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86 percent of Romney coverage negative. Media bias has gone from bad to ridiculous?

Quietman ~PWCM~JLA 2012/08/03 18:20:50
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During Mitt Romney's overseas visit earlier this week, 86 percent of the coverage on ABC, CBS and NBC "emphasized Romney's perceived gaffes," according to a content analysis of 21 major news stories by the Media Research Center, which also compared Mr. Romney's trip to a similar excursion made by President Obama in 2008.


The results: The broadcast networks committed 53 minutes of almost entirely negative coverage to Mr. Romney, and 92 minutes of "gushing" to Mr. Obama.

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  • Ronzo 2012/09/08 02:17:15
    Yes
    Ronzo
    +1
    What do you expect from baby killing/supporting marxist socialist rubber tongued liars and back stabbing reprobates
  • Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/08/04 15:41:10
    Yes
    Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆
    +2
    Not only bad, but in some cases brazen.
  • OPOA912 2012/08/04 14:17:37
    Yes
    OPOA912
    +1
    They are just like they were during Vietnam. They lost the Vietnam war, not our troops. We won 90% of the battles, and they only reported news that turned Americans against our military. Today's media (NBC,CBS, ABC, MSNBC, CNN) all report nothing but propaganda for OZbama.
  • Ambassa... OPOA912 2012/08/18 18:17:26 (edited)
    Ambassador II
    I remember all those grey caskets lined up in the hangars as our children were returned to the Dover mortuary. Then I recall the many pictures of old women, men, and little children
    burned into unrecognizable piles of ash by our napalm bombs. For what was all of this? It
    doesn't take much revelation of the senseless realities to cause people of conscience and thinking to revolt against atrocities.

    Presently, minds of the same sort are asking why they should again trust the Reagan Banks and Wall Street to provide anything other than what they provided in the three decades of 'Reaganomics" that led to the collapse of the economy in 2008? Would repeating the pillage and plunder of assets from the middle class to the "Top 2% Club" members really be the cure for earlier pillage and plunder?

    The economy is not going to recover if the "top 2%" become richer and have more money in "offshore" accounts while the middle class is asked to pay even more of the burdens of
    our militarism and overspending. The only thing that drives our economy is spending which comes from the 98%, not the 2%. That is the choice we will face in November and it is so clearly defined by the candidates. Mitten simply isn't doing so well as he can't hide his affections for the 2% and dislike of the remaining 98%.
  • OPOA912 Ambassa... 2012/08/19 13:54:16
    OPOA912
    +1
    So my guess you like the way things are right now? Vietnam was lost by the media, the only way we stopped the atrocities of the North was to carpet bomb the crap out of Hanoi. If you served there you would know, you must be a fan of Hanoi Jane? Maybe you don't read CBO reports, but the top 20% of wage earners in this Country pay 75% of the taxes, 47% of Americans pay no taxes at all, what in the Hell is fair about that?? OZbama's buddy Jeffery Imelt and GE paid no taxes on 3 billion dollars of profit last year, and Jeffery and GE sent jobs from Wisconsin to China this year. But the best part is tha Jeffery is on OZbama's jobs committee, nice huh? So you just keep believing in that hopey changey thing and watch this Country go down the tubes due to a marxist in the white house.
  • Ambassa... OPOA912 2012/08/19 21:18:45
    Ambassador II
    You reflect a terribly narrow mind and perspective of what goes on around you. For that reason, it is unlikely you would consider any conversation or discussion not already fixed in your mind. But, let me try for just a couple of paragraphs.

    First, Vietnam. We invaded the little country for no good reason as we had already assassinated South Vietnam's elected leader and the country was welcoming reunion with the Communist North. Ohhhh, that made us so angry, to think that a country would want to reunify and cared little about the politicians who would control the operations.
    It was an unjust and needlessly brutal war and it was lost right here in America when we realized the atrocities we were inflicting on innocent rice farmers and their families
    with our napalm bombs and "carpet bombing" as you call it. Recall "Hell No, I Won't Go"? It all came to a climax on the campus at Kent State University when we began to kill our own children to enforce a wrongful idea of militarism, and a wise President said "Enough, get us out of there NOW".

