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Subscribe to RSSWhen times get tough for politicians, they're usually not shy about blaming the media for their sagging fortunes.
The press is an easy target since most such criticism rests on perceptions and feelings rather than concrete, or even academic studies. But on Monday, a report from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism sought to quantify just how positive or negative the media's treatment of President Obama and the field of Republican presidential candidates has really been.
Obama has been the victim of "unrelentingly negative" coverage in the media, said the report, which looked at coverage of candidates between early May and early October.
Obama received tougher treatment in the media relative to the Republican candidates vying for his job, the study found, challenging the narrative that Obama is the beneficiary of easier treatment by the press.
Negative coverage for the president outweighed positive coverage in each of the 23 weeks included in the study. On average, 9 percent of the stories about Obama were positive, compared to the 34 percent of coverage over the same time period that researchers deemed as negative. That time period even included Osama bin Laden’s death.
The negative trend for Obama can be attributed in part to the poor economy and political developments.
"It's a combination of the economy worsening, falling approval polls that follow that, and then the anticipation of the political impact that might have leading into the campaign," said Tom Rosensteil, the director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism. "The press and the political press in particular operate a little bit like Wall Street investors; they're not just reporting on what happened, but they're building expectations about what happens next."
The coverage of the Republican presidential candidates was more positive.
Pew said that Texas Gov. Rick Perry "had received the most coverage and the most positive coverage" of any of the candidates, though the treatment of his campaign in the press tilted negatively in recent weeks.
Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor who's one of Perry's biggest rivals for the nomination, received mixed, but consistent, coverage. On average, 26 percent of the stories about Romney were positive, and 27 percent were negative.
The Republican candidate with the most negative coverage was Newt Gingrich. Thirty-five percent of the stories about the former House Speaker were negative. That's a higher proportion of negative stories for Gingrich than even for the president, though at 15 percent, Gingrich received more positive press than Obama.
Texas Rep. Ron Paul, who's complained that the media has ignored his campaign, got ammunition for that claim. Of the stories examined by Pew, Paul was the subject of just 1.7 percent -- the worst share of stories for any of the Republican presidential hopefuls.
The study was conducted by the staff of the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in journalism, and used traditional content analysis as well as computer technology. More details about the methodology can be found here.
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If reporting the facts, negative unemployment, negative economic growth, negative home start-ups....
etc, etc, is a bad thing, then the President better get use to it.
Never confuse Effort with Results.
This President is a failure.
WCA,
What press coverage "grading" should we get concerning the Republican Congressional members? Yes, those that did NOT put any EFFORT into the process....
The Recovery was progressing nicely until the Republicans took over the House in 2010 and since then it's been setback after setback as they spend all their time on amateur dramatics like the debt ceiling crisis, which most people descibed as "stupid" "ridiculous" and "disgusting."
Yes, a victim. That would be Obama. Lets see, why would that be? Could it be the FY2012 budget of his, the one that went down 97-0 in the Democratic Senate? Could it be his speech in April where he tried to patch that budget up by talking the Ryan budget down? Could it be the fact that he said he'd cut the deficit in half by now, but instead it is going up? Could it be that he provided zero leadership on the debt ceiling debate? Could it be that he said he had a jobs plan, and went on vacation and wasted everyone's time with a speech before Congress that was nothing but an identical Stimulus program from 2009? Could it be that he's been campaigning instead of doing his job for the last 6 months? Could it be the constant blaming of others for the problems he has caused? Solyndra? Fast and Furious?
Negative coverage. Yeah, no kidding.
i suppose all those COMMERCIALS for bam bam msdnc runs-ad naseum- is just our imagination. ie: the one with mathews, in front of the white house, drooling while his leg tingles.
give me a break!
lol, so nicely, hes asking us to hand over another half trillion, all the while laughing at his "shovel ready projects"
Uh, Amy - you got ANY back up for that statement?
The recovery was progressing because................
Go ahead Amy, fill in the blank. Cite a few economic indicators.
Oh, and just because Obama/Biden/Pelosi said it was "Recovery Summer" in 2009, or 2010 does not make it true.
So, Amy, why did they lie to us?
Its about time the press started to question Obama. I was sorely disappointed in the buy they gave him in the 2008 election. I was starting to think it would happen again in 2012.
amy b.,
The recovery was progressing nicely?!!!! Don't tell that to all of those who are unemployed. You might get strung up.
As far as Republicans taking over the House in 2010; what has the loser preseident done when he had a majority in the House? It was the voters who told obama his politics were not working not politicians in the mid-term elections.
This "my way or the highway" jerk has done one thing that no other president has done and he can take all the credit for it: he has made a two party poltical party system completely dysfunctional. Yes there were disagreements before obama, major disagreements, but somehow they always muddled through them. Now they can't even THINK about compromise. It's a them against us mentality. That is what your wonderful president has done.
JoAnna, the same old lies. All have been debunked. Yet you continue to believe them. Sad.
Maybe the "Press", while continuing their negative theme, can ask Obama while he's giving his standard campaign stump speech on "Bus Tour II - The East Coast Edition", why Harry Reid isn't voting on the component parts of his so called "Jobs" plan? Or does Obama need to finish is populist speeches to his hand picked audiences first?
At least this kills the "liberal media" bull crap. Peanuts back to your galleries...
Really? What recovery where you watching? Are you in Canada where they have recovered by drilling for thier OWN oil and put millions of people back to work?
Barry Sotero is making $400,000 a year, complaining about negative press isn't going to create one job or stimulate any growth. If this guy doesn't create any jobs, then the American people will elect somebody else to help lower unemployment and stimulate the economy, it's just that simple.
Richard-3165941: OBAMA is to blame for making the two party system dysfunctional?!!!!! When the Senate REPUBLICAN leader said that their number one priority was making Obama a one-term president?!!!! When a House REPUBLICAN stood up during the freakin' State of the Union and called the President a liar? When even routine appointments that should be confirmed with no problem get held up? When the Republicans turn bills like raising the debt ceiling - that they approved automatically for a Republican president - into constitutional crises that nearly sink our economy? Obama has bent over backwards to try to accommodate Republicans and they reject him no matter what. His health care plan was full of Republican ideas, as is his jobs bill. Doesn't matter. Republicans don't believe in a two-party system. They want a one-party dictatorship. They don't believe in dissent or expressing opposite opinions. And they don't believe it's ever possible for a Democratic president to be legitimate, no matter what. It's disgusting.
I don't know how you can prove uncertainty but it's clear as wind the 2010 folks gassed us with a dose of uncertainty for sure. As far as the my way or the highway president how can you compete when the Repubs move the goal post!
The 97-0 Senate vote against the Obama 2012 budget is a lie, fielden?
Really?
Can you provide an alternative version of what actually occurred?
One that we can ALL believe?
"Debunk", fielden.
I can't wait.
dont any of the libs watch mathscrews, uberman, madcow or special ed shultze? the amount of suger they serve up in the name of the messiah is enough to cause diabetic shock!
It is sad, isn't it fielden? Obama's budget did not go down to defeat in the Senate 97-0. Obama did submit another FY2012 budget, its just that nobody knows where it is. Obama did lead the debt ceiling debates, well, at least until Cantor got him so frustrated he got up and left. Stimulus II looks nothing like the failed Stimulus I. Obama did not say he had jobs plan, go on vacation, and waited a month before telling anyone what was it in. Solyndra never happened,and in fact, Obama has never heard of it (even though he visited it). And Fast and Furious is Bush's fault.
