A closer look at McCain's unearned credibility
By Steve Benen Monday Mar 24, 2008 7:30amFollowing up on John's item from the weekend, NBC’s Chuck Todd conceded that the media gives John McCain a pass on his errors of fact and judgment, because he has credibility "in the bank."
In response, Kevin Drum has a clip-and-save post on the problem.
Let's recap. Foreign policy cred lets him get away with wild howlers on foreign policy. Fiscal integrity cred lets him get away with outlandishly irresponsible economic plans. Anti-lobbyist cred lets him get away with pandering to lobbyists. Campaign finance reform cred lets him get away with gaming the campaign finance system. Straight talking cred lets him get away with brutally slandering Mitt Romney in the closing days of the Republican primary. Maverick uprightness cred allows him to get away with begging for endorsements from extremist religious leaders like John Hagee. "Man of conviction" cred allows him to get away with transparent flip-flopping so egregious it would make any other politician a laughingstock. Anti-torture cred allows him to get away with supporting torture as long as only the CIA does it.
Remind me again: where does all this cred come from? And what window do Democrats go to to get the same treatment the press gives McCain?
Those really aren't rhetorical questions. If campaign reporters, news editors, and broadcast producers could answer them -- before they help McCain win the election -- I'm sure we'd all appreciate it.
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Perhaps a new tactic is necessary - instead of just calling out the media as a whole, perhaps C&L (and other blogs) should start calling out journalists by name?
Such as: Why doesn't Wolf Blitzer report on McCain's hypocrisy?
Why won't Brian Williams mention McCain's pandering to right-wing religious nuts?
Yelling at the MSM as a whole isn't working, so I think these "journalists" need to be shamed individually.
America is infatuated with the Hollywood-like action-flick hero that is John McCain. He survived torture in a Vietnamese prison......the man is a living Rambo. Who wouldn't want him for president? Huckabee wanted and got Chuck Norris' endorsement. McCain doesn't need any endorsements from action heroes. HE IS an action hero.
I'm sick of this, Wacky Mac has made enough of the wall statements to get 60 dem candidates sunk and yet the USS Clueless just floats along happily. One thing Mac and Reagan have in common? Both are and were mentally incompetent
I think you are actually missing the point even though your piece is perfectly accurate.
If McCain were running as a Dem, the press would abandon EVERYTHING you wrote above. And, they would widely carry the theme that the Republicans would run against him - I'll just call it the "Former POWs for Truth" hit squad.
This is the same press that covered Bush - letting him slide on one lie/gaff after another. It is the same press that ran with the Swift Boat campaign targeting Kerry. It is the same press that called Gore a serial liar over nothing and ran with the "so stupid he thinks he invented the internet" theme.
The press is REPUBLICAN. PERIOD!!!!!
but the press thinks McCain makes a damn good BBQ...if they start questioning him now, who will they get their grub from???
I suspect he received the "cred" when someone changed the "U" to an "E".
They're just doing their part to escort the senile old butt puppet into the white house so they can have 8 more years of the same.
If another reslug is handed the seat yet again I don't even want to think about what's next for the US.
ChrisM70 @ 2:
Blister is an AIPAC shill. He doesn't report about Hillary's hypocrisy either, but is more than happy to replay over and over the clips of pastor Wright.
Brian Williams is a stooge and a hack. He thinks his poetic drama delivery style is a replacement for real journalism and he once said he listens to Rush Limbaugh on a regular basis.
If the stratigery is working, why do we need a 100 years?!? Probably already been asked, but needs asking again.
EliteLemming @ 9:
I think the "New" violence in Iraq today is an orchestrated move meant to be put forth right after Petraeus saying we need to slow the withdrawal. They probably let the Iraqi's they are paying NOT to fight know that the money would stop unless we had a show of violence to scare the American people into justification for staying.
> And what window do Democrats go to to get the same treatment the press gives McCain?
1) Aquire time machine.
