My god, media bias against Senator Obama is the worst I've ever seen

[Tropics_Dude83]

This is worse than how the media treated VP Gore in 2000, Kerry in 2004, worse than Senator Clinton. In fact, for all of 2007, the media said no one stood a chance to beat her. Only changed for a couple days after Iowa, then they went back to thinking she was inevitable.

CNN's "Situation Room" hasn't had a pro-Obama lead in months. Today's headline was "What is Obama afraid of." Campbell Brown said on the night of the MS primary that Obama "was on the defensive." Jack Cafferty said that Obama's campaign was all but dead on Tuesday. Joe Scarborough on MSNBC is saying that Obama threw his grandma under the bus. The Nafta flap, of which there are many questions, was hammered by the media.

Meanwhile, Senators Mccain and Clinton have mostly favorable coverage each day while Obama is trashed, called a racist, called an african american supremacist. I'm sick of it. It's the most disgusting biased coverage i've ever seen in my entire life. Pastor Wright is played over and over. What about Robertson and Hagee?

Sean Hannity is on Fox each night saying that Obama consorts with terrorists (weather underground)

When a story raising serious questions about Mccain having affairs with a lobbyist and wider questions about his special interest ties arise, the media says "oh my god, what a smear. Our man John Mccain would never do that." Keating 5 anyone?

It is a major outrage. I had doubt about the "corporate media" actually existing. However, it is clear to me now, a long time defender of the media, that the word has gone down from the highest levels that Obama needs to be destroyed.

Nobody can deny that.

[anamandujano]

1. Clinton has been enduring this forever. Now the worm has turned.

Quit your bellyaching.

[Tropics_Dude83]

7. LOL-Hardly

I was told during all of 2007 how presidential she looked, how "superb" she was at the debates, and how she was unbeatable and couldn't be stopped. How she was a bi-partisan senator who got a lot done. How was that negative?

[TwilightGardener]

13. Exactly. Remember when she was on all five Sunday shows at once, and

it was billed as a huge coup? Who else got that sort of regal treatment?

[niceypoo]

117. You must have missed OLBERMAN or AIR AMERICA the last few months...

...and the MSM all through the 90s

Obama's supporters need to grow a thicker skin, they fold at the slightest critique.

When you question zealots then they get defensive and if you flat out show them they are wrong they melt down and attack....as zealots are prone to do.

[DemzRock]

9. " Clinton has been enduring this forever. Now the worm has turned." --- So TRUE!

The media invented or passed on fake scandal after scandal over the Clintons in the 90s. Whitewater was practically invented by the supposedly liberal NY Times.

I sometimes wonder if many Obama fans were alive in the 90s.

[AX10]

Many of his supporters are were born between 1986-1990.

The young one's most likely didn't remember what happened. I was in middle school during Clintons first year in office and I remember very well how the right wing went after him. I also learned who Rush Limbaugh was that year. :puke:

[DemzRock]

46. So that's why they don't remember how Bill Clinton turned around the economy...

And made it the practically the best in history.

Longest peacetime expansion in history.

I will vote for any Dem over McCain (unless they pit Lieberman or a Republican on as VP)!

But I trust Hillary more than Obama with the most important thing right now, the economy.

[AX10]

53. I am older than they are, but am still in Obama's key demographic...

18-29 year olds. I am with HRC!

[AX10]

58. Also, I trust HRC the most in the following:

Economy
Foreign Policy
Budget
Tax Fairness
Healthcare

[RaleighNCDUer]

73. Yeah - she invented the Pentium chip, making the tech boom possible.

:eyes:

[snappyturtle]

119. Economy? I suppose you think NAFTA is a success. nt

[rox63]

62. I was born while JFK was president

I remember plenty, and I still support Obama.

[emilyg]

15. Very true.

[Pawel K]

16. You think the media was unfair toward HRC when they named her the inevitable candidate?

I can't dispute the fact she was treated unfairly for a short while after Obama won Iowa but all other times Obama and the other candidates were getting unfair treatment, she was treated as if nobody could beat her.

So lets not pretend that Obama somehow deserves this just like I'm not gonna pretend Clinton deserved it for the short period she got it.