So sad.
Obama IS getting a lot of negative press-coverage.
Then again, there's a lot of negatives to report on, and just not that many positives.
Sure, the news could run reports about the legislation he's signed into law...but the fact is, most of the legislation he's passed isn't that great and really isn't headline-worthy. At least not in a 'positive' way to many Americans.
Well DUH if all Obama does for 23 weeks is attack hard working citizens and small business while campaigning on the taxpayer dime, handing out $$$ to democrat special interest groups, and inciting union members and other malcontents worldwide to demonstrate and now riot what kind of news coverage do you expect even from the lefitst drooling MSM?
"Study says Obama the victim of negative press coverage"
Actually the study says he recieved(i.e. EARNED) more negative press, not that he was a "victim" of it.
"Victim" is MSNBC's word and proof that MSNBC's reporting does not fit the study... or reality.
So Amy, would you agree that your statement that the recovery was progressing nicely before the republicans took over is the result of "low information" on your part?
It really is a sadly ridiculous statement. You have been called out on it by several people, neither you or any other libbie has even tried to support it.
So, I don't know, if I was you, given your particular circumstances, I might not be tossing out terms like "low information listeners."
Just a helpful thought. Cause I'm here to help.
Ah, who am I trying to kind. I'm here for the grins and giggles, so keep them coming.
You to fielden.
Negative press coverage, is that what you call FAUX Noise and Hate Radio? It's worse than negative, it's a bunch of bigoted propaganda lies.
Kinda like a ventriloquist we all know, who's lap is going numb. And now that it's the afternoon break he's pulling the string of his alter-ego on the receptionist's desktop. That was clever sending her for coffee and donuts--oh wait, that would be too expensive--she went for two tacos for 99 cents.
Pew Research is known for accuracy, in case a few low-information voters don't know, this was based on a study, do you know what a STUDY is? Well, suffice it to say, it isn't the opinion-editorial chicken crap you're accustomed to from Bill O'Really and Sean Insanity, or bile from Shock Jock Rush Limpballs.
There are no victims, only volunteers.
Didn't Jimmy Carter ALSO get lots of "negative" press coverage?
For that matter so did Bush.
Coincidence?
White Collar Auto
This President is a failure.
Hey Stiff Collar
The negative trend for the President mentions nothing about why.
Maybe the MSM should betelling why the RepubliCONs and TRICKS in the Tea party have wrecked the economy and political developments.
They are obstructing progress. For instance how they are wasting money..'
Romney is Beating Obama in a Fight for Wall St. Cash
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/16/us/romney-perry-and-cain-open-wide-financial-lead-over-field.html?_r=4
Published: October 15, 2011
A joke is a very serious thing.
Winston Churchill QUOTE
Eating money is no Joke!!!
http://obamadiary.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/oamli.jpg?w=510&h=310&h=310
Don't forget the Iraqi troops come home saving 500 billion. Now that's progress.
Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Expression and Freedom to tell it like it is and not what everybody wants to hear!............God Bless America......and keep her Free!
Amy,
The Recovery was progressing nicely until the Republicans took over the House in 2010
You must actually be Libertarian. **Puff Pufff Pass***
What data do you have to back any of that up? Unemployment has been fairly steady throughout his term, even as people gave up and dropped off eligibility after years.
It must have been the summer of recovery back in 2010. Yeah, that was realistic. Of course if it were realistic, Nov 2010 would not have happened the way it did.
You should be supporting Ron Paul. He wants to legalize what you are smoking ....
ABO 2012
Define "failure"....
- Found and killed Bin Laden: check
- Stopped economy from falling into depression at 25% unemployment: check
- Stopped closure of major automotive giants: check
- Passed health care act (regardless of whether you agree with it or not): check
- Fixed failing roadway system neglected for decades: check
- Pulled majority of troups out of Iraq: check
- Provided minimal military support to Libya which ended in removing dictator: check
- Prevented any new terrorist attacks against US: check
- Stopped credit cards from unfair consumer practices: check
- Cut income taxes: check
Obama the victim of negative press coverage???????? Oh my god, MSNBC, I'm laughing so damned hard that I can't write a comment. How did you guys write this with a straight face????? And if it's not too much trouble, could you provide some specific examples of the press's transgressions???? Negative coverage......oh lord, you must think we're some really gullible idiots out here.
I disagree with the writer of this article that President Obama is receiving negative press today. In fact, the media provides him with a daily pass on his activities.
In every article on MSNBC it is evident that the President is projected as a leader without any bias while the rest of the nation questions his programs, spending and governence.
As reported today: Cain 43% AND Obama 41%. Bad news for a sitting President.
Maybe it's me, but just maybe the "media" that Pew(pronounced P-U) is surveying is starting to think that President Obama is starting to own his presidency and policies. It's been about three years into his presidency, so maybe it's soon time that his policies and decisions start showing up as his liabilities. Even VP Biden noted that they "own" things as they are, so if the news is bad for jobs, the economy, education, foreign policy and relations, an uprising here, etc. maybe the President gets the credit.
"Unrelenting negative coverage"- Puhleeeeze. The media has been carrying the President's water until the last few months. Is it "unrelenting" to expose the President as giving special treatment to his friends(fed. loans, bankruptcy deals)? Is it "unrelenting" to expose the President for having a completely secretive "transparent" administration? Is it "unrelenting" to note that the President threw many stones at President Bush about closing Gitmo and drawing down the military, while now keeping Gitmo open, having a secret list of Americans to kill, using more and more predator strikes to kill around the world, send our military to Africa, etc. etc. etc.? Is it "unrelenting" to show how the President wants "fiscal responsibility" while growing the size of government and spending more constantly? I can go on.....
Well, duh.
For examples -- and just a few of many -- I give you Fox News in general, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Glenn Beck.
I give you the entire coverage of the birthers and Donald Trump, as if this was a real story.
I give you any six days of the week, and twice -- or more -- on Sundays.
Well, duh.
Bad press? Heck, Obama has been given a free ride in comparison to Bush. Heck, just look at all the coverage these so-called "occupy" protesters are getting. Even though it's been a small amount, it has been plastered in the press as if the entire country has turned socialist and is against capitalism. Now, the news has come out that the press is actively working with the "protesters" to tell them how to organize their stuff. Of course Soros is involved and ACORN and the usual thugs. So, what this amounts to is a made up, ie: totally fabricated non-movement. Paid protesters, usual leftist financial backing, etc.. Yup, just another day at the office for the commies.
Oh, and funny how there are no "occupy" articles on this site now that the news has broken.
Anna, another epic liberal fail.
Hannity, Limbaugh, Beck and O'Reilly are NOT THE PRESS. They are OPINION-format hosts of programs.
Sort of like Maddow, Matthes, Sharpton, Schultz, etc etc. etc.
The fact that you don't know the difference between OPINION and journalism is much more than half your problem. Nobody on either of those lists claims to be anything but what they are - either conservative or liberal.
The PRESS, on the other hand, is SUPPOSED to be neutral. Something they have never been towards Obama.
They were preening and drooling on him all through the '08 campaign, and for the first two years of his term, spinning every possible negative into a postitive - or ignoring it completely.
Perhaps the "press" and I use the term loosely is finally waking up to the fact that their viewership and readership is plummeting - perhaps because the the pass they've given Obama for three years has really turned off a lot of their former readers/listeners.
