By Judi McLeod —— Bio and Archives September 17, 2015
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"Despite the perennial doom and gloom that I guess is inevitably part of a presidential campaign, America is winning right now," Obama said at a meeting of the Business Roundtable in Washington. "America is great right now. We can do even better." “He cited job creation, the rising stock market and millions of Americans who now have health insurance as examples of a successful presidential run. "You wouldn't know any of this if you were listening to the folks seeking this office that I occupy," the President told the group of American chief executives. "In the echo chamber that is presidential politics, everything is dark and everything is terrible," he said. "They don't seem to offer many solutions to the disasters they perceive, but they're quick to tell you who to blame. There's nothing particularly patriotic or American about talking down America, especially when we stand as one of the few sources of economic strength in the world."This is surely advice that Obama should apply to himself. The second Republican presidential ‘debate’ droned on for hours and was still going on as this article was being written. It was a frustrating ‘he-said-she-said’ approach, designed to bring out the worst of the candidates in the running. It was almost a relief when -New Jersey Governor Chris Christie interrupted the squabbling between Carly Fiorina and Donald Trump saying no one, and particularly middle class parents struggling to raise their children, wanted to hear about their respective careers. Fox News was promising coverage of the debate, including analysis by 11 p.m. So far in the presidential debates, Fox News made money on theirs and tonight so did CNN. Problem for the voters is neither cable network did anything to help clarify where the candidates stand on vital issues. The media will tell the story about how the candidates attacked Trump hoping to position themselves in first place. But it is unlikely that any of them will point out that the media should report on presidential debates not manhandle and control them.
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Judi McLeod is an award-winning journalist with 30 years’ experience in the print media. A former Toronto Sun columnist, she also worked for the Kingston Whig Standard. Her work has appeared on Rush Limbaugh, Newsmax.com, Drudge Report, Foxnews.com.