Out of the Bag again and behind the curtain
After last week’s ABC Democratic primary debate, the Bag posted a great series of TV frames as a visual recap to the debate. I wrote;
This is by far the most succinct summary of last night’s debacle of a debate TV show hosted produced by ABC News Disney Entertainment. This captures the essence of what is, “the postmodern condition” of US politics.
I selected this image as the most telling frame of the set.
Clinton Obama Debate Recap
This is by far the most succinct summary of last night’s debacle of a debate TV show hosted produced by ABC News Disney Entertainment. This captures the essence of what is, “the postmodern condition” of US politics.
But David Brooks (not surprisingly) writes in his indefensible defense of the Media, “No Whining About the Media”
Final grades: ABC: A, Clinton: B, Obama: D+.
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more dog whistles
I’d mentioned in an earlier post how the right wing uses “dog whistle” politics to communicate to certain groups within the electorate. Karl Rove’s depiction of Obama playing “pick-up” basketball was an early example of how the Republicans would frame Obama. Here’s a clip, via Media Matter of the always obnoxious Bill O’Riely. MM was highlighting his outright attack on Liberal institutions. However, his guest Laura Ingraham manages a dog whistle.