Posted on 09/15/2008 12:15:39 PM PDT by Red Steel
Mr. F. Why didn't the "media" pull the same plug or burst the "bubble" on Obama? Answer: You and the "media" are in the tank for him. You disengenuous putz.
OMG!!! You'd think he'd at least use the same fraudulent definition of the "Bush Doctrine" that his boy Charlie cited.
What a freakin' MORON!!!!!!
Since when did anyone in the msm try to build Gov Palin up? All they’ve done since day one is trash her and try to tear her down.
She goes up, they go down and they can’t stand it.
Nonsense... the “phenomenon” continues and will continue precisely because the media simply can’t let go — without rational thought, they launched onto an all-or-nothing campaign to destroy Palin, and the longer she survives it, the shriller and more desperate the media becomes about it.
Of course, even here we see the latest change in the line of attack — originally she was an “inept” choice that was going to DOOM McCain. Now she’s some sort of “carnival sideshow” that’s just a passing fancy in the news.
Yes, the initial furor will eventually die down as the crack (or at least, crack-consuming) media fail to generate any significant “dirt”, and they will shift to ignoring her in hopes of diminishing her via silence rather than by storm. But she’s more than just a “story”. She’s their worst nightmare: a strong, intelligent, successful, CONSERVATIVE woman who got where she is on her own merits, and not any type of “equity” program.
She’s the antithesis of the “victim” club. And the “abortion uber alles” NOW gang. And the Beltway insiders who demand that all candidates by hand-picked and approved by the appropriate power brokers.
This is the same group that thought Reagan was “just an actor”.
The think Palin’s appeal is just superficial, when in fact it is her substance.
Obama’s numbers were dropping steadily in the 60 days prior to the conventions. McCain’s numbers weren’t moving much at all. The Palin pick pushed McCain’s numbers up and solidified his base. And Obama’s numbers continue to slide. I believe it is quite true that the novelty will wear off Governor Palin just as Obama’s did. The question is will that result in McCain’s numbers falling or will he sit at about 50% for the rest of the campaign?
In my opinion McCain’s numbers will ride at about 50% - maybe a couple of points higher - from now until the election. Obama’s will slowly fall. The final result will be in the 47-53 range with McCain on top. Independents like Palin. They don’t like Biden and Obama has already pulled as many from that group as he is going to get.
I am stunned at the sheer arrogance (or is it hubris, to use a Charlie Gibson term) of this article. Does he really think that Sarah Palin is a media creation, much less that the media has propped her up so that it can knock her down later?
Obviously, this guy hasn’t read the recent polling data (e.g. Gallup) about what the voting public really thinks about the role of the media in this year’s election.
Jon Friedman Is Extremely Embarrassed That He Sold Out, Went To The ‘Time 100’ Party, And Spent The Entire Time Awkwardly Ogling Models, Wolfing Down Baby Lamb And Nursing A Harvey Wallbanger Man-Crush On Rick Stengel
“I am a lousy martyr,” writes Jon Friedman, in the latest gripping edition of MarketWatch.
Then, since he was already on an honesty kick, Friedman also confessed to being grammatically-impaired, incurably verbose and a poor dresser.
Okay, fine, that last part didn’t happen. But then again, it wouldn’t have particularly surprised us, since it encapsulates the precise blend of honesty, integrity and unsolicited confessional we’ve come to look for in Friedman’s incoherent biweekly rants. And today’s column was true to form, grabbing our attention from beginning to end with Friedman’s pseudo-intellectual, feelings of “shame” over his having attended the Time 100 fete!
Stay tuned for Friedman’s shameful confession, after the jump
Guess who has more votes?
Exactly...
Remember their first reaction was that she wasn't acceptable because THEY had not “vetted” her. McCain has found a little of Reagan's magic by going around the establishments and the press and going straight to the “people” and it appears they like her.
LIES! LIES!! LIES!!! IT’S ALL LIES!!!!
http://americandigest.org/mt-archives/5minute_arguments/the_lying_king.php
Friedman dissing Time (Dec. 20, 2006):
"Time reasons that Google, YouTube, Wikipedia and the other do-it-yourself innovations underscore how much technology empowers ordinary people and enables them to put their stamp on our society."
Jon Friedman Apologizes to Time Magazine, You, Me, and Everyone We Know by Matt Haber - June 20, 2008
Actually, the media told Freeper GVnana and a bunch of other people to go to the Palin Carson City Rally, and they responded like puppets on a chain.
Otherwise, there might've been one or two people there.
After a lib sent me the Palin interview, I sent him the Gibson-Obama interview (sample question: how does your grandmother feel about you) and very sarcastically described it using the Palin interview as my template (hostile, critical, loaded questions). He totally missed the sarcasm. Libs are blind.
The libs also don't understand that Palin isn't for them. The world doesn't revolve around them. Palin is for ordinary conservative Americans who want a conservative VP. The media reflexively attacks her for the sole reason that she is conservative and Friedman can't/won't admit that.
LLS
What was the size of his population sample, and what method of statistical analysis did he use?
CA....
Didn't get the memo.
Only one poll matters, and it’s in early November.
Friedman is a fool!
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