America finally gets McCain's story in Big Media.
McCain, Obama All Tied Up with TV Viewers-"Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama are neck and neck in how many television viewers they drew on their big night.
On Thursday McCain drew in 38.9 million viewers on major stations and 3.5 million on PBS for his party's nomination acceptance speech. That compares with last week when Obama raked in 38.4 million viewers on commercial networks and another 4 million on PBS, for his speech during the Democratic National Convention. Alone, the candidates were tied at 42.4 million total viewers."
I think this is largely due to his strategic VP (see below) and Big Media's lack of coverage so far of McCain that Americans may be tuning in to learn more of McCain!!!
More than 40M People Tuned in to Palin-"That audience rivaled the one for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama last week. Nielsen Media Research estimated 37.2 million people watched Palin on either ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel or MSNBC. PBS estimated it had four million viewers for the speech. Last week Obama had 38.4 million viewers on the commercial networks, topping 40 million with PBS and C-SPAN added in. Those are bigger audiences than the "American Idol" finale or Academy Awards."
Despite Big Media, McCain got badly needed Big Media air time to get his story in the mainstream. If it weren't for grassroots and McCain making a strong Social Conservative stance in Palin I doubt the TV ratings would have been as successful as Obama's. McCain is showing alot of experience even when up against a media that is not on his side. We need a president that knows how to handle the lobby of Big Media and serve rather the lobby of the American people without inspite of Big Media!!!
McCain accomplished two amazing obstacles this last week. Big Media and Social Conservatives/Evangelical/Faith voter concerns. This is quite a story and accomplishment missing in the headlines. McCain has united, what Big Media has been describing as a broken and divided party because of the social conservative/evangelical concerns and others, like maybe never before or at least not since Reagan. Many are discribing the excitement for this presidency as comparable to Reagan's presidency. Wow!!! What a turn around!!! And at the same time took on Big Media and won with TV ratings equaling the ratings for our very first African-American presidential nominee!!! One word Palin!!! May McCain continue to be blessed with strategy for the sake of the Religious, Traditonal Family Values and certainly not the least, the unborn, those being partially born and those surviving an abortion!!!
So quite an exciting week or so in the presidential race. It is great that we have the first black presidential nominee in Obama and the first republican female VP nominee. I am sure both sides are saying yah but he's ultra-liberal or yah but she's ultra-conservative. Which is consistent with each others starting points in political philosophy which is good cause it shows that it is not really about skin color nor sex but rather about political philosophy as it should be. So here we go...
August 30, 2008: Huckabee vs Romney over the issue of Same-Sex Marriage and the story on Prop. 8 in California is getting expensive and boycotted by Public TV.-Couple articles about Global Warming from both sides. Compare claims of Al Gores house and Bush's House on snopes.com for legitimacy. A 30 minute interview with Huckabee that may be of interest but the most important note to report is under Religion vs Same Sex Marriage to Be prepared for one side reporting on this issue!. Kind of unbelievable what is going on in the Journalism community concerning this issue...
September 1, 2008: School Choice and British Comedy. Plus video commentary on the Presidential race. -A very funny but informational British Comedy in favor of school choice. Also, where Obama and McCain stand and many many more articles concerning the rise in charter schools there success rate how they have helped bring the standard up on public schools in New York and much much more.
September 2, 2008: McCain congratulates Obama, rebuts Obama's speech and then takes social conservative/evangelical concerns "incredibly serious" in Sarah Palin.-McCain's video congratulating Obama and Obama's historic speech in video with McCain rebutting 7 claims in that speech which include: "MISLEADING CLAIM #1: Barack Obama Can Bring Democrats And Republicans Together....MISLEADING CLAIM #2: Barack Obama Will Ensure That Our Troops On The Ground Have "The Equipment They Need In Battle."....MISLEADING CLAIM #3: Barack Obama Has Not Supported The President.... MISLEADING CLAIM #4: John McCain Believes We've Made "Great Progress" And Families Aren't Hurting....MISLEADING CLAIM #5: Barack Obama Will Pay For His Massive Spending Increase....MISLEADING CLAIM #6: Under Barack Obama, We Will Achieve Energy Independence....MISLEADING CLAIM #7: Barack Obama Will Cut Taxes."
