Comments on: President Obama’s magical first pitch http://www.bloggernews.net/121582 High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:44:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jefferson Flanders http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1356791 Jefferson Flanders Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:58:41 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1356791 That should be: The concern is that it is first pitches today, and substantive policy matters tomorrow. That should be:

The concern is that it is first pitches today, and substantive policy matters tomorrow.

]]> By: Jefferson Flanders http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1356785 Jefferson Flanders Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:57:31 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1356785 Mr. Smith, Jon Stewart took issue with a Fox News morning show "personality" saying that Pujols "dug the throw out of the dirt." The Fox News link I cite noted: "The results are in: President Obama apparently did not clear the plate in his ceremonial first pitch at the MLB All-Star game in St. Louis Tuesday night. The ball fell just short of the 60-foot threshold, according to a reporter on the scene." The reality is that Pujols had to move well in front of the plate to catch the ball before it hit the ground... Mr. Tipple, Yes, I wrote a blog post because the American mainstream media <em>coverage</em> of President Obama's first pitch reflects the desire of some journalists to cast Obama in the best light possible. The concern is that it is first pitches today, and substantive policy matters today. If you can't trust journalists to report the small things accurately, what about the big things? Jefferson Mr. Smith,

Jon Stewart took issue with a Fox News morning show “personality” saying that Pujols “dug the throw out of the dirt.” The Fox News link I cite noted: “The results are in: President Obama apparently did not clear the plate in his ceremonial first pitch at the MLB All-Star game in St. Louis Tuesday night. The ball fell just short of the 60-foot threshold, according to a reporter on the scene.”

The reality is that Pujols had to move well in front of the plate to catch the ball before it hit the ground…

Mr. Tipple,

Yes, I wrote a blog post because the American mainstream media coverage of President Obama’s first pitch reflects the desire of some journalists to cast Obama in the best light possible.

The concern is that it is first pitches today, and substantive policy matters today.

If you can’t trust journalists to report the small things accurately, what about the big things?

Jefferson

]]> By: Kevin Tipple http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1352955 Kevin Tipple Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:52:15 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1352955 “In short, whether a politician’s throw reaches home plate or not shouldn’t be a symbol of anything (certainly not “manliness” or leadership”. And yet, you wrote a blog post on the meaningless subject. “In short, whether a politician’s throw reaches home plate or not shouldn’t be a symbol of anything (certainly not “manliness” or leadership”.

And yet, you wrote a blog post on the meaningless subject.

]]> By: Andrew Smith http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1349670 Andrew Smith Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:43:23 +0000 http://www.bloggernews.net/121582#comment-1349670 I like your point "In short, whether a politician’s throw reaches home plate or not shouldn’t be a symbol of anything (certainly not “manliness” or leadership". It's insightful. Regardless, I direct you to Jon Stewart's mocking of the Fox News coverage of the pitch. "If you're just going to make shit up about what happened, maybe you shouldn't do it while the videotape that contradicts you is playing." Saying that Fox News has a clear-eye account of the pitch is about as truthful as the liberal media spin heralding the "success" of the pitche. I like your point “In short, whether a politician’s throw reaches home plate or not shouldn’t be a symbol of anything (certainly not “manliness” or leadership”. It’s insightful.

Regardless, I direct you to Jon Stewart’s mocking of the Fox News coverage of the pitch.

“If you’re just going to make shit up about what happened, maybe you shouldn’t do it while the videotape that contradicts you is playing.”

Saying that Fox News has a clear-eye account of the pitch is about as truthful as the liberal media spin heralding the “success” of the pitche.

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