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McCain Campaign Mocks Media's Relationship With Obama
July 22, 2008 11:49 AM
ABC News' Rick Klein Reports: With Sen. Barack Obama receiving wide coverage for his foreign trip, Sen. John McCain’s campaign is dialing up its criticism of the news media, with a Web video and an online contest mocking the mainstream press for what the campaign describes as Obama-tilted coverage.
The Web video splices together clips of several journalists -- notably MSNBC's Chris Matthews -- offering glowing praise of Obama on the air. It also features Clinton supporters Terry McAuliffe and Gov. Ed Rendell, D-Pa., in clips where they say members of the mainstream media are enamored with Obama, D-Ill.
"I felt this thrill going up my leg," Matthews says in one clip. "He's sort of a gift from the world to us in so many ways," he says in another.
Those clips -- and most of those used in the video -- come not from the general election, but from Obama's Democratic primary battle with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.
The online contest jokingly invites users to vote for their favorite love song to serve as a soundtrack for the media’s “devotion” to Obama.
The critique of the news media is particularly striking coming from McCain, R-Ariz., who has long enjoyed a cozy relationship with journalists. In 2000 and 2008, his Republican rivals accused members of the media of being too close to McCain, and McCain once jokingly referred to the political press corps as "my base."
But the McCain campaign has grown frustrated with media coverage in the general election, particularly during his foreign trip. All three network evening news anchors are scheduled to interview Obama while he's abroad; some observers have noted that none of them made the trip with McCain when he visited Iraq in March.
In addition, the McCain campaign on Monday expressed anger with The New York Times for rejecting an op-ed submission from the senator, a week after the newspaper published an opinion piece authored by Obama.
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Rush Limbaugh said: McCain, a snake is a snake. McCain is just jelaous that he is not longer the "darling." McCain was dumped and can't stand it!!!!
Posted by: carl29 | Jul 22, 2008 12:46:37 PM
dl-- I'm missing your point.
Posted by: Robert in Cleveland | Jul 22, 2008 12:48:08 PM
NAT
Ive been ready since the primaries,cant wait for the SURGE of change thats coming long time coming 0bama 08
Posted by: angie | Jul 22, 2008 12:49:18 PM
mccain complained that Obama did not go to Iraq (you know mccain the country that borders pakistan), and now that Obama is there, he's looking and sounding like a child throwing a tantrum. Shame on you, maybe you mccain need a timeout.
Posted by: IVA | Jul 22, 2008 12:52:06 PM
JJ says - "Obama will pull this nation out of its ignorance and bigotry into a bright new day and a bright new way for freedom!" Get off the Kool-aid and open your eyes. Obama is a dirty Chicago politician - full of hot air and not much else. He has been in senate for about 140 days - no experince, no integrity - he is selling you dreams - he will take this country down.
Posted by: ex-dem | Jul 22, 2008 12:54:15 PM
We all want to be lucky but sometimes it doesn't happen so.
Bad news coming everyday to Sen. McCain. To make the matter even worse, the major ally (UK), is pulling out of Iraq in 6 months to come. Today Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made this announcement.
Sorry Sen. McCain it looks like the luck is not on your side!
Posted by: Peace | Jul 22, 2008 12:56:24 PM
Gloria Borger of CNN wrote a piece basically stating that Sen. Obama has to be careful of too much European support. Arianna Huffington asked…“What do Borger and the McCain campaign think would play better in Missouri, Obama getting off the plane in Germany and having the locals throw tomatoes at him? Would that endear him to the people in Middle America -- who, in McCain's World, are like an insecure girlfriend, panicked by just the thought of someone else finding their guy attractive? Sadly, this absurd line of thinking is spreading fast. Thankfully, most Americans understand that having a president who is lauded around the world is infinitely better than having one who is loathed." ___ I’m going to introduce a new phrase and I hope it catches on. “McCain is guilty of rock-star envy!”
