Public Opinion: John McCain's Complaints About Media Bias Toward Barack Obama
Have the media gone in the bag for Obama, or is McCain jealous of losing the affections of his "base"?
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barack obama
he should not be sworn in as president of the united states because he was elected only because of his race and that would be one of the biggest set backs to racial equality to date. anytime race is used to discrimanate or to promote something or someone it is racism. we can see that barack is using his race by how he is comparing himself to lincoln and to martin luther king. the president of the united states should not in any way be bias toward any race,creed, or religion this is why we call it the united states. so to end my thoughts i believe that barack obama is the biggest racist in the contry today.
media attn
To MR.I don't want to be a Professional P.O.W My V.P pick will only attend funeral(whose) I was waiting for him to try to stop the hurricane then end up in hospital saying to the press tell my wife sarah i love her i meant cindy honest my friends i didn't flip-flop wheres george i think i need a hug cancel th convention i don't want to do it in public
Media's Bias
Media that complains that McClellan should have blown the whistle treats every word that Obama says as from a Prophet.
The media dutifully reported Bush team's plans in the run up to the wars post 9/11 and Rumsfeld's briefings as pure logic.
This same media is now glossing over Obama's qualifications and argues FOR him when public opinion hits a snare.
Some in the "News" business admit their love affair with Obama and are happy to use the public airways as a voice for their own opinions.
McCain on Obama's trip
This is the McSame that hounded Obama for not visiting Irag over a couple of years; the same McShame that did not know Pakistan and Iraq do not share a border; the same McClone that went to Canada and S. America and made speeches with national leaders BEFORE Obama left for his tour. The same McShameless who now accuses Obama of going on the foreign tour and speaking to foreign leaders. We KNOW McC**T is suffering from memory loss and near-dementia, but must we give him a free pass out of conservative compassion? Now this McBush is even touting that we might be out of Irag in under 2 years, the McBush that had said we will stay there for a hundred years. What does it say of us Americans that with all his senile gaffes, he is still pulling even with Obama in the polls? AND everyone admits Obama has been flawless in this trip and has PROVEN himself a brilliant and ethical politician. What does this say of us/US? Can we talk about the elephant called R (Republican/RACE) in our living room?
Nothing against McCain
McCain shouldn't be upset about being treated unfairly by the media, considering the media was far more brutal towards Hillary. Besides, the media really wants a democrat as the new president so it'll treat anyone standing in their way with the same level of bias and ignorance.
Mcsame should choose his words carefully
It's about judgment, my friends....
"And I believe that the success will be fairly easy" and "There's no doubt in my mind that... we will be welcomed as liberators." [John McCain 3/24/03]
"I think we could go in with much smaller numbers than we had to do in the past... I don't believe it's going to be nearly the size and scope that it was in 1991." [John McCain 9/15/02]
"There's not a history of clashes that are violent between Sunnis and Shias. So I think they can probably get along." [John McCain 4/23/03]
"Look, we're going to send young men and women in harm's way and that's always a great danger, but I cannot believe that there is an Iraqi soldier who is going to be willing to die for Saddam Hussein, particularly since he will know that our objective is to remove Saddam Hussein from power."
[John McCain 9/15/02]
"But the fact is, I think we could go in with much smaller numbers than we had to do in the past. But any military man worth his salt is going to have to prepare for any contingency, but I don't believe it's going to be nearly the size and scope that it was in 1991." [John McCain 09/15/02]
"He's a patriot who has the best interests of his country at heart." ]John McCain on Ahmed Chalabi, 2002]
"Absolutely. Absolutely." [John McCain, asked by Chris Matthews, "you believe that the people of Iraq or at least a large number of them will treat us as liberators?" 03/12/03]
I think the victory will be rapid, within about three weeks. [John McCain, MSNBC, 1/28/03]
It's clear that the end is very much in sight. ... It won't be long. It, it'll be a fairly short period of time. [John McCain, ABC, 4/9/03]
We're either going to lose this thing or win this thing within the next several months. [Meet The Press, 11/12/06]
"Well, then why was there a banner that said mission accomplished on the aircraft carrier?" [John McCain, responding to assertion by Fox News' Neil Cavuto that "many argue the conflict isn't over," [John McCain, 06/11/03]
"My friends, the war will be over soon, the war for all intents and purposes although the insurgency will go on for years and years and years." [John McCain, 02/25/08]
Media bias is well known
Scientific study after scientific study continues to show that the media has a left leaning biased. Well here is a way to see it for yourself. Pick up a newspaper, read the front page and count the number of times each of the articles uses words like conservative/liberal, left wing/right wing, and so on. You will have shown yourself that liberals have a tough time being honest with the public whom they claim to be the voice of.
McCain losing darling status
If McCain used to have darling status, he was not running for the president. I think there is something far evil going on when the media is given such power as to usher in the President. Our history for the last 100 years has been built on capitalism to be thrown away by the media electing Obama? THAT IS NUTS!
The media chooses our president, not us
He has a valid point. The only television station you will find that represents John McCain in any positive way is Fox. I can't get on the internet, watch tv, read a newspaper or political magazine without seeing Obama and in a positive light. The man makes no mistakes...suppossedly. Like his capital gains increase won't kill everyones retirement or that his cut to the middle class doesn't is actually not even the middle class. He was a senator for a few years and now people want to elect him president. John McCain is only shown in footage that makes his look awkward. Suppossedly he is too much like Bush which is ridiculous if you look at his plan. The only thing he has in common with Bush is his political party. But I'm not too concerned, Obama will probably be elected and then the people can see how misled and how stupid they are. Its funny that people actually watch talk shows such as Bill Maher and eat up what he has to say. His points are so biased, but on top of that it takes idiots to believe and not see the full picture. If things were near as simple as Maher portrays them then hell I could be the president. Just wait till the debates because that is when anyone with any sense and open mindedness will see that things aren't as the media portrays. Hillary would've been a more viable candidate than Obama and thats saying something.
