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- voxlisa999, on 09/12/2008, -7/+81FTA:
On Tuesday night, a serious journalist finally gagged in revulsion at so-called campaign coverage.
On CNN, Mark Halperin, TIME magazine's principled and thoughtful political analyst, shook his head in dismay as the network's Anderson Cooper prodded him to dissect the "lipstick" imbroglio. Halperin wouldn't go there."Stop the madness!" Halperin fumed in exasperation, adding that the moment marked "one of the low days of our collective coverage of this campaign."
With the nation in economic meltdown and multi-front wars, Halperin summoned the Power of No. He declined to engage what he considered a stupid and distracting "issue" in the final weeks of one of the most important presidential campaigns in our nation's history.
The truth or legitimacy of what he said was not seriously questioned. Today, in the echo chamber of the fast-moving web and cable news environment, the truth of something is almost immaterial as long as the charge can be repeated and repeated and repeated again.
The news media's passive willingness to be used by campaigns is bad enough. But add to that the effort to stifle serious questioning of such things as Sarah Palin's political history -- a journalistic inquiry that is central to the role of a responsible press. The public's broad contempt for press coverage of the stupid stuff creates fertile ground for silencing legitimate, tough reporting. For instance, the McCain campaign canceled John McCain's appearance on CNN's Larry King show when CNN reporter Campbell Brown had the audacity to ask some probing questions. It was a move right out of the Bush Administration's playbook for punishing pesky reporters.
ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH! ENOUGH!- InRussetShadows, on 09/12/2008, -9/+2With this kind of paranoia I'm surprised they even give you weekend visitation. "Punishing" "pesky" reporters, indeed.
- vinnyvenus, on 09/13/2008, -7/+4Big Media is still much more credible than online liberal propaganda blog known as Huffingtonpost.
- duckley, on 09/13/2008, -6/+5Do you KNOW what Sarah Palin is, to the American people?
Why is she so popular with some?
I just realized it:
Sarah Palin is the BEARDED LADY in the circus sideshow. Everyone wants to gawk at her! She’s a “curiosity” ! - idarkiswordi, on 09/13/2008, -5/+6Wow... I seriously just read most of the comments and the irony is so strong its almost revolting. Consider the message of the story. It claims that the media is shadowing real issues with minute ***** that isn't news. So how doth Digg respond?
"Seriously. Did the ***** Huffington Post..."
"... says the huffington post."
"Huffpo asking the media to stop spreading lies?"
"Huffington Post wants to talk about truth and stopping the lies?"
"Huffington post ***** complaining about OTHER press focusing on lies!"
"If this isn't the pot calling the kettle black, I don't know what is."
This is sad Digg. You take an article that is discussing how the issues are ignored, and you respond by ignoring them and discussing your hatred for a particular media outlet. That should be totally acceptable if some content to back up how that relates to the story is offered but responding with ignorant rants about non-issues continues to plague even places like Digg. Sad.- ThinkOutTheBox, on 09/14/2008, -1/+1This is the Pot calling the Kettle Black. It's Ok for Huff Post to run articles being critical of McCain and Palin but when their candidate goes and says something completely stupid they want everybody to shut up about it. Especially when that one line might have cost him the election.
- blyrehs, on 09/14/2008, -0/+1The articles critical of McCain/Palin are just calling them out for what they are: LIARS!
- jbenson2, on 09/13/2008, -3/+3Looks like Obama agrees. He is saying Enough.
Here is an insider's view of the O-man's campaign. http://tinyurl.com/3pyfd8- dericko, on 09/14/2008, -0/+1tinyurl link = safe
- 5celery, on 09/12/2008, -2/+24What Would Big Business Do?
- inboxnews, on 09/12/2008, -24/+14Big Left: Just say No!
- rz8472, on 09/13/2008, -3/+13Oh yeah, 'Big Left' is out to get everybody.... because they have been controlling everything from the shadows for the last 8 years and are behind the nation's terrible foreign and domestic policies.
- Rotzooi, on 09/13/2008, -2/+10Note that inboxnews doesn't actually make any argument. He just shouts nonsense, in typical extreme right-wing fashion.
- Spuy767, on 09/13/2008, -6/+2I don't know about "Big Left," but I LOL when I see an article from HuffPo decrying the media for being biased.
- InRussetShadows, on 09/12/2008, -37/+6McCarthyism is a figment of the left's fervid imaginations, and a convenient excuse to cover up the numerous communists in Hollywood at that time. As for "stop being hacks", is the best you can do is find someone who said no to discussing lipstick?
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -1/+11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
or, yeah, you could just pull ***** out of your ass.- superkendall, on 09/13/2008, -8/+2Read again. McCarty was trying to ferret out communists "in the midst" - as it turned out, a very real menace. His methods were terrible but he actually was totally correct to think there was a large Russian attempt at the time to work its way in from the inside.
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -1/+6Right, but that isn't McCarthyism. I agree that Russia was a real threat, but saying that McCarthyism was invented by the liberal commies in Hollywood is just ignorance. Sorry.
