[Howard]Kurtz: Is Journalism Giving One Candidate Twice the Coverage?

NewsBusters ^ | July 27, 2008 | Noel Sheppard

[tobyhill]

These “journalist” or “reporters” don't donate 10 times the amount to Democrats to watch them lose and they definitely won't write anything about their candidate that may help them lose, even the truth.

[Salvation]

**[Howard]Kurtz: Is Journalism Giving One Candidate Twice the Coverage?**

Absolutely.

[Salvation]

Jesus Christ IS the Messiah.

Obamanation just THINKS he is the Messiah.

[upchuck]

I’m not an admin and glad of it :)

If you wanna post, go read this:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460152/posts

And welcome to FR.

[Carley]

According to Jeffrey Toobin it is perfectly justified that the media is giving Obama much more coverage.

His excuse is that in past years McCain got lots of coverage from the media.

[tobyhill]

Obama “I was puzzled by this notion that somehow what we were doing was in any way different from what Sen. [John] McCain or a lot of presidential candidates have done,” “Now, I admit we did it really well.”

Obama forgot to mention that he was followed by 200 reporters where McCain had a big fat 0.

[piytar]

Twice as much? Not even close. Try three or four times as much. If we just look at positive or neutral coverage, try five or ten times as much...

[Sen Jack S. Fogbound]

"The MSM says, “We have a wonderful campaign going. Barack Obama, the Messiah and some old guy!"

Hey! Be careful what you say! Some old guy, eh? I'm older than this old guy and possibly a bit smarter.

[maine-iac7]

I thought networks were required to give equal time - whatever happened to that?

[tips up]

Is it just that the media want their guy to win?

Or are the media trying to show their relevancy by influencing the election?

Or both?

[cricket]

We are still learning about Obaba?

Sounded okay a more than a few months ago.. .now this comment only speaks to a pathetic, salivating, Obama gushing, MSM who refuse to report the truth of Obama. A Media, who the entire world, knows by now; are more than happy to be carried in the pocket of the empty suit that people imagine - make that believe - they see a Leader in.

Add this to Howard's question here re Obama's coverage and can only wonder if Howard has just returned from a secret space misson.

If these Journalists were doing even half the job they all called to; we would now be well past the learning curve.

[Kickass Conservative]

So, we are supposed to think that a Junior Senator with little experience outside of being a “Community Organizer” (AKA Troublemaker), has a more interesting story than John McCain?

I guess being raised in a Military Family, becoming a Navy Fighter Pilot in wartime, being captured and tortured by our enemy and coming back to the States and having a long successful career in the Senate is just so much fluff.

I certainly hope this country isn't that stupid. Then again, we are the land of Britney, Paris and John Edwards.

[cricket]

Obama wins the 'underdog' competition IMHO, as the 'multitudes' see Obama as just that.

Certainly his race; his 'youth'; his inexperience; his background. . .his friends and his Muslim heritage; all this and more, of course - are 'underdog challenges'. . .and enough to discourage any ordinary man.

And of course, Obama is not just an 'underdog'; but rather, an 'historical underdog'. . .

Rest not. . .