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Palin fires back on Facebook with list of Obama gaffes

E_Pluribus_Venom said:
I recall numerous instances where prominent news organizations covered gaffes made by either the President or Vice President Obama. To say that either or those two figures get a pass from the media is blatantly false. What I don't recall is either Obama or Biden pointing fingers toward Bush for his gaffes, and acting out like children on a social network because the big bad media pointed out their slips.
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Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. That's why his laps dogs went after Joe-the-Plumber. A private citizen that asked Obama a question, and let Obama hang himself.

Study: Coverage of McCain Much More Negative Than That of Obama

By Howard Kurtz
Media coverage of John McCain has been heavily unfavorable since the political conventions, more than three times as negative as the portrayal of Barack Obama, a new study says.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/10/study-coverage-of-mccain-much.html
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Now, I believe we can extrapolate a similar result for Palin. Had Obi made the gaffe, the press would never have blown it into some character defining statement.

And to think... Obama had the baggage of Wright, Ayers, Johnston, Khalidi, Bitter Clingers, 57-states... to list a few major character issues and a few of his many gaffes. Yet McCain had 300% more negative stories???????????????????????????????

Fair and balanced? ROTFLOL...

Sarah Palin's coverage ricocheted from quite positive to very negative to more mixed, the study says. Overall, 39 percent of the Palin stories were negative, 28 percent were positive and 33 percent neutral. Only 5 percent of the coverage was about her personal life. But McCain's running mate remains a media magnet, drawing three times as much coverage as the Democrats' VP nominee, Joe Biden. He was "nearly the invisible man," the group says, and his coverage was far more negative than Palin's. That may be because Biden tends to make news primarily when he commits gaffes.
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And how many gaffes did Gaffe-O-Matic Senior make? Hey! Stand up Chuck!..

Her quick-step move to play victim (accompanied by her ilk that is so willing to aid the maneuver) cause much more attention than normal... as her own antics are to blame.
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The press went ballistic on this one, and she is to blame? Hell, they ran the clip in Europe!!! No... she did the right thing. Pointed out the journOlists at work and the clear double standard they practice.

Acting as if left-leaning media heads have some sort of vendetta toward a quitter governor who can't hold her own in interviews is a chosen position... a stupid one at that. She's gold for ratings, and that is her own fault.
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ROTFLOL... Objective opinion I see.

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zimmer said:
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. That's why his laps dogs went after Joe-the-Plumber. A private citizen that asked Obama a question, and let Obama hang himself.
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There's some tissue still at Wal-mart from Black Friday if you want to cry about Joe the plumber.


zimmer said:
And to think... Obama had the baggage of Wright, Ayers, Johnston, Khalidi, Bitter Clingers, 57-states... to list a few major character issues and a few of his many gaffes. Yet McCain had 300% more negative stories???????????????????????????????
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McCain's negative press compared to Obama's was a difference of 28%. Pay Attention:

The project says McCain's coverage started out positive after the GOP convention but nosedived with his frequently changing reaction to the financial crisis. McCain's character attacks against Obama hurt the Democrat but yielded even more negative coverage for the senator from Arizona.
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His response was his fault... stop trying to invent excuses.
 
E_Pluribus_Venom said:
There's some tissue still at Wal-mart from Black Friday if you want to cry about Joe the plumber.
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Ah, ah, ahhhhhh... that's the best you can do?

EPV, there's no crying, just pointing out the journOlists went after a private citizen that asked a question of Dear Leader who let Dear Leader talk and talk and talk to the point of hanging himself. Joe did the job the press didn't want to do... and...

What did the journOlists do? They went after the concerned private citizen, as did Obama... see next vid...


Obama mocking Joe and private business.


