Posted on 09/04/2008 8:36:29 PM PDT by doug from upland
MSNBC gets worse spot than Al Jazeera (updated) September 4, 2008 at 6:53 pm by Irene Jay Liu
A random observation: NBC News has possible some of the worst seats in the house, tucked away so far to the side of the Xcel Energy Center that it has a partially obstructed view of the stage. To the right of NBC is Al Jazeera, which has a slightly better view of the stage.
MSNBC, which is affiliated with NBC, is widely considered to be the more liberal of the cable news networks (with Fox to the right, and CNN somewhere in the middle). Fox and CNN have equally-good press areas, mirroring each other on opposite sides of the stage.
The tension between the parties and the media has escalated over the past few days, as Republicans have accused the media of bias in its coverage of VP candidate Sarah Palin.
While having tense relations with the press is new for McCain, who has historically culitivated a very friendly and open with reporters, accusing the press of bias in the face of unfavorable coverage is common.
Clinton’s people did it during the Monica Lewinsky affair.
And the Bush administration lobbed similar accusations against the New York Times and the Washington Post when they published stories about the CIA’s secret prisons and domestic wire-tapping programs.
Update: I’m reminded that last night the audience chanted “NBC! NBC! NBC!” when GOP VP candidate Sarah Palin took swipes at the press, such as:
Here’s a little newsflash. Here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this great country. [standing ovation]
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They deserve to be in the janitor closet.
I asked the same question about NBC. Why does NBC have a spot at all?
What a shame that Sultan el Oblegirlyman wasn’t able to attend, he could have stepped in to provide those goat-humpers at al Jazeera with the traditional Islamic pleasures they enjoy out in the fields with their flocks of animals.
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