    Actually it isn't true that 47% pay no taxes, and the story has been disproved many times. All who work pay taxes via the Social Security and Medicare withholding, even if they pay no FIT at year end. Account for those, and the elderly who...









    You reflect a terribly narrow mind and perspective of what goes on around you. For that reason, it is unlikely you would consider any conversation or discussion not already fixed in your mind. But, let me try for just a couple of paragraphs.

    First, Vietnam. We invaded the little country for no good reason as we had already assassinated South Vietnam's elected leader and the country was welcoming reunion with the Communist North. Ohhhh, that made us so angry, to think that a country would want to reunify and cared little about the politicians who would control the operations.
    It was an unjust and needlessly brutal war and it was lost right here in America when we realized the atrocities we were inflicting on innocent rice farmers and their families
    with our napalm bombs and "carpet bombing" as you call it. Recall "Hell No, I Won't Go"? It all came to a climax on the campus at Kent State University when we began to kill our own children to enforce a wrongful idea of militarism, and a wise President said "Enough, get us out of there NOW".

    Actually it isn't true that 47% pay no taxes, and the story has been disproved many times. All who work pay taxes via the Social Security and Medicare withholding, even if they pay no FIT at year end. Account for those, and the elderly who have little or no incomes, the disabled and handicapped, those in jails and prisons, the population of children not yet in the work force, and the percentage remaining that pay no tax of any kind to the Federal System is about half of the 47% advertised in RW propaganda.
    I have six grandchildren and they are all counted in the 47% and is my 95 year old Mother.

    Your candidate Romney has already proposed a "budget plan" to reduce the tax burden on the "Top 2% Club" members by approximately $240,000 per year, assuming they actually pay taxes in the U.S. To balance this loss of revenues he has
    adjusted your contributions to be $2,000 more. Now, that "budget" is known and if that is a good idea for you and your family, do vote for Mitten and "Robin" and write
    the check on April 15th.

    You recite a single example of corporations not paying taxes, which is a good story were it not so limited. Actually, the 50 largest U.S. Corporations paid no Federal Income Taxes at all in the past decade, while receiving someting over $300 Billion in
    grants and gifts from the Govy. Just yesterday it was reported that U.S. Corporations
    pay their CEOs more money each year than they pay in Federal Taxes. This travesty isn't Obama's making or in any way connected to him or his Administration. It is the result of the plans called "Reaganomics" that revised the Tax Code and adjustments made to tax law since 1982. You correctly identify a major problem with our Republic, but it is a foolish gesture to try to blame the current President or his Administation for
    the foolishness.
    (more)
  • OPOA912 Ambassa... 2012/08/20 00:39:45
    OPOA912
    +1
    I thought all you hippies were dead, or working for Bill Ayres? Glad to see that all that acid hasn't killed your slanted view on history.
  • Ronzo Ambassa... 2012/09/08 02:27:55
    Ronzo
    +1
    Your full of delusion and half told story's, your supposed facts are plain and simply propaganda by your liberal Marxist liars. I would follow a successful person before I would follow a loser dead beat cry baby liar, The only thing Obama has managed or run is his big yelling mouth and does that poorly.
  • Ambassa... Ronzo 2012/09/08 02:34:39
    Ambassador II
    Childs talk, not worthy of adult conversation. Don't bother to reply, please.
  • Rebel Yell 2012/08/04 13:27:24
    No
    Rebel Yell
    +2
    Perceived gaffes? LOL !

