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US Weekly has provided us a visual as to what the media's role is in this election cycle.…
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Media Bias and Sarah Palin - Comments Page 4
"Objective" my foot.
US Weekly has provided us a visual as to what the media's role is in this election cycle.…
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126 - Silas Kain
Um, crucify me, but I go to a local cosmetology school to get my hair cut. First, I'm cheap. Second, I believe in on the job training. Third, I like to be on the cutting edge of technology.
And, Jordan, I meant what I said in my parting shot. I've worked for many female politicians in my life. Strong women like Arlene Violet, the former Attorney General of Rhode Island. Others like Jane Swift, former acting governor of Massachusetts and, yes, I was a supporter of Elizabeth Dole. Granted all three women were Republican but in their individuality they were pioneers. Violet was driven out by the corruption that is the heart and soul of Rhode Island. Swift was driven out by a man who wanted to be a Governor so he could run for President or become the new Prophet in Salt Lake City. And Dole, well, what can I say? That was an error in my judgment.
127 - Leslie
"Strange" analogy maybe...but very simple. Just pointing out how ridiculous people can be in where they place importance on experience. I'm sure there are many that would NOT go to get something as simple as a haircut by some one with no experience or training, but yet are thinking of voting for Obama.
As for on the job training, I don't think that should apply to running a country. Being a VP at a bank, maybe, but I don't know of any banks that would even think of hiring a VP without experience.
128 - Jordan Richardson
I'm sure there are many that would NOT go to get something as simple as a haircut by some one with no experience or training, but yet are thinking of voting for Obama.
Despite the importance of the office of president in the United States, it is my understanding that the president is far from a solitary figure when it comes to leading the country and making decisions. If that was the case and the president was the only consultant on all of the issues, you'd all be in a shitload of trouble regardless of who you vote for. McCain doesn't know the economy and has admitted as much, for instance.
The other problem here is that many other great presidents have lacked executive experience. And many presidents have had TONS of experience only to have made lousy presidents.
The job of the president, at least to me, doesn't appear to be so simplistic as to decide it based on one variable or another. It is not as simple as a hair stylist or barber, nor is it as simple as a bank manager. The president's ability to appoint the right team to surround him or her seems just as important,to me at least, as any experience factor. While Obama may not have the executive experience of Sarah Palin (McCain doesn't either, btw), I hasten to guess that he would do better at the grand job of unifying the nation. I might be wrong.
One of the things Americans really need to do is to stop relying so much on the office of president. We Canadians never accept the ridiculous narrative that our PM holds the whole of Canada in his hands and it's surprising to note that many Americans believe the opposite.
America is its people, not just its president.
129 - Silas Kain
America is its people, not just its president.
And there is no finer example of that than in the man who sits in the Oval Office today - unattached, unengaged, clueless and down right stupid.
130 - Zedd
Andy Marsh,
"You should know that Zedd, I've seen you up on the cross plenty!"
Then you know that I flicked off the nails with a quick thump and pulled the timber off the ground and used it as a bat to clear my path.
What are you on about?
131 - Arch Conservative
Are you from eastern MA, or RI Silas? I fell sorry for you if you are. NJ is the only place in the nation that could give either ofthose a runf or the money for the title"biggest shithole in the nation."
My own cross to bear in life is that I was born in the people Republic of Cambridge and lived in Somerville until I was 5 at which point my parents had the good sense to emigrate north to New Hampshire.
I don't understand hwo to places so close together could be so vastly different. It seems as though MA is steadily infecting NH with it's dirty socilaist values though and at some point NH, will cease to become a decent place to live. It's very sad.
132 - Cao
It's hysterical to me that liberals either depict Bush as a diabolical genius (troofer argument, 9/11 was an inside job), or a clueless dumb hick (they just like to call him dumb without explaining what their evidence is); he can't possibly be BOTH, now, can he?
133 - Christopher Rose
It's funny to me that Cao seems to think that liberals support the "truther" argument that 9/11 was an inside job.
Are you deliberately trying to smear people who have a different perspective to you or are you just uninformed?
