See I disagree there too. Who made those remarks on FOX? Was it Brit Hume? Chris Wallace? They are the news anchors for Fox News. Sean Hannity, Greta Van Sustern, Bill O'Reilly, Alan Colmes are all commentators. There is a difference. Just like Wolf Blitzer is different than comentators like Al Franken etc. (and sorry, I'm totally using Al Franken at the first hard core left winger that comes to mind).

Should McCain talk to Wolf Blitzer? Yes. Should he grant an interview to Al Franken? No, if he so choses.

Should Obama talk to Brit Hume? Yes. Should he be forced to sit down with Sean Hannity? No, if he so choses.

I do give credit to Obama for sitting down with Bill O'Reilly. That was walking into the lion's den and Bill O'Reilly is a flaming idiot of a talking head that is not even remotely rational in his opnions.

If the network is okay with having anyone that they pay refer to a candidates wife as his baby mama then later refer to a scarf as terrorist garb and have another label a fist bump a terrorist jab without any consequences then it doesn't matter to me whether they are anchors or not. In some cases they actually had banners to go along with what they said.

All of the hosts/anchors of CNN's shows that I've seen are somewhat opinionated but I haven't seen any of them put forth the type of thing that comes from Fox.

I wasn't saying that McCain should or should not have canceled his interview with Larry King since that is his own decision. I was saying that the Fox is totally different from CNN in the manner and type of garbage they put out.

If the network is okay with having anyone that they pay refer to a candidates wife as his baby mama then later refer to a scarf as terrorist garb and have another label a fist bump a terrorist jab without any consequences then it doesn't matter to me whether they are anchors or not. In some cases they actually had banners to go along with what they said.

All of the hosts/anchors of CNN's shows that I've seen are somewhat opinionated but I haven't seen any of them put forth the type of thing that comes from Fox.

I wasn't saying that McCain should or should not have canceled his interview with Larry King since that is his own decision. I was saying that the Fox is totally different from CNN in the manner and type of garbage they put out.

Ehhhhhh....I don't know. I don't tend to watch CNN but CNN Headline News more often than not. I cannot give a legitimate opinion here. I'm sorry but I have to be honest. I like Brit Hume on FOX and I do watch him as well. I refuse to watch Bill O'Reilly (I think he is a complete butt and doesn't deserve employment. period but I am not the program director at FOX and I appreciate their right to air him, just like I have a right to NEVER NEVER NEVER watch his show). I don't watch too much commentary because I don't want to be influenced by one "side" or the "other" before I make my voting choice. I haven't heard the "baby momma" thing nor do I know who said it. I just do not care about Rachel Ray nor could I pick her out of a lineup if I had to do it.

I think candidates should talk to legitimate news anchors but shouldn't have to talk to commentators if they do not want to do so. That is the extent of my opinion.

Edited September 8, 200817 yr by wiccachick_1

Well, it's up to RM himself, but it doesn't appear likely. The hypocricy is there, that he would pull in private for Obama but let his network appear to not give him a fair shake. And somne of the stuff they have said......horrendous. Unfortunately, some of the other nets have went along with the same crap at times, especially the JW debacle, so once again, I guess we'll see.

But I'm not holding my breath on any of the tv news nets.

I'm sure he did and said what he needed to do to promote his business. There definitely is something wrong with saying you support one thing and not washing your hands of the lies and culture of fear promoted on your own network. He certainly shouldn't interfere with the opinions being pushed but he should curb the tag of terrorism being placed on anything some of his Fox employees don't like.

Ehhhhhh....I don't know. I don't tend to watch CNN but CNN Headline News more often than not. I cannot give a legitimate opinion here. I'm sorry but I have to be honest. I like Brit Hume on FOX and I do watch him as well. I refuse to watch Bill O'Reilly (I think he is a complete butt and doesn't deserve employment. period but I am not the program director at FOX and I appreciate their right to air him, just like I have a right to NEVER NEVER NEVER watch his show). I don't watch too much commentary because I don't want to be influenced by one "side" or the "other" before I make my voting choice. I haven't heard the "baby momma" thing nor do I know who said it. I just do not care about Rachel Ray nor could I pick her out of a lineup if I had to do it.

I think candidates should talk to legitimate news anchors but shouldn't have to talk to commentators if they do not want to do so. That is the extent of my opinion.

I don't have any interest in Rachel Ray but I did find it ludicrous to suggest that her scarf was terrorist garb. My issue with careless statements like that being made by an employee of a news station is that it leads to fear and the result of the statement was that Rachel Ray's ad was pulled.