Posted by: peoples_prez | Jul 22, 2008 12:57:24 PM
Some of you have a real big problem...you can't see a good thing if you wanted to. Obama will be good for this country. You can let go, you do not need McBush in your life anymore. There is a future, grab it while you can.
Posted by: becky | Jul 22, 2008 1:03:44 PM
"Isreal is a strong friend of Isreal".
Posted by: Robert in Cleveland | Jul 22, 2008 1:04:54 PM
Check that -- "Israel is a strong friend of Israel". Aren't they?
Posted by: Robert in Cleveland | Jul 22, 2008 1:07:44 PM
Phil Graham got it wrong we have a nation of republican whinners !!!
I read McCain's essay on the druge report,NYT was right to reject it. All McCain said was what he has been saying verbally ,the surge worked Obama was wrong,and about winning. He said nothing about what defines a win or getting out of Iraq,that is because he plans to never leave,like he has said so many times about Korea
Posted by: dems for the white house | Jul 22, 2008 1:08:08 PM
COME ON PEOPLE GET FIRED UP FOR CHANGE DONT FEAR CHANGE, CHANGE IS GOOD ,CHANGE IS NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: angie | Jul 22, 2008 1:08:56 PM
By David Gergan ...
“…Barack Obama made the first mistake of his trip, in my judgment, in releasing a statement in which he said exactly what Maliki had said in those conversations. We have a long tradition in this country that we only have one president at a time. He’s the commander in chief and the negotiator in chief. I cannot remember a campaign which a rival seeking the presidency has been in a position negotiating a war that’s under way with another party outside the country.”
(Is there no end to his ego?)
Posted by: Aston | Jul 22, 2008 1:11:40 PM
Even with all the positive press coverage, his "rock star" appeal and the tens of thousands that show up at his staged events, Obama is only leading in the polls by somewhere between 1 and 4 points (depending on the poll). That's not the kind of lead that an "inevitable" candidate should have at this time.
Posted by: Joe Friday | Jul 22, 2008 1:13:39 PM
Obama is the most egotistical, arrogant candidate since GWB.
As far as the media, NBC, CBS and ABC should be ashamed of themselves for so blantantly exposing themselves as they really are; and they all have the nerve to say Fox News is biased?? Incredible.
Obama is a flash in the pan; no substance, no experience. What a loser!
I quit watching NBC, CBS and ABC, they no longer represent the American people.
Posted by: NielPA | Jul 22, 2008 1:15:34 PM
This ad is good...it will totally work for its target audience - old whiners and wimpy chickenhawks. Too bad for McCain these folks only make up about 10% of the voting population (90% in red states).
Posted by: billy smith | Jul 22, 2008 1:16:56 PM
Media bias?
Read the quotes on this page and tell me honestly how the media would have reacted if it had been Obama saying these things:
Posted by: DMW, Tallahassee, FL | Jul 22, 2008 1:17:06 PM
neil pa
and fox fixed news only represents CONSERVITIVES, not all american people fox news wouldnt know how to report fair balanced reporting if it smacked them in the face they are one of the worst news channels
Posted by: angie | Jul 22, 2008 1:19:16 PM
Press heart Obama?
"I Know I'll Never Find Another You" - Tom Springfield/The Seekers
Last time the press was in love it was Jimmy "Peanut" Carter. How'd that work out for the press?
In November it will be, "Cry Me A River" at the DNC. At the RNC, it will be "Hail to the Chief". At Nat's house, it will be "Puff the Magic Dragon" same as every day.
Posted by: len | Jul 22, 2008 1:20:55 PM
Vinnie: How can you win a war that was based on lies to begin with? That is like cheating at a game and declaring victory...What is really sad about this whole thing is the life's that have been lost and the families destroyed just because of lies, lies from our government. Bush, Chaney, McCain, Rove, Literman...Need I say more.
Posted by: becky | Jul 22, 2008 1:21:00 PM
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