Barack Obama, Mainstream Media: Obama’s Excellent Adventure
Obama’s Excellent Adventure
“John McCain has taken three foreign trips in the past four months, all unaccompanied by a single network anchor.”
–Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
If anyone needed any proof that the Mainstream Media is the PR wing of the Democrat Party, they need look no further than Barack Obama’s Excellent Adventure. Obama is being attended to by the breathless anchors of ABC, NBC and CBS News.
The three network anchors will travel to Europe and the Middle East next week for Barack Obama’s trip, adding their high-wattage spotlight to what is already shaping up as a major media extravaganza.
Lured by an offer of interviews with the Democratic presidential candidate, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson and Katie Couric will make the overseas trek, meaning that the NBC, ABC and CBS evening newscasts will originate from stops along the route and undoubtedly give it big play….The plan is for Williams, Gibson and Couric interviews to be parceled out on successive nights in different countries, giving each anchor a one-day exclusive.
What about the Republican candidate, John McCain’s foreign trips?
Well, McCain–regardless of how hard he tries to win the respect of his buddies in the press corps–doesn’t have the “D” after his name, so he gets no anchor coverage on his trips.
“John McCain has taken three foreign trips in the past four months, all unaccompanied by a single network anchor….When McCain visited Britain, France and Israel in March and met with their leaders, no network anchors tagged along. NBC and ABC sent correspondents; CBS did not. None of the evening newscasts covered his trip to Canada last month. And McCain’s swing through Colombia and Mexico two weeks ago was barely covered, although NBC and ABC sent correspondents.”
–Howard Kurtz, Washington Post
Isn’t everyone–except McCain–a winner here?
After all, Obama gets to pretend his trip gives him “foreign policy experience”, the Evening News anchors get to pretend that they’re covering real news, instead of a campaign-manufactured event, and the Mainstream Media gets to pretend that they’re an unbiased news source.
The only losers are those few people who still think that the Mainstream Media serves up news instead of public relations pieces for the Democrat Party.
[For a rant by MSNBC News President Phil Griffin about Fox News, see MSNBC prez on Fox News: "You can't trust a word they say". It's an amusing look into how the Mainstream Media see themselves.]
All of the left-wing components of the Mainstream Media are facing tough times: layoffs, falling stock prices, downsizing. In none of the press releases accompanying these announcements, has there been one mention of the root causes of these gloomy happenings; i.e., the Mainstream Media continues to peddle a product that few are buying these days.
Liberalism and socialism, to be exact.
Again, if any proof is needed, Exhibit A is Obama’s Excellent Adventure.
by Mondoreb
image/idea: RidesAPaleHorse
Source:
* Obama’s Big Trip
* 3 Anchors to Follow Obama’s Trek Abroad
McCain DID NOT INVITE the press on his trips. Obama did. Ergo you have no story. But as long as Fox is around you will always have employment opportunities.
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Damien,
McCain DID NOT INVITE the press on his trips.
Strange then that several correspondents accompanied him.
Maybe you meant that he didn’t hand-deliver a personal invite to the anchors?
Although not currently in the job market, thanks for the tip on employment opportunities.
Thanks also for taking the time to stop by, read and comment.
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[...] Original post by Mondoreb [...]
With the desperation of the GOP, all I got to say is watch out for snipers on the roof tops, they mat blame it on muslim extremist
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I think we all need to email these “news media outlets” the “ass-kissing three” and TELL them thanks but no thanks!
The only good that can come of this is Obama-chango-rama will say something and they will be there to catch it…now the real question is will they report it???
McCain 2008 let’s have a real AMERICAN HERO in the Oval Office!!!
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