Not remotely – these guys are now the definition of sycophant, and they care not at all about how that looks.

I try to believe that there is some representation for the conservative viewpoint in the media. I do try. But seeing this makes it more difficult to believe that.

Bah, criticizing my own post, There is representation for the conservative viewpoint in the media to a degree, but to see this sort of difference in the behavior of the WH press corps, makes me seriously question whether Obama’s actions and decisions will ever get the scrutiny and critical analysis, of those of Bush by the WH Press corps. That’s what I meant to say.

I saw this on Google Video. It was the main video that appeared on the page. It’s just wrong.

I try to believe that there is some representation for the conservative viewpoint in the media. I do try. But seeing this makes it more difficult to believe that.

Bush is from Texas, it is where he was raised. Born in Connecticut but the family moved to Texas when he was 1 year old.

From a longtime elite NE family… Summers in Maine. Highschool at a boarding school in Mass. College at Yale and Harvard. Etc. He’s a calculated “southerner”. Not that it mattered, I think he could have been the most elite Pres ever and still would have had bad coverage if everything else was the same.

Bush and Clinton were both sneered at by the Eastern media, from the day they were inaugurated. The only reason they even tolerated Clinton was because of Hillary.

I’ll bet that if you go back and look at the coverage of George H.W. Bush it will be universally better. He was considered an intellectual, diplomatic Eastern-elite type even though he was a Republican. The media were relieved to cover him after 8 years of the California actor/cowboy Reagan.

Here’s a thought, they were both Southerners and therefore presumed stupid by the Eastern elite media.

rockmom on May 4, 2009 at 1:29 PM

Clinton is from the South, Bush is from the North East. Both are far from stupid, but the media was especially sure about that with Clinton.

Here’s a thought, they were both Southerners and therefore presumed stupid by the Eastern elite media.

rockmom on May 4, 2009 at 1:29 PM

You may have something there.
My experience with Easterners has been the majority of the city dwellers are elitist p*ick$.
But then that is just my experience.

Here’s a thought, maybe Bush and Clinton were a) not voted on by a majority and b) weren’t that good?

PresidenToor on May 4, 2009 at 1:18 PM

Here’s a thought, they were both Southerners and therefore presumed stupid by the Eastern elite media.

Surely, common sense-reality based folks won’t be surprised to learn that in Pew’s100-day look released last week, it found that Obama got twice as much good press as Bush and 50% more than Clinton. Clearly, the media is continuing its love affair wi…

The one thing he did succeed at though as a State Senator is denying *born* children legal protection. For some odd reason he and his flacks don’t want to talk about it though…

18-1 on May 4, 2009 at 12:38 PM

Oh please, there are many valid criticisms of Obama, but this is not one of them. This case was already covered by Federal law and the state laws in question were little more than political posturing by a few right to life groups. It wasn’t about giving born children legal production (they already have it), it was about making inroads to banning abortion by granting legal status to nonviable fetuses. A clever technique to be sure as it got some good sound bite votes out of Obama (he wants your baby to die!), but not legitimate criticism if you actually look at it. He’s for abortion, you’re not. Neither want a living breathing baby to die.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/oct/09/illinois-born-alive-abortion-law-becomes-campaign-/

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2008/oct/09/illinois-born-alive-abortion-law-becomes-campaign-/

I really find it difficult to name anything positive Obama has done.

Can anyone name anything? What would be the factual basis for any positive story?

darwin on May 4, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Yes, he failed as a “community organizer” and did almost nothing of note as a State Senator or Federal Senator.

The one thing he did succeed at though as a State Senator is denying *born* children legal protection. For some odd reason he and his flacks don’t want to talk about it though…