BIDEN is VP-NOT Palin. Yet she gets almost 100% more coverage than Biden.

[jenmito]

Biden spoke this morning about hospitals being on board with helping reduce the cost of health-care reform, and MSNBC kept showing the podium but cut away after a few words. Then they replayed Andrea Mitchell's interview of Palin about 25 times throughout the day and discuss HER future. :wtf:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

1. I bet if he quit the media would be all over him!

You do have a point though. She's a nobody and still a media darling.

[jenmito]

3. She was in the media this much BEFORE she quit. n/t

[PatSeg]

46. True, but she was in the news

because SHE created the stories that put her in the limelight. No one paid much attention to Letterman's joke until she made a big stink about it and it was primarily to get publicity. She does not want to go quietly into the night. When this all dies down, she will find another way to draw attention to herself.

Meanwhile, our VP has been to Bosnia and Iraq, and the media pretty much ignored those real news stories. They only pay attention to Biden if they can twist something he says into a gaffe, often by quoting it out of context.

[jenmito]

49. True...

she's always putting herself in the limelight claiming to be a victim of the MSM while in the next breath saying attacks on her are NOTHING compared to the attacks on our "brave troops." She always finds a way to mention the troops.

[PatSeg]

51. Its all just tactics on her part

She is going to milk her fame for everything she can while she can. People are forgotten so quickly these days and she's looking to make some big bucks - TV, book tours, speaking engagements, etc. and no one will want her if she's "yesterday's news". Screw political office, too much work and not enough money.

[jenmito]

53. Yup...

and she specifically said she didn't want to milk her time as a "lame duck" since THAT'S "politics as usual" (as is finishing your term). She can continue to play the victim of the "mean" "elite" MSM but it will NOT make her an attractive candidate for president. It MAY work to give her her own show on Faux or something like that.

[PatSeg]

55. Great Palin translation

"Politics as usual" really means WORKING! She has a history of a very short attention span. I don't think she really wants to president, though she might enjoy the attention that goes with running for it. It did wonders for Huckabee, who would have just faded away in Arkansas if he hadn't run for higher office.

She is handling all this pretty much like a Hollywood celebrity, looking for any and all opportunities to get covered by the MSM. I don't think she gave a crap about Letterman's little joke, but attacking a high profile personality got her the desired exposure. All the late night comedians make Palin jokes, but she strategically chose Letterman.

[Marsala]

2. So? Michael Jackson gets more coverage than both of them combined

The media is a lost cause.

[jenmito]

5. I know. But Palin even knocked HIM of tv for a while. n/t

[orpupilofnature57]

4. NWO,

[jenmito]

9. I don't know whether to agree or disagree with that

since I don't know what it means. :)

[orpupilofnature57]

36. Dominance over Media ,Money ,and Militia ,Dictated by 12% for us other

88%.Fascism.

[jenmito]

40. Thanks for the explanation...

but how does that=NWO?

[orpupilofnature57]

43. New World Order

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_world_order

[jenmito]

44. Oh...

Thanks! :hi:

[PretzelWarrior]

6. I'm actually OK with that. The less heard from Biden the better.

Same with Hillary. They are both great on policy and their areas of expertise. Let them do all that and let Obama be the public face of the United States.

[jenmito]

54. Hey-

I thought you left! Good to see you back. :hi:

[stopbush]

7. And "Deal Or No Deal" is on seven nights a week while Meet The Press

is on for an hour.

[jenmito]

12. Meet The Press's ratings are plummeting.

Even though that doesn't mean anything in this circumstance...

[stopbush]

23. Yep. I haven't watched since Gregory took over.

Not that I was a fan of Russert. But at least I used to tune in on occasion.

[Jennicut]

8. Maybe he needs to dress like a woman, run a state into the ground, wink at the camera and

state that there is conspiracy against him by the media and/or David Letterman.

LOL.

Just be glad Joe is our VP and not Sarah...actually she would have quit by now. :rofl:
Joe may be a loose cannon at times but he will always be better than that idiot.

[jenmito]

18. True...

he WOULD get more coverage that way. :D

I AM!

[stopbush]

25. I can just hear Palin if McCain had won. "You guys told me this old fart

would be dead by summer and I'd be president. Screw you guys, and I'm going home."

[Turbineguy]

10. She has more time to be covered.

Biden actually has a job to do.