[DemzRock]

61. Why would anyone believe that anyone is the inevitable candidate?

NEVER NEVER count your votes before they hatch.

I really don't remember her being called inevitable that much, but I knew it wouldn't be that easy for her. I actually preferred Edwards, but ignoring him was the media's attack on him, I guess.

Too bad we don't have a major news outlet that is fair, truthful,AND popular.

[RaleighNCDUer]

82. She certainly believed it,

or she would have planned on having to campaign after 2/5. Remember how she spent her way through 43 million dollars on the assumption that she had the thing locked up?

Inevitable?

[anamandujano]

102. As Obama believed he was running a brilliant campaign until now.

They say those things to make the bring down resonate more.

If people were tossing compliments of that magnitude my way day after day, I would probably buy into the garbage myself.

Fortunately for me, nobody ever does that.
:shrug: I don't know whether to :rofl: or :cry:

[anamandujano]

69. The media helped Obama play the race card against her, helped

him blame her for dirty campaigning everytime something surfaced on Obama that might be negative. The have spun every word she said as somehow being a slight toward him.

And just about every Bamabot here cheered them on, not to mention regularly using the Repuke talking points that the public has been brainwashed with.

You might want to tune into MSNBC sometime, especially Tweety and Olbamerman.

[AX10]

71. Olbameran!

:rofl:

The media and the netroots crowd tried to blame every attack on Obama on HRC.

[dansolo]

121. Clinton's negative press was because she was losing

From the Iowa caucus, through the Wisconsin primary, Hillary's campaign was in shambles. She burned through her money, had no plans for after Super Tuesday, and had no real coherent message. THAT is why she got so much negative press--she was losing when it was supposed to be a foregone conclusion that she would be the nominee.

[RaleighNCDUer]

75. Gee, who were they all talking about when they said

"this will be hers to lose"?

[Vinca]

79. Unfortunately, the worm is turning in McCain's favor. nt

[JackORoses]

85. you're right about one thing, Hillary is a Worm

[anamandujano]

111. PS--the stuff they used against Gore and Kerry was F.A.B.R.I.C.A.T.E.D!

This stuff against Obama is R.E.A.L.

[Fresh_Start]

2. sharks attack when there is blood in the water

Obama's been bloodied

[NJmaverick]

3. Yeah, he is just so lucky he is black

:sarcasm:

[LakeSamish706]

Well Jack Cafferty just said on CNN that Obama has all but won the nomination....

In fact that is his question of the day on CNN right now.

[anamandujano]

72. The key words being "but" and "question."

[durrrty libby]

4. lol

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[elixir]

5. He will survive this, the question is - will his campaign?

[nonconformist]

6. We warned you all that the media love affair with Obama would end

They propped him up, because then it's so much more effective when they tear him down.

And frankly, you haven't seen nothing yet.

[DemzRock]

12. Err yep. I've been trying to warn the newbies for a while. n/t

[joshcryer]

Yup, been saying this since day one. This is a media created horse race of epic proportions.

They're literally going to take it to the convention.

[AX10]

39. This nomination is not worth much anymore.

At least my father thinks so. He said that the divisions are too strong to heal and that alot more on Obama is going to come out.
If there is anymore problems with Obama, they will sink him in the fall.
My father thinks very little of Obama but will hold his nose and give a vote anyways. I can't do that in good faith, so....

[joshcryer]

66. Well, don't think that way. Obviously Obama is looking to be very bad if nominated.

He can't handle scrutiny and he's gone from a racial uniter to a racial divider. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't vote for him. Even if the polls as of today show him losing huge battleground states, it shouldn't matter.

[AX10]

74. I have three choices for President at this time:

Hillary Clinton, Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum.

Chances are against Hillary Clinton getting the nod, so I have to chose between the two that I don't care for.

[Tom Rinaldo]

36. That is indeed their standard MO n/t

[Carni]

48. This is NOTHING

Wait until he wins the nom....it will be a bloodbath and a whole lot of people will be crying in their Merlot wondering what happened.

Unlike the Clintons and the Edwards-- The GOP will not care how they come across in the run up to the election.

[Window]

67. We didn't need you or anyone else to warn us about anything.

Hillary the Inevitable was the one who was propped up, not Senator Obama.

