The steamy love affair between the Los Angeles Times and Barack Obama shows no signs of letting up. The archives at the Times will show that yesterday's big announcement by Obama was reported today with 1,215 words on page A17 (here, Sunday, February 11, 2007). In truth, there was actually more than this. There was also a 16-square-inch, full-color photo of Obama prominently displayed on the front page (see the image here). Barack is shown waving happily in front of a large backdrop of the American flag. (By the way, nowhere does the word "liberal" appear anywhere in the article!)
In addition, yesterday (Saturday, February 10, 2007), the Times published two photos and 1000+ words* in anticipation of Obama's announcement with an article called "Would Obama be 'black president'?" (page A12, see the image here) Note that the article next to it on Giuliani only has a puny 2.2-square-inch b&w photo of Rudy.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday (February 6, 2007), after Giuliani filed a statement of candidacy and announced "I'm in this to win," the Times buried the news to the "In Brief" section with a miniscule 114 words on the bottom half of page A15 (here). Although the Times has published a number of articles this past week on Giuliani's travels, it has not nearly risen to the level of the fawning and glowing coverage given to Obama.
Continuing disparate treatment? Of course. We have reported previously on the LA Times-Obama love affair here, here, here, and here).
(* Although the article itself is on the Times web site (here, with video and photos), I have not yet seen it seen listed in the archives.)
—Dave Pierre is the creator of TheMediaReport.com and a contributor to NewsBusters.
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Sadly, even Jay Leno is 'in b
February 11, 2007 - 21:08 ET bySadly, even Jay Leno is 'in bed' with Obama. It was sickening how Jay Leno drooled all over Obama the night Obama was on the show. Then the other night during the opening jokes, Jay Leno began a joke that actually had Obama in it--but the joke ended with the punch line insulting Bush, not Obama.
"Barack Obama now trying to quit smoking. ... He's now chewing nicotine gum. Today on the news, they showed him chewing the gum while walking. To which President Bush said, 'Show off.'" --Jay Leno
It's interesting that Obama
February 12, 2007 - 08:07 ET by motherbeltIt's interesting that Obama realizes he has to quit smoking in order to have a chance.
On such weighty matters we choose our leaders.
lol... I had not thought of t
February 12, 2007 - 23:35 ET bylol... I had not thought of that, but you are right. Not even the Dems would want to vote in a man who could not quit smoking--but a closet Muslim is fine-and-dandy with them.
Giuliani would be the first
February 11, 2007 - 23:42 ET by zhombreGiuliani would be the first Italian-American President, and first big city mayor elected President (correct me if mistaken on that point) but I suppose all that is trumped by the ascension of a rookie Senator of color from the Land of Lincoln. Obama looks and sounds like not the Manchurian Candidate but the new 21st Century CGI Candidate -- a comfortable racial blend created on the computer and mouthing all the appropriate liberal pieties in a well-modulated voice, making the pieties almost sound like they make sense again.
Oh god the 10 O'Clock news he
February 12, 2007 - 00:05 ET by Chicago RepublicanOh god the 10 O'Clock news here is in full Obama worship mode. God help me.
abomination n. 1. anything
February 12, 2007 - 08:41 ET by NoMoreClintonsabomination n. 1. anything that arouses strong disgust
2. a shamefully wicked action
Obama Nation - 1. see above
2. The LA Times and most of the Main Stream Media
Obama's announcement already
February 12, 2007 - 10:26 ET by ucObama's announcement already has him seeming less "clean and articulate" than SLICK AND OBFUSCATING. He does remember his civic classes about Lincoln being a Wartime President who didn't run from the war and fired generals who did, doesn't he? How is emphasizing his Christian past and celebrating a to the finish of War President of a Civil War a clear message? Atleast he didn't use Martin Luther King Jr. again as an arguement for only celebrating MLK in our own back yard. Enough said for now, rather see what additional slick and obfuscating comments Obama and Hillary will come up with this week than point them inadvertantly in a better position.