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In Manchester last night, there was just one reporter and one photographer waiting for McCain as his plane -- a white, blue and gold Boeing 737-400 emblazoned with his campaign slogan, "Reform, Prosperity, Peace" -- touched down on the Wiggins Airways tarmac.
“It's pretty obvious that the media has a bizarre fascination with Barack Obama. Some may even say it's a love affair. We want you to be the judge. We've compiled two videos of the more outrageous moments of this not so secret love affair. Follow this link to watch the two videos and vote on which one you think is better. Your vote will determine which video we put on the air. The media is in love with Barack Obama. If it wasn't so serious, it would be funny.”
Seems there's a disparity in media coverage here.. and to be fair, I think it's wrong. I'm not a mcCain supporter but the media needs to be a little less biased.
The media was biased against Hillary and is now against against McCain. Just yesterday on CNN they said that Obama had twice as much time coverage on the media than McCain. The liberal US media has basically said to everyone that they want Obama for president and you can bet they will influence many of the voters. They are simply undemocratic and getting worse all the time.
Once Obama is in office he won't be able to carry out the policies that he talks about and then the media will start attacking him. What a bunch of vultures!
If I were a US citizen my inclination would be to vote democratic, however I would definately vote for McCain just to get back at this stupid biased media.
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I don't trust much of the media today -- they're all biased one way or another, if you ask me. I'll make my decision based on facts and my own research, not what CNN and Fox News shoves down my throat and tells me what's right.
So how little less, do you think just slightly less, or "let's be fair and balanced and actually elect someone who's capable and experienced even if he isn't a left wing liberal" less. JMO, but Obama is playing softball in a major league park. There is absolutely no way someone with the nominal amount of experience that he has should end up as President.
I would have liked to see the Democrats put forth, say, Evan Bayh or someone of that calibre, and let Obama age a bit more, prove himself in congress a bit more. Heck, I think Al Gore got screwed over by Bill last time around, I'd have even liked to see him get the nod.
No, once it becomes obvious that Obama cannot possibly come through on his campaign promises, they will lay the blame on the Republican minority in the senate and house, and on Fox news. Remember, Obama is a liberal democrat, he can do no wrong in their eyes, that's why all he gets from their anchors is softball questions.
mccain's an extremely boring campaigner compared to obama. sure mccain's odd bush-like slip ups will get a chuckle out of me every now and then, but it's much easier on my brain to watch an hour-long inspirational obama speech instead.
also, back in the day, mccain was well loved by the media for being a maverick republican. he would cause controversy with his decisions to not follow republican ideals at times, and that was interesting. but now he's not running against republicans anymore so... yea.
The only true candidate that would solve the economic collapse, bring home the troops to protect the borders, fix the American reputation which has been soiled - most importantly be honest...is out..
even though he raised over 4 million on ONE DAY in November 5th and then 6+ million on ONE DAY again in December from small donations.
Of coures Obama Hillary or McCain done this it would have been talked up for many weeks, but when he did it he was ignored.
I wonder how many people, how many journalists, how many cameras would show up if he was landing in New Hampshire on the campagin trail.
My bet is infinitely more than one.
I'll still write him if the globalists even allow a write in box in the ballot.
I'm happy to see so many Americans waking up from the divide and conquer, false-left paradigm, entertainment crazed world which has left so many sheeple completely clueless, still believing in fairy tales which are scientifically inaccurate.
Speaking of: Here is what I consider to be the best 911 film out to show any audience. No conspiracy twist. I've waded through many films this is the one to show anyone you care about once you yourself have reached a certain level of understanding.
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LOL. I can remember clearly when McCain was about to drop out of the race while he was getting about 4 percent of the votes and then suddenly, almost overnight he became the leader.
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If the globalists can sway the public enough to believe that McCain actually wins the election, then they can go fishing for the next 4 years.
If Obama wins, there will be a little more work to be done for the globalists to continue to crash the economy, take away our rights all while distracting the masses with entertainment and fluff.
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I agree, there sure seems to be a melding of news/entertainment going on. What really drives me nuts is when all the major channels start harping on the same one incident, like that video of a lady dying in a waiting room - I really did not want to see that, but fox/headline news/cnn were all playing it on their news and shows, like a competition to see who could make the story 'theirs'. If you watched news at all, you couldn't help but see that same image half a dozen times.
I got the impression that showing that video was more for the stun/voyeur factor than presenting actual news.
Couldn't agree with you more. The whole presidential campaign has been like that. The important issues like the economy, the Health Care Plan, Fuel Economy and others have hardly been touched on because the media insists on side issues like Rev. White, what religion is Obama, the pin on his lapel, Hillary's visit to Yogoslavia in the midst of enemy fire, Rev. Jackson wanting to cut Obama's nuts off, etc. etc. Too much emphasis on Iraq and very little on the economy.
Mind you, the media here is beginning to sound more and more like the US Media. IMO the media has too much power, which they are using to influence lots of voters.
