Some signs of the pitiful state of the media
TPM commentary is bitter about reading that
For example, the Obama team, with all its tech savvy, new media skills, generally shunned political websites that dictated election coverage. “Staff members were encouraged to ignore new Web sites like The Page, written by Time’s Mark Halperin, and Politico,”
Oh, really? they say. They call THAT shunning? Just take a look at us, after we tried so hard:
my personal experience of the Obama campaign is a bit at odds with this. Politico was treated like royalty by the Obama camp, which lavished a steady stream of leaks on the upstart website. Politico got more love from the Obama camp than the liberal blogs did, for instance — even though the liberal blogs were going after John McCain way more aggressively than Politico was.
And spaking of love, there is a “love only policy” at WaPo
“All adds must be congratulatory in nature”
says the fine print on the ad placing rules. And no, these are not the articles in the paper, these are the ads people pay for.
Update
WaPo is also thumbbing its nose at us by penning a fawning profile of Favreau, with but a passing nod to the “unpleasantness”
Now, he has transformed into what one friend called a “Washington political force” — a minor celebrity with a down payment on a Dupont Circle condo, whose silly Facebook photos with a Hillary Rodham Clinton cutout created what passes for controversy in Obama’s so far drama-free transition.
Drama free? maybe Rahm Emmanuel, JJJ and the rest of the Chicago crew would have some qualms with that. But I got the message –
“only congratulatory content”
Still, here’s a headline today
Blago drama for Obama
Update
And after the WaPo thinghie B0bots confess (or not) to being jealous of Favreau)
Don’t worry, Jon, everyone is just hopelessly — profoundly — jealous. It’s got to drive everyone crazy that you are 27.
8 comments
December 18, 2008 at 10:35 am
Woman Voter
The Press/Media Died in 2008.
I canceled all three of my newspapers after they went after Hillary, while not vetting Obama. I also canceled Time, when I saw the Ad of Campbell Brown (who fawned over Obama and wanted Palin to drop out because ‘her’ daughter was pregnant).
In total I think I canceled about eleven magazine because I got sick and tired of paying to have women bashed and trashed.
December 18, 2008 at 11:04 am
chatblu
What a beautiful little lilac point! Almost a shame to neuter him.
December 18, 2008 at 11:10 am
okasha skatsi
Or her.
Actually, that looks like a “show quality” kitten to me, which means s/he’ll get to keep the original package.
There’s plenty of journalists with their cojones in the little steel bucket under the table to make up for the kitty’s wo/manly parts.
December 18, 2008 at 11:30 am
myiq2xu
It’s painful to discover that you were just a booty-call.
Remember how the Black-owned media were unhappy that they didn’t see very much of the hundred$ of million$ spent by Obama?
December 18, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Grail Guardian
This crap about Favreau cannot be allowed to slide! He is a freaking criminal in my mind, suggesting the physical abuse of a United States Senator – not to mention the sexual abuse and hints at rape being acceptable. Yes, yes I know. All the Otards are going to say I’m going off the deep end and being too sensitive. But as you have suggested many times, Edge, how would they like it if I posted a Facebook photo of me lynching Obama? Or grabbing his crotch? I’m sure when that photoshopped pic hit the web they were going apeshit over it and calling it racist. Fair’s fair, and assault is assault! Let’s call it what it is – whether actual or imagined, the result is the same; this jackass denigrated MY Senator, and Mr. Obama has not even expressed regret at the action. He is being lauded and celebrated, when if he were in the private sector he would be fired and sued for sexual harassment.
Frankly, I cannot imagine Mr. Obama ignoring it had it been a picture of Senator Schumer. And I refuse to ignore it.
December 18, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Deja_Vu
“Drama free”? Really?
Drama free in that the governor of the state for whom you are a US Senate representative, was taken from his office in handcuffs for openly your selling you Senate seat to the highest bidder?
Well if you put it that way of course it’s “drama free” in O speak. “O”pposite speak.
December 19, 2008 at 9:53 am
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December 19, 2008 at 9:10 pm
JeanLouise
It’s just like Bush. The outrages are coming so frequently that I’m having outrage fatigue. They’re running together.
OTOH, to suggest that Obama’s transition has been drama free is just an outright lie. Somersby should be all over that.