Posted on 09/30/2004 12:15:27 PM PDT by finnman69
Quite frankly, I believe that presidential debates are silly. I don't plan to watch them, but I WILL probably login to FreeRepublic to get a feel for the reactions here.
My prediction is that Kerry will do OK in this debate, and after all 3 are completed, it wont affect the outcome of the election anyways..
I'd be suspicious if the story really bashed the presidents future performance. I'm sure it's just a pre-written story that they planned on quickly editing and releasing right after the debates.
Still, it's funny that Boston.com News pops up in two story screw-ups in matter of weeks.
Actually this debate went on before the lights went out!
Post #29 is so revealing.
1. Just as you say, it shows coordination.
2. Also, though, it shows really poor continuity of time sequence by a so-called professional journalist. It bounces from tonight as if it's over to this morning as past, to the future import of the debates shaping individual opinion.
This proves, as MemoGate so clearly demonstrated, that professional journalists aren't, and that many amateur bloggers soar to far greater heights of objectivity and craftmanship.
Didn't Dr Who vote to help the Movellans defeat the Dalek's before he voted to not help them?
Like Kerry raising taxes, Dr Who has always been consitant about the Dalek's
Yeah, Boston.com News was just one of many who regurgitated the AP story without question. The Boston.com article was one of the few that were "screen captured" when Freepers were trying to show how the story kept changing.
I clicked on the feedback link and jotted them a note, basically, "How did you guys manage to report on the Bush-Kerry debates before they happened?"
Here's the reply I got:
"Hi there,
"Thanks for writing to Boston.com. When a public speech is going to take
place, it is required that the speakers release their speeches
beforehand
to media outlets. We are sorry for the confusion. The article has since
been removed from the site. Please feel free to write back at any time.
Thank you,
Customer Support
Boston.com"
They are releasing their debate comments ahead of time? ROFL!
Might as well, given how canned this debate is going to be, I wouldn't be suprised if the candidates answers have already been fed into a teleprompter, might as well give it to the media so they can write their stories.
Now we know how John Kerry plans to "win" tonight's debate. We received an e-mail this afternoon from Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, on behalf of the DNC's "debate response team." Recipients are urged to help the campaign spin the debate:
* "National and local news organizations will be conducting online polls during and after the debate asking for readers' opinions. Look for online polls at these national news websites, and make sure to vote in every one of them."
* "Immediately after the debate, go online and write a letter to the editor of your local paper. If you feel John Kerry commanded the debate and had a clear plan for fixing the mess in Iraq, put it in your letter. If you feel George Bush dodged tough questions on Iraq and didn't level with voters, put it in your letter."
* "Do you listen to national or local call-in shows on the radio? How about on TV? Call them and let them know what you thought of John Kerry's plan to keep America secure and George Bush's continuing refusal to admit the truth about his record."
"Your actions immediately after the debate tonight can help John Kerry win on November 2," the e-mail says. Do these guys really think such cheerleading is what wins presidential elections?
-- BEST OF THE WEB TODAY
I wonder if the story will be the same tommorrow or if they told Mr. Terrence Hunt that he will actually have to view the debate BEFORE he writes his analysis.
The news media is losing all semblance of objectivity.
Is Terence Hunt sitting in his AP office in New York listening for the boos or is he in Coral Gables writing a dream sequence report?
ABC took down their link as well.
You guys don't know how newspapers work. This debate will end just about the time we normally roll the presses. So writers are already roughing out their stories. This is an example of that. It's basically a preview of tonight's debate, and doesn't say anything about what actually transpired, because it hasn't transpired yet. Much of this copy--the background info--will be reused for the post-debate story, mixed in with what actually happened.
Newspapers have done it this way since the birth of deadlines. It's no big deal.
Is this a parody? I knew the MSM would jump the gun and declare Kerry the "winner" before the debates started.
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