tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post116373328647126515..comments2023-10-21T20:04:18.267-04:00Comments on TwoConservatives: Now they tell us (Media Bias to mislead voters)Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04551264439871137611noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1163967873293323792006-11-19T16:24:00.000-04:002006-11-19T16:24:00.000-04:00Jaxebad, on the contrary, we trust the people to m...Jaxebad, on the contrary, we trust the people to make good decisions, based on facts.<BR/><BR/>But for most people , the "facts" they have are what the media decides to tell them.<BR/><BR/>So, or example, anybody who reads the Post or listens to the radio or watches the TV news knew all about Shelton and his charges of the n-word from college.<BR/><BR/>But not one in a thousand voters ever heard the charge about Webb having an extramarital affair with a student while he was a teacher at the Naval academy, and event that took place at the same time as Allen's alleged use of the n-word. <BR/><BR/>NScout, The Post justified continuing coverage of the Macaca incident with descriptions of how the Allen team treated Sidarth like some outsider who didn't belong, some foreigner who didn't belong, and Allen's action against him a hateful intolerance born of frustration with having to put up with him.<BR/><BR/>But it turns out he wasn't a thorn in their side that they ostracised, he was simply an opposition campaign worker who was treated with dignity and respect.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551264439871137611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1163942915614177072006-11-19T09:28:00.000-04:002006-11-19T09:28:00.000-04:00Charles: I always had the impression that the neg...Charles: I always had the impression that the negatives of the macaca incident didn't have anything to do with how Siddarth was treated cay-to-day by the people around Allen. I always thought the problem was Allen himself and his remarks to Siddarth during the event at The Breaks. Given that it was videotaped by Siddarth himself, it's a little hard to pin it on the Post. Where the Post went overboard, I think, was the hearsay reports of N word usage from three decades ago. That's pretty flimsy stuff and does bespeak a frenzy to keep the crypto-racist pot boiling. <BR/><BR/>In any event, Siddarth's first-person account in the Post was interesting and well-written. It shows that Virginians in both parties were capable of kindness and courtesy and that the Senator's conduct that day was atypical of the kind of reaction a Northern Virginian gets around the Commonwealth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1163919800991176032006-11-19T03:03:00.000-04:002006-11-19T03:03:00.000-04:00It's telling how little respect for Virginia voter...It's telling how little respect for Virginia voters you have in that you don't think they had any voice in the vote; you say it's all the work of "the media". <BR/><BR/>JaxebadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1163796162133353242006-11-17T16:42:00.000-04:002006-11-17T16:42:00.000-04:00So, does traditional Virginia hospitality negate A...So, does traditional Virginia hospitality negate Allen's racist bullying of Siddarth at the Breaks event? Saying Virginians are good and welcoming people is like saying the sun will set tonight. That doesn't change Allen's actions towards Siddarth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23490549.post-1163773244111875922006-11-17T10:20:00.000-04:002006-11-17T10:20:00.000-04:00Has Sidarth accepted a position in the Webb office...Has Sidarth accepted a position in the Webb office yet? Seems like he should be able to write his own ticket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com