Comparing Campaign Attacks: The Chris Matthews Show panel just doesn't get it
By SilentPatriot Sunday Oct 12, 2008 8:00am
Glenn Greenwald has a must-read piece this week exploring how the concept of "balance" corrupts any sense of honest media analysis. Case in point: The Washington Post's Dan Balz trying to equate Barack Obama's attacks ("erratic","uncertain","lurching") to John McCain's attacks ("he's an untrustworthy, un-American terrorist sympathizer").
Balz’s article is about the increasing use of “character attacks” in the presidential race, and rather than state the truth — that the McCain/Palin ticket is now relying almost exclusively on some of the ugliest and most outright dangerous character smears seen in a modern presidential election — Balz instead pretends that this is a phenomenon of which both sides are guilty in equal measure.
This clip from the Chris Matthews Show is yet another fascinating example. Tweety, Howard Fineman, Gloria Borger, David Ignatius, and Cynthia Tucker simply can't bring themselves to state the obvious.
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In a rational world, a legitimate attack on your opponent's unsteady and erratic leadership during times of crisis is light years away from the vicious, dangerous types of character assaults we're hearing from the McCain camp. I mean think about it: They're not even trying to sell policy anymore. Instead, they're linking the terms "Barack Hussein Obama" and "terrorist" to the point where John McCain is forced to remind his traveling lynch mob that Obama is not, in fact, a "scary Arab." And when he does, he gets viciously booed.
We shouldn't underestimate the significance of John Lewis' recent remarks. There's a reason McCain told Rick Warren that he's one of the wisest people he knows.
WARREN: The first question, who are the three wisest people that you know that you would rely on heavily in an administration?
MCCAIN: I think John Lewis. John Lewis was at the Edmund Pettis Bridge, had his skull fractured, continued to serve, continues to have the most optimistic outlook about America. He can teach us all a lot about the meaning of courage and commitment to causes greater than our self- interest.
It's become pretty damn clear that McCain isn't remotely interested in "courage" and "causes greater than his self-interest." If he were, he would be talking about the economy and 401k's, not William Ayers and domestic terrorists, whipping his crazed supporters into a blind fury in the process. The potential consequences of his rhetoric are downright scary; he truly is "playing with fire". And it's the height of irresponsibility for smart people whose job it is to decode the subtext to stay silent and pretend it's "balanced" to treat them equally.
Don't get me wrong: Is Barack Obama partly referring to McCain's age in his stump speeches? Sure. But when your opponent is all over the map on the most crucial issue of the campaign -- "the fundamentals are strong" to "OMG! this is the biggest crisis ever" in 3.2 seconds -- it would be political malpractice not to contrast that unsteady temperament with your own cool, calm, and collected demeanor. But we're talking apples and bowling balls here.
Glenn has a good follow-up piece worth reading.
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Here's the number of times the word "also" was used during the vice-presidential debate:
By moderator Gwen Ifill: 2
By Joe Biden: 3
By Sarah Palin: 47
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How many times the phrase "(XYZ) doesn't get it" has been used this election cycle. It's now as warn-out as "Maverick" and "P.O.W."
It has become vapid.
I think, "He doesn't get it" is perfect. Why? Because it appears John McLame doesn't get it. He has no idea of kitchen tables and the problems most Americans face. He's has Cindy's Centurion card and a private jet. Maybe he did, once long long ago, but he seems to have forgotten how we live.
How many times did Miss South Carolina say "such as"?
Coming from John McCain, Sarah Palin, the Republican Party, and the whole right wing lunatic fringe, I repeat, "thank God" that Obama is not one of "them".
Peace.
That's the right wing M.O.
If they're guilty and can't evade that guilt then make both sides equally guilty.
The fact that McCain acts flustered, confused and just plain LIKE AN ANGRY OLD MAN should be pointed out.
McCain's riling up a crowd over racial issues does go beyond the pale.
People at McCain's rally are calling Obama a N*gger and saying they should kill him.
The worse thing that the people in the Obama camp are saying is that McCain should retire... maybe go to an old age home, where he can sit on the lawn and scream at clouds all day.
On another note; did anyone know that McCain crashed five planes? One time he crashed his plane into a navel carrier and killed 123 enlisted men, nearly sinking the carrier in the process.
It's true. It's on record.
http://www.vietnamveteransagainstjohnmccain.c...
