Putting The Media On Notice
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Categories: Media Accountability, Ranting and Venting, African-American Issues, Faith and Religion
Categories: Media Accountability, Ranting and Venting, African-American Issues, Faith and Religion
I have just completed writing a blog post that provides information about Barack Obama's faith and educational background on Progress Ohio. It is my public response to a letter in the Editoral Section of the Columbus Dispatch that was published on Sunday Feburary 3, 2008.
The contents of that particular letter to the editor is actually an e-mail from a smear campaign that has been circulating for awhile.
While the media can and certainly does select what will appear in publications and during broadcasts, it is time to put forth the challenge to provide accurate and non-biased information.
It is obvious that the writer is attempting to seed out misinformation to the readers of the Dispatch. This is not surprising since there is a possibility that Ohio will be one of the key states in the primary race.
The Columbus Dispatch is the recognized local paper. It has a responsibility to the people who read this publication. The publication of that particular letter from John A. Hughes is questionable. Especially since it is obvious that there are statements which are not accurate.
It is time to stop allowing the media to fuel fear and racism. This trend to create a wedge by using misinformation has got to be stopped.
I hope that all progressive people will check their media outlets and make sure that they are printing or broadcasting fairly.
The contents of that particular letter to the editor is actually an e-mail from a smear campaign that has been circulating for awhile.
While the media can and certainly does select what will appear in publications and during broadcasts, it is time to put forth the challenge to provide accurate and non-biased information.
It is obvious that the writer is attempting to seed out misinformation to the readers of the Dispatch. This is not surprising since there is a possibility that Ohio will be one of the key states in the primary race.
The Columbus Dispatch is the recognized local paper. It has a responsibility to the people who read this publication. The publication of that particular letter from John A. Hughes is questionable. Especially since it is obvious that there are statements which are not accurate.
It is time to stop allowing the media to fuel fear and racism. This trend to create a wedge by using misinformation has got to be stopped.
I hope that all progressive people will check their media outlets and make sure that they are printing or broadcasting fairly.
I hope to read your letter in the paper. I bet they get a lot of response on this.
McCain does seem to have a serious temper problem. He's blown his stack at most of his fellow Senators. Can Senator Hothead be trusted to have his finger on the little red nuclear button? Here's an interesting blog post from Crooks and Liars written by Steve Benen: Link
"If Dems are planning to start crafting campaign narratives surrounding John McCain, I might recommend an obvious one: the senator appears to have temperament issues. Investor’s Business Daily, a conservative economic publication, asks this week, “Can McCain Control His Temper?”
John McCain claims his temper is not an issue. “I don’t think I would have the support of so many of my colleagues if that were the case.” Who are these supportive colleagues?
They certainly do not include Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss. Over the weekend, he announced he cannot endorse his colleague for the White House and is endorsing Gov. Mitt Romney instead.
“The thought of him being president sends a cold chill down my spine,” Cochran said. “He is erratic. He is hotheaded. He loses his temper and he worries me.”
Perhaps Cochran can’t appreciate the maverick in McCain. But the same can’t be said of Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, a noted reformer and friend of whistle-blowers. Grassley said in a recent interview that he was so upset by a McCain tirade that he didn’t speak to him “for a couple of years.” McCain got in his face and shouted an obscenity at him. […]
[I]t seems McCain goes ballistic on anyone who disagrees with him. And he’s not just verbally abusive, but physically threatening.
Now, it’s worth noting that when George W. Bush’s conservative allies launched a smear campaign against McCain in 2000’s South Carolina primary, one of the more tasteless attacks argued that McCain, after years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, had developed mental problems, and was insufficiently stable. Those smears were obviously offensive and disgusting, and have no place in the discourse.
But this is a different question entirely, and deserves to be considered on its merits. Does John McCain — a man Newsweek once labeled, “Senator Hothead” — have a temperament issue? And is it relevant in the campaign?"