McCain's negative press compared to Obama's was a difference of 28%. Pay Attention:
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...coverage of McCain has been heavily unfavorable—and has become more so over time. In the six weeks following the conventions through the final debate, unfavorable stories about McCain outweighed favorable ones by a factor of more than three to one
Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
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300% weight of negative stories to positive; Pretty amazing for a guy (RINO) who was once the darling of the media. No bias there. Especially considering the vast experience Obama brought to the table... experience you couldn't fill a beer mat with using 24pt arial font.

His response was his fault... stop trying to invent excuses.
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Yeah, McCain, once the loverboy of the journOlists because he was a Maverick (code: pissed in the face of his party... aka RINO) all of a sudden generates a whopping 300% negative vs. positive coverage. This against a guy who has no experience? Of course, most of the nation knows he has none now because he's been proving it daily for the past 22-months.

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E_Pluribus_Venom said:
I recall numerous instances where prominent news organizations covered gaffes made by either the President or Vice President Obama. To say that either or those two figures get a pass from the media is blatantly false. What I don't recall is either Obama or Biden pointing fingers toward Bush for his gaffes, and acting out like children on a social network because the big bad media pointed out their slips.

Her quick-step move to play victim (accompanied by her ilk that is so willing to aid the maneuver) cause much more attention than normal... as her own antics are to blame. Acting as if left-leaning media heads have some sort of vendetta toward a quitter governor who can't hold her own in interviews is a chosen position... a stupid one at that. She's gold for ratings, and that is her own fault.

No one has to be an expert to give an opinion... just those who wish to be taken seriously.
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So answer me this. When Obama made the 57 states mistake. How did they handle it? Did they handle it as ha ha ha Obama misspoke and made a funny? That seems about right to me from what I recall.
Here's a sample of headlines on google about Sarah Palin accidently saying North when she meant South. See any bias there?


Game Change: Palin Didn’t Know Difference Between North And South Korea
Sarah Palin decries 'unfair' treatment on North Korea

Sarah Palin says US should stand by 'North Korean allies'
Sarah Palin didn’t know why North and South Korea are separate countries
Sarah Palin Refudiates Press Over North Korea Gaffe, Obama Says Dumb Things Too!
Palin confuses North Korea with South Korea
Palin silent on North Korea 'ally' gaffe
Sarah Palin can solve the Korea situation
Yet another gaffe: Sarah Palin refers to North Korea as "America's ally"
Sarah Palin: Sarah Palin Mixes Up North and South Korea During ...
Sarah Palin Insists We “Stand With Our North Korean Allies”
 
Councilman said:
When is a Liberal going to come up with something of substance that requires more then the usual name calling and personal attacks based on nothing more than fear and ignorance.
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Ok, I admit..... I do fear her ignorance....
 
zimmer said:
Ah, ah, ahhhhhh... that's the best you can do?
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? When did pointing out the obvious become "the best i could do"? I've been that way for quite some time now.

zimmer said:
EPV, there's no crying, just pointing out the journOlists went after a private citizen that asked a question of Dear Leader who let Dear Leader talk and talk and talk to the point of hanging himself. Joe did the job the press didn't want to do... and...
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You don't really get to claim that left leaning networks contributed to Obama's election while also recognizing their lack of significant ratings among the public. The most popular television news organization (Fox News) absolutely crucified Obama for his "spread the wealth" comments, as well as spending a good amount of time on Ayers & Wright. How those stories went ignored so that viewers could tune into MSNBC to hear about Joe the plumber is as backward a logic as any I've seen. Fox (the most watched "fair and balanced" network) certainly took then candidate Obama to task where other networks didn't... and it still didn't matter.

zimmer said:
300% weight of negative stories to positive; Pretty amazing for a guy (RINO) who was once the darling of the media. No bias there. Especially considering the vast experience Obama brought to the table... experience you couldn't fill a beer mat with using 24pt arial font.
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and how many times did we hear this rant, zimmer? I remember plenty of "inexperienced" political ads. Look at what you're trying to claim here... that "left-leaning" media outlets got him a better look for the Presidency. How is that possible with an overwhelming amount of Americans (who actually use the television for their news) tuning into the station that didn't dance around their criticism of an inexperienced candidate? It's impossible for Keith Olbermann and the like to suddenly get through to people with such a small viewership. As stated before, stop creating excuses.
 
