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Obama's positive press sets record (I am not insane!)

The Washington Times ^ | December 8, 2008 | Jennifer Harper

Posted on by wac3rd

President-elect Barack Obama has received the most positive campaign news coverage on the main network news shows in the 20-year history of such studies by the Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA). Mr. Obama received 68 percent positive evaluations from the four major networks, according to the study released Friday. "Obama's positive press is the strongest showing CMPA has ever recorded for a presidential candidate since we began monitoring election news in 1988," said Robert Lichter, director of the nonpartisan research group affiliated with George Mason University. By contrast, his Republican rival almost set the record for hostile press coverage. Just 33 percent of the stories on Sen. John McCain were positive in nature -- "the worst showing" since former President George H.W. Bush received only 29 percent positive press in 1988, Mr. Lichter said. The study analyzed 1,197 election stories from Aug. 23 to Nov. 4 on "ABC World News Tonight," "NBC Nightly News," "CBS Evening News" and the first half-hour of "Fox Special Report."



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The MSM got this Kenyan maggot elected by lying and not doing their job of reporting. This just proves it.



To: wac3rd

The MSM campaigned for Obama 24/7 and it didn’t cost Obama a dime. Now their job gets a bit harder however since it will be harder to make Obama look good with the country in a deep recession. I’m sure they will find a way make Obama look like some kind of genius.



by 2 posted onby teletech (Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)

To: teletech

Has there ever been a story about his links to Odinga in Kenya in the media? How about his grades? How about his legal practice records? How about anything other than praise/apology for Ayers, Daly, Rezko, Wright... The media is so Marxist, Liberal and ridiculous.



by 3 posted onby wac3rd (In the end, we all are Conservative, some just need their lives jolted to realize that fact.)

To: teletech

The MSM will always blame all future problems on: the GOP, on conservatives in general, and on all past Republican POTUS, and enough of the sheeple will always believe in what the MSM says and does on all issues. All leftists will traditionally get a free ride by the MSM, no matter what goes on, both good and bad, in the future.



by 4 posted onby johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)

To: wac3rd

Bookmark



To: wac3rd

“Lord, what fools these mortals be.”



by 6 posted onby NaughtiusMaximus (I refuse allegiance to any foreign born alleged president.)

To: teletech

The first word to be banned in the press starting on january 20, 2009 will be the word “recession”.



To: wac3rd





Here’s the immutable law of media personality hype: The higher they make them fly, the harder they make them fall. This law over-rides all others. The media plot is always: He’s up; he’s down, he’s up again; he’s down again... Obama will fall victim to this law within six months.



by 9 posted onby D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)

To: wac3rd

“The media is so Marxist, Liberal and ridiculous.” But you repeat yourself.



by 10 posted onby ought-six ( Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule.)

To: wac3rd

by 11 posted onby engrpat (End the National Nightmare on 1-20-2013)

To: wac3rd

Any new media organ that does not provide positive press for Bambi is in danger of losing its license after January 20, 2009.



To: wac3rd

We shall see if the ignorant electorate that voted for this foreign empty suit can keep can keep the MSM alive. The financially viable base that keeps them afloat will hopefully seek their info elsewhere. But then will they be bailed out as essential?



by 13 posted onby mcshot (Lord hear our prayers - our Constitution needs Divine Intervention to survive.)

To: wac3rd

And never mind that he is not a natural born citizen and does not Constitutionally qualify to hold the Office of President. But then, McCain doesn’t either. Who cares about our Constitution anyway! Just a few of us tinfoil hat wearers. We are the ones watching what is going on in the Courts across the country and the cases before the SCOTUS with a decision coming Monday on the Donofrio case! Just had to pause a moment to adjust my tinfoil hat. One of the American flags started to fall off, but I fixed it. :)



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To: wac3rd

They’ve figured out to go highly positive on the socialist they always favor, and to relentlessly attack the Republican and the GOP VP candidate at the same time. Their nitwit got elected but the MSM is as vapid and corrupt as he is.



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