oh look, McCain IS getting a pass…..
July 28th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
By Donvictimiti
The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC and CBS were tougher on Obama than on Republican John McCain during the first six weeks of the general-election campaign.
During the evening news, the majority of statements from reporters and anchors on all three networks are neutral, the center found. And when network news people ventured opinions in recent weeks, 28% of the statements were positive for Obama and 72% negative.
Just shocking, shocking news
Comment by jason330 on 28 July 2008 at 7:34 am:
You will never get wingnuts to admit that the media is anything other than “liberal.”
It is an article of faith that has been drilled into their thick heads like a catechism and it can’t be dislodged with actual facts.
Comment by pandora on 28 July 2008 at 8:00 am:
I’m sorry, is there someone running against Obama?
I smell press interference. They want a close race, and they’ll make it close if they have to.
Comment by cassandra m on 28 July 2008 at 9:41 am:
In addition to a close race, I think that national media types really like McCain (and I have no doubt he’s a likable guy in person), and seem to reflexively work at better treatment of him. His recent flip flopping on the Iraq timeline would have been a race-killer if it was Obama who had fundamentally changed his position on the cornerstone of his campaign.
Comment by Pandora on 28 July 2008 at 9:45 am:
Agreed.
Comment by cassandra m on 28 July 2008 at 11:15 am:
But more of this please. The headline really just says it all:
New McCain Ad Bashes Obama for Not Visiting Troops Using Footage of Obama Visiting Troops