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rulemylife -> RE: Latest polls show Obama opening huge lead (9/5/2008 6:27:32 AM)
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ORIGINAL: cyberdude611
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ORIGINAL: SilverMark
"51% of voters according to Rasmussen say the media is intentionally trying to hurt Sarah Palin and only 35% believe the media coverage is fair." I keep reading this but have yet to see anything scathing or out of the normal realm of reporting. Am I missing something? If I am, where are all the negative press? The facts of the trooper thing...reads like a legitimate investigation. Her 17 year old daughter is pregnant....( My own daughter gave birth to My Grand Son out of wedlock at 22 yrs.old but , had the same effect on My family as it would any)...not that I care about that but, the Campaign released the information, she was once for earmarks and now is against them. She liked the bridge...now she dosen't....She's a politician they all move on issues(not a flip flop from a Republican?...according to some only Democrats do that)....Now, when she is on the front page of the Inquirer saying she once had Bigfoots lovechild....I'd say it is outrageous behavior, although I dare say, they have not been known to report many facts.
Too much, too fast is one thing.....when that happends (plus a few of the stories were false) it gives the perception of a smear and soon people begin to question the truth of every story that comes out.
Also some outlets went beyond the threshold for most people. Putting 3 stories just about Palin's daughter on the front page of the New York Times (Tuesday's edition) was excessive. And I believe if you took a poll most would consider Bristol's pregnancy to be a private matter and not relevant to the campaign (as both Obama and Biden have clearly stated).
I think also there have been sexist attacks by the media. Many pundits started questioning about how she would balance her time between family and being the Vice President. Most view that as a sexist arguement.
After this pick was announced on Friday it seemed the media just went nuts and ran every story they could find without researching the facts. The American people can see that, they dont think it is fair, and that's why they have a negative view of the media right now.
It was too much too fast because there was so much to begin within. I don't think I have ever seen a candidate for ANY office enter a race with so much baggage. It has to make you wonder what McCain and his staff were thinking. My only guess is there were serious mistakes made in a hurried decision. The fact she is under investigation for impropriety in her office as Governor should have been enough in itself to disqualify her.
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