Comments on: Is Obama King Of All Media? http://www.bloggernews.net/116944 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:39:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Fourier http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-439770 Fourier Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:11:04 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-439770 Stiletto: Metrosexual? That insult lost currency in the mid-90s. Further, "'nuff said" was a hackneyed term used by smug rock critics back in the 60s. The McCain campaign is already being laughed at for being so stodgy; using such outmoded expressions in McCain's defense does little more than remind readers of his old age. Stiletto: Metrosexual? That insult lost currency in the mid-90s. Further, “’nuff said” was a hackneyed term used by smug rock critics back in the 60s. The McCain campaign is already being laughed at for being so stodgy; using such outmoded expressions in McCain’s defense does little more than remind readers of his old age.

]]> By: NH http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-437863 NH Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:24:41 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-437863 He is indeed the next "hitler" and will hand us over to the UN and his handlers sooner than you can say he's a racist. He is indeed the next “hitler” and will hand us over to the UN and his handlers sooner than you can say he’s a racist.

]]> By: The Stiletto http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-437705 The Stiletto Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:58:54 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-437705 John McCain is a war hero and any suggestion that his mental and physical toughness in surviving brutal torture and captivity makes him somehow psychologically unfit to be CIC is despicable. If you bothered to read the New Yorker article about Obama - in other words, got past the cover - you would have learned that when he was in the IL state legislature he once threatened to kick a political rival's ass over a vote. What's his excuse - he didn't have a daddy to teach him how a man comports himself? If he is ever stupid enough to threaten to kick McCain's ass, at 71 years old and even without full use of his arms (which were repeatedly broken by the VC, by the way) he will kick Obama all the way back into his mama's womb. McCain is a Man. Obama is a Metrosexual. 'Nuff said. John McCain is a war hero and any suggestion that his mental and physical toughness in surviving brutal torture and captivity makes him somehow psychologically unfit to be CIC is despicable. If you bothered to read the New Yorker article about Obama - in other words, got past the cover - you would have learned that when he was in the IL state legislature he once threatened to kick a political rival’s ass over a vote. What’s his excuse - he didn’t have a daddy to teach him how a man comports himself? If he is ever stupid enough to threaten to kick McCain’s ass, at 71 years old and even without full use of his arms (which were repeatedly broken by the VC, by the way) he will kick Obama all the way back into his mama’s womb. McCain is a Man. Obama is a Metrosexual. ‘Nuff said.

]]> By: MsSwin http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-437229 MsSwin Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:35:25 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/116944#comment-437229 John McCain just blew off speaking with thousands of minority journalists at the Unity '08 National Convention in Chicago all the while complaining he's not getting nearly enough news coverage. With all these journalists losing out on a great opportunity to meet with and write about the man, could it be they might be looking for something to report, a story to investigate? Feel free to forward the following "news tip" to them. We can kill three birds with one stone - take mainstream media to task for not giving voters coverage on the full McCain, bring attention to a health issue affecting many veterans, and give Senator McCain the level of news coverage he craves. Now, some in mainstream media even have the gall to question whether these minority journalists will pander to Obama because of race, while disregarding their own consistent record of filling us full with stories of McCain's war 'hero' trials and tribulations without giving us the full story. Journalists within the old school mainstream media indulge themselves with numerous articles on his status as a POW, inform us each and every time one vet speaks out about the torture of John McCain, even going into great detail about the types of torture and the number of years the man was tortured. Yet, it never enters their minds to ever ask the obvious question - "Could the man running for the highest office in the United States of America, a job with incredible stress, possibly suffer from PTSD?" Google the general web with the words 'mccain ptsd' and over one half million hits will appear. Most are articles by veteran groups having to do with McCain's lack of support for veterans and his actions to shut down the MIA/POW investigations, while many others discuss the very real possibility he suffers from PTSD. Now go to Google News section and enter 'mccain ptsd'. To be fair, google the entire archive. Out of a grand total of approximately 80 hits, you will be lucky to pull up one or two articles addressing this issue. As you can see, there is NO mainstream media coverage questioning whether John McCain may suffer from PTSD or perhaps LOSS. They are more than willing to write about the details of McCain's torture but not the probable result of said torture. “Among U.S. servicemen taken captive during the Korean War, as many as nine out of 10 survivors may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental disorders more than 35 years after their release" [ psychologist Patricia B. Sutker of the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center and her colleagues report in the January AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY] McCain has a nine out of ten chance of having PTSD, displays many of the symptoms, yet no one in mainstream media will question him, a candidate for Commander in Chief, a man who has an infamous history of an out of control temper who refuses to release his full military medical records to the general press. Nine out of ten - Anyone willing to take book on the possibility John McCain does not suffer from ptsd? Call me, I need gas money. 'Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, can result from wartime trauma such as suffering wounds or witnessing others being hurt. Symptoms include irritability or outbursts of anger, sleep difficulties, trouble concentrating, extreme vigilance and an exaggerated startle response.' http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSN17282413 http://ptsd.about.com/od/symptomsanddiagnosis/a/PTSDsymptoms.htm Before the Iraq invasion, many of us begged mainstream media to fully question the history and events leading us into war. They refused. To their credit, however, they 'apologized' years later for their failure to fully report these events. Today, we ask them to help the voters answer one simple question: 'Is John McCain emotionally fit for the most stressful job in our country, the President of the United States, our Commander in Chief?" Journalists have a choice. They can continue to tiptoe around the elephant in the room, put a politician before country, violate the spirit of journalism and ignore the ethics that bind them, or they can do their job. They can give us the full McCain. John McCain just blew off speaking with thousands of minority journalists at the Unity ‘08 National Convention in Chicago all the while complaining he’s not getting nearly enough news coverage. With all these journalists losing out on a great opportunity to meet with and write about the man, could it be they might be looking for something to report, a story to investigate?

