[big campaign] Media Monitoring Report - Morning 07/24/08

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*Main Topics:* Obama in Berlin, McCain campaign missteps, Topical Storm Dolly *Summary:* In order to steal attention away from Senator Obama, the McCain campaign's two-pronged strategy of (1) accusing the media of bias, and (2) staging high profile media stunts, appears to be working. However, the coverage is trending increasingly negative. This morning, the major networks made note of the flopped oilrig appearance scheduled for today, mentioning bad weather for the cancellation. Though they did not connect the two, the networks did cover the large oil spill nearby the planned event. As Obama was portrayed in clips appearing as a head of state shaking hands with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, McCain was shown in front of a grocery shelf of cheese and riding with the former President Bush in a golf cart (placed together, McCain looked older than Bush). Cable networks revisited the surge-Anbar Awakening timeline controversy, the vitriolic nature of McCain's "rather lose a war" attack on Obama, the twisting of Obama's 'never again' statement, and the overall desperate state of the McCain campaign. Although tropical storm Dolly and Obama's visit to Berlin were the main focus of much of the news today, a new WSJ/NBC poll, the minimum wage increase, and the Housing Bill were among the bigger stories. Discussing the fact that Novak hit a pedestrian yesterday, Jon Stewart made an astute observation: "The only difference, really, between this and the rest of his career is that this time, someone stopped him." Highlights: 1. FNC: McCain attacks Obama on foreign policy, talks VP selection 2. FNC: McCain says he is uninterested with media bias accusations 3. FNC: McCain says an energy war is a 'clear and present danger' 4. FNC: Giuliani attacks Obama on foreign policy credentials 5. FNC: Rove basically admits McCain is wrong on surge, proceeds to attack Obam*a* 6. MSNBC: Mike Murphy credits hurricane for saving McCain from oil spill pr disaster 7. COMEDY: Stewart says McCain looks older than H.W. Bush 8. MSNBC: Scarborough and hosts sense desperation in McCain and his campaign 9. ABC: Good Morning America says McCain doesn't get to play while Obama's away NO CLIPS 10. MSNBC: Scarborough mocks McCain's location choice of grocery store dairy section [no clip] 11. CNN: "Generation GOP" on McCain's outreach to young voters [no clip] 12. WYOU-CBS-PA: Why should women vote for McCain? "I'll keep America safe" [no clip] 13. MSNBC: Scarborough mocks bloggers 'eating cheetos' for calling to attention Anbar Awakening controversy [no clip] Clips: * Highlight #1* *McCain Attacks Obama on Foreign Policy, Talks About VP Selection *(FNC 07/23/08 9:15pm) SEAN HANNITY: I want to stay on foreign policy for just a second here. I did notice he, at one time, said we're air-raiding villages and killing civilians, talking about Afghanistan. He once said it would be a profound mistake under any circumstances to use nuclear weapons. He once talked about invading an ally, Pakistan. He once referred to Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela, they're tiny countries, they're not a serious threat, and then he said -- although he's changed as of today -- the issue of Ahmadinejad that he would meet without preconditions. JOHN MCCAIN: All I can say is that Senator Obama does not have any background on these issues, and I would hope that he would do his best to learn. One of the reasons why I encouraged him to go to Iraq. I didn't know he would issue a policy statement the day before he left, but I think the American people are most concerned about our economy, that I know we're going to talk about, and gas prices, but they also want the peace. *I can win the peace. I know how to win wars. I hate wars. *No one understands war and the tragedy of it better than the veteran who feels the keen loss of a comrade, so -- most keenly the loss of a comrade. And so *I believe that American people will take that in to consideration, and, frankly, they will take into consideration Senator Obama's judgment about Iraq and the brave young men and women to not applaud their success and their strategy. I think, frankly, Americans don't agree with him.* HANNITY: We'll move on for just a second. Reports that you are close to choosing your vice president. Is that true? MCCAIN: We have said exactly the same thing all along, as you know, Sean, that we'll make the decision when we make it. The obvious impact of mentioning somebody's name or where we are would cause a flurry of speculation. HANNITY: I think this would be the perfect time by the way. MCCAIN: I think this would be a good show to make that announcement. HANNITY: I'll take that as a promise if you want to offer it. But -- well, first of all, had -- you've obviously been looking very closely. MCCAIN: Yes. HANNITY: A lot of names have been mentioned. Bobby Jindal said today that he wanted to take his name out of the running as I'm sure you're aware of. He did mention, and I think it got a lot of news of some comments you made about Governor Pawlenty. Mitt Romney's name has been mentioned a lot. How many can you -- first of all, have you made a final decision? MCCAIN: No. HANNITY: How many contenders are there? MCCAIN: Sean, I can't do that. HANNITY: