More McCain complaints about media

McCain is showing he is not presiddential material with every passing minute

McCain is starting to lose it if he hasn't lost it already. He should be trying to learn about economics, social security, and the difference between military tactics and foreign policy instead of whining about the coverage of Obama's trip abroad. Someone needs to tell him that bumbling old fools babbling incoherently and spewing the same tired old attacks and distortions just doesn't garner the same level of attention that a sharp, energetic progressive with fresh common-sense ideas does. His jealousy is really unbecoming.

So Obama gets a whole weekend of coverage and McCain is complaining.
Even after the press admitted to giving him a free ride.
Is this guy pathetic or what.

Well let me see. I think I can tell you the problem right away. The news media is controlled by the liberals so why do you think they would give a fair shake to McCain. I feel your pain. Maybe you could become pregnant. Think of the scandal. Then they would cover your campaign which I believe is the correct road to go.

There is lot of difference between a baby taking the first step, and a grown up taking a walk. I think the media knows that better.

Now they are whining (as per Gramm)

I'm sick of looking at Obamas face everytime I turn the TV on, connect to the internet, or glance at the magazine rack in any store.
So much so that I'm voting McCain.

The thought of having to look at the smug Obama and his anti-American honkey hating wife for four years or more is enough to make one consider moving to another country....for real.

Does anyone else but me think this is just sad? If McCain wants media attention, why doesn't he do something worthwhile instead of just pointing out that he isn't getting his ego stroked enough?

Lead, follow, or get out the way. Obama has taken the lead, McCain is still not sure if he's a follower or just needs to get out the way.

This is really juvenile, especially considering McCain was the one that goaded Obama to take the trip in the first place.

McInsane is such a loser.

Another snotty ex-fighter pilot jock in the WH we don't need.

Go home gramps

This mean-spiritedness on the part of Sen. McCain is unfortunate. Sen. McCain goaded Sen. Obama into making a trip to Iraq -- that made the trip newsworthy in the first place. If he wants (good) press, he should make some news of his own -- take an initiative in talking about his proposals, in an analytical way: for example, he says he knows "how to win wars;" perhaps he could tell the public 1) who taught him, 2) how he learned, 3) what mistakes have added to his wisdom. Perhaps he could tell us what he thinks about regulating industry -- things like the FDA, for example, and OSHA. The job of the press is to write about news, so McCain should provide news and not just get sarcastic, anti-French and mean-spirited.

He's right, you the media are not paying attention to him,
He got this idea from Hillary,
If it works for her maybe it will work for --- what was I say I forgot! well you got to feels sorry for a 72 years old man the forgets almost everything!
Doitagain, McBush!
Iraq has to be moved to be on the border of Pakisatan, I forget whats this all about?
God help us if he becomes the comander in chief!

He's still "not complaining" :D

It is not just McCain complaining as you stated in your bias headlines, its thousands and thousands, if not millions, of American people. The media is so very bias, liberal left wing, that it is impossible for millions of Americans to get the truth through newspapers and TV. America has been taken over by the media and it is not too far from becoming like the communist. Shame on the editors and executives of the newspapers and T.V. stations. You are doing very much a disservice to our country. It has gotten to the point where I don't care to read the paper or watch the news. You are not doing your job, reporting the news, just the news, not your views trying to influence the American people. Damn all of you.

Osama Obama is a sham -- he has no credentials, has not held a real job, and would be a disaster as commander in chief. As much as the military hated having to salute President Bill Clinton (I'm retired military), can't imagine how much this will anger them to have a total left-wing rookie and anti-military nutjob in charge.

Oh gee whiz... Well, I guess it worked for Hillary, so McCain's people think they might as well give it a try!

Whiner. Americans don't appreciate being called Whiners. That's why he quietly fired Phil Gramm( A Whiner) and We don't want a Whiner for President (McCain).