Limbaugh listeners are never going to like Obama.
Maddow watchers are never going to like Republicans.
The NY Times, on the other hand, should be better than that. And they're not.
Okay, then, YOU define the "press." Be specific, and give examples of who counts as "press," and where this "press" has been biased toward the President. If anything, The New York Times seems to have bent over backwards to be fair. But then again, I actually read it sometimes, instead of merely mouthing conservative talking points.
If that's all you've got, talk about FAIL.
By the way, readership of the mainstream press is not down because people have recognized it as biased. It's down because people just don't read the news anymore, or watch it on television, either, and because the mainstream has been forced to change how it presents the news, in a desperate attempt to retain viewership in a steadily dumbing down society. I stopped watching evening news when CBS hired an entertainment icon, Katie Couric, instead of a journalist -- I didn't stop watching because real journalists are biased -- I stopped watching because real journalists were replaced and it became nothing but fluff.
One last word, the study seems to use the word "media," not press. If you use that measure, then I think we can throw Rush and company back into the mix. Most people don't know the difference, anymore, anyway.
Anna, if you don't know the difference between what was always traditionally defined as the "press" and Rush Limbaugh, there isn't much I'm going to be able to say that's going to help you.
You may have a point that few people do know the difference anymore, and I would suggest that part of the reason for that is the fact that the "press" has been liberal for decades. You talk about the dumbing down of society, and yet you've bought right into the dumbing down, trying to defend the idea that there is no difference between opinion and journalism.
Maybe there isn't, but that's not the point.
The point is, there's supposed to be.
This President is a failure.
I somehow doubt that anyone can fix the economy, having understanding of the gravity and scope of the recession.
We should elect a GOP president, then when they can't fix it either, they'll just blame Obama. We're screwed.
I could have a study done to say that Newsvine is an idiot! Collapse that community!
If a study was done that showed the Green Bay Packers as getting overwhelmingly positive coverage because they haven't lost a game and the Indianapolis Colts as getting overwhelmingly negative coverage because they haven't won a game, using the logic of the writers of this article,, the coverage of the Colts would be deemed unfair and it shouldn't be reported that they, the Colts have been playing poorly,(Hmmmmm? Perhaps because the writers are Colts Fans maybe?) Which begs the question , what do they really want, truth, or a self imposed censorship by the media?
So, when the media reports negatively against liberals it's because it's the truth, and when they report negatively against conservatives it's because of a liberal bias?
...seems legit. *sarcasm*
Big freaking deal! Why is this a surprise? #1, President Obama an incummbant. #2, Current economic is not in the greatest shape. #3 President is not a Republican (nor with particular in road with Media)
You really think that the Corporation controlled media will give prop to people who are against the corp. According to the corp history. Obama is obviously more anti than Bush. Romni has also show anti corp tendency during his tenure at MA. He raised corporation tax (against his original campaign promise).
I just love how so many libs collapsed comments questioning the accuracy of this article! To be honest, MANY people I know that voted for Obama are now regretting their vote. He will go down as the weakest president since Carter. In fact, I would even take Carter back over Obama. At least he loved this country and didn't spend his time bowing to Arab laders and apologizing to the world for the USA!
- Found and killed Bin Laden: After using Bush-era intelligence and policies
- Stopped economy from falling into depression at 25% unemployment: Unemployment is still stagnant at 9%, despite the billions of dollars spent on it.
- Stopped closure of major automotive giants: By granting Chrysler a blank check. This encourages more stupid policies by them, because they won't learn their lesson. Kudos to Ford for repaying their share though.
- Passed health care act (regardless of whether you agree with it or not): Fails to solve the root of the problem, which is that insurance companies are greedy and healthcare professionals want to be paid too much
- Fixed failing roadway system neglected for decades: Is a state matter, unless it cross state borders.
- Pulled majority of troups out of Iraq: Troop reduction tables were already set in place by Bush. The most recent news that troops will not stay past 2011 is not due to Obama; it is the Iraqi Parliament who chose not to extend the deadline.
- Provided minimal military support to Libya which ended in removing dictator: Started a new conflict which will cost millions if not billions of dollars.
- Prevented any new terrorist attacks against US: True.
- Stopped credit cards from unfair consumer practices: Nope, have you read your fine print?
- Cut income taxes: Not for the middle class. Read up on those tax brackets
Good to know you attribute Obama's successes to Obama and not where credit is due.
AngleLP: Your post makes no sense giving that you obvously have not read the original heading post. "... then the President better get use to it. Never confuse Effort with Results. This President is a failure. " Does that make you dense or forgetful or ignorant? You pick...
IrrationalExuberance: lol, a bunch of words that sounds good individually, but have zelch for accurracy nor definition. What are these terms you have made up?
The destruction of our great Republic starts with ignorance. You should start with yourself rather than blaming others.
Amy B. Portland, ME "The Recovery was progressing nicely until the Republicans took over the House in 2010"
The economy and jobs were doing quite well until the Democrats took over Congress in 2006.
lol
Amy's right, you know. The GDP was plunging before he took office and, for a time, after he was sworn in. Then it began to grow. Until the first jobs bill began to be phased out and the GOP gave the Dems a "shellacking" in Congress. Then the GDP began to drop again, although, as of now, it's still positive -- in contrast to January 2009.
http://thenandnow.brilliantpolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Real-GDP-Growth.jpg
The range on this graph is truncated. It's not up to date. If it were, you'd find GDP lower than the last entry indicates.
Roy 1.48
You mean W was unable to veto some Democratically passed legislation that somehow miraculously caused all this?
Wow,...I guess you get the REWRITE award today.
Anna, Amy, thturd and other's have an alter built to Obama and he could tell them they would get their own furnished private island and they would believe him.
And when that didn't happen it would be the Republicans fault.LOL!!!!
I hate to state the obvious. The press is not really negative enough on anyone. We see literally thouands of criminals still go free who peddled fraud to the whole world. They even sold the crap to tahiti, Thats american know how. Obama has not gone after them for commiting fraud. The SEC is a failure where the employees regularly quit and go to work for criminals who they investigate. The police and FBI are in the pockets of the banks. The Money is too powerful.
Then the huge hope that failed was Rebankstercans who talk tought in congress and try to shift the blame for fraud and then do not remedy but help it along. Oh what a mess. Worldwide american banks now are rewarded as being viewed as crooked used car salesman.
Around the world american real estate is being sold in tradeshows.The advice now is, Oh wait dont buy too earily, wait for the more americans to foreclose. How long can they hold out without work?The rich bemused wait for a property crash.
You idiot Americans think that Obama alone can 'fix' the economy. WRONG. American businesses are the ones who are responsible for the high unemployment and the economic mess. Yes there is a link between business and government and I dont like it as business buys government decisions. Government for the people by the people is gone replaced by government for the wealthy and big business.
Obama alone CANNOT fix ANYTHING. It is the entire government that can attempt to fix what's wrong with this country but partisianship has prevented this. Look at your posts, it is representative of exactly what is happening in our government and shows just why this country CANNOT ever rebound to better times. Our government AND it's people, as shown here on this discussion board, would rather point fingers and blame, exhibit partisanship and complain about Obama as if he is some sort of God and can wave his hand and, poof, everything is back to normal.
We Americans and our government better get off this track and instead of the bickering, find common ground and DO SOMETHING about the problems this country faces before we become a third world nation.
