Saturday, August 09, 2008

The Presidential contest is between McCain and the media on one side; Obama on the other

Here is a description of the way the 2008 Presidential election is being fought. I quote from the author:
Two years ago, I wrote:
No matter who emerges as a progressive leader, or a high-profile Democrat, they're in for the same flood of conservative misinformation in the media. Too many people chalk up outrageous media treatment of, say, Al Gore or John Kerry to the men's own flaws, pretending that if they were better candidates, they'd have gotten better press coverage. That's naïve. The Democratic Party could nominate Superman to be their next presidential candidate, and two things would happen: conservatives would smear him, and the media would join in.
The eagerness with which the media have spread some truly bizarre criticisms of Obama confirms this theory. Just think about some of the things Obama has seen the media portray as weaknesses. He's too popular and respected. He's too well-educated. His great speeches are attended by many enthusiastic people -- just like Hitler! He's too fit.
Those articles and the many others like them are pure idiocy. Go read the details to see how the media is working to elect McCain by repeated lies and misrepresentations.

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