Comments on: Media Narratives

By: Preemptive Karma

Preemptive Karma — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 14:26:45 +0000

The “center” isn’t the place for the Fourth Estate

The media in the US has taken a beating by the right for being lanted “liberal” and a beating from the left for being slanted “conservative”. Which means they’re somewhere in the middle. Is being biased to the middle a negative? Not if you’re one of th…

By: briantologist

briantologist — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 20:18:46 +0000

What strikes me about this is A) how fucking lazy the press can be when describing people, and B) how hopelessly stuck they seem to be on overly simplistic caricatures of public figures. It’s like they can’t discuss anyone without reducing him or her to the emotional depth of a character in a Jerry Bruckheimer movie. I don’t wonder why our discourse has slid as far downhill as it has when I hear shit like this masquerading as news.

By: Slav

Slav — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 08:41:14 +0000

very nice job!

By: Mike Meyer

Mike Meyer — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:36:36 +0000

Out here in the frozen wilds of Wyoming, nieth the shadow of Ole Brokeback, where we’re all somehow related to Deadeye, a Maverick is a calf, seemingly belonging to no one, as in ” fire up that runnin’iron, Ed while I through a rope on this MAVERICK. Whoopee ky yai yo git along little doggie you know that Wyoming will be your new home.” Senator McCain is none of the above. He has proven ambitions for The Presidency and will seriously need that Democrat’s vote. Sadly (for the Taxpayer) it’s politics and business as usual. Even his anti-torture addendem to the Defence Budget changed nothing. Sad fact of war, sad fact of life. I suppose we are getting our money’s worth.
Mike Meter, menber- Voter Initiative Political Party of Wyoming, where we believe that you the TAXPAYER should have TOTAL CONTROL of how much comes out of your pocket to support YOUR GOVERNMENT, and a final say-so, go or no go vote on YOUR BUDGET. AFTER ALL, NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, YOU’LL PAY FOR IT.

By: Kamachanda

Kamachanda — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 21:23:09 +0000

John Mcain is nothing more than a crossing gaurd for the same monied interest that love the free ride they’re getting from Bush.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:39:39 +0000

John Seavey makes a very good point in his comment above – though I’m still trying to figure out what point you’re trying to make.

McCain not critical enough of Bush/GOP? Suspicions about the timing of his criticism? No Democrats being called “mavericks” by the media talking heads?

Perhaps you’d have Mr. McCain to pull a “Zell” and go ape-shit on Bush/GOP…that would be real responsible (and effective).

I think Mr. McCain should be applauded for his crticisms of the policies of his own party/president. Name one leading Democrat that’s done the same.

By: Llieutenant Breakfast

Llieutenant Breakfast — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 14:40:39 +0000

very nice job of collecting McCain-as-Maverick labels – and every one of the labelers is on salary with the Media Machine

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:51:03 +0000

Well, I think you have to remember the standards currently being set by Republican senators. Given their utter political cowardice on challenging Bush about any aspect of his conduct, even the mild criticism McCain has delivered has set him well apart from most of his own party.

Or, “It’s easy to be above average when the average is so low.”