I get tired of the 'Liberal Media Bias' claim. The media does what it can to sell papers and ad space. It gives the people what they want. They do like the new guy but McCain is campaigning from the Hanoi Hilton and not from a vision or ideal just McSame

Ah, the whining that Phil Gramm spoke of?

'harsh" humor? Isn't that exaggerating a bit? Maybe you should let your readers decide the quality of the humor and just stick to the story or are you one of the JV reporters that was left behind.

Why is this in the news section when it's clearly an editorial piece?

Ive seen these videos......not a good idea to moch, make fun of or rip on the media......plus there was a time when McCain was covered and seen in a much brighter light than Bush.....but now he is running against a younger, more inspirational figure that even Hillary Clintons base and energy could not control....

Heres the thing, the media goes where the story is....and right now as well as most of this campaign, McCain doesnt have a story that is all that interesting.....His "get to know me" tour after he won the primaries was a joke, his policies have changed for the worse, plus, have you seen his schedule for the next month or two..........its either a townhall meeting or a fundraiser (mostly fundraisers) no news station even wants to send their corespondents to see these, so they let the local news stations cover it

Meanwhile Barack Obama is meeting with royalty, our top allies and a swarm of fans over in europe that want to see him as president.....thats news

Oh and a thing about foreign policy, our allies and potential allies have to like our president....the ALL like Obama so that seems like he's got "one-up" on McCAin for foreign policy credentials......im sure these other nations would prefer to work with someone they like rather than someone who thinks they have all the experience.....

What a bunch of whiners. I guess if all you can offer is four more years of George Bush and Big Oil (which is financing McCain's campaign) this probably seems like a good diversion. Very childish. These are the kind of people Republicans want to put back in the White House.

John McCain. The new definition of pathetic.

What a cry baby McCain is . .. Maybe if he spoke to issues that were important to us, then maybe he would get more attention. Instead all I am reading about is a cry baby. I could care less how much the media is reporting on Obama . .I wanna hear about the issues facing this country.

Seems that Mr. McCain is the new Jesse Ventura... he can dish it out, but cannot take it. McCain's press core, the "JV Squad," are the new "Media Jackals," as Ventura called them. Fuss and whine Mr. McCain, but the media asks the questions they want and they follow the main story. Right now, your on the second page. When you deserve to be in the headlines, believe me, you'll be there. Be careful what you wish for...

McCain is right on. It's almost embarrassing the way that much of the media is dramatically tilted towards Obama. I'm an ex-liberal who is still probably a bit left of center, so this isn't a crotchety conservative talking. If Obama deserves to win the presidency, let him earn it on his own merits.

Hey McCain! Stop the whining and get a personality...

When is McCain going to talk about his campaign and be positive? Appears to be responding to Obama and letting Obama take the lead. Don't see Obama complaining about radio thats all MaCain all the time.

Don't fret, McCain campaign. The media want the horse race to be close. Soon enough they will find a reason to skewer Obama. Besides, Senator McCain should be grateful, incredibly grateful, that the media is completely -- and one could argue negligently -- not reporting on the psychological effects of prolonged torture. Research exists. There are sources that could discuss what happens to a person who is tortured for a long period of time. The effects are real. The effects are documented. The press is willfully ignoring these facts. One could argue this is a matter of good taste and kindness. Senator McCain is a good man who endured horrible atrocities for his country. But the American public should know and understand the effects of prolonged torture before they vote for him as president. Of course, this is not likely to come up. Just as the media has not reported on the effects of prolonged drug/alcohol abuse in the case of George Bush, just as the media has not effectively reported on the causes and effects of vascular dementia in the case of Dick Cheney. For some reason, what a president does when his pants are down, or what a candidate's preacher says, is fair game, but as far as the intellectual capacity and mental state of a candidate, well, that is off limits. Ha! Welcome to America, McCain campaign. Consider yourselves lucky.

