It’s a continuation of their primary coverage.
“He’s like black and everything and OMG!, she’s an actual woman. What? The other candidates? Well they’re like all white guys except for the Mexican – what’s his name? Anyway, he’s like black and she’s OMG!, an actual woman…”

A-yup. The US media is not your friend. Stirring up such unsubstantiated bullshit is solely for their own benefit, not the American public or the democratic process. Can’t say the nation hasn’t been here with its media before – the age of Adams and Jefferson had some seriously nasty media behavior – but it sucks to have it back, and probably much worse now by virtue of being controlled by powerful corporate interests.

You could see something ominous coming back in the day, when the late Roone Arledge of ABC moved his news operation under the Entertainment Division. Didn’t think it would get this bad though, since (IIRC) the Fairness Doctrine was still in effect, media consolidation hadn’t begun to snowball, and Tim Russert hadn’t come onto the scene yet. Not good for our already crippled political process, not good at all.

“People say” that Hillary hopes Barack gets a great big zit on the day of his acceptance speech.

“People close to” Bill Clinton would include the homeless guy in the tinfoil hat currently dumpster-diving directly outside the restaurant where Bill Clinton is having lunch. But, of course, that sounds so much less impressive.

Well, I’ve seen it reported by many sources that Mickey Kaus is an expert at blowing goats!

No, no, Dave, you’re doing it wrongly. Here, watch:

“Goats close to Mickey Kaus complained that widespread praise of his oral skills have resulted in longer lines and “rushed” service at his goat-blowing stand in Denver.”

If you’re going to make up a source, it’s got to be specific.

The “troublemaker” clintonista are on the outside looking in. This is like storm reporting. They’re all Potentially the humongousest thing ever until they meekly come ashore.

The “unhappy Hillary” meme doesn’t make political sense given Obama’s selection of Biden for Veep.

One reason Hillary gave such an enthusiastic speech in response to Biden’s pick is because Delaware Joe is no threat to her down the road, whereas a younger VP pick like Bayh or Kaine would have been.

It sure looks to me like it’s in the interest of the Clintons for Obama to have two highly successful terms, after which she’d be the clear frontrunner in 2016.

That said, I gotta admit I tapped off on the 1990 Oakland A’s against the Cinncinnati Reds, so obviously my crystal ball has a mixed record…

And there’s this little tidbit to add.http://www.tagg-lines.com/2008…..-deux.html

It’s the Straw Man media.

Reading those quotes, I can’t help but think (and I really, really wish that I could help it, believe you me) of the scene in Ace Ventura where Jim Carrey is literally talking out of his ass. Not a pretty image, but then again, these aren’t pretty times.

At least we have a free press. Free of reporting, free of skepticism, free of insight, free of context, and now free of attribution.

And let’s not forget the unquestioning acceptance of statements in the passive voice: “Goats were blown.”

Well, I guess that explains the feeling I’ve had that the past eight years of news coverage were basically on the level of “OMG who farted?” Much better TV than all that boring stuff about who ruined the economy and trashed the Constitution.

This is like storm reporting. They’re all Potentially the humongousest thing ever until they meekly come ashore.

This. Is. Perfect.

Media playin :

“Let’s you and her fight”

The fact that it all benefits McBush is of course far from their minds.

Well, at least, the Politico was clear in its sourcing. Almost all of its references can be attributed to mammals.

knew the byline(s) instantly -

and I’m scarin’ the kittehs ’cause I’m cackling outloud – did you know you can subscribe to Mike Allen ?

Fox News is welcomed to Denver:

http://rawstory.com/news/2008/….._0825.html

heh.

I see nothing to justify that assumption.

Oops, sorry, that was a moment of truth for the media. Note that I’m not calling it a moment of truth in the media.

Goats? I’ll have you know that the Democrats are sheep. Please keep your animals straight s/

Bipeds say…

Hi Doc – long time….

Hey there. Welcome back to my personal hell.

A senior adviser to God has confirmed to me that God wants the public to ignore any Conglomerate Media news outlet completely. This longtime Heavenly associate said that God wants people to get their news from alternative sources.

Hey, I just report what they say.

He also wanted you to chase the money changers out of the temple

That doofus in the video reminds me of Rick Moranis in Ghostbusters. Did he have a pocket protector?

Do you get the feeling the media is just making stuff up?

said the same thing in the post downstairs – Louis !!

“Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day, I can tell you.”

no. they quote each other . . .then, depending on the particular beat covered:

“inside sources say”

“white house sources say”

“congressional sources confide”

“those close to the campaign say”

“pentagon insiders say”

Okay, let me rephrase it:

“Do you think the FIRST media person makes something up and then they all just keep reporting the original lie?”

LOL

Why can’t they just be honest “bullshitters say”

Meanwhile, the MSM disguised as a toilet bowl was busy gathering valuable bits of information,

It’s all James Carville and Susie Tompkins Esprit, talking to each other and cooking up things to say to the press. Egged on by Cruella de Matalin.

Buncha losers.

Sneakin’ in from work.

No scarin’ the tigers, young lady. They do things like poop in the middle of the bed for that kinda stuff.

you guys are gonna LOVE this, mccain goes AFTER cheney and rumsfeld, MAN, I cannot believe this;

Although McCain had once lavished praise on the vice president, he said in an interview in his Senate office: “The president listened too much to the Vice President . . . Of course, the president bears the ultimate responsibility, but he was very badly served by both the Vice President and, most of all, the Secretary of Defense.”

McCain added: “Rumsfeld will go down in history, along with McNamara, as one of the worst secretaries of defense in history.” Donald Rumsfeld served as President Bush’s secretary of defense from January 2001 to December 2006. Robert McNamara was Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War.

holy crap, mccain is growing some balls, I think if he keeps that up he will have a chance winning some swing voters

Yes

This has been another edition of simple answers to simple questions.

I liked your post, TBogg. I was totally irritated by some of these surrogates voicing their complaints publicly just before the convention yesterday. Sure wish they’d try something new and STFU!

Ah, here we see McSame trying to distance himself from Bush while trying to slap a new coat of paint on all of Bushco’s failed policies. Good luck, McHole.

OT – McCain, rumor has it, (I sound like a Fox reporter!) has unceremoniously dumped his advertising agency. Has anyone heard a confirmation?

If McC disagreed so much why didn’t he speak up when it might have done some good. Voted 95% of the time with the WH. Phooey.

Who needs luck when the MSM lines up to be your stenographers?

LOL

Anonymous integritude runs rampant at convention, film at eleven ,Biff.

Did everyone witness Mika of MSNBC’s Morning Joe jump from her seat and run to Terry McAuliffe (sp?), screaming like the Beatles had just showed up, and then jumping on Terry to hug him? O.M.G.! It was embarrassing to watch. She was wearing a skirt too.

Lip stick on a pig

maybe so but Cheney is a narcissist and insecure at the same time, I cannot believe he will sit for that kind of critisism, we need to make sure he’s specifically asked about both of those things mccain said

don’t forget, cheney had the absolute gall to call rumsfeld “the greatest sec of defense who ever lived”

this is gonna get fun

I’ll bet he threw a rod when that happened.

Micket Kaus wants desperately to be Ed Westwick.

It’s really sad what passes for Teh Sexxxy in DeeCee, isn’t it?
McAuliffe, ewww.

wow, now we have petreaus showing some balls also, check this out;

Petraeus is careful not to credit all the progress to the surge of U.S. troops in 2007. The sea change came last year from a series of movements now known as the Awakening. […] So would the Sunni Awakening have succeeded without the surge? Possibly, he concedes.

OT Bill Clinton speech to be on five second delay
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…..21219.html

Just in case they have to bleep the Big Dawg, y’know.

OMG, that’s hilarious! Especially his last quote, “That’s just like those motherfuckers.”

Mica S lk so 100% lame. lk she probably believes McCain like doesn’t want to overturn Roe v. Wade like all the newly DemoMcCainOcrats who when interviewed in Denver say he supports Roe.

They sure does be well informed–those former Dems whose candidate will soon be off the TV finally!!!!

Great post last week in reference to Obama

Dear Senator Obama, It is Time to Tie McCain Tight to Bush

it’s my humbled opinion that the corporate media is portraying the dems in disarray to avoid reporting on the trouble in the gop ranks…

Senior Democrats close to the Clintons of Chipaqua and Junior Democrats close to the Obamas both agree that when you define the words “catharsis” and define the words “release of delegates” they both mean “bullshit” or an alternative definition:

release of delegates — the fiction pushed by MSM and one failed candidate which has no basis in law or DNC rules. The term is being used by nearly every major newspaper, getting the information to the people who are getting all the Blue Dogs they deserve.