Bob Somerby has been very critical of the media on this matter, for the media seemed more concerned in 2000 with Al's outfits than Bush's dereliction of service.

Ben

Question to All:

How do we know that the polls are not driven by Republicans. When the pollster contacts a voter, how do they know if it TRULY is a Republican, Independant , or Dem. If they ask the voter what party they represent, they could lie (repub) and say they are a DEMOCRAT. Thus the polls really could be misleading. Secondly, push polls can also make the difference. We know the ARG are specific, but the others, controlled by media and news org. have to be push polls. Especailly since the tv news media, is so biased.  They really think the viewers are so gullable, they will believe everything they say. However, very, very, few people are the news hounds we are.  Probably, most Repub are but, indendants and Dems. that I know, watch other programming and not the news 24 seven. The nightly national news,and local. Thats about it. 8 out of 10 mature voters is watching their evening favorites.  Hate when the Pres comes on and disrupts their program. I am in the tv business, so hear what the people tell me.  It is constant and please don't interupt their soap oprah....it is unbelievable.

by TheLWord Posted to TheLWord's weblog on Fri Jan 23rd, 2004 at 12:38:41 PM EST

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Have any of you guys figured out why FOX did not show the last 15 minutes of the debate?

I was expecting to hear closing statements, and then FOX cut to this ridiculous little exchange between their talking pinheads about how Clark was badly damaged by the Michael Moore question.

I was waiting for one of the journalists in the debate to ask about the economy so that the Democrats could speak about the employment and wages crisis in America. That came, but it came at the very end when FOX was no longer broadcasting the debate.

It was one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen.

Below is the final 15 minutes in the transcript provided by the Washington Post. Notice how Hume was sugar-coating the economy, and how Kerry used the question to talk about reality.

The General is too well-trained intellectually to take advantage of these debates.

You can't answer the journalists' questions. You only have 60 seconds. You have to use a hook in their question to spend 60 seconds making the points you want to make.

Save the clarity and the candidness for the town halls for the people.

The corporate media does not deserve the same level of respect as the American people.

They clearly have an agenda -- and that's why more and more people are tuning them out, and going to the Internet to get the truth.

The transcript of the debate in 5 parts

by seegreen on 01/23/2004 03:13:17 PM EST

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   NASHUA, N.H. (AP) _ Presidential candidate Wesley Clark on Friday complained that one of the moderators in Thursday night's debate was carrying out a Republican agenda by questioning his Democratic credentials.
   Brit Hume of Fox News Channel, who worked as both moderator and questioner during the two-hour debate with the seven candidates, pressed Clark about when he had first realized he was a Democrat.
   Clark told reporters Friday, ``I looked at who was asking the questions, and I think that was part of the Republican agenda in the debate.''
   Democrats have complained that Fox News Channel shows a Republican bias.