The Most Important Headline Today?

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Actually, Marc, the most important dynamic today is whether you all in the media decide to hand the election to Hillary or not.

If you all replay The Cry v2.0 over and over again with critical male commenters piling on, you all are going to give Hillary a last minute surge.

I implore all of you in the media to do the right thing. Don't cover the cries. IT'S NOT NEWS. PERIOD. Don't replay the tape over and over. Don't put male commenters up there to poke fun at her. It's not fair. She has had plenty of instutional advantages and it is not the media's role to let her manufacture a late breaking female surge like this.

Please, the future of our country is at stake and if all the media people out there decide to make this the last image in voters minds as they head to the polls tomorrow, you will be effectively handing the election to Hillary. Please don't do this.

Posted by RKA | February 4, 2008 12:35 PM

Couldn't agree with you more, RKA. Somebody throw Chris Matthews/Wolf Blitzer in a gunny sack for about 36 hours - please. Isn't it sad how much good reason we have to be fearful of the MSM's incompetence? I mean, Jesus.

Posted by George (CT) | February 4, 2008 12:46 PM

Obama at East Rutherford Live..
http://www.cnn.com/video/live/live.html?stream=stream4

Posted by Ann | February 4, 2008 12:54 PM

Actually, Marc, the most important dynamic today is whether you all in the media decide to hand the election to Hillary or not.

Please. Matt Drudge literally is running thirteen anti-Hillary pro-Obama headline links to one that's (maybe) positive for Hillary. Even the triumphant shouting of the USA Today headline is part of the ubiquitous pro-Obama spin. I mean, Obama hasn't erased the Clinton lead. He's just reduced it. It still exists. And most polling indicates her lead is still fairly substantial in the big 22. An objective headline would say something to the effect of: "Democratic race tightens. Obama pulls even in California; Clinton maintains edge in most Super Tuesday contests."

You want more Obamamedia? Sheesh. Some people are never satisfied. Although huge media support is a mixed blessing, as it can lead to complacency. I think this is partly what happened in New Hampshire. Convinced of an Obama victory, I suspect a lot of his young voters took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to head to the ski slopes.

Posted by Jasper | February 4, 2008 1:18 PM

No, Jasper, I know what you all are up to. You and the media are simultaeously raising Obama's expecations, saying he has it in the bag so people don't bother to turn out for him, while the media is busy fomenting a NH style female backlash with The Cry v2.0.

This is a replay of the NH stratgey, plain and simple in which the media and Hillary conspired to create a perfect storm for a female backlash vote.

Posted by RKA | February 4, 2008 1:42 PM

Are you guys seriously criticizing Clinton for shedding tears because the doctor that introduced her was shedding tears as well. Are you guys human? Seriously.

Posted by Rick | February 4, 2008 2:06 PM

I second Rick's comment, above, re: Clinton's "tears." It was an over-blown event that helped nobody. Please, let it go.

Posted by S.G.E.W. | February 4, 2008 3:11 PM

Libturds in all the major national media outlets are in love with Obama. They wax his jimmy if they could. They have the knives out for Clinton.

I started reading more local coverage from the various big city papers in the key states and found the coverage more even and more informative.

Posted by Dickie Flatts | February 4, 2008 4:32 PM

Dickhead Flatts: You seem to have a fascination with jimmy waxing. Interesting. Is your wife or boyfriend aware of this?

Posted by Charlie Devonshire | February 4, 2008 4:45 PM