Political Football

Argh – it happened again – wrote a decent post (I thought) and it disappeared. –pf will yell at me because I did forget to hit “save” periodically.

So I don’t think I can recreate it verbatim but will try to do the highlights.

Thought Sen. Clinton’s speech was effective – especially thought the lines starting with “were you in it ….” ending with her seemingly impassioned plea to vote Obama/Democrats. I heard commentators later and have read today some people think that she didn’t list any personal qualities of Obama that would point to him being a leader – nor did she list his accomplishments (I ask again – what are his Senate accomplishments?). What I did think though is that her hardcore supporters will once again wonder how their gal didn’t get the top spot on the ticket or at the least the VP nod.

I am not convinced however that her speech alone “united” the party as the pundits on CNN, no doubt MSNBC (can’t watch that station anymore), NBC and probably CBS and ABC (didn’t tune in to them at all) all said. Only Fox said there are probably still questions among Democrats and especially Hillary loyalists.

What I am sure about is that I am tired of these stations proclaiming it a fait accompli that Obama is the next President and worshiping at his altar. I will admit that there are some things about Obama that I do find positive. And while I have always been a fan of Sen. McCain – he does have some cons to his campaign. But – as our founding father so simply put it “We the people” get to decide – not the media and the Hollywood Elite (who smugly think Obama is the next coming as well).

Here is an excerpt of a letter I wrote to Jeff Zucker and Steve Capus of NBC Universal and NBC News respectively: If Mr. Matthews is so passionately for Sen. Obama perhaps he should go into the private sector and get himself a radio talk show where he can espouse his platitudes and biases in a forum that does not pretend to be or have to be impartial. I think of Edward R. Murrow shining a harsh light on Sen. Joe McCarthy during the 1950s. Mr. Murrow was showing the danger of a man telling Americans what to think. Please explain how the media today telling Americans what to think is not dangerous? I do believe Mr. Murrow would be disgraced by what passes as journalism in 2008.

If the media doesn’t back off – we Americans are stubborn (a good trait) and will indeed show who is still in charge – “we the people.” What the media should do is to go back to its roots and report fairly and without bias so “we the people” can make up our own discerning minds. Unquestionably Obama will give a good speech tomorrow. What I still wonder about though is if he is to show that he has the gravitas to be our United States leader why is he giving this most important speech in an open air arena where football games and concerts are held?

This is a setting more for a rock star than for a statesman in my humble opinion.

Will look forward to hearing Biden tonight and also to Clinton as his speech should be most entertaining.      LG

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