Triumph of The Anti-Bush

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German perspective on Obama's visit

 
I keep asking myself why don't we get more of this from US reporters? Just think about it - intelligence, insight, context, ah. Note the obvious contrasts between Bush's recent visit to Germany and Obama's speaking to 200,000 Germans.
 
Those pesky hope-depleted, critically thinking citizens and their insatiable needs. Oh, bother.
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I noticed that a large portion of the press coverage on the European crowds was in the form of sour grapes.  I really enjoyed Bill Kristol's commentary.  You can tell when you read it that he hardly knows whether to shit or go blind.

by bfaul on 07/28/2008 04:10:20 PM EST

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Thanks for posting.

by ihavenobias on 07/28/2008 08:07:52 PM EST

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I wonder too.  The media seems very threatened by Obama's popularity, but for misplaced reasons.  Isn't he sort of a poster boy for the American Dream?  I don't understand people who are bitter about his political career.  Damned if you do, damned if you don't for Obama. 

by desertpear on 07/28/2008 09:40:57 PM EST

Are They Really Threatened? (none / 0)
I'm not sure if they are threatened, desertpear. My gut sense is that most of them are incredibly cynical people who really don't give a rat's ass about Obama or McCain, and that their main goal is to create controversy, because that's how they get ratings.
 
Take the recent nonsense with McClellan and O'Reilly for example. Everyone knows that Fox is fed talking points by the White House.  But are we going to see intelligent reporting on this? With insights into previous propaganda, or the fact that the taxpayers are paying for this, or that Fox does little else EXCEPT parrot talking points and then bully people over them? Of course not. We are going to be subjected to a lengthy O'Reilly vs. McClellan fight complete with the punditocracy commenting about the fight and then comments about the comments. That's what gets ratings and that's why the Rev. Wright controversy lasted as long as it did.

by Verified1 on 07/29/2008 08:08:49 PM EST

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Not so fast (none / 0)

They way I understand it, the Rev Wright coverage was a ratings bust.

By the end, anchor people were openly joking about how no one cared while reporting the story.

But in the past, this has been overwhelmingly true.

by ProfRich on 07/29/2008 09:32:11 PM EST

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It was a good article, thanks for bringing attention to it. Though, being an American, I would ask if the problem is simply American media or American TELEVISION media. Any news on TV in America is normally a joke, but stuff like TYT is good. Is the Euro TV news as good as this article or does it have its own problems?

Also, the article talked of Jews watching Obama closely because he announced unconditional talks with Iran. Every single time I hear that phrase I want to punch someone. Talks should ALWAYS be unconditional, its talking. He could easily go there and say "no...no...won't do that....nope, bad proposal" and give them nothing. Talking and opening DIPLOMACY shouldn't be based on demands. Diplomacy and talking is used to GET the conditions that you want.

Don't talk about religion or politics, my ass!

by TheRob91 on 07/29/2008 08:15:21 AM EST

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Thanks for your post - interesting point re: where to find good reporters in the US. I agree there is some good reporting out there, but how easy is it for the average American voter to access? They can tune in Rush or Sean or Savage while they are commuting. Far fewer commuters have access to decent progressive talk radio, (which is a good reason to become a TYT member and add a small bit to the cause). These folks come home from a long day at work and flop in front of the tube with their Chinese take out to listen to the likes of Wolf Blitzer and commercials peppered with campaign ads. You and I both know that most people who are not avid politics-watchers have busy lives and depend on some of these jokers to keep them informed. Unfortunately, many of these folks are the so-called "underinformed" voters who are going to make a big last-minute difference in this election, and they are usually ill served by the major TV news departments.

by Verified1 on 07/29/2008 07:54:40 PM EST

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