It's proof that McCain is an irresponsible, dangerous, possibly murderous, asshat.
On another note; did anyone know that McCain crashed five planes? One time he crashed his plane into a navel carrier and killed 123 enlisted men, nearly sinking the carrier in the process. It's true. It's on record.
From the article you sited: McCain's fourth aircraft loss occurred July 29, 1967, soon after he was assigned to the USS Forrestal as an A-4 Skyhawk pilot. While seated in the cockpit of his aircraft waiting his turn for takeoff, an accidently fired rocket slammed into McCain's plane. He escaped from the burning aircraft, but the explosions that followed killed 134 sailors, destroyed at least 20 aircraft, and threatened to sink the ship.
So, unless you have another USS Forrestal like event, I think you need to work on your reading comprehension before you post again. You do not need to exaggerate negatives about McCain/Palin. The truth works well enough.
As much as I dislike McCain, whatever you read about him crashing a plane into a carrier and killing 123 is incorrect. What happened is that a plane parked 3 planes away from his dropped one of its missles onto the deck, it ignited and the ensuing fire killed 123 men.
McCain did not acquit himself well that day, though. He slid down out of his plane, went to the ready room and watched the rescue and cleanup on camera in his safe spot. He wasn't an active rescuer. However, he did not crash a plane into the carrier.
I can't stand him, but let's not get like the other side and start confabulating.
He was setting on deck and decided to play a pratical joke called a "Wet Start" (When you let fuel build up in the jet engine. Hit the electric starter and cause a large flame to shoot out the rear of the engine, like a backfire in a car). It is a joke hotshot pilots like to do. He did it, hit the plane behind him setting off one of it's armaments and started a chain reaction that killed 132 crewmen and almost sunk the carrier. McCain was not injured but was air lifted off the ship with the first load of injured. I don't think his fellow crew members were too happy with him. If his daddy and grand-daddy hadn't been Admirals he would have been drummed out of the service.
He crashed two aircraft due to "Poor Judgement". The plane that was shot down was also "Lack of Judgement" He knew a missle was locked on to his plane but rather than take evasive action he continued with his booming attack on the target.
Apparently the mccain/palin campaign has never heard that backlash is a bitch. One has to wonder if they have ever even heard of the civil rights movement. It's as if they're stuck in 1958 or something.
Well, the big difference is what Obama says is true.
umm.. is anyone with me?
Neither Obama or Biden actually called or even hinted that Mccain is Old and yet the title on the screen is OLD and UNSTABLE.
Truth is absolute defense against libel, iirc...
Right. "Old" and "unstable" were imposed upon what Obama said. It's the media's interpretation, even though it's a misinterpretation. But the media--well, is the media. They hold the airwaves, so they can spout what they want.
she's ignoring the question and repeating memorized boilerplate.
This is what Balz was pushing on Washington Week Friday night on PBS. His "sources within the McCain campaign" tell him that there's a double-standard: McCain gets called on being angry and riling up his supporters to the point of violence, but Obama doesn't ever get called for his negativity.
So Balz has taken it upon himself to expose the Obama campaign's "negative attacks" on McCain. And, to be fair, Obama does hit McCain with some negative attacks. They are qualitatively different, though, as you point out. Obama's attack ads and his stump speeches focus on McCain's positions and his understanding of the issues; McCain's (and more specifically, Palin's) attacks focus on Obama being a terrorist, a habitual liar, and someone people should fear to the point of hating.
There's no comparison. Balz's decision to frame the attacks as identical in quality is fundamentally dishonest--and I think it stems not from ill will toward Obama, but his own fears. Balz made reference to Obama's financial advantage over McCain. He is truly afraid of so many people contributing to Obama--it's a question of access. I think, he feels this somehow creates a "rabble" instead of government being in the hands of the "safe, moderate, known few."
In this case, I understand why the right refers to the MSM as the "elite"...but for the completely opposite reason.
You're trying to imply that Obama is riling up his crowds to violence, and lying about issues.
Well..... Such as...?
Show us the proof. You make claims, but give no example to back you up.
Could it be that you are lying?
Well, it's not like trolls who come here have never done that before (yes, I'm being sarcastic)
Face facts. The angry old man you represent is a prime example of an ignorant, privileged guy who never had to face up to his mistakes in his life.
Now he's being put under a spotlight, and people aren't liking what they see.
