i have a feeling that McCain/Palin-Derangement-Syndrome, will make BDS look like euphoria...
Posted on 09/09/2008 6:26:27 PM PDT by buccaneer81
Front-runner unplugged Media Infatuation with him backfires Michael Graham By Michael Graham Tuesday, September 9, 2008 -
I have one piece of advice for the struggling Obama campaign:
Fire MSNBC. They’re killing your campaign.
By all accounts the Democrats had a successful national convention in Denver. Their nominee’s speech at the ObamaDome was well received. At one point last week, Sen. Barack Obama had an 8-point lead in the polls. Click to learn more...
Today, he’s losing by 4. If you only count likely voters, Obama is down by 10. And he has his fawning friends in the media to thank for it.
The media, of course, doesn’t get it. According to their narrative, Obama was swamped by Hurricane Sarah. Gov. Palin is a political typhoon destroying all in her wake, and mere media mortals can only tremble in awe before her mighty wrath!
Please. Palin may be able to take down a rabid moose at 100 yards with a hockey puck, but she isn’t killing the Obama campaign.
To paraphrase James Carville, “It’s the media, stupid.”
The national media are dominated by enthusiastic Obama supporters desperate to see Obama the Enlightened win the White House, heal our souls, reset our thermostats and shut down the Fox News Channel.
And that’s precisely how their coverage of Palin comes across: desperate.
The media has thrown every imaginable charge at Palin, from banning books to cheating her way to the much-coveted title of Miss Wasilla. Along the way, media outlets like The New York Times [NYT], MSNBC and The Boston Globe-Democrat have gotten story after story just plain wrong.
Palin does not support teaching creationism in science class.
She didn’t fire the Wasilla librarian for not banning books that Palin didn’t like.
As governor she signed budget increases - not cuts - for programs targeting teen pregnancy and special-needs children.
And on and on - so many false and silly stories that entire Web sites have been established just to correct them.
And yet the misreporting continues.
That’s bad for Obama because these errors and rumors make it tougher for his campaign to take on the legitimate issues of ideology and experience. It’s hard to make charges about Palin’s tax policy as a mayor stick when cable talk show kooks are screaming about rumors she killed and ate an Inuit as part of a radical Pentecostal religious ceremony. What’s worse for Obama is how this is affecting his support among women.
I still don’t believe that true Hillary Clinton supporters will back the McCain/Palin ticket. Liberal feminists aren’t going to turn into home-school hockey moms because there’s a girl on the GOP team. But something is up.
One week ago, Obama had a 14-point lead among women in the Rasmussen survey. Yesterday, it was down to 3 percent. Women are watching what’s happening to this confident and authentic female leader, and they don’t like it.
It’s a shame, too, because Obama’s the one person who hit the right note when Palinpalooza began. He was respectful of her and (especially) her family, while insisting he still thinks she’s the wrong choice.
The mainstream media - those notorious lovers of nuance - just can’t pull it off. Their outrage at the very existence of Sarah Palin is palpable. “How dare she even be on the ticket,” they cry. “She’s never been on ‘Meet the Press!’ ”
The harder the media work to elect Obama, the lower his poll numbers go.
There is one bright spot for Obama. In a final shudder of journalist integrity, NBC has kicked Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews out of the anchor chairs for the rest of the campaign.
But is it enough? Katie and Charlie and Wolfie and the gang are still working hard every day to remind typical Americans that Barack is the media’s favorite candidate.
If they keep it up, he’ll be lucky to carry Illinois.
The author of this piece, Michael Graham, is a good guy and one of us. As usual, he’s right on target!
The messiah is showing us just how much of a “uniter” he really is. I’d just as soon punch a DemocRAT as look at one.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Couple thangs - the hillary supporters who are liberal feminists won't vote repub EVER. But Palin has brought many, many more women on board than just libradfems. Her numbers are huge.
The big swing isn't libradfems, it's all the rest. That's what's up. JMHO
If she comes to my area, I'll go see her.
Michael Graham might be right on this issue, but I lived in Charleston when he was on the air and he’s a nut.
The libs dont get it and never will. They are smart everyone else is just an ignorant peasant, their views are right so everyone must conform themselves to their view. Most Americans DESPISE being talked down to, being told they are dumb. Condescension is the one thing that is easily picked up on and the libs and their media are dripping with it. Obama is going to suffer the worst defeat in the history of this country and the libs still wont get it. They are infected with a psychotic narcissism which will not allow them to accept any truth that conflicts with their own beliefs.
I can only hope that many woman of the Joe Six Pack variety get the message about the messengers: the mainstream media is not their friends - is not above viciousness - is politically biased. (I'm Joe Six Pack, BTW)
You're right. My wife (who is disabled) is working as a volunteer for McCain-Palin. Answering phones, stuffing envelopes. This, all a result of Palin's entrance.
But Michael..."To paraphrase James Carville, “It’s the media, stupid.” You are part of the media stupid!
Not to mention that it would be "they are the media stupid" to anyone who attended the Trashcanistan school of journalism or better....
“psychotic narcissism”
Wow! I like it!
I was going to say something to the effect of “shhhh, we don’t want them to stop”, but you’re right, they are so absorbed in their own smug superiority that they wouldn’t recognize reality if it bit them on the nose.
I agree 95% with this article. The other 5% tells me that Obama and his supporters on the web have also contributed to his decline.
Demon Underground, Huff & Puff & Daily Spoof you’ve all done your part as well. Thanks to you all for showing the country what the Democratic party lacks. Leadership, honor, respect for others & class.
i have a feeling that McCain/Palin-Derangement-Syndrome, will make BDS look like euphoria...
“Even in Boston they get it. “
The thing is, other than the MSM, the liberals don’t have much.
Sure, they own the Teacher’s Union and the Universities, but those don’t translate into many votes. If the MSM loses its clout, the Democrats are in trouble for a long, long time.
Maybe they have ridden that horse as far as they can go.
Zero has a long and ugly history of childish, boorish behavior, particularly toward women.
Slowly but with glacial certainty he is unifying the nation. If he keeps going in this direction, he will get about 2% of the vote. McCain will get about 98%. That's pretty unified.
Seriously, I s'pect by election day things will tighten up quite a bit.
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