" Sen. John McCain is a Keating Five crook and an adulterer who dumped his disabled first wife for a beer heiress who could do him some real good. Where are the news stories about that, Bernice? "

" And don't forget some of his actions as a POW have been called into question. Where's the story on that? "

" I suppose that it's bias to report the Ted Stephens guitly verdict? Bias to report about the radical right wingers that plotted to kill Obama? Bias to report Sarah Palin fumbling all over herself when she goes off script?
Make no mistake about it. The best example of bias in the media is Fox News. Take a trip around your radio dial this afternoon and see how many radio stations are broadcasting Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hanity, and Bill Oriely.
Seems to me like you have brain wash confused with bias in the media. And for the record I believe in God and I am a Democrat. It's time the Republicans stopped claiming God as their own! "

" Aren't the negative campaign tactics of McCain important news to report? If one person does something negative and the other doesn't, what is the news media to do, invent something negative about the one in order to have fair and balanced reporting. Or does this writer only want the "good" reports of McCain reported? Would she be satisfied if only "good" news was reported about both candidates? "

" "If you want to know the truth, fair and balanced, watch Fox News Channel. All their prime time news programs have people from both parties asked the same questions."

Fox News has stated, multiple times, that many of their prime time shows O'Reilly and Hannity are not news programs at all -- which I am sure is news to you. They are editorials, and there is, admitted by Fox News, a bias in their editorial programming.

Did you know CNN was the first to break the William Ayers story? You are incorrect, as the media did inform the country of these so-called connections of Obama. Problem is, the country doesn't care about it. The rest of the country doesn't buy the "palling around with terrorists line." Fox News did hammer that, oddly enough, in conjunction with the McCain camp -- now McCain is saying socialist, so now that is what Fox News is hammering on.

Sadly, you think Fox News is fair and balanced and the only news that is pro-American/pro-GOP.

People aren't buying it this time around, sorry. "

" Let's see. The papers are writing what the candidates do and say. It's not their fault McCain/Palin are lying through their teeth at every turn. It's not their fault that McCain/Palin are making fools of themselves. It's the media's JOB to call them on it. And as far as the pic to Obama, I've got some news for you....HE'S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT!!! "

" Even the King of Bias, Dan Rather, said that the news media was bias toward Obama. "

" well bernice....it's like this:

it's pretty easy to write negative articles about a candidate who does nothing but spew negativity and lies about an opponent while letting the issues, that are so important to this county, go without opinion or comment.

i understand your frustration, but you've been duped by your own party. i hope praying makes you feel better. "

" Well, Bernice, no surprise here that you've brought the libs out of the woodwork. But don't tell them to pray....it's against their religion! Surprisingly, somehow we do get news reports that say the majority of the public actually believe as you and I do, Bernice, that the media is showing a strong bias toward the Obama campaign and is in the tank for them. But don't expect this crowd to admit that. Oh, and don't defy the Obama campaign and actually ask them tough questions because you will be blackballed. Shades of things to come perhaps? "

" You would all vote for Satan himself so long as he was democrat "

" I'm not sure who I am voting for at this point, but for all of you who critique Sarah Palin for going off target I have two words: JOE BIDEN. "

" What's Missing from GOP.com?

Any mention of, information about, or support for John McCain, outside of a link to McCain's campaign store and an outdated opportunity to volunteer for McCain on "Super Saturday," October 25th.

and you blame the "media" for ignoring him? what about his OWN PARTY????

this is getting two good!!!!!!ROFLMAO! "

" One's perception determines what is "fair and balanced." Both Fox News and MSMBC follow their own ideological viewpoints. Fox favors a right-wing idology whereas MSMBC favors a left wing. As long as one recognizes the bias that each favors, fine, but to think that either is "fair and balanced" gives new meaning to the term "fair and balanced." "

" To all you fellow comment writers...SHUT UP and give me half your money !!! that is when you government check arrives....I need it more than you, trust me. "

" Beaches wrote on Oct 28, 2008 1:39 PM:
" I'm not sure who I am voting for at this point, but for all of you who critique Sarah Palin for going off target I have two words: JOE BIDEN. "
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sara doesn't know what day of the week it is...let alone anything about government. "

" FB: what a ridiculous statement but not surprising as it goes along with many you have made. Joe Biden thinks JOBS is a 3-letter word. So there!

