I was in "the media" for about 20 years, so I tend to look at it from an "under the hood" perspective more than as a consumer. Some thoughts, more on the way I'm sure...
...My current favorite word is "imploding". The other side is always "imploding". I heard Rush use it the other day. "The Democrats are imploding."
Huh?
Ask ten people on the street - ten who will be voting, even - if they see the Democrats falling apart. Most people don't know Harry Reid from Harry Potter. Most people are pissed off at President Bush for any number of reasons, and they aren't thrilled with conservatives in general. Political junkies like Rush may think they see this "implosion", but politics is their life. They look at every hiccup from every politician as breaking news. Meanwhile, most people are just living their lives. From what I see, the Dems are in very good shape for '08, for better or worse. Sorry Rush, no one is imploding... (Update: Sean Hannity said it today, October 30: "They're imploding!!" Almost made me spit out my McDonalds fries.)
...Does anyone find Keith Olbermann's (MoveOn.orgTV) obsession with Rush and Bill O'Reilly creepy? I've never seen one media figure so fixated on others. Doesn't Keith understand that by constantly talking about competitors, he's giving them invaluable PR? My only guess is that he assumes that his only viewers are his MoveOn.org brethren. Otherwise, it's just flat creepy...
...Does the media lean left? Come on. Having been a part of it for so long, it's just a given with me. They certainly can't admit it -- or can they? Seems to me that Pro Wrestling is doing just fine after admitting it's just entertainment. And the media's intense anger at Fox News is understandable, as Fox has blown the media's cover. The right wing sheep are right about this one. To me, the denials from the press are amusing...
...MSNBC has Keith Olbermann moderate a presidential debate and expects to be taken seriously? Yikes... I'm sure Sean Hannity is a nice guy (that's what I keep hearing), but his popularity is an abject mystery to me. His simplistic, pollyanna, plodding style must drive his opponents nuts... The Rush Limbaugh "phony soldier" debate made the Dems look desperate. You're trying too hard, folks, no one is buying it...
...much more on the way, like it or not...
...My current favorite word is "imploding". The other side is always "imploding". I heard Rush use it the other day. "The Democrats are imploding."
Huh?
Ask ten people on the street - ten who will be voting, even - if they see the Democrats falling apart. Most people don't know Harry Reid from Harry Potter. Most people are pissed off at President Bush for any number of reasons, and they aren't thrilled with conservatives in general. Political junkies like Rush may think they see this "implosion", but politics is their life. They look at every hiccup from every politician as breaking news. Meanwhile, most people are just living their lives. From what I see, the Dems are in very good shape for '08, for better or worse. Sorry Rush, no one is imploding... (Update: Sean Hannity said it today, October 30: "They're imploding!!" Almost made me spit out my McDonalds fries.)
...Does anyone find Keith Olbermann's (MoveOn.orgTV) obsession with Rush and Bill O'Reilly creepy? I've never seen one media figure so fixated on others. Doesn't Keith understand that by constantly talking about competitors, he's giving them invaluable PR? My only guess is that he assumes that his only viewers are his MoveOn.org brethren. Otherwise, it's just flat creepy...
...Does the media lean left? Come on. Having been a part of it for so long, it's just a given with me. They certainly can't admit it -- or can they? Seems to me that Pro Wrestling is doing just fine after admitting it's just entertainment. And the media's intense anger at Fox News is understandable, as Fox has blown the media's cover. The right wing sheep are right about this one. To me, the denials from the press are amusing...
...MSNBC has Keith Olbermann moderate a presidential debate and expects to be taken seriously? Yikes... I'm sure Sean Hannity is a nice guy (that's what I keep hearing), but his popularity is an abject mystery to me. His simplistic, pollyanna, plodding style must drive his opponents nuts... The Rush Limbaugh "phony soldier" debate made the Dems look desperate. You're trying too hard, folks, no one is buying it...
...much more on the way, like it or not...
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