2) Participate in the vietnam war.
3) get captured by the enemy
4) Deny being released because of being the son of the highest ranking admiral
5) be tortured for five years
6) serve your country for many years in the senate afterwards
LegallyBlonde @ 6:
This shows just how stupid the MSM is.
I saw that video and he was grilling ribs.
This Kansas City Boy's head just about exploded.
You smoke, not grill, ribs.
I could feed the charcoal briquets that would taste better.
♣Bangkok Bob♠ @ 10:
Violence over there doesn't scare me here, its when Blackwater comes home, then I'll be terrified. Union busters with automatic weapons... great. Oh and that pay off strategy worked great in Pakistan, whatever happened to them anyway? Couldn't get away from it a month ago.
♣Bangkok Bob♠ @ 10:
The increase in violence in Iraq is a direct result of continued pressure from the USA to bomb Iran.
Here is how it works: Iran, which controls the Shia leadership in Iraq, namely Muqtada Al-Sadr, has encouraged him in recent days to end the self imposed cease fire against other militias. Now, why is Iran doing this? Because Iran knows that keeping the USA busy in Iraq is the only chance it has at deflecting an attack by Bush and his cabal. It becomes much more difficult for the USA to fight another battle.
EliteLemming @ 13:
Especially seeing that Blackwater is a product of the Religious Right.
I don't put it past our Government to use force against it's people. The police already use "Helmet-Cams" to identify "troublemakers". How far do we need to move into Orwells writings before we smell the putrid nature of this Administration.
Cliff Schecter, who blogs at has written a book by the same name, and not a moment too soon.
Space Coyote @ 16:
Who blogs at www.therealmccain.com
sorry, I messed up the link.
I don't mean to offend anyone, but this war hero thing is a touchy spot for the press. They have been pushing the idea that anyone who has been in the military is a "war hero" so now to point out the faults of McCain might be taken as verbally attacking one of "our brave soldiers". McCain sort of has a firewall in that respect.
Just to cover my feelings on this I asked my husband, who served in the Navy, if he felt he himself was a war hero and he answered, "Hell no!"
The first reporter to zero in on McCains faults will probably take a tongue lashing. That shouldn't stop them from covering him fully and accurately though...but it might.
Hopefully Americans will see him for what he is, just an older version of george bush and thankfully we still have months left for him to expose his true self.
♣Bangkok Bob♠ @ 15:
It all stinks... I've got to scoop the litterbox, which shall from hencforth be dubbed Iraq. No offense to the country or its people but reference to policy. No matter how much you try to clean it up, it will always be fuul of shit.
McCain is Very Serious. When you are Very Serious you can say whatever you want. How do you become Very Serious? Easy: Any situation, anywhere in the world, you slowly, regrettably, after much consideration, decide wearily that the solution is to bomb brown people. Again.
♣Bangkok Bob♠ @ 15:
I am reading "Blackwater" (about three quarters through the book) and it scares the hell out of me. I'm way more concerned about them than I have ever been about any "terrorists"
ooops @ 14:
What makes you think Iran controls Al-Sadr?
The good thing is that McCain's flaws are all ammunition for the Dems later on.
In the opposite sense, the nonsense about Obama is getting pretty exhausted, while everything about HRC has been on the table for a while.
Barring a new war or something similar, prognosis looks good.
Democrats are ALWAYS judged by a stricter set of rules then Republicans. Why? Because the republicans hand out taxpayer money to corporate elites at a faster pace then democrats do, example: 30 billion dollar bailout of Bear Stearns.
Dems need a candidate with a few years spent in solitary confinement that wrote over and again how they regretted being an American dog that attacks other countries. The truth can suck but the cred rocks in corporate media.
Chris at #2 has it right: specific journalists' names need to be headlines around the blogosphere. That's your only chance of getting their attention.
seele @ 24:
Why is that company not nationalized???
It is tax money.
