DISQUS

ComradeRutherford · 1 year ago

"the media will be forced to mention, in all fairness, that the book's author also says that McCain has Al Qaeda ties"

No, they wont. Reagan abolished the Fairness Doctrine for situations exactly like this. Winston Smith will make sure that this connection is never mentioned on the air. It's called censorship, and the MSM has it.

jr · 1 year ago

this is who Corsi supports for president http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/

Gary SF · 1 year ago

Wow, at times the Internet is a bitch. Maybe McCain can use 'the Google' to figure out what he stands for, or to vet the people who support him.

DCinDC · 1 year ago

Anything for a few bucks Jerome Corsi. That is what people should call this idiot!

mirth · 1 year ago

Regrettably, the media isn't forced into anything other than what their masters judge to be ok.

Regards the "debate," being religious, particularly of the fundamentalist brand, requires suspension of reality for faith in the unknown. So no one in the audience will change their vote based on anything Obama said so thoughtfully and thoroughly. Anyone among them who might end up voting for Obama was already thinking about voting for him. No minds were changed.

But still, even with the very loud applause for McCain, I saw a lot of people not clapping.

Did anyone notice the much louder applause for McC? With many not clapping, one could suspect that the volume of claps for O was mechanically lowered and then upped for McC.

Regardless volume shenanigans, it remains a disgusting shame that a Democratic candidate for president agreed to be interviewed about his religious beliefs. It was probably necessary, but the stench of disgust remains.

blackwolf · 1 year ago

Interesting observation Mirth: I thought Obama did well. However, I think he can be a little more personable by addressing the audience more directly in his dialogue. This is something he needs to work on. Secondly, he needs to stop pausing and stuttering. It appears he's groping for the correct thing to say. McCain loves these types of forums. It allows him to get off track at will with no challenge. Obama should follow the same format and talk, really talk to the people.

The people he's addressing aren't moved by logic and sound reasoning. They're moved by emotional stories! Obama, in my humble opinion, should shore up his abortion argument to reveal that life, in his opinion, begins at the point of conception. There's enough evidence, even if you're not a scientist, to argue that something intelligent and deliberate is taking place that is making cells divide and multiply. Let others argue the opposite point of view.

Thus, everything else he says about an individual's right to choose, under compelling circumstances, can weigh in without being challenged.

mirth · 1 year ago

blackwolf, I agree that Obama's speaking mannerisms need work, but if he ever talks about life beginning at conception - which of course it does - he better not pause before saying very clearly that it is viable life - life developed enough to sustain itself outside the womb - that is the point and abortion laws in this country have that covered and he supports those laws, laws which must forever allow for the health and wellbeing of life's mother.

blackwolf · 1 year ago

I agree. He needs to nail this one. It's not a difficult concept, and one that can elude challenge. He's giving the right answer, and supportting the right cause; he just needs to nail it without having to think about it. McCain takes the easy road and gives a "one liner" answer. This gives the impression he knows what he's talking about--and stands for something beyond reproach.

He makes it easy for his "base" to digest his rhetoric.

I'd like Obama to answer in this manner.

"Yes, and here's the reason why!"

"No, and here are the reasons I agree or disagree."

These are the things that worry me about Obama. He should have these things sewed up.

JustAGuy · 1 year ago

John, its sometimes difficult for me to tell whether you're being serious or seriously ironic.

You know perfectly well that the one thing the Mainstream Media absolutely won't do is provide the context necessary for people to decide whether Corsi has any credibility.

As for Republicans forgetting about the Internet, I'd have to disagree somewhat as well. Individual Republicans forget about the Internet. But I think The Republicans as a whole use it very effectively.

-S

KarenMrsLloydRichards · 1 year ago

But Uncle Jerome has apologized so, so profoundly for the "hurtful" things he "just happened" to "write" on WorldNetDaily! Why is a nation that is so ungrateful for the truth about that Secret Muslim and Black Liberationist Radical-Terrorist so, so quick to judge Unca Jerome? Listen up: real, normal Americans WILL forgive Unca Jerome!

HelenaMontana · 1 year ago

"So now every time the media shows this guy, every time a Republican at the convention flashes a copy of the anti-Obama book, the media will be forced to mention, in all fairness, that the book's author also says that McCain has Al Qaeda ties. Once again, the Republicans forget about that little thing called the Internets."

Are you on drugs? That is such 20th century thinking. Do you really believe the media cares about accuracy--or fairness? They want McCain elected and they'll ignore any unpalatable truth to make sure that happens.

blackwolf · 1 year ago

Yeah, let's keep hoping that this gets to the MSM. It doesn't matter what this idiot wrote about McCain! It's dead in the water already.

1stRepublic14thStar · 1 year ago

You're going to criticize Corsi for an article he wrote in March? That's SO five months ago. Ancient history. Nothing to see here. Move along.

axwall · 1 year ago

"Nothing to see here"? OK--but in these days of swift boating and demonizing there's no reason why the media shouldn't attach some sort of Homeric epithet to Corsi's utterances, e.g., "disputed" or "questioned." In a better world his epithet would be "discredited former journalist."