Posts filed under “Media”
Can we trust the media to accurately report on the effects of Citizens United?
Politico is running a news article today titled, “TV stations love super PACs,” which examines the price differential between a candidate’s ad buy and a Super PACs. The article notes that: Stations have to provide discounted rates to qualifying candidates running for all public offices. But they don’t have to give those same breaks to the [...]
Full Blows (With Distinction)
During most of the Republican primary, one of the main lines of attack against Romney by the more conservative candidates focused on Romney’s potential inability to distinguish himself from Obama. Certainly, now that each campaign has taken the “gloves” off we can see distinguishing the two candidates has not been a problem. The media has [...]
Elizabeth Warren Heritage Controversy Round-up
Despite its enormous publicity, the Massachusetts’ race for US Senate between incumbent Senator Scott Brown and challenger Elizabeth Warren has not had a public poll conducted in nearly half a month. The last polls provided overwhelming evidence that the race was then (and probably currently as well) a tie. This is good news for Warren, [...]
The Messaging is Muddy
If you want to claim that you’re not attacking private equity, but examining Mitt Romney’s record as a job creator… …the proper answer to that first question is “we’re not attacking private equity.” Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
Bain, Booker and backtracking
The story of the day originates once again from Meet The Press. Yesterday, Newark mayor Cory Booker criticized the Obama campaign for their ads attacking Mitt Romney’s time at Bain Capital. Almost immediately after, the rising-star in the Democratic party put out a YouTube video to reaffirm his support for Obama and clarify his comments. [...]
Married to the Economy?
Somehow, Obama’s re-entry into campaign politics has changed the political air. The usually relatively moderate and independent are leaning to their familiar sides. High minded debates about the long term future of the nation are taking shape in the nation’s major newspapers. The gay marriage debate, sparked by Biden and then Obama, is far removed [...]
“Even Jimmy Carter Would Have Given That Order!”
That quote is from who else but Mitt Romney responding to a reporter’s question whether he would have replicated Obama’s order to send the military into Pakistan to eliminate Osama Bin Laden. Somehow the general election spectacle has moved its sights onto Barack Obama’s authorization of Osama Bin Laden’s assassination. On the left, Obama has been [...]
Giving Liberals a Bad Name pt. 2
As I said in part one of this essay, liberals harbor an ugliness that is far more difficult address without resulting to hyperbole or acidic rhetoric. That being said, despite the mine field before me I hope to address that ugliness scrupulously. It is usually only those moderate conservatives that have intellectual integrity and job [...]
What Santorum is Getting Right
After several weeks of chatter about the growing potential for a contested convention and Romney’s weakness as a frontrunner, Romney’s win in Illinois has cast further doubts on Santorum’s viability. Mr. Santorum’s poor showing in Illinois can be connected to the rough couple of news cycles that he has had to deal with. Essentially, the [...]
“Science Fiction” on This Week
Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors Austan Goolsbee was giving an entirely on-point commentary about Obama’s chances for reelection as a result of the economy. Then, he was about to be interrupted and decided to swing his ideological sword. “The one thing I’d say is, the argument that its all about the growth of government, the numbers [...]