134 - pleasexcusetheinterruption
Palin is an incredible joke. It tells me he really is running for Bush's third term. That the Rove factor is still in play. If he had picked a moderate, I would have considered voting for him. Now the choice is easy.
Obviously the McCain camp wants to attract attention to the Palin vs Obama experience contest because in that contest they both lose, and McCain wins. However, I think all this fuss over experience is a load of horse ****. Experience is GREAT but so is good judgment and good intentions and the willingness to seek out experts where you are not well informed. That is something which Palin lacks and Obama wins.
The author of the above article cites Alaska's proximity to Russia (and Canada????) as part of Palin's experience. ARE YOU SERIOUS??? The first time I heard this I thought it was a joke. Turns out it's for real. I go to school near Canada.. can I be ambassador to the UN? I used to live near the ocean.. can I run the fisheries department? What exactly are the 'unique challenges' of being Governor to Alaska? Cite one executive decision you've heard of besides selling the governor's jet on e-bay. (Political stunt by the way - the jet's value is worth about as much to Alaska as monopoly money to you or me). And no. She does not run the NATIONAL Guard in Alaska. That's federal biz.. next please.
Here's a great run down of Palin vs Obama experience.
This woman has virtually no experience. She is not a fiscal conservative. Her attempts to cut the budget of Alaska were more like slash and burn and drew nearly unanimous disapproval from both parties in her Congress.
[Sorry PETI, but you can't paste in someone else's remarks, particularly with all those arrowheads. You can ask them to post it or you can link to it if you want - provided you format the link properly. If you don't know how, here is a clear explanation of how to format a link.
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135 - Silas Kain
I've had it. For the first time in 40 years we have a Presidential election where the voter doesn't have to vote for the "lesser of two evils". And I, for one, am so grateful. I don't support Obama and I'm having a very difficult time supporting McCain. However, they're both inspirational, articulate and true American leaders who will shake up Washington provided they have our support. If Barack Obama is our next President, I will work my American made ass off to make sure he gets to do his job. Why? Because for once in my life, this is something that's more important than myself. For once in my life I will put my country first. If Barack Obama is a successful President, America wins. If John McCain is a successful President, America wins. We're in a win win situation but the extreme fringes on both sides are going to mess it up for the rest of us once again.
136 - pleasexcusetheinterruption
It's amazing to me the people who support Palin almost take glory in being wrong. Like some kind of sick pleasure.
137 - Silas Kain
Sounds to me like you're more interested in stoking the fires of our differences than trying to bring this country together. Our national tendency to put the blame on someone other than ourselves is another "malaise" in our culture. Obviously you're an Obama supporter. Even Senator Obama himself is above this mindless, petty debate. Take a lesson from your own candidate, you may just learn something.
138 - pleasexcusetheinterruption
Sounds to me like you're more interested in stoking the fires of our differences than trying to bring this country together. Our national tendency to put the blame on someone other than ourselves is another "malaise" in our culture. Obviously you're an Obama supporter. Even Senator Obama himself is above this mindless, petty debate. Take a lesson from your own candidate, you may just learn something.
Well what do you call someone who cites proximity to Russia as foreign policy experience. I call it stupidity. If that makes me an ass, then I where the badge with honor.
139 - Rob
Face it Liberals! The MEDIA is BIAS towards SARA PALIN! They are in love with Barack "Can't do no wrong" OBAMA! You people love this guy who has no experience. Can you even name one thing he has done? McCain and Palin both have kids going to Iraq! They want us out of this war more than anyone else. Why don't you admit it? There is a Media BIAS! You liberals are pathetic. McCain/Palin 2008....
140 - Dave Nalle
>>Palin is an incredible joke. It tells me he really is running for Bush's third term. That the Rove factor is still in play. If he had picked a moderate, I would have considered voting for him. Now the choice is easy.<<
Sorry, PETI. This makes no sense. McCain IS a moderate, so it makes sense that he'd pick a common-sense conservative like Palin as a running mate.
