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Reading New Republic Tea Leaves to Determine Debate Winner
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... The first story chosen for this liberal tea leaf reading is titled, "They Both Lost." This was way too easy. What the title really tells you, without even having to read the story, is "McCain Won." The article itself merely confirms what was pretty much shouted out in the title (emphasis mine): ...
Post-Debate Blah-Blah-Blahage
Jules Crittenden —
... We’ll kick off with The New Republic , which apparently thinks Obama stunk the place up, given its “They both lost” take. TNR and I agree on one point. The whole debate was weirdly imitative. You brag about your soldier’s bracelet, I’ll brag about my soldier’s bracelet! Obama was more afflicted with this imitation disorder — he called for giving Georgia and Ukraine NATO Membership Action Plans “immediately,” a stance Sarah Palin was derided for taking in her interview with Charlie Gibson, and McCain has already released a ...
An Election About Nothing (II)
Ross Douthat —
Eve Fairbanks, on the debate: McCain and Obama are two of the most
exceptional political figures of their generations, so expansive in
their own visions of what they represent. But you wouldn't have known
that if you were, say, a Martian tuning in to this campaign for the
first time. Neither of them really faced the bailout head-on, sharply
differentiated themselves from the other, or (most disappointing of
all) tried to offer a big argument or central narrative about what's
wrong with the country. Sometimes, their positions even seemed to
converge. The two ...
