Comments on: A flaw in the way the media handles things in the US. https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-19011 alcaray Tue, 02 Oct 2012 17:33:20 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-19011 I said Christy, meant Ryan. I said Christy, meant Ryan.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-18986 TB Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:05:25 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-18986 You realize you just contradicted your previous post? You realize you just contradicted your previous post?

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-18985 alcaray Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:57:04 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-18985 Compare and contrast with what mouthpiece Christy said about Romney's debating skills last Sunday. Compare and contrast with what mouthpiece Christy said about Romney’s debating skills last Sunday.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-18984 TB Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:22:46 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-18984 <p>What I've noticed...</p> Is that "conventional wisdom" judgments on the candidates' speaking ability and communication skills seem to have completely inverted themselves from just a short time ago. Seriously, how many different excuses can you make for the Smartest Person in the World constantly acting like he's anything but? They're not just lowering the bar for Obama's expectations, they're dropping it into the Challenger Deep. If Obama gets through the debate without actually crapping himself on stage, the media will declare him a winner. What I’ve noticed…

Is that “conventional wisdom” judgments on the candidates’ speaking ability and communication skills seem to have completely inverted themselves from just a short time ago.

Seriously, how many different excuses can you make for the Smartest Person in the World constantly acting like he’s anything but?

They’re not just lowering the bar for Obama’s expectations, they’re dropping it into the Challenger Deep. If Obama gets through the debate without actually crapping himself on stage, the media will declare him a winner.

]]> By: alcaray https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-18982 alcaray Mon, 01 Oct 2012 22:03:22 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-18982 You've noticed that parties try to lower expectations before a debate? Good for you! You’ve noticed that parties try to lower expectations before a debate? Good for you!

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-18949 TB Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:10:46 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-18949 Liberal pundits, White House advisors, the DNC, and others seem to be working very hard right now to lower expectations for "Barack H. Obama, Super Genius" in the coming debates. One spin I've seen is that he's just too damn busy to prepare. You know, being "eye candy" on The View and all. This is similar to the "he sounds like an idiot without the teleprompter because his brain just goes too fast for clear speaking" meme. Liberal pundits, White House advisors, the DNC, and others seem to be working very hard right now to lower expectations for “Barack H. Obama, Super Genius” in the coming debates.

One spin I’ve seen is that he’s just too damn busy to prepare. You know, being “eye candy” on The View and all. This is similar to the “he sounds like an idiot without the teleprompter because his brain just goes too fast for clear speaking” meme.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/09/29/a-flaw-in-the-way-the-media-handles-things-in-the-us/#comment-18947 TB Sun, 30 Sep 2012 15:52:42 +0000 http://www.habitablezone.com/?p=23081#comment-18947 <p>You're right.</p> The media should just ignore the opposition. As if anyone could be the equal of our Dear Leaders. People like Romney and Ryan cower in the intellectual shadows of giants like Obama and Biden. Nonsense should be ignored, and defined by people like you. When I think about it, it's kind of a shame we even have to have more than one political party at all, isn't it? Or waste all this time with elections? You’re right.

The media should just ignore the opposition.

As if anyone could be the equal of our Dear Leaders. People like Romney and Ryan cower in the intellectual shadows of giants like Obama and Biden.

Nonsense should be ignored, and defined by people like you.

When I think about it, it’s kind of a shame we even have to have more than one political party at all, isn’t it? Or waste all this time with elections?

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