I am so sick of complainers, partisanship and blamers. One more time, American BUSINESS and the wealthy are the ones who destroyed this economy and job market. Profit before people. American multinationals are reporting record earnings and rich investors are loving this. And with this fact, the old way of thinking was to hire more but American big business has decided to NOT hire, assign more work to existing employees because they know there are thousands that would take the position of the employee fed up with the workload. Labor is the enemy of big business and the wealthy. Obama cannot control this.
They spent money on this? LOL
Thank you Captian Obvious!
Damn that liberal media bias! lmao
I will not sit back and what the right wing whack jobs attempt to out spin one another...
*popcorn*?
*correction* should read I will now sit back!
NO @!$%# Sherlock!
So no article on the Class repeal/abandonment?
Shocking. So was press about Class taking the pipe negative? Solyndra? Gun Runner?
How about everytime the unemployment rate, or the debt total - Negative too?
Sadly for Obama he is a Miserable Failure of a president. That the Stimulus failed, that his proposed budget was a joke, that his jobs bill got a big old bi-partisan stick in the eye, is not negative.
It's just the news.
Oh my.
Finally...
The media takes notice of the failures of the Obama Administration.
Chuck Todd is actually doing his job.
It's all good.
bam bam the victim, lol
you guys are really carrying this messiah thing a bit too far!
Five month's worth of (relatively) balanced media coverage.
Poor President Obama...
The voters will have their say soon enough.
Obama 2012 - "Forgive them for they do not know what they are doing"
Democrats have had to contend with a media that is bought and paid for by corporate America. There is never going to be truly balanced reporting for the party that fights against the corruption on Wall Street.
That's it Wayne - Obama is getting a raw deal because he is the 1%.
All that cash from Wall Street, hanging out with Buffett and the GE Electric fat cats.
Obama is an Elitist snob. Good call Wayne.
I wouldn't say "messiah" more like Jordan in the 4th qtr down by 3. I bet on 44...
Wayne...
Take a look at how much money was donated to Mr. Obama in '07-'08 by those evil "corporate jet owners" and "fat cats" from right there on Wall Street itself.
Mr. Obama's later insults aimed at his very own campaign donors...after taking their money...is just a function of his two-faced personality. Just like the way he turned his back on the preacher of the church he had been attending for 20 years...a man he had said was "like a father to me". The bing, bang, boom...out in the dumpster went the preacher man.
I could almost see the president phoning his Wall Street backers to give them some advance notice that he'd be insulting them on the news that night and hoping in his heart that they wouldn't mind.
JoAnna....
I guess that means that Mr. Obama's voters need to be forgiven for "not knowing what they are doing"...correct ???
I still have't forgiven them for not knowing what they were doing in 2008.
Double standard. He is a black man. The media has a strong combined bias against black men. Look at what they are doing to Herman Cain and Michelle Bachmann. They are ridiculous candidates but then so is Perry and Santorum. Yet these guys get respect. Other than their white male status, why would these two clowns be greeted with respect? No reason exists. They are viable candidates deserving respect because they are white males. Brainless white males. Yes the media has a double standard. DUH!
Hey - I will not sit here and let you make fun of brainless white males.
So back off there AnaB.
Spanky, There is a difference between a man making money with his books and another who makes his money from scalping the American public like the Koche brothers do on a daily basis. Obama has been saying on an almost daily basis that he should not be getting the tax breaks that he and others of his class are getting. You fire a steady stream of nonsensical, pointless dribble that is meant to somehow discredit people that are trying to make things better for working people. Did I hear you are an attorney? Nuff said!!!!!!!!!!
Damn Wayne you showed me. Ouch, me being a lawyer and all. [Psst. I'm not the only one around here. So are actually super smart, so be careful not to alienate them with your generalities, k Wayne?].
Wayne,
Have to come to Spanky's defense here. He was being funny and sarcastic. Unless I'm mistaken he thinks Perry and Santorum are brainless also. Think that is a given amongst us 99%. Hope I'm right to defend you Spanks (all but the super smart part). Hope I didn't waste this post.
Can't handle the heat then get out of the kitchen! PLEASE get out of the kitchen!
Feisty,
Not gonna spin anything. Obama's not a candidate - he's the president. He's had 3 years, not much is better, some stuff's worse, of course he's going to get negative press. You can't blame the republican candidates for the state of the nation, they're not running it. The buck stops in the round office with the big eagle on the rug.
Negative press coverage, is that what you call FAUX Noise and Hate Radio? It's worse than negative, it's a bunch of bigoted propaganda lies.
Pew Research is known for accuracy, in case a few low-information voters don't know, this was based on a study, do you know what a STUDY is? Well, suffice it to say, it isn't the opinion-editorial chicken crap you're accustomed to from Bill O'Really and Sean Insanity, or bile from Shock Jock Rush Limpballs.
So savvy entrepreneur and financier of the world, how many jobs did you create today? And Corky, you can't count Fats or your daily constitution. Ha!
Good point about Pew Research, TruePatriot.
Their latest polling (9/22-10/4) shows President Obama's job approval at 43% approve, 48% disapprove, among registered voters.
Head to head against Governor Romney, President Obama manages a tie: 48%-48%.
Pew shows that the all-important independent voters favor Governor Romney over President Obama by 13 pts: Romney 54%, President Obama, 41%.
Those figures look accurate to me as well.
DUDE...I think you kind of missed the point. OBAMA didn't conduct the study. It was conducted by PEW research. Can you read?
NO IT ISN'T.....the negativity is because of Mr. Obama's FAILED domestic and International policies. GET IT ?
It is about time MSNBC reported on both sides of the political spectrum and quit bowing down to Mr. Obama as with the Liberal posters on this site.
Did you there at MSNBC just figure that out.
By the way there is only one DUDE, the rest are impostors.
They are smoking something... If a Republican President pushed through a loan to a pet project for political reasons, and then that company went bankript, and then to find out the original investor were then covered by the fed for their losses..., they would have been strung up by their little toes by now. Not so for Obama...it is simply buried on the last page in small print.
Obama has been totally absent from this "news" channel. Its the best thing they can do for him...
Up until very recently the media and Obama had a lovefest. Certain media outlets still love him. Others are beginning to discover that the rug that they've been sweeping his dirt under is full and either they need a bigger rug, a bigger broom or else they start actually doing their job as journalists rather than promoters.
TruePatriot, "Pew Research is known for accuracy, in case a few low-information voters don't know"
Guess you didn't know that Pew Research is owned by the sons and daughters of Sunoco Inc (an American petroleum and petrochemical manufacturer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, formerly known as Sun Company Inc.)
So how do you feel that they run unbiased studies?
What a load of sh*t. The MSM has done nothing but give this Affirmative-Action-Hire a free pass. Nice try First Read.
Obama receiving negative coverage by the media? Gee, do you think the fact that he is the worst president in history has anything to do with it? Also, people seem to be a bit turned-off by his arrogant self-righteousness.
definitely file this under the no @!$%# sherlock trigger.
Wow, it didnt' take long for us to get SOS on a bunch of crackers here, did it.
Sitting presidents always get more negative coverage. I can't imagine this was study-worthy.
Obama gets the best press out there...
@JPSOTW
You're one of the more marginal of idiots I've read on this vine. Talk about low rent. You are truly that.
My, my, my,
After almost 3 years and folk have finally admitted what we already know......