- TheFuzzyOne, on 09/13/2008, -1/+6The fact that people in this day and age can agree with anything McCarthy said or did truly scares me.
- flashback99, on 09/13/2008, -1/+5your mind is warped. no doubt you never studied politics yourself and instead choose to believe everything your parents / community / church told you while wearing a blindfold to reality.
- qdkk, on 09/13/2008, -1/+5Your comment almost sounds like sarcasm. I assume it is not, which implies that you have a really distorted view of reality.
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -1/+11http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
- kroses, on 09/12/2008, -3/+42It's time for "We The People" to REVOLT with our remotes and our money!!! We must tell the sponsors of the shows that we will not purchase the products of the media producing the LIES any more!!! When they feel it in their pocketbooks, maybe they will shut their big fat mouths and give us the TRUTH for a change!!!!!!! I for one have had ENOUGH!!!!! BOYCOTT!!! BOYCOTT!!!! BOYCOTT!!!!
- bluto36, on 09/12/2008, -9/+3good luck and party on with your bad self.
- OfNumbers, on 09/13/2008, -3/+2Funny how you say that on a site that sponsors entertainment news, Apple, Windows, every single MSM outlet, and does so with advertisements for Blockbuster, Cars, Banks and others to name a few.
- barackoblogger, on 09/12/2008, -4/+45John McCain just wants to distract the American people from the issues that really matter... how GWB has screwed up our economy!
- gtirebuyer, on 09/13/2008, -6/+2When Nancy took control of the house she vowed to lower gas prices cause $2.60 was just too high. How's that workin' out?
- gianpo, on 09/13/2008, -1/+5You can't change anything if you don't have at least a 2/3 majority or the president on your side because you will just be blocked by the other side. So all this "the democrats haven't got anything done" talking point the repugs keep spouting is a misdirection of epic preportions it's really them thats made it so nothing can get done.
- stone2020, on 09/14/2008, -0/+1Not really. She promised it. Does Nancy Pelosi not understand the Speaker of the House job? Does she not know about the 2/3 majority? Or is the fault of the people that elected her and didn't realize she couldn't do what she said she was gonna do?
- ThinkOutTheBox, on 09/14/2008, -0/+3Damnit, get it straight Bush didn't do it by himself a lot of what has been done had to get passed by congress.
I'll probably get buried for saying that seeing how it goes against the I hate Bush mantra of Digg.
- gtirebuyer, on 09/13/2008, -6/+2When Nancy took control of the house she vowed to lower gas prices cause $2.60 was just too high. How's that workin' out?
- Buddhaismybuddy, on 09/12/2008, -5/+61John McCain is a liar.
- cloak419, on 09/13/2008, -0/+14I am John McCain, and I approve this message.
But seriously cut the ***** and stop lieing to us. - SSUK, on 09/13/2008, -10/+3A politician that lies and misleads? Well, I never.
- digitalmischief, on 09/13/2008, -0/+8People should post that simple statement on every blog and discussion thread on the internet, rather than engaging in emotional rants. It is simple, powerful, and has truthiness.
- CVL4317, on 09/13/2008, -1/+5"You know, .. back in the cell... in vietnam.... you cannot even talk...." what kind of POW bs can he create :/
- SilasTomorrow, on 09/13/2008, -4/+2Dude, I'm not a McCain supporter, but c'mon. Show some tact & respect for what he went through.
- cmackattack, on 09/13/2008, -2/+2his choice...he didn't have to be a pow...he could have been the warrior he claims to be and actually fought instead of given up...
- ThinkOutTheBox, on 09/14/2008, -1/+2Barack Obama is a liar.
Their ***** politicians they all lie.
- cloak419, on 09/13/2008, -0/+14I am John McCain, and I approve this message.
- pfoxpfox, on 09/12/2008, -2/+35Amen!
Since the "Freedom of the Press" was formalized, it was envisioned to be an important part of the checks and balances of our government and society. Big money has created a situation of just feeding us what they think we want to hear. "If it bleeds it leads" was a low at the time, but it has gotten much worse since then. It's time for the media to clone a new backbone. They need to understand that they can do investigative journalism AND still make profits.- littlequeenie, on 09/12/2008, -0/+14Freedom of the press as part of the checks and balances! What a concept! I remember when there was such a thing as investigative journalism, when journalism was a respected profession. Now all they do is repeat and regurgitate talking points and sound bites.
ENOUGH!! No more lipstick or other *****! I want the issues discussed! The election is way too close to be bothering with this *****!!!! The media has to say enough of this ***** but they also owe us more - they need to expose the lies! The bridge to nowhere that she says she doesn't support, the taxes McCain says Obama will impose on us, etc - skatoolaki, on 09/13/2008, -0/+5I truly believe that's why independent bloggers and news sources have gained more credibility in the past few years.
