A new report by Rasmussen (via Michelle Malkin and Hot Air) shows that many voters agree that the MSM is siding with Barack Obama:…

This might be a post-nomination bounce, but something has to be done to take down Obama. He can’t be allowed to skate into the White House unscathed, and force socialism down our throats.

A good sign that the American people actually see through the bias of the media is found in this recent Rasmussen poll:

Just 17% of voters nationwide believe that most reporters try to offer unbiased coverage of election campaigns. A Rasmussen…..

maverick muse on June 8, 2008 at 6:31 PM

Wouldn’t that be great!? Pity it will never happen without another Tea Party.

Isn’t being biased for the left considered a badge of honor by the MSM?

fogw on June 8, 2008 at 8:33 PM

Maybe in some quarters, but I think that there is still a strong contingent in the newspapers who seriously think that they play it straight, as unbelieveable as that may sound.

Tackett does. He’s a full-blown lib-douche DNC payroller, but he seriously thinks that his reporting is unbiased.

CowTown? Mid-cities here (HEB).

Limerick on June 8, 2008 at 7:12 PM

Probably 10 minutes or so from you. North Cowtown, Keller-ish. ;o)

Like to shake your hand and buy you a beer sometime.

No one trusts the media’s election coverage anymore

You mean people are losing faith in the bought-and-paid for corporate media?

Shocking.

Try this little experiment………….

First. Set your wake up radio to one AM or FM station, and pay close attention to the “news” talking of the day….

Second. During your drive to work, listen to another AM or FM station and see if not only the same talking points or even the exact words are repeated in their “news” beginning the day….

Third. If you can, listen to another AM or FM station “on-line” during your work day and also check out Drudge to see what is being pushed as “news” of the day……..

Finally, if you can stomach it, when you get home in the evening, see how the “news” or talking points of the morning have been digested into the American psyche of the day as “fact” and see if you can uncover the real story doing your own research on-line…..

Now, multiply this by the number of teachers, union leaders, politicians, magazines, news papers, Hollywood writers and producers, late night comics, and the George Soros’ of the world, that push this tripe on us on a daily basis……..

Then maybe you will see the extent of the problem.

Gog Bless the Internet, why we still have it………

Jaibones on June 8, 2008 at 8:09 PM

Isn’t being biased for the left considered a badge of honor by the MSM?

I shoved it up Michael Tackett’s a$$ from the Chicago Tribune this morning. I happen to know ;) that he reads his email, as most of these prima donas do.

Which of these ideas would best advance an online conservative agenda ?

and

What is the best hope for the GOP in 2008 ?

You make a good point about his popularity at rallies. I don’t know how far those supporters will go when it comes time to election day, especially the youth. They are traditionally very fickle. As long as Obama stays in these generalized speeches, where he is a blank slate and says nothing, while the audience projects their own hopes and ideals, he will do very well. But if he has to get into situations where he must be specific and answer direct questions, he will do poorly. When he’s away from scripted speeches and telepromters, he flounders.

Still, despite his popularity at rallies, the media still do whatever they can to ensure an Obama victory. That’s what I was saying, the media hype him up a great deal. So much have they done this that many americans are aware of it, which is reflected in the Rassmussen poll.

Anyway, now that the nominees have been picked, let the great general election cycle media orgy-fest begin!

“….but I keep thinking back to Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft calling Olbermann “the most shameless ridiculous hack on TV.”

That’s the nicest thing I ever heard anyone say about Olby.

Besides, Murdoch was a Hillary campaign donor.

Anyway, read if you are interested. I link them because they help explain why Obama’s popularity seems to be such a phenomenon. An additional note, the typelogic website has a list of people they believe fit the personality type. I don’t necessarily agree with them.

techno_barbarian on June 8, 2008 at 6:32 PM

CowTown? Mid-cities here (HEB).

as compared to the Catholic Joe Leiberman?

Wade on June 8, 2008 at 5:36 PM

You should the the story about the Obama blog to understand my statement.

I think he’s right. And if so, the poll could just mean, “I believe the media is biased except for the media I read/listen/watch.”

As a conservative, I say Thank God for mass media that leans right. It didn’t exist too long ago. When Cronkite said the war was lost, there was no none there to say otherwise.

The left is holding a “Media” get together right now. They hate the MSM because it is a corporation and they want Government funded Media because the “Free Market” wont support the looney left so they want their baised media payed for by tax payers.

William Amos on June 8, 2008 at 6:12 PM

Have you see what passes for channel choices on Dish Network? The goracle owns a couple of pure leftist propaganda channels. Most of the Discovery and HD channels, including the Weather Channel are selling ‘green’ like 1999 internet IPOs. It’s disgusting.

I still think most people have abandoned the msm in favor of video games and the internet. And when broadband finally becomes ubiquitous, the old msm is going to die off and things will be a lot closer to that old show Max Headroom.

Our military and their republican supporters have made this the most amazingly successful war since WWII. What the MSM and their democratic supporters have done in setting about to destroy this effort and the economy is the most successful propaganda campaign since WWII.

Beto Ochoa on June 8, 2008 at 6:05 PM

THAT is both thorough and succinct. Bravo.
The GOP label is built proudly and successfully in the USA.

The DNC label is fabricated of poison with slave labor: Werk macht frei! translated into Chinese so the weak minded ugly Americans pretend not to see the score of bribes and espionage. That the DNC political ties are so heavily anchored in FARC, al-Quaeda and the Taliban must be shown again and again every day, reiterating substantiated facts that the MSM ignore or deny in hopes that the truth will die, disappear or simply go away.

There is but one Obama, The Messiah! I have faith he will restore my hair so I may be able to wash his feet with my new hair.

PrettyD_Vicious on June 8, 2008 at 6:06 PM

There is but one Obamessaiah, and the msm is his messenger.

Porkrinds Be Upon Them

The reason I don’t believe it is hype is because of the rallies he had in Texas (homestate). Texans generally consider three people a crowd. Barry was packing stadiums here (and not just one or two).

Limerick on June 8, 2008 at 6:03 PM

Yep. People were taking off work in huge masses just to be ‘part of history’.

That was when Obambi was the new Robert Kennedy. The luster has come off a bit since then, though.

Tough toenails.