And I believe Fox News's motto is: "We Report, You Decide." "

" red,white,blue wrote on Oct 28, 2008 4:20 PM:
" FB: what a ridiculous statement but not surprising as it goes along with many you have made. Joe Biden thinks JOBS is a 3-letter word. So there!

And I believe Fox News's motto is: "We Report, You Decide." "
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you show your utter ignorance...thanks "

" The sad part is that those Fixed news fans really believe their favorite new outlet fair and balanced. While they admit that the editorial comments are right leaning, most of them are actually naive enough to think that Fox's hard news is actually balanced. Just got to their on line site and read their leads. Mostly pro Republican and anti Democrat. If anyone is really lame enough to believe there are fair balanced then I have to feel sorry for them and the ignorance they wallow in. The Stevens story will be gone in a day or two, but if he were a Dem they would drag it out for months. "

" The difference between Fox News and MSNBC goes beyond political leanings. Fox News lies a a matter of policy, and MSNBC does not, as far as I know. Google the "Paris Business Review" or Bill O'Reilly and Malmedy and you'll see what I mean. "

" Holy cow! Joe the plumber's helper is now being featured as a foreign policy expert on Fox online. He might as well be, McCain is claiming Palin is a energy expert. The wealth of expertise in the Republican party runs pretty deep these days. "

" Obama is a socialist -- that's the new line, because Obama wants to redistribute the wealth. Allow me to introduce two other socialists:

Teddy Roosevelt enacted the progressive tax -- the more you make, the more you pay.

Ronald Reagan developed the Earned Income Tax Credit. That is, if you work and make below the poverty level, the government gives you an offset to bring you up to the poverty level.

Pretty neat, huh? Of course, these are two of McCain's greatest idols -- Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan. Who would have though McCain admired socialists!

Of course we'd never hear about this on Fox News because it paints a different picture than the one McCain wants painted. That's fair and balanced kiddo. "

" Hopefully the RNC will be providing a new wardrobe for Joe the plumber's helper soon. 150 grand to dress up Ms Piggy, so why not a few hundred to clean up America's number one plumber's helper? "

" Actually, I was wrong about the Stevens coverage, Fox on line has dropped it already. "

" Two-cents, you repugs DID vote for Satan himself, twice. It's called the Bush-Cheney ticket. "

" Well Bernice, sadly, there is very little positive to say about the McCain campaign. He is running a despicable campaign and he is sure not the man I voted for in 2000. I think he is just pathetic, and his vp choice made that even more clear. Obama has run a strong, straight up campaign. All who work with him know "no drama" is the rule. He is about getting things done and bringing this country together. All you have to do is look at who he has chosen for his team. Both parties, and he listens to all sides. He runs a tight ship, and he will right this ship and bring civillity back into our politics. sister "

" julio

As far as the right wingers who planned to kill Obama, everyone knows the skinheads are just a bunch of buffoons who would not belong to any party in any country. It's funny, Martin Luther King showed guts by marching in the deep south, lets see the skinheads march in Harlem. "

" Bernice writes: "If you want to know the truth, fair and balanced, watch Fox News Channel. All their prime time news programs have people from both parties asked the same questions. You will see how many Democrats question Obamas associations also."

I really do feel sorry for people like this. It's gone beyond just being a sap and into the realm of brainwashed.