They threw everything at him, including the kitchen sink, -- nothing stuck -- so they had to crucify him, not for anything he has said or done, but through his pastor. Give me a fucking break.

Don't jump for joy to soon, Hillary has yet to be vetted this time around.

[TwilightGardener]

8. They are trying to take him down. If it works, I'm out of the Dem party and politics.

[DJ13]

18. If it works, I'm out of the Dem party and politics.

Me too.

Might as well become an Independant so I can yell at the assh*les on both sides of the aisle.

[joshcryer]

20. You two must not have been around for 2000. Or just have very short memories.

I've been "out" of politics before I even really began to be "in" politics. It's all entertainment.

[AX10]

24. Al Gore was the first President I voted for.

I remember all to well how the rw tore him down.

[joshcryer]

34. Same here. And I remember all too well how the media treated him.

I mean whole 2 hour news segments on what he was *wearing* for Christs sake!

And why did the media vilify him? Because he was ahead. They can't have someone ahead, now can they? They have to prop up someone else. Make it a race. Make it last as long as possible.

(I didn't vote for Clinton because he was a shoein that second time, so Gore was my first 'meaningful' vote.)

[anamandujano]

101. They pulled that stuff on Gore during the general, didn't they?

The clothing, the internet, and wrong guy to have a beer with?

[DJ13]

30. You two must not have been around for 2000.

Its because I WAS around that I would have thought our Party wouldnt put up with this anymore no matter which of our candidates they are doing it too.

I guess you like having this happen by your response.


:eyes:

[joshcryer]

42. Your "party" has no power over media created sentiments.

Sorry, but that's reality. Perhaps the candidates have a say, a sacrifical stepping down and all, but it's unlikely to happen for either candidate, because they both think they're shoeins were they to get the nomination.

But they both fail to realize just how much they're splitting the party.

And the media is loving them for it.

[RaleighNCDUer]

88. Well, that helps explain your valuable contributions here. nt

[AX10]

25. I am an independent.

I am not the property of any party.

[leftynyc]

28. Why take it out of the Dem party?

It's the MSM that builds people up just to tear them down. It's their favorite pasttime.

[TwilightGardener]

65. They need to learn how to fight this--they didn't with Gore or Kerry or

Dean, and now apparently they won't come to defend Obama either. Therefore, let them lose, and maybe they'll do better in 2012.

[leftynyc]

78. You don't think the media has

waaaay more to do with all three of those situations? What did you want/expect the party to do?

[TwilightGardener]

90. I expect the party to send out its top leaders to condemn the media's

swiftboating of ANY candidate, same as all Republicans came out for McCain when the NYT story broke, and then suddenly the media abandoned the story--a true story with merit and actual wrongdoing, by the way, as opposed to Obama's pastor saying some dumb things in church. I expect the party--Edwards, Gore, Kennedy, Pelosi, Reid, Durbin, Biden, etc.--to hit the airwaves and tell the media to stop the smear-by-association game, to defend Obama, to ask about McCain's past associations. That's the kind of fighting they should be doing--instead, the cowardly lions and brainless scarecrows are standing back and watching, with a curious detachment, while their best and brightest candidate, their best hope for an energized new party, is being mercilessly attacked for words that are not his, mercilessly attacked because he's friends with an angry black preacher instead of an angry white preacher. It's fine to let him defend himself, and he did it beautifully--but until Dems in PA, NC, and IN see that the Dem leadership supports him, he is going to lose ground.

[leftynyc]

94. I agree on that point

Does anyone have an explanation as to why they are silent?

[leftynyc]

29. Sorry dupe

[DemzRock]

56. I don't blame you for feeling that way...

But politics has always been effing dirty in America.

And it's always been about who is the lessor of evils.

Even Obama would only be the lessor of two evils against McCain.

Why? Because he's only human. And he's only a politician. He's flawed. Has skeletons in his closet like any politician.

Moral of the story: Don't worship any pol.

[TwilightGardener]

63. I don't "worship" him at all--I don't know why anyone thinks I would.

I admire him, I think he's a skilled politician and more honest than most, but not perfect, certainly. I see him as the Dem party's best hope right now, not just for winning the GE but for renewing the party and changing some old/harmful habits, and I trust him to get us out of Iraq as painlessly as possible.

