Aw geez, c'mon Tanng....in this photo (among many crappy ones the media used during this campaign) McCain looks like he is popeye the sailor man...he looks like a joke..and what did they choose for Obama..why one with a nice smile..taken from below to make him look larger than life..and oh, look there is a flag behind him...
why not just use this one?

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Have to agree with you on this one. Unless there is a logical reason behind using those specific pictures, then I think it is clear the media reporting this is biased.

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Selective use of images is number two on the list of Media Bias Tricks and Techniques.

Off topic, for a bit of humor check out this YouTube.

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Andy
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Well, I think it's possible for the media to use pictures without actually realizing they may appear biased in using them... however that example presented by iamwhatitseems shows obvious bias.

Roflcopter at that youtube vid.

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Rasmussen has revealed that the vast majority of Americans believe media bias exists and that the vast majority of Americans believe the media favors Obama. How can these people be manipulated when they know the source of their manipulation. At a certain point, the "left wing" bias thing becomes hard to substantiate because people all agree it is there and thus make their decisions on their own no?

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Yesterday, John McCain actually said that if he’s president he’ll take on, and I quote, 'the old boys’ network in Washington.' I’m not making this up. This is somebody been in Congress for 26 years, who put seven of the most powerful Washington lobbyists in charge of his campaign. And now he tells us that he’s the one who’s gonna take on the old boys' network,” he said. “In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting!- Obama, 9/17/2008

Well they also said they didn't know what John McCain's foreign policy doctrine is either, so I'd say this thread is a zero sum net gain.

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