No? MCCAIN: Look, I love you, but I can't do that. HANNITY: Are there four, five? MCCAIN: . to go down that slippery slope -- 400. HANNITY: 400. Well, by the way, anyone whose name is mentioned, we get on the show and we ask if they're being vetted. [ . . . ] What are you -- all right, then what are you looking for in a vice president? MCCAIN: Someone who shares your priorities, your principles, your values, and I've got to also say priorities. One of the toughest decisions a president makes is setting priorities, and so that has to be -- those obviously important characteristics, and one of them, of course, is someone who can take your place immediately. That's maybe viewed by some as even more important in my case. HANNITY: Well, OK. Is age an issue? MCCAIN: Sure. It was in the primaries. It will be an issue, and that's why I have to go out there and do what I've done for a long, long time. Campaign hard, show I'm capable of 24/7, and convince the American people that I am most qualified. HANNITY: You've got to use one of those Reagan lines that you're not going to allow your opponent's youth and inexperience to be a factor in this campaign? MCCAIN: I've stolen many lines from President Reagan, and I'd be glad to steal that one. But I want to convince the American people that I can inspire a generation of Americans to serve a cause greater than their self- interests. Right now, as you well know and our viewers know, trust and confidence in Washington is at its lowest level, 9 percent approval rating of Congress. Complete gridlock. 84 percent of the American people think the country's on the wrong track. We've got to inspire them again and show them that America's best days are ahead of us which is something I profoundly believe. <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/16bsy1b4kk> *Highlight #2* *McCain Uninterested in Lack of Media Coverage: "It is What it Is" *(FNC 07/23/08 9:05pm) SEAN HANNITY: . . .first question is, how many times have you been to Iraq and Afghanistan? JOHN MCCAIN: Eight times and several times to Afghanistan, as well, and I've tried to go periodically. [ . . . ] HANNITY: And how many times has Katie Couric, and Charlie Gibson, and Brian Williams been with you? MCCAIN: Not often, but it is what it is. HANNITY: Well, let me ask you about that, because this is Barack Obama . . . and the three major networks and their big stars out there to cover this. Does that bother you at all? Is that -- what do you think of that? Is that media bias? MCCAIN: No, but, you know, one of the things that's very interesting, he had never before asked to sit down and get a briefing from General Petraeus. I mean -- and the other thing I thought was interesting, he issued his policy statement towards Iraq and Afghanistan, which as you mentioned never been to, before he left. Now, I've got to tell you, Sean. I've traveled around the world, usually at your expense. [ . . . ] MCCAIN: . . . but I make my policy statements and speeches after I've learned along the way, so it's pretty clear that Senator Obama was not going to change his wrong view that the surge had not succeeded . . . HANNITY: *Well, he -- actually up until the week before he had on his Web site that the surge wasn't working, and then they purged that part of it *. . . is that just a political posture? MCCAIN: No rational person who was in Iraq two years ago and saw the situation . . . cannot say that the surge has succeeded, and there's one other thing about this . . . HANNITY: You had some very strong things to say in the last couple of days as it relates to this and to Senator Barack Obama . . . you said, if he had his way, we would have . . . and then you went on to say, I would rather lose a political campaign than lose a war. But Obama would rather lose a war than a political campaign. MCCAIN: But let me say again, this surge -- as you know, I supported it when it wasn't popular. I was even called by Republicans for being disloyal because I fought against the failed strategy of nearly four years. And as you also well recall, there were times when my campaign was declared dead and buried. HANNITY: I remember, one summer. MCCAIN: But I did what I thought was right for the -- I knew was right for the country . . . Senator Obama railed against, fought against, he wants -- he voted to cut off funding for the troops in Iraq, and still will not acknowledge that the surge has succeeded . . . [ . . . ] MCCAIN: So it's clear to me that there must be political calculations in his judgment because no rational observer could conclude anything else. HANNITY: . . . .he goes on this trip with a predetermined outcome in terms of where his position is going to be. What does that mean to you in terms of his qualifications to be the commander in chief and the next president? MCCAIN: Well, let me point out that also his -- during the primaries if we'd have done what he'd wanted to do, the troops would have been out last March . . . We'd have never given the surge a chance to succeed. The thing that disturbs me is we know that Afghanistan is a major challenge, but the same strategy that succeeded in Iraq has to be employed in Afghanistan . . . If he refuses to acknowledge that it's succeeded in Iraq, what would be his plans for Afghanistan which is a very complex and difficult challenge? [ . . . ] HANNITY: . . . I want to go back to the media question here for just a second . . . *You wanted to have your op-ed published in the New York Times. It was rejected . . . Now I've been saying, and my audience knows I'm conservative, we may look at 2008 as the year that journalism died in America* . . . What does that mean in terms of media coverage in this campaign? I know you're laughing, but-- MCCAIN: . . . *you know very well that if anybody complains, then, you know, that's just non-productive. I'm happy with where our campaign is.