Where was the slobbering, disgusting Monolithic State Media-McCain lovefest in 2008?

[Anti Federalist]

Bunch of fucking hypocrites.

The State organs did the same thing in 2008 that they did in 2016.

The "build them up-knock them down" strategy. Boost a candidate in the primary cycle that is almost certain to fail in the general.

It backfired this time...that's why they are so fucking unhinged over Trump.

They never had the guts to try it with Ron, because of the risk that he just might possibly win.

Which would mean doom on them...they would have had to kill him.


How the Press Reported the 2008 General Election

http://www.journalism.org/2008/10/22/winning-media-campaign/

The media coverage of the race for president has not so much cast Barack Obama in a favorable light as it has portrayed John McCain in a substantially negative one, according to a new study of the media since the two national political conventions ended.

Press treatment of Obama has been somewhat more positive than negative, but not markedly so.

But coverage of McCain has been heavily unfavorable—and has become more so over time. In the six weeks following the conventions through the final debate, unfavorable stories about McCain outweighed favorable ones by a factor of more than three to one—the most unfavorable of all four candidates—according to the study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.

 

[Anti Federalist]

Maher Mocks the McCain/Palin Ticket

https://www.thenation.com/article/maher-mocks-mccainpalin-ticket/

Maher says, 'If you describe [Palin] accurately, there's no way you can do that and not sound condescending.'

By MSNBC SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Bill Maher appeared on The Rachel Maddow Show last night to chat about the ailing economy, Phil Gramm and Sarah Palin’s readiness to be VP. Maher dismissed John McCain’s call for a 9/11 commission on the economy, calling such a move “counter-productive”. He also questioned McCain’s choices of economic advisors, saying the Republican candidate’s “number one”, Phil Gramm, worked to repeal the New Deal-era Glass-Steagall Act in the 1990s which Maher said “led the way for a lot of this meltdown to happen.” Maher also commented on Sarah Palin’s interview with Charlie Gibson earlier this week, calling Pain “not very bright.” “That would be country first,” he sighed, “admitting that she is not ready for this.”

 

[fedupinmo]

Yup... About August 2008 is when I really began to notice, and it occurred to me that no matter what, Obammy was going to win.

 

[bunklocoempire]

As I remember it...

A TARP nay vote would've won McCain the election.

The closed door meeting with Bush Obama and McCain pretty much showed that the kingmakers wanted Obama, and McCain was happy to cast a TARP yea vote.

Hold your nose and vote McCain was again, the "winning" strategy. lol

 

[Aratus]

He did back TARP.

 

[Philhelm]

What's more strange is the left's newfound romance with Bush.

 

[Anti Federalist]

What's more strange is the left's newfound romance with Bush.

Yeah, well, ten years is long time to remember.

 

[shakey1]

Where was the slobbering, disgusting Monolithic State Media-McCain lovefest in 2008?

I dunno AF, but I do know this...

 

[PierzStyx]

Bunch of $#@!ing hypocrites.

The State organs did the same thing in 2008 that they did in 2016.

The "build them up-knock them down" strategy. Boost a candidate in the primary cycle that is almost certain to fail in the general.

It backfired this time...that's why they are so $#@!ing unhinged over Trump.

They never had the guts to try it with Ron, because of the risk that he just might possibly win.

Which would mean doom on them...they would have had to kill him.


How the Press Reported the 2008 General Election

http://www.journalism.org/2008/10/22/winning-media-campaign/

The media coverage of the race for president has not so much cast Barack Obama in a favorable light as it has portrayed John McCain in a substantially negative one, according to a new study of the media since the two national political conventions ended.

Press treatment of Obama has been somewhat more positive than negative, but not markedly so.

But coverage of McCain has been heavily unfavorable—and has become more so over time. In the six weeks following the conventions through the final debate, unfavorable stories about McCain outweighed favorable ones by a factor of more than three to one—the most unfavorable of all four candidates—according to the study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.

Interesting. I wonder how much of it comes down to natural likability. No matter how much we despise Obama, we have to admit that in 2008 he was youthful, charismatic, and engaging. McCain on the other hand was not. It is part of the reason he was paired with Palin. The Republican PTB hoped she would give McCain an "Obama feel" with the added boost that she was a woman.

At the end of the day it wouldn't have been much better though. McCain was a warmongering cancer on humanity. There are millions dead because he pushed unceasingly for unending war. There is no way giving him even more power would have turned out any better than what we got with Obombya.

 

[Influenza]

I thank Carl Sagan every day that John "Bomb Iran" Mccain and Sarah "Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists" Palin were never elected. Unless you actually believe obombya was worse than those monsters...

 

[timosman]

I thank Carl Sagan every day that John "Bomb Iran" Mccain and Sarah "Waterboarding is how we baptize terrorists" Palin were never elected. Unless you actually believe obombya was worse than those monsters...

 

[Influenza]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/22/mccain.libya/index.html

 

[dannno]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/04/22/mccain.libya/index.html

So it seems the only difference between the two would have been on economic policies.

I didn't support either candidate because I knew Obama was a neocon, but I leaned Obama a little bit in 2008 with the hopes that I was wrong and he was going to be the peace candidate and end Bush's wars. I knew McCain would only broaden them.

It turned out Obama was a lot worse than I thought he would ever be on foreign policy, so to say whether McCain would have been worse seems unknowable, since McCain probably would not have instituted something like Obamacare.. but he also could have taken us to war in Iran.

 

[timosman]

So it seems the only difference between the two would have been on economic policies.

I didn't support either candidate because I knew Obama was a neocon, but I leaned Obama a little bit in 2008 with the hopes that I was wrong and he was going to be the peace candidate and end Bush's wars. I knew McCain would only broaden them.

It turned out Obama was a lot worse than I thought he would ever be on foreign policy, so to say whether McCain would have been worse seems unknowable, since McCain probably would not have instituted something like Obamacare.. but he also could have taken us to war in Iran.

He wouldn't because the left would have vehemently opposed any war. Obama had the savior-in-chief card and was doing anything he wanted unopposed.

 

[Swordsmyth]

Interesting. I wonder how much of it comes down to natural likability. No matter how much we despise Obama, we have to admit that in 2008 he was youthful, charismatic, and engaging. McCain on the other hand was not. It is part of the reason he was paired with Palin. The Republican PTB hoped she would give McCain an "Obama feel" with the added boost that she was a woman.

It has to do with the MSM being part of the leftist/communist machine, Hitlery has zero likability and they tried to deify her.