It was a typo. The memo that suggested McCain has 'cred' was supposed to say, 'crud.'
/snark
Easy pass? Why am I not seeing anything about Hagee in the mainstream media? Why are we not seeing the loop of Hagee spewing his hate filled sermons? Time for the Move-On people to get hold of that and run with it.
So McBullshit has "cred in the bank" just like Busholini had "political capital"?
F*ck the "MSM".
We're fighting McCain here so they don't have to fight him there. Besides I don't think he's got a snowball's chance. Anybody with me? I think we're giving this guy more cred than he deserves.
As everyone knows the 'base' of any politician's party is responsible for getting them elected. The 'base' of McBush is the Corporate/Repiglican media. Thus, the it is this media itself that must get McBush installed as the next president.
It's the old dyed in the wool axiom....Fairness is only measured as 'Republican Fair' by the corporate media. Even steven would be defined as fair in most of society, but measured by the corporate press fairness would be tilted toward the Republicans...hence 'Republican Fair'. Only the Dems come under judgment...the Republicans are never judged except maybe on late nite comedy when most people sleep.
MargeAggedon @ 7:
Civil War, Depression, Foreign Invasion, Death, Hunger, the fall of the Unted States Empire (you can't simply call a country as big as the USA a "nation"!) New England amalgamating with the Atlantic Canadian Provinces, SouthWestern USA rightfully falling back in to Mexico's hands. Middle USA breaking up into smaller "rogue nations"..this is an exciting time for future historians...but for those of us who have to live it, it's a real drag!
I could be wrong, but I think everybody is missing the point. Puppet leaders do not have to know anything about anything. Look at Bush, Raygun, and yes, even Canada's Stephen Harper. They don't do anything except pretend they are responsible for everything that goes right. It's who is behind the curtain that runs the nation. And guess who is behind the curtain. The same damn hacks that have been behind the curtain for more than 20 years. How long has Cheney been in government? Rumsfeld? Look at any of the campaign teams. Who is in them? The same hacks. These leeches just don't ever go away. So who thought when Bush was elected you would get Raygun leftovers? Who thought Clinton would bring the same tired circus performers?
The reason for the Kidd gloves treatment? There's no Rightwing Noise Machine throwing bombs at him all the time. The MSM picks up all the ush/FoxNews garbage and recycles it as "news".
Check this out:
http://www.foxattacks.com
pissed off patricia @ 18:
The war hero thing didn't stop the press from attacking Kerry about his war record. I think it has more to do with the fact that he is a repug wingnut.
pissed off patricia @ 18:
From a veteran's point of view (or at least from my veteran's point of view) I think what you stated is very accurate. If you asked me the same question that you posed to your husband I would give the same answer that he did and I was in the Marines.
The media is playing off of McCain's 30 year old war record. The Democrats can play the same game if they wanted since many of them are veterans themselves. In fact, I think at least one is a medal of valor winner. McCain is trying to show that he is some "Ultimate Warrior". Well, the Democrats could, if they wanted make him into the ultimate chump especially if those Democrats like Wesley Clark or Max Cleland get into it with him at some level.
We sure could use a few Peace Heroes.
With McCain You get the Real Thing
--Benjamin Manaster
Once upon a time there was a no-name generation that went about its business and did not call attention to itself. While the Greatest moved offstage and the Boomers ran amuck, it raised and educated families, laying the groundwork for a prosperous future. Overlooked, ignored by those who followed it, and alone among its peers, this generation may soon see one of its members become president....
...While others talk of courage, honor and dedication, John McCain exemplifies those virtues. At a time when America's integrity and purpose were being questioned, his fortitude helped reaffirm our core beliefs. A nation that could produce young men of his caliber could right itself and overcome whatever obstacles it faced. After more than five years of imprisonment, he finally came hobbling home, and with a broad smile and a firm salute, took our collective breath away.
