Political Blog Number 3

First of all I want to congratulate Senator Obama for winning the election and I wish him success as the new president. While I was watching the media coverage and interviews of the election, I noticed several news stations that favored Senator Obama.

I would like to first like to talk about how the media ridiculed Sarah Palin for spending over one hundred thousand on clothing. The media portrayed Sarah Palin as frivolous for over spending on her attire, while on the other hand Senator Obama spent the most amount of money in history on his campaign. The media should worry less about the amount Palin spent on clothing and focus on "the Total Cost of Federal Campaigns in 2008 Estimated at Record-Shattering $5.3 Billion.)http://www.democracy21.org/index.asp?Type=B_PR&SEC={AC81D4FF-0476-4E28-B9B1-7619D271A334}&DE={39E3555A-B293-4F42-AF48-713004094AC6}

In addition to spending, I noticed the facial expression of CBS reporter Katie Couric to be extremely different when interviewing Sarah Palin compared to Senator Obama. When Couric interviewed Palin she wore a frown and almost a scowl on her face, but when she interviewed Obama she was full of Joy and had a bright smile on her face. I find it unprofessional to show personal expression to the candidates while interviewing them.

The media did not press the Vice president Candidate Biden for a press conference for fear that he would have another Gaff in his speeches. The democratic party felt it would be better for their campaign if Biden keep quite for the sake of Obama's success. It seemed as though it is unfair to hear less from Biden when he is a Candidate for vice president.

The majority of the big celebrities endorsed Obama compared to Senator McCain. Oprah Winfrey, for example was a big supporter of Obama while McCain only had Arnold Schwarzenegger at his support. People of all ages look up to celebrities and are very susceptible to their feeling and beliefs. It was unfortunate for McCain's Campaign that he did not have a slue of popular celebrities on his side.

The main focus of the negative media attention was directed toward Palin. She was ridiculed and mocked for her inexperience but they not only went after her but her family as well. On Saturday Night Life, Palin's husband was portrayed for having and incestuous relationship with his daughter. While on the other hand negative media coverage about senator Obama's family was rarely discussed, in fact there are reports that that one of his family members was actually living in this country illegally.