Monday, September 29, 2008

Fox News- The Economic Crisis

I have been following the economic crisis on Foxnews.com. I have been reading article after article about McCain's campaign suspension, about Obama's phone calls to the Treasury Secretary, and still I am unclear on both of the candidates positions. The Fox News articles I have been reading are littered with one line zingers taking low blows at the other candidate for not participating enough in the negotiations, or not going to Washington DC soon enough. The headline for Monday morning's front page article was "Obama Hits McCain for 'Katrina Like' Response to Economic Crisis." Obama accused McCain of just sitting there and doing nothing when he heard about the crisis. It seems to me that the candidates are bickering over who did more and who did what rather then talking about the effect of this crisis on America and their position on the bill. Both candidates seem to have the same talking points about the effects on Main Street and protecting the tax payer.
After reading some of John McCain's speeches on the economy it is clear he is trying to drive home that he is not working for big business and the CEO's of American, but for the common people of the nation. He is trying to show his initiative in the crisis, that he is taking charge of the situation. In a Fox News article McCain stated that he is a "Teddy Rossevelt Republican" and the he will not "phone in" his advice, taking a jab at Obama saying he has spoke with the Treasury Secretary everyday on the phone.
I think FoxNews.com has been relatively fair with the coverage of both candidates. However, the articles harped on the jabs the candidates are taking at each other rather then the facts of the bill and the candidates stances.

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