You've read this story and dozens like it. Is this the formula?
From The Onion's "Top Story On John McCain Run Out Of Obligation:"
"Approximately two-thirds of the way through, the legitimate news content grew thin, and several last-ditch efforts were made to increase the length of the story, including a crude listing of pertinent or interesting facts and background information on McCain.
John McCain was born at the Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone....John McCain hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest the White Stripes in 2002.
In a clear attempt to fill the remaining space on the jump page, the article then presented a dissenting opinion from an outside source on several points made previously in the story...."
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Do you think the press is
just writing by formula?
It's almost as if the horserace story is overcoming the actual coverage. Heh.
Except for the WDS--because shouldn't we call it Women Deranged Syndrome now (all Hillary negative obsessing all the time=Palin negative obsessing all the time?) So very notably unbalanced by positive qualities in both, quite different cases...
Speaking of writing by formula
when was the last time you heard something new about Obama or Biden (other than comments about who know who.) Has anyone seen any stories about where they are touring?
Is Obama pushing the same points from his convention speech?
Interesting
When Clinton went under the radar, it served her very, very well.
[ ] Very tepidly voting for Obama [ ] ?????. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi