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Monday, October 6, 2008 12:00 AM

"I find her offensive"

John McCain was making a bid for South Florida's Jewish voters, a crucial demographic in a purple state. But then he chose Sarah Palin as a running mate.

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  • Monday, October 6, 2008 12:20 PM

    Palin reverse media bias?

    As conservatives squawk about Sarah Palin and unfair media coverage - I wonder if anyone has measured the 'reverse' media bias? aka every Palin campaign stop, every campaign slogan or negative attack that she delivers seems to make headlines. Clearly, she gets way more coverage than Joe Biden who is only newsworthy for the big events - the convention speech or the debate, or his occasional blunder. I'd wager she even outpaces the two candidates at the top of the ticket. Has anyone measured this? It seems to me the right wing attack against the media has resulted in giving Palin and the McCain camapaign a free mouthpiece for spewing its rhetoric...

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