By ANDY BARR | 1/19/09 3:39 PM EST
Cindy McCain attacked media coverage of her husband’s presidential campaign Monday, saying there is now “very little difference now between journalism and gossip.”
“Without sounding bitter—and I’m not bitter—I do believe there was a media bias. I do believe that the media had a specific agenda and with that said, the American people cast their vote,” McCain said in an interview she gave to her daughter Meghan, a blogger who posted the transcript on The Daily Beast.
“I truly feel that unless the media goes back to unbiased reporting they are going to do a disservice to the youth of this country. The future of this country lies in the youth and we have to be good stewards of information and truth,” she added. “There is so much more to it than just one article and people telling lies, it affects much more than that.”
McCain was particularly critical of a New York Times profile of her that ran shortly before the election.
“It is interesting that it got to the point where the New York Times profile of me is being used as an example of the bias in reporting in journalism classes,” she said. “I had never spoken with the reporter who wrote the article. She contacted the kids that went to high school with my youngest daughter over the Internet, and as a parent, that was scary.”
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The full interview can be found on this site.Last question:
You’re about to leave for D.C. for the inauguration. Does it feel bittersweet?
Yes, it's bittersweet. I was talking to your dad today, both of us are supportive of the administration because we believe in this country. We want President-elect Obama to succeed because it's what is best for the country. But for me it is a very bittersweet moment and I believe your father would have made a good president. For me it will be a hard moment, but I am proud to be there."
Cindy McCain attacked media coverage of her husband’s presidential campaign Monday, saying there is now “very little difference now between journalism and gossip.”
“Without sounding bitter—and I’m not bitter—I do believe there was a media bias. I do believe that the media had a specific agenda and with that said, the American people cast their vote,” McCain said in an interview she gave to her daughter Meghan, a blogger who posted the transcript on The Daily Beast.
“I truly feel that unless the media goes back to unbiased reporting they are going to do a disservice to the youth of this country. The future of this country lies in the youth and we have to be good stewards of information and truth,” she added. “There is so much more to it than just one article and people telling lies, it affects much more than that.”
McCain was particularly critical of a New York Times profile of her that ran shortly before the election.
“It is interesting that it got to the point where the New York Times profile of me is being used as an example of the bias in reporting in journalism classes,” she said. “I had never spoken with the reporter who wrote the article. She contacted the kids that went to high school with my youngest daughter over the Internet, and as a parent, that was scary.”
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The full interview can be found on this site.Last question:
You’re about to leave for D.C. for the inauguration. Does it feel bittersweet?
Yes, it's bittersweet. I was talking to your dad today, both of us are supportive of the administration because we believe in this country. We want President-elect Obama to succeed because it's what is best for the country. But for me it is a very bittersweet moment and I believe your father would have made a good president. For me it will be a hard moment, but I am proud to be there."
1. the fact that she's the IRL Betty Draper plus a couple decades
2. At a private gathering in Aspen, Colo., in the summer of 2007, a friend asked Cindy whether she would stab Rove in the back if he walked by. "No," she answered, "I'd stab him in the front."
So I'll forgive you this one, Cindy. But watch it.
a. That bit about her son and Obama not funding the troops.
b. Obama ran the dirtiest campaign in American History. Seriously after 2000 with Bush/Rove you think Obama was worse?
Still I think it's a bit funny when politicians think the media gets too personal as if it's brand new information. Andrew Jackson could let them know.
I just thought about this in political theory class today (talking about the Federalist Papers) and thought I'd throw it out there, see if anyone wants to play.
http://www.broadcastingcable.com/articl
http://journalism.org/node/11266
Obama's ex-pastor dominated primary coverage
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/artic
The idea that Obama was given a free ride for the media, when he was pressed on all sorts of ridiculous questions about his church and his patriotism and outright asked if he believed in the American flag is pretty ridiculous.
Obama did not have the campaign in the bag when he first announced his run. Once the Clinton campaign started making mistakes, they left the door open for him. And with McCain...after the Palin pick and McCain's bit about the economy being sound, all Obama/Biden had to do was appear calm and level headed. Not really but I hope you get what I'm saying.
Idk.
Palin didn't help. But what also didn't help was all the whining from the campaign about the media. Whether or not you think they're biased, whining about them and telling them how much they suck? Not the way to get them on your side if you want them on your side.
Right?
On the other, this?
Yes, it's bittersweet. I was talking to your dad today, both of us are supportive of the administration because we believe in this country. We want President-elect Obama to succeed because it's what is best for the country. But for me it is a very bittersweet moment and I believe your father would have made a good president. For me it will be a hard moment, but I am proud to be there.
This is a pretty understndable reaction, and under the same circumstances, it's probably a lot more classy that I would have managed to be.
Oh. Wait.
Fox News racked up its seventh straight year as the most-watched cable news channel, delivering an average prime-time viewership of 2.1 million, 40% more than 2007, according to data released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research. CNN placed second with 1.3 million, up 69%, while MNSBC drew 920,000, a boost of 82%.
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To paraphrase Olde Bill, methinks the lady doth protest like whoa.
I mean, even though I was bitter that Bush lost, I still wanted what was best for the country. I can't help but think that there are few people that hope Obama does poorly just for the "I told you so" factor...which is counter-productive imo. :/
Just a few? Wish that were the case.
I mean, without sounding bitter.
I mean, I mostly watch CNN and didn't especially note any Obama gushing from them during the campaign. They're all annoyingly bland, and only Jack Cafferty seems to blurt out what the hell he's really thinking; and even then he's not on that often, haha.
But in any case, if she's insinuating (as so many do) that the Liberal Biased Media (TM) helped Obama win the election, how do you explain Bush? Twice? XD