86 Percent of Romney Coverage Is Negative: Are Most Media Outlets Biased in Favor of Obama?

Citizens through taxes? And I as a wealthy person who has benefited more from these investments I pay more. Progressive taxation is always a question of balance between continued incentive to earn more AND concepts of fairness. Speaking for myself as a progressive that balance is currently OUT OF BALANCE in favor of high income earners AND I WOULD ADD (though most of my progressive friends won't) also in favor of low income earners. (Both were exacerbated by BUSH tax cuts but it didn't start there.) The real issue is not as much our marginal tax rates but rather our exemptions, credits, tax deferments, etc... that allow those at the top (particularly those who claim capital gains status) to manipulate a large set of programs to achieve very low actual taxation rates. In any case most of us contribute taxes in one form or another that support a culture that allows entrepreneurs to succeed. There's nothing special about Americans...there is something special about open economies like that in the United States (and now many other countries who have adopted and in many cases surpassed our freedoms).

So you're saying that we taxpaying citizens did in fact build the roads and bridges?

Yes--pretty sure that's exactly what Obama said. We (not the entrepreneur alone) established the political, economic, legal and physical infrastructure that allows an entrepreneurial society to thrive. )

No he said "You didn't build that." Either that or he said you didn't build your business, either way it's asinine.

If you haven't, listen to the whole clip again and possibly replay it in Romney's voice or Newt's voice, etc.... It's innocuous political pablum... The right's fanatical distaste for Obama colors (no pun intended) everything Obama says. If Obama says 'America is Great' the whacko right (90% of the right these days) says 'He used the present tense and is taking credit for it and doesn't believe America was great before he got here - he's so arrogant!' Obama's governed way too far to the center for me but he's still a much better option than Malleable Mitt for me.

I would dislike what he said in ANY voice.

Progressive Taxes are an Invention of the Communists........genius
and telling an American blog theres nothing special about us, then why every time Europe steps in the Mud, do they ask Americans to help them out ?, just what has Europe ever done3 it didnt need Americans to Undo ?, you are a simpleton

I listened to the entire quote by Obama and it's is abundantly clear that he meant exactly what the Republicans claim he meant. Obama believes that the help we receive from our teachers and government infrastructure is more important that what we do ourselves. He's right that they received help, but their personal initiative is far more important - so much more important that the help from teachers and government is insignificant - apparently Obama doesn't believe so - perhaps because the help he receive is so much greater than what most Americans receive from government.

"Look, if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own.… If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you some help. There was a great teacher somewhere in your life. Somebody helped to create this unbelievable American system that we have that allowed you to thrive. Somebody invested in roads and bridges. If you've got a business—you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."

The perception is obviously colored by political leanings and even some conservative associates who I trust have seen the comments in a very different light than I did and they're not just taking this position for the politics of it. (Notably I have two Republican friends who also can 'play the middle' on this and say 'I know what he was saying but he opened himself up to misinterpretation'.) As you may have also seen Romney's made very similar comments in the past himself in regards to pointing out that Olympic athletes don't make it there themselves but rather on the shoulders of their coaches, communities and parents.)

None the less America hasn't succeeded based on our self myth of rugged individualism but rather because of a brilliantly Liberal construct (Liberal in classical sense), Government policies and investment in canals, railroads, education, roads, telecommunications infrastructure, INTERNET and policies allowing our collectively owned abundant natural resources to be exploited (in the positive sense) for both corporate and collective good. Without these government policies and investments there would be no FORD, no GATES and no JOBS.

You use hyperbole quite a bit there especially "no JOBS". Rugged individualism (or small groups) started this country with settlements before RRs existed. Hard work and faith made the difference - the government's only role was to drive people from their previous homes or stamp their individual risk with a approval.

Government investment only started once those individuals saw a need to protect their interests.

only a moron can belive a word obama has ever spoken...and if gaffs were a crime, Joe Biden would be doing life

we have 57 states according to obie

And of course we've all heard that a million times and seen Bush try to go through a locked door and Gerald Ford hit people with golf balls and a dozen other inconsequential mis-steps mis-statements. Follow me (and probably you) with a microphone and video camera 24-7-365 and I'm sure you would collect a pretty good blooper reel. The question is when somebody says a stupid thing they believe. I don't care too much about the $10,000 bet or 'corporations are people' or 'cookie-gate' but I do care that Romney's counter productive policy proposals and his lack of anything close to statesman like tact.

how about America has 57 States, obama care isnt a Tax....i could go on for days

Then why wasn't this all over the news: http://www.youtube.com/watch?...

It was....see above...if you or I or anyone is followed 24-7-365 there will be a blooper reel...Romney simply provides more material. As I said above he's not unlike Biden in that regard. Amazing he doesn't mumble more with those size 11s in his mouth.

though my opinion on him may be biast itsef as I'm a Brit and I still haven't forgiven him for his BAWW LONDON ISN'T SECURE ENOUGH crap >_>

that comment might have gotten the Brits to make the place more secure, and that comment doesnt hold a candle to "You didn't Build that".....as polls show.,......snap out of it.

