THE REAL POLITIK ISSUE: VOLUME 20, ISSUE 38
IS YOU IS, OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY?
by Malik Isasis
Presidential candidate John McCain once referred to the corporate media as “my base.” His remarks were correct. The media fell in love with McCain during his presidential bid in 2000 branding him as The Maverick® in spite the reality of his political record.
McCain has voted with Bush 95% of the time, which makes him a clone rather than a maverick, yet he is still fawned over by the media as The Maverick® here is a sample from Think Progress:
MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle: “McCain’s stance on the war. They view it because of who he is and the eye contact during these town meetings. He’s the Babe Ruth of town meetings.”
Fox News’ Greta van Susteren: “I can’t think of anyone happier tonight than Sen. John McCain.”
Politico’s Mike Allen: “Tonight is a fantastic night for John McCain. … He’s one of the biggest winners of the night.”
Newsweek’s Jon Meacham: “To me, the great story about Sen. McCain is, when in doubt, give principle a try.”
Fox News’ Carl Cameron: “Inside Washington, he’s been a real maverick outsider.”
Barack Obama is receiving a fair amount of press for his overseas trip, as he should—he is after all, the first black presidential candidate to be nominated in the history any Western nation. McCain, however appears to have caught a case of the vapors, acting like a lover scorned, lashing out at the media for excessive coverage of Obama.
The Maverick® Mythology: Attack of the Clone II
The corporate media has a thing for all Republicans, despite their obvious incompetence when they rise to power; they are still considered the party of national security. When it comes to John McCain the reality the corporate media hides from the public is that he is a weak, and flawed candidate (just as Bush was), a man who is in the twilight of his life with ambition to show the world just how big a dick he really has by warring with natives, just as his father, an admiral in the navy, and his grandfather, also an admiral in the navy before him. McCain comes from a long line of militarists; there hasn’t been a war John McCain has not supported. The fact that he is considered a war hero for dropping bombs from thousands of feet above on Vietnamese civilians, in a senseless war and being shot down for it makes no sense.
The corporate media intertwines his capture as a Prisoner of War with national security credentials as if they are one in the same. So when he says stupid shit like, “I know how to when wars,” the corporate media doesn’t question the logic. McCain reminds me of a boxer coming out of retirement for one more fight, only to get humiliated by being knocked on his ass. He is a caricature, physically feeble but tries to hide behind tough talk because he knows other people’s children, wives, and husbands will be the ones dying for his delusional indulgence. Like Bush, here is another man with a daddy complex.
John McCain shouldn’t question why his paramour, the corporate media is off flirting with Obama, if they turn on him and start to cover all of his recent gaffes on world events, and that he is a clone, rather a Maverick®, the public just may come to realize how incredibly horrible a president he would be.
IS YOU IS, OR IS YOU AIN’T MY BABY?
by Malik Isasis
Presidential candidate John McCain once referred to the corporate media as “my base.” His remarks were correct. The media fell in love with McCain during his presidential bid in 2000 branding him as The Maverick® in spite the reality of his political record.
McCain has voted with Bush 95% of the time, which makes him a clone rather than a maverick, yet he is still fawned over by the media as The Maverick® here is a sample from Think Progress:
MSNBC’s Mike Barnicle: “McCain’s stance on the war. They view it because of who he is and the eye contact during these town meetings. He’s the Babe Ruth of town meetings.”
Fox News’ Greta van Susteren: “I can’t think of anyone happier tonight than Sen. John McCain.”
Politico’s Mike Allen: “Tonight is a fantastic night for John McCain. … He’s one of the biggest winners of the night.”
Newsweek’s Jon Meacham: “To me, the great story about Sen. McCain is, when in doubt, give principle a try.”
Fox News’ Carl Cameron: “Inside Washington, he’s been a real maverick outsider.”
Barack Obama is receiving a fair amount of press for his overseas trip, as he should—he is after all, the first black presidential candidate to be nominated in the history any Western nation. McCain, however appears to have caught a case of the vapors, acting like a lover scorned, lashing out at the media for excessive coverage of Obama.
The Maverick® Mythology: Attack of the Clone II
The corporate media has a thing for all Republicans, despite their obvious incompetence when they rise to power; they are still considered the party of national security. When it comes to John McCain the reality the corporate media hides from the public is that he is a weak, and flawed candidate (just as Bush was), a man who is in the twilight of his life with ambition to show the world just how big a dick he really has by warring with natives, just as his father, an admiral in the navy, and his grandfather, also an admiral in the navy before him. McCain comes from a long line of militarists; there hasn’t been a war John McCain has not supported. The fact that he is considered a war hero for dropping bombs from thousands of feet above on Vietnamese civilians, in a senseless war and being shot down for it makes no sense.
The corporate media intertwines his capture as a Prisoner of War with national security credentials as if they are one in the same. So when he says stupid shit like, “I know how to when wars,” the corporate media doesn’t question the logic. McCain reminds me of a boxer coming out of retirement for one more fight, only to get humiliated by being knocked on his ass. He is a caricature, physically feeble but tries to hide behind tough talk because he knows other people’s children, wives, and husbands will be the ones dying for his delusional indulgence. Like Bush, here is another man with a daddy complex.
John McCain shouldn’t question why his paramour, the corporate media is off flirting with Obama, if they turn on him and start to cover all of his recent gaffes on world events, and that he is a clone, rather a Maverick®, the public just may come to realize how incredibly horrible a president he would be.
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