Then wammo. McCain Mavericks in the Social Conservative voters with a Maverick herself, "McCain picks VP that seals up the social conservative/evangelical vote unanimously"!!! Dobson says, "I Would Pull that lever", Jill Stanek says, "John McCain just hit a grand slam.", Jay Sekulow says, "It is as if the campaign has just launched with rocket fuel", AP reports, "McCain is saying to social and religious conservatives, 'I'm taking your views incredibly seriously", Tony Perkins says, "an outstanding pick", Mat Staver says, "Absolutely brilliant choice", Janice Shaw Crouse says, "Take that Feminists!", Matt Friedman says, "conservative woman in the mode of Margaret Thatcher", Ralph Reed (a top Republican strategist) says, "I don't know if I've ever seen a veep pick energize the grassroots like this" and on and on and on...
Then wammo. Her daughter is pregnant outside of marriage. Her husband has a DUI 20 years ago and trooper-gate and experience and on and on and on..
But conservatives support her and her daughter for choosing life and deciding to get married as it says in Deutoronomy somewhere that if you lay with a women you are to take responsibility in protecting her by marrying her thus showing a sharp contrast between Obama's advise that he doesn't want his daughters punished with a baby. So this all backfired and shows a good example of what not to do but when one sins to not add sin to sin rather take responsibility and thus giving a real life example of how a family should respond to such a situation that many are not deciding to do that Americans need to see. Forgiveness and Grace to do what is right!!!
And more on Palin in that post including McCain's announcement speech.
September 3, 2008: Double Standardized Media Bias against Palin that not even Obama can control, McCain responds to Palin's problem of "inexperience" and more on Palin-"I have no problem with questions being asked and so forth about a VP choice but to make this an issue while at the same time ignoring Obama's Born Alive Infant Protection Act in Illinois is democrat liberal bias in the mainstream media at it's best!!!"
"I noticed the New York Times this morning had three stories on their front page that are essentially about Sarah Palin’s children. I don’t think they get it. I don’t think they have a clue as to what is going on out in the country …They are trying their best to drag her down in any way and apply a double standard to her that they wouldn’t apply to anybody else"-Fred Thompson
It gets so wild not even Obama can control the media that is on his side. "I have said before and I will repeat again, I think people's families are off limits and people's children are especially off limits....if I ever thought that it was somebody in my campaign that was involved in something like that, they’d be fired." So fire Big Media even Obama agrees!!!
September 4, 2008: GOP Platform the most pro-family and pro-life in the history of the GOP!!!!- And just after Palin was selected VP and social conservatives thought it couldn't get any better then this, McCain with no fuss approves the most Pro-Family and Pro-Life Platform in the history of the GOP!!!
But First the Republican National Convention Highlight of the Night. "When Fred Thompson brought up the issue of abortion he also, brought the issue of the Born Alive Infant Protection Act about protection for babies that survive an abortion that Obama opposed in his home state (see Factcheck.org confirms Obama misrepresented his position for 4 years on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act in Illinois!, New Documents Revealing Obama's cover up on Born Alive Infant Protection, Jill Stanek vs Obama. Obama a Providential God send? and McCain, Stanek, Orielly, Hannity and Operation Rescue to report on what the mainstream media continues to cover up: the issue of abortion.... the crowd applauded with the biggest applaud of his speech and a standing ovation."
Obama ad with a nurse practitioner from Planned Parenthood slamming McCain on abortion only gives chance for more limelight for the unborn: "Republican Party communications director Danny Diaz responded by attacking Obama's opposition to an IL bill that advocates said would protect babies who survived abortions, and critics said was an attempt to limit all abortions. "Barack Obama voted against a bill that would have protected infants born alive having survived an abortion attempt," said Diaz. "He has offered misleading statements on the issue and is now trying to confuse voters by attacking Senator McCain"
GOP Platform the most pro-family and pro-life in the history of the GOP!!!!-You can view the actual Platform in writing, compare 2004 with 2008's platform and McCain even supported the embryonic stem cell research language. Much more concerning the UN and comparison to Democrat in funding the UNFPA, and abstinence/unplanned pregnancies in opposing school-based clinics that provide referrals for abortion and calling for a federal marriage amendment and so much more. This platform passed unanimously!!!