- littlequeenie, on 09/12/2008, -0/+14Freedom of the press as part of the checks and balances! What a concept! I remember when there was such a thing as investigative journalism, when journalism was a respected profession. Now all they do is repeat and regurgitate talking points and sound bites.
- mach68, on 09/12/2008, -2/+52This only exemplifies the “Dumbing Down of America”. Talking Points are more important than the root issues. Sarah Palin does not have the worldliness to represent the USA on the world stage. Most of the individuals running countries around the world are highly educated and extremely adept in their chosen arena. I have had the opportunity of living in both North America and Europe. I have travelled extensively throughout the world and I am constantly amazed by how similar “Humanity” is everywhere. Sarah Palin has a pre-conceived and well programmed misconception about our world and that ignorance will be translated in to a major catastrophe if she and McCain are elected in November. What I don’t understand is why the American people cannot see through this veneer.
- bluto36, on 09/12/2008, -10/+9What I don’t understand is why the American people cannot see through this veneer.
because your so damn smart and everyone else is so damn dumb. help us big brain Mach you are our only hope! - devonkeale, on 09/13/2008, -1/+10You think we can't see through this ***** veneer?
Ha.
EVERYONE sees through it. It all comes down to whether or not the citizen thinks they will benefit from a republican in the white house. So if they 1. are fantastically rich and would like continued tax breaks or 2. would like to further their religious agenda in the government, they are all for 4 more years of the destruction of America.
Sadly, there are enough of the first type to control the media and through them, the second type.
I am an American and I've lived in Europe as well, and the U.S. is not alone in its political division and corruption, by no means. - Pixelmator, on 09/13/2008, -1/+4mach68, I fully agree with you (and I'm European and I've lived in U.S. for a while).
- bluto36, on 09/12/2008, -10/+9What I don’t understand is why the American people cannot see through this veneer.
- dildoolielly, on 09/12/2008, -8/+53America builds more prisons than schools
America builds more prisons than ANY OTHER COUNTRY per capita.
America imprisons more of their citizens for non violent crimes than ANY OTHER COUNTRY per capita.
America manufactures and exports more weapons than ANY OTHER COUNTRY.
US "news" topics last month...
Aretha may lose her Detroit mansion
New juicy pics of Senator's whore
Hulk Hogan's wife files for divorce
Polar Bear cubs are doing well
Cat survives 3 weeks crossing ocean
Large men in spandex die due to steriod abuse
Runaway bride's former groom reportedly marries another woman
Buddhist dog prays for worldly desires
Camels line up for Gulf beauty contest
Soldier tosses puppy
Guy sleeping at Obama speech
Hillary's fake country accent
Pitbulls get second chance
Lindsay Lohan's drug problems
Redneck Skank still missing in Aruba
Martha Stewart, Back in Action
Duke Lacrosse lawsuit
Anna Nicole's corpse
ACLU courting Pedophiles
Missing blond, blue-eyed British baby
Shark and Alligator attacks on the rise in Florida
McDonald's courting designers for hipper uniforms
Heath Ledger, still dead- jerrycurley, on 09/13/2008, -16/+0
- dildoolielly, on 09/14/2008, -1/+2Go fvck yourself.
Only lunatics, perverts, psychotics, derilics, retards, criminals, pedophiles and insane people support invasions of foreign countries
It might have taken a little while to see through the corporate owned Nazi media cable fake news networks but 70% of America are true Patriots.
Only a complete scumbag still listens to opinions from a whacked out drug addict on the radio, or a dildo using pervert and his screeching she-male cohort on FOX.
Now, that is the height of stupidity!
Like I said, go fvck yourself.
- dildoolielly, on 09/14/2008, -1/+2Go fvck yourself.
- devonkeale, on 09/13/2008, -10/+1Yeah, we know about the prisons thing. How is that news?
- dildoolielly, on 09/14/2008, -2/+2Fvck you, get out of our country, You obviously don't agree with our constitution.
So GET THE FVCK OUT!
- dildoolielly, on 09/14/2008, -2/+2Fvck you, get out of our country, You obviously don't agree with our constitution.
- jerrycurley, on 09/13/2008, -16/+0
- BaseballGuyCAA, on 09/12/2008, -28/+15Seriously. Did the ***** Huffington Post just urge us to stop "[feeding] hungrily on endless lies?" Am I reading this correctly?
Hypocrisy FTL.- audomatix, on 09/13/2008, -8/+2yes your right huffington lies... btw did I mention it's opposite day?
- mitch77, on 09/13/2008, -2/+2Opposite day my ass..
You are now in the Twilight Zone!!!!!!
- thelif, on 09/13/2008, -7/+16They have to spew all their garbage before Stewart/Colbert comes back.
- WarfareArtist, on 09/13/2008, -6/+26McCarthyism - by nest year it would be know as McCainism.
- Barackalypse, on 09/13/2008, -7/+1Judging by some of the laws being passed by Congress recently (and most signed by Bush) and what all the liberals standing behind Obama are calling for, I'd say McCarthy was correct in his assessment.
