24 January 2008
NY Times Rolls in Dirty Politics
Posted by Joy Bischoff under: Guest Blogger; Presidential Election 2008; What's News .
They are at it again. Below are a few excerpts from an article in the New York Times that our friend Cameron mentioned last night in the comments section. Near the end of their piece they throw in that the other candidates may be jealous of Mitt Romney’s money but the damage is done. An old writing trick is to begin with such a strong opinion that a later show of balance is ineffective since the prejudice is established so deeply at the beginning. Of course, I hardly feel there was anything close to an attempt at balance:
January 24, 2008
Romney Leads in Ill Will Among G.O.P. Candidates
MICHAEL LUOTAMPA, Fla. — At the end of the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire this month, when the Democrats joined the candidates on stage, Mitt Romney found himself momentarily alone as his counterparts mingled, looking around a bit stiffly for a companion.
The moment was emblematic of a broader reality that has helped shape the Republican contest and could take center stage again on Thursday at a debate in Florida. Within the small circle of contenders, Mr. Romney has become the most disliked.
They continue to hammer Romney then throw in a lovely comment by McCain after a debate that brought McCain a lot of booing from the audience when he was so snide with Mitt:
“Never get into a wrestling match with a pig,” Senator John McCain said in New Hampshire this month after reporters asked him about Mr. Romney. “You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.”
Mike Huckabee’s pugilistic campaign chairman, Ed Rollins, appeared to stop just short of threatening Mr. Romney with physical violence at one point.
“What I have to do is make sure that my anger with a guy like Romney, whose teeth I want to knock out, doesn’t get in the way of my thought process,” Mr. Rollins said.
In stark contrast to Mr. Romney, Mr. McCain seems to be universally liked and respected by the other Republican contenders, even if they disagree with him.
Anyone who has closely followed the race knows that any statement by Huckabee’s campaign manager, Ed Rollins, should not reflect badly on Mitt, but only on Governor Huckabee for picking a man of this caliber. Sadly, most people are not following that closely and will have to work hard not to be effected by such bias. Shame on the Times.
10 Comments so far...
Cameron Says:
24 January 2008 at 12:04 pm.
Thanks for putting this up.
T. Fan Says:
24 January 2008 at 12:42 pm.
I have to admit that the more I am focusing on the Romney hatred the better I am feeling about supporting him now. I am trying to spread the word among my Fredheads to push for him putting feelers out about VP. I think it would be in the bag if they teamed up. I am noticing that the eastern media is a lot nastier toward Romney than the western media is.
Angela Rogin Says:
24 January 2008 at 12:52 pm.
I am also a misplaced Thompson supporter. I am looking into the other candidates and I wanted to say I am not swayed by media as liberal as the New York Times. I am concerned about the Mormon issue, being a Baptist. The more I look into Governor Huckabee the more I am concerned about him being conservative enough. I may not have any other choice than Romney. I’m a little too cynical for Ron Paul. What also concerns me a little about Romney is his big business ties. I will keep an open mind. I like the fact that this isn’t a site that makes people feel unwelcome if they don’t agree.
T. Fan Says:
24 January 2008 at 1:10 pm.
Angela, if you are a part of the Thompson community, let’s help spread the word about a Romney/Thompson ticket. I know he is friends with McCain but I don’t want him supporting someone that liberal. Maybe if enough of his supporters let him know how strongly we want this match up it will sway him.
rorin Says:
24 January 2008 at 2:19 pm.
McCain’s pig comment was so majorly out of line. Why don’t people notice how negative he is? I have read a lot of things about how people in the senate and from Arizona telling how bad his temper is and how vindictive he is. That would be scary as president.
Cameron Says:
24 January 2008 at 2:23 pm.
Angela
Some people in big business are part of the problem and just want the bottom line. They send their jobs offshore and don’t care about America. Romney seems very different. He wants to work to keep jobs here. Socialists talk about the little guy and forget that businesses need to grow so we have jobs here. If you look into what Romney is saying about economy I think you will like it.
rorin Says:
24 January 2008 at 2:42 pm.
I think it is interesting the push by the liberals to declare McCain as the front runner. This article says that he is universally like and in the most recent Democratic debate the candidates made a point of saying McCain was most likely to win the republican nomination. It seems a little odd that with the race still so close there is such a push to say McCain is going to win. It seems to me that this is a strategic move by the Democrats to try and boost McCain’s campaign so they have an easier opponent. I don’t think they have many worries about winning the presidency if they are opposed by McCain. I think Romney, Giuliani, and Huckabee would all make stronger runs against the Democratic nominee.
E.E. Says:
24 January 2008 at 3:32 pm.
Great point, rorin. I just heard Sean Hannity interviewing some liberal analyst who says (like they all do) that McCain will be the one who can beat Clinton. I just don’t see it. He is supposed to be so strong on defense but yesterday I saw a clip of him at a rally in Florida. He called Putin the leader of Germany. The man isn’t that smart and he isn’t that popular. The dems would make mince meat of him. It is just a ploy to keep saying he would win with the race so close. Maybe they think if they say it enough we will believe it.
Joy Bischoff Says:
24 January 2008 at 4:48 pm.
Welcome Angela and Rorin. Glad to have you contribute here.
Angela Rogin Says:
24 January 2008 at 8:12 pm.
Thank you for the welcome. Watching the debate tonight, I’ll let you know what I think. I have to admit I feel a little sad that Fred Thompson isn’t there tonight. I’ve done a little reading on Romney today and it is interesting what a difference there is to what he says and what the media says his positions are.
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