Dave
141 - Baritone
Palin a "common-sense conservative?" Right.
BTW, Palin DIDN'T sell the plane on ebay. She posted it, but it did NOT sell. Someone in her administration sold it reportedly for about a half million dollars less than its book value. Maybe it was a fixer-upper.
I like the way a Republican member of the Alaska State Legislature described Palin's administrative approach - "her way or no way."
B
142 - Dave Nalle
Baritone, she said she "put it on ebay" which she did. She didn't say it sold. Still a clever idea and a good way to get publicity for your fiscal responsibility.
And now an actual comment for Chris R. to keep his little ego going.
It's funny to me that Cao seems to think that liberals support the "truther" argument that 9/11 was an inside job.
The 9/11 was an inside job delusion transcends party lines or left/right divisions. IMO it is stronger and more long-lasting on the extreme right, among the birchers and the Jonesheads. But I've heard people call Alex Jones a liberal, which I found mind-boggling, so there's plenty of confusion. On the left the 9/11 conspiracy mania appeals to two groups, those who are psychotically anti-Bush, particularly socialist/anarchist radicals who assume that Bush is the source of all evil, and to those who are convinced that the jews are behind everything that goes wrong in the world, often highly religious african americans, strange though that seems.
But the one thing you can be sure of is that regardless of what their general political alignment is, if they're a truther they're a nutcase.
Dave
143 - Lisa Solod Warren
Um, Biden also has a son on his way to Iraq.
144 - Silas Kain
And where is he assigned, Lisa? You have already implied that Track Palin's service is somehow less valuable to this nation because of his assignment. If the Attorney General of Delaware were assigned to stand side by side with Track Palin how would you spin that? Either way each side has a child going to war. Screw the politics, I respect Palin and Biden for their sacrifice. And I stand with both in praying that their sons come back to our free shores safe, warm and free of injury.
I've seen first hand what happens to a family when they lose a son or daughter in war. It's horrible. Parents, wives and children are never quite the same. When you have a loved one serving in a war their safety is never far from the conscious mind. You walk around with an aching pit in your stomach, wondering is my kid alive right now? As hard as one tries to be engaged in the routine of life, it becomes increasingly difficult. There are some days where you just want to retreat because that worry just becomes too much to bear. My heart goes out to Joe Biden and Sarah Palin but especially to Joe Biden. He's already buried a child and had to move on. So please, don't fluff off Track Palin's service.
145 - Lisa Solod Warren
No, I did not. It is just that one poster mentioned Palin and McCain and said nothing about Biden.
146 - Silas Kain
OK, Lisa, but that doesn't take away from the post on another thread that you made about Track Palin being in some "elite" squad when he gets to Iraq. So, my question to you once again is this: does the nature of Track Palin's military assignment negate his service to our country? You have yet to take this issue head on.
147 - Andy Marsh
Silas - to many liberals here at BC, military service isn't worth squat if you didn't serve in a war zone or during a war. According to some here at BC and other places, those of us that serve or served and never saw action only do it or did it because we couldn't make it on the outside.
Don't shoot the messenger folks, I'm only repeating what I've read here.
148 - Jordan Richardson
Perhaps you could point me towards where you read it here, Andy. I'd like to see those comments for myself.
149 - Andy Marsh
Perhaps not.
You don't believe me, find them yourself. I know what's been said to me and others here and elsewhere over the past five years. I have better things to do than prove them to you.
Just because you and other liberals want to turn a blind eye to any of this bias doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
One of the people that used to make stupid remarks like that is no longer here at BC. She was banned long ago for worse things. The other one...I haven't seen him around in a while...but I'm sure you'd like him! You'd probably like both of them.
Aren't there politics in Canada that you need to be worrying about?
150 - Jordan Richardson
You don't believe me, find them yourself.
I never said that I didn't believe you, Andy. How would I go about finding them myself? Is there some way to search the comments here? I was hoping you could point me to a general direction, but I suppose that was too much to ask. Sorry.
Just because you and other liberals want to turn a blind eye to any of this bias doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
You're assuming an awful lot from a simple request.
