One Reporter Greets McCain in NH, but He Does Get Town Hall Meeting Air Time...

[NYCGirl]

MSNBC gave it 14 minutes, Fox 10 minutes, and CNN 4 minutes. It'd be sad if it wasn't so funny.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/one_reporter_greets_mccain_plane_in_nh_89868.asp?c=rss

The Manchester Union Leader's Scott Brooks writes about the "stark contrast" between the coverage of John McCain, campaigning in New Hampshire today, and Barack Obama, campaigning, meeting with foreign leaders, and speaking to network anchors, in the Middle East and Europe.

In Manchester last night, there was just one reporter and one photographer waiting for McCain as his plane — a white, blue and gold Boeing 737-400 emblazoned with his campaign slogan, "Reform, Prosperity, Peace" — touched down on the Wiggins Airways tarmac.

For what it's worth, all three cable networks aired some of McCain's town hall meeting today in Rochester, NH. Of the three news channels, MSNBC aired the most of McCain, from 12:21-12:35pmET; FNC aired it from 12:17-12:27 and CNN took the McCain town hall from 12:22-12:26. All three aired this morning's Barack Obama news conference in Jordan.

[rurallib]

1. !!!!!!!

"O no! I got Sammy's crowd"

[Ichingcarpenter]

5. The Daily Show covers McCain and Obama on the same day

McCain's reporters



Obama's reporters

[matt819]

2. That's pretty funny

Wouldn't it be a riot if the only coverage of his campaign was one pool reporter and whoever the crazies might send to cover?

[iconicgnom]

3. Was the reporter lost? Well, that'll be a lesson learned about not bringing a map!

[anonymous171]

4. It's simple free market economics. More demand for Obama related news

means more coverage for Obama and less for McCain.

[President Decider]

6. What's this picture?

.....the view from the top stair of McCain's airplane when he arrived today?



LMAO!

[NYCGirl]

7. Hey, lookit all those people.........unloading the luggage.....

:rofl:

[high density]

8. Our media in Maine was clearly excited to have him here

Plus our two own "maverick" Senate lamers were with him.

Leave it to the Union Leader to whine about not enough enthusiasm for McCain.