    Media follows Willard for the same reason they followed Palin. They knew she would say something stupid and then try to walk it back. We all remember her great history lesson on Paul Revere. Fresh off his gawdawful tour in Europe, Romney is trying to look Presidential again. He sure gets testy and red faced over those tax returns,and the media loves that.
  • unicorn_lady1 2012/08/04 07:49:53
    Yes
    unicorn_lady1
    +1
    However, once a person sees the truth about the media and the progressives and knows how progressive Obama's policies are, and sneaky and under the table, behind closed doors and very much rooted in socialism and communism.... well .. once they see that .. nothing the media nor the DNC can do will make a person sleep.
  • safari 2012/08/04 07:35:06
    Yes
    safari
    +1
    I don't watch/read any of it - so they can propagandize all they want and it never reaches my eyes or ears. --- Advertisers on lefty propaganda machine outlets are no friends of mine either.
  • Ambassador II 2012/08/04 05:52:35
    No
    Ambassador II
    +2
    The Colorado shooter is complaining that his media coverage is 100% negative. Go figure, he has a stronger case than Mitten. Sometimes it just pays to stay out of the
    public spotlight and enjoy your six homes and hidden bank accounts.
  • my2cents Ambassa... 2012/08/18 08:08:38
    my2cents
    LOL! I bet the Colorado shooter hates the LSM too!
  • Ronzo Ambassa... 2012/09/08 03:07:45 (edited)
    Ronzo
    Your just jealous, you want to be rich, so that's why you play the lotto every week. You want to be just like Mitt and until you are you will hate Rich people. Grow up!
  • Ambassa... Ronzo 2012/09/08 03:22:34 (edited)
    Ambassador II
    And you, Ronzo, what about you? Let me guess you live in a rusting trailer house in a small village in Idaho, removed from urban cultures, opportunities, and problems. You have never met a person with a net worth of more than a few thousand dollars and haven't a clue how Mitten and others acquired their $Billion of "offshore" account balances. Your pickup truck is eight or ten years old, and you live on a dirt road leading to nowhere. You are one of the "typical" grass roots Republicans, undereducated and poor, without ambitions or goals for betterment.

    Following the Civil War most slaves refused to leave the plantations that were their only known homes. You of the right wing remind me so much of these poor souls, you know nothing but the enslavement of "Reaganomics" and the debts piled upon you by the "conservative agenda", so you will be most happy if you can bring it all back and find your comfort zone again.

    Actually, Ronzo, I am comfortably in the "upper middle class", retired, and willingly paying my fair share so that others less fortunate than myself might have opportunities that I enjoyed. I have never thought of hiding my savings in "offshore" accounts to avoid taxes.
  • jackolantyrn356 2012/08/04 02:02:46
    Yes
    jackolantyrn356
    +3
    Stone the Media
  • ed 2012/08/04 00:15:17
    Yes
    ed
    +3
    the media is a disgrace to their profession.
  • Diana 2012/08/03 23:22:30
    Yes
    Diana
    +2
    We the intelligent people know the Obama kissing media,are a bunch of lying
    socialists.
  • Red Branch 2012/08/03 22:35:41
    Yes
    Red Branch
    +4
    Partisan hacks the lot of them.
  • maggiemay 2012/08/03 20:53:27
  • Ronzo maggiemay 2012/09/08 02:34:27
    Ronzo
    +1
    Who Owns or Media in this country, I would like to find out. I have a concern they are controlled by, maybe by investors of anti American 3rd world countires. Good article.
  • JT For Political Reform 2012/08/03 20:25:48
    Yes
    JT For Political Reform
    +5
    What can you expect from the left owned media? That's why the left hates FOX news so much, it isn't owned by Soros and friends. Can you imagine if they would cover all the gaffs by Obama and Biden, hell they wouldn't have enough hours in the day or days in the week to cover them all.
  • Ronzo JT For ... 2012/09/08 03:11:55
    Ronzo
    +1
    Well Stated.
  • JT For ... Ronzo 2012/09/08 11:56:56
    JT For Political Reform
    Thanks.
  • Louisa - Enemy of the State 2012/08/03 19:16:27
    Yes
    Louisa - Enemy of the State
    +6
    We have infinitely more ammo on obama than he does on Romney and I'm sure the GOP could smear obama unmercifully. I feel that anything is game as long as it's accurate and not taken out of context.
  • LisaSmith 2012/08/03 19:03:23
    Yes
    LisaSmith
    +6
    I rarely watch the LSM. They are nothing but obama lapdogs.
    obama lapdogs
  • my2cents LisaSmith 2012/08/18 08:07:46
    my2cents
    Whine, whine, whine . . .. "It's not fair, Obama is a better politician than Romney! Whaaaaa!"
  • Ronzo my2cents 2012/09/08 03:22:31
    Ronzo
    +1
    What makes a Great Politician, well today's standard one must be a hell of a good liar, sneaky, two face, double minded, arrogant and hateful, jealous of successful people, I guess Obama wins!
  • Ronzo LisaSmith 2012/09/08 03:04:18
    Ronzo
    +1
    S.E. Iowa Says Obama's got to go.
  • Icono1 2012/08/03 19:01:01
  • my2cents 2012/08/03 18:49:07
    Undecided
    my2cents
    Romney has yet to do anything positive to report on.
  • No nons... my2cents 2012/08/03 19:44:49
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +6
    Holy Cr*ppola............
  • Quietma... No nons... 2012/08/03 20:09:53
    Quietman   ~PWCM~JLA
    +8
    What do you expect form a internet posting sock puppet
  • No nons... Quietma... 2012/08/03 23:56:01 (edited)
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +3
    I looked for his statement that he got "just about what he expected."
    Can't change it so just point it out. Romney is demonstrating he is no
    wuss!

