20 May 2008

What Media Bias?

Two stories came up on the Reuters feed at the same time just now.  One was about Obama, and one was about McCain.  They're not even trying to hide it anymore.

Just contrast this...

Obama to take big step in Democratic race


Obama expects to claim a majority of pledged delegates won in state-by-state races after Tuesday's returns, but he will still be about 75 short of the 2,026 needed to clinch the nomination without further help from superdelegates -- party officials who are free to back any candidate.

With this...

McCain to mark Cuban day with new attack on Obama


Obama's vow to hold direct talks, without preconditions, with leaders of countries hostile to the United States, including Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba, has given McCain a broad opening to attack Obama over foreign policy.

He pounded Obama on Monday for pledging to meet the leader of Iran, saying to do so would reward a government in Tehran dedicated to destroying U.S. ally Israel.

At a town hall meeting in Miami, McCain planned to accuse Obama on Cuban Independence Day of wanting to soften the decades-old U.S. embargo against the communist government of Cuba.

Any difference in tone or content?  It seems like it to me.  Not only that, the McCain story is more about Obama than McCain.  The pro-Obama story mentions McCain briefly...

"John McCain's campaign is being run by Washington lobbyists and paid for with their money," Obama said in Billings, Montana, a state with a June 3 primary.

McCain's national finance co-chairman, former Texas Rep. Thomas Loeffler, quit on Sunday because of his lobbying ties, becoming the fifth person to leave his campaign because of links to lobbying. McCain's campaign manager last week asked staff to either resign or cut their ties with lobbying groups.

Have fun now folks, the MSM has written off Hillary and barely covers her anymore.  When they do, it's more with mild dislike and pity than any honest reporting.  Even though neither Democrat can clinch the nomination before the convention, Obama is clearly the MSM selection.  Once it's official, the stories about McCain will make these look like ringing endorsements.

The Republican pundits can talk all they like about how weak Obama is and that McCain will defeat him in November.  It's not going to happen.  The last three special elections all went to the Democrats and despite all the rationales and excuses the GOP gave, it does mean something.  It means trouble.  Is there any way to get a brokered convention for the GOP?  If they want to see "fire in the belly", give the nomination to a Thompson/Bolton ticket (No Mac, not Michael Bolton... sorry) 

Just sayin'

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 02:06:12 | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 I was going to comment on this, but then I decided that a post at my place is better.

But the part about the lobbyists no longer appears in the article  (as of  2 PM EST)

Posted by: kishnevi at 20 May 2008@13:04:02 (406FR)

2 Actually, they've also rewritten the McCain article, to reflect the fact that speech has been given.

Posted by: kishnevi at 20 May 2008@13:45:15 (406FR)

3

hmm.... so they have.  I didn't think to get a screencap, but I think my credibility is probably higher than theirs (my dog's credibility is higher than theirs) so folks will believe it was there.  I'll know better in the future.  Thank you Sir.

I wonder if Google cache would have it?

Posted by: Stashiu3 at 20 May 2008@15:56:30 (Q5ggV)

4 I'm beginning to get a very serious malaise because of the hopelessness the media gives to me. 

Posted by: Moron Pundit at 20 May 2008@20:43:33 (8Dgzz)

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