11-01-2008, 03:07 PM
AlphaDog wrote: I can buy that many do not like Obama, and I can certainly understand their dissatisfaction with the tone of McCain's campaign, but I still don't understand their position about how news organizations have treated McCain. I think there was a thread on this yesterday. Personally, I can't think of what McCain has done that's newsworthy and also positive. Is the media really biased against him? Or has he done little to generate news that is positive? At this point I can't quite tell, because, of course, I have my own bias.
i find than many conservatives operate from a siege mentality. any information that contradicts their view of the world is perceived as biased and unfounded. on my homeschooling forum, many posters keep bringing up that Obama is Muslim or his birth certificate is fake and he's not a US citizen. links to neutral sources invalidating these claims are summarily dismissed a part of the liberal left conspiracy be it snopes or factcheck or The National Review. absolutely mind boggling to me.
i know my liberal coterie has strong beliefs but i don't think that, despite our teasing here, we really wallow quite that deep in the kool-aid. or maybe i just can't see it.