I'd shed a tear for your predicament if I didn't think that you deserved it so much.
..at the very least.
First you couldn't even read correctly the article about McCain's flight record, and now you don't seem to understand the post you were replaying to, which makes me wonder....
When did Obama or Biden call McCain a traitor, a terrorist, unAmerican, "That One!" or anything even close?
Sadly I'm old enough to remembery when journalists provided "balance" in their articles by actually investigating if what was said was true. Now it's just print the latest press release from the other side.
So much of what passes for journalism now lies in this response: "Well, Mr. So-and-so, Ms. So-and-so just called you a (fill-in-the-blank). What's your response to what she just said?"
There's no question there. There's no attempt to get at whether or not what was said is true. It's "Crossfire-style" journalism--which isn't journalism at all because it has nothing to do with fact. It's "The People's Court."
That was the truth of the point Jon Stewart was trying to make when he went on Crossfire and bitch-slapped Tucker Carlson for debasing debate in the U.S. And he was absolutely correct.
McCain shouldn't be shocked by the vile spewed by his fellow Rethuglicans, he felt it first hand when he was smeared by them in the SC primary. You lie with dogs you're going to get fleas.
But if you lie on Fox you get a raise.
Just watch, every week till election day, the McHate campaign will start any given week off with Palin riling the base, and then by the end of the week, the news will be filled with McCain quelling the hatred, all coordinated in a classic dance of GOod Cop, bad cop.
Just watch, last week was the first.
And what about "That one!"?
He's not one of us.
You mean saying someone isn't the best candidate to lead the country ISN'T the same as saying they are a lying, America-hating, secret-muslim terrorist? Well I'll be!
There's been alot of questioning of mcgramps age, but they were by pundits, and guys like me; I don't recall Obama ever making an issue of it other than the quality of years of experience in Washington is dependent on what was actually produced.
)O(
"Cuntry First".....I mean, "Country First" is another thinly veiled attempt to paint Obama as "one of them" who doesn't put his country first. Everything the Rethuglicans do is calculated to the lowest common denominator. A loathsome, divisive, hateful and mean spirited bunch who would resort to anything to win.
Today's media in the interest of balance would compare this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zck0_J2qJDc
To this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGVD3NmRTUU
)O(
"Old" and "Unstable"....they forgot "hothead" and "adulterer".
thief, cheat, baby-killer, and liar among them...
But I really don't like the way these play windows are opening in the same tab so that I have to go back rather than just closing the window. I haven't changed my FF settings, so something has changed at the site.
And now it's telling me that the name I used belongs to a registered user...I AM that registered user who has yet to recieve the all important email with instructions, da da da...can we please work this out?
I like the way it was before.
Although I'm having some problems with the new format, one thing I've discovered is although there's an additional step to comment, I don't seem to have the limitations I had before with my dial-up. Under the old system after about 70 comments, my dial-up didn't have enough something to allow me to comment anymore.
)O(
yes! thank you...
i need to know what these "attacks" are that i keep hearing are coming from obama... "lies and projections" i read on another site...
whaaat?!?
i don't believe or trust mccain. to me he could have been stronger about obama's character. barack obama is a united states senator for god's sake. many of us saw this coming, i just didn't think it would get
this bad. he's trying to keep the right base(unknowledgable) voters interested.
I am very happy without teevee. When I find myself in a room with a teevee blaring, I am amazed at just how banal and stupid the programming and "news" truly are.
Matthews and most of the rest are nothing more than paid mouthpieces for the Rethuglican Lunatic Fringe.
The networks stand to receive millions in tax breaks and deregulation if the Nazis win the election.
yup, TV is the devil....it has been reduced to nothing more than an over-gloryfied billboard for special interests, corporations, and mind numbing programming.
And don't get me started on TV's effect on mind development in kids. I wonder how parents get so upset and dumbfounded when they learn that their kids have ADD or ADHD, but don't realize that for the most part it was the product of their neglect for properly taking care and educating their kids, rather than sticking them in front of Cartoon network for 2 hours a day. when tv programming works in 15 min intervals, so will the minds of the people that watch it, especially at the ages of kids when their brains are developing complicated thought patterns such as problem solving, imagination, concentration, and something as simple as ways to retain information. There is a reason why kids who study music (specifically classical and jazz - music which takes time to develop a story) have been attributed to better IQ scores and overall educational performance.
if you know whats good for you, destroy your television
my household, TV-less for 5 years and counting
Get a DVR or Tivo for your TV and take control back. Skip the commercials and watch what you want, when you want to. We were without TV for over 10 years and then I got a DVR free through work. It's not the same mind-numbing push feed that it was without the DVR.