* We are very close in the polls. I'm happy with how we've been doing. I look forward the convention and the two months following. I'm convinced we can win this race. I'm the underdog, I've got a lot of work to do, but I'm proud of our campaign, and I'm convinced that we can get direct to the American people. [ . . . ] <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/ivfxiav404> *Highlight #3* *McCain Agrees That An Energy War is a "Clear and Present Danger" *(FNC 07/23/08 9:30pm) SEAN HANNITY: . . . I've even argued that we have a clear and present danger facing the United States, the possibility of an energy war. Am I overstating the case? JOHN MCCAIN: *No.* We are sending $700 billion a year overseas to countries that don't like us very much. Some of that money ends up in the hands of terrorist organizations . . . *You are exactly on the mark, and I think Americans are beginning to figure it out.* Of course we have to drill offshore. Of course, we have to exploit every means we have of bridging this gap while we make the transition to energy independence. I viewed a new automobile the other day called the Volt. I pray it succeeds . . .The French can build a nuclear power plant in five years. We should build 45 nuclear power plants by 2030, and that will create 700,000 jobs, and it's clean. Senator Obama opposes offshore drilling, he opposes nuclear, he opposes -- gas tax holiday, he opposes giving an award for a real battery- driven car. So he's Dr. No. HANNITY: And coal. MCCAIN: Yes, and coal. And we've got to invest $200 billion a year in pure research and development in clean coal technology. We are sitting on the world's largest supply of energy in the form of coal reserves. We've got to have clean coal technology. HANNITY: You have come under some scrutiny and criticism because you changed your position on offshore drilling, and my question to you is would you consider changing that position on ANWR? . . . Do you think you'd reconsider in light of the high price of gas? MCCAIN: I will look at everything . . . I've always said that it's left up to the states. It's still left up to the states, but it is also important as far as the price of a barrel of oil is concerned. *You know when the president made the announcement that we were going to lift the federal moratorium, which wasn't that big a deal, the price of oil dropped $10 a gallon . . .* HANNITY: A barrel. MCCAIN: Excuse -- $10 a barrel. And the people that said that we couldn't affect the price of a barrel of oil were wrong . . . [ . . . ] MCCAIN: . . . it will matter as far as the price of a barrel of oil is concerned, my friend, and I'm confident that an oil executives say, and I hope you'll have one on your program. HANNITY: Yes. MCCAIN: . . . they're telling me that we could get some of this oil within a year or two. That's not -- it's not this 10 year, you know. [ . . . ] MCCAIN: . . . When you say to an audience I think we have to drill offshore and exploit our resources there, they stand and applaud. They get it. American people -- sometimes we don't give them quite as much credit as they deserve for knowing what's going on . . . HANNITY: . . . There's been a lot made about your opponent's, let's say, shifting positions . . . many -- most of the major issues that he ran on . . . now shifted fairly dramatically. So my question to you is, what does that say to you about Barack Obama as a person, about miss character, about who he is? MCCAIN: I think the American people want straight talk . . . I've got to stick to my positions, and I will, and I know that some of them aren't popular, but at least Americans right now say, look, I may not agree with this guy, but at least I know where he's coming from. [ . . . ] HANNITY: What about the radical associations? We spent a lot of time. Reverend Wright, Tony Rezko, William Ayers, Father Pfleger. We've discussed a lot of these associations in detail. When you couple that with maybe those comments he made in San Francisco when he used the term bitter Americans, in Pennsylvania, clinging to their guns, religion, with antipathy to those who aren't like them, does that reveal a lot about Senator Obama, his judgment? You've been -- you seemed reluctant to bring these things up. MCCAIN: Well, first of all, in the case of Mr. Ayers, anybody who said that he's sorry that he didn't bomb more, and in that kind of a close relationship, that kind of person I think has to be rejected. I think also that we want to campaign as much in a most respectful fashion . . . But I think that Americans care very much about what we're going to do for them . . . right now they're hurting very badly, as you know, and they want a concrete set of proposals, for example, for energy independence . . . <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/poaio624o0> * Highlight #4* *Giuliani Attacks