Shading -- or ignoring -- truth on the campaign trail

For weeks, John McCain and his campaign have made claims contradicted by reality: Barack Obama favors sex education for kindergartners and insulted Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin; Palin sold her state plane on EBay and turned down federal money for the "bridge to nowhere."

Obama has argued that McCain doesn't understand voter concern about the foundering economy and -- attention, Michigan voters -- has refused to support loan guarantees for the auto industry. Full Story »

Posted by Leo Romero

See All Reviews »

Review

Roland F. Hirsch
1.7
by Roland F. Hirsch - Oct. 1, 2008

This opinion piece has modest journalistic merit. It ignores most of the inaccurate accusations spread by the campaigns, particularly Obama's. It does not even mention the US Weekly cover article, run by a close friend and major donor of Obama's, not the hundreds of anti-Palin pieces in the Party media since her selection. It does not mention the hit piece done by the NY Times on McCain this spring. So the context is entirely missing. Even the "lipstick on a pig" joke of Obama was understood by EVERYONE in his audience as aimed at Palin.

See All Reviews »

Roland's Rating

Overall
1.7

Poor
from 13 answers
Quality
1.6
Facts
1.0
Fairness
2.0
Information
2.0
Sourcing
1.0
Style
3.0
Accuracy
2.0
Balance
2.0
Context
1.0
Popularity
2.0
Recommendation
2.0
Credibility
2.0
More How our ratings work »