tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post7758979394607489750..comments2024-03-29T16:58:01.576+13:00Comments on AmeriNZ Blog: Short-takes on the newsArthur Schenckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-48917614192024103292008-10-19T11:39:00.000+13:002008-10-19T11:39:00.000+13:00D: Yes, I did see that photo on some blog somewher...<B>D: </B>Yes, I did see that photo on some blog somewhere. Apparently, one McCain campaign staffer was in tears when she saw the photo published because the campaign is convinced that the news media is out to "get" them.<BR/><BR/><B>Mark: </B>Welcome to the fold! I know I'm glad you've provided that little bit extra we need to push some of the battleground states into the Obama column. Too bad I didn't think of doing the same on your behalf. I feel mightily ashamed that my lack of endorsement led to another Harper government. My profound apologies to Canadians (except those on the right, who probably don't even recognise my joking).<BR/><BR/><B>Roger: </B>It's become a truism among the pundits that the endorsements don't matter much, that with declining readership, newspapers just don't have much influence anymore. However, there's precious little current research to determine that either way.<BR/><BR/>My own guess—and it's just that—is that newspaper endorsements don't matter all that much, however, they do provide momentum and an aura of winning, which helps fence-sitters move to support, in this case, Obama. I also think that endorsements from otherwise conservative papers may make people take notice, and that, too, could push a few fence-sitters. But I think that most people aren't affected one way or the other.<BR/><BR/>But the best part for me, anyway, is that these are conservative papers endorsing Obama. The Republicans moan endlessly about the "liberal media", and then some of their own buck their own tradition to back Obama. Right now, somewhere in America, there are wingnuts writhing in agony.Arthur Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568299067544221996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-85035435157017600972008-10-19T04:10:00.000+13:002008-10-19T04:10:00.000+13:00"Damn liberal press." I wonder what, if anything,..."Damn liberal press." I wonder what, if anything, one gets from endorsements anymore.Roger Owen Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-49250573168014566422008-10-19T02:43:00.000+13:002008-10-19T02:43:00.000+13:00The Post, The Tribune, The LA Times...I think it's...The Post, The Tribune, The LA Times...<BR/><BR/>I think it's time. <STRONG>I, Mark, have decided to officially announce my endorsement of <EM>Barack Obama</EM> for your president.</STRONG><BR/><BR/>Now, I know what you're thinking---but, please, wait for the polls to settle before determining the extent of the effect this has had on the election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34249799.post-72855685230013999032008-10-18T19:06:00.000+13:002008-10-18T19:06:00.000+13:00Did you see the picture where McCain looks like a ...Did you see the picture where McCain looks like a lizard trying to attack Obama?<BR/><BR/>http://gaysocialites.com/photos/johnmccaintonguephoto.jpg<BR/><BR/>Seems he was reacting to going the wrong way off the stage. Still, hilarious!!dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16687492454625470270noreply@blogger.com