[Jennicut]

13. True...what is her job now? Being in the media and writing a lame book?

[jenmito]

15. She's still governor of Alaska...

but she gets covered WHATEVER she does.

[Cha]

11. I guess msnbc thinks murkins want

to hear about palin's a$$inine life.

MSNBC
- Phone: [phone] EMAIL: [e-mail]

[jenmito]

14. I think you're right...

and I already called. Thanks for posting the info. for others, though. :hi:

[carpetbagger]

16. The more the better. More lost weeks for the GOP.

She's the gift that keeps on giving. 30% love her, 70% think she's either dumb or nuts. And unlike Cheney, you don't even have to think too hard to see through the moosepies.

[jenmito]

19. But polls show she got a bump after quitting. And it doesn't help that

people who WORK at MSNBC are mostly praising her-Mika Brzezinski, Dylan Ratigan, Ed Schultz, and others.

[masuki bance]

17. Count the number of Palin posts in GDP vs the ones for Biden.

That will clear things up.

[jenmito]

21. No, it doesn't clear things up. n/t

[Cha]

24. I'm like what? And, then I remembered

I hid most of the palin threads, already.:)

The corportemediawhores will always go for trash as opposed to the good VP Biden and Pres Obama is doing..but, if some bad rumor gets going about them..you can bet they'll be all over it as well as a lot around here.

[jenmito]

31. Yeah...

I know. But she shouldn't get more press than the president (and VP). I don't remember this EVER happening before.

[Cha]

35. Look at the way they

went on the MJ everything..much more important than the President being in Russia and getting a reduction on nukes according to cheapresswhore express, anyway.

It's not just MJ, either..it's the way the fascist media is set up to manufacture and manipulate..we have to be the news and we're doing a lot better and getting stronger than we were 8 years ago.

And, I thank you for the reconnaissaince, jen.

[jenmito]

39. Yeah...

THAT bugged me, too, but Palin even took HIM off the screen for a while. They showed NOTHING about Obama's trip to Russia and his accomplishments while there.

I know. It's also any blond girl that goes missing.

My pleasure!

[Cha]

45. You know..I wanted to ask someone about that..

Didn't the corporatemedia send any representatives on this G8 Summit Trip?

If they did wouldn't they need to report back? I got more information on the G8 Summit on the Canadian station talking about Stephen Harper than anywhere except the pics from Jackeens(which, granted, tell a lot).

The American people are the ones who miss out..and the mediawhores are going to be left holding an empty bag on this Historical Summit.

Did you know they were set to hold it in Sardinia but opted for L'Aquila to bring World attention on the Earthquake that happened there on April 6, 2009.

<snip>>

"Silvio Berlusconi said today that he would move the G8 summit in July from Sardinia to L'Aquila, the centre of the Abruzzo earthquake, and divert the money saved to help reconstruction of the stricken region.

After holding a Cabinet meeting in L'Aquila for the second time since the April 6 earthquake, Mr Berlusconi said that the cost of holding the summit on the Sardinian island of La Maddalena would have been €220 million (£196 million), money better spent on reconstruction efforts in Abruzzo.

The earthquake killed 295 people, drove 50,000 from their homes, and damaged or destroyed medieval and modern buildings in and around L'Aquila. Mr Berlusconi, the current G8 chairman, insisted that despite the earthquake damage there were enough hotels and conference venues for the delegations and journalists."

<much more>>>
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6153912.ece

I heard it on Canadian news CBC so I investigated on the net.

[jenmito]

47. Yes...

MSNBC sent Chuck Todd and Savanah Guthrie and they mentioned the things you posted. But there were far more segments of Palin than of the couple reports from the G-8.

[Cha]

50. Thanks..I'd feel like a

schmuck if I were the reporters over there and was being pre-empted by stupid is as stupid does.

[jenmito]

52. No problemo...

So would I. I think they were on 2 times each. That's all.

[vaberella]

20. Not to be funny... But Biden---he needs to keep quiet more.

I love the guy and I think he's raw, plus he's the king of gaffes. However, he's always being misquoted, purposefully misunderstood and I'd rather him not deal with that sort of publicity.

Edited: because I realized I spelt quiet, quite.

[Jennicut]

22. Maybe he should whine like Palin that the press treated him so unfairly

Or maybe not. I can only take so much whining.

