Reply #152: Exactly

[AlmightyTallest]

The media really distorted how the two candidates were perceived. I remember an article in Rolling Stone (maybe the same one) that talked about a news report that showed Kerry at a rally but said that he was dull and the crowd was unresponsive, but in reality it was a huge enthusiastic crowd which they didn't shoot any wide shots of so that if you were just watching on TV you wouldn't know how many people there were. It's pure manipulation. I think that's why Kerry got a debate bounce, he came out strong against Bush without any media filter for 2 hours at a time. You can spin it later but it's not the same. I recall after the DNC Kerry challenged Bush to a debate every week until the election, Bush wisely didn't accept, for obvious reasons.