April 17, 2008
Shameful? He Oughta Know
So Editor & Publisher/Huffington Post luminary (in the something-burning-in-a-bag sense) Greg Mitchell thinks that last night's Democratic debate—one where the moderators asked the questions real people have been buzzing over, in as much as they care about politics—was A Shameful Night for the U.S. Media:
In perhaps the most embarrassing performance by the media in a major presidential debate in years, ABC News hosts Charles Gibson and George Stephanopoulos focused mainly on trivial issues as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama faced off in Philadelphia. They, and their network, should hang their collective heads in shame.
You should listen. When it comes to shameful behavior in the media, Mitchell is an expert.
This is the same man who urged the media to help overthrown the government, who admitted to simply making up stories at the beginning of his career, and who attempted to rewrite his way out of that inconvenient truth when it became embarrassing.
Of course, Greg Mitchell is a newscrafter and partisan advocate, not a journalist, so perhaps it is unsurprising that he would take Gibson and Stephanopoulos to task for asking difficult questions that reflect poorly upon his chosen candidate.
Asking Democrats hard questions?
Shameful.
"... luminary (in the something-burning-in-a-bag sense)"
ROFL, Bob!!!
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Posted by: Bill Smith at April 17, 2008 12:51 PMWhat people like Mr. Mitchell don't understand is that by softballing Democratic candidates they really aren't doing them any favors. In this internet world someone is going to ask the tough questions and the candidates better (no matter who they are) better be ready to answer them. On second thought maybe Mitchell isn't smart enough to figure this out for himself. Hope he doesn't read this blog.
Posted by: glenn at April 17, 2008 05:37 PMThere is a firestorm of discontent today, as there almost always is, when the "in the bag" MetaStasisMedia forgets their "place" and actually asks an objective question or two.
This drove the Koz Kidz into an eye-bulging, spittle flecked fury, (which is not that long a trip, admittedly...probably not beyond the end of the driveway), but it's always fascinating to witness the witless in one of their tantrum seizures when someone brushes up against the cocoon and sends them buzzing into the stratosphere, stinger first...looking for any exposed skin to lance with their tiny little empty scabbards flapping in the breeze.
So George and Charlie forgot to bring enough powderpuff questions Greg Mitchell left his big boy pants at home and found a way for it all to be shameful. Horrific. Monsterous. Why, it was...was...was...positively ROVIAN!
The "in the bag for us media" asked Sen Obama about his relationship with a smarmy, smirking murdering domestic terrorist, a racist, anti-Semitic mentor and spiritual advisor and the fact that HE made a show of taking off the lapel flag pin and putting it on. Please pardon me, but hitch up your Huggies, Greg...they not only should have asked those questions, they should have followed up with some after Sen. Obama fumbled the anwswer.
The Che Guevara poster, the Ayers & Dorhn friendship, the Rev. Wright 20 year embrace, (see also Rev. Meeks, Rev. Moss, Father Pfleger) the hands in the pockets for the Pledge and the National Anthem, the mentoring by "Frank" the CPUSA member, the searching for the most radical professors at college, the Rezco association, ...may be "distractions" for
the brainwashed and indoctrinated who only want to hear vacuous platitudes and sloganeering soundbites.
For the rest of the electorate, the flirtations and flittings with extreme fringe lunatics has developed a lifelong pattern that warrants examination.
He hides Wright and he waters down Ayers and he whitewashes Rezco and he diminishes "Frank"...but he never really ANSWERS any questions. He avoids, ducks, dodges, bobs, weaves and obfuscates.
The Hamas Sunday bulletin escaped his gaze, the lionizing of Farrakhan eluded his inquisitive mind, the "chickens coming home to roost" had flown before he heard them, ....yet somehow Wright became so important to him, he called him one of the most important people in his life. Intriguing.
What we don't know, because the "in the bag media" has never asked...is why the attraction to this far, far, far left fringe element...that he has SOUGHT out his entire life.
More importantly, how have these attachments shaped his worldview.
Perhaps we caught a glimpse at the Hamas/Farrakhan/Wright influence....when Sen. Obama had a sphincter tightening reflex to being asked if an attack on Israel would be considered an attack on America. He couldn't find the escape hatch and he groped around in the dark for it. What a distraction, indeed. Bzzzzzzz.
The
Posted by: cfbleachers at April 17, 2008 06:13 PMThe amount of displeasure in the MSM media over the questions asked of Obama show us a couple things.
1st it shows us again how much the media is outside of the central norm of American society and how close it is to the left. They attacked the questions asked strongly because of how much it is common sense (to them) that those issues are irrelevant. Which only goes to show how far they are from the main stream of American society --- because a large percentage of Americans say those items are important.
2nd - connected to the above - when they scream that those questions are just pandering to the audience - that they are Jerry Springer type actions ----- they are again letting us see how little regard they have for that large percentage of "trailer trash" people in America. It is saying, "So what if those bitter, gun and God nuts rednecks in flyover country believe this stuff is important!! They are idiots!! It is the media's (elite's) job to rise above the squaller of the masses and ask questions that mean something.
3rd - the level of attacks from media sources on the ABC hosts shows how much they hate that they can no longer control what is and isn't worthy of consideration in the public domain.
The spread of cable tv, the Internet, and talk radio has given Americans alternatives to where they get information about what they consider worthy. And it is killing the media elites.
Their ratings keep dropping and they have lost the ability to control public discourse.
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