Comments on Nailing Jello to the Wall: Media jumps on Clinton story without checking the ...

Of course, one might say the same for some of Hill...

2008-04-13T16:01:00.000-04:00

Of course, one might say the same for some of Hillary's comments. I'm afraid both like to make their stories more dramatic than they are sometimes...

Mauigirl, I think you're on to something there. Wh...

2008-04-10T19:33:00.000-04:00

Mauigirl, I think you're on to something there. When he wants to make a big statement, the details don't seem to matter. But that's a scary habit for someone who wants to be president ....

I agree, the media run this country and it is scar...

2008-04-10T18:40:00.000-04:00

I agree, the media run this country and it is scary.

I also see your point about what Obama says about his family history. It obviously has big holes in it. I think his tendency is to speak in metaphors,in symbols. Like, he feels as if his family history is such a great metaphor for the whole race thing, that even though his birth isn't actually due to the march on Selma, it could have been, no maybe SHOULD have been, so it makes a much better story that way, doesn't it?

I can see your point and am concerned that the GOP may hammer him with these symbolic stories of his one day...

G, I'm glad you persevered and left a second comme...

2008-04-09T18:22:00.000-04:00

G, I'm glad you persevered and left a second comment! I don't know what has happened to the American public. We've allowed our government to attack a country that was no threat to us, and kill over 4,000 Americans and tens if not hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens -- and no one really cares. If it doesn't affect us directly, we don't care about this war. We keep driving our Hummers, racking up our credit.

If we sit by and let the government do this, it's no surprise we let the media make our decisions for us.

I just heard the idiot Stephanie Miller on Air Ame...

2008-04-09T18:07:00.000-04:00

I just heard the idiot Stephanie Miller on Air America today continuing with the falsities of this story. I was going to call in, but I didn't want to waste my time.

The media got so powerful when the GOP made sure t...

2008-04-09T11:08:00.000-04:00

The media got so powerful when the GOP made sure their buddies were able to turn it into a mega corporation used for the soul purpose of pushing their agenda's.

It isn't just the cable news anymore, it's ALL news. The U.S. is now propaganda central.

excellent point, G.when did the media get so power...

2008-04-08T22:33:00.000-04:00

excellent point, G.

when did the media get so powerful?

and when did we get so... passive?

Okay - I wrote a comment earlier but it did not ge...

2008-04-08T21:47:00.000-04:00

Okay - I wrote a comment earlier but it did not get posted for whatever reason. You would have loved it - I was proud. Let's see if I can capture the essence of it. How did the media become powerful enough to decide who gets a political nomination? Who, if anyone, can make that stop? What if the American people at large don't see through this and cry foul before the nomination is sewn up? I had no doubt in my mind about my vote in November when I thought Hillary would be the nominee. Now I have the same sick feeling of not being able to trust the nominee that I had when Nixon was nominated. Fortunately, he was not my party's nominee and so the situation caused me no qualms at the ballot box.

I guess a lot of people were pretty disappointed ...

2008-04-08T19:43:00.000-04:00

I guess a lot of people were pretty disappointed with the Clinton's tax returns. Nothing juicy there -- all ex-presidents make buckets of money as speakers after they leave the White House.

Obama and his wife aren't exactly in the poor house, either, thanks to his book sales. Where do I get a book deal like that?!

Obama always gets the soft glove treatment from th...

2008-04-08T19:35:00.000-04:00

Obama always gets the soft glove treatment from the media, and Hillary has been unfairly slammed throughout this campaign. It's enough to make you sick, isn't it? It's weird that people who say they are progressive are so afraid to hear the truth about Obama and close their eyes to his lies and distortions, and then they go nuts trying to find something on Hillary.

The latest...they were all screaming about Hillary handing over her tax returns, and when she did, the only thing they can find to pick at is Bill Clinton's fees for speaking. That's it. They never mention that the Clinton's gave up to 10% or more on Charity (much more than Obama's contribution to charity, which went mostly to his crazy hate filled Trinity church). Clinton's gave to wonderful causes, but they are railing about Bill's speaking fee's. If they bother to look, the rest of the past Presidential candidates charge high prices for speaking engagements, too. But if a Clinton does it...IT'S A CRIME!

Ugh...maddening.