John Aravosis at AMERICAblog makes some cogent, spot-on, and often rather amusing points. The condensed set-up…
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos is arguing that he brought up the issues during last night’s debate that Obama will likely face in the fall campaign. … the Stephanopoulos standard for questioning a candidate is what issues the bad guys will raise against that candidate in the fall. … Okay, I’m game. McCain is going on Stephanopoulos’ show this Sunday, so I’m hoping Stephanopoulos will be pushing McCain hard on the following issues…
Here are the first of his 9 suggested questions…
1. Adultery. McCain reportedly was seeing his second wife while still married to his first wife. And, then we have the issue of the blond lobbyist who looks like McCain’s second wife. America deserves answers.
2. Does John McCain require his mistresses to wear a flag pin?
Read ’em all. Good stuff. It’s going to be another very ugly season. As ever, proudly sponsored by your contemptibly wretched and horribly failed Corporate American Mainstream Media.
These despicable moderators and the even more despicable big 4 networks (if you include The Faux Network) have turned the debates into tabloid politics with virtually no coverage of the real problems that are impacting the citizens of this messed up country. They are catering to the lowest common denominator and it’s all about entertainment and ratings rather than informing the audience. If we were half serious about making these debates meaningful and informative they should be taken out of the hands of the networks and only be on PBS or, perhaps, also on CSPAN.
Thats no excuse!
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Shame on abc for wastering our time . . . . . I’ll watch abc news when Peter Jennings returns . . .
Hey, Glenn Greenwald goes after the media big time on Democracy Now:
http://www.democracynow.org/200...n_greenwald_on
It only shows part of the interview though, so definitely check out the streaming download.
Jeff Gannon. In depth questions are only for democrats. Jeff Gannon. I will never forget the shock and awe from Tweety when bush landed and claimed mission accomplished. Jeff Gannon. If anybody did voice a question about the Iraq war..or question 9/11 ..they were soon out of a job. Jeff Gannon.
For what it’s worth It’s time for a change so I have changed my name from Judge of Judges & will pony up some cash for Brad.
Excellent choice!
JOJ, what do we call you for short now, Bam-Bam or Boo-Boo.
I think I’ll change mine to Osama bin Hussein McCain.
(no one would figger that out, would they 99?) 😉
They’d think you’d gone to the dark side for sure! 😛
We could call him Harvey… or Mister… or just plain old Ed.
Just don’t call me Johnson or late for dinner . . .
The story in the NY Times even admitted that NOBODY actually accused McCain of having an affair with this blond lobbyist. That’s how fake the story was.
As I recall it, almost EVERYBODY actually felt he was having improper relations with a blond lobbyist, whether it was an affair, or just a crush, or just McWarmonger going for the gold. That wasn’t fake at all.