We all know the significance of the recent presidential elect, or do we? I couldn’t believe when I came across this blog post on Gawker.com, it took a couple of minutes for my mouth to close.

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There is an old saying that a dog is a man’s best friend. Well President Bush’s “best friend,” a Scottish terrier named Barney, obviously wasn’t named after the fun-loving, purple dinosaur. During Barney’s morning walk Thursday, Reuters reporter Jon Decker made an attempt to pet Barney, who was having none of it and bit Decker’s right index finger drawing blood and medical attention.

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On election day, I’d like to discuss a memo written by McCain’s campaign manager:

McCain campaign manager Rick Davis, in a memo explaining why his candidate remains confident despite trailing by an average of 6.5 in national polls: “Today, he expanded his buy into North Dakota, Georgia and Arizona in an attempt to widen the playing field and find his 270 Electoral Votes. This is a very tall order and trying to expand into new states in the final hours shows he doesn’t have the votes to win.”

I think this is spin to the ultimate degree.  Why would McCain have to extend his buy into traditionally red states if he wasn’t worried about losing?  I mean, ARIZONA is his home state.  He should have the electoral votes in his home state nailed down and not have to buy any media there at all.

Nice try, Davis.  How about if you can’t tell the truth, don’t release a memo at all?

As I sit here the night before the biggest presidential election our generations have seen, I reflect on all the media coverage we witnessed this past year…

…Defining patriotism with a flag pin, Edwards being a baby daddy, and Sarah Palin’s daughter as a mom-to-be, and who can forget the infamous, Joe the Plumber.

Yes, policies were covered as well but where would SNL or Late Night TV be without these over-talked, over-played, and over-rated anecdotes?  Flipping through CNN, Fox, and the Rolling Stone this past year made me feel like I was watching a copy of the Mean Girls DVD.

Putting the BS aside I’m not happy it’s over.  I get to be a part of history and you take the good with the bad.  In this case, the gossip with the hope of change. 

Get out and vote.  And after you do, share with us your favorite media coverage moments of the 2008 presidential election.

As the presidential election closes in on its final days, I want to look to the media for answers. I want to know who’s really in the lead. I want to know who won the debates. I want to know the facts – the accurate, clean-cut, straight-up facts. Can I get a straight answer out of anyone?!

It seems as though the media carelessly reveals different poll statistics and results every day. I don’t know what to trust.

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As the world focuses on politics, as it probably should with the upcoming election, I find it difficult to get involved. My parents are both Democratic, but by no means are they considered hardcore political enthusiasts. So, in a way, I was raised to not really care. Let’s be honest, does anyone truly know the platforms of all the politicitains on the voting card, besides the future president?
 
Recently, I can’t help but read up on what John McCain is doing — throwing celebrity slurs at his counterpart and hiring a woman to keep up with Obama (I hope McCain didn’t miss Saturday Night Live this past weekend.) Now McCain is dealing with bias journalists that he used to be friends with. WAIT… biased journalist? A politician friends with media professionals? Hmmm…

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News organizations often prepare stories in anticipation of something occurring so they can be the first to leak breaking news. Well, the Los Angeles Times made a premature mistake by going live and announcing that Barack Obama actually chose Hillary Clinton to be his vice presidential candidate along with Bill Richardson, Kathleen Sebelius, and four other Democrats. While you cannot blame the Los Angeles Times for their preparations, this is not the only time Obama was misperceived through the media. John McCain tried a couple different stunts that backfired on him when he related Obama to Paris Hilton — who would have thought?

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Well, Paris Hilton took part in another video, but this time her video is rated “E” for educational. Hilton’s video on superstar comedian, Will Farrell’s Funny or Die Web site was a response to one of John McCain’s negative public relations stunts of comparing his rival, Barack Obama, to celebrities Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. McCain is taking the approach of bringing out the negativity in his counterpart, rather than focusing on the important facts; war, oil, economy, or the over so popular term “change.” McCain is reaching an all time low, spinning Obama’s image and comparing him to the queen of party girls. McCain are you getting a little worried?

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As I entered into my first year in college, the 2004 political debate was at its peak. Students living on my floor gathered in the hallways at night to discuss candidates, issues, and who was right or wrong until their faces beat red. But I never got it. I never understood how people could tolerate the endless, and seemingly meaningless, banter that inevitably resulted in an “agree to disagree” solution anyhow…until this past January.

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With a burning flag in the fireplace and an assault weapon on his wife’s arm, Senator Obama’s camp is calling the most recent cover of The New Yorker, “offensive.”  And rightfully so.  The magazine is now defending the “satirical lampoon” saying that it is only stating what some secretly think, and the author wants to show the public how ridiculous those assumptions are.

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