Yesterday's debate in Orlando and its subsequent coverage on FOX left me more than a little frustrated at times. My beef is certainly not with Mike Huckabee who, once again, outshined them all as far as I was concerned. The source of my irritaion is the media as a whole - the way that they control who gets the air time - and the way they can spin stories in a way that just doesn't seem fair and balanced to me at all.
Mike Huckabee was given less than half the time opportunity that Giuliani and Romney were given to speak last night. As far as I was concerned though, Giuliani, Romney and Thompson wasted most of their precious time sparring and stabbing at eachother. As if that wasn't bad enough to endure, we also had to listen to Fred Thompson tell a Ted Kennedy fat joke and Rudy attempt to tell a cell phone joke. Finally though, Mike got HIS time - set the record straight that he was not interested in participating in a "demolition derby" - and proceeded to deliver his usual intelligent, well-spoken, and sincere ideas for leading this nation forward. FOX News had a focus group on hand to offer their observations during and after the debate...several of the people commented that, as a result of the debate, their support had shifted from other candidates to Huckabee. They also made a couple of comments noting the disparity in the amount of time given to Huckabee to speak - one gentlemen even exclaiming "they NEED to let this man SPEAK!"
This country not only NEEDS to HEAR THIS MAN SPEAK...this country NEEDS to HAVE THIS MAN LEAD!
Lastly, my other source of frustration has been how the results of the Value Voters' Straw Poll have been presented in the mainstream media. Headlines and statements by Mitt Romney himself that Value Voters have decided he is "their man". Well, that's just a little misleading. First of all, the results that they are referring to are of the online votes that took place through the Family Research Council's website (one only had to donate $1 to be eligible to vote and I think the voting started months ago). Even so, Mitt Romney only had 30 more votes - yes THIRTY - than Mike. Hardly a landslide victory and, in my opinion, anything that takes place over the internet is suspect anyway. What REALLY MATTERED - and WHAT WASN'T BEING TALKED ABOUT - was that out of the actual 952 attendees at the Value Voters Summit who voted IN PERSON AFTER HEARING ALL OF THE CANDIDATES SPEECHES - a whopping 51% voted for Huckabee - and a mere 10% voted for Romney! Now THAT'S the REST OF THE STORY!
3 comments:
I have not watched the debates since they started only talking to the "top" guys. The debtes are tough because how do you know who really won? The medis is always saying they need to go after each other and like good monkeys they do what they are told. Mike is way above that and has never attacked anybody. He also does not complain when he does a right to be mad about the time he gets. Now, i am worried when i hear that people change their vote over a debate. I know who I like and the will not change. So, what if Mike stumbles or does not know the leader of some small country. He can still lead and he still has good ideas. Mike and Duncan Hunter are the only true conservaties who have not changed the way they think on issues. I read where some media moron wrote that Mike does not have a powerful name? What the heck? We don't need another Reagon or some some eye candy to lead this nation. We need character, moral, and values, and that is my man Mike. Also, I do think Rommey is about slick but i do think he would make a good leader. I would not mind voting for him if beat my man Mike out. McCain would also be a good leader i just don't see the conservative in him. The rest just don't cut for me. Go MIKE!!!!!
With respect to the media moron who mentioned that Huckabee's name was less than desirable...I heard Huckabee address this so VERY eloquently in an interview on CNN. Please take a look and listen; go to CNN.com and enter "Mike Huckabee" in the search field, then you'll see some videos on the upper right corner. Click on the one titled "Huckabee on Brownback Dropout"...I LOVE THIS VIDEO! Let me know what you think...
you are asking me to go to the Clinton News Network!!!!!!!!!! no way! He is the man and we both know it. Have you been able to find out if he is coming to Georgia this year?
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