Truly sad. "

" The CBS affiliate in Chicago has used Google Maps to plot all of the shootings in Chicago between Memorial Day and Labor Day 2008.Using red and blue pushpins they show the difference between fatal and nonfatal shootings and put them on the very block that they occurred. Each includes the victim's name, age, date and time and susposed cause. This is Chicago. The city of Mayor Daley, Gov.B., Emil Jones, Barak Obama, the democrat political machine, but no republicans. They aren't allowed in city politics. The news is that 123 people died from gunshot wounds over the summer, nearly twice the deaths from combat in Iraq over the same period. Guess we should pull out of Chicago and let the bad guys have it. With this many deaths it must not be worth fighting for. "

" Obama to Flood AirwavesDemocrat, flush with cash as a result of his breaking a vow to accept public campaign financing, buys half-hour of primetime TV on airwaves tonight to deliver infomercial on him

McCain Shows Gritty Determination in Final Week
Obama's Call to 'Take Off' Fuels Debate | YOU DECIDE
FBI: Pics Show Mass. Lawmaker Stuffing Bribes in Bra
Obama Affinity to Marxists Dates Back to College Days

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A typical day for the fair and balanced folks, huh red, white and blue? LOL! "

" 2 cents: Satan? Voting for Satan? Wow! "

" Perhaps someone should ask two cents who he thinks he will be voting for if he votes Republican? "

" shumphreys wrote on Oct 29, 2008 4:22 PM:
" Perhaps someone should ask two cents who he thinks he will be voting for if he votes Republican? """"
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or who's been running the country the past 7 + years. "

" i see where mclame wants to outlaw trick-or-treating.....he claims it's evil social redistribution. "

" Sure is alot of people posting on here that don't even know what they are talking about. Running down people that they wouldn't dare say these things to their face is an act of cowardice and stupidity. I won't mention any names but you who i am refering to. "

" ok maybe not satan.....but doing satans work. Can you all honestly ignore his ties to Pakistan and Iran... countries who hate American?? Also his lack of knowledge on foreign policy? I don't think our poor economy is going to be our biggest concern if Obama takes office. There will be a lot more American lives lost if he gets this one wrong. We are all sick of the Bush administration but Obama's lack of experience could leave us far worse off. Please,Please,Please reconsider your vote. McCain is NOT Bush. "

" I'm sapient's alter-ego, coming out of the closet to share enlightened truth. Sappy really agrees with me, deep down; he just likes to ruffle a few liberal feathers now and then because his own life is so dull, and he gets a little tired of watching fixed news all the time. "

" Many short sighted individuals, don't have the attention span, for nearly a two year run for the whithouse.

Obama announced in feb 07. The primaries were filled with no stone unturned coverage, and none of it panned out. If there was something, it likely would have been verified back in the primaries. If something new seeped to the surface, it would hit the wires like a fire storm.

McCain got his nomination in March. Between then and His Palin surprise, he took a sebatical as far as campaigning goes. He gets coverage when he campaigns, and it tends to be negative. His campaign is negative. He wasted the first two months after the convention, just trying to convince people how bad Obama was, and offered absolutely no substance of his own, in the process. He now has more plans on issues, but it's kinda late and still pretty vague and sparse.

Many opinionated people, don't care what the truth is, unless it coincides with their opinions. Anything that contradicts their beliefs, is biased and shows favoratism.

No one can offer substance for why McCain/Palin is a good choice. They only demand that Obama isn't. If he is your choice, and there is substance to his campaign on anything, share it without mentioning Obama. If the GOP ticket stands for things, besides the obvious, make a valid case that can be verified. "

" HP

So, it is impossible to lean to the left or right and not be fair and balanced? "

" Media Matters: Fox News Three Strikes, Youre Out!

Media Matters nails Fox News three times yesterday for false assertations. Do they honestly believe no one is listening or checking the facts? In this age of YouTube, Media Matters and FactCheck.org nothing usually slips by without someone catching you lying on tevee or the radio.

Gretchen Carlson was the first one they caught, no surprise there. The Fox and Friends Show is always making ludicrous claims that they try to pass off as facts - in there so called Fair & Balanced reporting.

Fox News Gretchen Carlson falsely claimed that roughly 40 percent of Sen. Barack Obamas plan to cut taxes is a handout to people who do not pay taxes. In fact, all American workers are required to pay taxes on their wages for Social Security and Medicare, and according to an Obama economic adviser, every person that receives a tax cut under Barack Obamas plan is working.

