Americans must remember that al Qaeda gets a vote too. Americans should assume that al Qaeda is planning an attack or multiple attacks before the election. This is their modus operandi. Just as the terrorists influenced the Spanish election of 2004, and Usama bin Laden’s message in 2004 hurt Democratic candidate John Kerry, so too …
This campaign is notable principally because of the participants. The fact that one candidate is black and the other a woman overwhelms Old Media coverage, and so it is the responsibility of New Media to uncover the facts and provide analysis of the candidates’ policies. What is clear is the lack of attention to foreign …
October 21, 2008 – 12:29 pm
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By BenjaminFranklin
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Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, McCain, Obama, U.S. Defense Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy, media bias
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Tagged 2008 U.S. Election, McCain, New Media, Obama, Old Media, U.S. Defense Policy, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Sol Stern of City Journal has a wonderful new article (“The Bomber as School Reformer”) documenting the relationship between Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers and the Democratic Party’s nominee for President Barack Obama. Make time to read it. Available here. The more you read the worse it gets. No wonder Obama & Co., and his …
October 7, 2008 – 2:12 pm
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By BenjaminFranklin
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Posted in 2008 U.S. Election, Democratic Party, Obama, Weather Underground, media bias, terrorism
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Tagged 2008 U.S. Election, Bill Ayers, Democratic Party, Obama, Old Media, Weather Underground
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It’s a presidential election, not a tea party. You knew it would reach this point. It does every campaign cycle. As election day approaches, the campaigns make their arguments for their candidates and against the other one. That is the normal business cycle of a political campaign. Meanwhile, our sainted Old Media condemn such behavior …
Palin won the debate for three reasons: first, she did not lose it, she never made a major gaffe; second, her forensic manner appeals to Americans with plenty of “you betchas”; and third, Biden was never able to land a knock out blow. Biden’s command of the facts is certainly impressive, but it was Palin …
The debate is important for both campaigns, but is more so for McCain’s. Tonight is the most important night of Sarah Palin’s career. If she crashes, the gamble McCain took will be seen to be a gigantic mistake. If she does well, the Old Media spin will include this theme: “that is the least we …
McCain’s performance in the first debate was exceptional. His grasp of the problems facing the country is what we should expect from someone with his experience. Time and again, he demonstrated his knowledge and leadership. Obama lost. This is because Obama had to show the American people that his understanding was profound–the equal of John …
I am a strong supporter of John McCain but he is making a mistake suspending the debate with Barack Obama scheduled for September 26th. The economy is an important issue to be sure, and it deserves attention from both candidates. But McCain is not the President of the United States; he is not Chairman of …
Distinguished journalist Stuart Taylor of National Journal has an excellent story on the bias of the Old Media this campaign season. Taylor writes: “I no longer trust the major newspapers or television networks to provide consistently accurate and fair reporting and analysis of the all the charges and countercharges.” Old Media are trusted less and …