[AX10]

92. Yes.

I don't worship political types. I respect some more than others and have a great distaste for most.

[AX10]

10. ROFL. You think that this is worse than 2000 and 2004.

Just wait until the fall, you will really get to feel what 2000/2004 were like.
Strange how you Obama folk loved the media when the were acting as servants to Mr. Obama. Now that there are some questions, you are in a panic.
HRC had to deal with this crap from day one. Also, you Obamites and the moveon.org mob latched onto the right wing talking points to assualt HRC.
A little critisism and you Obamites are not crying bloody murder. :eyes: :nopity:
If this is how you are going to handle the critisism now, your guy is going to collapse in the fall.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5176289

[kentuck]

11. The Democrats better wake the hell up...

He will be of no use on the ticket as VP if they sit by and let this character assassination continue. And without Obama on ticket, Goodbye Hillary.

[AndyA]

14. Were you outraged when the media ignored John Edwards?

There was a time when it was all "The Barack and Hillary Show" 24/7.

Were you outraged that there was no fairness then?

Some of us knew at the time it would come to this. M$M has plans for our next President, and the choice has already been made. We've been had. Again.

Bursting Obama's bubble is just the latest step in the grand plan.

Soon, McSame will be elevated to great heights of adoration. The M$M in their self-serving way will advise one and all he's really the best choice.

:(

[joshcryer]

17. They're continuing the horse race, now that they put Obama up 150 delegates, they're giving the...

...rest of the states to Hillary, split evenly or overall handing them to her.

This means that we are going to the convention if one or the other doesn't step down.

[Tropics_Dude83]

21. Exactly Josh and about Mccain

There hasn't been a SINGLE negative news day for him since he wrapped up the nomination. Hmmm......

[AX10]

27. We haven't heard much about him either.

[LSparkle]

19. What's disgusting is it's NOT HIS WORDS OR ACTIONS that are driving it

It's the words of a close associate.

If Obama is to be cited as having "poor judgment" in standing by Wright, then
what can be said about Hillary's judgment in standing by Bill? Yes, it's a
private matter, but so is Obama's choice in church/pastor.

Obama's response about this ought to be similar to HRC's comments about Bill's
remarks/actions ... "WELL, HE'S NOT RUNNING; I AM."

[joshcryer]

22. You're comparing forgivness to bigotry?

I sometimes am surprised by such assinine comparisons.

[LSparkle]

35. Forgiveness of an older black man's MISGUIDED anger

is what I'm talking about. It's OK that HRC forgave Bill but Obama's not
supposed to be forgive Wright????

"HE'S NOT RUNNING; I AM."

[anamandujano]

57. With an enabler who is a candidate for our nominee.

He calls himself a leader but sits idly by while the anger is preached for 20 years, to thousands of people, even to his own children.

Where is the leadership? Where is the judgment?

[dailykoff]

23. No doubt. But don't worry. He's already got the nomination

wrapped up. This swiftboat too shall pass, and the next one, and the next one, until the convention is finally over and Hillary has returned to the dustbin of history.

The only thing to really worry about is violence and that IS worth worrying about, imho.

[depakid]

44. These are precisely the sorts of comments that worry me

Many people don't seem to care whether he has an reasonable chance at winning in November- they just want to get on with the coronation, irrespective of how badly the candidacy may be damaged.

Hell with everyone else who will suffer under yet another Republican administration.

[dailykoff]

51. You're worried that a corrupt racist hack might get what she deserves?

I worry that she won't.

[joshcryer]

68. Are you calling Hillary Clinton racist?

Wow.

[dailykoff]

77. Yes, and I heard her clearly demonstrate that racism

in a MTP interview on Jan. 13 of this year. Look it up and you can hear it yourself. It isn't simply a "tactic," it's also an emotional hatred that resonates in her voice. Pretty disgusting frankly.

[AX10]

80. Look at their name. It is earily similar to a certain website...

that openly preaches hate against HRC.

[dailykoff]

86. Eary, isn't it?

:crazy:

[anamandujano]

89. Exactly. Let's throw the baby out with the bath water. Give Bama the nod and

let him lose in peace.

It doesn't really matter if the citizens continue to get fucked over, nah.

