McCain ignores 5,000 journalists as he whines about lack of press coverage

[NNN0LHI]

http://blogs.suntimes.com/backtalk/2008/07/mccain-ignores-5000-journalist.html

Lately, John McCain has complained the media isn't giving him enough love.

His campaign recently released two videos showing all the loving the media gives to Barack Obama.

It is true that Obama's overseas trip this week received tremendous coverage, while McCain's recent trip to Mexico got scant notice.

But McCain is blowing off an invitation to address as many as 5,000 journalists attending the UNITY: Journalists of Color convention held in Chicago this week.

The convention organized by the four major minority journalism associations representing blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans and Native Americans with a mission to promote diversity in the media, has invited both of the major candidates running for president.

Both candidates were invited to speak Thursday night but Obama was in Berlin. Obama will instead speak to convention goers on Sunday morning, and it will be broadcast on CNN. McCain hasn't accepted the invitation.

When the UNITY conference was last held in 2004 in Washington, D.C., both John Kerry and President Bush spoke to the group of journalists.

[Mind_your_head]

1. "Them people" don't account fer nuthin'

:sarcasm:

The convention organized by the four major minority journalism associations representing blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans and Native Americans with a mission to promote diversity in the media, has invited both of the major candidates running for president.

[glowing]

2. What a dumb fuck that old man is.

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. That does look bad. You'd think he'd be jumping at the chance.

[monmouth]

4. He doesn't work weekends....n/t

[my2sense]

5. ummmm....I wonder how this is perceieved

in the MSM. I wish KO would cover this story.

[sam sarrha]

6. McLame went to a German Restaurant when Obama was in Berlin the Restaurant was in a Gay neighborhood

and a well known and respected gay establishment

had Obama gone there the ranting about his Gay agenda for our precious straight children would have never ended.

i want to thank the person in Columbus ohio who was so quick witted and devious to suggest he go there... thank you.