It Begins- The Media Begins Obama Misinformation Options

[PaulW]

So I guess we can finally lay this "ZOMG the media luuuuuuuuuves Obama and always treats him like a god among men" myth to rest? Take a look at this article by Eric Boehlert (who is awesome): The Media Myth About The Cost of Obama's Inauguration. Excerpt:

Did you hear that "some are saying" Barack Obama's inauguration will cost "$160 million," which is $100 million more than George W. Bush's last swearing-in? That's the tale the crew at Fox & Friends was telling on January 15. "Why does the thing have to cost so much?" demanded co-host Gretchen Carlson. "I don't get it. George Bush spent $42.3 million and that was just four years ago." She wondered why Obama needed "another $100 million" for his celebration.

The Fox News crew wasn't alone. The Internet and cable news were filled with chatter about the jaw-dropping (and unsubstantiated) number suddenly attached to Obama's swearing-in. But the sloppy reporting and online gossip about the price tag illustrated what happens when journalists don't do their job and online partisans take advantage of that kind of work.

It also highlighted the type of news you can generate when making blatantly false comparisons. In this case, it was the cost of the Obama and Bush inaugurations. The connection was unfair because the Obama figure of $160 million that got repeated in the press included security costs associated with the massive event. But the Bush tab of $42 million left out those enormous costs. Talk about stacking the deck.

As the kids say these days, read the whole thing. The media couldn't even wait for the party to be over before they began spinning against Obama.

[K_Green]

As the kids say these days, read the whole thing. The media couldn't even wait for the party to be over before they began spinning against Obama.

HELLOGOODBYE!!!! obviously we didn't need 2 invest in as much security 2 protect an IDIOT!

[EarthMother]

So I guess we can finally lay this "ZOMG the media luuuuuuuuuves Obama and always treats him like a god among men" myth to rest? Take a look at this article by Eric Boehlert (who is awesome): The Media Myth About The Cost of Obama's Inauguration. Excerpt:



As the kids say these days, read the whole thing. The media couldn't even wait for the party to be over before they began spinning against Obama.

Good for Eric! In addition to the point about the huge cost of security, as I seem to remember (and I admit it could be a senior moment!), there was an active cadre of protesters at both Bush inaugurations that may have necessitated the idiot being protected. I would love it if the media would start talking more about how almost 2 million people managed to come together in that crowd with NO violence, NO protesting, nothing but a tsunami wave of positive energy that seemed to wrap around not only our President, but all the people there. Who CARES what it cost - the U.S. finally has a leader who is loved, respected, trusted and believed in! As Visa would say, "PRICELSS!"