Aren't there politics in Canada that you need to be worrying about?
We Canadians don't "worry" about our politics the same way you self-important Americans do. Our election will be over and done with before yours with far less hoopla, attack ads, and mindless tittering. I think this is our fourth federal election in about 3.5 years, so we tend not to get all worked up over them when we have them so often.
151 - troll
I imagine that gitmo is a bitch about now - speaking of assignments
152 - Andy Marsh
Maybe that's what we need to do, elect all of them like we do for the house...every two years we throw out the bath water...might work better....but then again, we can't seem to get anything done now. If we kicked them out every couple years we'd get less than nothing done!
I was trying to do a search, but I think BC is getting paid to use some new crumby search program. It's alot more difficult to find some of the older stuff anymore. then again...there is a good amount to search through....
The people I recall making those statements about the military were named mac diva and the other was mch, later changed his name to remf.
When talking heads get fired for being to liberal then there must be some truth to it...no?
153 - Jordan Richardson
Maybe that's what we need to do, elect all of them like we do for the house...every two years we throw out the bath water...might work better....but then again, we can't seem to get anything done now. If we kicked them out every couple years we'd get less than nothing done!
LOL, yeah I know the feeling. This election is about what Stephen Harper considers an ideological deadlock in the House. So he wants to press for a majority government again, all the while also admitting that he won't get it. So we'll end up with another minority government and the situation will remain the same. That's why an overwhelming majority of us consider this election (and most of our elections) a fat fucking waste of time.
And it seems to me that the people making the claims about the military and the content of military service are some pretty whacked out fringe people. I took your original statement (to many liberals here) a bit too literally and didn't know that you were referring to people that don't post here anymore or people that would be considered to be more than a little nuts.
154 - Silas Kain
Jordan, I envy Canada. I'd love to see a Parliamentary government in the states but that will never happen. Something about preserving the Constitution - a document Conservatives love to defend but find every which way to avoid. Well, not ALL conservatives. Just the ones on the Far Right fringe and anyone who's slept with Karl Rove.
155 - Andy Marsh
There are still plenty of people here that are a little nuts, but for the most part, it's not too bad.
One of them used to use a term that's since been banned from BC. Has to do with the little bird character that was always trying to catch Foghorn Leghorn...remember him? I don't think I can use the term here. I think the comments are filtered for it...something along the lines of poultry hawk, but not quite...that was the least of his problems. I think it really pissed him off that he couldn't use the term on me and that's why he went after my service.
The other one...mac diva...you can actually blame her for my having a blog. She made a big deal out of the fact that I didn't have one and since this is BLOG Critics, I should have a blog in order to be a critic here. The site owner was cool and told her that I'd have one when I was ready to have one. I went hunting for a free blog place and the rest is history!
Back in those days the owner of this place used to comment often. I guess he's become one of the elite now, we never hear from EO anymore! I would think it would suck to have to stay neutral...but I think that's what he does...
Here's the problem though. We have people here saying that US magazine isn't mainstream...I guess because they don't read it. I don't either, but it's still out there and obviously, they get a good amount of readers or they wouldn't be in business. Right?
They put out this bullshit and it sits there right at the check out counter and people with nothing better to do read the cover. They see, Sex, Lies, Scandal and a picture and make an assumption. The assumption is wrong, but that's what the mag cover was meant to do. If you actually read the story inside that cover the lies they're talking about are lies of the bloggers on the left. You wouldn't get that from reading the cover. Not even close!
Have they ever done a cover with a picture of Barry and the word muslim on it anywhere? Think about all the screaming over a cartoon with Barry in it!!! Why did the liberals scream about it? Because it showed all those bullshit stories that have been smeared across the internet in one neat little picture.
I read, just recently and it might even be in this string of comments, that people shouldn't get their news from a rag in a supermarket. DUH! The problem is, those people aren't reading BC, they're reading US! And they ARE getting their news from sources like this.