[Cha]

27. Maybe he should he quit..that's what the

assholes in the presswhores like.

They're still misquoting Al Gore..on purpose.

[vaberella]

30. That's true. They misquote him a lot and they do want him to quit.

It's pretty horrible what's being done. However, it's not just Biden, they misquote Obama and I saw the plenty of misquotes on this site being pimped around about Rahm. I almost blew a gasket when I saw the article people were talking about. Two things were quoted from Rahm and none of it about the public option. The rest of it was an op-ed based on the writers interpretations. It's such a joke---and to see DUers believing it, is annoying to say the least.

[Cha]

33. Wow..it really does pay

to investigate the articles on those threads that credit people in Obama admin with saying things that don't make sense! Thanks!

[vaberella]

29. True. I love Biden...I don't know sometimes though. n/t

[BlooInBloo]

26. (shrug) Trainwrecks always get more coverage than train riders.

[Perky]

28. THIS IS A BAD THING????? REALLY? suits me just fine.

[Raine]

32. That kind of coverage Biden can do without. nt

[elocs]

34. She does here at DU too where many are obesses with her every move or word.

They're not particularly much interested in Biden, though.

[orpupilofnature57]

37. Some people like fire bait more than debate ,people like Palin.

[polichick]

38. Freak shows always draw crowds. nt

[Occam Bandage]

41. That's fine. I'd rather they cover the dumb shit she says than the dumb shit he says. nt

[Sheepshank]

42. I'm pretty sure Biden is not envious

of any of the publicity Palin is garnering since November.

[Canuckistanian]

48. Please. When I want serious news and see the name "Palin", I avoid it.

Palin is entertainment, period.

I know beforehand that nothing momentous, earth-shaking or intelligent will come of a news article featuring Sarah Palin.

I may have to endure water-skiing squirrels and Virgin Mary tree stumps on the news, but when Biden's name is mentioned, I start paying attention. Palin? Not so much.

Filtering is key here.

[Clio the Leo]

56. Plus she is NOT hot .... not in the LEAST. NT

[Jennicut]

57. And she dresses bad. Its petty, but true. Just check out her bright red shoes at a charity.

Could she at least get shoes that fit properly? After all, she has more time to buy a proper wardrobe and better shoes.

[Clio the Leo]

59. Well "Coming Out" or whatever the name of her thrift store is....

.... has limited sizes.

(that's a joke, the store's name is "Out of the Closet." But it's just dripping with irony.)

[Puzzler]

58. I think for much of the MSM, Palin is like some lind of Reality TV...

"Palin and 8 Makes hate" kinda thing. I'm serious.

[marshall]

60. And Lord knows what she has planned

She will go on one press junket after another, and everyone from David Letterman to Katie Couric will continue obsessing over her and keeping her in the public spotlight.

[windbreeze]

61. I come to DU to read about Palin....???

the other day, I was telling my husband...I came to DU...and there are more thread titles about Palin than there are about Franken, Biden or the Prez...I'm trying to figure out why that is??? AND...other people are noticing that the Dems seem infatuated in every little thing she does, and are destined to talk about her, and keep her name up in lights..by the way, they are saying that we ARE AFRAID of her...at least for them, that's the way all the attention we give her seems to translate...so tell me DU...WHY do we keep discussing her...WHAT is in it for us, because I honestly DON'T get it...wb

[orpupilofnature57]

65. Ya Gotta point.

[mimitabby]

62. she's much more entertaining, you HAVE to admit.

[Freddie Stubbs]

63. Do you beleive that the coverage that she is getting is helping her?

:shrug:

[windbreeze]

64. I'll answer that question...yes...

because for some reason, people have short memories..iow...they aren't going to ever forget her name...but they might forget what brought her name to their attention...Free publicity IS free publicity, after all...so we keep talking about her for the next 4 years, and then we'll act surprised when she ends up prominent in the next election....and so far, free publicity doesn't seem to hurt most of the Republican politicians...only the Democrats who have been found wanting/wandering...wb

[Kaleva]

66. DU is flooded with Palin threads

Once in awhile, one may spot a VP Biden thread.

[Cleita]

67. Maybe it's just as well.

Joe can't stick his foot in his mouth, while Sarah is doing it so well, and so publicly.

[Wednesdays]

68. K&R

:kick: