Oh, good, the LA Times decides that we need to run the 2000 election all over again with headlines like "Obama, McCain agree on many once-divisive issues." See Jonathan Zasloff for a reality check.
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14 Jul 2008 09:03 am
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The two candidates have starkly different approaches to healthcare, Social Security and Supreme Court nominations, among other issues.
Oh, is that all? Morons.
Mark Ambinder is a moron.
I don't know, if I had come across two photos of the candidates in exactly the same posture, down to the angle of the raised finger, I probably would have gone out of my way to concoct a story around it, too.
Gag me with a spoon!
Look...the press almost universally sucks.
The tiny number of good stories out there MAYBE amount to 5% of the reporting and that's being generous. It's almost ALL "he said, he said" bullshit.
Obama, McCain battle for blue-collar vote - CNN
Obama, McCain Camp Trade Jabs on Iraq - CBS News
Obama, McCain backers spar over economic policies - Chicago Tribune
McCain spars with Obama on tax issues - Philly Inquirer
Obama, McCain camps spar over bin Laden comment - Reuters
Every report is the same idiotic format. Two candidates running for one office in a dispute! That's news? How about, you know, a little REPORTING on the substance of the dispute.
1) Obama and McCain disagree on ____
2) [DON'T outline the candidate positions in any subtantive way]
3) [DON'T provide neutral context]
4) Get statement from spokesman A
5) Get rebuttal from spokesman B
6) Rinse, repeat
The LA Times story is novel rehash of the same format. It's doesn't just suck. It sucks with a twist. They get just about every issue analysis wrong (Russia is one example...McCain is FAR more hawkish on Russia than Bush) in order to hump their square peg into the oh so centrist round hole. It's all just so much shit through a goose.
Obama Statement on FISA
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Printable FormatFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Ortiz, 202 228 5566
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Earlier today, Senator Obama voted in favor of the Dodd-Feingold amendment to repeal retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies (S. Amdt. 3907). He also supported other amendments to improve the bill, including the Feingold-Webb-Tester amendment to protect Americans from unwarranted surveillance (S. Amdt. 3979), and the Feingold amendment to protect Americans from the bulk collection of communications (S. Amdt. 3912).
"I am proud to stand with Senator Dodd, Senator Feingold and a grassroots movement of Americans who are refusing to let President Bush put protections for special interests ahead of our security and our liberty. There is no reason why telephone companies should be given blanket immunity to cover violations of the rights of the American people - we must reaffirm that no one in this country is above the law.
"We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties. That is why I am proud to cosponsor several amendments that protect our privacy while making sure we have the power to track down and take out terrorists.
"This Administration continues to use a politics of fear to advance a political agenda. It is time for this politics of fear to end. We are trying to protect the American people, not special interests like the telecommunications industry. We are trying to ensure that we don't sacrifice our liberty in pursuit of security, and it is past time for the Administration to join us in that effort."
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CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN?
Actually, the two candidates seem to differ on one important issue: flag pins. If you look at the photos accompanying the article, you will see that Barack Obama wears one, and John McCain does not.
I think Obama loving America and McCain hating it amounts to a pretty big difference.
That link is really, really dumb, and I'll remember to distrust Jonathan Zasloff if I ever see his name again.
1. The idea that McCain doesn't support the same basic amnesty as BHO, Bush, the U.S. ChamberOfCommerce, and the MexicanGovernment is nuts. Whether he supports the same exact bill - complete with changes made by others - is immaterial. He might have different tactics to get what he wants, but he wants the same thing as those listed above. No one who claims otherwise knows what they're talking about.
2. The author doesn't know who TamarJacoby is, and that's just sad for anyone discussing this topic. I've mentioned her in over 50 posts, and I specifically set out to ask her a discrediting question back in October 2005 (see the link). Yet, Jonathan Zasloff thinks the fact that she's been on Fox means something.
It's just sad that anyone would write something like that, and it's just sad that MattY would think he knows what he's talking about.
The author doesn't know who TamarJacoby is
Whereas TLB seems unaware of what TheSpaceBar is.
>Oh, good, the LA Times decides that we need to run the 2000 election
Y'know, that almost explains the 12-part Chandra Levy coverage in the Washington Post.
>Oh, good, the LA Times decides that we need to run the 2000 election
Y'know, that almost explains the 12-part Chandra Levy coverage in the Washington Post.
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The two candidates have starkly different approaches to healthcare, Social Security and Supreme Court nominations, among other issues.
Oh, is that all? Morons.
Posted by Gabriel | July 14, 2008 9:39 AM