I know it’s not news (ha! pun) that Fox is the republican network of record, but wow…
Since the polls began to climb in Obama’s favor it really does seem they have just thrown off the pretense at this point. The top 3 stories on their page today (and for the past few weeks) do nothing but try and put a negative spin on everything Obama.
I feel like they are the little kid in the back of the room jumping up and down for attention. I dont wanna give them attention, but its just soooo bad there I can’t help but look. I thought MSNBC was the Democratic platform, but their website doesn’t even have a political story highlighted right now.
If you get to fox you have to read the “media bias” article, to damn funny. I know this is a weak pitting, but damn, feels like i’m throwing rocks at the fat kid sometimes…
Holy shit that’s awesome. I want to screengrab that home page for the next time somebody tries to tell me “sure, they’re opinion guys are biased, but their news side plays it straight”.
Seriously the top headline is “THEY KNEW - SO WHAT ARE THEY HIDING?” that repeats a GOP allegation as if it were fact.
Under that is “There She Goes Again: Sibelius Hits Obama Trail”. That one nicely repeats a Reagan quote mixed with GOP claims that Sibelius broke the law.
But, like you said, the cherry on the whole sundae is the “BIAS ALRET: What About The Obama Tape?” headline and article. Wondering why the networks are playing a newly released and maybe 9-month-old campaign video of Romney (the 47% remarks) more often than a 14-year-old already released audio tape of Obama talking about redistribution.
You have to wonder if these folks are even still trying.
It must be disheartening to have such a difficult time spinning this into a win for Governor Romney (or even the GOP at this point).
I don’t believe I have ever witnessed such a political meltdown in my life.
Perhaps when Senator McGovern lost his first choice as VP long ago and far away in a world we called the 1970s.
It’s obvious, isn’t it? The lamestream media is exaggerating the numbers to try to demoralize Romney’s supporters and discourage contributions to his campaign. Fox News, on the other hand, is doing the same thing in an effort to energize Romney’s base, get their backs against the wall and come out fighting, that sort of thing.
My spellchecker doesn’t recognize “lamestream”. Thank God for some things.
Much of media IS biased, but towards making a story out of it, above all. Now that Obama is pulling ahead, they’re afraid that the election will be anticlimactic and not draw sufficient interest, so soon we’ll be seeing even supposedly liberal-biased sources featuring “it’s not over yet, here comes Romney” articles, just to stoke interest.
Why aren’t they, as a conservative/GOP mouthpiece, trying to build up Romney instead of focusing so hard on tearing down Obama?
Oh. Right. Romney.
My unbelievably witty snark aside, An Arky likely has a good point. Still, they could build hype in the race by trying to spin polls to show Romney is really doing well, this thing isn’t over yet, and that the Romney Campaign has a secret weapon to use when the time is right, good lord yes, and Romney is the Main Man who everyone needs to fall in line behind now so don’t be stupid and join the winning team!
(I think my brain turned off a second there where am I?)
Great segment from Colbert Report last month about “skewed polling”:
Especially hilarious, the bit, at about 3:30, featuring a Fox News text survey asking its viewers who will win Ohio - 90 percent said Romney, 10 percent said Obama.
This is exactly right IMO. I’ve seen some of those “it’s not over” stories from the talking heads. That is why major elections always seem to be so close to a 50-50 vote. Any candidate who gets ahead in a poll must be investigated closely.
Today’s Fox News Website: A huge, Jesus-is-back blasting headline that the UN plans on worldwide taxes, something the article never once mentions the UN cannot, in fact, do.
