Comments on: Dan Rather Slams Press Coverage Of War And Corporate News http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news Control Congress is a multi-partisan, issue-oriented political forum that brings together the Left, Right, and everyone in between. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:17:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JohnKonop http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news/comment-page-1#comment-73108 JohnKonop Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:06:54 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news#comment-73108 Bart Are you saying Iraq did not have a real election? Bart

Are you saying Iraq did not have a real election?

]]> By: Bill http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news/comment-page-1#comment-73104 Bill Tue, 10 Jun 2008 22:41:16 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news#comment-73104 GA Patriot Dan Rather got axed because he went against the grain some feel. And although the presence of a fake document is interesting nobody in the MSM really dug deep to find out about "George Bush the missing years" which seems like the real story. GA Patriot
Dan Rather got axed because he went against the grain some feel. And although the presence of a fake document is interesting nobody in the MSM really dug deep to find out about “George Bush the missing years” which seems like the real story.

]]> By: GA Patriot http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news/comment-page-1#comment-73079 GA Patriot Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:50:10 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news#comment-73079 bb, I USED to be more like you than you will ever realize - I have seen the light. Now I hate both parties. Can't find a substitute though. bb,

I USED to be more like you than you will ever realize – I have seen the light. Now I hate both parties. Can’t find a substitute though.

]]> By: bb http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news/comment-page-1#comment-73068 bb Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:38:49 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news#comment-73068 Wow, we agree GaP. Rather is about as credible as an Iraqi shiite legislator. Wow, we agree GaP. Rather is about as credible as an Iraqi shiite legislator.

]]> By: GA Patriot http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news/comment-page-1#comment-73058 GA Patriot Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:58:43 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news#comment-73058 Dan Rather is the pot calling the kettle biased - remember the 60 Minutes report fabricated on GWB's military service? So now he wants objectivity now that he was fired? Olbermann is entertainment, not reporting. Dan Rather is the pot calling the kettle biased – remember the 60 Minutes report fabricated on GWB’s military service? So now he wants objectivity now that he was fired? Olbermann is entertainment, not reporting.

]]> By: JohnKonop http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news/comment-page-1#comment-72957 JohnKonop Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:47:09 +0000 http://controlcongress.com/uncategorized/dan-rather-slams-press-coverage-of-war-and-corporate-news#comment-72957 <strong>Rasmussen: No one trusts the media’s election coverage</strong> <blockquote><a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2008/06/08/rasmussen-no-one-trusts-the-medias-election-coverage-anymore/" rel="nofollow">HOTAIR</a>-The question wasn’t whether the end product is biased (say, unconsciously), it was whether the media’s even trying to be objective. Answering no: 68% overall, including 56% of Democrats and 50% of liberals. Our nutroots betters assure us that the press is thoroughly right-wing, so it must be McCain whom people believe is getting a free ride, yes? Not so much: Voters have little doubt as to who is benefitting from the media coverage this year—Barack Obama. Fifty-four percent (54%) say Obama has gotten the best coverage so far. Twenty-two percent (22%) say McCain has received the most favorable coverage while 14% say that Hillary got the best treatment… Looking ahead to the fall campaign, 44% believe most reporters will try to help Obama while only 13% believe that most will try to help McCain. Twenty-four percent (24%) are optimistic enough to believe that most reporters will try to offer unbiased coverage. Even Democrats tend to believe their candidate will receive better treatment—27% of those in Obama’s party believe most reporters will try to help him win while only 16% believe they will help McCain. A plurality of Democrats—34%–believe most reporters will be unbiased. Among unaffiliated voters, 44% believe reporters will try to help Obama and 14% believe they will try to help McCain. Doubtless most of the lefties claiming the media’s in the tank for Obama are Hillary diehards (43% overall say she’s gotten the rawest deal among the three, compared to 27% saying McCain and 15% saying Obama). Exit question: It’s too much to expect most of her supporters to either stay home or vote McCain in the fall, but is it too much to expect them to be more sensitive to the media’s Obama shilling going forward? Not that they’re going to pound the table about it on McCain’s behalf, but I keep thinking back to Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft calling Olbermann “the most shameless ridiculous hack on TV.” Quite so, and once that lesson’s been learned, it can’t really be unlearned. Or can it?</blockquote> Rasmussen: No one trusts the media’s election coverage

HOTAIR-The question wasn’t whether the end product is biased (say, unconsciously), it was whether the media’s even trying to be objective. Answering no: 68% overall, including 56% of Democrats and 50% of liberals. Our nutroots betters assure us that the press is thoroughly right-wing, so it must be McCain whom people believe is getting a free ride, yes? Not so much:

Voters have little doubt as to who is benefitting from the media coverage this year—Barack Obama. Fifty-four percent (54%) say Obama has gotten the best coverage so far. Twenty-two percent (22%) say McCain has received the most favorable coverage while 14% say that Hillary got the best treatment…

Looking ahead to the fall campaign, 44% believe most reporters will try to help Obama while only 13% believe that most will try to help McCain. Twenty-four percent (24%) are optimistic enough to believe that most reporters will try to offer unbiased coverage.

Even Democrats tend to believe their candidate will receive better treatment—27% of those in Obama’s party believe most reporters will try to help him win while only 16% believe they will help McCain. A plurality of Democrats—34%–believe most reporters will be unbiased.

Among unaffiliated voters, 44% believe reporters will try to help Obama and 14% believe they will try to help McCain.

Doubtless most of the lefties claiming the media’s in the tank for Obama are Hillary diehards (43% overall say she’s gotten the rawest deal among the three, compared to 27% saying McCain and 15% saying Obama). Exit question: It’s too much to expect most of her supporters to either stay home or vote McCain in the fall, but is it too much to expect them to be more sensitive to the media’s Obama shilling going forward? Not that they’re going to pound the table about it on McCain’s behalf, but I keep thinking back to Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft calling Olbermann “the most shameless ridiculous hack on TV.” Quite so, and once that lesson’s been learned, it can’t really be unlearned. Or can it?

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