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kentuck

(111,106 posts)
Fri Oct 12, 2012, 02:23 PM Oct 2012

A true study in media bias...

A few days ago, an aggressive and fast-talking salesman named Mitt Romney stood on a stage in Denver "debating" Barack Obama. For the entirety of the debate, he had a fake, frozen, smirky smile on his face. He chomped down on Jim Lehrer like he was a dog biscuit. He told him that he was going to get rid of both he and Big Bird. We can't afford any more money for public broadcasting. He looked like he was on some type of amphetamine? And he called the President a liar...

But afterwards, the spin from the media and from the Republicans was that it was the greatest performance since Reagan in 1980. Where was this guy before, they asked? He was declared the over-whelming winner by most in the media. The President was not aggressive enough. He was not cool and presidential, like Ryan was last night.

Now, after Joe Biden chewed up Ryan and spit him out like a bad taste in his mouth, the Repubs and many in the media say that Biden was too aggressive. He laughed and smirked too much. He was condescending. Ryan was cool and presidential. Joe Biden was "bizarre". They believe Ryan won the debate. It is all too clear who is manipulating the media and where the bias is originating.

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