Breaking News: Senator Obama Calls Off his Campaign

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I realize that it doesn't seem appropriate, but you know they'd do it if it was John McCain or Sarah Palin. Or even if Cindy McCain went to visit her half-sister; it'd be the half-sister that Cindy McCain has frequently failed to note existed. Some folks can't win with the media and others can't lose.

Really? Because you'd think if they did that, they'd also mention that John McCain is an adulterer who claims to protect the sanctity of family values yet breaks his marriage vows and calls his wife a cunt in every article. But you're right, some folks just can't win and some folks get a free pass on some pretty egregious behavior.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Really? Because you'd think if they did that, they'd also mention that John McCain is an adulterer who claims to protect the sanctity of family values yet breaks his marriage vows and calls his wife a cunt in every article. But you're right, some folks just can't win and some folks get a free pass on some pretty egregious behavior.

While they may not do it in every article, they have done it. And they don't even limit the allegations to things they can substantiate. Did you miss the New York Times article about McCain's affair with a lobbyist? Did you see the article on Cindy this week? Did you see the New Yorker article on her in the last few weeks?

[CrackerBarrel]

Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin

Really? Because you'd think if they did that, they'd also mention that John McCain is an adulterer who claims to protect the sanctity of family values yet breaks his marriage vows and calls his wife a cunt in every article. But you're right, some folks just can't win and some folks get a free pass on some pretty egregious behavior.

I think the issue wasn't with not bringing it up, it was with the disingenuous way it was mentioned.

She's also the "white grandmother" he referred to in a speech on race.

To go with your comparison, that would be like, in an article about McCain's ex-wife, saying:

She's also the "wife" he referred to in an off-the-cuff comment about his wife.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by CrackerBarrel

I think the issue wasn't with not bringing it up, it was with the disingenuous way it was mentioned.



To go with your comparison, that would be like, in an article about McCain's ex-wife, saying:

Thanks for understanding this.

I really had in mind a brief snark about the media and not a big derailing.

Why mention the speech but not acknowledge what was said?