Is McCain ready or fit to lead? FOX doesn't pursue that angle.

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Is McCain ready or fit to lead? FOX doesn't pursue that angle.
Reported by Chrish - August 9, 2008 - 8 comments

As "McCain presses the argument that Obama is a shallow celebrity," FOX obliges by uncritically amplifying that message. Few in the mainstream media dare to question "maverick" "war hero" John McCain's credentials, but today that skepticism comes from an unlikely source: the Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch, where Washington bureau chief Rex Nutting asserts that McCain would only be a mediocre president, noting his failures and lack of achievement.

Nutting says that "A careful look at McCain's biography shows that he isn't prepared for the job. His resume is much thinner than most people think," and breaks his criticisms into several categories: Lack of accomplishments; Shallow; Living in the Sixties; No leadership; and No principles, concluding

"Successful presidents come from two molds: visionaries, or mechanics. The visionaries -- think Reagan or FDR -- see what others can't and say 'Why not?" to inspire the country. The mechanics -- think LBJ or Eisenhower -- know the ins and outs of government and are able to harness the power of millions of humans to accomplish great things, or at least keep the wheels from coming off.

McCain fits neither style. He's neither a dreamer, nor a detail guy. His major accomplishment, in Vietnam and in the Senate, has been merely to survive.

Just surviving doesn't make you're a hero, or a decent president. America needs to do more than survive the next four years."


That's precisely the kind of opposing viewpoint that does not get trumpeted or widely discussed on FOX News. It might be presented - blip! - (and even then likely overtalked, interrupted, and shouted down), but it does not permeate the 24/7 agenda - drip, drip, drip.

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http://www.newshounds.us/2008/08/09/is_mccain_ready_or_fit_to_lead_fox_doesnt_pursue_that_angle.php

cover the shadow government from sight.

not fit to lead
his war record isn't very good anyway
yes he was a prisoner but that just means he probably is mentally damaged, not a qualification

Like becoming an expert on military matters while being held prisoner.