- idarkiswordi, on 09/13/2008, -4/+17Agreed! Lets drop the bull about non-issues. This does nothing to help us America. Lets focus on the real issues, like honor and respect for one another and character. Oops, scratch that, I had a McCain moment. I meant to say, like the Iraq war; the disastrous economy; ruined families because of the outsourced industry; and a ridiculously difficult, outdated and corrupt health care system. Among many other issues, lets hear some actual strategies from the McCain camp regarding these. Barrack has offered his ideas on these issues, why can't McCain?
- kroses, on 09/13/2008, -7/+16McIDIOT can't offer new ideas, because his brain has already turned to MUSH!!!
- jack104, on 09/13/2008, -7/+1Hows about you McShut the hell up ***** and show the man some respect.
- MLisa, on 09/13/2008, -2/+4He has not earned any respect. Being a POW / hero is one thing. Being intelligent enough to govern this country is another. He is a 'Bush Clone' or Clown. What a fool he has made of himself by choosing Palin for VP. Oh wait, he didn't even choose her...his party did. He only met the fkn' biatch once.
In case you are wondering: I am about McShame's age. I have zero respect for the man. Does their party think that women are sheep and we are going to vote for Palin since Hilary is out???
Oh, great mom. Put your baby in the audience for 4 freekin' days. MOM my ass!!!! - jack104, on 09/13/2008, -2/+0Oh piss off hippie. That man's got bigger balls than most americans. At least he can go against his own party unlike the obamanaut, who was voted the most liberal senator in 2007. You want to talk about a foolish choice? How about Obama's choice to run for president. He does not have the experience, simple as that.
- MLisa, on 09/13/2008, -2/+4He has not earned any respect. Being a POW / hero is one thing. Being intelligent enough to govern this country is another. He is a 'Bush Clone' or Clown. What a fool he has made of himself by choosing Palin for VP. Oh wait, he didn't even choose her...his party did. He only met the fkn' biatch once.
- jack104, on 09/13/2008, -7/+1Hows about you McShut the hell up ***** and show the man some respect.
- spaceman84, on 09/13/2008, -2/+17It's in the interest of the media to manipulate public perception of candidates in order to generate a close race because it gets more viewers. It's no different than sports, except sports announcers don't ***** with the score.
- idarkiswordi, on 09/13/2008, -1/+6Hence why sites like Digg exist so that we have a venue to expose stories that would otherwise get little to no coverage. Of course it is in their interest, they're corporate. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be interested in getting mostly the facts and less of the BS.
- reconsldr74d, on 09/13/2008, -2/+6Oh you must mean like lies like Iraq having WMDs and housing Al Qaeda even though Iraq was secular and Al Qaeda didn't like them either. I mean come on what major media outlet would have run all that bull.... oh wait... crap
- idarkiswordi, on 09/13/2008, -1/+6Hence why sites like Digg exist so that we have a venue to expose stories that would otherwise get little to no coverage. Of course it is in their interest, they're corporate. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be interested in getting mostly the facts and less of the BS.
- Skywise, on 09/13/2008, -7/+15You mean the lies about Trig not being Palin's son but grandson?
- blix01, on 09/13/2008, -5/+7Where's Trigs birth certificate again?
oh yeah. missing. - skatoolaki, on 09/13/2008, -5/+5I knew about all of the other "mysterious" concerns over Trig's birth, but I had no idea his birth certificate was missing! That is truly and a little too remarkably convenient if you ask me. Bristol may, after all, be Trig's mother.
- blix01, on 09/13/2008, -5/+7Where's Trigs birth certificate again?
- RevAradia, on 09/13/2008, -1/+5They're all lies. It started when the very first journalist put that microphone in someone's face and it continues on ...and on...and on. Whatever sells gets the picas. And that's just the way it is. We can go along with it or we can say "Stop" but will that stop it? No. Maybe I'm jaded but bitching about it isn't going to do a damned thing. We have the only power and we won't use it. We talk about it and that makes it sell. So we are guilty of perpetuating the lies. I'm just as guilty as anyone. I just don't see any end in sight.
- ousthouse, on 09/13/2008, -12/+21... says the huffington post.
- IphtashuFitz, on 09/13/2008, -3/+7Says Halperin himself right on CNN. Or do you think the Huffpost folks made a fake video?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin- ...
(Not that I'm a Huffpost supporter, but facts is facts)
- IphtashuFitz, on 09/13/2008, -3/+7Says Halperin himself right on CNN. Or do you think the Huffpost folks made a fake video?
- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -20/+3Here's some truth liberal media doesn't want you to know:
Obama is Islamic militant and support Farrakkkan
McCain is war veteran, and prisoner of War + 30 years of experience
Palin can shoot moose, said no to bridge to nowhere + mother of 5
They can get Al qaeda
They ready 4 job and be good at it 2
Republicans know where they stand. They got guts
Democrats all over the place. ONLY FLIP-FLOP
We WANT CHANGE, BUT NOT WHOLESALE CHANGE
TOO MANY IDIOTS LIVING TO BE ABLE TO THINK
DEMOCRATS THINK TOO MUCH
We need action, not thought
Obama/Clinton destroy America and jobs
Go McCain/Palin 2008/2012
Go Palin 2016/2020?- reconsldr74d, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6Umm... it's the action without thought philosophy that leads to trouble.
