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Firedoglake was founded in 2004 by Jane Hamsher . Michelle Malkin is a syndicated columnist and frequent contributor to Fox News.
DEBATES
On the first Presidential debate, September 26 in Mississippi –
Michelle Malkin blasted Obama for stumbling on the name of the deceased soldier whose bracelet he wears. The Malkin blog accused him of forgetting the soldier’s name. Predictably, she declared John McCain as the clear winner in Friday night’s debate.
Jane Hamsher on Firedoglake said John McCain looked mean and was condescending toward Barack Obama. Interestingly, she didn’t say Obama nailed the debate but didn’t think he hurt himself. She expects him to come out strong in the next one.
On September 27, a blogger on Firedoglake – Thers (identified as a NY community college professor) criticized the conservative blog site National Review for its characterization of Barack Obama and got in some counterpoints.
BAILOUT
Michelle Malkin blamed the financial crisis on special treatment for minorities .
Firedoglake came down hard on McCain who said now is not the time to play the blame game and then went on to point his finger at Obama.
The Malkin blog was vociferous in its criticism of the bailout plan – calling it a “crap sandwich.”
After the bailout failed to pass last Monday, Firedoglake (Hamsher) said the GOP was in “disarray” and will not follow John McCain.
PALIN VS. BIDEN
The rhetoric was especially rough on the Veep candidates. Malkin slammed MSNBC. She accused the mainstream media of giving Joe Biden a pass for his misstatements while jumping all over Palin. Malkin says – Palin rocks.
Meantime, Firedoglake says Palin is not ready to sit at the grown-ups table. The blog also poked fun at her for not knowing the name of General David McKiernan, head commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Firedoglake dubbed the Republican ticket as ”winky” (a reference to Palin’s wink during the debate) and “wrinkly” (an obvious McCain age reference).
Joe Biden received strong praise.
These are a few of the highlights and lowlights since Sept 25. This was an exercise in the obvious for me. I expected to read stories with a strong point of view and that’s what I found. They were entertaining, often well-written and sometimes informative. Would I count on them for credible unbiased reporting? Of course not. Would I read them to be better informed about what the buzz is on the right or the left? Yes.