Barbbtx said:
So answer me this. When Obama made the 57 states mistake. How did they handle it?
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Oh God who cares? Do you really depend on the media's response to a gaffe in order to comprehend how you should take it? Did you do that with Obama's 57 state comment? Or did you press on and think "it was a stupid thing to say" regardless of media weight on the issue? Once more... what media outlets downplayed it? Left-leaning ones? If so... they get no ratings!

People in this country recognize trends very well... and one person (over the other) has created quite a trend all own their own of appearing ignorant to a variety of topics. Obama decidedly won debates with McCain during their presidential bids, and can at least stay on the topic of the actual question when asked by media figures. Therefore, when a gaffe is made... weight is attributed to it to a degree that people will say to themselves either "that was a slip not common for that individual" or "that's just the usual for an idiot". People didn't need the media to tell them Palin comes off as an idiot in the same way that writers over at SNL didn't need the media to tell them her interviews would make good comedy bits. People, as you may not know, have an incredible ability to come to realizations all on their own... and if the shoe fits....well
 
E_Pluribus_Venom said:
? When did pointing out the obvious become "the best i could do"? I've been that way for quite some time now.

You don't really get to claim that left leaning networks contributed to Obama's election while also recognizing their lack of significant ratings among the public. The most popular television news organization (Fox News) absolutely crucified Obama for his "spread the wealth" comments, as well as spending a good amount of time on Ayers & Wright. How those stories went ignored so that viewers could tune into MSNBC to hear about Joe the plumber is as backward a logic as any I've seen. Fox (the most watched "fair and balanced" network) certainly took then candidate Obama to task where other networks didn't... and it still didn't matter.

and how many times did we hear this rant, zimmer? I remember plenty of "inexperienced" political ads. Look at what you're trying to claim here... that "left-leaning" media outlets got him a better look for the Presidency. How is that possible with an overwhelming amount of Americans (who actually use the television for their news) tuning into the station that didn't dance around their criticism of an inexperienced candidate? It's impossible for Keith Olbermann and the like to suddenly get through to people with such a small viewership. As stated before, stop creating excuses.
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LOL... nice try... I mean really, were you born last night?
FOXNEWS hits a small segment of the electorate; it's the biggest in its market, but look at the numbers in the big picture.
FOX is one tiny island in oceans awash with journOlists in local and national markets that include TV, and newspapers/internet and radio that were turning a blind eye to Obama's significant shortcomings. Shortcomings that are now obvious to all but the blind.
POLITICO.com
McAuliffe: 90 percent of media for Obama
Host Steve Doocy asked, "What percentage of the mainstream media is in the tank for Barack Obama?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/michaelcalderone/0508/McAuliffe_90_percent_of_media_for_Obama.html"

McAuliffe responded: "Oh, 90 percent. I mean, from day one it is what it is. We’re not complaining. We have to deal with the hand we’re dealt with ... ."
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http://www.howobamagotelected.com/
http://www.howobamagotelected.com/research-zogby.asp
http://www.howobamagotelected.com/research-wilson.asp


Howard Stern in Harlem... just for the laughs.



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zimmer said:
LOL... nice try... I mean really, were you born last night?
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No.

zimmer said:
FOXNEWS hits a small segment of the electorate; it's the biggest in its market, but look at the numbers in the big picture.
FOX is one tiny island in oceans awash with journOlists in local and national markets that include TV, and newspapers/internet and radio that were turning a blind eye to Obama's significant shortcomings. Shortcomings that are now obvious to all but the blind.
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You do realize you just linked me to someone's personal opinion, yes? That's just Terry McAuliffe's account...a made up "90% of them are" estimate without numbers to support it. I've already linked you to information that establishes only a 29% difference in negative coverage. What do you expect from someone who leads for all but one week during a Presidential run?