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Gilsan- That drove me absolutely nuts last election, the whole election came down to which incident affected you the most, the complaint that Bush somehow got out of his reserve training responsibilities twenty years earlier, or whether Kerry deserved the purple hearts he was awarded in 'nam. Complete waste of time.
One would hope that the media would realize what they are doing to politics, how their dumbing down of the process is hurting crucial aspects of this country's future, but they are all after the fast buck.
The media won't realize anything. They are bought and paid for by the globalists. Whatever the globalists choose as news is what is reported in the mainstream all while the reporters sip their coffee and get the headlines and stories sent to them from their superiors in the news conglomerate.
The media isn't there to shine light on the truth, make things better or to help. The media's purpose under the power of the globalists is to repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat the same stories on all stations.
The stories must fit the agenda of the globalists, hence most are going to be based on fear or entertainment with an occasional feel-good story about someone or something local.
Here is a great South Park episode personifying what the media is repeating about 'global warming.'
Now, those who do not have a few hundred brain cells moving in the same direction actually believe that releasing carbon dioxide (trees breathe this) creates a warming planet. On top of this - people are believing that a warmer planet is a bad thing (It actually creates more life and lush environments for cultivation). The truth is the planet becomes warmer because the SUN goes through hot and cold cycles. Al Gore (Globalist) has repeated, repeated, repeated this propaganda and lined up about 5 facts out of 2000 to make his point --- All so humanity itself can be taxed.
The planet warms and cools because of the natural cycles of the sun which got hotter during the 90s and is getting cooler now - don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
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i think to blame global warming on solely on pollution is ridiculous....
i mean, there is no doubt that the world is warming up, but there could be a million other reasons why. I mean, the world started out very very very warm...
i'd think pollution would be a bigger culprit in cancer and cancer deaths as opposed to global warming....
that doesn't mean i think we should be trashing the planet or suggest that pollution isn't a problem....but i don't see the connection between global warming and pollution....
excuse my ignorance if i'm wrong
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The growing trend it seems. I cannot recall who it was, but I was watching CSPAN briefly one day and they were having one of those conferences with key media figures. Someone asked who should police the media, and the response was that no one should but the media itself. You want to talk about a dictatorship of a new caliber? Media has, in many ways, become its own amorphous blob of government. It doesn't really answer to anyone and it's driven solely by money. It's not about good reporting, it's about rating and the resulting translation to dollars.
Add to it that any idiot can create a blog or submit a video these days and all you've got is a whole bunch of people pulling in opposite directions. This Obama crap has been absolutely disgraceful because it's very blatant as to what's going on here. This entire fascination with Obama has been generated by the media. It was just like the whole Wright controversy, it tried to make his late response speech into some great speech like that of Kennedy or even higher. One thing that really angered me was the recent treatment of Tony Snow in his obituary. Some lowlifes decided to take a swipe at the dead guy. How much lower can this nonsense sink?
If indications are true, we still haven't hit bottom yet. Money, money, money.
From our past discussions, I told you we'd agree on some things. A very big THANK YOU for pointing this out!! Cancer continues to grow and spread but we continue to inject more chemicals into our foods on a daily basis. However, we're not worried about killing ourselves by chemicals, we just don't want to burn up from global warming.
For those of you who bought into the global warming - how do all those "green" products make you feel now? Guess who is laughing on the way to the bank! Call it green and you can double your profit!
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BERLIN (AP) - Before an enormous crowd, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama on Thursday summoned Europeans and Americans together to "defeat terror and dry up the well of extremism that supports it" as surely as they conquered communism a generation ago.
"The walls between old allies on either side of the Atlantic cannot stand," Obama said, speaking not far from where the Berlin Wall once divided the city.
"The walls between the countries with the most and those with the least cannot stand. The walls between races and tribes, natives and immigrants, Christian and Muslim and Jew cannot stand," he said.
Obama said he was speaking as a citizen, not as a president, but the evening was awash in politics. His remarks inevitably invited comparison to historic speeches in the same city by Presidents John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, and he borrowed rhetoric from his own appeals to campaign audiences in the likes of Berlin, N.H., when he addressed a crowd in one of the great cities of Europe.
"People of Berlin, people of the world, this is our moment. This is our time," he said.
At least JFK had 6 years experience in the House and 7 in the Senate, as well as combat experience in WWII before running for President. That man had some serious credentials other than "Political Activist" before running for President of the most powerful nation in the history of the world.
And Reagan at least had been active in politics for 20 years, serving 2 terms as Governor of California before running.
It is absurd that this fellow is being considered Presidential material.
Obama will make a great Presidential candidate in about 8 years, if he does not blow his opportunity now.
Unlikely as it may seem, it ain't over til the fat lady sings.. the same media that is touting Obama now could be ripping him apart next month if it makes good copy. McCain doesn't sell papers, Obama does. McCain could still pull it out.
It just burns me that the Democrats didn't put someone with experience at the top, and then, if necessary, put Obama in as a V.P.. Giving him 8 years as vp would have seasoned h
I'll make my decision based on facts and my own research, not what CNN and Fox News shoves down my throat and tells me what's right. 