Barack on Foreign Policy *(FNC 07/24/08 7:27am) GRETCHEN CARLSON: . . . let me ask you this because earlier in the show we were talking about a comment that Senator Obama made while he was on the airplane with reporters yesterday with regard to what the troops choose to watch . . . he implied that it's mandated by the Bush administration that they watch Fox News . . . it, in fact, would be a choice for the troops, would it not? RUDY GIULIANI: Of course it would be a choice. And I'm surprised that Barack Obama is surprised about that. I mean, if he has any understanding of how American troops think, it would be natural that a large percentage of them would watch Fox. The sense is that Fox covers the war in Iraq and the situation in Iraq in a more balanced way . . . a very large percentage of them believe they get a better shake on Fox than some of the other networks some of which I think they believe is anti-military . . . BRIAN KILMEADE: Mr. Mayor, you know this personally that John McCain's candidacy was almost destroyed because of the support for Iraq, for the support for the surge, for criticizing the administration he lost a lot of Republican support. Here is a time where the surge has worked . . . but, yet, is he not able to take a bow because he is almost caught on the defensive because of Barack Obama going over there, showing his charismatic way . . . how do you get on the offensive if you are Senator McCain in a situation where he clearly deserves it? GIULIANI: I think it's a question of style over substance. Say to the American people, what do you want? Style? That's all Obama is offering. . . John McCain is real. I mean, John McCain came up and helped to come up with the idea of the surge. Supported it when it wasn't very popular. The surge has now worked. That's the kind of perch that I think the American people want. They want a person of substance. The person who can really do things. not be a good actor on television which is what Barack Obama has shown. CARLSON: At some point, Mr. Mayor, John McCain is going to have to put out advertisements That attack Barack Obama Barack Obama get attention back to his side. GIULIANI: I'm sure contrasting the lack of experience of Barack Obama, which is astounding when you consider he is running for President of the United States . . . and it's underlined by the fact that this is his first trip to Germany. It is a presidential candidate who is going there for the first time. Not with the really deep knowledge of the world. John McCain, on the other hand, is probably one of the most knowledgeable people about the world. . . *Highlight #5* *Rove: The Left Shouldn't Talk About McCain's Anbar Gaffe Because Then You Have to Bring Up All of Obama's Mistakes *(FNC 07/23/08 9:54pm) ALAN COLMES: That was Senator Barack Obama on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric. She didn't think, apparently, he was giving a straight answer -- I do -- about the surge in Iraq. For reaction we continue with FOX News contributor Karl Rove. CBS actually took out an answer that John McCain gave about the surge, which turned out to be wrong, when John McCain said the surge -- because of that we were able to go out and protect the sheik and others and it began the Anbar awakening. But he got the timeline wrong. The Anbar awakening happened first and that helped what happened afterwards, including -- and CBS refused to air that. ROVE: Well, Alan, first of all, let's not get into sort of nit-nat mistakes. After all, Barack Obama said we need more Arabic translators in Afghanistan. They don't speak Arabic in Afghanistan. He said yesterday Israel is Israel's greatest friend. He talked earlier about visiting 57 states. COLMES: What about his time line being wrong on the Anbar awakening? ROVE: Look, let's not get into this. COLMES: Why not? ROVE: You've got a guy who said earlier, and contrary to what Congressman Adam Smith said, with all due respect to Congressman Smith, if -- Sean is right. Barack Obama said that our troops in Afghanistan were just air-raiding villages and killing civilians. If you want to talk about mistakes and misstatements... [ . . . ] COLMES: ... but you're not responding to what John McCain said which was actually wrong... ROVE: I'd be happy to... COLMES: It was left out of the CBS piece. ROVE: Alan -- Alan, I'd be happy to respond if you like. Would you like me to respond? COLMES: Yes. ROVE: OK. My point is, is that, look, he had his timing wrong. You're right. But don't make a big deal of it, because if you do, you're going to then have to make a big deal of all of the misstatements by Barack Obama. Today... COLMES: You'll do that for me. [ . . . ] HANNITY: Karl, I want to get your thoughts on the media bias, and that is that, you know, John McCain's been there eight times. And we don't have the big three network anchors, the stars going with him. The New York Times, they publish Obama's op-ed, but not Senator McCain's. And I want your overall take on the trip abroad in general. ROVE: Well, look, first of all, I do think there is a bias here that's coming out. If you want the numbers, the hard numbers, take a look at the Pew Charitable Trust numbers on the coverage. Since February 4 was the last week when there was roughly equal coverage to Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain . . . you're right: it is