READER COMMENTS ON

"John McCain: Not so Good With The Telephone"

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COMMENT #1 [Permalink]

... Mike Tierney said on 6/29/2008 @ 12:54 pm PT...





Hi Folks, Just in case you didn’t see today’s Meet the Press, I wanted to let you know about yet another example of mainstream media being lazy and perpetuating the often unwarranted image of McCain as a maverick. Here’s the note I sent to NBC which will likely be ignored: Hello,

On your 6/29 Meet the Press broadcast, Mr. Brokaw and Mr. Todd were rightfully commenting on Sen. Obama's 'flip-flop' regarding campaign finance and his choice to opt-out of public funds for his campaign. My question is why didn't we hear a more balanced view of Sen. McCain's positions on the flip-flop topic? Mr. Todd was right on point stating that McCain should exploit the Obama flip-flop, but then he went on to highlight McCain's reputation as a candidate who stands up for his beliefs and bucks his party. How can a quality news show miss the follow up on the big issues McCain has clearly flip-flopped on such as the Bush tax cuts (he had opposed them since 2003 and now is a strong supporter of them), torture (he spoke out firmly and often about our need to clearly define our policy to conform with the Geneva commitments we signed and then voted with the Republicans months ago to support the CIA torture loophole), and just a few days ago, McCain pledged his support for offshore US drilling in direct contrast to his previously stated positions.

Sen. Obama deserved to be called out for his finance flip-flop, and Sen. McCain has displayed some maverick, party bucking behavior during his career, though he has voted along party lines about 90% of the time during the Bush presidency and these flip-flops truly should not have gone without comment in your discussion today. Mike Tierney

Portland, OR

COMMENT #2 [Permalink]

... Bob Bilse said on 6/30/2008 @ 12:56 am PT...





Phone on - phone off, same message either way. They didn't miss anything.

COMMENT #3 [Permalink]

... Bamboo Harvester said on 6/30/2008 @ 1:11 pm PT...





Wiber ~ Just what we don't need "Old Johnny White Log" . . .

COMMENT #4 [Permalink]

... Ann Zegler said on 6/30/2008 @ 3:06 pm PT...