A society that views the tempering of time as an infirmity is a society in trouble. The no-name generation is more vital in its late 60s and early 70s than previous ones in their 40s and 50s. It may struggle for a "misremembered" name on occasion, but it knows far better than its juniors who it is, where it comes from, and for what it stands.
No one better represents this than Mr. McCain. His authenticity, unlike that of his Democratic Party counterparts, is beyond question. What you see is what you get, and what you get is the real thing.
Credibility, what crediblity. The man is milking his vietnam service for all it's worth. If the US puts the republicans back in with this clown in charge just wait to see how the world reacts.
I know in Canada there's alot of us who aren't too crazy about ol mr. bomb Iran.
xoites Hussein defends Constitution @ 39:
Agreed. I prefer a leader that puts the welfare of his/her people first and worries about a threat(s) when necessary. Every nation has threats. The nations that last are those that choose their fights wisely. McCain is the exact opposite. In many ways, he is similar to a Saddam Hussein. the only difference right now is McCain hasn't put on his Navy dress whites and walks around with a shotgun. Give it time though. He will do that at some point.
EliteLemming @ 31:
Thought it needed repeating.
Why is there no post on Clinton's unearned credibility? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BfNqhV5hg4
Obama is the only candidate who isn't full of it.
We know how the corporate press advances swiftboat propaganda against Dems...just ask John Kerry. They would never bring up McCrazy's signed traitor status from his time spent in the Hole. Neither one should be discussed in the press but the corporate media chose to enhance the Republican side and splash headlines against Kerry.
Joe O. @ 42:
I don't know if i would go that far, but i do think he has decided to become President by any means necessary as has Hillary.
We don't need people like that running our country.
dennis @ 40:
There are some of us Viet Nam Vets who would take issue with, the glowing bio of Mr. McCain. There are disturbing questions about McCains time as a pow. Most of his military records are sealed, about that time he was a pow. I agree, he went and served, unlike Bush and his thugs. McCain needs to come clean. Release his records, and let the truth be out in the puplic, for the voters decide.
Comeon guys, leave the guy alone. He's an old war hero, plus he's a "republican." (this time, anyways). So he deserves to be preznit.
Besides, what would make a great news maker for the corporate media than a tired old cranky warmonger?
Think about it. What news organization would want , as xoites referred, a "peace hero?"....boring...zzZZZZ! We need someone that would fall asleep or accidently piss his pants at important conferences (comedy!). We need someone to fly off the handle and start firing missiles at Iran (action!!!). This is Fox/CNN/MSNBC's dream candidate!
diamondmc @ 47:
I agree diamondmc. There is something that concerns me and those military records brought it to mind. McCain would be wise to come clean not only for the American public but for national security reasons. Never before has a President that once served in the armed forces been held captive for such a long period of time by enemy forces during a time of war. Not to mention the fact that McCain's father was a high level officer himself at the time of McCain captivity. As far fetched as it may seem, what if those records or other classified data regarding that period of time contained detailed classified agreements between the two Governments which were used to obtain McCain's release. If so, then those same documents would be well known to the Vietnamese Government as well and they could use them for a whole host of reasons and blackmail being just one reason. I've held many clearances myself and if I had McCain's record that would raise a red flag really quick.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TFKXHiefs
This is McCain in 1993 demanding/begging the president to cut and run so Osama Bin Laden could live to attack us.
Reason we were attacked? Because on our watch they demmanded cut and run.
Why do we as a party let them get away with acting superior about security/intel when we were attacked on THEIR watch when they had PLENTY of warning.
Didn't understand the difference THEN....dosen't understand the difference NOW.
StevePam @ 51:
Interesting to note that Bush Sr. got us into Somalia.
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Re: 53 anneyhussein
The wrap-up point being that just being a POW or threatened by sniper fire, true or not, should never be an "unearned credit" for voters. We may feel a lot of sympathy and appreciation for people with such experiences, but they certainly don't constitute a qualification for the job of president.
