The Obama campaign needs to learn to control the media

[NJmaverick]

bush and the Clintons both mastered the art of media manipulation. Obama needs to learn this skill as well, if he wants to survive the relentless attacks of the Clintons and their right wing attack machine.

[blue sky at night]

1. i dont think so....

he is doing just fine thanks, not wanting to go down that freaking road.

[NJmaverick]

6. I don't believe you have to sell your soul or give up your moral values

To manipulate the media.

[blue sky at night]

2. i dont think so....

he is doing just fine thanks, not wanting to go down that freaking road.

[blm]

3. How did Clintons handle the Clintons trashed the WH lie? How did they handle the

first 5 years of "Clinton was asleep at the wheel on terrorism' story that was pushed in the mainstream media and not addressed by Clinton until Sept 2006?

[smalll]

The Obama campaign needs to learn to control Pastor Wright. /nt

[anonymous171]

18. He's not part of the campaign and a seperate person.

[Writer]

4. The Obama campaign, especially David Axelrod, has done a fantastic job...

of controlling the message up until now. I think the reason for the media fervor now is because they didn't plan on Rev. Wright's latest media blitz. Obama gave his speech a month ago, and it was supposed to be over. Unfortunately, it seems the Rev. Wright has his own media plan.

[NJmaverick]

8. It's not the Wright issue

The top "story" today if there is finally a poll that shows Hillary doing better than Obama, against McCain. That's not good media control

[Life Long Dem]

5. Not if they don't want someone elected. What are you trying to spin this too?

[rinsd]

7. The Clintons control the media? And also on that note, the media can be controllled by Democrats?

The media seems to favor/disfavor whichever candidate it feels like at a given moment.

The only consistency being that MSM does not like Democrats in the month of October before a general election.

[4themind]

9. When they have it in for you, they have it in for you

the only thing he can probably do at this point (and has been doing effectively), is to take adavantage of "new media" and internet/youtube etcc.

[Tarc]

10. That is precisely the reason why he should not be the nominee

The last thing we need is a green-thumbed nublet that's going to get ripped apart with ease by the Rove-like Machine.

[shraby]

11. And Hillary isn't? She has more baggage

than a homeless person on the streets of New York.
If she gets the nom. which she won't the pundits will have a field day.

[Tarc]

13. You are rather clueless

The point isn't that one candidate or another has no baggage or won't be subject to attacks. Of course they will.

The point is having the experience and fortitude to withstand the right-wing spin cycle. Both of the Clintons have been living through the political firestorms far longer than newbie Barack.

[NJmaverick]

21. More like having a master of media manipulation, like Rove

[blm]

23. How did they do on that Clintons trashed the WH story?

That lasted nine months. And THAT occurred when Clinton was still fairly popular but Rove got the better of them both on that story, didn't he?

Then came the Clinton was soft on terrorism meme that lasted only.....five years.

[NJmaverick]

17. It's who you hire!!!! You think that rube georgie boy, knows how to do this?

Nice try though

[Life Long Dem]

20. Supporters of Clinton are doing a fine themselves. n/t

[wisteria]

12. The Clinton's don't seem to be doing such a great job of this. n/t

[anonymous171]

14. Step 1: Your surrogates must repeat the same thing at the same time at everyone of their appearances

[ccharles000]

15. The Clinton's are wonderful people.

I believe you are not aware of what party they belong to. right wing attack machine is not something to compare a former democratic president and current democratic senator to.

[NJmaverick]

19. They clearly joined forces with the right wing attack machine

their former tormentor Shaifee is proof of that

[backscatter712]

16. Neither Obama nor Clinton control the media. The corporofascists control the media.

They're trying to destroy Obama right now. If they succeed, Clinton's next.

They'll stop at nothing to perpetuate their fascism.

It's too bad it's illegal to suggest beheading all the media executives and displaying their heads on pikes.

[stillcool]

22. the people have to learn...

how to control the media. Like turn the frigging thing off. Why is it that no one is responsible for what they put in their brain? Jeez...they lie us into a war, and now their words are pearls of wisdom?

[madrchsod]

24. really? --- why the clintons hire axlerod in the past?

seemed to work for them. he also handled john edwards caimpaign in 2004...yup axlerod is a dumb ass that does`t know jack shit about the media

[NJmaverick]

25. Do you know there is a difference, between "needs to improve" and "dumb ass that doesn't know shit"?

[Zodiak]

26. The best way to get the media controlled

is to join the oligarchy and their goals.

I really do not think that Obama needs to go down that road.

As the poet who wrote "Damn You Barack Obama, You Pretty M%#%r F@#$@r" said, "you compromise your principles in exchange for power until there is nothing left of you."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6viAqJTyP7Y

The poet's name is Darian Dauchan