"Obama Too Skinny" WSJ article copied McCain Campaign talking points

Ichingcarpenter

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Sun Aug-03-08 01:10 AM
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"Obama Too Skinny" WSJ article copied McCain Campaign talking points

Beyond that, Chozick's journalistic techniques seems to include failing to credit McCain campaign memos when she's essentially quoting them verbatim. McCain campaign manager Rick Davis a couple of days ago:

"...Only celebrities like Barack Obama go to the gym three times a day, demand 'MET-RX chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and bottles of a hard-to-find organic brew -- Black Forest Berry Honest Tea' and worry about the price of arugula."

Chozick today:

These days he stays away from junk food and instead snacks on MET-Rx chocolate roasted-peanut protein bars and drinks Black Forest Berry Honest Tea, a healthy organic brew.

And now we get to see what separates the rest of us from Real Professional Journalists. Chozick writes:

"I won't vote for any beanpole guy," Clinton supporter wrote last week on a Yahoo politics message board.

What Chozick doesn't tell you is that this wasn't a spontaneous online expression of anti-thinness contempt -- a couple of weeks ago, Chozick herself started the thread in which that message appeared. This is called "research":

Is Obama too skinny to be president? 15-Jul-08 06:04 pm

Does anyone out there think Barack Obama is too thin to be president? Anyone having a hard time relating to him and his "no excess body fat"? Please let me know. Thanks.

amychozick

The astute voter she quotes -- the only respondent who actually agreed with Chozick's premise -- is an upstanding citizen who calls herself onlinebeerbellygirl. Her response in full:

Yes I think He is to skinny to be President.Hillary has a potbelly and chuckybutt I'd of Voted for Her.I won't vote for any beanpole guy.

To which a thrilled Chozick responded:

Love your response and your username (onlinebeerbellygirl). Would you mind shooting me an email so I can ask you a few more quesitons? My email is . Thanks so much!

It should be noted that Chozick ignored the other two responses:

Easy to see that for some people in the world, totally meaningless drivel is what keeps them occupied and up at night.

More here: http://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2008/08/rove-street-journal-hey-amy-chozick-of.html

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FrenchieCat

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Sun Aug-03-08 01:23 AM
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1. That is sooooo sad.

So very sad that this person gets paid and we don't.

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Imagevision

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Sun Aug-03-08 02:08 AM
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2. Or...Obama, he smiles too much, why is this so? McCain is even copying him

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FrenchieCat

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Sun Aug-03-08 02:10 AM
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3. McInsane copying him with a yellow snarl.

Edited on Sun Aug-03-08 02:10 AM by FrenchieCat

While Barack's teeth are pearly white.

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Hippo_Tron

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Sun Aug-03-08 02:25 AM
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4. Hey morans, "Going to the gym" is a euphemism for private meeting

Edited on Sun Aug-03-08 02:33 AM by Hippo_Tron

These people are either lying or stupid.

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