A Pundit Observed: Americans see Bush as Leader because they don't

[KoKo]

see Kerry fighting back. Bush's attacks on Kerry show that he can be strong on terrorism and be a leader who will not back down. When Kerry doesn't fight back he doesn't look like he can lead. Americans want a "tough guy" who won't take crap.


(I thought that was an interesting comment because to most of us here think the Bush lies should be obvious and why he's attacking is because he doesn't want the lies brought out. But, according to the pundit, the lies aren't being forcefully attacked by Kerry so Americans see Bush as the winner, the strong leader who can stand up to anyone.) :shrug:

[Davis_X_Machina]

1. ...don't see Kerry fighting back

Don't see Kerry fighting back.

Control the coverage, and you control the reality.

[xray s]

2. If a candidate fights back, and no one in the media reports it...

...does his voice make a sound?

[Cocoa]

3. I bet that pundit didn't mention Cleland going down to Crawford

no one did.

They simply don't report Kerry fighting back, then criticize him for it.

[amber dog democrat]

4. Americans see Bush as Leader because they don't

have any common sense or intelligence.

period.

Its amazing what propaganda and control of the media can accomplish.

[AuntPatsy]

5. How silly to view this ongoing high profiled election in that

vein, even when Kerry does fight back, ninety percent of the talking heads delcare him to be nothing more than vindictive and still find reasons to denounce Kerry as being a real threat to the Bush campaign, in most of the media's outtake, he is dammed if he is and dammed if he isn't...

[donco6]

6. Bingo.

He doesn't fight back = he's weak.
He does fight back = he's playing dirty.

It's all the media spin.