Enough Aready

I just watched a clip from a website called "HowObamaGotElected.com". Basically the site is the lovechild of sour loser Republicans and bitter Conservative conspiracy theorists that are still trying to blame the media biases for Obama's win.

The clip I saw was a Gov. Sarah Palin interview from 2 days ago where she is still stickin' to her guns (yes pun intended) about the evil Internet and the big bad bloggers.

Come On!!!!!

It's over. We got it. You think Obama was the media favorite and that is why he won. The argument is getting very stale.

However...here's a another theory for Conservatives to ponder......

Maybe, just maybe, if the Republican party and all of its candidates throughout the election had embraced the media, and the Internet and the bloggers, and tried to use them to their advantage (just like Obama and his peeps seemed to be very very good at) the media would have been a little more on the Republican side.

But, no...at every opportunity possible, Palin, McCain, and their teams decided to berate the media, call out the biases, and negatively label bloggers, popular political websites, and even respected journalist for their reporting of the campaign happenings. I mean hey... there's a good way to get people on your side...make fun of them, call them useless, and attack their motivations. I wonder why it didn't work?

I actually think the election results are a revenge for 6 or 7 years ago. I think the media back them had a very right wing leaning stance. How else would have all the Pre-Iraq war crap happen? it seemed like anyone who wasn't totally proWar and proBush was torn apart in the press and the court of public opinion.......

Or should I say....they were "Dixie Chicked"?

I don't remember any Conservatives or Republicans asking the mainstream media to back off, or accusing them of being biased them. Of course not, the press was the driving force behind the Iraq War buildup, and the Bush Administration was certainly enjoying the ride.

So, to end this...I just have to say that I'm tired of the argument. If the Repubs want to blame the media, that's their prerogative. I think the real problem is that this is the first election in awhile where the Republican PR machine wasn't able to scare the voters with their "attack the opponent" style of campaigning. That's how they beat Kerry. The press was an asset to them in the "Swiftboating" of that candidate. In this most recent campaign, no one was buying it. They tried: first with the inexperience angle...that failed. Then with the Rev. Wright thing...no on really cared. Then they tried the Elitist angle, the anti-American angle, and their last ditch effort - the fundraising discrepancies thing. None of it worked.

And I'm not surprised. Bush and GOP had gotten cocky about how they could use the press to their benefit for the last 7 years, and the American people finally saw through it. So with this election, it was a new breed of news and information. And since the Repubicans only had accusations, and nothing to back them up, the stagedy crashed and burned...and all they had left in their PR arsenal was to attack the press.

Combine that with the fact that Obama had been embracing all aspects of new media. He and his people knew how to get their message across in this age of 24 hour news, blackberries, and the Internet. He had lots and lots of very public rallies. He encouraged and supported Democratic bloggers and websites. Even his official website was so interactive and involving, that he was raising ridiculous amounts of money, and organizing thousands of volunteers without anyone even picking up a phone. He had a simple message. He got it out there. Through a lot of different forums. The media ate it up.

Say what you will about the campaign, but Obama knew how to use the press and play the game. And he won.

And that's all I got on this topic.