Also Palin initially said yes to the bridge to nowhere and of course my main concern in a vice president is if they can kill a moose or not.- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -3/+0WE NEED JOBS, NOT IDEOLOGY
Philosophy good for university
Now go back and study kid; leave politics to us
We know what we need to get America rolling again - reconsldr74d, on 09/13/2008, -0/+3Leave politics to you? To get America rolling again? What exactly is your experience with the current political climate? Let's start with the wars raging shall we? I'm a GWOT Vet who served 3 proud and honorable years in the US Army. For that reason I would never vote for McCain/Palin because I don't like people who vote against veterans. I also don't like people who seem to believe that soldier's lives are so meaningless that we can be thrown into any old combat zone without ensuring proper intelligence. I also don't like people who want to take away the freedom that I swore to uphold and defend. Take your right wind garbage and shove it. I'm not an Obama fan either mind you, but at least he votes for us and not against us.
McCain is a fellow vet and I respect him deeply for that, but he has apparently forgotten what it means to be a brother and for that I can not and will not forgive him.
- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -3/+0WE NEED JOBS, NOT IDEOLOGY
- Boogalou007, on 09/13/2008, -0/+5Posts like this make me sad for the future of humanity. Seriously, the lack of thought honestly scares me.
Stephen Hawkin believes that one reason we may not have had contact with an alien race is because when they get much past our level of achievement, they tend to blow themselves up.
Posts like the one above makes me think that may very well be true. Palin supports taking on Russia for Christ sakes!
I thought there was no way America would ever elect another Republican after the travesty of the last 8 years. And now I see McTard leading in the polls. It is seriously scary.
This doesn't feel like my country anymore.
Being a Repulican = Black and white thinking in its purest form.- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -3/+0whatever
maybe aliens can use a muslim president.
We got McCain/Palin
so thx, but no thx
btw, if you don't like America, just get the ***** out.
We dont need u here
close the door on your way out.................................. - reconsldr74d, on 09/13/2008, -0/+3That's right because rather then try and fix something you should just leave it to the wolves. /s
- dreamtiger, on 09/13/2008, -0/+4This Love it or Leave it stuff is getting old and tired. It didn't work for Nixon, and it isn't going to work today. It is clear & plain as day who has been destroying this country, and it isn't the Liberals. This nation was founded on protest and people who were sure they could create a better way, and did so. Liberals love this country enough to try to improve it. Whereas you, MrStat, are just regurgitating hate propaganda you saw on right-wing TV. What an accomplishment.
- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -3/+0whatever
- dreamtiger, on 09/13/2008, -0/+4 I wonder if you have any idea how stupid you sound. Hulk mad. Hulk destroy!
Do you actually believe an Islamic militant could run for President of the United States of America as a mainstream candidate? What is wrong with you? Do you seriously think that shooting a moose and being a mother qualifies someone for high office? Have you misplaced your medication?- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -4/+0we need jobs, not ideology
Obama will destroy america
vote McCain for lower tax and free doctor - dreamtiger, on 09/13/2008, -0/+3Get a clue. Bush has already destroyed America.
- MrStat, on 09/13/2008, -4/+0we need jobs, not ideology
- reconsldr74d, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6Umm... it's the action without thought philosophy that leads to trouble.
- manoftheisland, on 09/13/2008, -19/+16how ironic this is coming from the Huff... one of the biggest Bsers we have around right now
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -5/+17i agree that HuffPo is biased, but please point me to some of the lies they have spread.
- superkendall, on 09/13/2008, -11/+5Read the article, watch the news. Or look for pretty much any other Huffington Post story for yourself and find the facts.
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -4/+13so, in other words, you have no examples to show. k.
- flashback99, on 09/13/2008, -2/+8ah, silly neocons. - no eye for the details.
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -5/+17i agree that HuffPo is biased, but please point me to some of the lies they have spread.
- eyepennies, on 09/13/2008, -1/+32waiting for the deep, deep irony of this being flagged as inaccurate....
- TedLW30101, on 09/13/2008, -5/+4I think the deep irony here is that it is the Huffington Post asking others not to post lies and distractions.
- neurobox, on 09/13/2008, -1/+3...Yet they're just saying out loud what a lot of people are thinking..
Why is it the D & R parties (or party) can get away with hours of softball, one-sided interviews on TV.. when there are so many tough questions they aren't being asked, and they won't debate the other candidates for fear of a hardball... And since there are only so many easy questions you can ask a candidate at this point, they end up regurgitating every little who-said-what quote, saying "well, this is a tough campaign."