What I have also noticed about the recent campaign ads (and oh boy, do we get a TON of them in our battleground state of New Mexico!) is that McCain attacks, and his are 100% negative. BUT Obama's are of him sitting down and actually TALKING about the issues. I even saw one last night where he talked about (gasp!) EDUCATION. He looks calm, cool, intelligent, and presidential. I love it. I can't help it....I enjoy hearing him speak, and it's such a contrast against McAncient's silly and negative ads.
Obama & Biden '08 !
Obama IS educated,unlike Mcattack.
One thing I've notice about this new format is there's very little talking to each other anymore, and more talking past each other.
)O(
Yes. Agreed. I find I don't enjoy the comments section nearly as much. It seems more divisive when we ought to be working together.
I see six new comments, click it, get the "WORKING" message, and they are nowhere to be found. I gave up yesterday when one thread had four pages to re-scroll through, so I went to YouTube, then Salon, then HuffPo.
Gotta love the media's insipid faux balance -- the empty suits are just incapable of the intelligence to realize there is a difference, or too spineless to point it out.
If the media had a real interest in fairness, they would point out McCain's connection (and real connection instead of the "friend of a relative's friend" connections the media parrots about Ayers) to Gordon Libby; someone who actually planned and admitted to planning the murders of journalists and anyone in the way of the Watergate break-ins.
But the media empty suits are too insipid, so it won't happen.
Palin and her ilk have minds that are lower than the regurgitated filth of vultures.
Hmmm...sounds like an Arabic kind of insult.
May your camel not spit in your eye.
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Most of the TV media's only goal is to create an x vs. y conflict. Obvious facts are being portrayed as "some have said" viewpoints to create a balance where there is none. And why do the networks do both campaign's dirty work by repeatedly playing negative ads as "news stories"?
I wonder what mcgramp's wife, mcc**t, now thinks of Obama running the nastiest campaign in recent history?
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I would doubt that she thinks at all. She looks a little loopy to me.
But, since she's the only person with a son serving in Iraq, I guess we have to cut her some slack.
Did you say that Biden and Palin also have sons in Iraq? That will certainly come as a surprise, I'm sure. Somehow I think Cindy pretty much lives in her own little world.
I noticed this morning when Rick Davis, Shit Fumes, and Mara Liasson were asked about McCain's comments friday to a Guy who was expecting a Child and said he was afraid of Barack Obama because he hangs out with Domestic Terrorists, they all claimed it had nothing to do with McCain's ad about Obama hanging out with Terroists. Are they stupid?
This is a direct result of pandering to "low information" voters.
God, how would you like to be considered a "low information" voter?
It practically screams dumbshit.
Brit Hume probably had hopes of being the next WH press secretary, so he is especially sorry that this campaign is going up in flames.
How many more days is it?
How is 'lurching and erratic" any different than "flip-flop"? Tweety didn't have any problem with that being used in 2004.
True. And how do you equate criticizing the worst campaign since Dukakis as lurching with the terrorist rhetoric that's inciting threats?
Matthews and the rest of the Sunday Morning-- We Must All Apprear Balanced crew better get some courage soon. Otherwise, there are a lot of citizens out here who will blame them as well as McCain/Palin if something serious happens out there.
Wolf Blitzer and his cronies did the exact same thing today.
In trying to be balanced, "The Best Political Team On Television" attempted to muddy the waters by bringing Obama and his supporters into this, arguiung that both sides oare guilty of whipping the crowd into a hateful frenzy. SHITE!!! We've seen nothing from Obama supporters and democrats that even approaches the sort of bile we've seen from Republicans this week.
Another piece of McCain Media propaganda from CNN:
PHILADELPHIA (CNN) – Although thousands of Philadelphia Flyers fans cheered and clapped as Sarah Palin took to the ice at the Wachovia Center on Saturday night to drop the ceremonial puck kicking off this town's NHL season, their warm reception was no match for the 90 seconds of sustained booing that rumbled through the arena, drowning out most of the cheers in support of the Republican vice presidential nominee.
So, like 10 people booed really loudly, and that drowned out thousands of people cheering? WTF?!?