So somehow, because they shouldn't be getting their news from a source like this that means it's not mainstream or it's not relavent. But it is! I mean come on! People shouldn't be getting their news from Comedy Central either, but they are! The difference being that MOST people know when Colbert is joshing them, they will actually believe the crap they see on the supermarket shelves. They have no reason to think that a mag like US is politically biased. I never realized it was until this crap came out.
You look at that cover and if you can't see the blatant bias in it then you're blind. And to say that a magazine that's in every supermarket and 7-11 in this country isn't mainstream is disengenous at best.
just a thought...or two.
156 - Andy Marsh
Silas - the thought of sleeping with Rove is...
I can't think of any other word than EWWWWWWWWW!
157 - Jordan Richardson
Andy, it might surprise you, but I agree 100% with everything you said in #155.
As for sleeping with Karl Rove, he does that that flesh-coloured hair. Could be a turn-on for those with, uh...
158 - Andy Marsh
That's good to know Jordan.
Let's just drop that Rove thing though...m'kay???
159 - Dr Dreadful
Us Weekly doesn't have a political bias, it has a bias towards having as many numbers as possible in its bank balance.
Stories about Obama being a Muslim suicide bomber, or collaborating to help Tony Rezko become the new Al Capone, are of no interest to the kind of people who read Us. Stories about sex, scandal, cute-looking kids, nauseating lovey-doveyness, and what manner of underwiring the Mrs Obamas, Palins and Bushes of this world like to have in their bras are.
160 - Dr Dreadful
And Karl Rove... I think maybe that's who Larry Craig was waiting for in Minneapolis.
161 - Irene Wagner
Hi Ruvy: Happy rapidly approaching Rosh Hoshanah, although saying "have a solemn and reflective" is more appropriate.
Don't do it though, Ruvy, don't ever again mention the name Irene Wagner within one sentence of Sarah Palin (please.) I'm in touch enough with God to know that if the Almighty wants to divide the Kingdom of the Hebrews(He's done it before, you know) or alternatively to make it whole, He's perfectly capable of doing so without the US military's assistance and without relying on the US government's (rapidly atrophying, albeit) economic sanctions muscle.
You've gotten me thinking, though, with your statement: "if someone tries to kill me spiritually, I will kill them spiritually first."
Does anyone but the Lord have the ability to "kill spiritually" as the story in Genesis recounts He did, reluctantly and already--Gen 3:15--with a plan of Redemption already in place?
If one has spiritual life, should there be a fear that a spiritually dead person could take that life away? Would I try to kill a dead person all over again because I was threatened by his ability to pop out of the casket and throttle me?
I would contend that one who has spiritual life should do every reasonable and loving thing in his power to restore the spiritually dead ones to fellowship with their Creator. A walk that can be thrown off course--by either the senseless rantings or
the relatively intellectually rigorous arguments of the unbeliever -- is a walk in the Light that is neither confident nor close. (But ask Adam and Eve what can happen to a confident walk when the Adversary--a believer to the core--gets involved.)
162 - Oprah2
Here is something the media should investigate. Michelle Obama wanted to send poor people to clinics instead of her hospital when they went to her hosiptal's emergency room. How about inveistigate why Obama's Chicago had more murders and killings than death of soliders in Iraq and Afghanistan? Why did radical Islamist Khalid Al-Monsour asked civil rights leader, Percy Sutton, to write a letter for Obama so he could get into Harvad Law? Al-Monsour is paid by rich Saudis. How about finding out how only Barack Obama knew Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn, terrorist bombers and killers of policemen? Why Barack Obama, who has only been in office for less than four years got the 2nd most money for failed financial insitutions Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, that we the taxpayers, now have to bail out? How about investigating Communist Frank Marshall's association with Barack Obama, during a time when the Soviet Union wanted to destroy the U.S.? How about invesitgating how Obamanauts have tried to block any debate on WGN Radio in Chicago? How about the lawsuit that was filed by a Democrat against Obama? How did Obama get into Pakistan when he was a college student when no American could get in that country? How about the murder of Donald Young, the Gay Choir master at Obama's church? and so much more...