[dailykoff]

91. It would be nice to get the damn primary over with and get to work,

but no, we've got this media-created ringer hanging around like a bad cough.

[anamandujano]

95. This stuff is reaching critical mass.

It may take another week or so to shake out but I'm guessing he'll have to step down. We can't win with Obama's baggage.

Hillary will be the nominee.

[dailykoff]

97. Ahem, what about all those votes, states, delegates he's already won?

A Fox-CNN shit fit won't make those go away, except in your daydreams.

[anamandujano]

104. When he drops out, those delegates won't mean sh*t. There is also

a concept known as buyer's remorse.

If you check the rules, there is something about pledged delegates changing their minds also.

[depakid]

99. Thing is, I've heard the same sorts of deals from both sides

Lately, the whinging has been from the Obama camp- and I've found it particularly disturbing, because the candidate was largely untested- and many of us knew that this (and probably other minefields) were out there.

While I thought the speech was fine- I wasn't without some objective reservations, and it would seem that it's not playing quite as well on main street as many hoped.

The silver lining is that this all comes out early, and there's still some chance to deal with it if things really get out of hand.

[anamandujano]

106. True, he was unvetted to the point of being almost a total stranger.

There is no silver lining to this.

[RaleighNCDUer]

122. Isn't it fun

copying posts about Hillary, with a switch in the gender?

[EFerrari]

26. PUSH BACK.

Write back to those outlets.

Send their distortions to Media Matters.

Circulate what you see to your networks.

We lost Howard Dean to this bullshit. Are you willing to lose Obama, too? Or to lose in November, for that matter?'

YOU CAN PUSH BACK. JUST DO IT.

[depakid]

31. You seem to have a short memory

because this is nothing compared with what's gone down countless times in the past.

The difference here may be the contrast from the time the media touted him as golden and beyond reproach. Seasoned observers knew that wouldn't continue- and that the far right machine (part of which OWNS the so called "mainstream" media) was simply waiting for its moment.

The moment came- and it's here to stay, so people better get used to it.

[Tropics_Dude83]

37. My problem is that Mccain gets NO CRITICISM WHATSOEVER

And Clinton has been handed that treatment lately as well.

[depakid]

84. Hopefully, that will change

The Dems have TONS of ammunition.

But, as always- the question is whether the will use it.

[anamandujano]

93. In all fairness, even Paris Hilton is fighting for air time since this Wright story broke.

Not to worry, the MSM is always looking for a way to criticize Hillary, so they'll be on the case asap.

As far as McCain goes, we will be treated to him riding in open door helicopters, flying over war zones and philosophizing about where our country needs to go. He will not take any punches from them whatsoever.

You can take it to the bank.

[onefreespiritedchick]

32. I agree, and this is just plain out cruelty...

on the media's part. This man has done nothing to deserve this.

[Texas Hill Country]

33. it is not bias. it is what gets ratings. this is a reflection of america folks...

[EFerrari]

40. What color is the sky in your world?

This is the same media that tarred Clinton and Cleland and Dean and Kerry.

It is no more a reflection of "America" than Dick Cheney's face.

[Tropics_Dude83]

50. It's hopeless

I mean we saw a great man John Kerry tarred and feathered over his heroic Vietnam service. We were told that it was all a LIE. He did nothing.

The media took it all in and said yep indeed, that's how it is. He faked his Vietnam service. Meanwhile, there was horrendous outrage when Dan Rather presents a mostly true and accurate with one excception portrayal of how Bush ducked out of his Vietnam service.

It's nearly impossible to get a Democrat elected president in the US.

[EFerrari]

54. It's not hopeless this year.

The Republican racist base will act up but most Americans are sick of them.

Do not give in to their crap.

[dailykoff]

47. It's a reflection of the big business assholes who used to run America.

But I think that's all changed now, so they better get used to the back of the bus.

[Texas Hill Country]

124. i have friends in the Industry. when they stopped talking about Monica. ratings fell. same here

[Carni]

38. Were you in a cave in 00 and 04?

Please... he isn't dealing with a tenth of what Gore did (or kerry for that matter)

[AX10]

43. Gore had the worse treatment by far.

HRC too (throughout her 16 years).