- neurobox, on 09/13/2008, -1/+3...Yet they're just saying out loud what a lot of people are thinking..
- TedLW30101, on 09/13/2008, -5/+4I think the deep irony here is that it is the Huffington Post asking others not to post lies and distractions.
- audomatix, on 09/13/2008, -7/+1Halperin has just gained pimp status. Take the power to the have nots man, but look out for the shot.
- mitch77, on 09/13/2008, -18/+10OMG! OMG! OMG!
WHAT FREAKIN' UNMITIGATED GALL!
THE HUFF PO WHORES ARE ACTUALLY ACCUSING "BIG MEDIA" OF BAD REPORTING???????
ARE THEY NOT MARXIST ENUF FOR THE HUFFPO UNTRALEFTIES?
ABSOLUTELY SHAMELESS............
(And after all the lies they have spewed out in the last week about Palin - it's incredible)- charm803, on 09/13/2008, -2/+4You are missing the point.
Just because YOU come to digg and read a million HuffPo posts, doesn't mean that it is being reported in the media.
Journalists have a responsibility. HuffPo is a collection of bloggers. Two different things. - flashback99, on 09/13/2008, -0/+1congratulations, you've learned a few new big words. now run along and quickly go learn what they mean.
- charm803, on 09/13/2008, -2/+4You are missing the point.
- Arkons24, on 09/13/2008, -15/+9I almost thought this was going to be a well thought out article. Then I slapped myself for even thinking Fluff Post could post something that might not be tinged by their overwhelming bias. It is laughable that they have the arrogance to run an article about the theater put on by the media and both campaigns and refuse to acknowledge that their side has taken part.
In the same way those that still believe in ancient myths are played by republicans preaching the gospel, so are well-intentioned bleeding hearts manipulated by democrats preaching change ...- nhand42, on 09/13/2008, -1/+8HuffPost is a blog. The content comes from anonymous bloggers.
To compare the HuffPost to the MSM is as stupid as when Tucker chastised Jon Stewart for not asking hard hitting questions on the Daily Show. It's not even apples and oranges.
If you have to look to the HuffPost to find the opposite of the MSM, then you're already struggling to find any criticism of republicans in the actual MSM. Liberal media? What a load of *****.- Arkons24, on 09/13/2008, -2/+2So what? Being a blog means that you aren't responsible for accurate content? You can lie, distort and tinge the truth to the same degree that the campaigns themselves do just because you're a blog?
Sorry buddy. I call a spade a spade and huff post is *****. I don't care if it is a blog or not. As for the media not having a liberal bias (excepting cnbc and fox news), you should try actually watching it sometime. Thank god MSNBC finally kicked Matthews and Olbertrash to the curb - their bias was already more blatant than any other network's without those two clowns. All the networks have bias now, you'd have to be blind not to realize it - CNBC and Fox to the right and MSNBC and CNN to the left. But it is pretty typical of liberals to only be able to see criticism directed towards the other side, so I guess I can't really expect you to get it. - nhand42, on 09/13/2008, -1/+1A blog can't be held to the same level of responsibility as a campaign or a media channel. If you think they are equivalent then you have a real problem with perspective.
- Arkons24, on 09/13/2008, -1/+1No one can be held to any level of responsibility, least of all political campaigns and the media. Are you that ignorant?
And I'm certainly not holding Fluffpost to any level of responsibility ... they are on the same level as alien autopsies as far as credibility and responsibility go.
- Arkons24, on 09/13/2008, -2/+2So what? Being a blog means that you aren't responsible for accurate content? You can lie, distort and tinge the truth to the same degree that the campaigns themselves do just because you're a blog?
- nhand42, on 09/13/2008, -1/+8HuffPost is a blog. The content comes from anonymous bloggers.
- mike17032, on 09/13/2008, -13/+21Huffpo asking the media to stop spreading lies? This goes so far beyond pot kettle black that I cant even think of something to compare it to.
- OfNumbers, on 09/13/2008, -7/+4Huffpo is a website. Not a major media station.
- Awspire, on 09/13/2008, -3/+6Ya, like Arianna Huffington is'nt trying to build a media empire. Her collection of left wing whiners deliver the most biased points of view.
- metaknite, on 09/13/2008, -1/+2So it is alright to spread lies as long as you aren't big.
- OfNumbers, on 09/13/2008, -7/+4Huffpo is a website. Not a major media station.
- RAGEdemon, on 09/13/2008, -2/+10MSM don't give a ***** about the truth. I'm surprised some people have a hard time realizing this simple fact. All MSM cares about is money, number of sales, and ratings.
And nothing gets more people interested than a scandal. Who cares if it's lies. As long as they can quote others as the source, they don't have anything to worry about.- FreddieD, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6You are exactly right. While I tend to lean left, my wife is EXTREMELY liberal, and she exclusively watches MSNBC's election coverage so she can hear what Olbermann and Maddow (their big star reporters) are saying next. While they don't have the balls to call themselves Fair and Balanced, you pretty much have to agree that those folks lean left.
