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Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:07 pm
by _bcspace
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 6:16 pm
by _Res Ipsa
Dear bcspace,
Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
You're not learning.
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:56 pm
by _Tarski
BS
Fox News, talk radio and other outlets drown out everything. I couldn't turn on the TV or radio without being inundated with right wing propaganda.
Even CNN tries so hard to be unbiased that the overcompensate.
The idea that the media has a liberal bias is one of those big lies that is part of the propaganda itself.
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:28 am
by _Quasimodo
I agree that the media played a big role in Romney's defeat, but not the way you mean. It wasn't the media's portrayal of Romney that did the damage, it was Romney's portrayal of himself to the media.
The poor (rich) man has a political tin ear. His 47% speech to a small audience was unwise to the point of being foolish (just about everyone has a video recorder in their pocket these days). His thoughtless, on camera remarks about the London Olympics caused an international stir. Even his comments about "store bought" cookies made him seem to be an arrogant ass.
If the media was on the lookout for Romney gaffes it's because they were amply rewarded for doing so.
I'm surprised he did as well as he did. Who wants a President with no diplomacy skills?
The Republicans had only one primary candidate with any real chance of winning, but Jon Huntsman was forced out of the race early. Had he been the nominee, he might well have won.
Now that the dust has settled, care to answer my earlier question? Who do you think the Republicans will run against Hillary in 2016?
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:44 am
by _moksha
Fox should have cover these stories in the same manner as the 24 hour a day 7 days a week coverage they gave to Rep. Gary Condit (D), California.
by the way, did Fox ever apologize to Mr. Condit after the real killer was found and given a life sentence?
No? Well, I suppose you're right about an apology for ruining a man's life based on partisan misinformation being a sign of weakness.
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 4:05 pm
by _Droopy
Tarski wrote:b***s***
Fox News, talk radio and other outlets drown out everything. I couldn't turn on the TV or radio without being inundated with right wing propaganda.
Even CNN tries so hard to be unbiased that the overcompensate.
The idea that the media has a liberal bias is one of those big lies that is part of the propaganda itself.
As a master of the infamous Goebbles "big lie" yourself (as this unintentionally comic post is testament), you beg far too many questions here regarding your own intellectual competence to speak on any of the salient issues of the day.
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:34 pm
by _Some Schmo
bcspace wrote:2. Pounding Romney With Partisan Fact Checking
I agree. Facts really did hurt Romney.
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:48 pm
by _Tarski
Droopy wrote:Tarski wrote:b***s***
Fox News, talk radio and other outlets drown out everything. I couldn't turn on the TV or radio without being inundated with right wing propaganda.
Even CNN tries so hard to be unbiased that they overcompensate.
The idea that the media has a liberal bias is one of those big lies that is part of the propaganda itself.
As a master of the infamous Goebbles "big lie" yourself (as this unintentionally comic post is testament), you beg far too many questions here regarding your own intellectual competence to speak on any of the salient issues of the day.
Your mind has been bought by the monied elite you so envy and slavishly serve but you will never be one of them. It's so very pathetic.
Money isn't just speech. It is also the power to brainwash and you have apparently been through the wash cycle more than a few times.
Anyone wondering about your ability to detect BS need only be reminded of your acceptance of Kolob, embryo ghosts, 3-Nephites, seer stones and a hairy mammal supreme being. All that with the simultaneous denial of mainstream science.
Such great judgement!
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:52 pm
by _Bob Loblaw
I hate it when people blame things on everything except the truth: we conservatives did not run a good campaign, and most Americans are not as conservative as we are. Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, "47%" and so on--these were gifts wrapped and tied with bows for Democrats. We'll win elections when we stop running on extreme social positions and start spelling out what we stand for. My principles do not include hatred for minorities, women, and the poor, but that's how we have allowed ourselves to be portrayed. It's our fault, no one else's.
Re: Media tipped the scales in Obama's favor
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 12:06 am
by _Res Ipsa
Bob Loblaw wrote:I hate it when people blame things on everything except the truth: we conservatives did not run a good campaign, and most Americans are not as conservative as we are. Todd Akin and Richard Mourdock, "47%" and so on--these were gifts wrapped and tied with bows for Democrats. We'll win elections when we stop running on extreme social positions and start spelling out what we stand for. My principles do not include hatred for minorities, women, and the poor, but that's how we have allowed ourselves to be portrayed. It's our fault, no one else's.
I think today is 1968 for the republican party. All talking points aside, the democratic party tacked to the center so hard that the current president is in Nixon territory on some issues. Blaming the "liberal" media is part of what cost Romney the election. Talk radio and Fox created a separate reality that wasn't real. And lots of folks believed it. I hope the republican party cleans out the crazies and tacks back to the center. We'll see.