The MSM seems very mad at Obama for his 30 minute TV program...

[dennis4868]

well, if the fucking MSM would give him equal time on the campaign trail he probably would not have to do this...sheeesh!

[Window]

1. And, if he wasn't the first black man running against an old white man,

he wouldn't have had to raise so much money and outspend his opponent either.

[Sequoia]

4. In the movie, " Heat of the Night"

Mr. Tibbs (black cop from up north) goes with the white pot-bellied sheriff to see a rich white old white man living on a plantation. Mr. Tibbs says something to make him mad and the rich guy slaps Mr. Tibbs and he slaps him back. Then the old rich white guy turns to the sheriff and asks, "Why didn't you shoot him!"

Sheriff replies, "I don't know." Back in those days (when I was a kid), it would've been perfectly okay to do so and no jail time or charges against the white guy.

We haven't come too far from those days that's for sure. It seems the MSM just wants to whip up things better left in the past. However, with the crowds McCain and that crazy lady seem to attract seems to bring out those white old man plantation types.

[RichGirl]

6. On msnbc they have been agreeing that it was a good idea. They aren't mad.

Haven't seen anyone mad about it.

[Window]

11. Mr. Tibbs slapping that old, nasty white man was the best part of that movie for me.

"However, with the crowds McCain and that crazy lady seem to attract seems to bring out those white old man plantation types."

Shameful, but ain't that the truth.

[Coexist]

2. I know whats up with that?

[3waygeek]

3. Yet they weren't mad enough to not take his money n/t

[carpe diem]

5. it allows him to make his case directly to the voters

and not be dependent on getting an honest take from the traditional media and the traditiional media doesn't like it when they don't get to be the gatekeepers...here's to the further diminishing of their influence over the electorate...

[Johonny]

7. I think the traditional media is at a loss

The lack of ability of the news to be a trusted source of information to the people has hurt them. Both candidates have basically ignored them to try to take their case directly to the people. People for the most part have been happy when they do it. The media needs to erase the he said, she said fake balance format that it currently operates on and get back to reporting the facts regardless of how good or bad they make candidates look. Until the regain the peoples trust, don't look for the people to judge Obama or even Palin to negatively for basically ignoring the media.

[Diamonique]

10. Just wanted to see this again:

"The media needs to erase the he said, she said fake balance format that it currently operates on and get back to reporting the facts regardless of how good or bad they make candidates look."

Exactamundo!

[Supersedeas]

27. Leslie Blitzer and his team of GoP Spindoctors can only react

[Phredicles]

8. Yahoo's been running "Will this totally blow up in his face?" headlines,

but yahoo's headlines always seem to spin like that.

[undeterred]

21. they're a bunch of yahoos

[mwb970]

28. Their electoral vote projection is 344-167 Obama, though. /nt

[Tribetime]

9. It was paid for by us who want this change, Screw them

[genna]

12. They tried to stir up some unrest but BHO is paying his own way.

What do they think this is.

[Life Long Dem]

13. Who cares? After what we have been through in the last 8 years.

Who cares how they feel? I don't watch their propaganda.

[Cass]

14. You know, I think Bill Clinton did something like this back in '92.

It was called the Man from Hope or something like that and aired a few days before the election, maybe the night before. Obama is not the first to do it. I heard one of the talking heads today say that Ross Perot did this as well but I don't remember that.

[Dr Fate]

19. I vividly recall the Ross Perot infomercial. I can vouch that it existed. n/t

n/t

[Okie4Obama]

23. Yes, I totally remember that. Glad I'm not crazy

I lived in Missouri back then, though, so I wonder if that ran nationwide back in 1992.

[Mike 03]

15. Screw them

I helped pay for this, probably.

And I could not be happier or more proud.

[TooRaLoo]

16. Aw shit.

I missed that. My boyfriend just got out of the hospital. We totally forgot about that.

We get to watch election night with his fundie family. That'll be awkward...

[Caretha]

17. Just some unsolicited advice

to make your evening memorable. If Obama wins, remember this, God really really wants you to "revel". Look up the definition and go for it!

[TooRaLoo]

25. Oh believe me, I will sing with rapture and dance like a dervish.

And I don't really care if they don't enjoy it. They already know where we stand.

It's not our fault my man is injured and can't come home (we live on the 2nd floor and doc says NO STAIRS).

:bounce:

[SeattleGirl]

18. Well, fuck 'em! They got a lot of money from him.

They should be happy.

[ShortnFiery]

20. How dare Obama use his resources when the PsyOps *fix was in* for Grampy and Vampy.

:evilgrin:

[Jennicut]

22. They are mad cause he went around them. Remember the texting VP announcement?

John King finally blew the secret by reporting that the secret service had shown up at Biden's house but they were all pissed for awhile before that because Obama was keeping them guessing, had no leaks and was making them wait. They hate it when they have no control. Crybabies.

[TexanDem]

24. CNN Turned it down, had McCain on L.King instead. Dan Rather >>

of all people (as a guest on L.King show) talked about how McCain was at his best and it's too bad the big audience didn't see him (lol -they were watching Obama!) that if they had seen him, it would help McCain close up gaps. Said Obama's message was good, but music over the top -- Damn, thought Rather was on our side! Anyway -- CNN made damn sure McCain got at least equal FREE TIME!! Maybe he got more than 30 minutes - dunno. I didn't watch.

[WI_DEM]

26. The reviews have been good.