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A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media

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  • Hardcover: 184 pages
  • Publisher: Regnery Publishing (December 23, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1596980907
  • ISBN-13: 978-1596980907
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 0.9 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (197 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsPenetrating reporting about the lack of reporting by the media during the recent Presidential election
By Craig Matteson HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on January 27, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Bernie Goldberg is always informative and fair in what he writes, but for some reason people on the left can't hear his message and often angrily dismiss him. Also, his writing is often misused by those on the right who believe in a vast left-wing media conspiracy. To set the record straight before I tell you all that is in this very valuable little book, I want you to know that Goldberg is clear that the mainstream media did not defeat John McCain. He says that in the November election, the lefties in the media who were actively and openly pulling for Obama probably cost McCain about a single percentage point. The author explains how three factors that beat McCain. 1) History: the fact that only once since FDR and Truman has America elected the President from the same party three times in a row (Reagan twice and the first Bush once). 2) McCain was ineffective in presenting his case for becoming President and while Palin energized the conservative base, she didn't pull in moderates and independents. Even with these winds in his face, McCain was still in the game until 3) The huge economic crisis just before the election. I think these are good points to remember.

Nevertheless, the fourth estate has a lot to answer for in their slobbering love affair with Obama. Without them he might not have won the nomination as the candidate for the Democrat Party. Their bias was so obvious that it even became the point of parody on Saturday Night Live. What does Goldberg point to in this book?

1) The way the media gave Obama a pass and packaged him as sexy, vital, and basically a rock star, while McCain was treated as old, out of touch, and even a racist.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsUnbiased Journalism is Dead
By Rick Holt on January 27, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Without a doubt, the presidential campaign and election of 2008 was a historical time of our lives. I don't hide the fact that I favor small government and believe the president's ultimate responsibility is to keep us safe - trademark characteristics of someone who leans right on the political spectrum. I am also one who relies on the media to keep me informed and regardless of one's politics, you had to be comatose or dead not to clearly see the biased reporting throughout this campaign, all in the mission to ensure Mr. Obama would be elected. As the weeks and months went on, I couldn't believe my ears and anxiously awaited a book covering what I view as the epitome of irresponsible journalism.
Bernie Goldberg absolutely nailed it - from this book's title "A Slobbering Love Affair," to the thought-provoking contents, he managed to crystalize the thoughts that had been festering in my mind for more than 12 months. After the initial pages, I was hooked reading some of the quotes from Chris Matthews...

After Obama swept what was called "The Potomac Primary," winning Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC on the same night, he gave a victory speech when Matthews blurted out: "I felt this thrill going up my leg."

When Obama won the Iowa caucus a month earlier, Matthews was a guest on the Tonight Show and said to Jay Leno, "If you're actually in the room when Obama gives one of his speeches and you don't cry, you're not an American."

One more quote from this same appearance on the Tonight Show is as follows: "Barack and Michelle Obama are cool people. They are really cool. They're Jack and Jackie Kennedy when you see them together. They are cool. And they're great looking and they're cool... Everything seems to be great. I know I'm selling him now.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsa short, but fun and thoughtful book
By Jeff Peirce on January 29, 2009
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I got Bernie Goldberg's new book yesterday, and read it with great enjoyment.

Today, I heard him on the Michael Medved show, as he had to deal with an incredible array of rude, boorish, and poorly informed callers. Wow, did he hit a nerve

This book is not an attack on President Obama. What the book does attack is the media, the silly, slavish
followers of Obama who did all they could to shape public opinion, and get their man elected. No candidate has ever had the free ride Obama got. The media had a basic rule-----Barrack Obama can do no wrong.

I particularly liked the chapters on Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman. I have never seen any media figures act the way those two did during the election. It went beyond a "man crush." They were nothing but shills and
salesmen for their candidate. Some of their statements were pathetic. Others , many others, were worse than pathetic. Olberman, in particular, came across as a nasty little weasel, a mean spirited partisan who shed all
vestiges of decency.

I came away liking Bernie Goldberg even more than I did after I read his other books. He is fun, funny, and a
shrewd observer of the way the media works----or, in this case, works for Obama. The entire campaign made my blood boil. Going through the book brought it back again, as I cringed at the treatment of Sarah Paliln and "Joe the Plumber."

I like this book. I think it has a lot to say in a small number of pages. Highly recommended.
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5.0 out of 5 starsEverything I Knew Put in a Book and Scared Me Until the End
By Brian H. Kim on January 26, 2009
Format: Hardcover
I listen to talk radio, watch tv news (not just FOX) and read presses (online and print). This was easy to understand for me, but this is not why it got a 5.

Why it got a 5 is that Bernard Goldberg took his book Bias and put it up to the next level, being specific and showing the devolution of the mainstream/drive-by media. Everything someone who was attentive to the campaign knew is put in a way that makes him/her feel like this is the first time learning about it. For those who do not know what media bias really is, do read this book...

I got an early copy of this book somehow, and I finished it in 2 days (which is NOT normal for me...)
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5.0 out of 5 starsKeep up the good work. The book was great

Bernard Goldberg only writes the truth. Keep up the good work. The book was great. I hope he writes more.

Published 1 month ago by Edythe Fanning
5.0 out of 5 starsWhat you need to know about Media Bias

Very readable book. Everyone should read this book. So many people voted for Obama because it was time for a black President. Read more

Published 1 month ago by L. Paquet
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So true great book.

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TRUE TRUE TRUE

Published 5 months ago by Hello
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A+++++

Published 7 months ago by Jack B. Nadon
5.0 out of 5 starsSolid insight, very well written

Quite impressed, not only with the value of Goldberg's insight in this book, but also with his skill as an engaging and entertaining writer.

Published 8 months ago by K. Covington
1.0 out of 5 starsHow low can sales go????

Goldberg's nearly bottomless rank south of 2 million and still sliding on Amazon says far more about him, his credibility and his books than any review ever could.

Published 11 months ago by M. James
4.0 out of 5 starsA quick read into the liberal bias in the media during the 2008...

'A Slobbering Love Affair' is a short account of media bias for the Democratic party and the Obama campaign during the 2008 presidential election. Read more

Published 12 months ago by M. Lozano
5.0 out of 5 starsa gift and the owner loves the book, for ...

a gift and the owner loves the book, for its style of writing and its truthfulness, and eye opening revelations about our so-called accurate journelism

Published 13 months ago by bcwilson
5.0 out of 5 starsFive Stars

Great book. Thanks

Published 14 months ago by Hazel Mills

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