You know how the mainstream teevee media, on a daily basis, brazenly uses pictures and mindless, insignificant stories about Paris, Lindsey, Brittney and the like? The very serious, moral values loving, teevee media members remind Americans nightly about how bad-and-immoral-and-loose-and-irresponsible these young and attractive women are.
All of those media folks who bleat out the daily slut stories on a 24/7 loop are oh-so-offended by the antics of these hell-bound ladies. The media members disapproving smirks and so-serious, head wagging communicates to viewers how much today's tart -of-the-day story upsets them. These righteous and good reporters are simply shocked, every day and night. And so every day and every night these same offended and righteous reporters must show Americans even more sexy, alluring pictures of those who are so immoral and irresponsible.
The very same practice by the very same reporters has now become the daily MO in what's called "reporting" on Barack Obama.
Yesterday, I suppose because of the debate, it was a banner day for this very responsible and serious form of journalism.
Matt Drudge put up a picture the other day of Obama from a couple years back where Barack is seen dressed in a turban and other traditional African garb. The displaying of the picture was not meant to flatter Obama but rather, to place a seed of doubt in viewer's minds. Hey, maybe Obama is Muslim. That was Drudge's purpose. Many politicians have adorned themselves with the fashions of the country that they have visited. This is nothing new,…..or even interesting. Obama's visiting another country was not Drudge's calculated purpose for putting the photo up. Grasping for ANYTHING that might suggest Muslim connections…..that was Drudge's, and the mainstream media's, intent.
This of course, like pictures of Brittney getting in or out of her car, is not newsworthy. However, newsworthiness has nothing to do with the modern media, and therefore that picture was shown dozens of times by all the main media players.
The fact that Drudge put the picture up……that's the news story to the MSM. To a substantial number of journalists and reporters Matt Drudge IS the news. Even though he has proven to be nothing but a right-wing super-hack, main media still acts beholden. NBC hacks went as far as to display the picture again last night during the debate.
The most vile example recently of this deceitful yet wilfull practice was the main media's handling of the radio wingnut, Bill Cunningham, and the video of him talking yesterday. From the stage, prior to John McCain speaking in Cincinnati, the fact-free, extremist, right wing radio talk show host railed in typical neo-nut buffonish style, totally bogus accusations and smears against Barack Obama .
Chris Matthews, CNN and even PBS indulged in the nauseating replay of this total extremist nut's video clip yesterday. As these wise and serious media networks played segments of Cunningham's rancid rant on stage, the anchors or moderators all wagged their heads and scrunched their foreheads up, shocked, just shocked, that this wingnut could say the things he said. I'm surprised no one fainted dead away.
All the time they were shaking their head in Pharisaic disagreement, they were giving their many viewers the great opportunity to hear, over and over, this radio wingnut's "message" against Obama. Matthews of MSNBC could barely hold back his glee as he spun the tape again and again. Chrissy couldn't contain that stupid sissy grin of his. It kept reappearing everytime he asked a stooge guest, "what do you make of this."
All this is no different from asking a question repeatedly about Brittney's practice of going out without underwear while continually looping a video clip of Brittney getting out of a car.
This is how the establishment media intends to cover the general election campaign.
Smear agents with evidence-free hitjob stories against Obama will make "news" daily. The very serious reporters will cover these "awful" stories because they simply have to….it's their job as professional journalists. John McCain and the Republican Party honchos will denounce these "stories" and act all offended, right along with the Knee Padders who are asking the very serious questions about the nonsense. That's what happened yesterday. McCain "apologized" and said it wouldn't happen again. Everyone was very solemn and serious. The video replication by media continued.
The mainstream media's rotted and putrid modern-day practice was on display yesterday for all to see. Replaying endlessly a video containing the vicious, substance-free attacks of a wild-eyed wingnut radio host. Replaying it endlessly because the same media is just so shocked at the attack that they just had to show Americans, over and over, how shocked they were.
It all makes me want to puke, but that's just how it is today in serious and wise medialand. Nauseating.
Expect non-stop production of similar steaming piles of sewage from these repellant media creatures. And, yes, I am holding back from saying how I really feel about these people.


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Russert's behavior during the debate last night was also shameful.
