24 January 2008
Fair and Even-Handed?
Posted by Roy Bischoff under: Presidential Election 2008; Uncategorized; What's News; World Economy .
Many of us are sad that Fox news, which used to be known as fair and balanced, has decided to come out so strongly against Mitt Romney. We want Fox to know that we don’t appreciate it that when writing news, other than op-ed pieces, they show their bias. It is not even-handed when the article reads like good old-fashioned reporting (real facts with no obvious slant) until the last paragraph where they quote Huckabee and then end the article as if the quotation were factual.
Romney takes Lead in latest Florida GOP
FOX News.com Thursday, January 24, 2008
Mitt Romney has taken the lead in the latest poll of Republican presidential candidates in Florida, surpassing John McCain while Rudy Giuliani continues a slide in his firewall state.
According to a Mason-Dixon survey taken Jan. 22-23 of 400 likely Republican voters, Romney is at 30 percent compared to McCain’s 26 percent. Giuliani is at 18 percent and Mike Huckabee stands at 15 percent. The poll’s margin of error is 5 percent.
Ten percent of GOP respondents said they are still undecided.
“Romney gets the support of most of those voting on the economy and immigration, while McCain is backed by those most concerned about terrorism,” Mason-Dixon managing director Brad Coker told The Tallahassee News-Press.
So far so good, until the end when Romney’s history is re-written:
“One needs to look very carefully at exactly what the business record is. If it’s taking companies that are in serious trouble, buy them when they are in pain, selling off their assets then making huge profit off of it, then that’s not something a lot of Americans can relate to, except those that have lost their jobs because of those type of transactions,” he said while campaigning in Fort Lauderdale.
Staples is one example of Romney taking a company to the big time and creating a huge number of jobs. He has talked at length about how the process works of saving a company, but the press refuses to listen and keeps bringing up the same old arguments. Trimming the fat, doing the hard things, then bringing about real growth is exactly what our government needs. They will fight it kicking and screaming since that cuts into their power base. We need to have a president who will do the unpopular job of trimming bureaucracy before it becomes so top heavy it will collapse upon those of us who are standing under it (i.e. the tax payers).
http://youdecide08.foxnews.com/2008/01/24/romney-takes-lead-in-latest-florida-gop-primary-poll/
27 Comments so far...
E.E. Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:21 am.
After the debate tonight I don’t think Fox News will be able to keep playing dumb. They aren’t supposed to spout the socialist left view of hating business. They are supposed to understand how jobs are created and how capitalism works. Staples is a great example.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:27 am.
Your gonna make Stumpy grumpy. Why don’t you all be fair and balanced and stick to what you said this place was gonna be about HUH? Leave the press alone. They are folks to. Sure maybe they are dumb as a post but we aren’t supposed to let them know that. Be nice kids.
E.E. Says:
25 January 2008 at 10:22 am.
Stumpy are you for real?
Matt Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:02 am.
Maybe the press is starting to get the message. Things seemed a little more fair today or maybe it because Romney hit it out of the park so far that they are secretly starting to admire the man. It will be interesting to watch how the press reacts if he blows out Florida. Staples was a great example in this blog. It could be the press is getting jittery about the economy too and anyone who really knows what Romney has accomplished has to see he would help the country’s economy.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:18 am.
Am I real? I’m feeling myself and I think I am. Well my tongue seems to be kind of disolving so maybe I’m not so real as I thought or I am fading away.
E.E. Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:23 am.
I meant are you serious about your comments or are you a troll?
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:26 am.
HEY MONITOR! She just called me a name. Were suppose to be nice here. KICK HER OFF!
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:37 am.
Stumpy I don’t think E.E. was trying to insult you, I think she just wanted to know if you were joking. I was wondering, where did your moniker come from?
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:44 am.
Cameron why do you bother me when I’m reading the news? By the way I don’t got a Moniker that was Bill. He use to live in a state right by me but that don’t make me him. I can’t tell you what I think of him cause I gotta nice here.
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:46 am.
Holy cow that was funny. Look now you have me talking like a farmer. What I meant was, where did the name Stumpy come from?
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:49 am.
I knew what you meant. I’m not as dumb as I sound. So whats so wrong with the name Stumpy?
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:51 am.
No offense meant, just curious where it came from.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:53 am.
Make fun of me if it makes you feel better about yourself. If you saw me you wouldnt be laughing at my moniker. I was in name and stepped onto a land mine. Any more questions dimwit?
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:54 am.
I am so sorry. That never occurred to me. I value veterans. I hope you were taken good care of.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:55 am.
Dont get all sappy. I was just pulling your leg but I wont pull it off. I am SHORT - DUH!
Matt Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:57 am.
You guys are killing me. I can’t tell when Stumpy is serious or not. Cameron how do you like playing straight man to George?
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 11:59 am.
I take it you mean George Burns and I guess it fits.
Stumpy, I would love to know if your grammar, spelling and everything is what you are like in real life.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:02 pm.
Well sometimes I am my proper Stumpy adult self like I had to be all my adult life in the city until I retired. Sometimes I am small town kid Stumpy like I was when I was a kid and now am again since Im in my second childhood. Now you fellas get back to work. Im retired so I can sit around here laying on the crap but you got bosses who should be watching you a whole lot better.
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:03 pm.
Lunch time. I’ll go back to work if you tell me who you really are or at least if you are really like this in your real life.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:04 pm.
If you chose to screw over y our boss cause your lazy dont blame it on me. And IM NOT TELLING
I got to keep my air of mystery and alure. I read a book that told me so. Now go suck an egg.
Joy Bischoff Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:07 pm.
uh…that was interesting. Play nice boys.
Matt Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:07 pm.
Don’t look at me. I’m staying out of this. I don’t want to take on that old boy.
Stumpy Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:09 pm.
Ah dont ruin my fun. I was having fun with the boy. Ill start being nice when you start being nice with the press.
Joy Bischoff Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:10 pm.
Don’t forget, I can put my finger on the comment button so be a good boy. Go play shuffleboard but you can come back because I think you are probably secretly a fuzzball. Just keep it in line.
Cameron Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:12 pm.
Take it easy, Stumpy. I’m going back to work.
E.E. Says:
25 January 2008 at 12:24 pm.
I take it he was just joking with me and doesn’t really want me kicked off?
Terrie Soberg Says:
25 January 2008 at 1:21 pm.
Children! I leave for a few hours and come back to this? Joy, I hope you are being a good little administrator and paying attention. You may need to tell some people to watch their hands off with soap before they come back and type any more! Actually, I love the interaction–as long as we follow our blog motto–Be Kind to Everyone (even the idiots!)
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