http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/ Engadget HD Comments for CNN adds live debate feedback for widescreen HD viewers http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 2nd 2008 10:51PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 2nd 2008 10:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 2nd 2008 11:37PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 3rd 2008 9:44AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 3rd 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/
Biden was obviously more experienced and better at debating. But there were times Palin did better, and the numbers never changed at those points.

The Media is so hell-bent on making sure we vote Obama, they'll pull out any trick in the book. It's a pretty sad commentary on the state of politics and the media.

-Pie

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Yeah, I agree that most of what we see in the media seems to favor Obama, but don't you think that could just be a sign that most people in this country feel the same? Do you think that most Americans are so persuadable that whomever the media tells them to vote for really has a better chance winning? I watch Fox News a lot and I constantly hear people on that network complaining about "media bias" and I just can't understand why nobody wants to admit that THEY ARE PART OF THE MEDIA?!?!?! (I'm sorry - this complaint is for everyone in the media - not just Fox News... and this is really a separate discussion.) The point I'm trying to make is that I constantly hear about "media bias" and I'm really starting to think that if Obama wins this election in November, these same people are actually going to complain that the public was swayed by "the media" - and completely ignore the concept that Americans may just be in favor of Obama on their own (or just may be fed up with how Republicans have been running this country for the last eight years and don't want to risk having the next four be exactly the same).

Personally, I think most Americans who are voting are smart enough to make their own decisions. Also, keep in mind that most Americans hate to see the media bashing someone unfairly, so if their is a media bias, that could very well be a positive for Republicans.

On a separate note, I just wish we could get someone in there who isn't a member of either party. A two-party system just doesn't seem fair to me, which is why I could never be a member of either one.]]>Oct 3rd 2008 3:08PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/
No, to be honest I don't. The media is *generally* liberal, and they desperately want a Democrat as President again. They are pushing for this as hard as they can, well beyond the point of ethics IMHO.

OTOH, it is certainly possible that people in the country feel the same way. The Bush administration has an extremely low rating right now, and that reflects on Republicans at large as well. This, however, is still the difference between people deciding for themselves what they believe, as opposed to be *told* what they should believe, over and over again by the media in their attempt to *influence* the vote.

-Pie]]>Oct 3rd 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 3rd 2008 8:49AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/
While I'm a fan of networks trying out new features, I don't really like this one. The people doing the "scoring" are definitely biased, so it doesn't really tell you anything other than that Republicans and Democrats both like what their respective picks have to say.

While I agree that every station has at least some bias, I don't think CNN's goal with this feature is to tell you to vote for Obama. Obviously, they are trying to tell you who is "winning" the debate, but there clearly is no way of doing that.]]>Oct 3rd 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/
I thought the same thing! ]]>Oct 3rd 2008 9:27AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 3rd 2008 9:38AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/Oct 3rd 2008 3:06PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/10/02/cnn-adds-live-debate-feedback-for-widescreen-hd-viewers/He appeared ill prepared and did not answer the debate questions, He offered little information about his deregulation notion and was only able to repeatedly refer to his so called record. He offered nothing of substance to allow voters to know how he would handle financial problems other than promise to not raise taxes . There is no question that he was an a mazing war hero but that does not make him a foreign relations expert nor prepare him to be President.
His judgement in picking a running mate has revealed alot about how he conceptualizes America's problems.
Heaven forbid his cancer should return then we could be at the mercy of "you betcha" Bush in a skirt! ]]>Oct 7th 2008 10:33PM