Comments on: Why does the media care more about Joe Wurzelbacher's record than Barack Obama's record?

By: Legolas

Legolas — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:47:46 +0000

@FAC Just because a study has the trappings of science doesn't make it a good study. It's not a matter of belief, it's a matter of methodology and author bias: The publishers of the Wall Street Journal treat the study with outright scorn Methodological flaws pointed out here Also here, along with the fact that the authors themselves have been conservative think tankers Various problems with the study discussed here and in various links, along with the authors' defense against one of the critiques

By: FAC

FAC — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:47:31 +0000

Reality is what it is. If you don’t want to believe a well documented scientific study about the matter is up to you. But not only that, from the link above:
“All of our findings refer strictly to news content; that is, we
exclude editorials, letters, and the like”
If you think Tina Fey media coverage isn’t political, you are wrong. Remember Chevy Chase and Gerald Ford.? You have to look at the big picture and beyond not only to the news and editorials, but to BET, Comedy Central, PBS, even Discovery Channel is biased to the left. Just check their programs about polar bears, climate change, or origen of the universe point of views. I think the only channels 100% pro McCain is TNT and alike, only couple houndred watched.

By: FAC

FAC — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 07:52:34 +0000

@ Legolas
Really?

By: Legolas

Legolas — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:33:06 +0000

@FAC
Reality has a well-known liberal bias. 😉

By: Warren

Warren — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:33:40 +0000

The intense media scrutiny happened before the Huckabee appearance. But I agree that McCain did make him a celeb via the debate. However, I maintain that the focus of the media has been to discount his questions and even allege an impossible scenario (McCain planted him) because of the dirt they found.
When Obama is revealed as an ineffective state legislator who was not aware people were freezing in his district, was taking money from his fund raiser while that fundraiser was being sued for failure to heat his buildings and then supports his fundraiser after that, he is considered by the fawning press as a change agent.
The reactions are not proportional to the person (Joe vs Barack) nor to the office they seek (a livelihood vs the Presidency).