My point is, MSM says whatever it thinks it can get away with in order to get viewers. If it's all of a sudden considered bad journalism to report political ad garbage then they will stop, but it's not and they'll continue... to incite their "fan base".
I only wish that sites like FactCheck.org could be advertised constantly on television so the nation can get armed with the real facts, on both sides. I don't want someone voting for Obama specifically because they think Palin tried to secede Alaska from the union, and i SURE as hell dont want anybody to vote McCain because they think Obama wants to teach sex ed to kindergarteners.- DuneChild, on 09/13/2008, -1/+0Dude, Olbermann is not a reporter most of the time, he's a talk-show host. There is a huge difference. It is a common misconception though, because Fox News is not nearly as biased as everyone claims. Talk shows on Fox News are biased, but the reporting is actually pretty fair.
- FreddieD, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6You are exactly right. While I tend to lean left, my wife is EXTREMELY liberal, and she exclusively watches MSNBC's election coverage so she can hear what Olbermann and Maddow (their big star reporters) are saying next. While they don't have the balls to call themselves Fair and Balanced, you pretty much have to agree that those folks lean left.
- kinseyincanada, on 09/13/2008, -0/+8Stop blaming the media and blame the people who watch them =.
- DroogInPhoenix, on 09/13/2008, -3/+1But the sheeple do not know any better.
- Midoc, on 09/13/2008, -1/+2***** it, blame everybody.
- Hangly, on 09/14/2008, -0/+1Businesses are privately-owned, and their "duty" toward the public is merely implied. It is our duty to filter information, not theirs.
And really, if you continue to believe something that you know lies to you, even if only on occasion, whose fault is that?
- superkendall, on 09/13/2008, -12/+5Well I think the press has been rather unfair to Palin too, but what 'ya gonna do?
- MikeTavner, on 09/13/2008, -10/+0Yet again, another buried story from the hellhole of the world. Big thumbs down to you
- smackydoodle, on 09/13/2008, -4/+2Not saying it didn't happen, but is there footage of this somewhere? If it was on CNN, Anderson Cooper, it should be somewhere but yet I can't find it.
- IphtashuFitz, on 09/13/2008, -1/+3Video clip:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin- ...
- IphtashuFitz, on 09/13/2008, -1/+3Video clip:
- jack104, on 09/13/2008, -13/+14Huffington Post wants to talk about truth and stopping the lies? If they want to stop the lies than they should stop writing articles.
- superkendall, on 09/13/2008, -2/+1Media Vulgaris:
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/09/why-d ... - angryhippies, on 09/13/2008, -12/+0Poll: Do you think Obama is Jesus Christ? If interested in participating, check my profile and vote. Doing a psychology study on Obama and his disciples.
- BananaGrabber, on 09/13/2008, -12/+12How many time did Huffington repeat the lie that Palin was part of the Alaskan Independence Party?
- skatoolaki, on 09/13/2008, -5/+1I still don't see how you can deny she had ties to it, and her husband *was* a member and the both of them contributed to it. Whether she was a member or not, she showed support for it - which is a bit hypocritical now that she wants to govern the United States.
- BananaGrabber, on 09/13/2008, -0/+2Yes, because politics is the only factor that people care about in a relationship. My dad is republican.and my mom is a democrat. Oshi, my mom must be a secret republican! NO WAY THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE DIFFERENT POLITICAL BELIEFS!!!!!!
When the hell did she show her support? You're just spewing ***** out of your mouth.
- BananaGrabber, on 09/13/2008, -0/+2Yes, because politics is the only factor that people care about in a relationship. My dad is republican.and my mom is a democrat. Oshi, my mom must be a secret republican! NO WAY THEY COULD POSSIBLY HAVE DIFFERENT POLITICAL BELIEFS!!!!!!
- skatoolaki, on 09/13/2008, -5/+1I still don't see how you can deny she had ties to it, and her husband *was* a member and the both of them contributed to it. Whether she was a member or not, she showed support for it - which is a bit hypocritical now that she wants to govern the United States.
- GrodyChamp, on 09/13/2008, -9/+9This could be the worst case of hypocracy in the history of mankind.
Stop the madness unless it helps who we want to win! Amazing. - Barackalypse, on 09/13/2008, -8/+14If this isn't the pot calling the kettle black, I don't know what is. You know whats even sadder? I actually prefer big media to the online media propaganda from sites like Huffington Post and Rawstory and ThinkProgress.
- Awspire, on 09/13/2008, -3/+6True. I've found that Big Media is a bit more impartial, and far more accurate and professional compared to that found on the net. I was hoping the internet would be an outlet for some of the most impartial reporting of a new age. But, it's the exact opposite. The internet is nothing but an outlet for those hardcore idealist's trying to get their views heard and disseminate propaganda in ways found new everyday.
Truly pathetic.