[Blue_In_AK]

41. I don't think Hillary's press has been all that good. n/t

[anamandujano]

107. It's been a veritable nightmare and yet she is neck and neck. Add to that

the fact that Obama has outspent her at least 2 to 1, sometimes rising to 4 to 1.

It's clear the voters will have none of the media deciding our candidate, just as we did with Gore and Kerry who both won.

[knight_of_the_star]

45. Wimp

You never got the Edwards treatment, your guy got the whole thing from the media that all they didn't say was the sun shines out of Obama's ass and now you're bitching because the media is hitting Obama for that not being the case. The media built him up, the media will tear him to pieces just as easily.

[UALRBSofL]

49. You think this is the worse media bias you have ever seen???

Were you around when the Bigdog was in office? Get back to me when Obama is impeached.

[Tropics_Dude83]

55. Impeachment was political-everybody knows that

He was impeached yeah but the media hammered the republicans for doing it and we all knew by late January that he would survive it. Democrats actually picked up seats that year in the midterms.

[crankychatter]

52. Clinton Supporters Should Confess

They LOVE the bias

They, like she, don't care HOW she wins.

[nomaco-10]

59. Then you must have been SOUND ASLEEP....

when the MSM played the Governor, Doctor Howard Dean's SUPPOSED concession speech in Iowa on a loop for 24/7 for 10 days.

All Dean did, was yell a few state's names, but Obama has got Jeremiah Wright's utterly and somewhat, unrefutable divisive speech on racism on loop for 24/7 for eternity.

As a die hard ,Obama supporter, all I can say is, that this is bad people. PERIOD.

[screembloodymurder]

60. I agree. We must get control of the media.

Democracy depends on our taking action.

[Coexist]

64. ***** please watch this great video *********** from this morning

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/23726367#23726367

[kentuck]

70. What if Obama drops out of the race and does not endorse anyone?

And refuses the second spot on the ticket? What happens then?

[EFerrari]

87. Millions of his supporters will be too pissed off to vote in November?

That would be good for Democrats. :sarcasm:

[anamandujano]

96. When he drops out, his endorsement will be less than worthless.

[depakid]

100. Actually, both candidates could endorse a 3rd at the convention

who would then take on McCain relatively unstained. Now THAT would really light up Americans' interest and foul up the GOP's well laid plans.

[anamandujano]

103. Bull. Hillary has earned the nomination. No one would want someone

who sat by while the two we have now did the grueling work of the primaries.

Gore, Edwards, or whoever else you're thinking of have not paid their dues this time around.

[depakid]

126. Historically, this is what's been done

No reason why it couldn't (and perhaps shouldn't) happen this time.

[DemzRock]

76. Actually Bill Clinton had the worst treatment by far in the 90's...

The media echoed tons of lies against him.

But he was able to use his brilliant speaking talent and connections to turn things around for him.

He actually had the highest approval ratings of his career while he was being impeached for sex.

The trick is to get the public to realize that you are being unfairly treated, and that the unfounded attacks are interfering with what you are trying to do for the public.

The problem with the Wright thing is that too many people aren't ready to hear his message and it seems extremist. It's not the racial thing. It's the extremism.

If it was ONLY his pastor and not his MENTOR, then Obama could say that the media is trying to apply guilt by association to him. But Wright is his mentor. I think the Wright has a lot of good points, except for the HIV conspiracy thing. But most American lunkheads aren't ready for it.

Oh, well.

[jobycom]

81. Fall off a turnip truck last night? I haven't seen a candidate since Reagan whom the media promoted

the way they push Obama. An inexperienced, local politician with virtually no resume is running for the highest office in the land, and they barely point out that he's the least qualified candidate to ever get this close to the presidency? Heck, even Bush had a little experience, and he was way too green.

Understand what's going on. The media wants McCain as president. They pushed Obama and smeared Clinton so he could get the nomination. Then they planned to pull the rug out from under him so McCain would win. Now their mantra is that the Dems are destroying themselves, so they are helping. Now that Obama has it sewn up, they are shredding him. There's the outside chance that Clinton will get the nomination, but the MSM knows that if she does, it will divide the party and create racial strife against her. That, combined with the crap they will unleash on her, would make it hard for her to beat McCain.

