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Originally Posted by pan6467
What exactly are Obama's qualifications?
At least McCain shows he is willing to work with the Dems. McCain-Feingold, McCain-Kennedy, McCain-Lieberman......... where is Obama-(R)?
I used to be a proud Democrat because the party had shared the same values and ideals I did. But not Obama, not the current crop. The current crop is as far left as the Neo-Cons went right. Does the Democratic Party really want to sell it's beliefs to the far left and go so far left that just as the Neo-Cons chased out their moderates the "Progressives" will chase out theirs?
Obama's VP better be a moderate and wisely chosen. One who is a uniter, not a divider. It probably won't matter as the office is nothing really except a tie breaker in the Senate if need be or a heartbeat away from President.
My prediction: Obama is more of a divider in this country than W and his VP is ruined politically.
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I have never seen the mainstream corporate media and the democratic national leadership shift so far to the right, as it has this month:
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...-wesley-clark/
John McCain uses Swiftboater Bud Day to attack Wesley Clark
By: John Amato @ 5:00 PM - PDT
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...thing-on-fisa/
Special Comment: Olbermann Challenges Obama To Do The Right Thing On FISA
By: Logan Murphy @ 7:00 PM - PDT
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...lagers-attack/
When Villagers Attack….
By: John Amato @ 3:00 PM - PDT
The media should start their own McCain Defense PAC to help John McCain. They do it every chance they get. Maybe Joe Klein can be the chairman of the board. Where were all these media trolls and Villagers when John Kerry was swiftboated for winning medals in Vietnam? They sure didn’t mind those very real attacks against his service.
Wesley Clark on Face the Nation: CNN accuses Clark of “Swiftboating”
Fox’s Henneberg deceptively cropped Clark interview.
Duncan is absolutely correct...
“Gonna be a long election season.”
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...t-in-say-what/
Bush praises McCain for Expansion of the GI Bill that he had no part in: Say, what?
By: John Amato @ 1:00 PM - PDT
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...woods-or-news/
A Question of Priorities: Tiger Woods or News?
By: Nicole Belle @ 12:15 PM - PDT
My buddy Media Bloodhound had a simple question: why was the announcement that Tiger Wood needed reconstructive knee surgery so important that it led the CBS Evening News for a full 4 1/2 minute segment (out of 22 minutes of broadcast time)? It wasn’t as if it was a slow news day. Look at some of the stories MBH found that day that CBS opted not to do:
Israeli Defense Officials Confirm Cease-Fire with Hamas to Begin Thursday
Baghdad Insists on Right to Veto US Operations
Bill Extending Jobless Benefits Is Blocked By G.O.P.
Baghdad Blast Leaves 51 Dead, And the Shiites Call for Revenge
Notes Show Confusion on Interrogation Methods
One-Third of People Shot by Taser Need Medical Attention
Chinese Quake Toll, 69,172, Is Just a Guess
Senators Deny Knowing Of Home Loan Favoritism; Senate Ethics Panel Is Investigating
More Illegal Crossings Are Criminal Cases, Group Says
Conflicts Displacing More People
UN Says 5 Million Could Go Hungry in Zimbabwe Due to Drop in Food Production, High Inflation
Man with Deadly Skin Cancer Saved by New Treatment
Sudan: Darfur Groups Urge U.N. Action
US Targets Venezuela-Based Hezbollah Helpers
Taliban Take Afghan Villages In South in Prelude to Battle
Three Men Charged for Politkovskaya Murder: Investigators
New Florida Rules Return More Than 115,000 Ex-Offenders to Voting Rolls
Pakistani Fury Over U.S. Airstrikes Imperils Training of Frontier Force
So MBH contacted Rick Kaplan, Executive Producer of CBS Evening News, and this is his pathetic answer:
“The Tiger Woods injury story was of major importance and we felt we needed to devote time to it as the lead. Tiger is arguably one of the world’s premiere athletes and his career is in some jeopardy with Tiger halting playing the sport for the year. It was certainly the most talked about story of the day, and the biggest story in most national newspapers. Our story contained implications for sports, millions of fans, and many aspects of business; which have by and large been revolutionized by the Tiger Woods phenomenon.”
If you want to know why such thin gruel often passes for serious news on network television, Mr. Kaplan’s statement perfectly underscores the warped priorities of corporate media.
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...-hears-it-too/
UPDATED with video: Obama criticizes MoveOn.org in patriotism speech: Wesley Clark hears it too…
By: John Amato @ 11:15 AM - PDT
http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/0...-robert-gates/
Is Obama Considering Keeping On Robert Gates?
Et Tu, Pan ?