While my hometown newspaper continues to publish ignorant letters to the editor denouncing F9/11, it's no surprise that our local television outlets give only faint coverage to the next presidents visit.
John Kerry announced today that it's going to be Edwards. At least our local TV stations didn't cover the event "facts optional" like the dreadful NYPost did. (Sad, very sad...)
BUT it wasn't the full blown "wetting our pants" coverage they gave GW Bush just a few months ago.
No- only ONE station even seemed to cover it, some, during the noon news.
When president Bush visited, there were screaming hot teens, breathless anchormen and women, and most importantly, EVERY THING ELSE STOPPED and we had to hear ALL ABOUT OUR HERO.
For John Kerry, closer to a real hero than Bush will ever be, we didn't even interrupt "The Young and the Restless" or "All My Children", and the one station who covered it only gave us little "snippets" between the rest of the propaganda.
It's no wonder the guy can't his "numbers up"- if local coverage in every other market is this thin and biased, IT"S NO WONDER! They covered a few moments live of the event, until he started to thank and introduce Jessie Jackson, then they cut to commentators and started to play the already edited clip, that they played for the rest of the day. I guess that's what he gets for working with guys like Jessie. Some say Kerry is boring, with coverage like this, WHO COULD TELL? The reporting is "boring"- at best.
Like I said sad.. But this is "hometown USA". You must seek out the truth. They only roll out the red carpet for the "right" candidate, with the correct views. It's shameful that our citizens can't seem to tell the difference between pandering, and reporting.