I wonder what would be the reaction of the Republican's claim of "media bias" if The New Yorker were to place a cover of one of their candidates similar to what was done to the Obamas.

IMO, the media scrutiny is so far off-balance in favor of the Repubs that it's alarming. Why is it OK for the Repubs to attack Michelle Obama, but heaven forbid someone mention the pregnant daughter of SP?

It's apparent to me whom the fairer man in this contest is: Obama. When the news came out about SP's daughter, his first comment was that families were off limits. What did McCain do when The New Yorker smeared the image of the Obamas? Nada.

I say that it's time to take off the gloves. The Repubs have once again enlisted the most dispicable man in politics (Rove) to come to McCain's side because he was doing so poorly. Now it's time for the Dems to do the same. Attack the Repubs like they have done the Dems. Let's see how loud the babies cry then.

The problem I have with segments of the MSM is that they have personal reationships with political figures. I have no problem with that. But, they let these personal relationships bleed over into their reporting, and they come off either defending or attacking another figure based on the personal relationship that they have.

That and the fact that they don't report information with no bias. The old guard did that. Now we live in media times where bullshit is more important than actual issues (fist bumps, not wearing a falg oin, not putting your hand over your heart when the Pledge is said, etc.) and that is why, IMO, things seem slanted one way or the other.

Now the Repubs and McCain are saying the media have to give SP 'deference'. GMAB. Did the media give Hilary or Obama 'deference' during the primaries? I don't think so. What about after the primaries - have they given Michelle Obama 'deference'? Nope. What makes her so special?

She herself has said she's a pit bull with lipstick. So let her jump into it. She likes to put on a tough face when she's reading from a teleprompter but I guess she's not so tough when she isn't scripted.

http://www.wesh.com/politics/17420667/detail.html

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...ccain-ad-a-lie/

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...itary-spending/

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...views%e2%80%99/

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...t-palins-faith/

Race dead even according to CNN. Oh, I forgot. They're part of the left-leaning, 'liberal' bias. Silly me.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...politicalticker

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jlhzoRP...2AUGLwD932MSBG0

realclearpolitics.com now has McCain up 3.2% on average of national polls.

RCP Average 09/05 - 09/07 -- 48.6 45.4 McCain +3.2

CNN 09/05 - 09/07 942 RV 48 48 Tie

USA Today/Gallup 09/05 - 09/07 823 LV 54 44 McCain +10

Rasmussen Tracking 09/05 - 09/07 3000 LV 48 47 McCain +1

Hotline/FD Tracking 09/05 - 09/07 924 RV 44 44 Tie

Gallup Tracking 09/05 - 09/07 2733 RV 49 44 McCain +5

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/08/pa...ial-needs-kids/

Interesting read here. It seems Palin is a bit of a mixed message in this bit:

During her few years as governor, she vetoed $275,000 for Alaska’s Special Olympics — half the amount being sought. Money for a program that helps rural school districts provide special education has remained flat. But she supported another legislative proposal to boost spending for students with special needs by some 175 percent in 2011.

I am a mother of a special needs child. My son does not have Down's Syndrome but he has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome/High Functioning Autism. I wonder how far the commitment to special needs will extend. I would love to hear more about this from the candidate herself.

Now the Repubs and McCain are saying the media have to give SP 'deference'. GMAB. Did the media give Hilary or Obama 'deference' during the primaries? I don't think so. What about after the primaries - have they given Michelle Obama 'deference'? Nope. What makes her so special?

She herself has said she's a pit bull with lipstick. So let her jump into it. She likes to put on a tough face when she's reading from a teleprompter but I guess she's not so tough when she isn't scripted.

http://www.wesh.com/politics/17420667/detail.html

I think the GOP has done a great job intimidating the media. How many reporters are in Alaska writing about Palin? A study media watchdog that is traditionally very critical of the media recently found there was a media bias in this election and it favored McCain.

I think the GOP has done a great job intimidating the media. How many reporters are in Alaska writing about Palin? A study media watchdog that is traditionally very critical of the media recently found there was a media bias in this election and it favored McCain.

Case in point? Media favoring McCain? Olbermann and Matthews demoted because of last place ratings..and left-leaning bias

Last line from Washington Post: MSNBC's more liberal outlook has boosted its ratings, though it remains the third-place cable news channel. But both parties began castigating its coverage last spring. Steve Schmidt, McCain's top strategist, called the network "an organ of the Democratic National Committee," and Clinton campaign chairman Terry McAuliffe said Matthews was "in the tank" for Obama.

Edited September 8, 200817 yr by Casey008

Case in point? Media favoring McCain? Olbermann and Matthews demoted because of last place ratings..and left-leaning bias

I posted this already.