10 June 2008

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HILLARY CLINTON - DID MEDIA WRITE CLINTON OUT OF RACE?

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Democratic Presidential Hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (D-Ny) (2Nd To Left) Stands With Her (L-R) Daughter Chelsea Clinton, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Ny) And Rep. Anita Lowery (D-Ny) Stand Behind Her During The Hillary Clinton Mothers Day Fundraising Reception At The Sheraton New York Hotel And Towers May 10, 2008 In New York City. Senator Barack Obama, (D-Il) And Senator Hillary Clinton (D-Ny) Continue The Democrats Battle For Their Party's Presidential Nomination. New York City, Usa picture

Caption: Democratic presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton (Picture) (D-NY) (2nd to left) stands with her (L-R) daughter Chelsea Clinton, Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Rep. Anita Lowery (D....

DID MEDIA WRITE CLINTON OUT OF RACE?

A report by the Project for Excellence in Journalism has documented that during the last two months of the Democratic primary campaign in April and May, the television networks devoted more time to speculation about when Hillary Clinton would call it quits than about the candidates' positions on Iraq, the mounting price of gasoline, home foreclosures or the economy. Referring to the study, former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw told the Associated Press that it was "inappropriate" for journalists "to try to cut the process short. ... There was an awful lot of commentary disguised as reporting that gave the impression that people were trying to shove her out of the race." Apparently referring to the campaign coverage by the cable news networks, Brokaw blamed the decision to focus on Clinton's possible exit on the availability of "too much time and too little imagination."




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posted on 10/06/2008 23:10


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I agree with Tom Brokaw; yes, the certainly highly contributed to writing Hillary out of the race. I don't know which I am most dissapointed in: The superdelegates and officials that influenced the race and pushed for Hillary to concede rather than waiting until all states voted. OR, the media that gave her opponent a free pass from beginning to end and continually pushed for Hillary to concede. There wasn't a conspiracy, it was all out in the open, the shameful way she was treated. She won millions of voters and should have been treated with respect as was her opponent. If she had, I believe there would have been a different outcome.




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posted on 10/06/2008 19:02


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I believe that the media did write Clinton out of the race. When it first began, I kept looking for news of Hillary because I wanted her to be the nominee. There was hardly any news of her....ever! When it started to become heated, I found that almost every pundit had negative comments to make. I kept changing the channels. There are a few opinionated pundits that I won't ever listen to again. It seemed to make more sense to them to bash Clinton rather than what was good for the country. Maybe, the ratings were better if they bashed....who knows? I also believe that the middle-aged male in them couldn't bear the thought of a woman in a higher position. When my husband and his co-workers found themselves with a brand new woman manager they all but turned themselves inside-out with hatred. It went on for months. These were supposed to be educated men too.







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