The media talks about the President like a d-o-double g. Once again, they are reporting "old news". But, I guess it took "others" to point this out, to us.
My, My, My!
Hang your hope on the facts not a convenient opinion...
Guess any of us would have bad press too if had to deal with this polarized to the point of stupid congress.
There are no victims, only volunteers.
Obama was unprepared to be president and didn't learn on the job with a democratic congress. The democratic party should help him find a new job. He made his millions so kick him out.
It is about time I have been sick for over 2 years hearing how great this pos is doing but my bank account says different. I am tired of the liberal media telling me how good I am doing and what a great job obammy is doing for me. I am sick of drinking this dammnn koolaide. 1 and no more get me someone with real hope and change. At least give me Cain and a pizza a month so I can feed my family sometimes and forget waiting all year for another failed stimulus.
Could it be, might it really mean, is it true that Obama does not have the right material to be president? After all he did nothing in the Illinois Senate and he had only two years experience in the U.S. senate and he knows nothing about economics, foreign affairs, social studies, world history and OH MY GOD HE STUDIED TO BE A lAWYER!
The media needs to put their opinions back on the editorial page and stick to JUST REPORTING THE NEWS! Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How - anything else is just an opinion.
Analysis my Aunt Fanny, I can do my own analysis.
What? Obama getting negative press from the leftist media? Shocking - the that leftist media is finally getting a clue. Only took 3 years to remove the blindfolds. And what is up with all of the collapsed posts? Looks like MSNBC doesn't like what it started, again.
Obama getting less favorable press; are you kidding? The press has done everything that could possibly be done to carry the water for this loser. Maybe it would help if I could have some of whatever they're smoking....
Leftist media? I guess you're right, Bob. The facts have a well-known liberal bias.
OK, people, the only thing to see here is something that's been going on since LBJ. The sitting president always gets more negative press. That sells copy. Period. It's not like anyone is getting singled out here.
The real question is did they use taxpayer money for such a stupid, obvious study?
After almost three years the media has finally started holding Obama responsible for the failures of his administrations policies instead of buying into everything being Bush's fault. Now they try and claim Obama is a "victim" of negative press. Obama is not a victim of anything but his own ineptness as president. The media is not making up negative things about Obama or going after him unfairly, they are just finally reporting the real facts. To me the word victim implies an unfairness and something beyond one's control. Obama is definitely not a victim of the press, they are merely reporting the truth. And to call Pew Research impartial is a complete joke, they are known to lean to the left. I would love to see the criteria they used for determining whether a news story was positive or negative about Obama and the Republican candidates. Also, are we talking about the stories being negative of Obama or of the results his administration and it's policies have generated. There is a big difference between saying negative things about the state of the economy, foreign affairs, etc. and saying negative things about the person and their ideas.
LOL! Its the presidents fault you have no money in your bank account? Absolute clown.
This is the real news story of the day.
"Following the theft of his teleprompter President Obama was at a loss for words. He tried to speak impromptu but ended up stuttering over the very first words. Not knowing his mic was still on Obama was heard to mutter eff it!! and wandered off the stage to cheering voters everywhere".
Gee, I wonder what the percentages were for Bush in his last 4 years - something like 70% negative and 5% positive? I don't recall him ever being called a 'victim'.
The media got their wish by helping elect 'the historic first Black President', but now they realize how inept and incompetent he is on domestic issues, like the economy and jobs.
jacksonal "After all he did nothing in the Illinois Senate and he had only two years experience in the U.S. senate"
Actually, he was running for President for the last 18 months as a Senator, so I would give him only about 6 months experience as a Senator, but he did nothing during that time.
It was unbelievable how the mainstream media's love affair with Obama totally ignored his lack of experience and substance to be President.
ROY WILSON-336103
Name me one first term president elected that had previous experience at being president. Just one.
How does one gain experience in presiding over a nation like the US? Allow me to tell you - unless he was previously a president - he would have no experience being president.
And what about Bush made him so experienced that he f'd this country so bad? How about Reagan - oh thats right - he had an acting career that prep'd him for presidency.
Seems to me most past Presidents had executive experience running a State government. President Bush was Governor of Texas. President Reagan was a two term Governor of California. Clinton - Arkansas, Carter - Georgia. The first President Bush wasn't a governor but he was a VP for two terms. Barry was a community organizer. He was/is a fad. Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, and the latest winner of American Idol have the yutes attention now. The only thing that can be positively said about Obama is that he hopefully got us past the hump of being considered a racist country which is itself a joke considering the countries that charge us with this are much more racist than the US. Unfortunately the wreckage that he's made of this country will be a much greater legacy than his election transcending race.
Mike-416 "ROY WILSON-336103 Name me one first term president elected that had previous experience at being president. Just one."
Nice try at a 'Red Herring'. I wasn't talking about experience at being President - I was talking about experience at ANYTHING of substance.
The "Bottom Line" is that most voters will probably look past Obama's "Class Warfare" rhetoric and realize that we can't afford '4 more years' of Obama's failed economic policies and elect a Republican President, and then we will have an economic 'Renaissance' similar to what happened when Reagan defeated Carter in 1980.
Chicago tried to warn y'all but noooooo, you HAD to elect a novelty act.
Before the idots all start hollering, please note that the article says "Study says..." and not "Obama says..."
Big difference. Obama is NOT Palin, ok?
So Drive By - you do know who Daley is and what his position is in the Obama White House?
Now see if you can figure out what he said about the media this weekend.
You really do make this too easy Drive By.
As ususal, high and outside, 'counselor'.
But as long as we keep wandering off topic and into the tulies, how about this:
(Andy Rooney voice) "Ever wonder why it is that of all the Republican contenders this time around, the only two that are not completely off the rails, and sound somewhat inteligent are the two...............Mormons?"
Palin? Humble? Experienced? Who are you trying to kid?!
Thank God, or should I say Thank Government for our liberal friends?
Oh No Drive By - that was a strike. Daley complained that the media carried the "right's" water, ie provided only favorable coverage to the right, and not to Obama.
So what were you saying Drive By?
Hey drive by observer, Sarah Palin isn't running, Barry Sotero is, get a clue will ya?
So Drive By - who is older.
You or Rooney?
Wish he were Palin,
We would be a lot better off.
ABO 2012
Obama is a socialist
That statement has to be the stupidest statement I have read on Newsvine in years.
Put a cork in it Corky, and that goes for Fats too. Do you know what content analysis is? How about the word "methodology?" Did you even read the article? How many jobs did you create today? Dang, how many times do you have to be spanked before you get medication for your posting diarrhea?
Where is my solyndra money??
Come on boys. Stop the pissing contest. We all know the righties are rude and make @!$%# up as they go to satisfy their need for hate speech.
Even the leftist news knows it is riding a sinking ship. The only ones who don't knowit are the die hard Obama supporters who made a huge mistake voting for the man of mystery.
Bob, conservatives today are so far right that to you, Lincoln and Reagan (and the media) look like pinko commies. Get some perspective. You can't seriously believe we'd be better off with Grandpa McCain and Caribou Barbie in the WH right now.
No one spews hate, racism or plain ignorance than a liberal. Just listen to the hate speech at a OWS rally. The economy is now theirs but their hypocrisy
blinds them to the truth. Yes, another four year of BHO will fix the problem even though all his bright ideas to this point have driven this country further into the abyss.
Aguster, I suggest you proofread your posts.
Again, as I said up above, it's the SOS on a bunch of crackers.
