OK, I hate linking from MSNBC, but maybe they're onto something.
Mr. Gingrich hints that he won't participate in debates that are hosted by the mainstream media because of media bias. Can't blame him for that opinion, but it causes a little problem when you're hoping to be a candidate on the national ticket.
Last I checked, all presidential debates (not primary debates) were formal, media-moderated, no-applause or hooting & hollering events. All of them.
So if Newton becomes the nominee for the Republicans, he won't debate the sitting president. That should work out well.
Someone needs to sort that out before Speaker Gingrich gets much farther, I think
Showing posts with label mainstream media. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mainstream media. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Friday, June 10, 2011
Media witch hunt, Part Two
[Part One began, I think, when the guy moved in next door to Sarah Palin to research his book. Creepy.]
I'm no fan of Sarah Palin - I'm sure she's a nice person and I think she's honest. She seems like a real person and not some political creation. I'll give her a fair shake if she runs for national office. I think it's telling, though, that a bunch of her opponents are terrified of her by looking at the level of scrutiny she's receiving after being the governor a few years ago.
There's news out today discussing the emails that MSNBC and others finally obtained under court order from Palin's governors job. Something like 24,000 printed emails are being combed through to find political dirt.
Now you'd think that MSNBC and others would have their hands full writing about all of the corruption and incompetence in state and federal government, or, heck, even writing about some moron who sends naughty pictures through Twitter (dumb). But instead of telling us about the economy, trends, etc. they're focused on sifting through the detritus of Palin's governance.
Don't they have anything BETTER to write about? How about the Libya situation, or Yemen (as of a few days ago)? What about the situation with Israel? Or they could even find more pressing matters domestically if they looked, I'm sure.
The irony is that the mainstream has refused to sift through the minutia of stuff such as the Chrysler or GM bailouts, assuring us that there was "nothing to see here, go back to business as usual." Stuff that may actually have historical repercussions in bankruptcy cases. How about looking at the connection between state governments and public worker unions - you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours and we'll screw the taxpayers at the same time. Reporters should be busy with this kind of stuff. Corruption is everywhere.
Another irony: during the election, they couldn't sift through the years and years of public service history for our sitting president, because there wasn't "years and years" to go through. It's more like "poof," you're a Senator, surprise! Hey, run for president. "Poof." Just pure political magicalness.
The current media furor over Palin illustrates that those who oppose her (and control the media) fear her greatly. I'm not sure why. They must know (or think they know) something that the rest of us don't know.
I'm no fan of Sarah Palin - I'm sure she's a nice person and I think she's honest. She seems like a real person and not some political creation. I'll give her a fair shake if she runs for national office. I think it's telling, though, that a bunch of her opponents are terrified of her by looking at the level of scrutiny she's receiving after being the governor a few years ago.
There's news out today discussing the emails that MSNBC and others finally obtained under court order from Palin's governors job. Something like 24,000 printed emails are being combed through to find political dirt.
Now you'd think that MSNBC and others would have their hands full writing about all of the corruption and incompetence in state and federal government, or, heck, even writing about some moron who sends naughty pictures through Twitter (dumb). But instead of telling us about the economy, trends, etc. they're focused on sifting through the detritus of Palin's governance.
Don't they have anything BETTER to write about? How about the Libya situation, or Yemen (as of a few days ago)? What about the situation with Israel? Or they could even find more pressing matters domestically if they looked, I'm sure.
The irony is that the mainstream has refused to sift through the minutia of stuff such as the Chrysler or GM bailouts, assuring us that there was "nothing to see here, go back to business as usual." Stuff that may actually have historical repercussions in bankruptcy cases. How about looking at the connection between state governments and public worker unions - you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours and we'll screw the taxpayers at the same time. Reporters should be busy with this kind of stuff. Corruption is everywhere.
Another irony: during the election, they couldn't sift through the years and years of public service history for our sitting president, because there wasn't "years and years" to go through. It's more like "poof," you're a Senator, surprise! Hey, run for president. "Poof." Just pure political magicalness.
The current media furor over Palin illustrates that those who oppose her (and control the media) fear her greatly. I'm not sure why. They must know (or think they know) something that the rest of us don't know.
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