Posted on 11/17/2008 3:12:29 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
Perhaps it was the announcement that NBC News is coming out with a DVD titled "Yes We Can: The Barack Obama Story." Or that ABC and USA Today are rushing out a book on the election. Or that HBO has snapped up a documentary on Obama's campaign.
Perhaps it was the Newsweek commemorative issue -- "Obama's American Dream" -- filled with so many iconic images and such stirring prose that it could have been campaign literature. Or the Time cover depicting Obama as FDR, complete with jaunty cigarette holder.
Are the media capable of merchandizing the moment, packaging a president-elect for profit? Yes, they are.
What's troubling here goes beyond the clanging of cash registers. Media outlets have always tried to make a few bucks off the next big thing. The endless campaign is over, and there's nothing wrong with the country pulling together, however briefly, behind its new leader. But we seem to have crossed a cultural line into mythmaking.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
Obama says "I will create 2 million new jobs."
3rd party guy says: "I will beat that! 2.5 million jobs!"
Obama says: "I will lower taxes for 95% of you."
3rd party guy: "Ha! I will lower taxes for 97% of you!"
Obama says: "I will make us energy independent."
3rd party guy: "I will have us exporting energy within 3 years!!"
The Democrats just offer empty promises. That would become obvious if someone made a point of always out-bidding them.
And yet, we don’t have conservatives competing for these media outlets.
“crossed the line into myth building.” Why, of course, and as the WaPo ombudsman (actually ombudswoman) declared: our coverage was biased but it was so well written that it was a pleasure to read.
[The responsible spending he promised? It’ll have to wait too. ]
No it won’y. Obama PROMISED to go through the budget line by line and veto any wasteful spending. And I believe him.
They can “boost” him all they want.
When the rest of us refuse to participate in his socialist schemes, he will fail.
We’ll probably get some “pushback” over refusing to participate, as Michelle alluded to:
“Barack Obama will require you to work. He is going to demand that you shed your cynicism. That you put down your divisions. That you come out of your isolation, that you move out of your comfort zone . . . Barack will never allow you to go back to your lives as usual - uninvolved, uninformed.”
Thanks.... I had a good laugh..Might be interesting to attempt... make sure that DNCmedia is on your side...
btt - another nail into their coffin — if anyone is listening!
There was a lot of racial jiu jitsu employed by the Obama campain to play upon the "white guilt" trip many liberals are on. I have actually heard some say that His election was necessary to bring about a "racial healing catharsis".
Boy, they have no idea what they have coming.
journalists fostering the notion that Obama is invincible
The obvious culprit - quickly accusing anyone else as the cause of the problem - in order to avoid discipline for their own behavior.
As Bill's dad said, "There is no window in this room, son!"
You are so right that the DNCmedia/o campaign played the race card. It still does not negate people being responsible for thier own votes. Yes, they will certainly have buyers remose BIG Time. But, the shame is that due to O & Pravda (dnc media).. no other blackman will ever get voted in the white house. O will certainly ruin it for anyother person of color. (probably should not have said this loud)
Yes, but the difference is, the Third-Party candidate would be unceremoniously grilled by the media. "How will you create new jobs? In which industry sector? Where will we find skilled workers? Will these be union jobs? Will these be jobs that will harm the environment? Will women get paid as much as men?" And so on.
For Obama: "How's the toilet training going for the new puppy?"
He is inheriting a crisis, and he could turn out to be the hero. However, I think it is more likely that this is a long tern problem (<4 years) and he will turn out to be the goat.
I hope I am wrong, for myself personally as an investor, for the black people, who need a hero and for my country.
Now that’s funny! I missed that one!
It’s absolutely fascist,
but you put it in front of 0bama supporters and they’ll try to justify it like “maybe she meant...”
“...he broke the bed then he jumped out the window laughing”...Great stuff.
You're kidding, right? While the media is not totally at fault what would you expect people to do when they are deliberately lied to, misinformed and Obama was held up by the media and everyone else trashed? Clearly they had an agenda and used every means possible to hide Obama's faults and elevate his few positive attributes.
The media is relied on by many to provide information. The clear bias has become normal to most Americans. Yes, they should think for themselves but when all the information points to a good thing that's what they'll believe.
No I’m not kidding....That is what the media will say as an excuse. We know that they were the cheerleaders for the o... but majority of the people just don’t seem to see it. I suspect when they wake up from their deep sleep... first, they will blame the dncmedia, then themsleves for listening to the dnc/media. Maybe this is what we need. There will always be a core grp that will always vote dnc no matter what. But, the ones that have finally realized they have been sheeples... then maybe they will be more careful and realize votes do matter. Heres’ hoping for the best.
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