Also... talk radio? You're seriously going to assume that the left side of talk radio had a considerable amount of weight in shaping the perception of American Listeners? Should we compare left talk radio to Rush Limbaugh?
 
E_Pluribus_Venom said:
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You do realize you just linked me to someone's personal opinion, yes? That's just Terry McAuliffe's account...a made up "90% of them are" estimate without numbers to support it. I've already linked you to information that establishes only a 29% difference in negative coverage. What do you expect from someone who leads for all but one week during a Presidential run?

Also... talk radio? You're seriously going to assume that the left side of talk radio had a considerable amount of weight in shaping the perception of American Listeners? Should we compare left talk radio to Rush Limbaugh?
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Did you watch the videos? They are very telling about what was going on in the media.

There are lots of people who NEVER watch Fox or listen to talk radio. The only news they get is what is fed to them from the left.
 
Barbbtx said:
Did you watch the videos? They are very telling about what was going on in the media.

There are lots of people who NEVER watch Fox or listen to talk radio. The only news they get is what is fed to them from the left.
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A video that shows misinformed voters is, in no shape or form, indicative of a majority of voters who choose along the same lines. The same can be done for the other side, and it has been done here.
 
E_Pluribus_Venom said:
A video that shows misinformed voters is, in no shape or form, indicative of a majority of voters who choose along the same lines. The same can be done for the other side, and it has been done here.
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Did you catch how they attributed things to Palin that Obama said...like their being 57 states?
Did you watch the third video? Gave you a real taste of the media bias.

That was a fun get together I'm sure. I actually like Jon Stewart (sorta).
 
Dr_Patrick said:
Well, here's the thing. The bottom line for me is that all of the gaffe finger pointing is childish from both sides. However, say what you want about Obama or even other politicians... you don't really see them lowering themselves to that level. Sure, people have given Sarah Palin tons of ****, but it's typically the media. Who exactly is she firing back at with this? Does she think that listing Obama gaffes is going to somehow strike a blow to the media that gave her crap for her gaffe? She's kind of sinking to a bad and petty level if she is considering a serious run for office.
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You attempt to cover for Obama and his ilk is pathetic to say the least. Trying to say she's firing back at the media is bull****. You know damn well that Obama has the media do his dirty work for him; and you try to place him above it all. No one has put up with more **** than Palin, and in spite of that she regularly kicks the left in the ass so badly that we have thousands Palin thread just on this forum alone. Should heard Obama the other day say he doesn't think about Palin, hahahahah.
 
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You attempt to cover for Obama and his ilk is pathetic to say the least. Trying to say she's firing back at the media is bull****. You know damn well that Obama has the media do his dirty work for him; and you try to place him above it all. No one has put up with more **** than Palin, and in spite of that she regularly kicks the left in the ass so badly that we have thousands Palin thread just on this forum alone. Should heard Obama the other day say he doesn't think about Palin, hahahahah.
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:2funny:

I bet'cha she's all he thinks about.
 
Barbbtx said:
Did you catch how they attributed things to Palin that Obama said...like their being 57 states?
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Who, on the left end of the media, fed them a line that Palin said it? That is what you claimed in your last post, no?

Barbbtx said:
Did you watch the third video? Gave you a real taste of the media bias.
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From what outlets?
 
E_Pluribus_Venom said:
Who, on the left end of the media, fed them a line that Palin said it? That is what you claimed in your last post, no?



From what outlets?
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Post #135 not the links

The last one has media bias in 2008
The top one is the quizing Obama voters. I never said the left fed them lines. They knew who could see Russia from her house (though she never said it ) but when asked about the 57 states some said Palin as a guess. They never heard anything about someone saying there were 57 states. but the sure knew Palin had a pregnant teenage daughter. Also never heard of Ayers.
 
