More drivel from CNN and Daily Kos
Posted by Mike Sylvester - 10/10/08 @ 6:19 pm - Filed Under 2008 National Elections, National Politics
You ought to read this drivel over at Daily Kos.
Political rallies are intended to energize those who come to the rally.
When Obama draws huge crows the media calls it inspirational. When McCain and Palin (Mostly Palin) draw large crowds it is incendiary.
Good grief.
Mike Sylvester
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Mike it seems pretty irresponsible of you to take that entire cnn.com article and dumb it down to crowd size. The term incendiary is used in reference to the phrases “terrorist”, “kill him”, and “treason” being shouted at these rallies.
McCain himself was booed at his own rally for making this quote “I want to be president of the United States, and I don’t want Obama to be,” he said. “But I have to tell you, I have to tell you, he is a decent person, and a person that you do not have to be scared as President of the United States.”
Justin,
Give me a break.
I have attended many political rallies and there are always a few people who say things that are inappropriate.
The press fully supports Obama and are embarassing themselves.
Mike Sylvester
I just read in a book that 1 in 25 people is a sociopath. I’m surprised that the figure isn’t higher, but you can pretty much bet that any large gathering will have a few.
The quote is from a Republican who worked for Reagan and Bush 41. He should be familiar with the type of divisive rhetoric that is being spewed by McCain and Palin. The only thing McCain can salvage from this doomed campaign is his good name. Hopefully, the people who have taken his campaign into this ditch will never be asked to run a campaign again.
Unfortunately, the same people who are running this fear and smear crap will probably turn up in January as some group who will hound the Obama administration as happened from the start of the last Democratic president’s term.
John Brown,
Once again, give me a break.
There are die-hards in both the Democratic and Republican Parties…
Mike Sylvester
John Brown - I have to agree with Mike. Flip between CNN and Fox News and you wonder at times if they both had just watched the same event. It is a two way road and leaves us in the middle often with our heads spinning. So some of us do our own research to learn the real truth.
Regardless of which side I may be on, if I elected to stick my head in the sand then I have no clue. Then if I only listen to one side I will have my head twisted only to the left or right.
People who enjoy CNN or Fox News would be bored in the old days, when the news shows did the NEWS. They did not spin it by themself or in concert with a reporter.
Back in his days on television I don’t think many people had a clue to Walter Cronkite’s political views because he reported only the NEWS. He did not try making the news, news!
Gentlemen, if a candidate talks about how America can and should do better it IS inspirational. If a candidate deals in negativity it IS incendiary.
Even Sen.McCain had to calm down one of his more rabid followers and got booed for his efforts. The person called Sen. Obama “an Arab”. When your own crowd boos you for showing respect for your opponent, that should speak volumes as to where you have taken your campaign.
If there were similar outbursts during any of Sen. Obama’s rallies I am sure the McCain people would have made them accessible to one and all.
I bet Pat Buchanan would have some interesting insights about what the Nixon administration thought of Mr. Cronkite’s leanings.
John, Hay I am impressed I will be getting free health care, a major tax cut, new roads to drive on, new sewers to use, and everyone in the world will love us…. Then I wake up and remember nothing is free and everyone does not love us… I also understand the government does not build a thing. That small business and those god ugly big companies make something… They sell it all over the world…. While government employes 10 of thousands and produces nothing….
John, hay since you got it figured out why not tell everyone how the race card was raised in the 1983 Chicago Mayor Harold Washington’s race. You know, the first one that Barack Obama signed up 130,000 people…
See in my book Pat Buchanan is pretty far to the right so I would guess he would bash the heck out of Cronkite. Just like many did when Kennedy was in office… Which tells me if you tick off the ends of the two parties then you must be pretty close to the middle…
Barack Obama did not come to Chicago until 1985,two years after Harold Washington won a three way race against Jane Byrne and Richard Daley(the current mayor). There was a successful effort to register approximately 100,000 African-American voters for that election. Seems to me that in a democracy, the more the merrier when it comes to involving people in the electoral process.
Mike,
I agree w/ Justin 100% as your post is a mischaracterization. I’ve been to a lot of political rallies and I’ve never heard the opposing candidate called an “arab terrorist”. But then again, I don’t go to many Republican rallies - maybe that’s standard fare.
I’m not sure who you are referring to when you say “the press”. Is there a large conspiracy afoot to defeat McCain? Or could it be he’s sinking like a stone due to his own poor decisions…
John Brown,
Both candidates have done a lot of negative attacks. Currently, McCain is doing more negative attacks since he is behind. OBama certainly did his share inthe primary and in the general.
And no the main stream press would most likely NOT point out anything atan Obama rally that would make hi look bad.
As an example compare the coverage of the Republican and Demcoratic Conventions. At both events the Government “cracked” donw on protestors with some questionable tactics. That being said the press completely ignored it at the Democratic Convention; however, they covered it at the Republican Conventions.
Mike Sylvester
Jeff,
How on Earth is my post a “mischaracterization?”
And yes there is a large “press” effort to support Obama. It should be obvious to anyone who watches the news.
The press is entirely behind Obama and has no objectivity.
Mike Sylvester
I watch “the news”. I don’t think there is a “large press effort to support Obama.” I think it depends on what news sources one consumes. Do you think FOX News and conservative talk radio are conspiring to support Obama? I also think the McCain campaign’s attempts at controlling the news cycle have backfired on him.
For example, McCain announced his VP selection the day after the DNC ended hoping to step on the post-convention bounce, and he succeeded in doing so. However, when you announce a relative unknown you should be prepared for the intense media scrutiny that follows.
The same thing is happening now. If you want to “turn the page” on the economic crisis and make the election a referendum on Obama’s character, well don’t be surprised when that backfires too.
It isn’t a question of favorable coverage; it is a question of campaign strategy.