This has bothered me for a long time. Here are two telling stories that I posted recently:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3904923Hey Media!! Pencils UP For John Edwards!!
Linda Milazzo's blog
Hey Media!! Pencils UP For John Edwards!!
by Linda Milazzo | Dec 28 2007 - 6:40pm |
http://www.smirkingchimp.com/node/11791 Mainstream media's (MSM's) manufactured Presidential campaign, spun by corporate punditz, has been a frustrating slog for John Edwards' supporters. Not because Edwards, himself, is disappointing. Quite the contrary. Edwards' supporters across the nation remain steadfastly loyal to their candidate, and to his unwavering commitment to a pro-PEOPLE/non-CORPORATE America.
It's the corporate media that's the problem. It's the fact that John Edwards is the target of agenda journalism which undermines his popularity and the extent to which his message resonates nationwide. There are two rationales for MSM's strategy to weaken John Edwards:
One: John Edwards is the avowed enemy of greed-ridden corporations, and promises to end corporate dominance over the lives of Americans.
Two: Edwards doesn't cast well in corporate media's electoral theatre. He's unsuitable for their pre-penned Presidential drama, staged in three acts, and performed this past year, this next year, and for years to come in a politically contrived cable & network run.>>>>
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=3909899&mesg_id=3909899It's what's not in the story...
If you want to read anything about John Edwards you have to go to page two, five paragraphs from the bottom and you will find this little nugget--For others, the Democratic field is more exciting.
Carol Walker Aten, who heads an Exeter nonprofit, says she still admires McCain's independence, which drew her to him in 2000. But she had narrowed her choice to Democrats Obama and former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina. "We really need a change," she said.
That's it, the story even mentions Pat Buchanan and Bob Dole before they get to Edwards. There has been a lot of discussion around here about this very thing, and this just backs it up. Why are they afraid of John Edwards?McCain losing votes to Obama in N.H.
Nonaligned voters in New Hampshire have their pick of parties. This time around, they lean toward a Democrat.
By Maeve Reston and Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
December 30, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/la-na-independents30dec30,0... NASHUA, N.H. -- Like many New Hampshire voters, Dave Montgomery considers himself a dyed-in-the-wool independent -- which in this state means he can vote in either the Republican or Democratic presidential primary when he goes to the polls Jan. 8.>>>>