The reality continues to be that all sitting presidents get more bad press then good press, no matter what they do.
"President doing great!" just won't sell copy.
Fact.
So everyone can untangle their panties now.
I cannot believe some fool used humble, experienced and Palin in the same sentence. Someone obviously is confused or doesn't know the meaning of humble and experienced. Of course, Carribou Barbie is perfectly happy with such fools. It means more money for her, selling books, giving speeches, etc. I bet Alaskans are more than glad she has relocated to Scottsdale, AZ.
That liberal media strikes again.
Experienced at what? Quitting governorship? Being a know-nothing contributor on Fox News? Lying? Failing miserably at anything she has ever done (except for being a Fox News cheerleader of course).
deflect from the issue at hand. obama failed. no jobs...the only job he cares about is his own. he spews hatred and divides the country. no other president has been so divisive. we need a president that wants people to succeed and has a business environment that is friendly to making jobs. even his jobs buddy, immelt, head of GE & msnbc, shipped all his new jobs to china.
Caribou Barbie. I like that. LOL.
Meanwhile, Rush Limbaugh is out there, misinforming his low information listeners that President Obama is sending troops to Africa to attack "Christian" soldiers who target muslims. Shouldn't this kind of abuse-of-journalism be more widely reported?
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/limbaugh-defends-lords-resistance-army/?hp
So Amy - you spend a good deal of time here. Here, which has yet to discuss Gun Runner, Solyndra, or the failure of Class, in any detail.
So do you consider yourself to be a high information blogger?
And what is it you are saying - Limbaugh is not entitled to say what he wants on his program?
Really Amy, reported to whom? And what exactly would you be reporting?
Amy, I find it interesting that you would be talking about "low information" anything.
But damn it girl, it is mighty amusing.
Spanky, shouldn't you be in a meeting?
You know Amy I occasionally listen to Rush when in my car.
Am I a "low information" person Amy?
Amy, are you better informed than me?
Seriously Amy you can't even add, as highlighted for all in last week's boiler room, yet you seek to belittle others.
Why is that Amy?
Limbaugh reminds me a lot of Spanky.
I wonder if Limbaugh steals from HIS employees?
Spanky, if you listen to Limbaugh, then yes, you are low information.
He said, as he belittled Amy...
Good 'un, Felden.
See how easy it is with these malcontents.
Has anyone ever seen Limbaugh and Spanky in the same room?
Spanky, I'm glad you brought up "Project Gunrunner" because that was enacted under Bush in 2006. It began in Texas in 2005 - Bush took it national.
Rush is a moron (ultra-right reactionary) that thanks to the moronic population of the USA he will be on the air for a while. Just when we thought the Republican party reached the bottom with Dumbya, they came up with Palin and if that wasn't enough they came up with a bunch of iditions like 999, corporations are people and Rick and his Texan cronies. They broke the moronic meter, God help us. As Bill Maher said, M. Bachmab makes Palin look as an intellectual.
[He said, as he belittled Amy...]
Has "counselor" taken any pot-shots at First Rreaders' wives today?
Well, it is only 2:16pm in Kaliforya...
Not true fielden, the fact that Amy cannot add is a fact, as proven by Amy herself. Just watch the video - Murray read off her numbers and made a scrunchy face.
But it's cool Drive By listens to Hannity. I can't even stand Hannity.
Steeler - I'd take Rush bank. Sitting around all day yapping away. Seems like a good gig.
Mod Dem. Bush did, but no guns to Mexico, and no grenades.
So Mod. Dem - how ofter does law enforcement track guns and drugs in the US? How effective or often is that tried in Mexico.
But it's cool to - of course when in doubt go with "But, but, BUSH did it!!!!"
Seems likes it's really working well these days.
Bush also made Holder lie about his knowing about it, right? Sure he did BBBBBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSHHHHHH!!!!
ModDem,
From 2005 - 2008 -Project Gunrunner was a BATF program and began under Bush Adminstration to arrest straw purchasers who would smuggle guns into Mexico.
2009 Obama's administration began Fast and Furious this is a separate program. The ATF launched Fast and Furious but used Project Gunrunner Funds. The ATF wanted to go after bigger fish, not the straw purchaser. This program is the one that allowed guns to enter Mexico with out tracking them.
What's up Mickey?
First I gotta say you really have been slacking off lately. This stalking/worship of me is hard, but brother either commit or quit. Stop half assing it. K?
Second what is a First Readers wife? Are you saying some of the women here are married to First Read? Is Drive By, my favorite mole part of the wives's club?
Are you?
And golly calling them First Read "wives" sure seems mighty sexist, eh?
Now, get back to it. be diligent and stay strong. I know you can do this Mickey.
The Bush Derangment Syndrome makes me laugh.
Obama is Bush III. Deal with it.
And the fact that so many of you on here are all pro-Obama and Anti-Bush just makes your hypocrisy that much more glaring.
It's okay when Obama kills American citizens with drones, right? But if Bush did that, oh HELL NO.
It's okay when Obama takes tens of millions from Wall Street, right? But when Bush took money from the oil companies, oh HELL NO.
The list is too long, and the pathetic mewling defenses of the amateur B.S. artist in the White House now will be too nauseating to even continue.
Liberal, thy name is hypocrite.
When is holder going to take credit for killing civilians with his gun runner project??
When REALITY does not matter, when FACTS do not matter, when POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP sabotages every proposal to repair the mess REPUBLICRAPS CAUSED, THERE CAN BE NO COMPROMISE. They do not have our citizens welfare in mind, they have the welfare of their political donors to worry about , they cannot be bothered with petty things like keeping this country free and solvent. MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS HAVE NO LOYALTY TO THIS COUNTRY, WE SHOULD HAVE NO LOYALTY TO THEM ETHER. How people cannot see what and how the teabag republicraps are dismantling our country FOR THEIR PROFIT. WHERE ARE THE JOBS MR SPEAKER!
Right on when the dems had the super majority of congress they failed to make a plan to keep everythhing working. Only sellouts to special interest groups. Where is MY solyndra money. ITS MY MONEY AND I WANT IT BACK. EEFFFUU dems that are stealing tax payer dollars.
You can tell that by the way Obama ordered bin laden assassinated, the draw down and eventual withdrawal of our troops from Iraq and his consistent terrorism philosophy that has repeatedly resulted in the killing of top al-queda leader.
Oh wait... guess he's not like Bush. Bush didnt accomplish any of that.
No he just has them buy his drugs.
I can hear the whining now, when obama gets retired next election.
Gee, we could have told them that for nothing. DUH!
why the negative coverage? must be the great job hes doing...we wont get fooled again!!!! p.s. its someone elses fault : )
When media coverage of republicans is negative - its the drive by media or gotcha journalism.
When media coverage of democrats is negative - its because its the truth. Clown.
Very little in the GOP has been under the light. So it is time to look and what is wrong with that?
We already got Perry's college transcripts.
When will we be getting Obama's?
Spanky-
We already got Perry's college transcripts.
When will we be getting Obama's?
Really, Spanky, based on gov. Killer-in Chief Perry's attention span, inability to read a crib sheet, and in in-articulation there is no need for Perry's grades. Besides Perry already admitted he was a dummy in college.
Why do you need the President's he graduated cum laude and was President of the Harvard Law review.
That should tell you something. The President is not a dummy. Neither is he tacky.
So why won't he release them, Beverly?
