Using Obama’s 2008 Gaffe To Show How The MSM Creates A Narrative About A Candidate In Three Steps
Posted By: rightwingnews      5/25/2011 1:34:56 PM
Right Wing News, by John Hawkins
Original Article

Here’s how the mainstream media creates a political narrative about a candidate. 1) First of all, they project a trait onto a candidate. “Crazy,” “Stupid,” “Lazy,” “Out-of-Touch,” “Racist,” “Bad Tempered,” “Cool,” “Combative,” “Inexperienced,” “Radical,” “Controversial” — you get the idea. This trait may or may not have anything at all to do with reality, but usually, if it involves a Democratic candidate, it’s a positive trait and if it’s a Republican candidate, it’s a negative trait.