They Shilled for Obama
by Larry Elder
Guilty!
One of the nation's premier newspapers fesses up about allegations of pro-Obama bias. The Washington Post's ombudsperson, Deborah Howell, tracked its presidential campaign stories, front-page coverage and use of photos covering the period from Obama's nomination on June 4 to Election Day. The result?
Howell writes: "The op-ed page ran far more laudatory opinion pieces on Obama, 32, than on Sen. John McCain, 13. There were far more negative pieces about McCain, 58, t ...
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Posted by: James A, Sweeney
Comment: #1
Fri Nov 14, 2008 4:06 PM
Sir;... Isn't it strange that newpaper people would be real people, and need good government, and seek good government, and could be enthusiastic, and hopeful like real people for the possibility of good government??? The fact is, that more educated people voted for Mr. Obama, and one would expect out of intelligence and a broader social conception of self interest... I would have to classify all enlightened press people with this group... But we both know that they more often follow than lead...It is facts, rather than opinions which shape public sentiment ...And I would bet real green money that if Mr. Obama was a wasp he would have had three quarters of the vote instead of only more than half... That man climbed a mountain to get into the presidency, and to be honest, my vote was that... It did not go easy... . Thanks...Sweeney
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Posted by: Masako
Comment: #2
Sat Nov 15, 2008 12:32 PM
If you are covering the news, eventually you are going to develop a perception about what is actually happening out there. Journalists are only human, after all. I suspect the turning point for many of them was when they found out that McCain was proudly learning about how to "do a Google." That's going to make you want to go for a guy who's a little more on top of things. Unless of course, you are a dope like this Elder clown.
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