    obama tricycle
  • my2cents No nons... 2012/08/03 23:22:11
    my2cents
    Name one.
  • No nons... my2cents 2012/08/04 00:00:01
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    He gave a great speech in Poland.... and the father of Polish freedom endorsed
    him. He reassured Israel that American stands with Israe........and just by being
    there he got 0bama to make some committments to Israeli defense.... that is
    really something! That is two things, just on this European trip.
  • my2cents No nons... 2012/08/07 07:14:00 (edited)
    my2cents
    So he's taking credit for something Obama did in Israel? That's pretty sad, Romney has to piggy back on Obama for recognition.

    Romney's speech in Poland was his only gaffe free one on the whole tour, if you overlook the swipe at Russia, the "they faltered on the path to democracy" thing, assuming Russia ever wanted to be a democracy in the first place.

    Romney's Euro trip was a disaster for him, but great for the American people. They got a first-hand look at what Romney would be as an embassador of the U.S. Compared to Obama, few liked what they saw.
  • No nons... my2cents 2012/08/07 14:08:36
    No nonsense NanC...don't BS me!
    +1
    "That's pretty sad, Romney has to piggy back on Obama for recognition."

    Romney didn't take credit..... it was obvious to anyone who has a brain
    in one's head that 0bama was threatened by Romney being in Israel,
    and suddenly he couldn't do enough for Israel....... all in a weekend.
    He has had 3 years to show his concern for Israel, and he chooses the
    weekend Romney is there to do it. Yes, that is what 0bama calls good
    politics, but some people who have a brain know what he did was
    nothing but politics........ to get votes. Will it work? Don't know but
    0bama's insincerity is is blatant.

    As the poll question says, 86% of Romney's media coverage was negative.
  • my2cents No nons... 2012/08/07 14:42:52 (edited)
    my2cents
    Perhaps that's because with Romney, you're giving credit where not much is due?

    I did read some stuff that said Obama upstaged Romney's visit to Israel by making some moves Israel had been waiting for, and I know after Romney left, the Prime Minister had many positive things to say about Obama as well.

    So is this politics? You betcha, don't underestimate Obama, he is a seasoned politician. But to sit around and whine because Romney got outmaneuvered, "WHAAAAAA! Obama's a better politician than me, not fair!" sounds silly.

    If Romney had done it to Obama, you'd be gloating.

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