The silver lining in the long election cycle will be that people will grow weary of the McChosenPrickMilkingHisPOWrecord.
The media is already Reaganizing this POS, explaining away his McGaffes.
Many of us public have already begun to say, "WTF is the media seeing?".
Hillary said McCain "passed the Commander in Chief test" and I can't help but wonder if since they seem to vote the same on
the Iraq war thats what she means ooooor.....Bill Clinton seems to imply McCain loves his country and Obama does not,the
same McCain who gave a speech demanding Bill cut and run in Somalia.
xoites Hussein defends Constitution @ 52:
xoites Hussein defends Constitution @ 52:
Your point?
Bink @ 8:
pissed off patricia @ 18:
pissed off patricia @ 21:
MCCain likes to think he is special and has some jump start on being president because he has served in the military and was a POW at the Hanoi Hilton. At one time he could have used that to his advantage in his campaign. At one time he talked sense...BEFORE he decided to run for President. There was a time he was just as against the occupation of Iraq as anyone here now, but somewhere down the line he drank the poison, just like so many talking heads you see on the news now that at one time didn't trust Bush any farther than he could be thrown. Isn't it convenient how the violence in Iraq is again on the upswing, after there was talk once again of drawing down troops? Isn't it interesting that a new video from the bogeyman is once again making it's rounds? I think the violence in Iraq IS orchestrated...not by Al Qaeda....but most likely Blackwater. Iraq is being manipulated, which in turn is being used to manipulate the American public and our media. In other words, an attempt to keep the fear level up so people will gladly let their liberties slip away as long as we're protected. Most of the people who come here are adults and we can recognize this evil, this road to fascism or whatever you want to call it. What we should be worried about is the kids. The kids drink all this in and think that our government is protecting us by doing what they do. Peace is war and war is peace. I again think of Hitlers words...It is not the adults I care about. It's the children I worry about, and we already have them. I think if I had young children now I would pull them out of public school and school them at home. If you want to know part of the reason how we got into this mess, it can be followed back to Israel. Not the Israeli People or their country, but the Zionists who govern them and the ones our Government throws vast amounts of money at on a regular basis. Don't get too excited about the dems acquiring more power and and eventually moving into the White House. It will be the same old shit, just a different political party.
I respect Senator McCain's war record and service. I also respect Senator Kerry's war record and service. However, both took place many years ago, when they were much younger--and much different people. Those laurel wreaths are pretty dry and crumbly now.
All of us change dramatically as we grow older, and I for one wouldn't want to be judged now on how I thought and acted thirty years ago.
I'm much more interested in what Senators McCain, Obama, and Clinton have done in the more recent past and are doing now.
Forget democrats and republicans all together. We need 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th parties so people actually have a choice of people that may actually hold the same ideals, not just the ideals of their representing party. American politics have gone extremely downhill. A possible solution, everybody be given the same time on all television stations. TV should be required to provide, at no cost, air time to all candidates, no matter what their popularity is on any given poll. The balance will then create a healthy dose of competition that is so desperately needed in politics right now that is not between the same 2 parties or in-fighting for a party nomination. That's my take, it's not perfect. But after some debate on the matter it could become a very successful in transforming the American electorate.
diamondmc @ 37:
It has everything to do with the fact that he's a reslug wingnut.
You don't see a lot of those big money politicos running to meet the injured soldiers returning from the illegal occupation or making sure they've got all the health care and benefits they need to recover from all they've suffered at the hands of this regime. To the reslugs "war hero" is a phrase used for 'buzz' and 'spin'. To them shrub is a 'war hero'.
McCain earned respect for his time as a prisoner of war, but that needs to be put in perspective. Like Bush, he was going to 'show' his father that he is a tough guy. And sure, there was involved a large dose of heroic manliness. But I do not believe that almost 6 years in prison accrues to foreign policy or experience. He was actually removed from participating in anything but survival. A young pilot is limited in his exposure to other than the cockpit and following orders.
