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- From: jdp@caleb.UUCP (Jim Pritchett)
- Newsgroups: tx.politics
- Subject: Re: The Biased Media
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- Date: 23 Jan 93 07:20:01 GMT
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- In article <C189HK.Anu@sugar.neosoft.com>, Joe Mullally writes:
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- > In article <C15wGv.1qB4@austin.ibm.com> curt@ekhadafi.austin.ibm.com (Curt Finch 903 2F021 curt@aixwiz.austin.ibm.com 512-838-2806) writes:
- > >The PEOPLE had plenty of "help" in making their decision from the
- > >media. Once the primaries were over, the media chose their candidate,
- > >and they didn't let anything get in the way of their hardcore constant
- > >campaigning for him night and day. In spite of their overwhelming push
- > >for Mr. Clinton, he still only got 4 out of 10 votes.
- >
- > Bush ran a horrible campaign. The people believed Clinton was
-
- True.
-
- > the best choice for President. This opinion of the majority of American
-
- 4 out of 10, don't forget that.
-
- > voters- you claim that media, and media alone, is responsible? Did
-
- No, I didn't say that. I said they did everything they could to help him
- win. They helped him execute the fraud that the economy was much worse
- that it really was. That was actually the deciding factor in the election.
- What a miracle that the economy was magically fixed the day after the
- election! After the primaries, they let him say almost anything without
- fear of contradiction or even questionning. Meanwhile, Bush was attacked
- constantly.
-
- > Bush utilize the debates to effectively disarm any media misrepresentations?
-
- No, he should have, but he didn't. Bush had everything he needed to win
- except one thing - he lacked firm convictions. When Clinton & Co. attacked
- everything he stood for, he mostly just gave half attempts at rebuttal.
- Whenever he attacked Clinton, Clinton and the media gave some ridiculous
- response like "You attacked my patriotism." At which point, Bush wilted
- for fear of offending liberals who would never vote for him anyway.
-
- Reagan had the same hostile press, but he won twice. Why? Because he
- BELIEVED in his conservative positions. He defended them vigorously.
- The public believed in them too. He won.
-
- When challenged, Bush retreated. Few people want to vote for someone
- like that.
-
- Yes, the election result was partly Bush's fault. I think he could have
- won if he tried - in spite of the media. My point was simply that the
- media helped Clinton win. He could NOT have won without their help.
- People generally vote their wallets. Many people were convinced that
- the economy was "worse than it has ever been" even though the facts
- do not support that claim. Why do you think Clinton had the "It's the
- economy, stupid" sign on his desk? He knew he had to convince the voters
- that the end was near in order to win.
-
-
- > Did he use them effectively at all? I thought he did well in #3, but
- > was a joke in #1, and barely better in #2. The same topics that the
- > media represented came up during the debates- was there a media
- > distortion of what actually came out of everyone's mouth? Bottom line:
- > Your complaint about the media may be well-founded (though I think not),
- > but that complaint is actually directed at the populace. They didn't vote for
- > the man you wanted them to. If they didn't vote for him because they
- > "bought in" to what the media told them, that responsibility still lies
- > with the voters. Your complaint is still about the voters. There are
- > alternatives to letting the populace vote. You may well be suggesting we
- > utilize one of them. Since you know better than the media, know that they
- > did lie and distort their stories to "lead" the voters to the booth,
- > I suspect you know what the voters should have believed. I suspect you have a
- > suggestion that would lead them to the "right" conclusions. I suspect
- > that any suggestion you might have will necessarily be anti-Constitutional.
-
- Ah yes, the ancient liberal tactic of calling anyone who is less liberal a
- fascist. I didn't suggest changing the Constitution. I didn't even
- suggest controlling the media.
-
- The fact remains that the media deliberately aided a political candidate
- in deceiving the voters. You seem to think this is not important. I
- disagree.
-
-
-
- > >If I ever again hear anyone in the media laud their own pristine
- > >objectivity, I think I'll wretch on the spot.
- >
- > Are you saying that you reject such, ahead of time, and
- > regardless of who in the media makes such a claim? That's a pat
- > admission that you won't be objective. Do you really mean that?
-
- Hey, I didn't write that, someone else did. Pay attention to the attributions.
-
-
-
- Jim Pritchett
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