Feel free to forward the following “news tip” to them. We can kill three birds with one stone - take mainstream media to task for not giving voters coverage on the full McCain, bring attention to a health issue affecting many veterans, and give Senator McCain the level of news coverage he craves.

Now, some in mainstream media even have the gall to question whether these minority journalists will pander to Obama because of race, while disregarding their own consistent record of filling us full with stories of McCain’s war ‘hero’ trials and tribulations without giving us the full story. Journalists within the old school mainstream media indulge themselves with numerous articles on his status as a POW, inform us each and every time one vet speaks out about the torture of John McCain, even going into great detail about the types of torture and the number of years the man was tortured. Yet, it never enters their minds to ever ask the obvious question - “Could the man running for the highest office in the United States of America, a job with incredible stress, possibly suffer from PTSD?”

Google the general web with the words ‘mccain ptsd’ and over one half million hits will appear. Most are articles by veteran groups having to do with McCain’s lack of support for veterans and his actions to shut down the MIA/POW investigations, while many others discuss the very real possibility he suffers from PTSD. Now go to Google News section and enter ‘mccain ptsd’. To be fair, google the entire archive. Out of a grand total of approximately 80 hits, you will be lucky to pull up one or two articles addressing this issue.

As you can see, there is NO mainstream media coverage questioning whether John McCain may suffer from PTSD or perhaps LOSS. They are more than willing to write about the details of McCain’s torture but not the probable result of said torture.

“Among U.S. servicemen taken captive during the Korean War, as many as nine out of 10 survivors may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental disorders more than 35 years after their release” [ psychologist Patricia B. Sutker of the New Orleans Veterans Administration Medical Center and her colleagues report in the January AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY]

McCain has a nine out of ten chance of having PTSD, displays many of the symptoms, yet no one in mainstream media will question him, a candidate for Commander in Chief, a man who has an infamous history of an out of control temper who refuses to release his full military medical records to the general press.

Nine out of ten - Anyone willing to take book on the possibility John McCain does not suffer from ptsd? Call me, I need gas money.

‘Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, can result from wartime trauma such as suffering wounds or witnessing others being hurt. Symptoms include irritability or outbursts of anger, sleep difficulties, trouble
concentrating, extreme vigilance and an exaggerated startle response.’

http://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSN17282413

http://ptsd.about.com/od/symptomsanddiagnosis/a/PTSDsymptoms.htm

Before the Iraq invasion, many of us begged mainstream media to fully question the history and events leading us into war. They refused. To their credit, however, they ‘apologized’ years later for their failure to fully report these events. Today, we ask them to help the voters answer one simple question: ‘Is John McCain emotionally fit for the most stressful job in our country, the President of the United States, our Commander in Chief?”

Journalists have a choice. They can continue to tiptoe around the elephant in the room, put a politician before country, violate the spirit of journalism and ignore the ethics that bind them, or they can do their job.

They can give us the full McCain.

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