We don't need Bush III and all the obduracy that goes with it.
Early on I was certain the Dems could not lose because of the mess Bush has wrought. I now think McCain will be our next president because of the media "cred" thing and the Dem in-fighting. We get the government we deserve and what we apparently deserve is crooks and liars.
not worried 'bout Saint McCain,...when he stands at the podium next to Obama at the future debates it's all over ...... that is, after the superficial visual-minded American voter gets a good comparative look.......to hell with the issues......"Mcain is an old cranky shriveled-up troll...I want the new model !"
dennis @ 40:
From what I understand, it is a matter of record that McCain made propaganda broadcasts for his North Vietnamese captors. Of course, he was "tortured" they say, he says and it is understandable that he would crack under that kind of treatment, but that is a far cry from being an authentic hero. That's a guy who authentically wanted to survive and avoid pain at the cost of his honor. Then when he got back he started an affair with a young, pretty rich woman and abandoned the wife who stuck by him and raised his children while he was a pow. That's authentically what? Authentically sleezy, perhaps? Then he cowered and groveled and licked the boots of men who accused him of fathering an illegitiment black child and threw scum at the child he adopted because he wanted to be president so badly. That's authentically craven, I'd say . Then he abondoned his so-called principles against the influence of right wing fundamentalism and kissed Falwell's and Hegee's butts to get their support, authentically trashing whatever shred of honor he had left. Yeah, he's real authentic. An authentic hollow reed emptied of character and courage, just exactly the kind of guy I'd want deciding the fate of millions. Yep.
I hear "FreeRide " will be McCain's official campaign theme song
Lest we forget, it was the Baby Boomers, and Generation X that has been volunteering whereas many of their Greatest Generation parents had to be drafted.
the "cred" comes from being tortured, meaningless (in terms of his actual actions) criticism of his own party, and visits to SNL and the Daily Show. that's pretty much it.
Where does BO cred of change come from?
And he's crazy too.
John Kerry is more of a "war hero" than McCain.
Little good it did him.
chris Hate fighting @ 68:
During Senator Obama’s first 8 eight months of elected service he sponsored over 820 bills.
He introduced 233 bills regarding healthcare reform,
125 bills on poverty and public assistance,
112 bills on crime fighting,
97 economic bills,
60 human rights and anti-discrimination bills,
21 ethics reform bills,
15 gun control,
6 veterans affairs and many others.
In his first year in the U.S. Senate, he authored 152 bills and co-sponsored another 427. These included:
(1)the Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 that became LAW,
(2)The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act that became LAW, (3)The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act that passed the Senate,
(4)The 2007 Government Ethics Bill that became LAW,
(5)The Protection Against Excessive Executive Compensation Bill that is in committee just to name a few.
In all since he entered the U.S. Senate, Senator Obama has written 890 bills and co-sponsored another 1096.
That's change creds.
OBAMA HAS GONE THROUGH HELL THESE PAST MONTHS.... SO MUCH THE TOUGHER....
he has had the OPPORTUNITY to answer questions and attacks, to clarify his position and practice his debate....
MCCAIN HAS AVOIDED ALL OF THIS.... let us hope that the $$$ and the Dems who own it will attack like crazy this summer and fall BEFORE the voting begins
chris Hate fighting @ 68:
Kind of an oxymoron. If you fixed everything once, you'd never have to do it again.
All politicians run on "change" to a certain extent.
Stories about mccain always remind me of that one Look cover in the Vietnam years. A POW was photographed by the VC to show how well treated they were, and he made some anti-American comments for them. But in the photograph he was flashing the bird. American censors blurred that part out, so Americans thought the VC chopped his middle fingers off.
I will never understand how people are so taken in by McCain being a Hero.
As far as I am concerned he is one of the lucky ones. Many many have died and 4,000 troops have died in this fake war in Iraq and never got the chance to be a Hero.
