Five ways the mainstream media tipped the scales in favor of Obama
Fox News and other media outlets have projected that President Obama
has been reelected to a second term. If, in celebrating his victory
Obama wanted to give credit where credit is due, he might want to think
about calling some of America's top journalists, since their favorable
approach almost certainly made the difference between victory and
defeat.
Reviewing the 2012 presidential campaign, here are five ways the media elite tipped the public relations scales in favor of the liberal Obama and against the conservative challenger Mitt Romney:
1. The Media’s Biased Gaffe Patrol Hammered Romney: The media unfairly jumped on inconsequential mistakes — or even invented controversies — from Romney and hyped them in to multi-day media “earthquakes.” Case in point: the GOP candidate’s trip to Europe and Israel in late July. A Media Research Center analysis
of all 21 ABC, CBS and NBC evening news stories about Romney’s trip
found that virtually all of them (18, or 86%) emphasized “diplomatic
blunders,” “gaffes” or “missteps.”
Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer blasted the news coverage
in an August 2 column, calling the trip “a major substantive success”
that was wrapped “in a media narrative of surpassing triviality.”
Reviewing the 2012 presidential campaign, here are five ways the media elite tipped the public relations scales in favor of the liberal Obama and against the conservative challenger Mitt Romney:
1. The Media’s Biased Gaffe Patrol Hammered Romney: The media unfairly jumped on inconsequential mistakes — or even invented controversies — from Romney and hyped them in to multi-day media “earthquakes.” Case in point: the GOP candidate’s trip to Europe and Israel in late July. A Media Research Center analysis
of all 21 ABC, CBS and NBC evening news stories about Romney’s trip
found that virtually all of them (18, or 86%) emphasized “diplomatic
blunders,” “gaffes” or “missteps.”Conservative columnist Charles Krauthammer blasted the news coverage
in an August 2 column, calling the trip “a major substantive success”
that was wrapped “in a media narrative of surpassing triviality.”READ MORE...
An election for President and Commander in Chief of the Military must strive to be above reproach. Our public institutions must give the public confidence that a presidential candidate has complied with the election process that is prescribed by our Constitution and laws. It is only after a presidential candidate satisfies the rules of such a process that he/she can expect members of the public, regardless of their party affiliations, to give him/her the respect that the Office of President so much deserves.
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