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PoliGAF Interim Thread of USA General Elections (DAWN OF THE VEEP)
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Eh, unless media is produced by robots, there will be bias, it's only when any bias outweighs objectivity that it becomes a problem.
Interesting article on the style of AP politics reporting changing
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11716.html
Basically, the new Bureau Chief wants to present a more emotive reporting of politics, more personal takes on political stories. I dunno about this, because the AP was one of the last organizations to really focus mainly on facts and leave interpretation up to everyone else. We'll see.
Interesting article on the style of AP politics reporting changing
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0708/11716.html
Basically, the new Bureau Chief wants to present a more emotive reporting of politics, more personal takes on political stories. I dunno about this, because the AP was one of the last organizations to really focus mainly on facts and leave interpretation up to everyone else. We'll see.
Jason's Ultimatum
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McCain took the lead in a new poll?
soul creator
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I wonder what Obama thinks of FFXIII coming to 360
"Parents need to teach their kids to put down the video games, and...FFXIII is coming to 360?"
"OH SHIII---"
"Parents need to teach their kids to put down the video games, and...FFXIII is coming to 360?"
"OH SHIII---"
mckmas8808
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Hitokage said:
They all are focusing on Obama right now. Really this presidential raceis ALL about Obama.
If McCain wins it would be because Obama lost, not due to McCain winning.
My proof is when you notice that no one is talking about McCain's flip flops.
The Lamonster
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Either way, it's bad news for Obama. This is exactly the kind of image he and his wife have been fighting for 15 months and this only puts it right back in our faces. Remember, most voters are stupid fucking idiots that are easily influenced by stupid shit like this.Hitokage said:The more I think about it, the more apt that Life of Brian comparison becomes. The cartoon is NOT about Obama, it's about what Jon Stewart dubbed Baracknophobia.
Jason's Ultimatum said:
Considering I can't see anything on the news channels or on Drudge in gigantic sirens I don't think so.
And to the whole "election being about Obama" bit, of course it is. McCain has been sent out to die by the RNC. The writing was on the wall, so the most centrist one that was running wins the nomination and then BAM becomes the emblem of Bush.
Tamanon said:
Obama has actually gained in the electoral map today. He tied McCain in Missouri after being down in that state:
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Pres/Graphs/missouri.html
Liara I was wrong. There is a way this story can hurt Obama, and that's if Obama's campaign and his supporters overreact like they seem to be starting to. It's one thing to bitch about media bias against Obama but when you start bashing far left media outlets for mocking that same behavior, you're just going too far.
BTW does anyone know what article the cover is for? There are several Obama articles on the New Yorker site.
BTW does anyone know what article the cover is for? There are several Obama articles on the New Yorker site.
Hitokage: So what? Apparently it's irresponsible to publish anything that could possibly be misconstrued. Unless you're pro-McCain, we expect four months of message control and hyper-literalism until the elections!
masud: NYer covers aren't tied to a lead story, or really any story. They do relevant covers for their theme issues, but generally it's a stand alone deal.
masud: NYer covers aren't tied to a lead story, or really any story. They do relevant covers for their theme issues, but generally it's a stand alone deal.
mckmas8808
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Mandark said:
Again I wait for the satire McCain picture from a mainstream organization. Should bored F'ed, yet quite funny in its own right.
sorry, they already used their once-a-day anti-McCain card by undressing his ridiculous budget proposal.mckmas8808 said:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...08071301643.html?sid=ST2008071301802&pos=list
let's hope the media decides to use tomorrow's card for a funny picture!
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/mccain_campaign_obama_dems_wan.php
It's getting ugly out there.
It's getting ugly out there.
The Lamonster
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Dude I didn't say the NY'r shouldn't have printed it. I'm just saying it definitely hurts Obama, and that sucks because I think he'd be the best next president.Mandark said:
Do I think they're dummies? Yes.
Do I wish they didn't print it? Yes.
Do I think they are out of line? No.
The Lamonster
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noted, chuckled, edited thxTamanon said:It's the New Yorker, slightly different
The NYT printed Obama's great Op-Ed on Iraq/Afghanistan.
scorcho said:
They would, but NYT has switched to only accepting editorials in e-mail form.
OT: I recently picked up
Been hopping around the book and it's fascinating, especially the part on the Internet. Didn't realize how massive a role the government actually plays in it, or has in the past. Makes me wonder how easy it would be if some of these terrorist groups actually turned their attention to something besides the simple blowing stuff up and focused more on the infrastructure.
Lazy vs Crazy
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Hope that Ted Kennedy can't get another day away from recovering from brain cancer to vote for it again?reilo said:
Karma Kramer
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UGh! Usher to perform at the DNC convention...
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Really lame.
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Really lame.
Tamanon said:They would, but NYT has switched to only accepting editorials in e-mail form.
OT: I recently picked up
Been hopping around the book and it's fascinating, especially the part on the Internet. Didn't realize how massive a role the government actually plays in it, or has in the past. Makes me wonder how easy it would be if some of these terrorist groups actually turned their attention to something besides the simple blowing stuff up and focused more on the infrastructure.
In case you want to read on the actual development of the Internet, here you go. It's short but it gives you all the inner details about it.
Kitschkraft
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Door2Dawn said:
Heaven forbid people don't have unrealistic illusions about this election after what happened in 2004.
People made an effort to attract republicans here, as the topics were seen as too pro-Obama, but as an Obama supporter, I can't speak on the election in a manner that doesn't seem to have some sort of psychic ability to just KNOW that he's going to win in November, regardless of the increasingly negative media narrative around him, and the various number of issues that have snowballed?
masud said:
So now that you realize that the story is hurting him like I said it would, you go from "You're wrong, this can't hurt him" to, "you're the reason this is hurting him"...whatever, Cafferty is covering the story right now, and I feel absolved of any critiques regarding my stance on it.
PhoenixDark
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But Colbert sucks. At least this cover is entertaining I suppose
Oh Phoenix, how dare you. How. Dare. You.
You show me another satirist that is willing to do an in-depth interview with Cookie Monster discussing his betrayal of American values.
Besides it doesn't matter about the cover being satire. No matter what happened it's being treated as a "firestorm" in the media. Even as they show Obama's response of just a shrug and a "no comment".
You show me another satirist that is willing to do an in-depth interview with Cookie Monster discussing his betrayal of American values.
Besides it doesn't matter about the cover being satire. No matter what happened it's being treated as a "firestorm" in the media. Even as they show Obama's response of just a shrug and a "no comment".
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