The Effectiveness of the News Media
In the aftermath of this election, conservatives, Republicans, and anyone who supported John McCain was asking themselves one question: “how the heck did this happen?”. I mean, seriously, if you told me two years ago that we were going to elect a man for president with virtually no executive experience, with an ideology far left of mainstream America, and with a middle name of Hussein, I just never would have believed you. But, I guess, that’s water under the bridge now. So, how did this happen and how do we prevent a hoax like this being pulled on us again?
The reason that this election was an elaborate hoax is because the majority of people who voted for Barack Obama simply had no idea what he stood for. They had no idea about his past accomplishments and no idea about his past associations. They, in large part, didn’t even know what he voted for or against in the past. They simply didn’t care because he looks nice, gives a great speech, and apparently touches the emotions of millions because he is a black man. All I can say is bravo to the Democrats for running a phenomenal campaign….you managed to pull a good one on us this time. Let’s see if you can manage to fool the electorate again in four years. They only way that will happen is if we and the rest of America isn’t paying attention. We obviously weren’t this time.
A poll was conducted by Zogby and paid for by a man named John Ziegler into what Obama voters knew and believed about the candidates running for election. Also included are some general questions about government.
- 57.4% of Obama voters could not correctly say which party controls congress. (The Democrats have for the past two years, by the way)
- 82.6% of Obama voters could not correctly say that Barack Obama won his first election by getting opponents kicked off the ballot
- 88.4% of Obama voters could not correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket
- 56.1% of Obama voters didn’t know that Obama started his political career at the home of Bill Ayers, an unrepentant terrorist.
Surprising? Not so much. But what is surprising is how good they are at associating certain things with Sarah Palin.
- 94% of Obama voters correctly identified Sarah Palin as the candidate with a pregnant teenage daughter.
- 86% of Obama voters identified Palin as the candidate who spent $150,000 on a campaign wardrobe.
- 86.9 % of Obama voters though that Palin said that she could see Russia from her “house,” even though the quote actually came from Saturday Night Live.
What this shows is how effective the news media is…extremely effective when they want to be. CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC all did plenty of leg work to destroy Sarah Palin and it worked. What would have been the result if those comments about bankrupting the coal industry were as widespread as Palin’s pregnant daughter?
This video is well worth watching. If you’re still wondering how Obama got elected, this video will clear the air for you.
Boy, talk about a sore loser. Your case is non-existent, your points baseless and completely subjective, i.e.; “88.4% of Obama voters could not correctly say that Obama said his policies would likely bankrupt the coal industry and make energy rates skyrocket”. Obama has repeatedly voiced his support for “clean coal” technologies that don’t contribute more carbon and accelerate climate change. But then again, you’re obviously not a member of the “reality based community” and dispute science selectively when it suits your idealogical and religious prejudices. You are a dinosaur on the wrong side of history; the elections have shown that again and again. Enjoy your time on the angry, deluded right wing fringe minority pal.
Imagine what angry persons like you would have said if Mr. Obama had a pregnant teen daughter whose boyfriend’s My Space page was peppered with vulgar language and gun-totin’ ignorance. Are you implying that the bad ole media impregnated the young Miss Palin, or that a debate of her mother’s “abstinence only education” crusade is not news? As for Mr. Obama’s winning his first election by getting his Republican opponent kicked off the ballot, that opponent, Mr. Ryan, surely put his own political ambitions at risk when he tried to force his actress ex-wife to “perform” with him in Paris and New York sex clubs. Or was it the Illinois Republican Party’s wrongdoing for begging Mr. Ryan to go away once his sleazy lifestyle came to light in the middle of the campaign? Or, sir, was it the media again that caused Mr. Obama’s breezy stroll to the Senate?
I’m not implying that what voters knew about Sarah Palin or her family wasn’t news, but the level of scrutiny given to the McCain-Palin ticket far outweighed that given to Obama-Biden. If you don’t believe that, then you’re obviously drinking the Kook-Aid. Every news outlet that has done a post-election analysis of their coverage (Politico, NYT, CNN) has admitted that their coverage was biased for Obama. That’s my only point.
Objective journalism died with this election. I will be a while before they get their credibility back.
As for you Gee Man, you obviously aren’t familiar with reality either. Here’s a link to Obama saying what he said about bankrupting the coal industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hdi4onAQBWQ
Something tells me you wouldn’t have done very well in that Zobgy poll either.
Conservemuss last blog post..The Effectiveness of the News Media