You can't ignore the fact that almost all media operatives are "in love" with Obama. They are personally infatuated with him because he has a magnetic personality and the vast majority of mainstream media is liberal and left of center. They ignore or downplay the fact that Obama is an inexperienced freshman Senator whose list of accomplishments would maybe qualify him for Mayor of some city in America, nothing more. America has already endured his type of administration during Jimmy Carter's administration. During this time before the election, Senator McCain, the experienced Statesman, will be required to go around and use the back entrance, be quoted for a few soundbites, and subjected to snipes and ridicule. Meanwhile, the media and Obama himself are acting like he is
already President of the United States.

Obama's doing what McCain said to do - visit the region and then talk.

LOL - yet another self-inflicted disaster. No wonder it's such a "JV" assignment to cover the old coot.

Maybe media commentators should say that McCain's wife should be assassinated, inasmuch as you can hear that about Obama's wife on FOX.

Maybe then McCain would really feel the love.

McCain might be better advised to rethink his so called town meeting format. His messages are very fuzzy. Just because he likes the format doesn't mean he is good at it. He's not.

Fortunately, C-Span carries these events live. McCain is a disaster. Attacking Obama is of course appropriate, but he would be better fixing his own set of messages first.

oddly enough no such complaints before mccain decided to become the "not so straight-talk express"

i believe harry said, "if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen"...........

The press is all for Obama I belive your doing the Americam people a disservice with one sided coverage.

Sounds just like a stupid Rep.

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Has America not heard enough of that non-sense for the last 8 years ?

I certainly have !

Don't go away mad george hitler and Rep. please JUST GO AWAY!

Shouldn't McCain be working on a real strategy? Looks like McCain is sitting on the porch with the puppies, because he can't run with the big dogs.

GEE, WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THE BERLIN CROWD WILL BE ADORING, RIGHT? OF COURSE WE DO. THE MEDIA SAYS SO AND THE MEDIA IS UNBIASED. WHEN OBAMA GIVES HIS SPEECH IN BERLIN LISTEN FOR THE WHISTLES. IN AMERICA WE WHISTLE WHEN WE CHEER FOR A CANDIDATE OR TEAM, BUT IN EUROPE THEY WHISTLE WHEN THEY "BOO". GERMANY SHOULD WHISTLE WHEN COMRADE OBAMA SPEAKS. UNDER OBAMA'S WORLD VIEW, EAST GERMANY WOULD STILL BE OCCUPIED BY THE SOVIETS. OBAMA IS A CLOSET RACIST WHO BELIEVES IN NATIONAL SOCIALISM WITHOUT USING THE TERM. I AM OLD, BUT I HAVE SEEN ADOLPH OBAMA BEFORE, AN AMBITIOUS LITTLE MAN WHO MAKES VAGUE PROMISES WITHOUT PROVIDING THE PAINFUL DETAILS... AND HE SCARES ME.

Obama may get more attention, but is isn't all fair or all flattering. McCain should be happy he isn't in the spotlight - because all of his misstatements (Iraq-Pakistan Border among many many others) are being completely ignored by the media that has always been McCain's base

Considering McCain has been making gaffe after gaffe about foreign policy issues, I'd say the media is probably doing him a favor by not reporting on them.

Stop whining, McCain.

Boy, there's a surprise... a bunch of liberal coolaid Obama supporters in Boston! Glad I don't live in that den of socialism!

Thozman, I feel the same way you do. I am so sick of seeing Obama's stupid smile and deer-in-the-headlights look that I now switch to another station when his face shows up. Do you notice how many more black faces you see on TV recently? It's as if the networks decided that they need a lot of black reporters and commentators (small town radio hosts and the like) to help promote Obama.

As for Jason Crowson, you've forgot to mention that a prolonged smoking habit shrinks the brain -- or may be Obama (and his adoring media) has succeeded in blindsiding you to the fact that he smokes several Marlboros a day, according to his wife.

Obama is getting the same favortism from the media that he got when Hillary Clinton was in the running. Please another pillow for Barack! The media is telling us what they want us to hear, not what we need to hear , so we can make an intelligent judgement of the best person for the presidency. If Obama is elected to the presidency it will be because he is black period. Everyone is afraid to point out any flaws about him, no matter how valid they are,, because they will be called a racist. I'm personally sick of hearing his name a hundred times on an hour TV show. Get a grip, he is not the Messiah!