If there were an actual place called hell, Russert's Pumpkin Head would definitely be roasting there.
This is about the third time Timmy has been over the top in debates. He's an egomaniac in love with his own foul odor.
Well Rev, I agree with you on that. Russert has shown over and over in debates that he is not fit to moderate.
Rev, you'd have a lot more credibility here is you hadn't bought into and defended the NY Times last week when they slimed McCain with unfounded rumors and innuendo in the phony sex/lobbyist scandal.
Besides, The pinhead Cunningham and the Obama turban picture were both used to PROMOTE Obama, in case you haven't figured that out yet. They only way the MSM could be any more pro-Obama is if all the newscasters were wearing 'Vote For Obama' t-shirts.
I have to think the Muslim stuff has become an effective red herring used to squelch any serious questions about Obama's character, past performance and ideology.
The debate questions and the recent photo are good examples. Bringing up these ludicrous rumors makes by extension any questioning of Obama appear ridiculous and/or racist.
Those manchurians are very clever.
King and larry: And you guys call me crazy.
I'm supposed to believe that the reason the name Hussein is repeated and pictures of Obama in a turban are being placed is to silence any criticism of Obama somehow?
The way to advance Obama's popularity is to give national prime teevee time to a person who repeats all of the lies that wingnuts already believe?
Wow.
And you call me wacky for saying the TIMING of the Times piece on McCain was to rally the extreme right for McCain….something that actually, like, happened, by the way.
In addition, the Times piece was not about Iseman. Not at all. The piece was about a straight talking candidate who thinks lobbyists are perfectly fine for America. The piece was on the arrogance, or blindness, McCain exhibits about the appearance of influence peddling. He's simply above it all.
So it was timed to help McCain yet it blew the lid off his greedy and hypocritical behavior? Interesting.
To Reverand
thought you like to see this article about Obama and his family photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWuctHvBF-o
http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2007/02/09/60minutes/photoessay2455502.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/21/ap/politics/main3855656.shtml
larry: The Times people are not stupid. Can we agree, at least, on that? The only reason Iseman was in their story was to signal-bait the screechers to duplicate the story. Do you think the Times people realized they didn't have ANYTHING on the affair part of the story, other than suggestion?
The Times purposely threw a fat softball over the plate for the whackos to score on. All for the sake of rallying those whackos, reluctant as they have been, to the defense of John McCain.
The true part of the story…..the lobbyist sleaziness…..was for liberals. The Times, however, knew that the screechers would only screech on about the phony affair rumor stuff.
The Times is all things to all potential subscribers.
I just wished they would put the secret code necessary to "understand" their stories, you know, alongside the story or something.
Thank you Andrea for the links. Great pictures.
The early local organizing account lends credibility to his message today.
You should get a job at a pretzel factory, Reverend.
"The true part of the story…..the lobbyist sleaziness…..was for liberals"
Earth to Rev. There wasn't any 'true part' to the story. It was ALL innuendo and ALL unfounded.
Notice how McCain went from squeaky clean straight talking maverick for the last 8 years to tawdry lobbyist influenced hypocrite who maybe cheated on his wife virtually overnight in the eyes of the MSM. And it all happened right after McCain was the de facto Republican nominee.
Then notice how the same MSM takes an easily explainable picture of Obama in a turban (that comes from the Clinton campaign, no less) and uses it to go 'look how nutty the wingnuts are', just as you are doing now.
Man, you are one blind Reverend. Was yours the Church Of The Perpetually Confused ?
larry: "pretzel factory"?……..Oh, I get it. You're trying to say I twist stuff up.
I'm used to those types of accusations from those who can't rebut what I set forward.
It's all good…because you still have a good sense of humor. During this campaign, that's important.
King: No "true Part" of the McCain story, huh? So….McCain DIDN'T write that letter to the FCC that it's Chairman said was "inapproriate"? That part wasn't true? Huh?
And when McCain DIDN'T write that letter to the FCC on behalf of Paxson Communications, he WASN'T responding to any lobbying efforts, right?
And those are NOT lobbyists running McCain's campaign, correct?
But this, King…..
"easily explainable picture of Obama in a turban"
…is a scream.
Finally….it's known as the Church of the Perpetually Immaculate Argument.