Next up Brit Hume, the GOP cheerleader, and Gretchen yet again - repeated a report of Sarkozy comments about Obama, without noting French Embassy dismissed report as groundless.

Special Report host Brit Hume, Fox & Friends co-host Gretchen Carlson, and New York Post writer Geoff Earle uncritically repeated a report by Israeli newspaper Haaretz that French President Nicolas Sarkozy called Sen. Barack Obamas position on Iran utterly immature and formulations empty of all content without noting that the French Embassy issued a statement calling the Haaretz report about Sarkozys comments groundless.

Lastly, Shepard Smith who was disturbed the other day by Joe the Plumbers statement about Obama - yesterday, affirmed Palins misleading claim that Obama voted 94 times for higher taxes.

After airing video of Gov. Sarah Palins misleading assertion that Sen. Barack Obama voted 94 times for higher taxes, Fox News Shepard Smith affirmed Palins claim, saying, Well, theyll [Democrats] argue with that, but I guess down to its core, thats true. However, Smith offered no support for his purported confirmation of Palins assertion, and FactCheck.org has described the claim as inflated and padded.

Reviewing each of Obamas 94 votes, FactCheck.org found:

Twenty-three were for measures that would have produced no tax increase at all; they were against proposed tax cuts.

Seven of the votes were in favor of measures that would have lowered taxes for many, while raising them on a relative few, either corporations or affluent individuals.

Eleven votes the GOP is counting would have increased taxes on those making more than $1 million a year in order to fund programs such as Head Start and school nutrition programs, or veterans health care.

The GOP sometimes counted two, three and even four votes on the same measure. We found their tally included a total of 17 votes on seven measures, effectively padding their total by 10.

The majority of the 94 votes 53 of them, including some mentioned above were on budget measures, not tax bills, and would not have resulted in any tax change. Four other votes were non-binding motions related to conference report negotiations.

Fox News is the most biased in the business, with a conservative tilt. No wonder John McCain and Sarah Palin do interviews with them; they dont need to worry about being challenged on any false assertations they make. Its like playing baseball and having the umpire on your side, you cant lose. "

" For months we've heard nothing but bad things about Barack Obama. His racec comments, his pastor's comments, his wife's comments, his affiliations with Rezko, with Ayers and now with Rashid Khalidi, his middle name, he's black he's white, his birth certificate, his brothers, his aunt, his campaign against the Clintons, his lack of getting the Clintons on his side, women that are angry with him, working class and white voters not liking him, Biden's comment about being challenged the first 6 months in office, clinging to guns and religion comments......etc..etc...

And the media has been UNFAIR to McCain? "

" JG-TC's Online Poll about the Presidential Election sure is interesting.
LOL! "

" Coonbug: But you sure didn't hear about them on CBS, NBC, ABC, CNN,MSNBC, etc. "

" Sister: No drama in the Roman columes and the white house background, etc at the convention. No drama in that. "

" Thank you coonbug for pointing out in one little post all the reasons we should be concerned about an Obama presidency. Nicely done. "

" Of course not Sapient, those other stations try to check the facts before their reporters skewer their selves. Although I did hear about those things mentioned as misleading statments made by the McCain campaign, more of that biased negative reporting on McCain. "

" For those of you concerned that the media has been too hard on poor Barack. This from the WSJ and James Taranto's Best of the Web:
October 29, 2008 -- 4:54 p.m. EDT.

Sen. Obama, Is America Worthy of Being Led by Somebody So Awesome?
Leisa Zigman, a reporter for KSDK-TV, got a chance for a five-minute interview with a man who may be the next president of the United States. The station was so proud of her hard-hitting questions that it posted them online (you need to watch the accompanying video to hear his answers). Here they are (quoting verbatim):

1.) Your presidential campaign may go down as the most organized in history. Yet the polls remain tight in Missouri. In the last seven days what else can you say to sway undecided and McCain leaning Missouri voters?

2.) Today, Bob Clark-founder of Clayco Construction sent a letter to his employees. In part it read, "Sometimes, but rarely, a person appears at the right time and the right place to transform ordinary people into thinkers and doers who can accomplish more than they ever thought they could. That truly is the definition of inspiration. Barack Obama has this quality. I have witnessed it personally many times."

