The mainstream media knows better than anyone that the key to Obama’s re-election is to distract from Their Precious One’s failed economic record and to keep the focus of the narrative on whoever his GOP challenger is. Obama’s record is indefensible. He is a failed president by every economic and domestic measure, and he does not deserve re-election. Furthermore, he can’t win a second term based on his record, which means he has to destroy his opponent, something he’ll only be able to do if his MSM Palace Guards roll up their sleeves for the dirty work.
Today, by making standard operating procedure in political advertising The Big Political Story Of The Day, the media might have actually done the GOP a favor. A year out, and they’ve given us a hearty taste of what they have planned for us:
- Amplify every mistake, real or perceived.
- Make the mistake, no matter how big or small, the story.
- Use the mistake to put the Republican on defense.
- Make the story about anything but the bigger point the Republican meant to make.
- Question the Republican’s honesty, etc.
Watch Romney’s ad again. The point wasn’t “look at what Obama said!” The point was that the statement about talking about the economy is true when it comes to Obama. You could add the full context and it might even hit Obama harder because of the obvious irony. Moreover, campaigns do this kind of thing all the time.
It’s just a fact that Obama doesn’t want to talk about the economy and that Obama’s Media Palace Guards don’t want to talk about the economy. But they sure are willing to talk all day long about who did and didn’t say who said they didn’t want to talk about the economy.
Because it’s a distraction.
And do you think the MSM found this all on their own?
Remember, Obama can lie and make gaffes all day long. The corrupt MSM’s response to those, however, is to hardly mention them and to make damn sure they don’t become narratives. Republicans, though, are held to unobtainable standards and not because the MSM suddenly believes that politicians should be 100% accurate and honest.
This is purely a political tactic.
Hopefully, Romney or whoever our nominee is will use today’s experience in their 2012 battle plan… against the MSM. In order to defeat the MSM, you have to think like them. Thankfully, with a year to go, this ad tested their defenses and gave us some useful intel.
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