Considering Wolf Blitzer was one of the targets of the Pentagon psy-ops misinformation propaganda Blitz, even the "establishment" knows how stupid and easily swayed he is. He's one big zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I find this post a touch funny, independent of it's content.
Dan Balz writes an article, for better or worse, about the current campaign.
Glenn Greenwald then writes an article about Balz's article.
Silent Patriot then writes an article about Greenwald's article which is, in turn, about Balz's article.
This gives me a chuckle, especially when coupled with the fact that there's no music on MTV, no sports on ESPN and virtually no news on CNN, just people talking about the things that they are supposed to be showing.
Must feed brain with content. Must feed brain with content.
Why is C&L taking ad money from swiftboat vets for truth financier T. Boone Pickens? Seems a little odd to read an article condemning Republican smear campaigns next to an ad from a guy behind some of the most notoriously damaging Republican smear campaigns.
There is a subtext to both campaign's rhetoric, but let's be honest.
The Obama campaign's is that McCain is old and confused, while the McCain campaign's subtext is, "he's an Al Qaeda mole who's on a mission to destroy America and one of you nuts has to stop him".
One subtext is based in reality, the other is a sickening, absurd plea to racism and fear.
It's a long read, granted, but well worth it to fully understand John McCain. I'm sure it's been posted here before, but this should be passed along to anyone sitting on the fence and at every other comment section you frequent. Please spread the link. I've never been on the fence, but after reading this article, I'm running in the opposite direction from anything that resembles a fence. John Sydney McCain III is a man who has only ever cared about himself and his ambition to make a name for himself that succeeds that of his namesakes. Unfortunately, for him, he doesn't understand his own alleged faith that the meek shall inherit the earth.
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/m...
P.S. On "erratic," it was Sen. Thad Cochran who first labeled McCain as such. It has nothing to do with his age. It has to do with his unbridled temper.
And personality politics is the Republicans' home turf. Whether they're right or not, whenever Democrats start playing personality politics, they lose. Gallup recently has Obama/Biden's lead dropping from 11% to 7%. If you've been watching CNN during the debates, the audience meter went down for either candidate whenever that candidate made an attack. When the financial crisis FORCED both campaigns talk about issues rather than personality, Obama/Biden began to see an increasing edge in the polls. The talk needs to be more about Republicans and their policies, not so much about McCain this and Palin that. The Republican pigs would like nothing more than for the Democrats to roll around in the slop with them. I say don't do it.
say that its equal
mccain has changed his positions mid sentance...during the debate he wandered around aimlessly
this discussion is bs
the mccain/palin rallies are close to the munich beer garden meetings in raising the level of hate
why wont these people call a spade a spade
Why won't they call a spade a spade?
Actually, without using those words, they are.
They are race baiting at the rallys, saying "he's not one of us", and such, it's playing on racism.
But, as I said before, thank God that Obama is not one of "them".
Just need to have the biggest voter turnout ever and Obama will win easily.
Peace.
"Tell me something I don't know"
Oh, where do I begin with that, Mr. Matthews?
The republicans have stooped so low. They are clearly desperate. This is just dispicable.
Chris Matthews is an idiot. What do McCain's injuries have to do with his being erratic? Geezus, Obama's not talking about lurching on the stage! What a shallow dork Matthews is. Thanks for nothing jack ass.
... still think he's balanced?
He's goddamned bi-polar.
What a dork. I can't stand him.
... clean, honorable and above-board campaigns of recent years.
His opponent has not. Period.
Quit with the bullshit equivalency, mainstream "media."
Make him squeal like a pig Bubba.......
He sure does have a purdy mouth........
*insert dueling banjo music here
RED NECK IGNORANT RACIST ZOMBIES coming to a republican rally near you.
Oh the horror of it all!!
I am John McInsane and I approve this message.
More of the tired false equivalencies.
It's about time somebody pointed out this flaw in the supposed "objective" journalism... where you're obligated to make everything seem balanced and equal, even when it clearly isn't.
I'm not going to hold my breath on the mainstream media pointing this out, since they are the perpetrators of it. Too bad more folks don't read Greenwald. He is a true pro who seeks out facts for his writings. He really did a great analysis of the whole Anthrax letters investigation, and how ABC misinformed the public about the anthrax containing bentonite, when it never did. And the fact that they haven't yet revealed the four "well-placed" sources that fed them this misinformation. The misinformation was instrumental in erroneously tying the anthrax scare that started two weeks after 9/11, with Saddam in the public mind.
