http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25785158/


AP updated 1:46 p.m. CT, Mon., July. 21, 2008
NEW YORK - Television news' royalty will fly in to meet Barack Obama during this week's overseas trip: CBS chief anchor Katie Couric in Jordan on Tuesday, ABC's Charles Gibson in Israel on Wednesday and NBC's Brian Williams in Germany on Thursday.

The anchor blessing defines the trip as a Major Event and — much like a "Saturday Night Live" skit in February that depicted a press corps fawning over Obama — raises anew the issue of fairness in campaign coverage.

The news media has devoted significantly more attention to the Democrat since Hillary Clinton suspended her campaign and left a two-person contest for the presidency between Obama and Republican John McCain, according to research conducted by the Project for Excellence in Journalism.

News executives say there are reasons for the disparity, such as the continuing story about whether Clinton and Obama's supporters can reconcile. They even partly blame McCain. By criticizing Obama for a lack of foreign policy experience, McCain raised the stakes for Obama's trip, "especially if he winds up going in to two war zones," said Paul Friedman, senior vice president of CBS News.

Obama will visit Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and England and has already stopped in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq. Network anchors stayed home during McCain's recent foreign excursions.

"The question really needs to be posed. Is this type of coverage fair?" said Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va. "This is nothing but a political stunt."

The rest of the article is at the above posted site.


I think it depends on what agency you are looking at.

Over all I think it is fair both candidates have their supporters.

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Acceptance is the answer

"Im a Tarte, what! you want some of this?"

McCain is better off lying low.

First off, he's really boring and looks older every day. Second, he screws up alot. An awful lot.

Are they playing fair? Good god NO.

The alphabets have already handed Obama his robe and scepter. He's their Messiah, and are doing everything possible to crown him the new master of the universe, well before the sheep of the country are allowed to vote on it.

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"It's the rich people's fault they earn more." - Makedde

His latest gaffe:

"When asked to comment on Obama's view of Afghanistan in an interview with ABC's Good Morning America, McCain said, "It's a serious situation, but there's a lot of things we need to do. We have a lot of work to do and I'm afraid it's a very hard struggle, particularly given the situation on the Iraq-Pakistan border."

http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id...tionid=3510203

Pitiful. I actually feel sorry for the guy.

Politico dealt with that very subject this morning.

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Let's see which attack angle will work:

Trying to tie 8 year old Barack Obama to William Ayers.

...or...

Trying to tie 50 year old John McCain to the savings and loan scandal and following his mavericky path of deregulation for all his time in Congress.

Hmmmmmmmm, what will voters care more about??

www.keatingeconomics.com

Do we think the media is playing fair today. This was posted a while ago.

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Acceptance is the answer

"Im a Tarte, what! you want some of this?"

I think if you watch all the stations and read the papers and research on the internet you can make up your mind pretty well. If you only listen to what you want to hear then you are cheating yourself of knowledge.

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MCCAIN/PALIN
2008

No the media doesn't play fair but the McCain camp has turned that on its head. By playing Obama off as a spoiled media darling when the media rushes to defend their spoiled darling like an over protective mother they only serve to further reinforce the image.

Its a brilliant political move.

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