help protect children from child molesters but the McCain ad claims Obama wants to teach sex ed to kindergartners which is a bold face lie but who cares not the major press only a few have taken the mantle for truth in political advertising. The Associated Press a once non partisan entity that news organizations could depend on to get the facts straight especially in politics. Once AP would never have been accused of bias reporting until now. Ron Fournier the acting Washington bureau chief for the Associated press considered working for the McCain campaign in 2007 and the AP news regarding Obama reflects there conservative slant.
The Bully Pulpit
The weak press is not willing to call McCain and Palin on their lies and distortions because they are to busy taking orders from McCain and Palin but they are always ready to announce an Obama or Biden Gaff.
Why tell the truth when the press will never question your lies it's OK to lie to the press they are afraid of being assumed to be sexist so it behooves the MC Cain camp to keep telling lies about Palin to the press especially her refusal of the " Bridge to No where" CNN, who scored points on the behalf of the media and their being Palin. Charles Gibson and will not cover the gaffs or scary comments made by the senior senator or his very controversial vice presidential running mate.
The Media Questionable Agenda
Objectivity that was once assumed to exist in the news media has today been replaced, by highly partisan Internet web sites, like the Drudge Report or the Huffington Post, both of which I read daily. Yet I am not using these web sites as my only source of information. I am striving to be an informed citizen by actually acquiring my information from multiple sources. If you are a news hound, like my- self you will know if a story is from the Drudge Report or just an Internet blog. Some talk show host and unfortunately, some so-called journalist,(seem as though they do not want to bother to find out the difference) and have given way to the limited cheap version of what some erroneously call news, heavy on the smear low on the truth. (For example)
(Their laziness) Some are too lazy to do the legwork to investigate a story, (reveals) when it is easier to rely on questionable sources with a personal agenda or a particular bias (comparison here lose the prepositional phrase) to create the sensational. We live in a time when there are those who want to try to create or drive the news agenda for the nation. Such as the constant bombardment on the quest for the Vice Presidential candidate while history has shown us that traditionally the Vice Presidential running mate was known to the public during the convention.
The fake journalist or biased writers, like bloggers who rely on the short attention span of their readers. This enables these writers, reporters and pundits to develop some form of acceptance by the public. It is tough enough, dealing with the continued stories that are like a dripping faucet, the newest quest for Vice President and much more, oh by the way, there are still news organizations that feel Obama needs to clarify his faith and his policy agenda's even more. Even though he is the only one addressing the needs of the country while McCain and Palin are on a personal attack campaign.
Where was the Press When ?
Mc Cain and the Draft
While hosting a town hall meeting in Las Cruces New Mexico on August 20, 2008 Senator McCain expressed that he agreed with a woman’s comment that we may have to reinstate the draft in-order to catch Osama Bin Laden. Did this get any news play like what was stated by Bill Clinton regarding his assumed unbelief in Obama’s being ready to lead the nation as President? CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and of course “fair and balanced” FOX NEWS hopped on this story with unbridled haste. Why did they keep the story going because the press loves a battle.
Saddle Back Church Conversation Stump Speech
During the Rick Warren talk on faith and values what appeared to be a set up, Obama seemed to have walked into a den of Lions who were hungry for neo conservative war rhetoric… rather than learning about the candidate’s faith and values that would mimic the peaceful teachings of Christ. Where Obama spoke of helping those who are less fortunate MC Cain was the Warrior Angel.
According to Candy Crowley of CNN “ Obama.. answered the questions with nuance”
(A word that means he answered the questions thoughtfully) but Candy used a word that is to big (foreign) for (most Americans) (by using this word, the alienation of Obama as an elitist and foreigner was further solidified. Candy may have done this innocently, but the inherent laziness of the press rose up and dominated the coverage, instead of attempting to find a word that was more accurate and comprehensible by the masses. The press simply piggy- backed on it, without any regard for its negative and confusing connotations) Hence, aiding MC Cain’s supposed victory.
Mc Cain came to campaign and shouted the same old political 9/11 rhetoric speech he has given before “I will track Osama Bin Laden to the gates of Hell” in his conversation with Pastor Rick Warren (McCain immediately went into campaign mode, on the contrary or unlike) as was Obama’s premise. Obama separated a political stomp from a conversation about his faith.
Polls?
Today’s press is taking great pleasure in creating news by over saturating the public with poll results and not giving much information as too who, when, and what were their demographics. While listening to radio talk show host Randi Rhodes who alleges that the polls are skewed because the people who are called at home with a land line are predominantly older citizens while younger citizens are using cell phones which for the most part are not contacted by pollsters.
The Biden Pick
Case in point the Obama campaign told its supporters that they will be the first to know who the vice presidential candidate choice will be through a text message on their cell phones , not a call at home . Therefore, when one hears that older White Americans are having problems with voting for a person of color or taunt his inexperience in a poll, we are left to wonder if this is going to be an election decision that will separate the American Idol generation from the Ed Sullivan generation.
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