In 2004 Mr. Clark raised thousands for the Bush campaign. But for the past two years, he's raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for your campaign. Please respond?

3.) Who has helped your campaign more; Missouri U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill or Oprah?

4.) What was it like when you were in St. Louis in front 100,000 people? What were you thinking as you looked out from the Arch to the Old Court House and beyond?

5.) Many people are worried about your safety. What are your thoughts in light of the alleged skin head plot?

Newsweek's Howard Fineman observes:

Much of the media coverage of Obama has been fawning to say the least, and with good reason. He is one of the most winsome, charismatic candidates to have appeared on the scene in decades.

That's just how they taught it in journalism school. A reporter's job is to comfort the winsome and afflict the uncharismatic."

No wonder the Obama campaign was upset by the questions from the Florida reporter. She didn't follow the usual script. "

" Republicans. First they lead us to the brink of catastrofic self destruction then, when we balk at jumping off, they squeel like a stuck pig. "

" Believe it or not, I actually heard a Fox news pundit bemoaning what she called negative campaigning from the Obama campaign. "

" No wonder the Obama campaign was upset by the questions from the Florida reporter. She didn't follow the usual script...

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No they weren't from the usual script. I guess you haven't heard that it's come out that her husband is part of the McCain campaign. "

" Pointing out the LIES that the GOP are giving the media to SPREAD -- is necessary.

If we're to believe even a tenth of what you all claim about Obama, he will end up committing suicide upon taking office by PUSHING THE BUTTON and destroying us all. Geez people get a grip.

How anybody can look at the man and his wife play around with his kids and claim he's a terrorist or terrorist lover is beyond me.

John McCain is the one that's been TORTURED and is known for his temper and pushing and hitting people over the years ---he's the one to worry about controlling the BUTTON. Sarah is another one since she loves her guns and wants Alaska to separate from the rest of us - or seems to by ASSOCIATING with that Independent group. "

" Coonbug, I will try to respond through my laughter. No one but no one has said Barack Obama is a terrorist. I'm sure though that many evil men have appeared to be wonderful fathers. I don't think BO is evil and I think he probably is a wonderful father. Unfortunately, one that is dangerous for this country by his liberal leanings. Once more into the breech....what those who have doubts about the sainted one are saying is that we question the JUDGMENT of a person who would continue to ASSOCIATE himself with one bad character after another. I'm not sure what McCain's being tortured has to do with anything. You're really reaching with that last post. "

" Media bias? Nothing to see here folks, move on....oh wait....

from journalism.org and the Project for Excellence in Journalism:

Winning the Media Campaign
October 22, 2008
How the Press Reported the 2008 General Election

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 unfavorableand 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 onethe most unfavorable of all four candidatesaccording to the study by the Pew Research Centers Project for Excellence in Journalism.

For Obama during this period, just over a third of the stories were clearly positive in tone (36%), while a similar number (35%) were neutral or mixed. A smaller number (29%) were negative.

For McCain, by comparison, nearly six in ten of the stories studied were decidedly negative in nature (57%), while fewer than two in ten (14%) were positive. "

" and from this week:

Among the findings:

* MSNBC stood out for having less negative coverage of Obama than the press generally (14% of stories vs. 29% in the press overall) and for having more negative stories about McCain (73% of its coverage vs. 57% in the press overall).

* On Fox News, in contrast, coverage of Obama was more negative than the norm (40% of stories vs. 29% overall) and less positive (25% of stories vs. 36% generally). For McCain, the news channel was somewhat more positive (22% vs. 14% in the press overall) and substantially less negative (40% vs. 57% in the press overall). Yet even here, his negative stories outweighed positive ones by almost 2 to 1.

* CNN fell distinctly in the middle of the three cable channels when it came to tone. In general, the tone of its coverage was closer than any other cable news channel to the press overall, though also somewhat more negative than the media overall.