In Other Values Voter News of possible interest-Check this out. A new Pro-Life movie "produced....in association with Patrick Henry College, a true-to-life powerhouse in collegiate debate and moot court competition. PHC, founded eight years ago, enrolling only 300 students, has won the Moot Court National Championship twice and has beaten Oxford in England and again in Richmond, VA. The movie's legal argument is solid..." So what is this movie about...."This movie tells how Roe v. Wade can be reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court. Moviegoers were excited or agitated on both sides because the movie shows in dramatic fashion just how flimsy the legal footing stands for Roe. New Justice appointees who believe in Constitutional original intent will likely overturn Roe."
September 5, 2008: Liberal "SuperStar" Obama vs Social Conservative/Evangelical "Superstar" Palin in Big Media coverage and RNC has made Big Media an issue!!!-Chris Matthews at MSNBC interviews our own Heather Wilson concerning Obama's voting record on the Born Alive Infant Protection Act in his state of Illinois. Excellent commentary by Jill Stanek and rebuttal to the Big Media. See this video and commentary.
Highlight of the 2nd night of the RNC was Romney, Huckabee, Giuliani and Palin taking on Big Media and making it an issue in this campaign. Also, "Within some 3 days 10 million additional dollars came into the McCain coffers that's unheard!!!!"-3 days since Palin selected as VP." And much more...
September 6, 2008: Anti-War vs Anti-Abortion protesters at conventions and liberal media continues to cover up the issue of abortion at conventions...-More video and coverage on the pro-life protests in Colorado and comparing them to some of the radical anti-war protestors. Martin Luther King Jr.'s neice speaks out against abortion in protest at the DNC with and says she can not support Obama. Video interview of Archbishop rebutting Nancy Pelosi's recent comments about life not being defined and in dispute by the Catholic Church and an interesting article concerning issues that may haunt Obama's campaign coming up.
"The niece of the Martin Luther King, Jr. has used the Democratic Party convention in Denver this week to denounce abortion, which she calls a violation of civil rights. Alveda King, who traveled to Denver this week during the Democratic Party convention, notes that the party's platform does not recognize the life of the unborn to be a civil right. And she says while the Democrats have reached out to Christian voters, she wants to remind those Christians that the Bible supports the rights of all people -- and "that includes the pre-born," she adds."
September 7, 2008: A Challenge to Big Media -Big Media now an issue in this campaign like never before!!!! "If the Big Media wants to prove that they are not Pro-Obama then all they have to do is do a neutral story on Obama and the Born Alive Infant Protection Act or better yet do a story that is equally as scrutinizing of his position on this issue as they are on Palin and her family and her issues!!! The later will never happen but maybe just maybe the first can!!!"
I was watching last night on ABCNews about how Obama and McCain and Biden have all had interviews but Palin has yet to have an interview on one of the news channels. They were hinting at Sarah has yet to be hit with hard questions and so forth suggesting some incompetency. We will have to wait and see for that. What would be interesting is if Sarah boycotted interviews with news channels until the news channels promised to asked Obama hard questions on his misrepresentation of Born Alive Infant Protection Act in Illinois and his recent smears of the pro-life community???!!! I am no campaign manager of any sorts so this is probabily silly but just thought I would throw that out there for the sake of Big Media suggesting that Sarah may not do as well in the face of Big Media. Big Media needs to equally get into Obama's face on the issue of abortion and his recent responses in that area!!!!
But back to September 7th blog. There are many video interviews including one from C-Span where a caller calls in describing what he heard on a talk radio show about the Born Alive Infant Protection Act and the response was interesting from the Republican: "Is this a hint of an unfolding that Big Media is going to have to sooner or later deal with? Why not take the challenge now? (See video interview of Heather Wilson of New Mexico as evidence this may be an issue up and coming at Liberal "SuperStar" Obama vs Social Conservative/Evangelical "Superstar" Palin in Big Media coverage and RNC has made Big Media an issue!!!)"
Also, scroll down to Social Conservatives play a bigger part then Big Media thought there is some interesting articles and video footage of coverage of the RNC from a social conservative perspective.