Do you always accept at face value what a politician tells you to be true, do you always accept NO for an answer - or only as long as it's Obama?
The liberal blind spot for this guy is amazing. What you are willing to tolerate in the departments of vagueries and straight out obfuscation on his behalf, that you would never in a million years tolerate from a Republican, conservative, independent, or another Democrat for that matter really makes me wonder if you haven't gone off the deep end.
It shouldn't be tolerated from ANY public figure, and I'm sure you didn't tolerate it from Bush. So why on earth do you think Obama is above it, are you a racist that believes he should be given special privledges because of the color of his skin? Do I need to remind you he's half white - maybe can we see half his transcript?
Frankly, I don't give two craps about the guys college transcript, never doubted his citizenship and don't really care if he's a Muslim, Christian, or follows Santaria.
He's a piece of crap president, his policies have made a bad situation worse and he's clinging to them like grim death.
Why?
Forget the transcripts! We never got to see OBama's socialist/communist writings from College.
why don't we have another look at that birth certificate. how bout this, why don't you repubtealiban ask for an anal probe,he might be hiding something up there. freaks. hey leona you forgot maxist in your ignoant rant. and by the way didn't you die and have your maids killed so they could be buried with you.
Forget the transcripts. We already know Obama graduated from the toughest law school in the country, Magna cum laude. You don't get Magna cum laude unless your GPA is above 3.9 or so. My guess is that his transcripts are pretty good to get a GPA like that.
You would think that anyone who had been to college or law school would know that already. I guess listening to Rush really does have an adverse affect on intellect.
ROFL! Looks guys - he's a friggin birther! ROFL! Clowns without make-up on...
dzaffina, you may not care about the "lock" they have on Obama's writings from college but some of us want to see them. If it was Bush, you'd be calling him a nazi and ranting all day about it.
I am a middle class, hard working, tax paying person. I have raised 2 kids and put them through college. What are you.......besides, of course, a hater and a vile name-caller? You have a right to oppose my opinion but you should not hate everyone who disagrees with your politics. You are a very sorry type of individual.
i dont care who you are, thats funny.
MessNBC is trying to right this tragic wrong by refusing to report on Solyndra, Fast and Furious, dropping CLASS from Obamcare (which eliminates 40%of the funding for this disaterous bill) and Moochelles multi-million dollar, taxpayer funded vacations.
where is that liberal media Fox is always complaining about
Recieving more negative coverage than others does not mean he recieved all that he has earned... You've never complained about a CEO who got a slap on the wrist when he deserved 40 years in prison? Sure, you haven't.
P.S.
Notice how the title calls Obama a "victim"? Show me where the study makes that determination? There is your liberal media.
liberal media, liberal bias - How many times a day do you think Fox spits that garbage out? Too many to count.
When is obammy going to do something with iran and their scheme to murder people on American land???
Speaking of the network of spin, O'Reilly finally found something to report about on the Occupy "mobs" tonight. Out of the thousands of protesters, he finally got one to speak some anti-semitic remarks on camara, and ran with it. After showing that one person's anti-semitic taped comments as the entire coverage of the Occupation, he and Bernie Goldberg then proceeded to whine about how the liberal press picked isolated events to mischaracterize the tea party rallies.
And the spin didn't stop there. Bill O. also had video of a very sultry stage performance by Lady Gaga singing "Bad Romance" at an event in which Bill and Hillary and their daughter were right up in front row watching and clapping. Of course the double meaning of words to that song and Bill's escapade with Monica were about as subtle as a tsunami.
Now MSNBC's admitted liberal slant is ACTUALLY balanced (as opposed needing a slogan to convince viewers) by criticism of liberals. This same video with the same "Why-would-Clinton-resurrect-that-escapade-again?" dialog with a guest was also shown on Lawrence O'Donnell's show, but a funny thing that Bill O. didn't bother mentioning was that the whole show was attended by thousands, was a party for Clinton's birthday, and raised a ton of money for charity. Why louse up a perfectly good slap at the Clinton's by telling the whole story?
It's quite enlightening to see how much Fox News relies on Spin to keep its viewers in line through misinformation.
"Obama has been the victim of "unrelentingly negative" coverage in the media..."
And deservedly so BUT NOT as a victum.
When you throw the country under a bus, pass free trade deals that 90% of the voters oppose, sneak through the signing of more than 67,000 H1-B visas that the voters are furious over, these things happen! This dirtbag is a Wall Street puppet. He's always been a Wall Street puppet and it is just now that even the liberal media has caught onto the fact that Obama is a phony --- if he were a box of breakfast cereal, all of the ingredients would be artificial.
Then, on the other hand, President Obama handled that Libyan crisis brilliantly, authorized the executions of Osama bin Laden (remember the mastermind who attacked us on 9/11/01?) and Al-awlaki, kept the country from sliding into a Depression after eight years of one of the worst Presidents in modern history, put us on the path to covering 95% of Americans with health insurance, and saved the American automobile industry, not to mention appointing two stellar women to the Supreme Court.
Obama murdered Al-awaki in cold blood and he killed several completely innocent children, one a 16 year old US citizen. I certainly think that Al-Awaki was a dangerous criminal, but the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution is pretty clear on the fact that a trial and conviction are *required* before killing a US citizen. And, "collateral victims", aren't something you just pass over. What Obama did was impeachable and illegal and immoral.
As for the slide into Depression, Obama took a bunch of "too big to fail" corporations and made them even bigger. When those banks were on the ropes and begging for bailouts, Obama could have demanded some meaningful regulations. He didn't. He could have ended the H1-B visa, as promised in his campaign. He didn't. He could have rebuilt our infrastructure, as he promised in his campaign. He didn't -- instead he gave tax breaks to multinational corporations who promptly took that money and invested it in CHina and outsourced another 8 million jobs. Obama sided with Wall Street and big corporations at every step. Even his healthcare Ponzi scheme was a give away to the pharmaceutical and insurance conglomerates. No importation of pharmaceuticals from Canada or Europe? Didn't he say, in his campaign, that he was going to allow that? Yep. And competitive bidding for durable medical equipment and drugs that would have cut the cost of Medicare and Medicaid by 30%? Well, he promised to do that, but once elected he never even brought it up, again! His record is quite clear. Obama is a phony, a Wall Street insider and elite hack. Only an idiot would even consider voting for him.... or any other Democrat. ANdD I voted for Obama, campaigned for him, was a Democrat until 2009. Now, well now I'm furious and I expect to get even.
Amy B And now President Obama is starting another war in Africa. Oh wait the Americans are there only as advisors. Where have I heard that before. Does Vietnam ring a bell. In Africa we will soon be involved in yet another war.
So you are a terrorist sympathizer? Nice to know you prefer terrorists over your fellow countrymen.
Shall we tabulate the number of lives lost under Bush in his 2 wars?
Wait... let me get this straight. Bush tramples all over the constitution and uses it like toilet paper in wiretapping citizens on Americans - thats OK. Obama takes out a leader of the terrorist organization that flew 2 planes into our buildings with a drone - and he's in the wrong? ROFL!
I readily admit that Obama has not done enough about the banks. Though repukesbanksters fought so hard to stop re- regulating the banks.
Then we find the republicans fighting against any regulations and lieing about the effects. They just make up any B.S. I'll say Republicans are amazily good at lieing.
We even still hear the lies about the rich job creators and trickle down economics. IT goes on and on.