And you ain't seen nothing yet. Wait until they start swiftboating Obama. This is child's play, so far. If this brings him down, he was far weaker than even I thought.

The reason so many Dems dislike Clinton is because the MSM already did this to her. The reason Gore didn't win in a landslide is because the MSM did this to him. The reason Kerry didn't win... You get the picture. The MSM shapes our opinions, and most Democrats don't realize they've drunk the Kool-Aide until after the candidate has lost. Then, on reflection, slowly the confessions and the articles come out proving it was all a smear campaign by the media, but by then another Democrat has lost.

The MSM has barely begun to attack Obama. That's what many of us have been saying for over a year now. He doesn't have the experience to deal with this, and his race doesn't make him fireproof, despite such claims from his followers. This is EXACTLY what we meant. And it will get worse.

That's why they wanted Obama instead of Clinton. Clinton has been through it, she knows what's coming. Obama is so inexperienced he is "shaken up" by it. Maybe he'll pull it together yet, and beat McCain. Not the way he's going about it now, though. He's a long way away from local Illinois, and even further away from an easy Senate victory over candidates that self-destructed. He's in the biggest game on the planet now, and he skipped the minor leagues.

[anamandujano]

109. Bingo, and Thank you!

[futureliveshere]

83. Silver Linings!!

Its been a tough week for BO but there are some silver linings here:

1. Obama can no longer be called a muslim, madrassa educated islamic fundamentalist.

2. This Wright blowup would have come about at sometime during the whole election process. Its good that it has come out now when there is a large gap b/w primaries and Obama has enough time to build a response (as he is very effectively doing) and when he has already taken the lead.

3. HRC papers will start taking the lime-light soon and I am just DROOLING with anticipation for when she releases her tax returns a few days before the PA nomination.

4. Obama was expected to lose PA anyways, so he doesn't have too much to lose right now. He can play for all w/o worrying about the results.

Think strategic always. This is the war we are waging, we can afford to lose an occasional battle to keep us sharp. You think the politically entrenched, big-business combines (inc. media) will give up so easily?

[dailykoff]

98. Very good points.

The beast can get pretty ugly. Just ask the Kennedys.

[BigDDem]

105. Before: blank slate

now: not so much

[chocome]

108. West Virginia . 58 % say Obama received better media treatmet than HRC

Fifty-eight percent (58%) say that Obama has received better media treatment than Clinton. Just 16% believe that Clinton has benefitted from media preference

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/west_virginia/west_virginia_democratic_presidential_primary

[cooolandrew]

110. We only need ot turn it off it is the electric vampire expect olberman...

Listen novamradio.comand headonradionetwork.com You life will be much much better.

[cooolandrew]

112. It's our primary not theirs for the sake of Gore Kerry Dean let's not let them do this.

[AZBlue]

113. He obviously terrifies them.

They might actually have to get off their butts and do some work when he's President and ends corporate control of our media.

[JorgeTheGood]

114. They did far worse than this to

Bill Clinton during his Monica days and we (tax payers) spent $70 million to try to nail him.

Tell your guy Obama to toughen up or move out of the way.

[Stephanie]

115. They did it to Dean and it was oh so easy

Just a ten second clip, a little manipulation of the audio, run it 20 times per show, rinse, repeat.

[DerekJ]

116. We all expected that. Obama didn’t fall in line with the status quo. Relax

They are really scared of him. That won’t change a thing. They are Idiots, they are toooo late. His base is much too strong now.

[JorgeTheGood]

118. The MSM is afraid of no one ... period.

they can ruin anyone they want in short order ... ask Dan Rather, Howard Dean, John Kerry, Al Gore, Max Cleland, Cynthia McKinney, Eliot Spitzer ...

and they can hand out a pass just as easily ... ask Foley, Larry Craig, Vitter, the bugman ...

[HuffleClaw]

120. you cannot be serious

it was (as has been said before) the corporate republican-owned media that built up obama from relative obscurity to where he is now and it is the same media that will destroy him.

[Auntie Bush]

123. Oh my!

You haven't been watching or noticing the bias against Hillary on MSM. Where have you been? Errr.... don't answer!

[Aussie leftie]

125. If you are worried for Obama now

How is he going to survive the presidential election. The media and republicans have only just begun.