Besides A REAL HERO would have never permitted Bush to insult his family and kiss Bush's butt afterwards.
McCain is a has been, old confused Geezer who can't remember who the US is fighting in Iraq.
WAKE UP AMERICA unless you want more of the same as with Bush.
America is ready for either a female or black President. Hell they had a retarded President for 8 years.
YourMom @ 73:
It's a perennial change (inexperience) versus experience (old fart insider).
But when it comes time for a change, I let the little lady do it.
This is to be expected because of the current tabloid nature of the msm. This month was driven by a hooker and a preacher. When that gets stale, they'll follow another thread, all the while avoiding serious issues. Is it that different than Britney, Paris, Lindsay. Britney, Paris, Lindsay?
xoites Hussein defends Constitution @ 52:
Your point?
He left the mess for his successor?
They like a simple narrative as it makes writing stories easier. McCain the straight-shooter is an easy one to pull off the shelf when they don't feel like doing actual work.
Judging from the missteps from McCain's recent European trip, I believe we're seeing the first signs of early onset Alzheimer's. Let's keep an eye on the progression of this condition during the course of the summer.
Don'tchall mean credulity?
Good morning,
I am a vietnam vet and if any of you are old enough to remember, but john McCain made some 30+ statements, while a prisoner in N. Vietnam...the only reason, i think that this asshole is not in prison, is because his dad was the Admiral overseeing the air war in Vietnam. Hi first broadcast statement with: " I am a war criminal," But don't take my word for it...go to YouTube and do a search on the McCain Factor or the Senate Subcommottee on Missing POWS/MIAS.
He is far from a war hero!
Why does the MSM continue to give McCain a free pass?
It has less to do with war records and more to do with money - follow it.
McCain has already proclaimed that he is for a 25% max tax rate for corporations: That's NBC,CBS,ABC, FOX,CNN, etc - and, don't forget all their parent corporations. These media masterbators aren't mainstream America; they're all part of the gated community set with mega-million $$$ deals of their own. The 4th Estate has become the 2nd Estate.
Think of the money corporations will save if McCain's tax program happens.
Then think of the commissions on those savings that will be earned by these same MSM celebrities who pass and promote.
Plus, in the case of NBC, there's still a backlog of Operation Iraqi Freedom DVDs - with a special intro by Tom 'Hrrumph Hrrumph' Brokaw- still gathering dust on the NBC store shelves.
Gotta push the merchandise.
Wow. McKrazy's just another cynical politician.
Nevermind that he's just another old, white, male, christian repiglic.
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84 maya Says: Why does the MSM continue to give McCain a free pass?
Seniors get discounts.
Who else eats dinner at Luby's at their 4:00 special?
Micahel Meyer @ 11:
You forgot;
7) Get smeared by Republic shills on blogs simply because you're a Democrat.
pissed off patricia @ 18:
in a McNutshell, the press is McFuckedUp
ChrisM70 @ 2:
A point well worth noting. These is one thing we know for certain that these generally do-nothing reporters occasionally do like to do... Check the Google to see what exactly is being said about them personally. When post after post starts popping up asking the same questions of their personal integrity they do tend to notice more than they would with generalizations about the MSM.
Untill we get a free and uncontroled media, clean up the farse we call honest voting,get corp&lobby money out of goverment and elections, inforce anti trust laws and remove corps as having the rights of a living human being(stupid idea to start with) Untill we return to being a country which LIVES, the goals of our forefathers, integrity,truth and good citizenship we will go down in history as far worse than nazi germany. Are you good little nazis?
McCain no doubt went through hell in North Vietnam but a hero ? He got shot down , captured and was held prisoner , how the hell does that make him a war hero ? Not to mention that it was a bullshit needless and senseless war . The real heroes are the ones who had the courage to say F you and refused to go fight their dirty war .Hey Clintonites , I hear that Hillary is a combat vet , the woman's as believable as Bill O ! What a joke .
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