... and he was throwing out the same old "McCain is a war hero, etc." bullshit. But at least he's been respectful toward McGramps. And the fans at the rally were respectful, too. No "kill him!" screams. No monkeys. No calling McCain a stupid old codger, etc.
Such a difference.
I do wish that Joe would quit with the plaudits for McCain. Call him a liar and be done with it.
One of my favorite books of this year is called Political Ponerology by Lobaciewski (spelling may be a letter or two off). He wrote about sociopathic systems...and one trait he discussed he called reverse blockading. Set up a false opinion then have that become legitimate so both sides have to then accept the false side or opinion. The media are invoved in this constantly, even on the View. These pundits and personalities are constantly equivocating the Obama and Mccain campaigns where there is a clear difference. I suggest we take seriouosly Naomi Wolfe in her End of America. Others have warned us about the enemy within as well as given us the ability to recognize a fascist or closed system. Too many liberal pundits even play the game by not accepting simple truths...what is obvious. The Bushies have gutted the Constitution, revealing the larger agenda. Accept it folks...
I guess that Mathews has been bought back into the fold. Obama and Biden never once said or implied old! Eratic, lurching, etc., does not equal or imply old! FUKING HACKS!
Erratic and lurching does not refer to how he stands or walks on stage, it's how he's running his campaign: Suspending and unsuspending it, and flying around the country like a chicken with its head cut off, and bailing on Dave for false reasons (hey hey). He changes position on the issues, minute by minute, depending on which crowd he's trying to inflame.
Barack Hussein Obama (yes, that's his name, used lovingly) has stayed on message, and pointed this out, and I agree with Obama.
Signed: Edwin Hussein
As an old guy, not so old as John McCain, I have to say I admire John McCain's pep, virility even. I couldn't stand up to a Presidential campaign, physically or mentally.
But let's take this as worst case scenario, the Obama campaign is playing Americans against their fear of old guys. When in our history have old guys been enslaved? hung from ropes till they died a cruel and brutal death for no other reason than just being old? sent to the back of the bus? I haven't ever noticed special government medical programs for blacks in this country like medicare, have you? or retirement programs for just being black. Famous old old-people leaders were never assinated were they, like Martin Luther KIng, Jr. was for example? Sometimes I watch this campaign, and I think, doesn't anyone in our country have a sense of proportion anymore? Perhaps we need new words for erratic that describe how frighteningly mercurial and undisciplined McCain has appeared.
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So,
Johnny McFish was for Congressman Lewis before he was against him...
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chris is an ass
They just missed the point--these words refer to the impulsivity, novelty-seeking, and anger management issues, which are symptoms of some psychiatric disorders. McCain's GOP colleagues have made reference to these traits as well. It is interesting that charisma goes along with ADHD and bipolar for some people, and makes them formidable politicians and well as military leaders.
I'm not sure what the problem is. For some reason MSM pundits are almost universally clueless. The argument that McCain is erratic has nothing to do with age. Look at what he and his campaign have been doing. They're all over the place. It has nothing to do with age.
These idiots are just making it up. That way they get their precious "equivalence."
They're not clueless. They are premeditated propagandists, who are in the business of manipulating. Their job is not to inform. One of propagandists' chief stocks in trade is identifying base instincts and mnipulating them, usually by introducing fear into the mix. They know exactly what they are doing, and it does no good to think of them as journalists...that only enhances the chances that their manipulations will work.
I was at an Obama rally on Friday where he used some of that rhetoric. I saw absolutely zero people walking away from that rally in an angry and violent way. This is about sound bite journalism, once again. Yes, those poor unfortunate dupes who go to McCain rallies are angry. Mostly because they're just now figuring out that they're going to lose. Big time. And they're grasping at the only thing the right has left, racism and "otherness".
I honestly believe John McCain is a good man, but he's being led down a very dangerous path in an attempt to right his sinking ship. It would be truly unfortunate if something he said caused a violent, stupid act. He's not behaving very presidential at all. It's a shame.
And anybody actually expects anything but hackery from Tweety? He's a nutjob propagandist.
I got a feeling that by the time Obama has finished two terms, Hussein is going to be a name that people are going to want to name their children; it's going to be a name of honor.
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