I do agree that McCain should tone down the whining. Its unbecoming for a presidential candidate. However, Obama is getting most of the media's attention. It looks as if there is only one candidate running for president. McCain and Hillary were both loved by the media but then along came Obama, a young, energetic, well spoken black man who aspired to be president and the media gravitated to him dumping Hillary and then McCain for the new hot thing. The media didn't follow McCain with their big guns when he went on a similar trip a short time ago. Why not? Why don't they get equal coverage for the same trip?
I will say though that all extra scrutiny could backfire for Obama. If he slips up someone will notice and report on it. I just wouldn't expect the mainstream media to report it though. The other thing that Obama may want to be leery of is that people may eventually tire of seeing him constantly on TV, in the papers and magazines. Too much of a good thing could be disastrous come November for him. McCain may be better served laying low and periodically reminding people that he is still there and is still running for president.

Be careful what you ask for John. Seriously, he's been a walking gaffe-bag for months now. If the media WERE to actually tune in and report on McCain's mis-steps, bye-bye candidacy!

Anyone that thinks this is the "liberal media" favoring Obama over McCain has clearly forgotten that this is the same exact media that all but layed down as Bush, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Rice, and the rest of the current (those that haven't already quit) Administration brainwashed the American public into supporting the invasion of Iraq.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion - because opinions aren't facts. But when your opinion is so off-base that it's laughable, you may want to garner all the facts before simply spewing rhetoric.

great , a president who's work experience is community activist & civil rights attorney.Jobs that the white man can't get (unfortunately but wait...?) . I can't wait till he's prez so that now I can complain about " the Man" . Jackson & Sharpton know their careers are over ! Haha I'll take their jobs here in "GD Ameri-KKK" .

Come on now we all know that only Fox News is biased. What a joke you liberals are. You're all in for a shock on Nov 15th

I'm just trying to prepare myself for another useless administration similar to the Carter years. The Jr. Senator from Illinois is in no way ready for the big league and I can only hope that we can somehow keep a cap on the world violence until 2012. Obama may be a statesman but he is not a commander-in-chief.

The media bias it outrageous, it is one of the key issues that cost Clinton the nomination besides the fact she went about the primary in an old school way and ignored the caucus states while Obama's team mobilized in mass for them. If you actually looked at the McCain media videos you would see clearly how outrageous the school girl fawning by the media for Obama is. As biased as it is, it didn't help Gore and it didn't help Kerry, it was their elections to lose and they delivered. Obama is in the same place, it is his electiion to lose and he should be double digits ahead of McCain right now, but he isn't. The moderate, working class majority of this country isn't organized enough to control the primaries, that's when the extreme activist elements of the party work. The moderates decide when it counts and it will happen again this fall. The moveon crowd will once again be printing bumper sticker concerning the 2012 inauguration and Clinton will unvail HRC2012.com.

The media don't set out to favor one candidate over another, their mission is to sell papers and plant faces in front of the screen so they can rake in ad revenues. Even Fox, whose mission it is to promote Republicans, would assume a different business model if they were not making money at it. The media cover Obama because he sells. If McCain doesn't like it, he should get a better PR guy.

Ah. The sounds of republicans whining and having a tantrum because the campaign isn't going their way. Almost too sweet to savor!

The best thing for McCain is to have Obama show up as often as possible. By November the American People will be so sick and tired of seeing Obama, they will vote against him.

We build hero's quickly and just as quickly tear them down.

its amazing that this guy is whining about coverage compared to the coverage obama is getting this week....its not like obamas coverage is all that favorable, ask Fox News they know what im talking about! for cumulative coverage, i would give it to obama hands down but for coverage measured by "journalistic quality and integrity," mccain gets the fair hand on that one....no way is obama getting a fair shake like mccain is getting....mccains time is up !