THIS is the week that should've ended McCain's campaign...

[RazBerryBeret]

(from HuffPo)
This is the week that should have effectively ended John McCain's efforts to become the next president of the United States. But you wouldn't know it if you watched any of the mainstream media outlets or followed political reporting in the major newspapers.

During this past week: McCain called the most important entitlement program in the U.S. a disgrace, his top economic adviser called the American people whiners, McCain released an economic plan that no one thought was serious, he flip flopped on Iraq, joked about the deaths of Iranian citizens, and denied making comments that he clearly made -- TWICE. All this and it is not even Friday! Yet watching and reading the mainstream press you would think McCain was having a pretty decent political week, I mean at least Jesse Jackson didn't say anything about him.

(they go on to list his 10 blunders for the week--and it's only thursday...)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/max-bergmann/the-week-that-should-have_b_111983.html

So what is it going to take for McCain to get bad press coverage? does he have to kill kittens???

[margotb822]

1. Don't forget about the birth control squirm

such an open candidate :sarcasm:

[billyoc]

2. I heard about his blunders all day on the news. I think the honeymoon is over

between McCain and the press.

[RazBerryBeret]

3. let's hope so!!

I've been away for the TV today..so I'm not clued in.
hopefully we will hear about this for at least a week.

[Bullet1987]

4. The honeymoon was over for at least ONE day...don't get happy yet

[tridim]

5. Yea, there pretty much isn't any good news coming out of McPain's camp

Either the MSM completely ignores him like they did during the primaries, or they report and spin the bad news. Either way he's screwed.

[Seen the light]

6. Really? I heard some of this mentioned after every news show led with Rev. Jackson

That's been the biggest story today.

[KaryninMiami]

7. Which news? I mean which besides MSNBC?

I'm hoping that saw these on some of the other stations- a network would be great. I was away all day so I haven't watched anything except Countdown and a bit of Dan Abrams but they report on stories no one else does many times (thank goodness someone's reporting on them). If you saw the sound bites from the Viet Nam Vet yesterday who challenged him on his voting record for Veterans, or the viagra sound-bite from today with the woman from the LA Times on any of the other networks, do tell- that would be excellent news. My guess is the Jesse Jackson story, Obama's error last night at the Hillary fundraiser and the latest drama with Madonna) is what the MSM is buzzing about.

[billyoc]

13. Ah, sorry, I only watch MSNBC for MSM, beyond that it's Democracy Now! and Stephanie Miller.

:hi:

[Diamonique]

11. I was just gonna respond the same way.

I pretty much only watch MSNBC, but they've been all over this stuff all day. I don't know if the other networks are reporting on it.

[Ian David]

8. At least Jesse Jackson doesn't plaster on the make up like a trollop. n/t

[NattPang]

9. Isn't that something.

I'm sensing some media discrimination
against our guy.

[ErinBerin84]

10. heh, David Gergen was funny tonight

re:Jesse Jackson- "a gift to the Obama campaign"
re:Whine-gate- "and now it was another gift to Obama from the McCain campaign"
re:birth control-gate- (exasperated sigh) "Yes, another gift to the Obama campaign"

[grillo7]

12. That's the liberal media for you...

Just like when Bush ran, constantly f***** up, and Gore got all of the bad press.

[MH1]

14. Deserves a Digg, doesn't it? Go here:

http://digg.com/political_opinion/The_Week_That_Should_Have_Ended_McCain_s_Presidential_Hopes

[MH1]

15. Not to mention he failed to even show for FISA and Medicare votes

Hell, Teddy Kennedy left his cancer treatment to cast the deciding vote on Medicare. Only McCain couldn't be bothered to show up.

McCain didn't show for the prior Medicare vote either, when his vote could have been decisive.

Some "leader", eh?