Lol you're replying to every single comment on this negatively. (: Do you not have something better to do?

I'm just glad you don't have a vote. Anyways, why would that upset you? Are you seriously that influenced by the media? You could find articles in the magazines saying the exact same thing Romney said (the exact same magazines that criticized him for mentioning that it was concerning... to read it in their magazines).

I'm not upset, just a little irritated. o3o And I know about said articles and thy annoy me too, the question wasn't about them so I didn't mention them~

YA THINK, LMAO!!!
THEY GOT HIM ELECTED LAST TIME.....BUT BABY NOT THIS TIME!!! PEOPLE HAVE WISED UP :) NOT TO MENTION HIS RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF!

This is about to change. Media is all about ratings. When they realize Obama is a lost cause, they will drop him -- just like they dropped Hillary in 2008.

This campaign is very much like Carter vs. Reagan in 1980. The media was spinning Carter as positively as they could, downplaying Reagan. Until the final debate just before the election. Reagan's closing remarks changed everything:


After that, the pundits were shocked. All of a sudden, the media acknowledged the inevitable. By election night, they flipped 180 degrees. The media mindset is fairly simple: When spin is no longer a factor, switch to the winner. Even Dan Rather got into the act:

I remember that night - the first election I ever voted in, and I won't forget that enthusiastic crowd on that sunny Florida morning in 1980. Carter had led in the polls as close as two days from the election, but then the bottom fell out, and the mainstream media got embarrassed.

that was back when the Republicans were Blue, and the Democrats were Red, .....now it's reversed......ask yourself why?.....Red China, Red Army, Red this, Red that...all signify negative connotations....

Yes, that's true. But since the big switch, blue is now the color of entitlements, runaway spending, and the Obama economy. The Democrats bring themselves enough of a negative connotation to taint whatever color is chosen to represent them.

IDK, but the liberals need to do something quick. They are about to lose the Senate and the White House; BIG TIME!!!! Fanni Mae and Freddi Mac is what really, really, really sucked! ... . Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, and Maxine Waters, made a very big Big BIG ASS Mistake . . . .There is no doubt about THAT!! . . . In fact, THAT WAS THE "Iceberg" for the Liberals . . . As in the proverbial "Tip Of The Iceberg" . . . .

kind of why I don't watch the news

It depends solely on the way Romney presents himself.

im pretty sure R-Money did this to himself, pissing off the brits and what not. you cannot blame that kind of stupidity on the media

the brits are pissy without Mitt's help, how would you like to live in a Nation with their Taxes, and their healthcare system?, or anything else

No, I've seen more people show disrespect towards President Obama then Romney.

The Media has always Been very Bais, and only tells the truth when that are caught lieing.

Romney is earning his negative press on his own. He routinely lies about Obama's record. He is stonewalling on his tax returns. He is constantly committing gaffes. His wealth was not generated by employing Americans but by shipping American jobs overseas.

tell it like it is !!!

huh. look at you. repeating things that you have no idea if they are true or not....

go figure.

you wouldn't be a democrat would you?

Obama LIES about Obama's record. 'the private sector is doing fine?' 'you didn't build that?' 'i don't care if the gov't collects less revenue from raising taxes on the rich, its about fairness?' you don't hear him say a peep about not having a budget for the last 3 years? you don't hear say a peep about how his latest proposed budget was rejected by both Houses?

he hasn't 'stonewalled' on his taxes. you libbies want to go on a fishing expedition to see what he has. if he had a tax problem, the IRS would let us know. just like they did with Sec Treas Timmy Geithner and Congressman Rangel.

Romney is constantly committing gaffes? see my third paragraph. i'm still looking for the other 7 US states.

his wealth was generated by investing in businesses. and yes. he created domestic jobs. possibly more than Obama has, who, i believe, is STILL something like 3M in the hole from when he started.

Obama is an economic failure. you'd have to be nuts to return a failure to office for a second time...

Yet you want to elect someone who vows to double-down on the Bush policies that got us into this mess to begin with.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

"Bush policies' didn't get us into this mess. that's DNC propaganda.

you have no idea how we got here? Bush just happened to be in the big chair when the SHTF. if anything, his conversion to a full blown Keynesian when the bust hit, leads to Obama doubling down on 'stimulus' that could never work.

your definition of insanity applies to re electing Obama. Romney is a blank slate.

Seems the media is one sided. If they looked and look at Obama like they do everyone else then the jackass would never have become president.

The news media has been overwhelmed by so-called Conservatives. The Republicans that have worked with him when he was governor and other ranking Republicans have all stated the dishonesty and his inconsistencies have branded him unfit. If it were not for a pretty face and Bilinear backers more people would know he is a conman.