fundamentally unfair that, when John McCain went on a world tour, none of the world anchors, none of the news network anchors followed him. And on this one they are . . . [ . . . ] <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/7x4xyo0008> * Highlight #6* *Former McCain Campaign Adviser Mike Murphy Credits Hurricane For Saving McCain From Oil Spill Disaster* (MSNBC 07/24/08) MIKE MURPHY: I actually think the McCain campaign got freakishly lucky on the hurricane because with the oil spill, had they done it, had the weather been good, McCain would have been on a oil platform, we would have been looking at footage of oil floating around. Would have been even worse. So it's the first time I know in recent history that hurricane saves candidate from second photo op disaster in one week. So it's been tough for him.<https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/fgtdlv11c0> * **Highlight #7* Jon Stewart Mocks McCain's Visit to Maine, Looks Older Than First George Bush (COMEDY 07/23/08) STEWART: And while McCain might not be meeting with any current world leaders, he's still meeting with people like, you know, former Presidents. At their vacation homes in Kennebunkport, Maine. I like the photo-op; hanging out with the older guy to look like a younger guy. Nice. It would have worked � if he looked younger. 'Hey this thing with H.W. Bush isn't working. Get me Martin Van Buren and two mopeds.'<https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/oya57ufi8k> *Highlight #8* *Morning Joe Hosts Note McCain Campaign Attempting To Manufacture Controversy Regarding Genocide, Reeks of Desperation* (MSNBC 07/24/08) WILLIE GEIST: Well Barack Obama he's in Israel and said never again as Joe said, not only there but everywhere, it's a reasonable thing to say. JOE SCARBOROUGH: We're against genocide, you know I don't care what they say, east coast elites, I will not support genocide. MIKA BRZEZINSKI: It's a bold stand. SCARBOROUGH: That's a good one. That's a 92 issue. GEIST: Well the McCain campaign seized on this comment and said you wait just a second Barack Obama and this never again business. Here's what the McCain campaign says quote: "Today he, Barack Obama, says never again. A year ago, stopping genocide wasn't a good enough to keep U.S. forces in Iraq. Doesn't that strike you as inconsistent?" That from the McCain camp. [�] SCARBOROUGH: *Well the question is if the McCain campaign is going to go down this road, Mike Murphy, don't they also have to also say Bill Clinton was wrong to not invade Rwanda in 1994, Bill Clinton was wrong not to invade Sudan in 1998, George Bush was wrong not to invade the Congo. If this is the McCain campaign's measure, then we would have troops all over the world. *MIKE MURPHY: This is a thread on a complicated sweater. You ought to be careful about polling. *Genocide and campaign doesn't mix. I think what the McCain campaign is trying to do is they've had a frustrating week. They're also a campaign that totally believes in day-to-day press tactics. I think sometimes to their, to a mistake. In a view they missed the larger picture. Somebody got up at 3:00am and said what did Barack do? Hit him on that! So we're going to have a genocide discussion here.*<https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/iflry1ns4s> *Highlight #9* *McCain Doesn't Get to Play While Obama's Away *(ABC 07/24/08 7:15am) DIANE SAWYER: . . . a new poll out this morning showing Barack Obama leading 47% to 41% over John McCain and it comes as the candidates engage in two very different campaign schedules . . . [ . . . ] SAWYER: . . . Sen. McCain had some big plans this morning but things didn't turn out as he hoped . . . DAVID WRIGHT: . . . Colombus, Ohio doesn't have quite the flair of a European campaign jaunt. This is more of a meat and potatoes campaign stop. And we are here about eight hours early because the big event of the day got canceled. John McCain had hoped to steal some of Obama's thunder today by climbing aboard an offshore oil rig in Louisiana. [ . . . ] WRIGHT: But Mother Nature intervened. Worse than that, an oil spill closed 29-miles of the Mississippi River. Not exactly the best visual for McCain to make the case that America needs to drill more oil wells. The campaign is painfully aware of Obama's entourage. This week the McCain campaign gave us new press credentials in French and English. They say, the JV Press Squad, the Varsity? They're off with Obama. Today, the closest McCain will come to those adoring crowds in Europe is the reflected glory of a Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong is endorsing McCain. *[this endorsement report was later shown to be incorrect; Mr. Wright corrected it for the West Coast edition]* MATT DOWD: I think anytime in your campaign when you're complaining about media coverage, it means your campaign isn't running well. WRIGHT: If McCain has any more surprises up his sleeve, he's not tipping his hand. [cut to interview of McCain] WRIGHT: Are you going to name your vice president? JOHN MCCAIN: Uh, we're not talking about it. [ . . . ] WRIGHT: McCain did add one more campaign stop today. Lunch with business leaders here in Colombus. <https://issuealliance.box.net/shared/aew858p0kc> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "big campaign" group. 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