Joe Biden's FDR gaffe was noticed, but with a shoulder shrug, by Newsweek's October 6 edition of "Conventional Wisdom." The same feature cheered Obama's debate performance as "presidential," gave the thumbs up to Dave Letterman's tirade against Sen. John McCain, and reveled in Gov. Sarah Palin's "moose caught in the headlights" interview with CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric.
"Most popular YouTube video of the week: Katie Couric field-dressing Palin. Sometimes it takes a woman to expose a woman," read the introductory caption for the "First Great Debate Edition" of the weekly CW digest.
Yet when it came to Obama's gaffe-prone running mate, the CW only assigned a sideways arrow to the Delaware senator:
Biden: Said FDR spoke on TV in 1929. Problem: Wasn’t prez then, and TV wasn’t around.
Although the first debate last Friday at Ole Miss was a draw, CW gave Obama the up arrow:
Passes "presidential" test and stays loose in debate. Tie goes to the challenger.
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I'd as soon depend on Howard
September 29, 2008 - 14:05 ET by Chris NormanI'd as soon depend on Howard Dean as Newsweak's CW for a neutral and unbiased appraisal of McCain/Palin and Obama/Biden...
McNotObama '08
Cancel Newsweek
September 29, 2008 - 14:10 ET by NotafraidThis reminds me of why I cancelled my Newsweek subscription.
Not even for free
September 29, 2008 - 18:59 ET by TexndocI was getting this "Newsweek" rag free and un-solicited and called their 1-800 number to quit sending it. Funny thing is that the nice lady who handled my request said she "deals with this all day".
Tie goes to the challenger.
September 29, 2008 - 14:15 ET by CpickeringSo Newsweek believes that McCain is the CHAMPION?? All right, they sure hide it well. LOL
If Obama is the Challenger......
September 29, 2008 - 15:00 ET by motherbeltSorry, but as exemplified in the game of Risk, the challenger has to "overcome"....not just match....so ties go to the Defender!
It's really a shame...
September 29, 2008 - 14:22 ET by PrairieSkywhat Jon Meacham and company have done to Newsweek over the last several years. We subscribed to Newsweek for nearly twenty years, but discontinued our subscription about five years ago because of their very obvious lurch to the left, and their apparent complete abandonment of any journalistic integrity.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
NOW poll on Palin
September 29, 2008 - 15:20 ET by WildBillPlease take this 2 second poll and help shut the door on this NOW lib smear tactic against Palin....Thanks
Here's the link: http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html
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WB...
September 29, 2008 - 15:30 ET by PrairieSkyThanks for the heads up about the poll and the link...When I voted, it was 49% Yes, and 49% No. It'll be interesting to see where this goes.
"...peace is the highest aspiration of the American People. We will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will never surrender for it, now or ever." President Ronald Reagan, January 20, 1981
Not to mention all the other
September 29, 2008 - 15:28 ET by lotrNot to mention all the other biased ratings. Bush gets the downer, but congress gets the sideways. Obama, along with liberal cohort Letterman, both get the thumbs up, while McCain gets the sideways (I guess they didn't want to be too obvious). The whole thing is skewed.
No surprise here. The left
September 29, 2008 - 15:33 ET by Clear thinkerNo surprise here. The left and the supporting media will use anything in an effort to make the Messiah look like he's presidential material. Even if it means lying and making his goofy VP pick sound like a man of great knowledge. Joe Biden's brain reminds me of wikipedia... there is huge amounts of info there, but most of it is wrong!
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