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Originally Posted by thatmariolover
I'm less concerned by where somebody gets their money than I am by how they spend it. Obviously there are a few exceptions (Ron Paul taking money from a white supremacist group would be one such, Rudy Giuliani making millions on speeches about 9/11 would be another). I'm not saying it isn't something to be questioned because obviously such things should be public and discussed. But I disagree if the opinion being expressed is that we should be afraid of Obama's ties to big business.
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I don't blame Obama for taking the money, but I do blame him for continuing to paint McCain as being beholden to special interests because of funds accepted, when Obama has accepted more by far. I also have a huge problem with the fact that Obama's campaign instructed large donors to hide their contributions through 3rd parties, essentially laundering the money in a political sense, so that it appears to the layman that all finances come from individuals or in small amounts.
That doesn't mean that Obama is beholden to big business, it just means he is a hipocrit, and when you are running as a pure statesman unscathed by the political machine, you can't afford to be a hipocrit... unless the media simply refuses to point out the hipocrisy.
Just as the media refuses to acknowledge that his "army of volunteers" are intended to be PAID by the government for their services. He calls them volunteers in his rhetoric, while in his plan gives them a salary.
Just as the media refuses to acknowledge that most of his "tax breaks" are actually grants given to those who pay little to no taxes. But Obama calls them "tax breaks" and not welfare and intedned to be a redistribution of wealth program. It' pure unadulterated socialism, but because its referred to as "tax breaks" no one questions it.
Just as the media inundates the airwaves with questions and criticism of Sarah Palin's experience (I question it too), while conveniently ignoring the fact that Obama has only a little more experience on a national stage, and less experience in an exeutive capacity... and he's running for PRESIDENT not Vice President, which is historically a training ground for national office.
In the end, these numbers do not sway my vote, and philosophically I stand against almost everything barack stamds for when it comes to issues and his solutions. It just shows that there are few lengths the media will go to to try and elect their candidate.
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From what I'm reading though, you're underlying point is that the mainstream media (a liberally biased media, as you've described it) isn't drawing attention to the tough questions regarding Obama. Which, I concede is partially true, but think it swings both ways. Quality journalism and reporting has taken a real dive in general. Lots of people in popular culture are voicing their disgust over it. Jon Stewart gave a scathing speech to a group of reporters during a breakfast he had invited them to. Now regardless of Jon's political views, he made the same point you're making.
People are reporting what they want to report and writing it in ways to inflame the public instead of doing quality investigative journalism. A double example:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/20...933/788/599244
First of all, it's disgusting what The Gallup Daily was going with the election information. But then you have a news article with a title specifically engineered to get people upset over it. It's hardly unique to Republicans or Democrats. I think our real problem is with people who believe any inflammatory remark they hear and repeat it without understanding the underlying issues. And this is how we justify the travesty that is the Electoral College. Two underlying issues need to be addressed. The media needs to be accountable for what they report, and we need to work to educate the public so that everyone with the right to vote is worthy of it.
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I agree with most of what you say, except for the part where you are what Jon Stewart thinks. Jon Stewart may be the biggest media hipocrit of them all, and an intellectual coward to boot. His show spends 90% of its time lambasting intellectual opposition, and hiding it in comedy, using entertainment as a rhetorical shield.
The worst part is that he has openly reversed his opinion of John McCain, who was a frequent guest in the past and Jon openly praised him for his independent thinking and moderate legislation... and since the general election began Stewart does nothing but openly question his character and sincerity, and propogated half-truths and misinformation basically because he's running against a Democrat. Its pathetic and just shows me that Jon Stewart is no better or purer of thought than any other leftist mouthpiece.