At least on the CBS Evening News. On Thursday's newscast, reporter Chip Reid explained that John McCain campaigned in northern Ohio towns Reid described as “conservative areas” while CBS colleague Dean Reynolds, with Barack Obama in Sarasota, Florida, marveled at how he's “not just concentrating on Republican states now. He's stumping in their most conservative strongholds.”
Over the past few weeks Reid has referred to how Sarah Palin campaigned “in conservative rural Pennsylvania,” how Obama in Roanoke “drew a crowd of more than 8,000 in this conservative corner of Virginia” and how a McCain rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin put him in a “deeply conservative suburb of Milwaukee.”
From my memory, and a check of Nexis, only once in October did a CBS Evening News story describe any area of the nation as liberal -- and that came in tandem with a conservative tag. In a Friday, October 17 story, Kelly Cobiella described how in Florida “Obama has the southeast and its large number of African-American, Jewish and liberal white voters. McCain is the favorite among military and socially conservative voters in the southwest and north.”
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Thursday, October 30, Chip Reid on McCain in Ohio:
Traveling from the northwest corner of the state, along Lake Erie, to Mentor in the northeast, the stops were in small towns where McCain found passionate fans at every turn. The purpose in these conservative areas is not so much to find new supporters as it is to make sure the already-converted get to the polls.
Same night, Dean Reynolds on Obama in Sarasota:
Barack Obama is not just concentrating on Republican states now. He's stumping in their most conservative strongholds. Today it was Sarasota, Florida, which George Bush won by eight points four years ago.
Friday, October 17, Reid on how Obama in Roanoke:
...drew a crowd of more than 8,000 in this conservative corner of Virginia today.
Tuesday, October 21, Reid:
Running mate Sarah Palin, still popular with the party's base, was in conservative rural Pennsylvania this weekend.
Thursday, October 9, Reid on McCain in Waukesha, Wisconsin:
Many in this deeply conservative suburb of Milwaukee are in a state of disbelief that Obama could actually win.
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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CBS reports a $12.5 billion
October 31, 2008 - 01:08 ET by d1carterCBS reports a $12.5 billion loss for the third quarter...hmmm
They are bleeding and can't
October 31, 2008 - 06:06 ET by motherbeltThey are bleeding and can't stanch the flow....and they still don't get it!
They show their colors.
October 31, 2008 - 01:56 ET by JWFTo a leftist reporter, liberal areas are normal just like them. You do not report normal.
Today in normaltown, a normal incident happened to normal people while normal onlookers yawned.
Instead, they report about the abnormal conservative people in abnormal hick conservative areas.
Sincerely,
a Veteran of a 1000 psychic wars.
After McCain wins,
October 31, 2008 - 05:43 ET by ThisnThatAfter McCain wins, "Conservative" will change quickly to "Racist" and will simply roll off their tongues.
Even if Obama wins, the msm will point to how "Conservatives" got their just desserts by being so "Racist".
The stories are already written. They're just waiting till 5 November to be published.
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T...haven't you noticed
October 31, 2008 - 06:05 ET by motherbeltT...haven't you noticed that they are already saying that those who don't like, or won't vote for Obama, (because he's black, they imply), are the cultural conservatives ????
Well thats funny, Obama
October 31, 2008 - 06:20 ET by MichaelPaladinWell thats funny, Obama drew a crowd of 8000 in Roanoke, Va.
But Sarah Palin drew a crowd close to 16,000 in Salem, Va which is right next to Roanoke. And just to point out they originally had the venue set for the Salem civic center, but after the response they had for tickets. The venue was moved to a larger area to accomendate all the people.