E_Pluribus_Venom said:
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You do realize you just linked me to someone's personal opinion, yes? That's just Terry McAuliffe's account...a made up "90% of them are" estimate without numbers to support it. I've already linked you to information that establishes only a 29% difference in negative coverage. What do you expect from someone who leads for all but one week during a Presidential run?

Also... talk radio? You're seriously going to assume that the left side of talk radio had a considerable amount of weight in shaping the perception of American Listeners? Should we compare left talk radio to Rush Limbaugh?
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Did you notice two reputable pollsters were linked to?
Of course not.

I've shredded your each and every attempt to perpetuate the lie to yourself that Obama wasn't aided and abetted, propagandized for by those we now know as The JournOlists. Keep on trying... it ain't my bandwidth you're wasting.

I've admitted, Palin had a bad interview with Couric, but one bad interview by someone with core American values vs. someone who has been associated his entire adult life with scum, and anti-American scum; idiots HE sought out of his own fruition and is heralded as a brilliant viable candidate by the JournOlists... please. This was bias on a whole new level... a new low.

And yes Wright, Ayers and Khalidi are scum. His scum buddies.

Wright, Ayers, Khaidi... are divisive anti-American race baiters or terror supporters. Not only has Obama associated and been mentored by scum his entire adult life, he dropped some world class Miss America statements, and his gaffes were numerous, were Biden quality, and exceeded Biden in quantity. That takes talent, and it takes even more talent to ignore them.

Some of Obama's gaffes illustrated how hostile he is to a good portion of Americans; a view obviously shared by his journOlistic brethren.

And MacCauliffe, a former Clinton hatchet-man, may not have been scientific in his answer, but he didn't have to be; he was laughing his ass off because what he stated was the truth. The journOlists were in the bag for Obama.

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upsideguy said:
Ok, I admit..... I do fear her ignorance....
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So let me get this right, you fear an unelected, private citizen but not the ignorance of the President of the United States? Where were your concerns when he was running for office?
 
American said:
You attempt to cover for Obama and his ilk is pathetic to say the least. Trying to say she's firing back at the media is bull****. You know damn well that Obama has the media do his dirty work for him; and you try to place him above it all. No one has put up with more **** than Palin, and in spite of that she regularly kicks the left in the ass so badly that we have thousands Palin thread just on this forum alone. Should heard Obama the other day say he doesn't think about Palin, hahahahah.
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You sound no different than the Bush haters you and your ilk railed against during Bush's term. You also obviously missed my point. I wasn't covering for Obama and his ilk. I'm saying that Palin lowered herself to a level that politicians shouldn't lower themselves to. She acted no differently than a partisan blogger with the list of gaffes. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I haven't seen politicians from either side lowering themselves to this level.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
I'm saying that Palin lowered herself to a level that politicians shouldn't lower themselves to. She acted no differently than a partisan blogger with the list of gaffes. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I haven't seen politicians from either side lowering themselves to this level.
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This sort of finger-pointing/tit-for-tat bull**** is exactly why Palin is such a joke. She has both the maturity and the behavior of a whiny 10-year old. Roughly the same intellect, too.
 
Dr_Patrick said:
You sound no different than the Bush haters you and your ilk railed against during Bush's term. You also obviously missed my point. I wasn't covering for Obama and his ilk. I'm saying that Palin lowered herself to a level that politicians shouldn't lower themselves to. She acted no differently than a partisan blogger with the list of gaffes. Perhaps I'm missing something, but I haven't seen politicians from either side lowering themselves to this level.
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Maybe she's just fed up with the ****. BTW, you were covering by mixing Obama and the MSM togerther.
 
American said:
Maybe she's just fed up with the ****. BTW, you were covering by mixing Obama and the MSM togerther.
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Nah, I think she wanted to be controversial and keep her name in the headlines. And no, I wasn't. You can interpret what I said however you want, but it doesn't mean that it's accurate. Obama is guilty of many things, but he has yet to sink down to the same level as Palin has by posting gaffes. It's childish.
 
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