*turns on CNN*
- Awspire, on 09/13/2008, -3/+6True. I've found that Big Media is a bit more impartial, and far more accurate and professional compared to that found on the net. I was hoping the internet would be an outlet for some of the most impartial reporting of a new age. But, it's the exact opposite. The internet is nothing but an outlet for those hardcore idealist's trying to get their views heard and disseminate propaganda in ways found new everyday.
- tonycomp, on 09/13/2008, -9/+9Buried for being from huffingtonpost.com--do any of you know what a credible source is? This ***** is as accurate as the National Enquirer.
- skatoolaki, on 09/13/2008, -2/+2And so then you are burying the obvious evidence of the actual CNN video? Nice.
- Awspire, on 09/13/2008, -8/+10Arianna Huffington has to be the biggest hypocrite on the net. Huffington, once an advocate for right-wing ideals, well, at least thats what she claims, now claims her views have become leftist, hence Leftpo, uh, I mean Huffpo. Which, I'm assuming she's leaned left since it's a bit more profitable these days, particularly among web dwellers. She'll change wind where the money blows, which leads me to trust nothing her website regurgitates.
- truck87bp, on 09/13/2008, -2/+2That sounded like it was written for national TV.
- battleangel7, on 09/13/2008, -13/+15huffingtonpost.com accusing the press of lies?
Is this a joke? - ATXChappy, on 09/13/2008, -2/+5I'm no big fan of Alex Jones. But, he makes some good points sometimes. The media just repeats what politicians and government officials say. With no independent research or fact checking of their own. Below are links to 2 articles about how the government uses miss information in it's drug statistics. And, a link to the latest release of statistics from the same office with no questioning of the facts.
http://digg.com/politics/The_Drug_Czar_is_required ...
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Lies_Damned_Lies ...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080904/ap_on_re_us/dr ...- DuneChild, on 09/13/2008, -1/+0Poor Miss Information, always getting used like that.
- Richandler, on 09/13/2008, -3/+4It seems like every news orginization comes out with an article like this at least 4 times a year. It's so funny how empty the message is. Jones run for congress if you want to change the country. Journalism is such an intellectually bankrupt profession. Zero critical thinking comes from any of these people. Jefferson said it best when he advised people not to read newspapers.
- btschul, on 09/13/2008, -9/+2Hahaha, Yeah, because the Huffington Joke is a bastion of truth and fair and balanced reporting. Don't try to take the speck out of your neighbor's eye until you get that log out of yours, Arianna.
- yellowsnowcone, on 09/13/2008, -5/+7Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, meet pot.
- DuneChild, on 09/13/2008, -3/+8So, I guess we're not actually going to comment on the point of the article, just that it came from Huffington. Okay, yes, we see the inherent contradiction here, but that does not mean we can't discuss the topic. Instead, we'll just use ad hominem attacks because we don't actually want to stop spreading gossip and rumors about candidates.
- skatoolaki, on 09/13/2008, -0/+3Very well put - thank you.
- phathead, on 09/13/2008, -1/+3You got it! You want to know why? Cause the huffington post and all the other rags on the internet fuel the fire. No one talks about anything that will make a ***** of difference. They are all out to make money. Truly talking about a wide range of solutions to this country's problems or even the actual roots of the problems must put the American public to sleep. Christ the closest we get to a more fiscally sound policy talk is the "bridge to nowhere" ear marks. OK what are you going to do with the other 99.05% of the federal budget...increase it with either more war or more socialist programs neither of which we can afford.
Vote third party
- Browzer, on 09/13/2008, -0/+6The problem is that most pundits on TV just aren't that educated about the issues. Sure, it's easy to spend an hour doing a circle-jerk about the latest polls and stupid gaffs. But to actually discuss the differences between Obama and McCain's tax plans? Health care? Energy proposals? That, like, would require reading 'n stuff. Not to mention that it would actually require a grasp of facts.
And the issues don't have to be boring. Why not talk about Obama's claim that McCain wants to tax people's health care? Or Obama's plan for new energy sources? (I'm an Obama supporter, but McCain supporters could easily come up with a list of McCain issues to talk about, too).- uthandabantu, on 09/14/2008, -0/+0Amen Browzer. You're right: while many journalists *may* have a lot of real world experience, they often lack background to deal with issues. Furthermore, the constraints of production often limit their ability to go off script.
That's why we're supposed to use the Internet to debate the issues. Such as: the issue isn't whether the Huff Po is leftist, but the content of the story. In other words, do we believe that the MSM has focused on fluff such as lipstick and sex education for the last two weeks and left us dangling on the issues?
I do believe that, and that's irregardless of whether I think the HP is "ultralefty" or whatever. Just because a person doesn't agree with the politics doesn't mean they need to stick their head in the sand about it.
Let's discuss the issues across party lines. Sarah Palin's lipstick is not an issue!
- uthandabantu, on 09/14/2008, -0/+0Amen Browzer. You're right: while many journalists *may* have a lot of real world experience, they often lack background to deal with issues. Furthermore, the constraints of production often limit their ability to go off script.
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