The spin about the Hawaii special election being in "Obama's home district" is BULLSHIT

[wndycty]

The following headline is so FREAKING misleading and it shows how our friends in the media manufacture and frame stories. President Obama may have grown up this particular district, but its not his home district. His home district is the 1st Congressional District in Illinois. I would be interested to know if POTUS has even voted in an election in Hawaii.

Mark Kirk, winning Obama's seat in November or Bobby Rush losing to some phantom Republic would be worthy of this headline. The bigger deal is that this is the first Congressional special election that the Democrats lost, but the media doesn't report anymore they frame.

Since we now define "home districts" based up where someone grew up can anyone tell me what is happening in John McCain's home district, the home district of either Bush or the home district of President Clinton, etc.

Republican Charles Djou Wins House Seat In Obama's Home District

HONOLULU — A Honolulu city councilman has defeated two Democrats to give Republicans a midterm election victory in the U.S. congressional district where President Barack Obama grew up.

Charles Djou's win Saturday is the latest triumph for the GOP as it looks to take back control of Congress. And it came as a blow to Democrats who could not rally around a candidate and find away to win a congressional race that should have been a cakewalk. The seat had been held by a Democrat for nearly 20 years and is located where Obama was born and spent most of his childhood.

"This is a momentous day. We have sent a message to the United States Congress. We have sent a message to the national Democrats. We have sent a message to the machine," Djou said. "The congressional seat is not owned by one political party. This congressional seat is owned by the people."

But Democrats believe the success in Hawaii will be short-lived. Djou will only serve through the remainder of 2010, and another election will be held in November for the next term.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/23/republican-charles-djou-w_n_586243.html

[sandnsea]

1. Republican Win As Democrats Split Vote

Would be the honest headline, but that's boring and nobody reads boring.

[wndycty]

2. Exactly. . .

...but to tie this to Obama getting beat in his home district is BULLSHIT. Has he ever been politically active in this district before he was elected or ran for president?

[OHdem10]

3. The Media Narrative--Republicans are going to win in November.

They spin to fit their narrative (with the help of Republicans,
of course)

[Warren Stupidity]

4. It is his home district - as in he was born there.

I say we go with that. Even birf-bagger 'brains' can only sustain a certain level of contradiction before imploding.

[Peacetrain]

5. Oh what a great take.. I am going to borrow that

:toast:

[Bitwit1234]

6. They are running with this

more so than they did with the special election in PA. That ego encrusted woman wouldn't quit. If she had the Democratic candidate would have won. And that's three Obama districts. gee his home in Chicago, Kansas and Hawaii. Wasn't' this a wondrous man, living in three districts at once. And yet the right is calling him all kinds of names. Gee they better make up their stupid mines.

[jenmito]

7. "Charles Djou's win Saturday is the latest triumph for the GOP as it looks to take back control of

Congress. And it came as a blow to Democrats who could not rally around a candidate and find away to win a congressional race that should have been a cakewalk." This is SUCH BS! It's "latest triumph"? Try it's ONLY triumph and only because the 2 Dems. split the vote. Then they act as if it "came as a blow" like it was a SURPRISE that splitting the vote between 2 Dems. WOULDN'T hand the election to the Repub.? :eyes:

[okieinpain]

8. i like how they said the repug won running away with 39%

when the two dems total 59%. the liberal left wing socialist media, you gotta love them.

[jenmito]

10. It's ridiculous. n/t

[Jennicut]

9. It is their only special election win in quite awhile.

Total BS.

[jenmito]

11. Right. And if it was 1 Repub. vs. 1 Dem., the Dem. would've won BIG. n/t

[Uzybone]

12. I hope they enjoy the win

I'm sure the WH and democrats across the world are weeping over this.

[CurtEastPoint]

13. I thought they said he was born in...

Kenya.

:sarcasm:

[opihimoimoi]

14. 1 outta 8 is a daMN POOR RECORD TO SHOUT ABOUT.... oops

[NoPasaran]

15. Huff-n-puff Post? Typical

I remember when Obama was Ariana's god. Not any more.

[Cha]

16. The corporatemediawhores will do anything to drag

down the Dems.

So the more Progressive Dem, Colleen Hanabusa, got the most votes:bounce:

The voters were looking for those Not tied to special interests"..why did the gNOP get more votes then? Other than there were two popular Dems in the race? Hmmm?..lingle who supported mcpalin and said Obama wasn't really from Hawai'i on the campaign trail when she was trying to foist mcpalin on America!

[treestar]

17. He never even ran for office there!

It is so absurd, that locals should elect someone of the President's party or they are against the President.

[Hippo_Tron]

18. So wait, a Republican got elected to Congress in Kenya?

Birthers are going to be really confused now...