You can call me a right-wing wingnut or whatever. But this makes sense to me, and this does not. And it's been pretty consistent during the current election season.
There's a war on. And a recession. And an attempt by the executive branch to usurp the powers of the other two. And the biggest problem the author sees is campaign finance?
amazing display of ignorance by Victor Davis Hanson.
"So we are about to elect a vice president about whom we know only that he has been around a long time, but little else — and nothing at all why exactly Joe Biden says the most astounding and often lunatic things." - says someone who is accusing journalists of not doing their job while himslef not even trying to do it.
Joe Bidens record is public; available to be accessed on the web or through more formal "harcopy" channels. All his speeches, all his initiatives, all his meetings, all his mistakes, including the ones Mr. Hanson mentioned, all his trips around the country and abroad, etc.
The problem is that Victor Davis Hanson didn't really do anything of what he is preaching, which really does prove his point in a very sad kind of way...jouranlism is dead, if the ones making the statement don't even bother to be journalists themselves.
Hansen is wrong. His facts are right but the conclusion is wrong. Yes, the media doesn't follow the GOP talking points and focuses on Palin more than Binden. It's not because they are "infatuated with Obama" though.
The media is not focusing at the campaign financing because guess where the money end up being spent? That's right! TV ads. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Biden is old and boring. Nobody wants to see Biden. Palin, on the other hand, is a walking rating increase. People want her, people want to know the color of her underwear. People love her or hate her but they get engaged either way, good for the ratings.
Ayers, Right, Fleger, Khalidi, ACORN, etc. It's like a right wing obsession with the whole guilt by association thing. Nobody cares! Even McCain campaign was smart enough to drop it eventually. Why would the media tell a story that nobody wants to hear where there are plenty of stories that people do want to hear? For instance, what's the color of Sarah Palin's underwear. Now, here is a good story.
"The socialist" and "the wealth spreader" thingy is no more than a name calling. The media will not call your opponent names for you, unless you pay them. Also, like a good republican strategist said, Obama featured a 30 min infomercial and a join rally with Bill Clinton. McCain featured Joe The Plumber that didn't show up. The media covered both.
Don't blame the media, blame the campaign, IMO. McCain ran a shitty campaign so Obama dominated the news cycle, got more money, didn't gamble with his VP, got his message out better.
P.S. Hanson's article is very ignorant and one sided. He calls out the media on the very things that he does himself.
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"So we are about to elect a vice president about whom we know only that he has been around a long time, but little else — and nothing at all why exactly Joe Biden says the most astounding and often lunatic things." - says someone who is accusing journalists of not doing their job while himslef not even trying to do it.
Joe Bidens record is public; available to be accessed on the web or through more formal "harcopy" channels. All his speeches, all his initiatives, all his meetings, all his mistakes, including the ones Mr. Hanson mentioned, all his trips around the country and abroad, etc.
The problem is that Victor Davis Hanson didn't really do anything of what he is preaching, which really does prove his point in a very sad kind of way...jouranlism is dead, if the ones making the statement don't even bother to be journalists themselves.
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The media is not focusing at the campaign financing because guess where the money end up being spent? That's right! TV ads. Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Biden is old and boring. Nobody wants to see Biden. Palin, on the other hand, is a walking rating increase. People want her, people want to know the color of her underwear. People love her or hate her but they get engaged either way, good for the ratings.
Ayers, Right, Fleger, Khalidi, ACORN, etc. It's like a right wing obsession with the whole guilt by association thing. Nobody cares! Even McCain campaign was smart enough to drop it eventually. Why would the media tell a story that nobody wants to hear where there are plenty of stories that people do want to hear? For instance, what's the color of Sarah Palin's underwear. Now, here is a good story.
"The socialist" and "the wealth spreader" thingy is no more than a name calling. The media will not call your opponent names for you, unless you pay them. Also, like a good republican strategist said, Obama featured a 30 min infomercial and a join rally with Bill Clinton. McCain featured Joe The Plumber that didn't show up. The media covered both.
Don't blame the media, blame the campaign, IMO. McCain ran a shitty campaign so Obama dominated the news cycle, got more money, didn't gamble with his VP, got his message out better.
P.S. Hanson's article is very ignorant and one sided. He calls out the media on the very things that he does himself.
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