MyDD :: And they call it Liberal Media

And they call it Liberal Media

by DizzyQueen, Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 09:32:08 PM EST

Proudly Cross Posted at Clintonistas for Obama and ComputerQueen.Net

The past week has seen the mainstream corporate media continue their love affair with McBush. Ironically, this is the same media that Republicans have for years termed liberal.

Now, follow me on this one, as I'm moving quickly ...

The following block quotes are from an e-mail sent out by the Obama Campaign:

Just last week, McCain and his party attacked Barack Obama and ridiculed the idea that keeping your car tires inflated is an effective way to improve fuel efficiency and keep down the cost of gasoline. They even mailed out tire gauges as a joke.

I think the shortest response I can give is "Duh!"

Anyone who has limited mechanical experience with vehicles (or has a loved one who possesses such experience) has heard preaching ad nauseum regarding the need for properly inflated tires. This has been something known to millions for decades, but the MSM has gotten away with discounting this because McBush says it's simplistic. Sometimes the best ways for John and Jane Doe to assist with global issues, is something as simple as maintaining your vehicle properly. Not to mention it helps the pocketbook immensely.

The even more shocking thing to me, however, is that the MSM didn't call McCain or the RNC on this. All they did is laugh it off. McCain wasn't even made to eat his share of crow over such a stellar gaffe.

NEXT! . . .

Earlier this week, the McCain campaign put out an ad saying that Washington is broken.

Again, another obvious statement. The thing that the Rethuglicans don't mention is that Obama's been there 4 years ... their guy has been there 26 years. McBush has had a LOT more time to fix things, yet chooses to play the blame game. Look at McSame's voting record ... in the past 7.5 years, he's voted with Bush and the Republican Party 95% of the time. Maverick my @$$!

And again, the MSM is allowing him to make baseless claims without repercussions.

And Finally ...

Another ad uses scare tactics to claim Barack's tax policy will hurt middle class Americans.

The Media conveniently forgot that McSame's plan only helps the top echelon of wage earners. Over 100 million middle class families will take the tax burden of the upper class . . . the SAME upper class that has the ability to have people lobby for their tax loopholes, and who perpetuate the broken system that McSame talks about. Which party has spoken out against lobbyists and special interests? Certainly not the Rethuglicans!

Again and again it's painfully clear that McSame is truly the darling of the Mainstream Corporate Media ... the same media that the Right Wing-nuts loves to call Liberal!

And to hear the candidate speak to it himself:

So, how is McSame's campaign different than the normal Rethuglican faire? Where's the "Straight Talk Express"? And, lord knows if he can't campaign differently than the Republican standard of smear and fear, then how will he TRULY Govern?

Just my 2 Cents ... /me steps off the soapbox.

Tags: corporate media, dirty tricks, disinformation, John McCain, Republicans (all tags)

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Re: And they call it Liberal Media (2.00 / 3)

McCain gets away with whatever McCain wants to. i will go extra classless and say that if this was the Dem Nominee, who even had the appearance of leaving his wife after a major accident and an affair, it would be mentioned in 50% of the story, but there are different rules for Democrats. yet over half America believe the bullshit and says the media is in the tank for Democrats, it is SICK!!!

by Dog Chains on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 09:41:16 PM EST

SICK is right... (2.00 / 2)

I feel that way as well. If the "liberal media" were truly liberal (or even fair, for that matter), they wouldn't be carrying so much H2O for McBush.

We shall overcome!

by atdleft on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 10:42:43 PM EST
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It's stunning (2.00 / 4)

the way the MSM lets him get away with all this. Of course, they can't help it. For whatever reason, they're very much in love. As for the Straight Talk Express, well, McCain's GOP masters rerouted it and drove it over a cliff a long time ago.

Nice diary, btw.

Even John McCain lusts after teh engels.

by sricki on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 10:22:59 PM EST

Re: It's stunning (2.00 / 4)

Thanks, Darlin' -

I rise to the challenge when I can ;-)

-- Dizzy
Proudly cross-posting everything to:
http://www.computerqueen.net/
http://clintonistasforobama.blogspot.com /

by DizzyQueen on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 10:35:41 PM EST
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You ALWAYS rise to the challenge... (2.00 / 3)

That's why you're my superhero, Dizzy! Btw, great diary. I'm glad I'm not the only one noticing the corporate media's unhealthful love affair with McBush. :-)

We shall overcome!

by atdleft on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 10:40:47 PM EST
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Re: And they call it Liberal Media (2.00 / 2)

Oh it might have been that briefly back when Walter Cronkite was involved maybe stretching back to FDR but it was hideous before that with Hearst or the 1930s Chicago Tribune and it nosedived toward sucking right after Reagan was sworn in and the suck level has only increased with each passing year.

TV.

Fox?
ABC.. owned by right wing Disney.
MSNBC. General Electric's reach around with Microshaft.
CBS. The most 'liberal' owned by Viacom.
CNN. Ted Turner stopped dating Jane Fonda decades ago.

Radio.
A half dead thing owned by weird conglomerates like Clear Channel when it isn't owned by TV conglomerates or twisted Bible thumpers and even NPR swirls in the porcelain bowl.

Newspapers.

Never particularly liberal and now they face circulation decline and doom from the web and things like craigslist. I think we can finally stop killing trees for this mush of infotainment and aditorial with the NYT share price at 12 bucks.

All this shit is a debilitating stew of giant slowly dying corporate monstrosities and the blabbers, scribblers, yellers and sneer tossers are all wildly overpaid and OWNED every bit as much as Frederick Douglass once was only they get better stuff.

Trust me, once you ditch it for good, you can finally get 'informed'.

Tocqueville noted their bald suckiness in the 1840's and Barbara Tuchman's postulate of 'History Inertia' still has legs and walks well.

by chris rich on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 10:32:14 PM EST

Good diary. (2.00 / 2)

Step on your soapbox more often!!

Another Clintonista against John McCain

by psychodrew on Sat Aug 09, 2008 at 11:51:06 PM EST

Re: And they call it Liberal Media (2.00 / 1)

I agree write more often. Rec

by Politicalslave on Sun Aug 10, 2008 at 04:50:37 AM EST

Re: And they call it Liberal Media (2.00 / 1)

Sorry I forgot to add that I love the title of this diary. Cheers

by Politicalslave on Sun Aug 10, 2008 at 04:52:56 AM EST

Re: And they call it Liberal Media (none / 0)

Thanks ... in the theme of the Love Affair, I thought I'd bite off the lyrics "And They Call It Puppy Love" I'm glad someone enjoyed the allusion ;-)

-- Dizzy
Proudly cross-posting everything to:
http://www.computerqueen.net/
http://clintonistasforobama.blogspot.com /

by DizzyQueen on Sun Aug 10, 2008 at 03:50:47 PM EST
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I just sent a link to this (2.00 / 1)

to everyone in my email address list, along with some personal comments about the stupid meme of America having "a liberal media." Thank You!

by Alan Charles on Sun Aug 10, 2008 at 08:50:11 AM EST

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