* The distinct tone of MSNBCmore positive toward Democrats and more negative toward Republicanswas not reflected in the coverage of its broadcast sibling, NBC News. Even though it has correspondents appear on their cable shows and even anchor some programs on there, the broadcast channel showed no such ideological tilt. Indeed, NBCs coverage of Palin was the most positive of any TV organization studied, including Fox News.

* At night, the newscasts of the three traditional broadcast networks stood out for being more neutraland also less negativethan most other news outlets. The morning shows of the networks, by contrast, more closely resembled the media generally in tone. That might surprise some who imagined those morning programs were somehow easier on political figures. Overall, 44% of the morning show stories were clearly negative, compared with 34% on the nightly news and 42% in the press overall. "

" and from this week:

Among the findings:

* MSNBC stood out for having less negative coverage of Obama than the press generally (14% of stories vs. 29% in the press overall) and for having more negative stories about McCain (73% of its coverage vs. 57% in the press overall).

* On Fox News, in contrast, coverage of Obama was more negative than the norm (40% of stories vs. 29% overall) and less positive (25% of stories vs. 36% generally). For McCain, the news channel was somewhat more positive (22% vs. 14% in the press overall) and substantially less negative (40% vs. 57% in the press overall). Yet even here, his negative stories outweighed positive ones by almost 2 to 1.

* CNN fell distinctly in the middle of the three cable channels when it came to tone. In general, the tone of its coverage was closer than any other cable news channel to the press overall, though also somewhat more negative than the media overall.

* The distinct tone of MSNBCmore positive toward Democrats and more negative toward Republicanswas not reflected in the coverage of its broadcast sibling, NBC News. Even though it has correspondents appear on their cable shows and even anchor some programs on there, the broadcast channel showed no such ideological tilt. Indeed, NBCs coverage of Palin was the most positive of any TV organization studied, including Fox News.

* At night, the newscasts of the three traditional broadcast networks stood out for being more neutraland also less negativethan most other news outlets. The morning shows of the networks, by contrast, more closely resembled the media generally in tone. That might surprise some who imagined those morning programs were somehow easier on political figures. Overall, 44% of the morning show stories were clearly negative, compared with 34% on the nightly news and 42% in the press overall. "

" it's easy to write negative columns when a candidate depends on lies and innuendo as his main campaign messages.

what positive could you write about a lie and a liar?

simple as that. "

" Nice spin, FB. Sign of desperation perhaps?

Does anybody have any idea why some letters seem to hang on forever and others seem to disappear? This particular one can only be found by doing a search. Or at least that's the only way I can find it. "

" Bernice do you like fox news? lol "

" red,white, blue--click on "features" tab, scroll down to "most commented." As of now, this thread is still listed there. "

" Also, make a JG-TC folder under your Bookmarks or Favorites column, & save each thread, you like following, there.
Dats what I do.
LOL "

" Thanks, Rotty--great idea!

(From the technologically challenged) "

" Thanks vtucker and rotty. Good to know. Still can't understand why if this is still one of the most commented that it doesn't show up in the list. But I'm glad for your suggestions. "

" Exposure to true information does not matter anymore

12 October 2008: 1985 Interview with Yuri Bezmenov, ex-KGB officer - please take 15 minutes and view this clip, which is more relevant today than at any other time in history.

http://www.homelandsecurityus.com/20081012YB "

" You're Welcome, Gang.

Alot of times, as you've probably already noticed, if not a whole lot is happening in the "Most Commented" area, that's because some folks are back here, in the Archive wastelands, going to town still.
LOL

Also, beware that sometimes the JG-TC Webmaster changes the web address/URL, to some of the articles, when they're sent off into the Archives, & it may necessitate having to hunt for some of them, again, the old fashion way, so you can update what you have in your Bookmarks/Favorites column.

It gets aggravating sometimes, but whatever toots their flutes.
LOL!

Have a good one, friends!
:-) "

" Oh yeah, & after the comments seem to go dead for about 2 to 3 days, on these "Archived" articles, then I just delete them from my Bookmarks/Favorites column folder, & get ready to "Save" a new batch of "Threads".
LOL

C Yaz!
:-) "