or, may I add, in government!
The most disturbing thing however is the electorate that voted to continue the failed policies of the past four years!
People say that and then they fall for the media spin every time.
I watched ABC for part of the election night coverage, and they didn’t even try to hide their pro-Obama bias and the excitement as it became obvious that he was going to win. One reporter was talking to people in Times Square and one young woman said she had voted for Romney. The reporter arched his brow, smirked, and said, “Well, we’ve found ONE person who voted for Mitt Romney.” The woman, already nervous about being on TV, seemed humiliated.
I don’t watch network news often. Something about the whole presentation struck me as odd and I had a moment of deja vu. There used to be a TV station here that showed foreign news programs, including “Vesti” (News) from back in the USSR days. That’s what ABC reminded me of.
Pat Cadell had it right when he stated, “The mainstream media has become the enemy of the State.”
The Media was all in for the Communist and the voters sure as heck followed.
Too many citizens want nothing to do with politics so they never turn their TV channels to better news after watching American Idol (or whatever other mind numbing program is a hit).
“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you.” —Pericles (430 B.C.)
Until someone in the GOP figures out how to make better use of media other than the MSM, there will be trouble.
Right now the door is open for someone to put him/herself out before the public - all of the public, the whole demographic spread! - through different media in order to 1) educate people as to the real issues that face the nation, 2) propose realistic solutions to those issues that accord with the founding documents of our nation, and in doing so, 3) become a familiar and welcome voice by the time the next election rolls around. In other words, do what Ronald Reagan did before 1980, but without trying to be Reagan II (wouldn’t be possible).
If there were smart people in the party, who could connect to moneyed people, there are a handful of candidates right now who fit that profile. Pick the very best of them and get moving. By best I mean one who speaks the language of conservatism because he/she thinks conservatism, and who is at the same time appealing, well-spoken, possesses a sense of humor and an air of optimism, and has a spine.
At the same time, put in place a shadow RNC chairman (Priebus is a failure) who will find out the real plans and tactics of the other side and then figure out the best way to counteract it so that when the GOP candidate is determined the campaign can truly get to work on what it actually needs to do instead of simply spending gobs of money on foolishness.
Finally, realize that presidential politics is not business, nor is it simply money, though principles from both apply. Politics is the art of connecting to the hearts and minds of people. To do so on the presidential level means that you have to have someone very special. So, GOP, you have been bloodied twice now by a person whose policies are antithetical to the principles on which the nation was founded and, in some cases, even destructive and lacking in common sense that anyone should be able to grasp.
What are you going to do?
If you show yourselves not up to the job, well, the number of - and seriousness of the threat posed by - the Pauls and Cains of this nation will only grow.
“The press is more likely to favor one candidate for office over another at the expense of their journalistic objectivity.”
The statement is so generic that it lacks substantial meaning. If the statement was “The major networks create scandals involving conservatives, but spike scandals involving liberals.” It might mean something.
So what. It doesn’t matter. The old media still drives the narrative with what it chooses to cover. It’s not the talking heads. It’s what shots they show, and don’t show, during Sandy and Katrina.
The public may distrust but it makes no difference. According to Frank Luntz, exit polls show that more than 50% of the late breakers in this election identified Zero’s treatment of Sandy as their major decision point.
This poll will make absolutely no difference. We're working with folks who have been dumbed down for years.
The liberal networks understand only one thing: money. And money comes from ratings. And ratings come from viewers. And the dumbed down viewers will watch the liberal networks because they don't know any better.
curiosity poses a question
the survey found a skepticism of the media was HIGHEST among younger voters 18-34
the “stay-at-homes” was a hell of a lot higher for Obama than it was for the GOP, even though he managed to keep blue state majorities, just smaller ones
could a big percentage of those missing voters be among the youth who voted for Obama last time?????