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JamesA1102 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:09 AM
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Media Double Standard: Jim Johnson vs. Phil Graham
Phil Graham is a lobbyist for the banking industry who can be directly linked to legislation that caused the home mortgage crisis and is now an advisor to McCain on economic policy. Yet hardly a pep about this from most of the media.

But they jump on Jim Johnson who was volunteering for Obama. Is it me or is there a real double standard here?
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hokies4ever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:12 AM
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1. Superb point! I never thought about this analogy.
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Supersedeas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 11:20 AM
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7. I'll second that.
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ccharles000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:12 AM
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2. Yes there is a double standard.
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annabanana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:12 AM
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3. Oh there's a double standard alright..
The media conglomorates MUST keep the WH in Repug hands or they are screwed..
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southern_belle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:42 AM
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4. kick
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 06:46 AM
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5. And you're surprised
because???
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JamesA1102 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 11:13 AM
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6. Not surprized
But I didn't think they would be so blatent about it.
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erpowers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 11:34 AM
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8. Obama Criticized Nationwide
I may be wrong but I think it has a great deal to do with the fact that Obama criticized Nationwide, the company to which Johnson was connected. McCain may not have been critical of the legislation.
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truebrit71 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 11:35 AM
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9. It's Phil Gramm, not Graham...
..and hell yes there's a double standard at play here...
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-12-08 11:38 AM
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10. it is because obama is a democrat....no other reason....war is good for the media
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