The worst part is the constant lie about how the rich pay all the taxes. They never paid most of the taxes. Read about transfer pricing.
Then read about how the rich got richer. Its out there for you all. I sadly have to say that 90% of the rich have blood on there hands to get rich. Read " War is a racket". Then read about depressions, how many get rich then. Search about the rich and how they work hard at stealing and creating turmoil.You want treason. Read about the business plot. Its like a movie but its all real. These guys are ciminally insane.
Obama has been getting a free ride without the press, other than fox news, being critical of his plans. And after 3 years even a lot of Obama fans can't put a spin on just how bad this guy sucks and now it's "oh he's a victim of bad press" lmao. MSNBC you always have the best Comedy.
[...other than fox news...]
Fox "news" lies.
Cute. Back this up with a fact.
Fair & Balanced LIE!!!!!!!!!
Bad press? Really? At least he is GETTING press! Ron Paul unveiled his economic plan today and there is nothing at all on this website. We shouldn't be surprised though. Its a good plan, if you would like to read about it just Google it. I think every other news network already has something up already about it.
Duh? I swear it never cease to amaze me as to how stuck the Media is on themselves.
They never tell the whole story; they only tell the part that makes for good (bad) news or as they say press.
I have said this all along. Especially doing the 2010 elections; the media played a huge role in swaying minds for the Republican Party and that's why were able to swindle wins...
People the Media is more bias than most; they have extreme power - most people who rely on current events; political opinions, stats, character of policitians.
Look at T.V. or the Radio, newspaper and take it at face value...they won't do research for themselves...
And if a Republican has enough "money" or swaying powers - they buy set precedence; just like a lobbyist can buy a polictian...
I love our country - but it's corrupt in every faucet; mostly because of our Republican congress and the wealthy Wall Streeters.
President Obama has done MORE things for the 99% of Americans than George Bush did in his whole 8 years.
But if you just listened to the Media - you would think that the only thing he has accomplished was bailing out Wall Street.
The media is people doing a job... with alot of power. They write a story and put it on paper or T.V. and it reach millions - most of the time they don't need anything evidence or proof to back up their news.
And once it out there; it's hard to retrieve. Over the weekend a national news station talked about Occupy Wall Street. If you listened to them you would think this movement is all about "student loans" - it sickened me to hear them speak on it.
It was sad; then they say stuff like - who's the leader, what is the purpose, what is their end goal?
Just to discredit the movement that has many parts...and if the media asking these questions don't know the answers...then guest what - you are part of the problem.
The Democratic Party has always been swindle by the Media...they get the hard and unfair questions - while the Republicans gets easy questions or giving a pass in many ways...
We all understand way this happens - A Corporate company - doing favors for a Corporate puppet.
TRUTH - not CRAP
Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA
Can you back that claim with numbers and studies? Or di you suck it out of your fingers?
Dear Democrat-Soldier,
Greetings from a fellow Democrat and former soldier. I sometimes think the problem with the news media is not a political bias, but a bias towards entertainment. [With the exception of Faux News, of course.] Things that don't create controversy, don't attract attention, so they will not get honest coverage. Last week for example, Blue Cross in CA was forced to refund $283M in premium overcharges to subscribers, courtesy of that major "failure", Obamacare. Similarly, the auto industry has added 133K jobs post rescue, in addition to the nearly 1M that would have been lost without the Obama assistance. None of that will get nearly as much press as a scatter-brained tax plan by a presidential candidate whose entire qualification for the office was running a business staffed by minimum wage workers. The OWS movement may signify that enough people have woken up and that the Tea Party will soon be joining the one they should have been named after (the Know Nothing Party) in our history.
This president and the democRATS are ruining this country by their socialist waYS..
Remember what rev Wright said (GOD DAMN AMERICA)
WAKE UP!!!!!!
This is not a game that is being played and the results will affect all of our lives and future generations. This is not a question of right or wrong but which is best for the country. Sit back and follow the course to fruition. Do we want to go the way of the liberal European countries, now facing bankrutpcy and seeking bailout loans? That is where we are heading. The rich will indeed get richer and coddled by the governing, the middle class will slowly disappear, and the poor, depressed population will digress into survival mode. Not a pretty sight, without gun control.
We are what we are, socialists, progressives, conservatives. We will not see the final result but we can choose and fight now for what we believe our country should be.
I voted for Obama and hoped that he would change our country to a better one. He has disappointed me, and I do not like the direction he is taking us to. Maybe I"m wrong but I see the rapids ahead and somebody needs to steer this floundering ship to smoother waters.
Define socialism and what it means to you other than some poly-syllabic word you hear all the time on Fox News. Reading is hard.
What is this a quiz? You OWS freaks consider yourselves intellectuals but you libturds will be taking a back seat 11/13/12. Go back to your picket line. The stench would fit your style fine.
"Negative Press Coverage?" It's about time! "None so blind as those who will not see."
One and Done
well, as an Independent I don't care a lick about the politics of this situation. I would like to see voluntarily creative solutions from those who have the power to create jobs. this means business owners, large and small. this means entrepreneurs. i am calling these folks out. i've got my own personal plan in place. don't have a ton of buying power, but i have my own persistence and i insist progress be made every day so the pace can pick up when the income expands again. my contribution when it is all said and done will be a great contribution not just in the form of money, but in the form of ideas. i want to see america succeed and i will if i grind my bones to the marrow working to do it. sustainable enterprise, prudence in spending, creative venture, inspiring ideas. i follow the model of ben franklin and more of us should.
Pew indeed. The media is hardly covering Fast and Furious or Solyndra at all. What a crock.
This article is about bias reporting about president Obama, not about if Obama is good or bad, a success or failure. Some of you need to learn to read.
Having said this...I think it is obvious that the media is bias...it seems to be popular and less dangerous to say something negative about Obama. Chuck is a prime example of a weasel.
Interestingly, the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study called "Winning the Media Campaign" in the run-up to the 2008 general election between President Obama and Senator McCain. The results of the media treatment were as follows:
Just a thought on my part, but perhaps the incumbent party is likely to be associated with more negative media stories, particularly when the economy is doing poorly.
Without a doubt. The intent of an article like this is to sway public perception in a certain direction rather than providing an accurate account of the situation. Cynical, irresponsible journalism. Anyone with critical thinking skills reaches the same conclusion you do, Frank.
I will be voting against Obama in 2012! Glad the Press is starting to open their eyes to the bad job he is doing as President!
Are you a recovering obamaholic? Either way, smart move.
no I was not one of the Anointed Ones Sheeple in the 2008 election.
What a crock. Obama has been covered by the National Media since day 1.
The problem is now for Obama,, he is such a complete and total failure, you can only hide the truth for so long.
The day Obama expressed support for the Left Wing Radicals involved in OWS-- he lost the respect of the few left that had any for him. His Jobs Bill was rejected by his own party.
I am sure you Libbies are twisting in discomfort now. But go ahead,, continue to defend this human piece of garbage.
The elections cannot come soon enough. I wonder if there will be any Dems left in DC ? Oh,, I forgot,, the Communist States of Illinois, California , Rhode Island , Massachusetts, Deleware, and a few others have to elect Democrats,,, or they go under in economic failure..
9% of the articles positive?? I don't think 9% of his actions have been positive so that proves the media is bias TOWARDS him.
Am loving Amy's anger at Limbaugh,,, the truth hurts doesn't Amy,, and you cannot deny that Obama is a loser.
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