Hey No. 6 I thought I was the only one that noted the media bias... :joke: It is just shy of blatant!!

And there was mention above some where in this thread about fluff.......

BTK

Originally Posted by Number 6

Did I just read back a post or two that the media is controlled by Rupert Murdoch? That is just too funny! Sen. McCain goes to the middle east and no one notices. Sen. Obama goes to the middle east and the three news anchors, Brian, Charlie and Katy, all travel along with him. Tell me the media is not in the tank for Obama! Bernie Goldberg is indeed correct.

Oh, they did big coverage on McCain's visit to the Marketplace in Iraq. Remember, "It's so safe. Like a walk in the park!" As he wore full body armor, was surrounded by over 100 U.S. soldiers and 20 helicopters overhead. ***And less then a month later, that entire marketplace was demolished by a suicide bomber.

McCain is not muzzled by advisers and kept out of the lens because he really doesn't want to viewed up close and personal. I can understand why.

Originally Posted by chelsea24

Oh, they did big coverage on McCain's visit to the Marketplace in Iraq. Remember, "It's so safe. Like a walk in the park!" As he wore full body armor, was surrounded by over 100 U.S. soldiers and 20 helicopters overhead. ***And less then a month later, that entire marketplace was demolished by a suicide bomber.

McCain is not muzzled by advisers and kept out of the lens because he really doesn't want to viewed up close and personal. I can understand why.

I'm not sure if Sen. McCain's comment was sincere or satire - I guess you had to be there. Sound bites are almost always taken out of context, or at least that what Sen. Obama claims.

If the election is won or lost on sound bites, that just means a significant percentage of American voters need daily doses of ritalin. There's a lot more about both of the candidates than the quickie blast on the screen where the news anchor gets more exposure than the event.

Sorry, Steve, but you're dead wrong on this one. This was not a sound bite. McCain then appeared in several interviews after his trip touting how safe Iraq was. Check it out.

Originally Posted by chelsea24

Sorry, Steve, but you're dead wrong on this one. This was not a sound bite. McCain then appeared in several interviews after his trip touting how safe Iraq was. Check it out.

I take your word for it.

However, Sen. McCain's opinion, or any other Senator's for that matter, on how secure or not secure any part of Iraq may be is irrelevant. The only opinions concerning "security" that matter are those formed by the persons who live there full-time and those who have been assigned there multiple times since this started. For those who only view the place long-distance, it is still conjecture.

I agree Steve, but, McCain did already try to sell the American public a bill of goods.
As President, the stakes are higher. We've been down that "used-car" salesman path before.

Originally Posted by chelsea24

I agree Steve, but, McCain did already try to sell the American public a bill of goods.
As President, the stakes are higher. We've been down that "used-car" salesman path before.

Show me a politician that is not in the "used car salesman" business and I'll show you a politician without a campaign manager, publicist, make-up artist, speech-writer(s), image consultant, media consultant and food taster.