Saturday, May 5, 2012

Is the new media blowing it when it comes to reporting on Obama?

Instapundit

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Rubin has a few ideas that I like, for example:
  • The gap between Obama's rhetoric and his performance.
  • The president is confronted on his misleading language on energy policy and we see comprehensive reporting on the claims by energy producers that this administration is making it more difficult than ever to develop domestic oil supplies. The Post’s Glenn Kessler can serve as a guide:
  • We see in print and on air coverage a side-by-side comparison of Obama’s high-minded 2008 rhetoric and his 2012 language.
  • If 2008 was the election in which we saw journalistic sins of commission (blatant cheerleading for the president), 2012 is proving to be the election of omission in which the press turn a blind eye toward the president’s many failings.
The blogosphere is supposed to "fact check you ass".  If the blogs can do that much, it can be a big help.  But uncovering the biggest stories is a big challenge when the big media can squash it and ignore it.

I think our problems run a bit deeper.  However, the current system is the only one we have and the current way is to bash the opponent as opposed to actually solving problems.  On that score, Obama has fallen far short of his highminded rhetoric.  As for Romney's campaign, it knocked out Gingrich's with negativity, and we still don't know what he is really all about.  This blog is about solutions that are out there, if only we would just insist upon them, and get these politicians to actually do something about them.

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