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		<title>By: DLS</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119685</link>
		<dc:creator>DLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#039;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &amp; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note to the liberal politics infusing the media -- if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#039;ll spark a backlash.  I&#039;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &quot;change&quot; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#39;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &#038; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.</p>
<p>It&#39;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.</p>
<p>Note to the liberal politics infusing the media &#8212; if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#39;ll spark a backlash.  I&#39;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &#8220;change&#8221; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</p>
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		<title>By: DLS</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119689</link>
		<dc:creator>DLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#039;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &amp; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note to the liberal politics infusing the media -- if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#039;ll spark a backlash.  I&#039;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &quot;change&quot; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#39;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &#038; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.</p>
<p>It&#39;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.</p>
<p>Note to the liberal politics infusing the media &#8212; if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#39;ll spark a backlash.  I&#39;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &#8220;change&#8221; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</p>
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		<title>By: DLS</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119710</link>
		<dc:creator>DLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119710</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#039;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &amp; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note to the liberal politics infusing the media -- if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#039;ll spark a backlash.  I&#039;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &quot;change&quot; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#39;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &#038; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.</p>
<p>It&#39;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.</p>
<p>Note to the liberal politics infusing the media &#8212; if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#39;ll spark a backlash.  I&#39;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &#8220;change&#8221; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</p>
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		<title>By: DLS</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119735</link>
		<dc:creator>DLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119735</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#039;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &amp; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note to the liberal politics infusing the media -- if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#039;ll spark a backlash.  I&#039;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &quot;change&quot; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#39;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &#038; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.</p>
<p>It&#39;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.</p>
<p>Note to the liberal politics infusing the media &#8212; if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#39;ll spark a backlash.  I&#39;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &#8220;change&#8221; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</p>
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		<title>By: DLS</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119747</link>
		<dc:creator>DLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119747</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#039;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &amp; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note to the liberal politics infusing the media -- if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#039;ll spark a backlash.  I&#039;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &quot;change&quot; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#39;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &#038; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.</p>
<p>It&#39;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.</p>
<p>Note to the liberal politics infusing the media &#8212; if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#39;ll spark a backlash.  I&#39;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &#8220;change&#8221; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</p>
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		<title>By: DLS</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119761</link>
		<dc:creator>DLS</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 16:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119761</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#039;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &amp; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It&#039;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Note to the liberal politics infusing the media -- if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#039;ll spark a backlash.  I&#039;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &quot;change&quot; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#39;s not just teevee with silly info-tainment, gimmicky graphics, and stupid sound effects (Fox was a pioneer in this with pro sports broadcasting, and later with news broadcasts), in addition to liberal opinion and editorializing routinely substituting for reporting, but it&#39;s not limited to teevee.  Time Lite, Newspeak, and US Wooze and &#038; Knurled Report have long been tabloidish, dumbed-down, and flippant, for example.</p>
<p>It&#39;s a relief to hear BBC News on my local NPR station.</p>
<p>Note to the liberal politics infusing the media &#8212; if the media get more vicious in their attacks on McCain and especially on Palin (as part of their auxiliary Obama campaign media function this year), they&#39;ll spark a backlash.  I&#39;m waiting to see how they behave if or when McCain-Palin pulls ahead of Obama-Biden and the latter have yet to recover from their recent and present blunders.  (Will they go back to presenting themselves, Obama-Biden, as something positive, not just different?  Grown-ups, who are conservative than the young, know that &#8220;change&#8221; does not necessarily mean the same as, and constitute, improvement.  Will they attack the weak element, that is, McCain, rather than Palin?  While keeping their attacks from being scummy?  We have yet to see.)</p>
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		<title>By: kritt11</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119647</link>
		<dc:creator>kritt11</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</p>
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		<title>By: kritt11</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119709</link>
		<dc:creator>kritt11</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</p>
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		<title>By: kritt11</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119732</link>
		<dc:creator>kritt11</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</p>
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		<title>By: kritt11</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119744</link>
		<dc:creator>kritt11</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119744</guid>
		<description>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</p>
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		<title>By: kritt11</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119757</link>
		<dc:creator>kritt11</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119757</guid>
		<description>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unfortunately for all of us, the msm is becoming too much like the gossipy tabloids that we used to  pretend not to read while in line at the supermarket. They are mostly concerned with making flashy headlines and feeding fake controversies rather than with digging out the truth, and educating the voting public. Almost every major newspaper has cut its budget for investigative reporting and released its more seasoned journalists into early retirement to save money. We will all pay the cost of having a lax and substandard press.</p>
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		<title>By: StockBoySF</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119646</link>
		<dc:creator>StockBoySF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#039;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#39;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</p>
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		<title>By: StockBoySF</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119684</link>
		<dc:creator>StockBoySF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#039;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#39;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</p>
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		<title>By: StockBoySF</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119706</link>
		<dc:creator>StockBoySF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#039;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#39;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</p>
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		<title>By: StockBoySF</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119725</link>
		<dc:creator>StockBoySF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#039;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#39;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</p>
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		<title>By: StockBoySF</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119740</link>
		<dc:creator>StockBoySF</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:24:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#039;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I hope the press sticks to the real issues in the future and doesn&#39;t give in to such things as lipstick on pigs.  When the press does cover the real issues, I hope they do a better job at holding the campaigns accountable for their words.  If the campaigns misrepresent something, the press should say so.  if the campaigns are honest about something, the press should say so.</p>
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		<title>By: CitizenKang</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119643</link>
		<dc:creator>CitizenKang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html&quot;&gt;Mark Halperin&lt;/a&gt; is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I&#039;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist -- journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#039;s demonstrably false, again, we&#039;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#039;s happening.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html">Mark Halperin</a> is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:</p>
<p><i>I&#39;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist &#8212; journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#39;s demonstrably false, again, we&#39;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#39;s happening.</i></p>
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		<title>By: CitizenKang</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119678</link>
		<dc:creator>CitizenKang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html&quot;&gt;Mark Halperin&lt;/a&gt; is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I&#039;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist -- journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#039;s demonstrably false, again, we&#039;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#039;s happening.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html">Mark Halperin</a> is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:</p>
<p><i>I&#39;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist &#8212; journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#39;s demonstrably false, again, we&#39;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#39;s happening.</i></p>
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		<title>By: CitizenKang</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119704</link>
		<dc:creator>CitizenKang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://themoderatevoice.com/general/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/#comment-119704</guid>
		<description>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html&quot;&gt;Mark Halperin&lt;/a&gt; is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I&#039;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist -- journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#039;s demonstrably false, again, we&#039;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#039;s happening.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html">Mark Halperin</a> is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:</p>
<p><i>I&#39;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist &#8212; journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#39;s demonstrably false, again, we&#39;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#39;s happening.</i></p>
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		<title>By: CitizenKang</title>
		<link>http://themoderatevoice.com/22588/the-real-problem-with-the-medias-political-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-119717</link>
		<dc:creator>CitizenKang</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html&quot;&gt;Mark Halperin&lt;/a&gt; is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;I&#039;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist -- journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#039;s demonstrably false, again, we&#039;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#039;s happening.&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A point of hope, if an MSM dinosaur like <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/halperin-on-palin-stop-th_n_125336.html">Mark Halperin</a> is calling BS on both McPalin and the press:</p>
<p><i>I&#39;m not saying the press should be out to get John McCain and Sarah Palin. But if a core part of their message is something that every journalist &#8212; journalism organization in the country has looked at and says it&#39;s demonstrably false, again, we&#39;re not doing our jobs if we just treat this as one of many things that&#39;s happening.</i></p>
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